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#giftideasfilter - What are some things that represent the best quality of their category, but in a small enough quantity that the price still comes in under $50(-ish)? [more inside]
posted by serelliya to Shopping at 11:53 AM on Nov 20, 2024 - 14 answers [31 favorites]

This seems silly, because doesn't one just....make a leafy green salad? But I'm making one for a crowd and my salad preferences are not universal. [more inside]
posted by Frowner to Food & Drink at 8:47 AM on Nov 20, 2024 - 32 answers [19 favorites]

What are good businesses to support, for reasons beyond their products or services, such as for good practices in: [more inside]
posted by NotLost to Shopping at 6:10 AM on Nov 20, 2024 - 20 answers [13 favorites]

Need a recommendation for a practical book on how to divorce one's life from the internet and be more "of the world". [more inside]
posted by RoseyPosey to Computers & Internet at 5:03 PM on Nov 19, 2024 - 9 answers [13 favorites (8 in the past 24 hours)]

I’ve recently been told by different people that for careers as diverse and seemingly not… self-promotey as ESL teacher and dietitian, in order to be competitive and succeed you need an “online presence” and a “personal brand “. Please tell me this isn’t true. [more inside]
posted by wheatlets to Work & Money at 8:03 AM on Nov 20, 2024 - 17 answers [8 favorites]

I've come into possession of quite a lot of tinned, smoked, skinless, boneless trout fillets. Now what do I do with them? [more inside]
posted by Dr. Wu to Food & Drink at 9:49 PM on Nov 19, 2024 - 20 answers [5 favorites]

Looking for cookbooks/recipies that Michael Pollan would approve of for someone who absolutely hates cooking and has no time. [more inside]
posted by LongDrive to Food & Drink at 10:19 PM on Nov 18, 2024 - 28 answers [27 favorites (3 in the past 24 hours)]

I would like recommendations for your favourite film comedies! [more inside]
posted by Ashwagandha to Media & Arts at 12:30 PM on Nov 18, 2024 - 65 answers [23 favorites (3 in the past 24 hours)]

It's time to move on from my current job, but I am 61, and after 30 years in IT support I need to find something else to do. Flat-out retirement has to wait a few more years. I don't really have good idea of what I might like to do, or what I might reasonably be qualified to do, or what employers will even consider from someone like me. My wife's job is the better-paid one with excellent benefits, and we aren't up to our ears in debt, so there's not too much pressure to find something to match my current salary. I just want to do something I might actually enjoy and won't invite a lot of stress and can make last for the next five years or so. Help me brainstorm this.
posted by briank to Work & Money at 8:37 AM on Nov 19, 2024 - 15 answers [22 favorites (3 in the past 24 hours)]

Can you help me build a weekly shopping list of food that tastes good but is also good for me, i.e. not too high in carbs or sodium? I'm not looking for recipes, but for ingredients that I can combine OR that taste good on their own. [more inside]
posted by unicorn chaser to Food & Drink at 11:24 AM on Nov 19, 2024 - 23 answers [19 favorites (3 in the past 24 hours)]

i realized that i have big gaps in my political education/understanding of systems or histories or revolutionary/radical ideology. i prefer narrative to theory. what should i read/listen to/watch to get a better sense of political systems now and through history? [more inside]
posted by lightgray to Education at 11:19 AM on Nov 18, 2024 - 9 answers [18 favorites (3 in the past 24 hours)]

I feel like all of my past job searches have been dependent on necessity and almost always during an economic crisis or pending hiring downturn. How does one switch from looking haphazardly and taking the first job to having a career built on experience and expertise? [more inside]
posted by Skwirl to Work & Money at 8:33 AM on Nov 19, 2024 - 4 answers [9 favorites (3 in the past 24 hours)]

So I was reading a book about Marines in Vietnam, and how on some missions dogs were sent out with the Marines to warn of other people, even approximately how many other people. Silence was imperative. Well, these were German Shepards, a pretty basic breed, smart as hell yes but common. Maybe my question is not if dogs can be trained for silence but how.
posted by dancestoblue to Pets & Animals at 8:08 PM on Nov 19, 2024 - 13 answers [3 favorites]

Long journey of self reflection and diagnosis later: I have ADHD! What now? [more inside]
posted by freethefeet to Health at 1:50 AM on Nov 16, 2024 - 12 answers [9 favorites (2 in the past 24 hours)]

I remember reading a story in an anthology for children (maybe middle schoolers?) and it has bugged me for decades. No, it's not about the one day a year the sun comes out. It's something about how all students have to be equal, and that means smarter students have to wear headphones playing loud noises; there are similar impediments for children with good eyesight, I think, and other abilities. [more inside]
posted by The corpse in the library to Education at 6:17 PM on Nov 19, 2024 - 10 answers [2 favorites]

Like millions of others, I just signed up for BlueSky. Who are your favorite accounts to follow?
posted by qxntpqbbbqxl to Society & Culture at 11:56 AM on Nov 15, 2024 - 17 answers [40 favorites (1 in the past 24 hours)]

I'm fascinated by people who obsessively catalogue information about specific topics and share it on the Internet, especially when the subjects are in the "real world" (i.e. not fandoms of media works or famous people). Do you know of any good showcases of this phenomenon? Examples below the fold. [more inside]
posted by Yiggs to Education at 4:56 AM on Nov 10, 2024 - 18 answers [25 favorites (1 in the past 24 hours)]

A few years ago I asked Mefites if I should join Twitter and was talked out of joining (many thanks for keeping me out of that cesspit, Y'all). Now I am wondering if joining Bluesky would be worthwhile? [more inside]
posted by a humble nudibranch to Computers & Internet at 11:01 PM on Nov 17, 2024 - 23 answers [9 favorites (1 in the past 24 hours)]

I have worn khaki chinos for years, but as I'm looking to buy new ones, I can't find what I want at the usual stores. Please help! [more inside]
posted by Rad_Boy to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion at 12:01 PM on Nov 16, 2024 - 13 answers [7 favorites (1 in the past 24 hours)]

I have a $285 budget and I want to get a fantastic gift/gift basket for a friend/coworker. [more inside]
posted by bookworm4125 to Shopping at 2:48 AM on Nov 6, 2024 - 17 answers [6 favorites (1 in the past 24 hours)]