Help me get rid of this pimple! I've tried everything and it hasn't gone down in the week I've had it. [more inside]
posted by hotdiggitydog on Nov 28, 2009 - 25 answers

Are there any Google insiders here who can persuade the Gmail team to reinstate right-side labels? [more inside]
posted by flabdablet on Jul 20, 2009 - 12 answers

I installed Resident Evil 5 on my ps3. The game started with the cinematic but after that it just kicks me back to the home screen of the PS. Now the game does'nt even start and it just keeps coming back to the home screen. I have tried other games like Little Big planet and Street Fighter which are not giving any issues. So how do i get this game to work. I have the latest firmware 2.76 installed.
posted by manny_calavera on Jun 7, 2009 - 4 answers

My ISP's new "feature" of rerouting incomplete URLs to their own custom (awful) search page is hijacking my normal browser behavior of completing URLs with .com. Anything I can do to reassert normalcy? [more inside]
posted by Your Time Machine Sucks on Jun 5, 2009 - 14 answers

do you know how to get off spoke.com? [more inside]
posted by kewlio on Feb 23, 2009 - 9 answers

Has anyone successfully had a cochlear implant covered when the insurance company says that it's excluded? [more inside]
posted by LittleMissCranky on Feb 20, 2009 - 2 answers

Need help identifying a movie [more inside]
posted by JTKestrel on Jan 29, 2009 - 8 answers

I have a gamecube but the only game I have enjoyed immensely is Resident Evil 4. Didn't like the other Resident Evil games' controls and such. Any other games for the 'cube that you can recommend that are first person shooter, whether it be horror/sci-fi like Resiident Evil 4 or maybe a crime game? (Kinda over the WW2 games)...Man, I am a cynical gamecuber, ay...thanks for you thoughts and suggestions. I really appreciate it as I try to get as much use out of this cube as I can.
posted by snap_dragon on Dec 27, 2008 - 11 answers

My workplace has a reverse osmosis water filter that produces a beverage tasting nothing short of pure evil. Why might this be? [more inside]
posted by springbound on Dec 16, 2008 - 10 answers

Is there a single question you can ask that tells you immediately (if not totally conclusively) whether someone is a good person? [more inside]
posted by rileyray3000 on Oct 20, 2008 - 72 answers

Wells Fargo just royally screwed me during one of the most difficult financial weeks of my life, putting me in a position where I won't even have food money or enough gas money to get to work -- until next TUESDAY! I'm spitting mad. My questions are twofold: 1) I want to know if there's anything I can do to turn this situation around now or do I have to just wait; 2) My money problems are temporary and I'll be in the red within a year. Is it possible to complain or make a statement about this episode with Wells Fargo that would ever be heard? Should I just bitterly move on and take my business elsewhere, feeling like a victim? 3) Do you have a bank that you recommend doing business with instead -- one that treats customers with actual respect? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 23, 2008 - 35 answers

What are some reasonably well-known, preferably famous, examples of novels with evil first-person narrators? All that's coming to mind is Humbert Humbert, but he's too aware of his own nastiness for my purposes. I need novels where the undiluted dastardliness of the first-person narrator affects the entire moral framework of the story, so that you might be forgiven for suspecting that the author actually sides with this monster. Cheers!
posted by Beardman on Sep 13, 2008 - 61 answers

Help me find this logo... Earth, or a stylized globe, clutched in a fist... think SPECTRE, SMERSH, or KAOS, but it's not any of those... Where have I seen this? Subgenius art? Anyone?
posted by stenseng on Aug 7, 2008 - 14 answers

Please help me find resources and information about Good and Evil in children's literature. [more inside]
posted by Knigel on Apr 19, 2008 - 12 answers

Must I invite my husband's evil relatives to our son's bar mitzvah? [more inside]
posted by bluekrauss on Apr 2, 2008 - 43 answers

Looking for first-hand accounts of acts of genuine evil. [more inside]
posted by greytape on Apr 1, 2008 - 41 answers

Appletv for Windows Media Center? [more inside]
posted by NekulturnY on Mar 31, 2008 - 12 answers

How do I take a song off a regular cd, add viewable lyrics (and whatever else is necessary) and turn it into a karaoke disc that I can hand to the kj at a karaoke joint? I already have evil lyrics and some other audio software, but I can only find reference to working with songs that are already on a cdg ... no references in my audio programs to exactly how to make one myself. [more inside]
posted by thewhynotgirl on Mar 27, 2008 - 3 answers

Should I sign up for a credit card right now? If so, from where? [more inside]
posted by fogster on Mar 14, 2008 - 32 answers

If you believe that people are inherently good, and you approach the world with trust — if you might accurately be described as dewy-eyed and idealistic — if you believe that justice occurs and evil is punished — how do you preserve these elements of your personality (trust, innocence, belief in justice) in light of the urge to protect yourself from hurt and attack (emotional shielding)? [more inside]
posted by WCityMike on Dec 8, 2007 - 29 answers

What fictional evil has great corporate branding? I'm knitting myself sweaters and want to use the merchandising logo of fictional and cinematic dystopian/corrupt/evil corporations or organizations. [more inside]
posted by cowbellemoo on Nov 20, 2007 - 96 answers

Another evil roommate problem: I share an apartment with my girlfriend and a roommate with a one year lease. Before we moved in in April, my girlfriend and I payed the entire deposit, and we made a verbal agreement with our roommate that she would pay her part the day we moved in. She still hasn't payed us, and now we just want her to move out because we hate her so much. [more inside]
posted by Charlie Lesoine on Nov 15, 2007 - 78 answers

I want to understand campaign finance laws. In the US, abroad, and in theory. [more inside]
posted by zazerr on Oct 12, 2007 - 5 answers

Has NYC put an incorrect sign on the westbound Bruckner Expressway to trick visitors into taking the Triborough Bridge instead of the toll-free Third Avenue Bridge into Manhattan? [more inside]
posted by nicwolff on Sep 25, 2007 - 8 answers

Blackwater. Umbrella Corp. Metafilter Network. [more inside]
posted by oxford blue on Sep 22, 2007 - 87 answers

Does anyone have suggestions on how to deal with a cat that is evil? [more inside]
posted by bolognius maximus on Sep 14, 2007 - 34 answers

Is my employer breaking the law by keeping people as temps for several years? The work is skilled and many people work for 3 or more years as temps before being made permanent employees. [more inside]
posted by Charlie Lesoine on Jul 8, 2007 - 13 answers

Asking for a friend: HELP! My boss is wrecking my well being and my chance of moving on. (quasi-long post) [more inside]
posted by o0dano0o on Jun 11, 2007 - 22 answers

What's the least manipulative stable credit card company? [more inside]
posted by alizarin on Dec 7, 2006 - 33 answers

I've noticed that a majority of movies have at least one American flag in them; even when the movie might not be US friendly itself. I do not think this is a confirmation bias issue, and have noticed it since I was a kid. Does anyone have any ideas why this might be?
posted by Knigel on Oct 12, 2006 - 46 answers

EvilFilter: I want to hack a machine on my own company's network. [more inside]
posted by blahtsk on Oct 12, 2006 - 24 answers

Before Hitler, what historical figure did people refer to as the pure archetype of evil?
posted by stupidsexyFlanders on Sep 24, 2006 - 46 answers

I'm looking for movies featuring evil/bad psychiatrists. I'm also looking for movies that feature good (West) Texas accents. An example of the first would be Michael Caine in "Quills,"an example of the second would be Sissy Spacek in "Badlands." Bonus points for contemporary time frame and female actors, but not necessary. Comedies are fine too.
posted by rainbaby on Aug 22, 2006 - 34 answers

Why does my mac (G4) refuse to play some of the songs that I've downloaded from legitimate music sites on the internet? [more inside]
posted by catfishjohn on Aug 18, 2006 - 8 answers

What data is there, academic or otherwise, on the effectiveness of various types of web advertisements? [more inside]
posted by Optimus Chyme on Jul 14, 2006 - 5 answers

I am going to an 'Evil Costume Party' tomorrow night. Help me to show up looking sufficiently evil. [more inside]
posted by honeyx on Jun 5, 2006 - 24 answers

Will I ever be able to stop thinking that I am evil? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 10, 2006 - 31 answers

The tongue of my left shoe keeps falling over to the left, causing discomfort, ankle bruising, and general grumpiness. What can I do? [more inside]
posted by sirion on Mar 4, 2006 - 12 answers

Are there any studies on combating the groupthink phenomenon that seems to arise in situations like My Lai, where in a group otherwise "normal" people come up with and perform the most horrific crimes? Studies like the Asch and Stanford prison experiments seem to imply this phenomenon exists, but I'm wondering how (if?) someone can "break out" of the "hive mind" once they're trapped inside.
posted by schroedinger on Jan 6, 2006 - 24 answers

Two friends have been infected with the evil Aurora pop-up thing, and I've spent hours thinking about how to kill it. I've installed Avast on their systems and no dice yet. Is there an app that will destroy it, or is the fix deep DIY registry surgery? Thanks!
posted by moonbird on May 16, 2005 - 9 answers