I know Eris, "Bob," and the Flying Spaghetti Monster... but what faux-religions came before? [more inside]
posted by lekvar on Oct 26, 2009 - 12 answers

I need help with building a false floor. [more inside]
posted by ThaBombShelterSmith on Apr 16, 2009 - 6 answers

I recently read something that has made me start to wonder about the credit given for inventions in the past. I was unaware that in France, Brazil, and other places the Wright brothers are not listed as the first in flight. I am wondering what other things I may be missing out on due to my American midwest public school teachings. [more inside]
posted by hexxed on Aug 6, 2008 - 27 answers

I'm looking for examples of incidents where photographers/newspapers/photojournalists altered photos (e.g., the Reuters Smoke incident of '06). Help? [more inside]
posted by CitrusFreak12 on Mar 21, 2008 - 36 answers

What recourse is available against a restaurant for false advertising? [more inside]
posted by cilantro on Mar 4, 2006 - 25 answers

False positives on HSV tests? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 25, 2006 - 5 answers

Despite plenty of googling, and even email with Microsoft's support - I cannot seem to solve my problem. I'm wondering if perhaps any of my fellow geeks have had this problem: I run a web/email server of my own, colocated in a highly reputable facility. For some reason, Hotmail views any email coming from my box as spam, and tosses it in a junk folder. I've done all the checks to make sure I don't have an open spam relay problem, etc. I've checked all the blacklists I can think of -- I'm not on any of them. [more inside]
posted by twiggy on Sep 29, 2005 - 11 answers

Recourse Filter: I bought a product from a Canadian company. I realized upon it's arrival that it’s incorrect and was falsely advertised. Discussions with the company haven’t went well at all . Advice and suggestions on the possibility of getting things corrected? [more inside]
posted by peewee on Aug 23, 2005 - 6 answers