MemoryJogFilter: While reading this story, I was reminded of a film from the late eighties/early nineties about a couple of young boys that stole a car (I think it was red and I think it was a Pontiac). That is unfortunately, about all I remember. Anybody have any ideas what the film was called/about?
posted by billysumday on Feb 7, 2005 - 2 answers

The family and I will emabark on a 8-9 month world trip in August. This trip will occur mostly in the developing world. Despite reading all kinds of advice about leaving behind the gadgets, we intend on taking a basic 12" laptop, a cell phone and a PDA. Should We take a leap into the unknown or should we stick to the safe and familiar"? [MI] [more inside]
posted by Hash on Feb 1, 2005 - 21 answers

My mom's got over 90000 (yes, ninety thousand) Wells Fargo Reward points. What do you suggest? Anything she should know? Any personal experience?
posted by ruelle on Dec 21, 2004 - 16 answers

Can anyone recommend a good screensaver (Win32)? I've got ecotonoha at the moment, which is pretty cool, but would like something that works well w/out an internet connection and is darker (ecotonoha is dark only during the night).
posted by andrew cooke on Oct 7, 2004 - 15 answers

Long shot - anyone know of any public domain/ no copyright horribly twee paintings/ illustrations like this (not photos)?
posted by Pericles on Aug 28, 2004 - 9 answers

DiscreteMathFilter: Colorado will vote this November on a proposal to abandon its "winner-take-all" system in presidential elections, and award its electoral votes based on the percentage of votes cast for each candidate. I tried to model this based on the 2000 election, and the concept fell apart. [more inside] [more inside]
posted by PrinceValium on Aug 17, 2004 - 13 answers

I stumbled across piPod today. Are there any other cool listings like this for stuff in the NYC area, or other outstanding uses of iPod's notes feature?
posted by alphanerd on Jun 22, 2004 - 7 answers

Just a real quickie: what does this news article actually mean? Live rock? Huh?
posted by five fresh fish on Jun 19, 2004 - 5 answers

Tradeweb is an unqualified success. Built in collaboration with eight major banks, it's a trading platform to facilitate the sale of bonds and other fixed-income assets. It's hosted over 46 trillion dollars in transactions. Yet this Reuters article says that Thomson just acquired the platform for between 500 million and a billion dollars - which seems like an impossibly low price. How is that possible? (from the give mark-cuban-a-login department)
posted by djacobs on May 21, 2004 - 4 answers

I am looking for the typeface used in VH1's "I love the 80's" shows. Not the text, but the symbols - Specifically the giant robot shown here. [more inside]
posted by quibx on May 13, 2004 - 5 answers

Can anyone tell me what it says on this coffee mug?
posted by Frasermoo on Apr 22, 2004 - 19 answers

Calling MeFi Kerry insiders: look at this picture. Can anyone explain to me why John Kerry has what appears to be a large plastic daisy flower keychain? It's kinda cute. [more inside]
posted by brownpau on Mar 25, 2004 - 9 answers

Does anyone know the source of this image? (happy green thing merrily trotting forth)
posted by Pink Fuzzy Bunny on Mar 24, 2004 - 6 answers

Can anyone explain to me what's going on with this site? [more inside]
posted by Johnny Assay on Mar 15, 2004 - 8 answers

I have TMD. My oral surgeon gave me two choices - remove the fluid and debris in my jaw joint (via needle) and then inject steroids, or a hard mouth splint worn at night (not covered by insurance, so it'd cost me $650). He could give me no guarantees that either solution would be a permanent fix.

Haven't ruled either out yet (yay for tax refunds) but I am wondering if people have had experience with either and would share their experiences.
posted by gnomeloaf on Mar 11, 2004 - 12 answers

How can I find a copy the file that used to be at this url? (Of a guy clocking a goofy singer with a book) I'm sure it's got to be mirrored somewhere, but I haven't been able to find it.
posted by oissubke on Jan 31, 2004 - 5 answers

In order to gear-up for the MeFi Swap I started making myself more familiar with iTunes. While doing so, I found out that even when one checks the "none" setting for seconds between songs, iTunes still ads a short gap between songs. Does anyone have some suggestions for how I might get iTunes to do Disc-at-Once (DAO)? If not, suggestions for other programs are appreciated, but realise I don't have Toast-like money handy. Thanks!
posted by terrapin on Jan 28, 2004 - 8 answers

Does anyone out there have contacts with anyone at IBM? Specifically the original engineers of the IBM 5100 computer from 1975 that was built in Rochester, Minnesota? I have been researching the story of John Titor and I was wondering if the claims at Titor's Claims on the 5100 can be verified.
posted by banished on Jan 26, 2004 - 5 answers

The U-Scan stations: how do they know that the item you just scanned is the actual item? [More inside] [more inside]
posted by internal on Jan 20, 2004 - 19 answers

What did they call Canadian Geese before Confederation?
posted by antifreez_ on Jan 11, 2004 - 13 answers

It's driving me mad. My girlfriend thought it was The Entertainer, my housemate calls it Chopsticks. What on Earth is this tune called? Apologies for crap use of recorded midi guitar noise.
posted by armoured-ant on Jan 4, 2004 - 11 answers