Hi, can someone reccomend a song that heavily consists of plucking a violin or cello please.
posted by sockpim
on Feb 6, 2010 -
25 answers
I have a Mac Mini that I'm using as a media center running Plex. I want to be able to watch the media stored there (a couple terabytes of AVIs, MP4s, etc...) from anywhere I am, on a laptop or hopefully even on my iPhone. Is there any hardware/software solution that will help with this?
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posted by raygan
on Feb 5, 2010 -
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I'm looking for a quote which goes along the lines of:
"When a new media comes along people try to apply the rules that governed the older one to it."
I've Googled it to no avail, any idea what the exact quote and an attribution? (It's possibly Henry Jenkins or Pierre Levy, but I'm not sure.)
posted by johnny novak
on Feb 4, 2010 -
8 answers
What's the best time for a travel writer to pitch a story to an editor? Before the trip, when you still have some flexibility? Or after, so you don't have to retract your well-worded promises when the place/angle turns out to be a dud?
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posted by nicoleincanada
on Jan 26, 2010 -
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Are 911 calls public domain? I mean you hear clips from 911 calls (in the USA) on the news. Are they made available to the media through some kind of freedom of information regulation? Or do both parties (the dispatcher and the caller) have to agree to it? Why are they released? and does the calling party have any kind of privacy rights (they can be pretty awful calls and stressful/horrific etc).
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posted by Xhris
on Jan 21, 2010 -
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this is kind of a redo about a former question. I have a SAN at work that we use for storage of all of our media for video editing. We would like to figure out the best way to tag all of our media for searching from now on.
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posted by shmegegge
on Jan 14, 2010 -
3 answers
[Help-me-plan-my-life filter] Q1: What should I do with my life? Q2: Which College should I attend? {intl relief/dev or photography related}
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posted by hasna
on Jan 8, 2010 -
7 answers
Competent journalist with not-so-competent (yet) French skills, hoping to freelance in France. What non-traditional venues can I pursue?
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posted by nicoleincanada
on Jan 8, 2010 -
2 answers
Please help me find a way to listen to my music remotely. Do you know of any media-player software that can access files stored on a different server requiring user authentication? Double bonus points if it's open source.
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posted by dilettanti
on Jan 6, 2010 -
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I'm interested to get involved in tv production, ideally in a researcher or production management position, but I know I'll need to start a little bit further down the food chain. Trouble is I don't have any experience. Is this the most stupid idea in the world?
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posted by shewhoeats
on Jan 5, 2010 -
8 answers
Have you had success returning blank CD (or DVD) media for credit or replacement?
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posted by jeremias
on Dec 26, 2009 -
6 answers
So, celebrity gossip is everywhere and lots of $$$ is forked out for images of famous babies, etcetera... BUT how much money does the gossip industry MAKE?
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posted by Elle Vator
on Dec 11, 2009 -
5 answers
I want to have a fast capable NAS/file server/upnp device very similar to the QNAP TS-110 TurboNAS. I have an old 12" Powerbook G4 aluminum MAC OS x laptop. Would it be possible to install a barebones linux installation on the Powerbook to have access to many of the same features of the QNAP device?
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posted by jlowen
on Nov 27, 2009 -
2 answers
I want my students to develop the habit of reading about current events (local to international). Instead of reading a required book over the summer, I would like them to select one to two articles a week from a list of sources I provide them and comment on the articles.
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posted by degoao
on Nov 26, 2009 -
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Now that I'm a mother, I'm hypersensitive to portrayals of child abuse or child death in movies and books. I just woke up from a nightmare induced by a novel that culminated in the murder of a child. How do I depersonalize violent media depictions of children? It's a terrible feeling to have some book or some movie eat away at me because I've inappropriately projected the situation onto my own daughter and let the book/movie play off irrational parental fears.
posted by crazycanuck
on Nov 23, 2009 -
34 answers
Fruit on TV? I remember someone saying something to the effect of, "If we put a piece of fruit on television every night, it will become a national icon". Who said that? And I think that someone actually did it (SNL?), did THAT happen?
posted by slactoid
on Nov 16, 2009 -
8 answers
Multimedia-filter: Looking for help from HDTV, NAS, Media Servers and Network Gurus' in making my first house totaly awesome. Movies, Televsion, Music, Wifi, Streaming Content and 50mgbt broadband within.
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posted by Cogentesque
on Nov 13, 2009 -
4 answers
How do I figure out who covers a particular beat for a national magazine (besides lots of drill-down googling)?
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posted by liketitanic
on Nov 12, 2009 -
4 answers
I am confused as to the use of the word "allegedly" and why it is used outside of a strictly legal sense (in the media for example)? For instance, with this most recent shooting in Texas, there are obviously dozens of eye witnesses, only one suspect under consideration, no one is going to argue in court that someone else did it, so why on the news are the anchors still saying Mr. Hasan "allegedly" shot these people? It just seems weird...
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posted by the foreground
on Nov 10, 2009 -
38 answers
Am I just gun-shy after the "Balloon Boy" hoax or are there legitimate reasons to question whether
Jessica Watson is really sailing around the world? What evidence can you find to support the theory that this is another hoax and what evidence can you find that refutes that theory?
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posted by kellygreen
on Oct 27, 2009 -
20 answers
Name that campaign! Need help finding an inspiring name for an internal/staff campaign that encompasses innovation + social media use...
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posted by latch24
on Oct 27, 2009 -
9 answers
If Karl Marx & Emma Goldman were arguing about the internet on Metafilter, what might they be saying?
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posted by jammy
on Oct 18, 2009 -
10 answers
Copyright filter: Do publishers of books like
Richistan,
Microtrends and
The Ascent of Money—all of which use stories from newspapers, magazines and wire services as source material—have to pay the periodicals for the use of their material?
Thanks!
posted by quidividi
on Oct 12, 2009 -
2 answers
XBOX 360 as Media Center hackery: what's the minimum hardware I can get away with to serve as the Media Center PC "server" to the 360's "client"?
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posted by bartleby
on Oct 1, 2009 -
8 answers
Is there a free or cheap shared PIM that imports and exports vCards with pictures?
Preferably something suitable for film production?
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posted by Josh Coe
on Sep 18, 2009 -
3 answers
I am keenly interested in the social aspects and pervasive expansion of sites like Facebook.
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posted by toastchee
on Sep 16, 2009 -
5 answers
There are gay icons and lesbian icons - are there people who are bisexual/pansexual icons?
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posted by divabat
on Sep 15, 2009 -
47 answers
Browsing today's newspapers here in Scotland it would seem that there is an anti-Scottish feeling pervading the whole of the USA after the compassionate release of the Pan-Am bomber last week.
Question1: Am I right in thinking that this is the case, or is it just right wing neo-con nonsense eminating from the Fox News stable?
Question2: If this anti-Scottish feeling does exist, how best can I explain that we the UK/US public have been sold a lie by our Governments and that this guy was merely a patsy?
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posted by cameronfromedinburgh
on Aug 26, 2009 -
60 answers
What is a good name for a law firm focusing on consumer debt relief, both bankruptcy and collection abuse?
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posted by delosic
on Aug 26, 2009 -
4 answers
Do Nielsen Ratings account for TV viewership in public venues, such as bars, restaurants, waiting rooms, etc., and if so, how are these viewership counts tallied and weighted?
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posted by saulgoodman
on Aug 21, 2009 -
4 answers
I'm trying to figure out my options for setting up a small digital media lab for a new non-profit, but I have no idea how to set a minimum level of server specs! How much CPU and RAM do I really need? What determines this?
The server will be used to administer local user accounts, and store files (including large media files). We may also end up using it to host our website and mail, if it makes sense (unlikely). All the main client computers will be macs, so I assume I should make life easier and just get an XServe. But I'm open to other suggestions.
See below for some prices and models for various XServe's I'm trying to choose between. How low can I go? How much CPU/RAM do I need?
Let me know if you need more information...
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posted by yuletide
on Aug 20, 2009 -
5 answers
Which quality newspapers and other news services provide full-text RSS feeds? I'm looking for a world, national, and also sources specific to California news and politics. Alternatively, what are some MacGyver-style ways to make a full-text RSS feed for my current favorites?
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posted by cgomez
on Aug 18, 2009 -
2 answers
Suggest a model for a money-making, or at least self-sufficient, website dedicated to a region or small city something like "Mayberry Online." Probably advertising driven, dedicated to news, events, listings, but with active forums for 'consumer gripes,' local politics, advice columns, restaurant reviews, arts, sports, health, pets & wildlife. Think 'city paper' or alternative press but online, with an active Craigslist component. Any thing like that out there? Suggestions on website design/creation/start-up consultants would be an added bonus. Links please to worthy existing sites that fit the bill. And, TIA
posted by NorthCoastCafe
on Aug 17, 2009 -
12 answers
I've dug through the archives, googled my fingers off, and I'm tired of all the searching. All I want to know if there is a fairly cheap, easy to set up, decently functional media center PC out there to be bought off the shelf. I don't want to do any hacking or tweaking, just want it to work.
posted by ducktape
on Aug 14, 2009 -
22 answers
PhotoshopFilter: I'm looking for two things - recent photoshopped hoax pictures sent in by someone in the audience that the mainstream media has mistakenly printed or put on TV. Also any tips on detecting photoshopped photos would be appreciated. Even better if someone on the 'net outed them before MSM caught it.
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posted by mad_little_monkey
on Aug 11, 2009 -
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