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Can you identify any of the samples used toward the end of this tune? I've only got a few so far... [more inside]
posted by klausman to Media & Arts at 8:36 AM - 0 answers

Essentially, I need to figure out a work from home job that is super flexible. I'm already signed up for Data Annotation. What else should I look into? [more inside]
posted by banjonaut to Work & Money at 7:41 AM - 2 answers

Our 10-year-old has Libby on her devices to read library books (and no other Internet access outside school). A look at her recent history indicated that , in addition to some relatively good books about sex, she's been looking at a wide range of Mature content. Is it true that I can't block this? How do I talk to her about it? [more inside]
posted by quiet wanderer to Human Relations at 7:18 AM - 24 answers

A dear cousin is getting married in Cape Cod soon - yay! Unfortunately I can't make it and want to get her a nice gift that will keep on giving. [more inside]
posted by melisande to Food & Drink at 6:23 AM - 6 answers

I'm looking for a podcast about Norse mythology (or any mythology) suitable for tweens. They have already listened to all of Greeking Out. We need more mythology podcasts. Help? Bonus: Animal or Adventure podcasts for tweens, the more oddball the better. We listened to Tooth and Claw, about animal attacks, and it was great, but not really tween suitable. Thank you...
posted by papergirl to Education at 6:05 AM - 3 answers

We moved house and got one of those outdoor pizza ovens and had the idea to combine the two and throw a housewarming party with pizza bar. Around 35 people have accepted our invitation and it's this weekend. However, now rain is forecast for the entire time.... [more inside]
posted by hazyjane to Human Relations at 2:39 AM - 13 answers

I’m looking for writing in the style of Ruth Rendell, Patricia Highsmith, Anthony Horowitz. I’ve looked at a lot of past questions and gotten some good leads, but I’m having trouble finding stuff that’s as well-written and gripping. [more inside]
posted by dianeF to Media & Arts at 2:09 AM - 10 answers

1. A room in a hotel or inn with a large red or pink heart-shaped bathtub that works 2. A carnival or amusement park (seasonal or permanent) with a "Tunnel of Love" ride 3. Anywhere that currently has "live mermaid" entertainment (women dressed as mermaids swimming underwater that can be viewed from indoors) Any city! [more inside]
posted by CancerSucks to Grab Bag at 8:58 PM - 26 answers

I've got two problem teeth in the same quadrant that need surgical work. Have previously had work by and endodontist and and oral surgeon but problems persist. I'm hoping to find someone more skilled/confident that can maybe knock both of these issues out in one go. [more inside]
posted by Teadog to Health & Fitness at 7:03 PM - 2 answers

I'm trying to not repeat my mistakes from past relationships, mainly continuing to stay with shitty people who aren't meeting my needs. It's easy to say but in practice it's really hard. [more inside]
posted by Amy93 to Human Relations at 5:24 PM - 23 answers

I've used the Google Maps Timeline feature, mostly for work, for 6 years now and it's been invaluable. Now it is inscrutable. Are there any reasonably trustworthy apps that do the same thing: track one's times, travels, and locations? I have both ecosystems. [more inside]
posted by glonous keming to Technology at 5:07 PM - 0 answers

I bought this several months ago from a local store. It has remained in the refrigerator since then. I thought I’d finally use it tonight and saw the “sell by May 1.” I am very aware that selling is not the same thing as eating, but still. [more inside]
posted by bunderful to Food & Drink at 5:03 PM - 10 answers

There is going to be a pub quiz tonight. One of the attendees is going to be the 83 year old guest of honor as it’s her birthday. Help me choose a really good team name. [more inside]
posted by hal_cy_on to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation at 3:16 PM - 12 answers

I am getting double jaw surgery and looking for any additional tips and tricks regarding experiences and foods. What to expect and look out for as well as recovery tips? What to eat? Yes, I have read all my doctor's instructions and some advice online. But I'd like to poll the hivemind and hear from you wonderful people. [more inside]
posted by Mr. Papagiorgio to Health & Fitness at 2:17 PM - 8 answers

An an acquaintance is offering up half of his place near the river. He says it's getting too expensive for him and he wants to split it. [more inside]
posted by Rumi'sLeftSock to Shopping at 1:34 PM - 15 answers

I'm getting frequent notifications on my Android phone to sign in to google voice, on an account that doesn't have google voice. Is there a way to make it stop? [more inside]
posted by medusa to Technology at 12:45 PM - 2 answers

My partner is using my old Google Pixel 2XL. When he goes out in to the world and listens to an audio book for an hour, it totally loses its charge. He's not going to get a new phone now. Is there a portable phone charger that he can take with it to extend the charge?
posted by DMelanogaster to Technology at 12:30 PM - 13 answers

My mum is from Bangladesh, she works in a nursery here in the U.K. For most of her life she was a housewife, and as a community (and family) that doesn't tend to integrate she never really learnt English beyond the basics. She has been working there for a number of years and constantly experiencing a lot of difficulty and pressure from her workplace and she is worried about being fired. [more inside]
posted by Sunflower88 to Work & Money at 12:02 PM - 15 answers

I've been sent this photo as an inspiration for a crochet baby blanket re colors. Can you help me find high quality acrylic/acrylic blends that fit these colors? I'll basically be color blocking the pattern. Thanks!
posted by atomicstone to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation at 9:34 AM - 6 answers

Please tell me about non-Christian stories, legacies, traditions, and philosophies for helping the poor, hungry, and homeless? [more inside]
posted by rebent to Religion & Philosophy at 9:20 AM - 11 answers

Are there any Android smartphones with the longevity build quality (specs can be mediocre as long as it lasts a long time) equivalent of an Apple iPhone? [more inside]
posted by serelliya to Technology at 9:00 AM - 19 answers

I would like to be someone with a lot of energy to do a lot of things. When I was younger I think maybe I actually had a lot of energy or at least average (ran half marathons, completed a challenging post-grad degree, traveled). I can't figure out where other people are finding the wherewithal to do some pretty standard stuff. Maybe you can explain. [more inside]
posted by Sophiaverde to Health & Fitness at 7:51 AM - 37 answers

What is your opinion of Veterinary Professional Associate? Do other states in the country have this? Other countries? [more inside]
posted by falsedmitri to Health & Fitness at 6:30 AM - 5 answers

Whenever I buy chops, whether from a butcher, or prepackaged from a supermarket, there are usually some small bone shards that I need to be careful of when eating. I think this is because meat is chopped with cleavers (because I've observed this in butcher shops), instead of being cut with a bandsaw. Am I correct in my assumption, and is there a reason for this? [more inside]
posted by snarfois to Food & Drink at 6:19 AM - 15 answers

I've discovered etsy digital downloads which cover everything from posters to escape rooms, journals, and calendars. I'm trying to push through the dross though, do you have any shops, types of things you can find, or unique printables to suggest?
posted by Braeburn to Shopping at 3:45 AM - 2 answers

Going on a trip for 10 days. We have found some people in the neighborhood willing to visit our rats to feed them, change water daily. No need to take them out of the cage. What would be the going rate for this? What if we also need them to put a dose of medicine in a spoon of baby food and hand feed one?
posted by Sophont to Pets & Animals at 10:58 PM - 7 answers

My house came with these drawer pulls on all of the kitchen drawers…except one. I like them and want to keep them even as I strip and repaint the cabinets. Can anyone help me find one more? [more inside]
posted by centrifugal to Home & Garden at 10:06 PM - 4 answers

Chemo versus different adjuvant therapy? See below. [more inside]
posted by Armed Only With Hubris to Health & Fitness at 9:36 PM - 13 answers

I have to go to a wedding whose invite calls for "formal attire" (for people I've never met; one is a friend of Mr. Blah's). I do not want to spend money on this, but can I possibly combine items I already own? See inside for some details. [more inside]
posted by BlahLaLa to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion at 6:42 PM - 40 answers

My wife was tightening a stud holding down the valve cover on our 2005 Camry, and it snapped off. There are seven other bolts holding it together; is this a serious problem? Is there a way to extract the stump without removing the entire valve cover? What should I expect to pay to have it removed? Picture of the broken item (on the left, circled in red), with a corresponding undamaged item (on the right , green) is at https://imgur.com/a/HaDnis2 [more inside]
posted by wenestvedt to Travel & Transportation at 5:47 PM - 12 answers

Probably published in the 1950s or 60s, this book was about a central or South American father and son who were transporting their goods (we think coffee) when they were set upon by bandits. The boy hides from them in the donkey basket.
posted by CMcG to Media & Arts at 4:32 PM - 2 answers

In the past two weeks I've had a podcast episode promoted to me, possibly from within Spotify, but maybe elsewhere. In broad terms the story covered in the episode was about a small group of people who were falsifying results from water treatment/processing devices to their financial gain, this was happening in the USA. I'd like to find this podcast. There's more of what I remember inside. [more inside]
posted by southof40 to Technology at 4:03 PM - 2 answers

Some time ago (but within the year, I think), someone posted a music video to MetaFilter. It featured a female vocalist and had an alt country sound. The video featured her running with a line of young men in what seemed like a small town track and field event, maybe hinting at repressed desire between the men (that might be me, though). Anyone have any idea what it was?
posted by GenjiandProust to Media & Arts at 2:59 PM - 4 answers

I’m curious how you approach disclosure and in what arenas (work, social, other). Do you do so case by case, by a hard and fast algorithm, other? I’m open to a bunch of perspectives including early diagnosed, other invisible neurotypes/disabilities and even second hand (ex. you have an autistic partner or close friend and want to share what works for them, etc). Open to both autism as a neurotype, and as a disability, schools of thought. [more inside]
posted by seemoorglass to Human Relations at 2:49 PM - 9 answers

I have an SSD in my computer that has stopped working and I have realized my backups were silently failing. The data isn't critical but I want to take a stab at getting it back. I have Windows, Linux, and Mac computers available to me so I can attach it to anything and give it a shot. [more inside]
posted by Tehhund to Computers & Internet at 2:05 PM - 7 answers

My husband and I recently realized that our 13th wedding anniversary next year will be on a Friday the 13th (of June). Obviously, we need to go stay at a haunted hotel. [more inside]
posted by amro to Travel & Transportation at 1:35 PM - 3 answers

What's a good paycheck solution for a restaurant business whose employees are skeptical of bank accounts but paying significant check cashing fees (on the order of 9%) and have remittance needs? [more inside]
posted by anotherpanacea to Work & Money at 1:24 PM - 21 answers

Each of my family members bought, and opened, a giant sweet chili garlic sauce container. We have a small fridge and I only have one solid recipe. My partner is a foodie. What else can I make that uses this up? [more inside]
posted by corb to Food & Drink at 12:14 PM - 22 answers

I would like to bug out to Belize in January. My vision is cooking for myself in an airbnb, close to ruins and with very easy access to snorkeling and grocery. I assume this is San Ignacio? Any hot tips appreciated. How hard is it is do this on a budget?
posted by bright and shiny to Travel & Transportation at 12:01 PM - 5 answers

Asking for a Boob-Owner: Are you interested and qualified to update this aging but useful bra-fitting post? How can I find a great fitting place near me? [more inside]
posted by j_curiouser to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion at 11:45 AM - 5 answers

I was given this year's trendy kitchen appliance: a Ninja Creami! Now what? [more inside]
posted by The corpse in the library to Food & Drink at 9:36 AM - 9 answers

My employer is insisting people come to the office three days a week starting October 1. To bribe us, they've offered $250 towards "hybrid work equipment". Do I actually want/need anything? If so, what? [more inside]
posted by hoyland to Work & Money at 8:56 AM - 18 answers

Older MacBook Air running Catalina 10.15.7 and trying to update to BigSur to update Chrome with no success... [more inside]
posted by konaStFr to Computers & Internet at 6:32 AM - 7 answers

Part of my lesson plan recently has been singing Willoughby Walliby Woo. I'm trying to brain storm other letters. [more inside]
posted by kathrynm to Education at 6:26 AM - 13 answers

I made this artisanal Hamburger Helper recipe (yes), ate some of it with my kids and then left it on the stove overnight. All told, out about 12 hours. Kitchen is not overly hot but not cool either (September in NYC). Recipe has ground beef, cream, and cheese. Eat or toss?
posted by Ollie to Food & Drink at 5:55 AM - 11 answers

It's been years since I went to the gym. But when I was last there, they had these very firm foam exercise mats. You couldn't roll them up (not a yoga mag), they didn't really give much, but they were light weight. I think they might have been 4' x 6' x .25". Does anyone know I'm talking about? My web searches have totally failed me.
posted by Mushroom12345 to Health & Fitness at 12:05 AM - 5 answers

I'm moving and need to buy some stuff. I like getting most stuff used but I do not enjoy shopping. Looking for advice on how to get kinda nice, used stuff with the least amount of scrolling or tooling around hipster secondhand stores ...or...not sure this is the appropriate use of ask.me but.. if you like shopping, can you help me find these specific items? [more inside]
posted by latkes to Home & Garden at 8:59 PM - 12 answers

If I buy full-color smart bulbs and play with settings on the very-warm-amber spectrum, is that likely to be enough to counteract the very cool blue-gray tint of the ceiling light cover in my apartment? More so than a "warm white" setting on a white-spectrum smart bulb? [more inside]
posted by lapis to Home & Garden at 8:52 PM - 10 answers

Do you say amaze-balls? If you don't mind my asking, how old are you?
posted by Rash to Grab Bag at 8:23 PM - 49 answers

After a little over a year living alone, I'm planning to rent the second bedroom in my house to an old acquaintance. I've lived with plenty of people before, but always with larger groups in rented houses--this will be my first time creating an agreement with just one other person, in my house that I own. The things I plan to include are below the fold--what else am I not thinking of? [more inside]
posted by ActionPopulated to Home & Garden at 7:33 PM - 10 answers

I am interested in more songs that feature pauses within the music, like [more inside]
posted by jolenex4 to Media & Arts at 6:11 PM - 20 answers

I have a Macbook Air and and an iPhone. Both are several generations old but in decent shape. I recently bought new Sony bluetooth headphones. I can connect them with the Mac OR with the iPhone, but if I want to switch between them, I need to go through the pairing process each time (including going to Bluetooth Preferences and clicking "Forget" for the headphones, etc.) Shouldn't it be smart enough to "remember" the headphones on both devices (this is how I'm told Air Pods work)?
posted by O Time, Thy Pyramids to Computers & Internet at 5:54 PM - 5 answers

Can you help me lubricate a difficult zipper? [more inside]
posted by pdb to Travel & Transportation at 5:18 PM - 9 answers

I am looking for a short story I read in the late nineties. The main (only?) character is a young man. He is a painter, but has been drafted into the army. While he is supposed to be guarding a shipment of planes, one goes missing. I think it was a purportedly true story, by a painter whose name I recognized at the time. In my memory it was Paul Cézanne, but he died in 1906, too early to be the subject of this story. Do you recognize this? More story details inside. [more inside]
posted by Adridne to Media & Arts at 5:04 PM - 2 answers

My 82 year old mother has fled her wretched husband and moved into assisted living in Providence. She has announced she needs a car service. [more inside]
posted by DarlingBri to Travel & Transportation at 1:57 PM - 7 answers

I'd like to get a second charger for my laptop, a Lenovo Slim 7 Pro X. What should I buy? [more inside]
posted by msbrauer to Computers & Internet at 1:18 PM - 6 answers

I have some annuals, particularly begonias, growing outside (Zone 7b). I would like to take them inside when it gets colder and put them in containers I have with plant lights ("gro-lights"). [more inside]
posted by DMelanogaster to Home & Garden at 12:04 PM - 5 answers

Imagine that each lens of a pair of glasses has a little visor, like a small version of the bill of a baseball cap. Either clear lenses or tinted lenses. Does this exist? Or has this existed historically? [more inside]
posted by hapticactionnetwork to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion at 10:51 AM - 12 answers

I've noticed that in the last 10+ flights I've taken, all of the landings have seemed very fast, with heavy braking. Is this just a coincidence or has something changed in aviation? [more inside]
posted by BlahLaLa to Travel & Transportation at 10:49 AM - 8 answers

I'm heading down the east coast today. I rented a car which has a great sound system but it's going to be lost on me since I don't have a good playlist. Can you suggest some great songs that I can listen to on the drive? [more inside]
posted by matt755811 to Media & Arts at 6:34 AM - 25 answers