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I need a job, but haven't had one in decades, how?
http://ask.metafilter.com/387097/I-need-a-job-but-havent-had-one-in-decades-how
Published: September 1, 2025 00:25
I've run my own consulting gig for more than 30 years and mostly did ok over that time, but my business fell off a cliff during covid as all my clients decided to retire or otherwise leave the industry (I'm a PHP and javascript coder, specializing in…
Odd toys under $20
http://ask.metafilter.com/387094/Odd-toys-under-20
Published: August 31, 2025 21:16
Fascinated by this carrot mixer toy as it has barely any "playability" like a doll but looks like it might provide endless amusement for a certain type of kid or adult. What other under $20 items strike you to have the same fun, pointless whimsy?
Logistics of UberEats-like shoppers
http://ask.metafilter.com/387092/Logistics-of-UberEats-like-shoppers
Published: August 31, 2025 18:49
Twice in the last three weeks a shopper has sent me a picture of a product (fresh salmon) for review during shopping. In both cases I've approved it. My delivery then arrived without the salmon and the order got a last minute update with "Product Not…
Why am I so exhausted all the time and how do I fix it?
http://ask.metafilter.com/387091/Why-am-I-so-exhausted-all-the-time-and-how-do-I-fix-it
Published: August 31, 2025 17:18
For the past 2 months or so I have been completely exhausted. I'm looking for others experiences, especially if you were able to improve your energy levels. I think it's mostly burnout from my job. For the past 5 months, I've been working 2 extra hours a…
What is the ideal mini PC for setting up adblocking on my home network?
Published: August 31, 2025 14:39
I want to set up local network-wide adblocking. I know the conventional approach some years ago was to use a PiHole, but the prevailing advice seems to be to get a mini PC and set up something like Technitium instead. Technical complexity isn't an issue…
Wind Noise at 50 MPH – Is My EV Auditioning for a Whistling Contest?
http://ask.metafilter.com/387089/Wind-Noise-at-50-MPH-Is-My-EV-Auditioning-for-a-Whistling-Contest
Published: August 31, 2025 12:03
I test drove two brand-new Hyundai Ioniq 5 EVs at a local dealership this week. In both cars, I noticed significant wind noise once speeds went over ~50 mph. It was loud enough to be distracting. When I asked the salesperson about it, he didn't have a real…
WTF is the point of the LC Cutter number
http://ask.metafilter.com/387088/WTF-is-the-point-of-the-LC-Cutter-number
Published: August 31, 2025 02:18
The Cutter number doesn't make any sense to me and never has. What is the point of the Cutter number? The answer when I was in library school was "because that's how LC does it" or sometimes "because it's easier for patrons" but I cannot express…
Men's Group or Men's Circle That's Not Toxic?
http://ask.metafilter.com/387085/Mens-Group-or-Mens-Circle-Thats-Not-Toxic
Published: August 30, 2025 22:22
Are there many "men's organizations" or groups where men get together to talk about being better men? One that isn't all "warrior" ethos? First, some backstory: • I'm US-based. My 12-year-old son had his latest court of honor with Scouting America the…
Can you name this film?
http://ask.metafilter.com/387083/Can-you-name-this-film
Published: August 30, 2025 16:13
I'm trying to remember the name of the gay romance film where one man is looking after his elderly father in a small town, and the other man owns a service station in the same small town and keeps cooking casseroles for the man he likes to try to woo him.…
daily reflection practice (same text every time)
http://ask.metafilter.com/387080/daily-reflection-practice-same-text-every-time
Published: August 30, 2025 14:11
I have a paragraph of text that I want to reflect on daily for a while. (Think of it as a positive affirmation, only a bit longer.) What can I do - besides reading it - to engage with the text? I expect that I will soon know it by heart, but that doesn't…
Help me escape Sonos
http://ask.metafilter.com/387079/Help-me-escape-Sonos
Published: August 30, 2025 12:53
We have several little Sonos speakers that are set up to play music from a NAS drive. We also use it to play radio stations. We are EMPHATICALLY not interested in listening to music from streaming services. We want to play our own music which we have in…
Insomnia--you are not my doctor/pham
http://ask.metafilter.com/387075/Insomnia-you-are-not-my-doctor-pham
Published: August 30, 2025 02:09
I'm worried about a side effect of a med, but also about sleeping. Last night I was up till 5 a.m. I read and closed my eyes as often as I could, to no avail. I fell asleep a couple times after 5 a.n. and ended up with 4-6 hours of good sleep. Since I am…
Spouse gave info to potential hackers- next steps?
http://ask.metafilter.com/387074/Spouse-gave-info-to-potential-hackers-next-steps
Published: August 30, 2025 00:53
Trying to renew his US passport online, it appears my spouse inadvertently entered all his information (SSN, credit card, everything) into a fraudulent site. He figured it out, but not until he pushed submit. We have frozen his credit at all 3 bureaus…
Make up tutorials for a middle-aged novice
http://ask.metafilter.com/387071/Make-up-tutorials-for-a-middle-aged-novice
Published: August 29, 2025 20:19
I (middle aged F) have never been greatly interested in makeup, and as a result my daily routine is minimal - I wear moisturiser, foundation and powder, and sometimes I might put on a little mascara and lipstick. Now I'm approaching 50, and I'd like to up…
Guided visualization / hypnosis recordings for sleep
http://ask.metafilter.com/387069/Guided-visualization-hypnosis-recordings-for-sleep
Published: August 29, 2025 16:43
I'm looking for recommendations of guided visualization/hypnosis audio recordings (or apps) to help me fall asleep and stay asleep. Open to other recommendations as well in case there's something I've missed. I'm having some trouble falling asleep and even…
Training can I do in my downtime at work to prepare for emergencies?
http://ask.metafilter.com/387066/Training-can-I-do-in-my-downtime-at-work-to-prepare-for-emergencies
Published: August 29, 2025 14:14
I'm looking for suggestions for (ideally free) on-line courses and videos providing training on how to handle emergency situations that I can complete on my phone during downtime at work (office job at a desk). I've done Narcan training, stop the bleed…
Nourishing breakfast, lunch and drink ideas for elementary school kids
Published: August 29, 2025 02:17
School looms, please share meal ideas to help me keep those bellies full! Please share ideas to help me feed two distracted young children. Breakfasts should be quick to prepare but very hearty, these kids can EAT. Lunches and snacks need to be: Filling…
Mom & Me planning
http://ask.metafilter.com/387062/Mom-and-Me-planning
Published: August 29, 2025 01:05
Y'all were so helpful with my last trip planning question, I'm back for more wisdom! Three mid-30s gals, and our moms (late 50s-early 70s). Trip in early March, to a foreign country (we're in the US), wanting somewhere warmer- anywhere from sweater weather…
Help me find housing for my 22-year-old trans autistic delayed sibling
Published: August 28, 2025 14:56
I'm looking to support their effort to get out of a bad living situation with parents who are not supportive. They would do well with a co-housing or independent living situation with others, but not a residential, treatment or medical program. They have…
Alert for when I've left my hybrid on
http://ask.metafilter.com/387053/Alert-for-when-Ive-left-my-hybrid-on
Published: August 28, 2025 12:55
How can I always remind myself to turn off my push button hybrid? Last night I pulled our hybrid car into our attached garage and went in the house. I failed to turn the car off. This morning I see no indications that it self-started to charge the battery…
RIYL: the Beetlejuice OST (Danny Elfman optional)
http://ask.metafilter.com/387051/RIYL-the-Beetlejuice-OST-Danny-Elfman-optional
Published: August 28, 2025 05:51
Just what the title suggests. What are some other film or television scores/soundtracks that capture a similar vibe as Beetlejuice? Minor chords and some jauntiness are the things I like, I guess. Would prefer no Neil Gaiman-adjacent work. Otherwise all…
Recommendations/suggestions for short online education/training stuff?
Published: August 27, 2025 16:47
I'm looking for recommendations for brief lightweight educational/training resources as part of workplace communications. Do folks have suggestions for online content like quizzes, short articles, videos that aren't more than 10-15min or so in length? I…
Writing when you find the time
http://ask.metafilter.com/387042/Writing-when-you-find-the-time
Published: August 27, 2025 16:45
I'm looking for a quote by a writer who said, "I wrote when I had the time. When the kids were taking a nap. When they were playing quietly for 20 minutes" (not an exact quote). In my brain it was either Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates or Ursula K.…
Advice on selling it all and moving away
http://ask.metafilter.com/387041/Advice-on-selling-it-all-and-moving-away
Published: August 27, 2025 13:37
My husband and I have decided to leave begin the process to legally leave the US to live elsewhere. We are going to sell/donate everything we own and go with just some clothes. Have you done this? We are leaving and we know where we are going, and we are…
Hitting stone walls everywhere I go. Please help.
http://ask.metafilter.com/387039/Hitting-stone-walls-everywhere-I-go-Please-help
Published: August 27, 2025 01:58
Apologies for the desperate-sounding title, but I'm at my wits end. Yes, I'm back for now because you know my context/history. Long story short, I was RIF'd (reduction in force) from my dream federal job, and those services that purportedly offered help,…
How can you run for the MeFi board?
http://ask.metafilter.com/387038/How-can-you-run-for-the-MeFi-board
Published: August 27, 2025 01:54
Nominate yourself! If you've had an account for at least 30 days, you are eligible to run in the first election for the board of the MetaFilter Community Foundation. Please confine the thread to only nominations with just user names.
Tell me about becoming an air courier in 2025
http://ask.metafilter.com/387036/Tell-me-about-becoming-an-air-courier-in-2025
Published: August 26, 2025 23:45
While I am waiting to hear back on a full-time job I have been looking into ways to earn some money to tide me over. I came across some sites that are recruiting air couriers. I have done a lot of international travel and don't actually mind really long…
Brainstorming: Audio Project
http://ask.metafilter.com/387034/Brainstorming-Audio-Project
Published: August 26, 2025 19:13
I'm in a 400-level college course called Advanced Studio Projects. The "Studio" is a professional recording studio, like you see musicians in when making an album, or voiceover actors standing in when they record their voices for cartoons. Being…
Good crime podcasts?
http://ask.metafilter.com/387033/Good-crime-podcasts
Published: August 26, 2025 18:58
I've listened to SERIAL and a few others, whose names I can't remember (one had bodies in two barrels). Any others that are really good? Also, I get confused about how/where to listen. Can I listen anywhere for free? Can I listen anywhere without…
Donate a CPAP machine?
http://ask.metafilter.com/387032/Donate-a-CPAP-machine
Published: August 26, 2025 18:57
I just got a new CPAP machine, and I want to donate my old one. I live in Portland, OR and I want to donate my old CPAP somewhere local that might be able to get use out of it. My medical provider was of no help - their two pieces of advice were "it's…
Podcasts for my spooky season commute
http://ask.metafilter.com/387029/Podcasts-for-my-spooky-season-commute
Published: August 26, 2025 18:33
I like to get a solid slate of creepy / autumnal / cozy podcasts laid in for the run up to Halloween and I'm looking for some suggestions. Some (possibly nitpicky) preferences below the fold. Some things that have hit the spot in the past: -- 1940s-60s…
Best Way to Deep-Clean Sofa Which Is Not Deep-Cleanable?
http://ask.metafilter.com/387028/Best-Way-to-Deep-Clean-Sofa-Which-Is-Not-Deep-Cleanable
Published: August 26, 2025 16:47
I have inherited a nice Morabo sofa from a relative. It looks in great shape, but my relative admits they frequently slept on it, in warm weather, wearing not many clothes; so I'm wondering what's the best way to give this sofa a real good clean - the IKEA…
Remote Team Ice Breaker / Activity
http://ask.metafilter.com/387024/Remote-Team-Ice-Breaker-Activity
Published: August 26, 2025 14:44
I am facilitating a fully remote All Hands meeting for a team of about 30 people who are scattered through the U.S. Outside of the regular agenda items, I am looking for a 5-10 min activity that might be a fun way for people to engage, bond, laugh, etc. …
I'll take passports for $100,000, Alex
http://ask.metafilter.com/387023/Ill-take-passports-for-100000-Alex
Published: August 26, 2025 14:05
Several Caribbean countries offer "citizenship by investment" opportunities for US citizens. What were your experiences with the process? How did you choose a country/location? How did you find a property? What do you wish you knew before pursuing this? If…
How to search for a common cause behind food sensitivities
http://ask.metafilter.com/387021/How-to-search-for-a-common-cause-behind-food-sensitivities
Published: August 26, 2025 12:58
Is there anywhere online where you can put a list of foods triggering stomach pain and get a possible cause/thread linking all the foods? I have an expanding group of foods that upset my stomach :-( . I'd like to find out if there's a link between the…
How to add a second router but have it be one network
http://ask.metafilter.com/387019/How-to-add-a-second-router-but-have-it-be-one-network
Published: August 26, 2025 01:44
I recently got Verizon FIOS, which came with its own wireless router. That left me with an extra router, my old TP-Link AX3000. I plugged the TP-Link into the Verizon router. That gave me a second network. Great for range, but not good for being able to…
Asking for autism accommodations in the workplace effectively
http://ask.metafilter.com/387016/Asking-for-autism-accommodations-in-the-workplace-effectively
Published: August 25, 2025 20:39
I have an autism spectrum diagnosis from childhood. I have been employed for the last 15 years of my life in jobs that have allowed me to work remotely most days, which has worked great for me. These jobs have ranged from fully remote to a maximum of three…
Seeking specific sudoku
http://ask.metafilter.com/387013/Seeking-specific-sudoku
Published: August 25, 2025 18:35
I would like to buy some books with a specific type of sudoku puzzles, with a specific difficulty level. Snowflakes inside. I have always hated sudoku. However, I recently found killer sudoku, via a book of them, and the addition of the cages element makes…
Non-western or unusual fantasy or scifi for extremely well-read friend
Published: August 25, 2025 16:31
Hi there! I have a friend who is almost grotesquely well-read (she reads 300 books a year and owns well over 1000) and a huge fantasy/sci-fi fan. What are some good fantasy/sci-fi books from pre say 2003-ish that have something special--gorgeous writing,…
Training resources for embedded software development?
http://ask.metafilter.com/387008/Training-resources-for-embedded-software-development
Published: August 25, 2025 05:44
I've just inherited a project at work where I'll be writing embedded code (specifically, in the STM32 ecosystem, using ThreadX, working in C). Thanks to the peculiarities of how funding works at my job, it's advantageous for everybody if I can propose a…
Thermometer puzzle question
http://ask.metafilter.com/387006/Thermometer-puzzle-question
Published: August 25, 2025 02:37
I'm trying to figure out how to do these thermometer puzzles (not thermo sudoku) referenced in a different question. Smaller puzzles are ok, but I am getting stuck on larger puzzles which makes me think I am missing something in my logic or understanding.…
Moar music like this
http://ask.metafilter.com/387005/Moar-music-like-this
Published: August 25, 2025 02:06
I love this music and need entire albums of it in my life: https://youtube.com/watch?v=YL6_NFFw-58. The key attributes I'm enamored of are: super mellow, quiet, and bluesy. Solo piano highly preferred. Please add your recommendations.
Ortigia Sicily trip with diabled friend, advice and tips please
http://ask.metafilter.com/387001/Ortigia-Sicily-trip-with-diabled-friend-advice-and-tips-please
Published: August 24, 2025 19:56
A disabled friend is treating me to a trip to Ortigia, Siciliy to help her get around and to plan activities that she'd like and can do. She's great biking, but walking trips max out at an hour, anybody have suggestions or tips? I'm an artist and work at a…
Seeking a good travel lamp, not battery powered.
http://ask.metafilter.com/386999/Seeking-a-good-travel-lamp-not-battery-powered
Published: August 24, 2025 15:54
When I travel, the lighting in the bedroom often really sucks. I'm looking for a lamp that I can bring with me, but it has to fit these requirements: - Warm light, not the blue of most LED camping lamps. This is for winding down. It doesn't need to be…
Career change after age 50, maybe trade school
http://ask.metafilter.com/386998/Career-change-after-age-50-maybe-trade-school
Published: August 24, 2025 15:29
I've recently gone through my 4th layoff and I am seriously considering a sort of 180° career change - from basically semi white collar to a trade - what should I consider that I might have missed? I have been working in a creative field in music,…