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phone games that get you into flow state
http://ask.metafilter.com/390782/phone-games-that-get-you-into-flow-state
Published: September 22, 2026 01:00
Looking for phone games that get you into flow state: no time pressure, not much thinking, simple/addictive mechanic, games run longer than just a few minutes Some nice to haves are: has scorekeeping, not heavily based on sound/video One good example of…
How would you make the most of a micromanaging supervisor?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390779/How-would-you-make-the-most-of-a-micromanaging-supervisor
Published: September 21, 2026 21:11
I started a new project management job this year. I have 10+ years of experience, although this is a new industry for me. My boss is not a project manager and has been with the company 15 years and is a very intense micromanager. My supervisor is generally…
Good hand-sewing projects for a not-very-crafty ten year old?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390777/Good-hand-sewing-projects-for-a-not-very-crafty-ten-year-old
Published: September 21, 2026 18:20
My ten year old is not very into a lot of crafts but I recently taught her to hand sew and she really enjoyed it. She made a little quilt for one of her stuffies that's just nine squares sewn together without backing or anything and she's very proud of it.…
Who has the best plan for universal US Healthcare?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390775/Who-has-the-best-plan-for-universal-US-Healthcare
Published: September 21, 2026 17:07
In a perfect world: where we had the populist mandate (we do), the will of congress (we don't), and the ability to fight for it legally (that's probably part of the question), who knows HOW WE GET THERE without causing intolerable casualty in the…
Legistar API and cosponsorship addition/removal dates
http://ask.metafilter.com/390773/Legistar-API-and-cosponsorship-addition-removal-dates
Published: September 21, 2026 16:09
I use Legistar to research New York City Council legislative matters. When researching a specific bill, is it possible (maybe using the Legistar API; documentation) to learn what date each cosponsor signed on and became a bill cosponsor? (This might use…
Christmas and New Years, where to go from Europe?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390771/Christmas-and-New-Years-where-to-go-from-Europe
Published: September 20, 2026 21:58
Maldives taste, but Canary Islands budget, have you been somewhere nice? Help me think outside the box. Would like to get away to somewhere I could swim and ideally snorkle a little. Don't really want to head for Asia or the Caribbean, would otherwise hit…
iPhone apps freezing
http://ask.metafilter.com/390769/iPhone-apps-freezing
Published: September 20, 2026 18:53
Been googling this but haven't found a solution. My iPhone apps, mostly text, keep freezing. Also has happened w other native apps like Safari and podcasts app. I close the app by swiping up and reopen ,repeating till it works. Think this started w iOS 26…
Speak Cheerfully, Doc.
http://ask.metafilter.com/390768/Speak-Cheerfully-Doc
Published: September 20, 2026 18:18
I have almost completely neglected my health care for about 15 years, other than vaccines, mammograms, and cervical screenings with a local nurse clinic. I made an appointment to see my doctor next week to talk about perimenopause symptoms, but after 15…
Traveling to China/Hong Kong for the first time. What should I know?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390767/Traveling-to-China-Hong-Kong-for-the-first-time-What-should-I-know
Published: September 20, 2026 08:34
I will be going to the area around Hong Kong at the end of October for the first time for a week of vacation and a week of work. I have some questions. First, the fun part. What should we not miss? It'll be me and a friend/colleague with a week of time to…
Looking for help translating an old letter. I think it's in German
http://ask.metafilter.com/390765/Looking-for-help-translating-an-old-letter-I-think-its-in-German
Published: September 19, 2026 22:21
Or possibly a Slavic language. I looked up the place on the letterhead (Czernowitz, Bukowina) and it seems to no longer exist, but is now part of Ukraine. I found a really beautiful letter in a relative's family paperwork. Unfortunately, I have no idea…
Portable SSD problem—mothing to eject
http://ask.metafilter.com/390764/Portable-SSD-problemmothing-to-eject
Published: September 19, 2026 17:12
My old SSD, which was a WD " My Passport" 2TB, had stopped working, so like a complete idiot I unplugged it and destroyed it without ejecting it from my computer hard drive first. I have an iMacOS desktop currently running Sequoia 15.7.9. I didn't realize…
Looking for songs with funky clavinet parts
http://ask.metafilter.com/390761/Looking-for-songs-with-funky-clavinet-parts
Published: September 18, 2026 23:48
I'm a sucker for a song with a funky clavinet part. Examples: Stevie Wonder's "You Haven't Done Nothing" , The Band's "Up on Cripple Creek" and Led Zeppelin's "Trampled Under Foot." What else is out there (besides other Stevie Wonder songs-he's awesome…
What are the hooks on the British Museum Reading Room desks for?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390760/What-are-the-hooks-on-the-British-Museum-Reading-Room-desks-for
Published: September 18, 2026 21:07
I went to the British Museum to see the Bayeux Tapestry last weekend. While waiting on our timed slot, I wandered into the former British Library Reading Room for the first time. It's a stunning space. Each of the desks has a panel with four small brass…
Recommend travel-friendly cameras to me
http://ask.metafilter.com/390759/Recommend-travel-friendly-cameras-to-me
Published: September 18, 2026 20:24
I might be considering a new phone that has slightly worse camera features than my current phone. But I've also been kind of thinking that I'd like to maybe start carrying a proper camera for vacations anyway. What should I consider? The gist here is…
Help me recreate a bean dish I had in Jamaica
http://ask.metafilter.com/390758/Help-me-recreate-a-bean-dish-I-had-in-Jamaica
Published: September 18, 2026 20:08
Two years ago I ate one of the best bean dishes I've ever had, in Jamaica. I have no expectation of finding an exact recipe for this dish, but I'd like to get some ideas for tasty bean dishes that might be similar. Details below. The dish was flavorful but…
Why can sound waves travel around corners, but light can't?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390755/Why-can-sound-waves-travel-around-corners-but-light-cant
Published: September 18, 2026 09:54
Why can sound waves travel around corners, but light can't? If you have a light on in a room with an open door, you won't be able to see that light from around the corner (or from around multiple corners). But if you have music playing in a room with an…
Changing Mental Gears
http://ask.metafilter.com/390754/Changing-Mental-Gears
Published: September 18, 2026 00:37
How do you change gears mentally, as in putting yourself in a different headspace when changing roles or environments? For example, I know people have certain rituals when they come home from work such as changing clothes or putting on different shoes, so…
What piece of ephemeral media goes to your very identity?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390753/What-piece-of-ephemeral-media-goes-to-your-very-identity
Published: September 18, 2026 00:16
Today someone posted a photo of the September 1992 issue of Model Railroader magazine, and it was like a part of my own personal history on display; I have read it front to back countless times over many years; it shifted me from toy trains to model…
Political Analysis Paralysis - Please Send Help
http://ask.metafilter.com/390749/Political-Analysis-Paralysis-Please-Send-Help
Published: September 17, 2026 17:51
I recently left a job I had for over a decade that that restricted my ability to participate in partisan politics. I'm excited to engage, but I live in a very blue part of a solidly blue state and I have no idea where I should be directing my time,…
Tell me about your sponge demotion habits
http://ask.metafilter.com/390748/Tell-me-about-your-sponge-demotion-habits
Published: September 17, 2026 16:47
Are you familiar with the custom where you cut one corner off a sponge to "demote" it from dish sponge to counter sponge, and another corner to "demote" it again to being a floor sponge? If yes: where did you learn it and when? If no: where did you learn…
Is there a print edition of Condé Nast "Dogue"?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390745/Is-there-a-print-edition-of-Cond-Nast-Dogue
Published: September 17, 2026 00:41
A friend would be delighted with a print edition of this. After digging around, I don't think they make a print version of it--am I missing anything? Does a paper version exist? Do you know how to obtain one? I am aware of actual-print magazine Dogue,…
6 year old Birthday Girl
http://ask.metafilter.com/390744/6-year-old-Birthday-Girl
Published: September 16, 2026 21:36
My granddaughter will be 6 next week I want advise on birthday gifts. Books or educational gifts are always good. I live on a different continent and have no interchange with kids this age and am very clueless. Previously Amazon suggestins were OK not so…
Nevertheless, she resisted... watercolors?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390743/Nevertheless-she-resisted-watercolors
Published: September 16, 2026 19:26
About 10 years ago, I bought several different watercolor books where the pages were specially-treated to encourage painting inside the "lines" of each design. Help me find them again? I thought the kits we had were made by Aquarelle, but I can't find…
Should I be sharing doorbell camera footage with the police?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390742/Should-I-be-sharing-doorbell-camera-footage-with-the-police
Published: September 16, 2026 19:22
I live on a moderately busy street and every couple of months there's a collision outside my door. I generally just walk up to the police officers and offer to send them footage of the accident. Sometimes they'll ring the doorbell and ask for footage at a…
I have 12L of mustard in a dispenser bag. What's next?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390738/I-have-12L-of-mustard-in-a-dispenser-bag-Whats-next
Published: September 16, 2026 11:44
Against my partner's better judgment and in defiance of general common sense, I just bought 12L of mustard for $2. What can I do with it? There's a wild grocery chain in Ontario called Grocery Outlet, which specializes in discontinued, near-expiry, and…
Which enormous dictionary for a young witch fan of the late Sir Terry?
Published: September 16, 2026 01:30
My 10-year-old daughter is a precocious reader and has just read the first book of the Tiffany Aching series by Terry Pratchett. Which dictionary should I get her? In the book we learn that young Tiffany, an aspiring witch, has read the dictionary front…
Looking for short story collections for bedtime recordings (9-year-old)
Published: September 15, 2026 21:44
My son loves listening to stories at bedtime, and I want to record a few for him myself. The problem is most great kids' books are longer chapter books meant to be read over many nights – I'm looking specifically for collections of standalone short stories…
How do you convince your parents to spend money for important reasons?
Published: September 15, 2026 19:53
My parents are affluent 70/85 year old immigrants in the USA who have alot of money but are not great at keeping their health or living in comfortable circumstance. as a child, what ways to convince them to keep their health important no matter the cost?…
Help with My Bread Era
http://ask.metafilter.com/390733/Help-with-My-Bread-Era
Published: September 15, 2026 18:25
Recently I treated myself to a twee stoneware bread baking crock. I tried one of the recipes, but I think I need to tweak it a bit - can any expert bakers tell me if I'm on the right track? I've always had a bit of a struggle making yeasted breads, but I…
Why is my car windshield dirty on the inside?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390732/Why-is-my-car-windshield-dirty-on-the-inside
Published: September 15, 2026 16:22
Somehow my kid's car, a 2015 Mazda 3 hatchback, has a windshield clouded with blue-ish grease on the inside. I wiped it with ammonia-based window cleaner (Windex) and had to make two passes with fresh cloths, which I've never had to do for any window…
Fine motor skills in menopause
http://ask.metafilter.com/390731/Fine-motor-skills-in-menopause
Published: September 15, 2026 12:22
I am abruptly in menopause after a surgery. I can handle the moods (maybe) and the hot flashes (maybe) but the erosion of my fine motor skills is extremely upsetting. Is this going to get any better? I can't take HRT. I play guitar as my main hobby/entire…
How do you develop style?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390730/How-do-you-develop-style
Published: September 15, 2026 02:12
In regards to things like clothing, interior design and other areas of life, my style is very minimalist, neutral, and basic. I'm not prone to try things that are very out of the norm or interesting. Perhaps this is just my personality. But I also feel…
Urine smell on man's private area after PIV sex
http://ask.metafilter.com/390729/Urine-smell-on-mans-private-area-after-PIV-sex
Published: September 15, 2026 01:48
How do I prevent a urine smell that I am pretty sure is from a tiny amount of pee leaking out of me (a woman) onto my male partner's genital area after sex? The last partner I was with smoked a lot and didn't have the best sense of smell. I'm with a new…
What does this Bach cello line remind me of?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390727/What-does-this-Bach-cello-line-remind-me-of
Published: September 14, 2026 23:42
For about 10 seconds, the cello line in this Bach cantata reminds me of something, I just can't figure out what. Does it remind you of some other piece? Cantata is BWV 12, link should go to 19:22, the start of the Sei getreu aria.
How are you productively using AI?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390725/How-are-you-productively-using-AI
Published: September 14, 2026 18:47
I know that for the most part, AI is terrible. I also know it is very good at certain tasks. How are you using AI in ways that would be difficult to replicate using other methods, that doesn't make you feel gross? It also seems that having a local model…
Pre-fast meal ideas for my snowflake family
http://ask.metafilter.com/390722/Pre-fast-meal-ideas-for-my-snowflake-family
Published: September 14, 2026 17:25
Sunday night is Yom Kippur which means a 26 hour fast. So I need to come with a pre-fast meal for my family of four which includes one vegetarian, one who insists on some real meat (chicken or beef) plus allergies to tomatoes, eggplant, sweet peppers and…
How do you get better at trusting your judgement?
http://ask.metafilter.com/390720/How-do-you-get-better-at-trusting-your-judgement
Published: September 14, 2026 16:03
I have always been able to ace tests but as soon as I went from school/uni to the real world the additional complexity paralysed me and now it feels like I can arrive at zero correct answers and commit to zero decisions. How do I learn to trust my…
New wave/synth pop songs that use the 12-bar blues format
http://ask.metafilter.com/390719/New-wave-synth-pop-songs-that-use-the-12-bar-blues-format
Published: September 14, 2026 15:41
A follow-up question to something I asked in 2020: which new wave/synth pop songs use the 12-bar blues songwriting format? Some examples of what I'm looking for: The Cars/"Tonight She Comes Plastic Bertrand/"Ca Plane Pour Moi" Bryan Ferry/"Let's Stick…
My cat's going in for dental surgery next week, I'm scared!
http://ask.metafilter.com/390715/My-cats-going-in-for-dental-surgery-next-week-Im-scared
Published: September 14, 2026 10:17
My cat is getting surgery for dental extractions next week following a recent routine vet visit where she was found to be experiencing feline tooth reabsorption. What can I expect on the day of the surgery and the weeks after? This is my first cat and…