MetaFilterThe past 24 hours of MetaFilterBack-to-school in diapers- July 6, 2008 Kids at school in nappies. Another report claims the average age of toilet-training is now 3 or 4, compared to the former norm of 18 months. Teachers don't want to change diapers; parents say they don't have time to toilet-train. Is our future a continuum of diapers to Dependshttp://www.metafilter.com/73073/Backtoschool-in-diapers The Paintings of Fred Einaudi- July 6, 2008 The Paintings of Fred Einaudi. Via everlasting blorthttp://www.metafilter.com/73072/The-Paintings-of-Fred-Einaudi Wordchamp: hover over a foreign-language word and get its definition- July 6, 2008 Wordchamp lets you view foreign-language web pages with definitions in your language as mouseovers (registration-only). When you've registered, you can enter a language pair and a URL into Wordchamp's "Web Reader" and a definition will pop up when you hover over a word. It's sad that it's registration-only, and I can't vouch for the quality of the dictionaries; but I've found it quite useful in making some sense of web pages in different languages.http://www.metafilter.com/73071/Wordchamp-hover-over-a-foreignlanguage-word-and-get-its-de... Lshloshet yamin: In three days you will know that evil will be defeated by justice- July 6, 2008 Gabriels Revelation: This should shake our basic view of Christianity... His mission is that he has to be put to death by the Romans to suffer so his blood will be the sign for redemption to come... This is the conscious view of Jesus himself. This gives the Last Supper an absolutely different meaning.http://www.metafilter.com/73070/L’shloshet-yamin-“In-three-days-you-will-know... How Ordinary People Do Extraordinary Things- July 6, 2008 MeFite scrumtralescent thought it would be fun to interview people who dared to take a chance and do something cool or exciting, like leaving their jobs to travel for a year, picking up an unusual hobby or starting their own business, and then share these interviews via a website for all to enjoy. So she did, and the result was 'The Life Less Traveled: How Ordinary People Do Extraordinary ThingsAnd How You Can, Too!' via mefi projectshttp://www.metafilter.com/73069/How-Ordinary-People-Do-Extraordinary-Things Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark- July 6, 2008 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Also, 2 and 3. NSFW due to a tasteless header image. You'll have to arrange by date and ascending to view them in proper order.http://www.metafilter.com/73068/Scary-Stories-to-Tell-in-the-Dark ... and living on a prayer- July 6, 2008 Living on the Edge Welcome to Ronda, a beautiful city in southern Spain which is split in two by el Tajo gorge. As a result, certain buildings have been perched on the edge of the gorges vertical walls, enormous cliffs bridged by the 200 year old Peunte Neuvo. Now, although living on the edge of that gigantic 130m crack would give me the shakes, I'd much rather live there than Bonifaciohttp://www.metafilter.com/73067/and-living-on-a-prayer Your favorite band sucks.- July 6, 2008 50 Bands, 50 States: The Boston Phoenix declares the best all-time band, best all-time solo artist, and best new band from each state. West Virginia: The system cannot find the file specified.http://www.metafilter.com/73066/Your-favorite-band-sucks $4 gas, not that bad- July 6, 2008 According to TIME, there are at least 10 things good about high gas prices. Such as four-day work weeks, less pollution, and fewer traffic deaths.http://www.metafilter.com/73065/4-gas-not-that-bad RED WORM TIME is begin.- July 5, 2008 Congratulation! You have a fruit! A fruit is not ready currently. You must prepare a fruit. The color of a fruit is green. The color of a fruit to taste great and put inside your body is red. YES! A link to SomethingAwful "dot com." BUT. With no particular designation or announcement that it was any different from the usual fare, SA's Zack Parsons published these pieces of a sinister, surprising, and delightful horror story over the past eight months or so. The Instruction.http://www.metafilter.com/73064/RED-WORM-TIME-is-begin |