https://ask.metafilter.com/ The past 24 hours of questions at Ask MetaFilter Sat, 16 May 2026 06:52:16 GMT Sat, 16 May 2026 06:52:16 GMT en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://ask.metafilter.com/389732/Has-anyone-used-FODZYME-for-garlic-intolerance tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389732 Sat, 16 May 2026 06:52:16 GMT Lylo fodzyme Garlic GarlicIntolerance https://ask.metafilter.com/389732/Has-anyone-used-FODZYME-for-garlic-intolerance/rss https://ask.metafilter.com/389731/Comedown-after-fun-events tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389731 Sat, 16 May 2026 04:16:22 GMT mermaidcafe Comedown depression https://ask.metafilter.com/389731/Comedown-after-fun-events/rss
Two examples, Lost In Translation, and Terrence Malick's Badlands You got any more?]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389730/Films-summarized-in-a-video tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389730 Sat, 16 May 2026 03:20:03 GMT Rash film2video https://ask.metafilter.com/389730/Films-summarized-in-a-video/rss Bad Wall Area

Is there any sort of spackle/bonding stuff/whatever I can smoosh on there and then paint it? I seem to remember that when I first painted it, when it was raw brick (raw and ~130 years old), I used aluminum paint (because a contractor told me to).

I just want to do those small areas -- most of the wall is fine. Thank you.]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389729/How-can-I-fix-this-crumbling-painted-brick tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389729 Fri, 15 May 2026 23:47:01 GMT DMelanogaster home repair https://ask.metafilter.com/389729/How-can-I-fix-this-crumbling-painted-brick/rss
The good news: I have every appliance under the sun (air fryer, instant pot etc) and although I am currently low in skill and energy, and I am motivated to improve my situation. I also (finally!) have a diagnosis for my years of digestive upset ('bile acid malabsorption' which I did not know was a thing). I am on medication, and it has improved things tremendously. But I know I cannot improve it the rest of the way without cleaning up my diet!

The bad news: I am peri-menopause, pre-diabetic (in addition to the other stuff), work full-time and have a nine-year old who also has to eat.

Requirements:

- No more than 10g fat per serving including side dishes
- Reasonable carb content (e.g. no sticky honey chicken)
- Freezeable, preferably in those cube trays
- Not heavily based on dairy (kiddo is lactose-intolerant we limit his cheese)

I have found some websites/recipes which meet some of these requirements. But a lot of the low-fat stuff over-relies on carb replacements, a lot of the low-carb stuff is too high in fat and I'm having trouble finding exactly what I need.

Open to suggestions for individual recipes, or recipe websites.

Thanks!]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389728/In-search-of-unicorn-recipes-for-meal-prepping tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389728 Fri, 15 May 2026 22:05:48 GMT ficbot cooking food recipes https://ask.metafilter.com/389728/In-search-of-unicorn-recipes-for-meal-prepping/rss
Our idea is to use fencing like this and stakes like this (likely with plastic caps on the top for safety and to hold the fencing up). These items will not take up too much space in an already overstuffed RV storage. I realize that when the 48" stakes are sunk into the ground, there will be extra fencing at the top. However, there aren't many choices for longer stakes or 36" fencing. We can always cut some off the top when we figure out how deep the stakes need to go. Our dogs are not big jumpers. We like this fencing because it doesn't block the view through it. So, first of all: Will this work? Are there alternative products that will work better or last longer (but still take up as little space as possible)?

Bonus question: The problem with this dog corral is that it will also corral us! How can we add an easy way to get in and out of the corral? One idea is to create a makeshift gate by using two stakes about 3 feet apart at one terminus of the fence, weaving the fencing over the second stake from the end, then using carabiners to attach the end of the fencing to the last stake. Of course, just regular carabiners won't be able to keep the fencing from sliding down the stake, so any suggestions are welcome!

What do you think?]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389727/Help-me-design-a-camping-dog-enclosure tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389727 Fri, 15 May 2026 21:35:52 GMT Don_K dogfencing https://ask.metafilter.com/389727/Help-me-design-a-camping-dog-enclosure/rss https://ask.metafilter.com/363033/Irriitable-customer-leaves-me-feeling-a-little-bruised Sorry I'm not good at HTML. Thursday I was by myself and a regular came in. He asked for the pool equipment and I complied. (Usually I let my co worker help him as he is VERY diplomatic, This man is very unpleasant, and John helps him with aplomb.) I love my co-worker, we all love him.

Since I hadn't waited on him in maybe two years, when he told me his name, I put it in wrongly and asked him to spell it please.

He put his head halfway down. 'JESUS CHRIST!!!" he yelled.

I think this is beyond the pale, crossing a line, etc. I'm also aware that the longer I wait to talk to my supervisor, the more of a weirdo I look like. I want to ask for not "advice" but "feedback." My new supervisor is no-nonsense but fair and hard to read. Definitely not warm and fuzzy.

I do have a new therp (the prior wouldn't take my insurance and who can blame her, it's more paperwork).

I took hours in Psychology today and only one answered. She interrupts and the wall behind her looks flyspecked. Dumb, I know. I have an appointment this afternoon.

Even if I am heading toward memory loss and/or facial blindness, I shouldn't be miserable. I only have two years left to retirement. I can't manage without this extra each month.

So, what would you have done? I have been working for years on understanding that other people's stuff is their stuff (note the date of the attached post), but this was so sudden and abrupt.

Please be kind. I felt like a thin-skinned burn victim for hours]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389726/What-do-do-with-abusive-patrons tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389726 Fri, 15 May 2026 17:39:24 GMT Rumi'sLeftSock work https://ask.metafilter.com/389726/What-do-do-with-abusive-patrons/rss This XKCD is kinda in the zone.

I know I can search XKCD but I'd love broader examples! Must be SFW, etc.

That XKCD is a great example of "let's be careful when gathering and analyzing data" as the gag, but I don't want cartoons that are fundamentally "data and statistics are complete bullshit" as the core idea.]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389725/Please-share-your-best-cartoons-about-statistics-measurements-data tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389725 Fri, 15 May 2026 16:10:23 GMT Shepherd analysis cartoons comics data humour math statistics https://ask.metafilter.com/389725/Please-share-your-best-cartoons-about-statistics-measurements-data/rss
Criteria, in this order:

1. Comfort. The rugs should be soft to the touch and soft underfoot. (Does this mean we need pads underneath?)

2. Durability. Both rugs will be in high-traffic areas. Our house has a dog, a cat, a child, guest dogs, a robot vacuum, and dirt roads outside. The rugs will need to be vacuumed regularly, maybe washed sometimes (I don't even know how one does this), and not show dirt too much.

3. Beauty. The rugs will be focal points in the rooms they are in. Both rooms' primary aesthetic feature is views to the outdoors, with lots of grass, trees, and sky. The house's aesthetic is somewhere between "modern farmhouse" and "Southwest."

4. Cost. We can invest in the right rugs to meet our needs for the long term, but we're not looking to impress people with the luxury or brands of our rugs. In general we are "fix it ourselves or buy it on Craigslist" kinds of people, but I am prepared to spend money on brand new rugs that meet all our other criteria. I'm not an experienced thrifter/estate sale shopper.

Other considerations:

- I love the idea of a really beautiful hand-woven rug from somewhere we travel to, but these are often wool and therefore itchy.

- We have very limited in-person shopping options where we live (rural western U.S.). We can drive 1.5 hours to a small city with big-box stores, or 6 hours to a midsized city with more options, or order online.

Thanks for your help!]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389724/Big-lovely-rugs-for-floor-based-living tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389724 Fri, 15 May 2026 15:31:33 GMT TrixieRamble carpet furniturefree rug rugs https://ask.metafilter.com/389724/Big-lovely-rugs-for-floor-based-living/rss
One estimate is very close to 150 percent of the other. Both shops clearly use the same software tool to produce their estimates (I guess maybe there's an MS Word for estimating that everyone uses) so I can put them side by side to compare. And that's where it gets odd.

At first I assumed one was charging me less for labor. But that's not it. In fact the cheaper estimate is charging slightly more per hour for labor, but assuming less of it. The big thing is that they are charging very different prices for the exact same OEM parts. There are part numbers on both estimates and they all match. For the same bumper cover, same part number, one says it costs $1,400 and the other says it costs $1,047. Upper grille, again same part number, $523 vs $309. There are a lot of other small differences, like one assuming five hours for "paint" vs. one hour for the other. All these parts come prepainted, I'm not sure why there's any painting at all. One wants to inspect and repair a fender liner and replace a fog lamp that the other doesn't mention.

Basically, I can't really figure out how to compare and contrast. I could just go with the cheaper one, but I'm not sure which one is more accurate. Is the more expensive one padding the bill? Or is the cheaper one lowballing me only to "find" more that needs to be done once I'm committed? How would someone who knows their way around auto bodywork approach this?]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389723/Why-are-these-auto-body-repair-estimates-so-different tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389723 Fri, 15 May 2026 14:58:46 GMT Naberius auto bodywork car collision estimate repair https://ask.metafilter.com/389723/Why-are-these-auto-body-repair-estimates-so-different/rss
My job seems to have no upward mobility so ive become vocal about the way I've been treated and held back but because of the length of time I've been there I couldn't really get the nerve to leave when the umpteen thousand of us were herded out like sheep to a comfortable slaughter back in October. Now we have no union to support us and nowhere to go to get our grievances heard so im deepening a gouge in my heart for this job and it kills me everyday to have to go back but its my main source of income. Second part of my question is I've been wanting to get into data analytics both for the career boost and also to use that knowledge in exposing wasteful government spending. Is there any chance that a government employee with 17 years of useless loyalty and zero useful work skills could learn data analytics within 6months to a year to change my career before it kills me? Are career changes in fashion?]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389722/Debilitating-work-burnout-career-change-desire tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389722 Fri, 15 May 2026 10:23:18 GMT The_imp_inimpossible Career change https://ask.metafilter.com/389722/Debilitating-work-burnout-career-change-desire/rss