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msacheson — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 12:47:55 -0800

I found something cool on the web and want to share it with everyone else.

By: Specklet

Specklet — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 12:59:59 -0800

I like the Codex Seraphinianus drawings (and the link to an explanation) and some of the photographs, but isn't this just some blog? P.S. It always cracks me up that "blog" is not in the spellcheck dictionary.

By: 27

27 — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:02:34 -0800

A blog that hasn't been updated since mid-April? Am I missing something here?

By: team lowkey

team lowkey — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:03:25 -0800

Are you trying to get banned, or something? I really don't get it. A link to a link farm blog where the links don't work?

By: NewBornHippy

NewBornHippy — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:03:42 -0800

> I found something cool on the web and want to share it with > everyone else. What a minute, this isn't a palindrome.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:04:36 -0800

I'm getting 404s everywhere.

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:08:28 -0800

Blog? "Otto" is a palindrome.

By: es_de_bah

es_de_bah — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:09:50 -0800

P.S. It always cracks me up that "blog" is not in the spellcheck dictionary. I know! Neither is "metafilter." Or spellcheck," for that matter.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:14:33 -0800

Codex Seraphinianus Rawks

By: wendell

wendell — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:14:55 -0800

Worst. Worded. Post. Ever.

By: eatitlive

eatitlive — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:15:50 -0800

Not to derail this discussion, or anything, but I'm starting vacation tomorrow. You all will just have to amuse yourselves while I'm away.

By: Blue Buddha

Blue Buddha — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:17:06 -0800

I enjoyed the tanker hulls as art...

By: Grangousier

Grangousier — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:17:12 -0800

Well, the Codex Seraphinianus is enough by itself, so thanks for that. Sort of like Musrum via Woodring.

By: msacheson

msacheson — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:18:13 -0800

Thanks, wendell!

By: 27

27 — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:19:00 -0800

I'm going to bring up this post the next time somebody says that the $5 MeFites are the responsible for all the shitty posts on Metafilter.

By: msacheson

msacheson — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:19:25 -0800

I forgot that nobody posts weblogs on MetaFilter anymore. It's so pre-9/11.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:20:05 -0800

Shouldn't this have been a TinyURL to a GeoCities site with that FPP?

By: msacheson

msacheson — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:22:02 -0800

I'm going to bring up this post the next time somebody says that the $5 MeFites are the responsible for all the shitty posts on Metafilter. No, but feel free to correct your grammar while you're at it. After all, I'm perfect, right? Does nobody know where the wording of the FPP comes from? Huh?

By: Item

Item — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:24:10 -0800

Oh do tell us

By: 27

27 — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:24:23 -0800

I'm going to mention this post the next time somebody says that the $5 MeFites are responsible for all the shitty posts on Metafilter. Happy now? This post still sucks.

By: Floydd

Floydd — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:25:44 -0800

Great!. You filled in the blanks, and it went live.

By: Floydd

Floydd — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:28:22 -0800

...and I never would have found this on my own, so thanks msacheson. The Codex Seraphinianus is delightful.

By: If I Had An Anus

If I Had An Anus — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:33:10 -0800

I forgot that nobody posts weblogs on MetaFilter anymore. I regret that fact often. And yes nobody probably knows where the wording comes from. As do I.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:33:39 -0800

By: NewBornHippy

NewBornHippy — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:40:32 -0800

> Are you trying to get banned, or something? You can get banned off Mefi? Really? > I forgot that nobody posts weblogs on MetaFilter anymore. It's so pre-9/11. We're all a little nervous in this post 9/11 world.

By: Specklet

Specklet — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:43:52 -0800

Did a newbie hack msacheson's account? If not, we're just not getting it, dude. On preview: yes, NewBornHippy, you can get banned. Where have you been?

By: msacheson

msacheson — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:44:56 -0800

Great!. You filled in the blanks, and it went live. posted by Floydd at 1:25 PM PST on June 24 We have a winner! http://www.metafilter.com/contribute/post_good.mefi?pid=10738 (though I admit this post might not be one)

By: mathowie

mathowie — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:45:55 -0800

This is a great idea for a blog, just posting the most interesting bits from flickr and other places.

By: vagus

vagus — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:55:12 -0800

FPP material? I THINK NOT, SIR.

By: jonson

jonson — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:57:23 -0800

Note: You read the guidelines, right?

By: NewBornHippy

NewBornHippy — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:07:35 -0800

> NewBornHippy, you can get banned. Where have you been? Err, banned? Kidding. I just didn't notice.

By: The Great Big Mulp

The Great Big Mulp — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:12:22 -0800

Yay! Pictures of the Codex! I've always wanted that book, man, but it's so damned expensive. Mayhap my upcoming tax return will be more fruitful than expected.

By: Floydd

Floydd — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:19:19 -0800

We have a winner! I'd like to thank all the little people....

By: languagehat

languagehat — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:20:04 -0800

Why are people being so nasty about this post? It's a link to what looks like an excellent blog. So what if it "hasn't been updated since mid-April"? The Sappho poem recently linked to hasn't been updated in over 2,500 years. Ignore the idiots, msacheson—this is a fine post, and I thank you for pointing me to that gorgeous collection of images.

By: msacheson

msacheson — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:31:10 -0800

Actually, I like giving idiots my attention. It's my job every day - as a middle school math teacher.

By: msacheson

msacheson — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:31:28 -0800

and, thanks, languagehat.

By: Chasuk

Chasuk — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:33:52 -0800

msacheson: I second what languagehat said. Being an asshole is apparently a popular MeFite diversion today. What's wrong with you people?

By: wendell

wendell — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:36:04 -0800

msacheson, yes I knew, and that's why I wrote it. On the other hand One of the. Best. Blog. Names. Ever. Hopefully, we can motivate (or shame) R. Justin Smith to get back to blogging... A man, a plan, a hat, a hanal, Panama!

By: misteraitch

misteraitch — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:37:30 -0800

Blimey, I did those Codex scans! I hadn't seen this blog before, despite the link to mine, so thanks msacheson for pointing it out.

By: spock

spock — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:38:56 -0800

Being an asshole is apparently a popular MeFite diversion today. What's wrong with you people? I thought it was a prerequisite to membership here.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:49:23 -0800

Pictures of "The Gates". That is so fresh.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:53:00 -0800

Being an asshole is apparently a popular MeFite diversion today. What's wrong with you people? You must be new here.

By: state fxn

state fxn — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:10:46 -0800

MeFi ~~assholes~~ elitists.

By: 27

27 — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:13:08 -0800

Having an opinion that doesn't agree with yours doesn't make me an asshole or an idiot, despite what you might think. I visited the site. It had a couple of nice pictures and a bunch of broken links. I asked msacheson if I was missing something, since I couldn't derive his point via the title or the linked text he selected. Instead of addressing the question, he picked on a minor grammatical issue in my comment. I thought when somebody made a post here, you were allowed to comment on the quality and/or the content of the post. If I'm wrong, then please clarify because a lot of people comment on the quality of a post every day (and it happened a few times inside this thread). And if I'm not wrong, then take your namecalling back to the playground and STFU.

By: peacay

peacay — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:34:02 -0800

I liked it. Thankyou msacheson.

By: maryh

maryh — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:44:32 -0800

I liked it too. And I would probably never have seen the Codex if you hadn't linked to it, so thanks msacheson.

By: bluesky43

bluesky43 — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:45:31 -0800

Some of you people are awfully cranky. I liked it too.

By: FieldingGoodney

FieldingGoodney — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:30:43 -0800

msacheson, here's a call to action : I dare you to tell us specifically why this is a cool post in plain English. I bet you can't do that.

By: Rumple

Rumple — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:34:06 -0800

A dog, a plan, a canal: Pagoda

By: team lowkey

team lowkey — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:36:35 -0800

Some of us just really didn't get it. Using the text from the link submission form made me think he was making some inside joke. My response of "Are you trying to get banned?" was the my only guess at what that inside joke might be. He was linking to his own blog to make some point. There were just far too many layers of meta going on for me to read it as a straightforward "Check out this site I found". The Codex is cool. Probably would have been better off making a FPP about that.

By: msacheson

msacheson — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:50:28 -0800

There is no inside joke. There is no joke or anything to 'get'. Not every MeFi post has to mean something or be taken so seriously. The title was just something that occurred to me while I was on the 'post' page, and it fit, since I think the site was just a simple, cool little blog, like the ones that used to get noticed by MeFites. I thought it was cool and wanted to share it. Nothing to be deciphered. If you're looking for the Best. Post. Ever., keep looking. If you liked it, thanks. That's all I wanted.

By: FieldingGoodney

FieldingGoodney — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:00:39 -0800

The Codex is cool. Probably would have been better off making a FPP about that. I didn't get even that. I didn't get the connection between the pictures - can somebody explain it to me in small words?

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:07:56 -0800

f you're looking for the Best. Post. Ever., keep looking. Stil looking....

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:08:28 -0800

if you're looking for the Best. Post. Ever., keep looking. Still looking....

By: Tlogmer

Tlogmer — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:34:16 -0800

I'm with languagehat. Great post, msacheson.

By: Chimp

Chimp — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:51:25 -0800

Cool post! Ashame the links had expired. Can anybody tell me when the $5 membership fee was introduced? Most probably a question for metatalk.

By: christina

christina — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:54:52 -0800

the content of the post was cool, the set up wasn't. why not say why we shoudl go look, give us a bit more. mefi is about contex, not just "this is neat dude." If it's about the codex, tell us and they we'll discuss the codex rather than the post....

By: ORthey

ORthey — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:16:59 -0800

MetaFilter: 30% discussion of the content of the post, 70% discussion of the merit of the post.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:37:32 -0800

I dare you to tell us specifically why this is a cool post in plain English. I bet you can't do that. the post cost you nothing. it's presence does not harm you. msacheson owes you nothing, jerkoff.

By: peacay

peacay — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 19:00:15 -0800

Some people seem to need instructions on how to enjoy something. "Do we like this?"

By: catachresoid

catachresoid — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 19:41:40 -0800

"I didn't get the connection between the pictures - can somebody explain it to me in small words?" The pictures are cool.

By: Chimp

Chimp — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 19:44:39 -0800

Cool post because different topics/discussions appeal to different people. I brought up the question on $5 membership because 27 made the comment on $5 mefites being responsible for shitty posts. My comment was not a criticism of msacheson, but the possibility of elitism in mefi.

By: msacheson

msacheson — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 19:48:57 -0800

I don't know what the Codex is, actually, but now I want to know. Is it some sort of "Fight Club" that you're not allowed to talk about? (quonsar, I didn't understand the pic you included until I looked a little deeper. Nice work.) the possibility of elitism in mefi. posted by Chimp at 7:44 PM PST on June 24 No, elitism, here? Never! We wouldn't let any elitists in here. We don't like their kind. And thanks for the backup, peeps. msacheson, out.

By: of strange foe

of strange foe — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:28:30 -0800

misteraitch, thank you for sharing the codex scans!

By: Hands of Manos

Hands of Manos — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 23:52:16 -0800

ne haw7 chix?

By: jenovus

jenovus — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:49:09 -0800

pix n brokn linx plz

By: The Great Big Mulp

The Great Big Mulp — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:55:59 -0800

More on the Codex. (for those who are interested, of course)

By: dabitch

dabitch — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 01:32:34 -0800

" Blimey, I did those Codex scans! I hadn't seen this blog before, despite the link to mine, so thanks msacheson for pointing it out." misteraitch misteraitch's spamula.net deserves an FPP considering he has many many more interesting images there that he scanned, and the codex images. Kewl. :)

By: Arqa

Arqa — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 05:50:06 -0800

Before today I never knew about this stunning set of images, so thank you msacheson for the post. :)

By: NickDouglas

NickDouglas — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 13:23:13 -0800

Decent images, but if you're not willing to call your post the best ever, it shouldn't be on the front page. Life's too short for "this isn't that great but all 24,000 of you should see it."

By: languagehat

languagehat — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:27:10 -0800

That's ridiculous—it would lead to a nice, clean, empty front page—but I'm glad you satisfied your primal need to snark.

By: peacay

peacay — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 18:37:11 -0800

dabitch writes "misteraitch's spamula.net deserves an FPP" Oh wow...I got very close to making up an FPP yesterday about the Giornale Nuovo's piece on Lequeu (but he did such a good job fleshing it out I felt it would be direct pilfering). My compliments to you misteraitch on a premium quality site and thanks also for the codex scanning!
So many great bloggers belong to MeFi.

By: Aknaton

Aknaton — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 05:51:43 -0800

The linked-to site has some fine, lovely images. Certainly a better link than a great many things found on the FP. This is not why this FPP sucks, and suck it does. I pray that this nondescriptive coyness does not catch on. Consider how much less useful MeFi would be if all other links were posted in this way. Completely unsearchable, completely unfilterable by eye ("oh, I'm not interested in that stuff"). There are hundreds of links a day, some of them even with tags.

By: dabitch

dabitch — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 07:12:08 -0800

peacay, do it anyway! I was just thinking that would be a good one.

By: dirigibleman

dirigibleman — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 07:39:54 -0800

I thought when somebody made a post here, you were allowed to comment on the quality and/or the content of the post. That's what the gray is for.

By: mrhappysad

mrhappysad — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 10:54:28 -0800