The Best Stuff in the World

October 17, 2006 11:19 PM

The Best Stuff in the World -- "an open, organic, polymorphous site which, depending on the user, could take on diverse forms and meanings. The site simply asks you to input your best stuff, whether that be a song that inspires you, your favourite little Indian restaurant, or the best explication of Kantian aesthetics ... it's up to you!" {via mefi projects}
posted by dobbs (19 comments total)

It be dead. I did see it before briefly and wanted to go and have a better look. *sigh*
posted by peacay at 11:22 PM on October 17, 2006

Huh? I'm on there now. I just added Metachat and piled on for Metafilter.
posted by dobbs at 11:23 PM on October 17, 2006

works for me too
posted by sourbrew at 11:26 PM on October 17, 2006

Hmmm...there may be problems with leaving the "Best country to live in in the world" to a popularity vote.

The "best explication of Kantian aesthetics" sounds like a lofty ideal. Unfortunately, the front page looks like a Best Hits of Western Pop Culture....
posted by vacapinta at 11:32 PM on October 17, 2006

On the main page there is "Hello world" on a blank white screen.
I get 404 from the link vacapinta posted. I cleared cookies, hard refreshed. Zip.
posted by peacay at 11:42 PM on October 17, 2006

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posted by fleacircus at 11:52 PM on October 17, 2006

Not a very sophisticated crowd over there, are they?

The best TV comedy:
Friends - 174
Brass Eye - 4

Or in the category of Best Country in the World to live in, why not vote for:
United States: The only nation on earth that has true freedom of religion, speech, and press.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 1:16 AM on October 18, 2006

Their unwavering dedication to "The Best..." to name all categories would be admirable if it didn't throw out things like "The Best Most Beautiful Actress".
And the whole thing is a lot more boring than it should be.
posted by bunglin jones at 2:01 AM on October 18, 2006

United States: The only nation on earth that has true freedom of religion, speech, and press.

Yep that's a little annoying. It should at least be 'One of two nations that has true freedom of religion, speech and press'. We're all into that in New Zealand...I guess it all depends on your definition of 'true', 'nation' and 'freedom'. (Sorry off-topic).
posted by DOUBLE A SIDE at 2:17 AM on October 18, 2006

United States: The only nation on earth that has true freedom of religion, speech, and press.

Damn straight. Fucking Mac users and their Intelligent Design Bullshit. Jon Benet Ramsey didn't get attacked on a Carribean Island Springbreak while being filmed by ABC news so that the United States of America could lose a popularity poll to the unwashed hordes of freedom hating French/African Refugee seekers of China. The righteous USA smote the saddamites so that joe sixpack could control the lube that drives international tirade. None of that pansy ass embargoing down or unimposing sanctions. We got the bunkerbusters and F150s fully bloated and are looking some good blowback.


I predict this site will be the best trainwreck.

Three people think Canada is the Best National Football Team

???
posted by srboisvert at 3:00 AM on October 18, 2006

The best oral sex:

Cunnilingus: 8 people
Fellatio: 3 people

Some mistake here, surely?
posted by PeterMcDermott at 3:01 AM on October 18, 2006

Beef... stew...
posted by Faint of Butt at 3:55 AM on October 18, 2006

I laughed a little when I noticed this one.
posted by clevershark at 4:39 AM on October 18, 2006

The best thing to play with.
posted by Mr_Zero at 6:29 AM on October 18, 2006

The best framework for rapidly building pointless web sites that will be ghost towns within 90 days.
posted by Armitage Shanks at 6:36 AM on October 18, 2006

Hmm. I think I just polluted the namespace. Ah well.
posted by Luddite at 7:07 AM on October 18, 2006

Nutella outranks Money and Mom only gets sixteen votes, twice as many as Communism. And I'm doing this instead of working?
posted by kozad at 7:21 AM on October 18, 2006

Amelie is watching me masturbate!
posted by owhydididoit at 8:14 AM on October 18, 2006

Apparently Gmail is the greatest thing known to mankind.

That's a good reason to kill yourself.
posted by Citizen Premier at 5:54 PM on October 18, 2006