MeTa post: talespin.net = MetaFilter? Weird....

Yeah, like Matt said, my TaleSpin fan site used to be on the same server. I intended to move it over months ago, but I ran into a dilemma in which moving it required changing the nameservers, which killed the Web mail service a few people use with the domain. So I decided to keep the mail going and not put the site back up, at least until I figure out a way to make both work simultaneously.
posted to MetaTalk by Nikolai at 8:22 PM on September 7, 2004

MeTa post: Wow! MetaFilter's Nikolai Nolan has put up a...

Wow, thanks, Miguel. But I didn't think anyone would actually link this. It's just an old class project I had laying around, and I posted it because I thought the splash screen looked cool. It's not written that well; for instance, I have no source that says that Blogger is the largest weblog publishing service. Consider this as filler until I release a more interesting feature.

Oh, and I did check with Jesse about using the name. I remember the real Weblog Nation as well. :)
posted to MetaTalk by Nikolai at 11:34 PM on April 11, 2002

MeTa post: Matt started it when he mentioned the possibility...

Hmm, Matt, we don't seem to be on the same wavelength here. Translation wasn't part of the plan, just options. For instance, if you were posting something, you would encounter drop down boxes that say something like this:

This post is in {English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Swahili, etc.}
This post pertains to {All areas, United States, USA-Chicago, USA-New York, USA-San Francisco, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, Zambia,... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Nikolai at 7:04 PM on November 10, 2000

Although for that suggestion, I would suggest not having a default post location based on your location, but having it default to "All areas" (or have the post preference have an option for "my posts usually don't pertain to one locality"). Just because you're from Sweden doesn't mean your MetaFilter posts are usually about Sweden.

I like Matt's idea of having local posts on separate pages for unregistered users; they could be linked from a box like the links box on the... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Nikolai at 1:11 PM on November 11, 2000

I'm not trying to burden Matt either; I just saw Tom and Caroline's posts and thought I'd get a word in before any progress was made on the regional MetaFilter idea. It's just a suggestion; I don't see the urgency that Joe Clark mentions anywhere in this thread.
posted to MetaTalk by Nikolai at 11:20 PM on November 11, 2000

MeTa post: Did you win a TiVo? Post your winning essay here...

I think I put about half a milligram of effort into this, and won anyway. Similiarities to Brad's are not intentional. Besides, his is much better.

There once was a lady in Duffy
Who thought watching TV was rough-y.
She missed all her shows
And everyone knows
Her VCR didn't tape "Buffy."

Her neighbor was so sympathetic.
He knew that stuff gave her a headache.
"I just got this... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Nikolai at 4:26 AM on September 28, 2000