MeFi comment:
"Just a mention that Joe Nocera (probably my fave business columnist right now) has been great on Fannie Mae - precise, clear and furious. This Aug 22 piece clears away the "But it was our mission!" excuses and concisely explains just what..." [
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favorited 13 times, recently by JHarris, Espoo2, lyam, Ickster, readery, kid ichorous, godisdad, orthogonality, lalochezia, EatTheWeak, Kadin2048, netbros, zippy
35 minutes ago
MeFi comment:
"In addition to promoting political progress in African-American communities, Little Blue Books targeted the complacency of their white American readership, noting, “We burn Negroes at the stake… fan into flame hatred and dissension, and then cover it..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Freen, duende, nasreddin
Yesterday
Ask comment:
"1. What films are there which truly sustain the sense of wonder, conceptual imagination and depth of possibility that the best written SF does, even if that means complete disregard for the audience knowing what's going on?
And so far only one..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dhruva
Yesterday
Ask comment:
"Check the answers in this one, too: What websites will my 80-year-old grandfather love?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kryptos
3 days ago
Ask comment:
"sunshinesky, the Ground Rules for this sort of thing have been worked out by thousands upon thousands of Roommates Through The Ages, precisely to deal with jerks like The Thoughtless Rent-Payer and his/her EverPresent FuckNut (a combination that,..." [
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favorited 31 times, recently by yohko
4 days ago
MeTa comment:
"MeFi's text-only throwback front page
Words are now a "throwback."
Yeesh, is this society fucked." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by xorry
9 days ago
MeFi comment:
"a mere 47 percent of Hampshire's scholars manage to graduate in four years
Minor point, but most college students across the US don't graduate in four years:
A report published recently by the Education Trust, an independent nonprofit..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by strangeguitars
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Do athletes wander around the Olympic Village randomly asking people "are you gay" or something?
No, but showing reaction shots of the spouse/significant other is a regular feature of coverage of straight athletes. Did NBC do that with..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by gursky
13 days ago
MeFi comment:
"who needs rhythmic gymnastics
Hey! Those damn ribbons are the single most beautiful, flowing, psychedelically wonderful thing about the Olympics. Hands down.
No contest...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Meatbomb
13 days ago
MeTa comment:
"I hate hate hate writing in formal academic writing.
So, not using casually patronizing terms for women = "writing in formal academic writing"? Please just consider the possibility that this is another one of those cases where you have..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Phalene
2 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"They've both been used as playful, slangy ways of saying 'female mefites' for years by male and female users alike
Actually, searching Metatalk pulls up only three uses of 'MeFemme over the years,' all of them from you, jon. There are two uses in..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Phalene
2 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"If that's the question - "Do I have to provide a few answers in AskMe before posting a question?" - the answer's no. There is a one-week waiting period for new users before they can post questions, as described in the "caveat"..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tellurian
2 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"By the way, to folks who think it's just the subject matter that got the post yanked, here's a post about Christian Zionism that didn't get deleted." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by magstheaxe
2 weeks ago
MeFi post:
Gerd Arntz and the origins of the stick figure
favorited 18 times, recently by madamjujujive, Ictus, Hal Mumkin, farishta, aeschenkarnos, Wood, carter, tellurian, Richard Daly, mds35, Chrischris, mike3k, carsonb, Grimp0teuthis, whir, Haruspex, interrobang, davemee
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"So there's this 14-year old I know who I've been a little worried about - crazy single parent, seems kind of aimless, in and out of homeschooling, doing just ok in his work even though he's pretty smart...you get the picture. I hadn't seen him in..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Ms. Next
2 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"Definitely spend a few hours in a coffeeshop looking thru the main alterna-rags' event and gallery listings. I've found some amazing one-time concerts, gallery shows, films and performance events that way.
Also, take a morning or afternoon and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by malapropist
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Fascinating article, Wolfdog, thanks. His early family history is amazing, one-armed Russian anarchist dad and all. I think it's very odd, though, that in an article about Grothendieck's rejection of mathematics, the author dances so delicately..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by magstheaxe, Monochrome, nickyskye, oozy rat in a sanitary zoo, drjimmy11, East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94, Phalene
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"if you say he is a raving wack-job, what does that say about his ideas?
His mathematical ideas? They stand on their own logic, don't they?
And no one's calling him a "raving wack-job;" it just seems obvious that one possible..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Monochrome, aeschenkarnos
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Thanks for that Henwood critique, stammer. Just about everything I've read from Doug has been spot-on.
zabuni: Neoconservatives sincerely believed they were going to bring democracy to Iraq by invading it. This was abetted and exploited by..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by aeschenkarnos, doctor_negative
2 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"We had them come to our university, or rather they were GOING to but then decided not to
That's a strategy the Westboro folks have used many times before - announcing a protest about a big news event, like George Carlin's or Tony Snow's funeral,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by RedEmma, brain cloud
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"who gives a flying fuck about John Edwards' character?
Well, um, he was my senator for a while there, buying his way to the Democratic nomination in 1998 over a longtime - and decent - party regular, beating a weak, ailing Jesse Helms clone but..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by LanTao, enn, jayder, Slithy_Tove
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Wikipedia indicates [McCain] remains on good terms with her and the children from that relationship
Oh, please. I remember reading that the kids from McCain's first marriage still don't talk to the woman he married in his second (yeah, that's just..." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by every_one_needs_a_hug_sometimes, Dormant Gorilla, maryh, Dreamghost, ao4047, madamjujujive, electrasteph, any major dude
3 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"jrockway is misinformed; insurance companies routinely drop people simply for reporting damage, particularly water damage, even if the policy holder doesn't make a damage claim. This article about the Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange database..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Twicketface
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I can't wait for her to find out that if you watch the bottom of a clear, fast-flowing stream while breathing slowly for a minute and then look up, you get a marvelous LSD-like melting effect moving in the opposite direction of the running water...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by tehloki, binturong
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"a heterosexual affair between consenting human adults. Seems like only Republicans know how to be really, really filthy.
So a heterosexual affair between consenting adults is less "filthy" than a homosexual one?
Way to think that one..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Poolio
4 weeks ago
MeFi post:
NY Times Crossword Drawings
favorited 27 times, recently by papafrita, ifjuly, bookish, TheGoldenOne, tkchrist, taz, grateful, fiercecupcake, rokusan, neetij, jack_mo, dhruva, nicolin, penduluum, olya, subtle-t, sweetkid, etaoin, Goblindegook, puckish, hilatron, caddis, muymuy, lonemantis, Prospero
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"Pressed Rat's got it; alienation of affection lawsuits do indeed happen (though is seems to me they're basically predicated on the notion that spouses are a form of property that is expected to work properly). Here in North Carolina, where juries..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by paulsc
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Why the obsession with not having MetaTalk threads as long as possible?
It's a sign that things are running smoothly - the FAQ is being FAQd, disputes are being settled amicably via meffymail, spammers are discovering they actually like the site..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sperose
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I'd also like people to make an effort with obit threads
Yep. And I think the quick deletion of an atrociously lame obit post like the one swift made (single link to a news story, nothing whatsoever about the person who's life is supposedly worth..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by FfejL, nooneyouknow
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"This:
lazily coming into some other poster's obituary thread and tearing apart the deceased's life work
is a ridiculous mischaracterization of the generally thoughtful criticisms of Russert's "life work" in that thread. Are..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by marsha56
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The fact that he's singled out in a negative way is just bizarre.
Or, it could be that you just simply missed most of his absolute worst moments - of which there were many. Have you considered trying to read and respond to the specific, detailed..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Blazecock Pileon, matteo, jayder
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
""There's definitely a problem where people are so busy documenting the moment that they forget to just live in the moment."
Amen. I do a fair amount of documenting local art happenings with a small video camera, and I constantly remind..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Korou
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The used bookstore where I work is decorated completely with things that fall out of books folks bring in. Except for the naked pics, of course. We discretely dispose of those after we've all had a look.
My fave are the old letters - especially..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dreama
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"Another vote for The Clumsiest People in Europe, an amazing, hilariously judgmental book from a bizarre early 19th century children's book author. I laughed so hard just reading the table of contents and introduction I had to put it down, and had..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by purenitrous
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"*spits in Harold Ickes eye*
*spits in Mark Penn's eye*
There. Let the healing begin." [
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favorited 12 times, recently by liza, etaoin, malaprohibita, hexxed, FfejL, Dreama, silas216, fantabulous timewaster, fourcheesemac, EarBucket, Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese, empath
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"I'm in the same boat: love peanut sauce, don't like any of the bottled sauces I've tried. But if you haven't yet, you might want to try the Taste of Thai Peanut Sauce Mix on that page you linked. It's a powder you mix with a can of coconut milk on..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by etaoin
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Just have to chime in about RottenTomatoes - probably the most brainless redesign I've ever experienced as a user. They added all kinds of shit I never use, made it harder to find the stuff I used every day and uglified the whole thing to boot.
I..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by marsha56
3 months ago
