I used to question the capabilities of Time magazine's polling staff. Now I am certain of their capabilities.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 10:14 PM on April 8, 2008

What, not MetaTalk t-shirts? Or AskMeFi? Also, if I pre-order one, can I get my user number on it?
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 1:15 AM on March 20, 2008

Skyline and LaRosa's. Damn, I miss that.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 1:02 AM on February 3, 2008

Bayern is a bit to far for me, but like jouke I'll put away a few Franziskaner in your honor.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 12:11 PM on December 22, 2007

too far, even.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 12:12 PM on December 22, 2007

Probably a stretch, but ...

Metafilter: Your whole pitifully short internet life passing before your eyes.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 12:36 AM on February 28, 2007

Gift buyers: Do some research

I'm sorry, is this actually bad advice?
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 10:15 AM on June 2, 2006

I'm sorry, I wasn't listening. What is the topic, again?
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 12:14 AM on April 3, 2006

Loud complaints about how the "ref is being worked" is also an attempt at working the ref. Very meta.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 12:10 PM on March 25, 2006

Hopefully not.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 10:51 PM on February 7, 2006

The advice on searching by url to avoid double posting doesn't seem to work with the current search tool. I've just tried it with several FPP links and got nada.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 2:12 AM on November 16, 2005

I just spent too much time reading this thread. However, it really hadn't occured to me that people create "sock-puppets" for use here on Metafilter.

I'm sure I'm naive for not realizing this, but there you go.

So thanks y2karl.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 1:41 AM on November 16, 2005

reklaw: I had the same thought this morning. On further consideration it really isn't about posts in the news though. Cries of 'newsfilter', 'todaysnewsfilter' and 'this is a shit post' appear on just about any post on which someone might be ideologically offended.

Maybe something like antiparty.metafilter.com, where you are allowed to bring up those topics that you are not supposed to bring up at parties (i.e., politics, religion, etc), would fit the bill.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 9:53 AM on June 18, 2004

Although antiparty is cumbersome. Maybe fauxpas.metafilter.com? Suggestions?
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 9:54 AM on June 18, 2004

All subdomains are like that, except for the ones that go to actual subdomains. The results of an old thread I am too lazy to look up and link to. I thought it was funny with the news. metafilter.com subdomain.

Seriously though, the fact that posts like the one we saw today calling those of us who like 'newsfilter' posts 'assholes' showed up in the blue is a sign of a problem. I would like to see and actual 'news' or 'issues' subdomain show up, so at least I don't have... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 12:02 PM on June 18, 2004

Metafilter is just this problem condensed onto a single page.

I think that's a good analysis of the problem.

It's also a description of what I like about Metafilter in a sense: the fact that I can get to read viewpoints of a lot of intelligent, insightful people without having to visit 100 different blogs. That's one of the thing that gets me about people that cry 'get your own blog' (besides the insinuation that this is their personal blog, and... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 6:23 PM on June 18, 2004

Just to clarify: My comment about making Metafilter more like Fark was not meant to be taken seriously.

It's hard to tell what's funny and what's not recently. My apologies.

Still, this is an issue that needs to be addressed, and shouting "stop posting links I find uninteresting" as some seem to be doing isn't the best way to handle it.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 8:11 PM on June 18, 2004

news.metafilter.com
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 9:28 AM on June 18, 2004

So what objective standard of "the best of the web" are we to use, anyway. What Seth thinks is interesting? What Troutfishing does? Quonsar? Hama7? Postroad? y2karl?

All of us have our own interests. Personally, I like the political and current event posts, the economics posts, the science posts, and some of the web technology posts. I find the Flash Friday posts completely useless, as well as any thread that has to do art galleries or the music an movie... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 4:02 PM on June 15, 2004

Seth sez:

Y2karl: Get your own blog, asshat.

Pot, meet kettle.

If this were a democratic community, then I'd say count my vote as anything that is the opposite of Seth's. I completely disagree as to what he thinks Metafilter is all about.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 1:51 PM on June 16, 2004

Heh. Pretty much both sides of folks in that series of books was evil. Kind of reminds me of politics on Mefi ...
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 2:11 PM on June 16, 2004

If I did not meet your expectations, then oh well.

Please read that which you have written. Then apply it whenever you see read a post on Metafilter. Rinse and repeat.

Note that these instructions do not include "Flame the post as a 'Daily Dose of Shit.'"
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 4:35 PM on June 16, 2004

Dammit. I'm in Evansville only 2 hours away, but my friends are giving me a going away party that night. Oh well.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 1:25 PM on June 16, 2004

By the way, we're the River City. Heh.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 1:27 PM on June 16, 2004

Regarding this subject.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 3:32 PM on June 15, 2004

So, what happened to Warfilter anyway? I'd be willing to host it if no one else wants to.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 11:10 AM on April 13, 2004

Personally, I thought it was kind out of context and bothersome. I'd like to see an explanation from one of the two.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 1:31 AM on February 6, 2004

Forgive me father, for I have sinned. I posted six comments on a politically-oriented Metafilter thread.
posted to MetaTalk by moonbiter at 8:45 PM on January 18, 2003