My wife just got the awesomest spam that I've seen in at least two days.

"dont' be sad about badboner!!"

For some reason, the use of "badboner" as a way of getting past filters is at once ingenious, comedic, and poignant.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 10:23 PM on June 15, 2008

Isn't there like a 4 link minimum around here? I mean, what gives?

Oh wait, no there isn't. Moving along.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 10:29 PM on June 13, 2008

Yeah, "earnest opinion" is precisely correct. The only thing that's strange is that things like Michelle Malkin's blog made it onto the "earnest" side of the graph. It's got to be satire, I'm convinced of it...
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 9:44 PM on June 12, 2008

...since Leibniz so freely admits to the relationship in the Ask.Me, it seems like he either didn't read or doesn't quite grasp the spirit of the guidelines.

His problem is actually that his grasp of symbolic logic is lacking. You see, Leibniz insists that all propositions have a subject-predicate form, and hence his symbolism cannot account for relations. Technically speaking, his symbolism is a subset of the monadic fragment of... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 7:54 PM on June 10, 2008

Also, the person judging the quality of the answer is almost by definition unqualified to do so.

This is an important point. Instructor evaluations are subject to a similar problem -- students are often inclined to write that "the instructor really knows his stuff," or "he had comprehensive knowledge of the subject matter." But they're just students...How the hell would they know whether or not the instructor actually had the... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 11:21 AM on June 8, 2008

Eh, not a big deal. Don't even bother flagging them. It's not a big enough issue to even be worth the effort, it's just a side effect of metafilter's "community blog" aspect.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 5:24 AM on July 31, 2007

I would love to attend a meetup, but I'm living in MN for the summer. Come September I'll be moving back to Boston with my partner in crime. Anytime after that, all signs point to Boston meetups.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 6:29 AM on June 19, 2007

But this shit's getting more frequent. It lowers the SNR, makes the site less valuable. Sorry for caring. TTYL.

Lord knows we wouldn't want to lower the value of your $5 investment.

Er, make that $10 now, I guess.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 8:26 AM on June 8, 2007

Performative advice? Interesting idea, though I am under the impression that AskMe answers are judged not solely according to how helpful they are to the particular asker of the question, but to any future users who might search it up from the archives.

Then again...he is a douchebag.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 8:01 AM on May 16, 2007

Also, what about this:

"Your current description of the situation makes you sound like a huge douchebag. I therefore suggest that you withdraw into yourself, contemplate why you are being such a huge douchebag, and come back to us with a more pointed question that will help you become less of a douchebag. ps: don't sleep with anyone for a while."
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 8:03 AM on May 16, 2007

See, the "put your dick away" and "don't sleep with anyone" is precisely the wrong response. Lame prudery, to second nixerman.

This hasn't been explained, and I can't quite see the reasoning behind your objection. Why is it prude to suggest that he should wait to involve himself physically with another woman until he's figured out his obviously troubled relationship with his girlfriend?

You think we're... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 8:30 AM on May 16, 2007

meatspace
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 10:01 PM on May 7, 2007

No
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 9:38 AM on May 7, 2007

MeFi Tokyo, huh?

Well, I'm jealous, don't know about anyone else.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 9:27 AM on May 7, 2007

Breezeway, I was about to save your comment as a favorite, but it somehow seemed wholly inadequate.

I'm sorry.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 10:11 PM on April 29, 2007

You all suck. We almost had a day without a metatalk post, but nooooo.

It was as traversing a vast, empty desert. Let us pray we never come so close to boredom again.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 9:58 PM on April 29, 2007

I thought he was just a very clever actor, who always remains in character.

Pardon me, I've been looking for a new pair of rose-colored glasses...yours look very nice. May I ask where you got them?
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 5:30 PM on April 4, 2007

Never, this is metafilter, there are no lines.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 9:07 PM on August 18, 2006

I'm actually surprised this got deleted. It sounded like you were doing research for a short story of your own or some such. In fact, from now on that's my advice for keeping this sort of question from being deleted: just say you're doing research for your writing. If you specify that in the post, anything goes.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 12:00 PM on August 9, 2006

I like the [N] idea, but definitely not the numbers. If you want that, you can click the link to the poster's profile. However, I don't see it as necessary, and I'd be worried about the clutter it would add to what you point out is a very clean UI.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 5:36 PM on July 15, 2006

The first post incorporating the '^' that I noticed, I thought there was something broken in the post's html. Then I tried to read around the carat, and it was hard, so I said "fuck this, next post" and moved on. I don't even remember which post it was now.

Anyway, this seems to me to be a reason not to use the carat notation: it's confusing for readers who haven't been picking through MeTa religiously (a blasphemy, I know, but I imagine a somewhat common one)... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 5:32 PM on July 15, 2006

I recognize the importance of the rule regarding self-links, but I am always surprised at the amount of effort that some members go through to find out about fairly well hidden self-links (such as, apparently, this one, which I did not recognize and still am unsure about).

Do you check out every post in this way, or did this one in particular catch your attention? Why? The fact that it didn't use the "standard MeFi posting style"?... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 1:24 PM on July 12, 2006

Fair enough, Steve... I didn't think it would be an unlimited thing like with Gmail invites. However, "Weather Underground reserves the right to cancel or limit the use of this gift membership program at any time." I figure if they have a problem with it, they'll yank it.
posted by 40 Watt at 1:07 PM PST on December 21 [!]

Or, alternatively, I guess if time goes on and the little burning itch on the back of my conscience bugs me enough,... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 2:24 PM on December 21, 2005

Ha! I totally thought this was going to be a link to imdb.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 6:10 AM on November 29, 2005

Also, what if we're not bastardly on a regular enough basis to have developed a MetaNemesis?

I could just say, "Hey, baphomet, read Philosophical Investigations, dammit!" But I would only be doing it to alleviate my loneliness.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 2:27 PM on November 6, 2005

At what point is one "pushing forty"? Just curious...


Oh, and happy birthday a day late.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 7:47 AM on October 11, 2005

posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 5:14 PM on September 24, 2005

Not one now, to mock your own Jrunning? quite chap-fallen?

I believe the original Shakespeare reads, "...quite chat-fallen?"

But I could be mistaken.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 9:31 PM on September 23, 2005

Back to the (implied) question at hand: that thread is great, do not close or delete it.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 7:24 PM on September 10, 2005

This quantum-entangled meta-information, it vibrates?
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 7:19 AM on September 4, 2005

.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 12:28 PM on August 25, 2005

Yes, it was a wonderful thread. Various posters took on the roles of the major lines of thought in AI and cognitive science at various times. It was like watching a reenactment of the modern history of the philosophy of mind.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 7:18 AM on August 25, 2005

That thread needs a little Bevets action.

Every thread needs a little Bevets action.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 7:20 AM on August 25, 2005

Metafilter: A further ironic statement parodying the notion that earnestness can ever possibly be achieved in contemporary society.


Do not ban him. A warning, possibly a timeout, is all that is called for.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 8:28 PM on August 23, 2005

MC: "But the poster clearly wanted a flamewar because he felt the need to let us know that he thinks that the 100 molecules of ethanol that almond extract imparts to his cookies are the road to hell."

Oh, you mean when parma wrote in the question, "But I cannot have even tiny amounts of alcohol in my food (for religious reasons)," you interpreted that as inviting a flame war?

Also, when you see someone... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 6:28 AM on August 4, 2005

selfnoise: Didn't you know? That's already what the blue is for.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 8:27 AM on August 4, 2005

Someone should send a letter to yahoo:

"To whom it may concern:

Recently, you posted a link to the website metafilter regarding the history of clapping in your "Ask Yahoo" section. The url you gave was http://bukkake.metafilter.com/mefi/23265 . This is an incorrect url. The correct one is: http://eat_shit_and_fucking_die_you_fucks.metafilter.com/mefi/23265

Thank you for making this correction."
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 5:45 AM on August 4, 2005

There's a difference between formatting a tag in a way that preserves its meaning, and deleting a tag outright.

I'm not necessarily opposed to either, grouse, but I doubt that all the people who complained about the latter will mind the former very much.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 11:51 AM on August 3, 2005

MetaFilter: The bar is already set pretty low.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 9:31 AM on August 3, 2005

Send them to Slashdot and tell them to have fun, maybe?
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 12:45 PM on August 2, 2005

Divine_Wino, your imagery is intriguing. I should be very much inclined to subscribe to your newsletter.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 1:39 PM on August 2, 2005

Metafilter: i bet tomorrows post all suck shit.


There were several worth checking out, but not many that really inspired real discussion. Also, there are a few so far today that are quite interesting.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 7:55 AM on August 2, 2005

MetaFilter: When you expose an Internet sex hoax, there are going to be consequences.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 1:28 PM on August 1, 2005

Also:


posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 1:30 PM on August 1, 2005

Metafilter: Things That Are Batshit Insane

Probably it doesn't matter so much that Jessamyn deleted the tag. On the other hand, it probably wouldn't have mattered so much if Jessamyn had just let it go. Not a big deal.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 1:13 PM on July 30, 2005

The feature showed up just after I joined, and it's been pretty nice for me--though, admittedly, I don't tend to use Arabic or Cyrillic characters all that often.

As for that problem, languagehat, what do you think would be the easiest way to allow those characters WITHOUT also allowing the freaky sockpuppets we saw so much of a week or two ago? I see Matt's "dismissive" attitude as frustration at being unable to both allow international characters and prevent... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 6:57 AM on July 28, 2005

Sorry, people had been talking about the two problems in the same thread, so I assumed they were related. Of course, the fact that languagehat actually used some ICs in his post should have clued me in, but it's early where I am.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 7:15 AM on July 28, 2005

posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 12:59 PM on July 27, 2005

What's Mefi Projects? When? Where?
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 11:41 AM on July 25, 2005

uncanny hengeman 1, all other Mefites 0.
posted to MetaTalk by voltairemodern at 7:19 AM on July 27, 2005