would people bother looking for it before making their own post?
They would not. [
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21 minutes ago
Keep in mind too that there is a very large difference between negative self-thoughts [which I feel that most people with depression/anxiety at some level have to grapple with from time to time] and expecting other people to validate those thoughts.... [
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2 ¾ hours ago
jessamyn [8:33]: gay elf sex means what?
*cortex [8:33]: Dragon Age
*cortex [8:33]: it's this new game
*cortex [8:34]: there's this elf
jessamyn [8:34]: okay
*cortex [8:34]: he's gay
jessamyn [8:34]: you can stop at this point
*cortex [8:34]:... [
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favorited 137 times, recently by des, jouir, olya
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3 ¼ hours ago
The real difference is commentary vs. editorializing. Commentary is fine, or explanation or I guess context. Editorializing is usually not a good thing, though maybe some in moderation can be okay but over the top editorializing is pretty much no... [
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4 ¾ hours ago
Blaming copyright law for DRM is like blaming shoplifting laws for annoying anti-theft tags at stores.
I blame zealous over-enforcement of copyright laws, actually, not the laws themselves. DRM does a bunch more stuff than just protect copyright.... [
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favorited 5 times, recently by thivaia, koeselitz
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5 ½ hours ago
Standard stuff is backrub, blowjob, beer. Let's try to expand on this.
- getting out of the chilly bed when neither of you want to when there is something you need/want [in my case this would be "get up and make coffee"
- hair wash... [
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6 ½ hours ago
I just thought it would be more interesting to read one comprehensive post than a SLYT with more information down in the comments.
You're right, in my opinion. However, getting all of MetaFilter to do anything ["hey check the wiki before you... [
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7 hours ago
I fixed the post typos. The lulzy stuff seems not so great. As with most things no one can make everyone take everything totally seriously, but it might be a better discussion for MeTa than more HURF DURF JEWS jokes during Hanukkah. Your choice.... [
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7 hours ago
"Owner appeared inebriated whenever we saw him, day or night, and acted inappropriately including twittering about our activities, emailing us constantly, flirting with female members of our group and asking too many personal... [
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8 hours ago
I keep a notecard my the computer for when I'm actually working and think of something offline that I'd like to do but can't at the moment. This drives my offline time. Here are some things on that list. Some of them have online components, but... [
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favorited 63 times, recently by granted, littlecatfeet, JDHarper, brookedel, resurgem, bonheur, sk381, vytae, sciapod, fermion, lucyleaf, jouir, cass, itesser, sascha, dmbfan93, moonmilk, mattbucher, khaibit, urbanlenny, jmmpangaea, rio, greta simone, maishuno, Solomon, embrangled, melodykramer, coevals, bentley, garnetgirl, johnio, porn in the woods, yaymukund, Miko, SNWidget, !Jim, gursky, b33j, bilabial, Jpfed, peacheater, adiabat, dirm, jason's_planet, soleiluna, drjimmy11, Blue Jello Elf, snowleopard, bearwife, alicetiara, Tobu, showbiz_liz, jgirl, nicoleincanada, mmmbacon, ceri richard, natabat, bigbigdog, Weng, kitcat, Mender, krilli, tristeza
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10 hours ago
Just check the self-righteousness about something you've only read about
I think the point is that for a lot of us it isn't just something we've read about. Again I'm shruggo on jokes for the most part but I'd literally have a larger family if the... [
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favorited 6 times, recently by Hilweh, Space Kitty, autoclavicle, Ghidorah, tkchrist, shiu mai baby
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more than 12 hours ago
NYPL has a bunch of microfilm readers. Since microfilm is fairly standard, you can probably use them, might want to call ahead and see if there's any problem with BYO. Here's one example of one of their lirbaries that has not only a reader but a... [
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I've done VISTA and AmeriCorps. I did AmeriCorps as a part-timer which is a possible option for you. I'd talk to some of the people who are in the local program and see what they think about it. Subsisting on very little [plus there's the educational... [
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Yesterday
and jessamyn said my username!
Oh it's worse than that. The local coffeeshop has a huge box of classical music CDs for sale, only a buck apiece. So I picked up a Fred Frith CD and I saw a Lutoslawki CD [Matrix22] and was like "hey!" and... [
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Yesterday
no, no, the post shall have to endure without because it violates the letter of the law!
I think you may have no idea just what a relentless scourge SEO spammers and douchebags are on this site and how much time we spent percentage-wise trying to... [
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Yesterday
People really need to just email us. I've been home all day. Automating this seems to me to be
1. overkill
2. a chance for people to add a NSFW tag and then get a NSFW annotation on a post that doesn't merit it
3. inexact, in the case of a multi... [
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favorited 9 times, recently by serazin, nooneyouknow, OmieWise, maxwelton, GeckoDundee, mygothlaundry, jroybal, bru, Blazecock Pileon
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Yesterday
Honey curry snaps! They are like ginger snaps but more savory and incredibly delicious. [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ifjuly, mumkin
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Yesterday
or Jessamyn would have marked the link when she read it
I read it when it came up in MeTa. I'm aware that some people are at workplaces where looking at certain images may get them fired. It is the position of MetaFilter LLC that those people... [
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favorited 5 times, recently by klangklangston, mygothlaundry, Artw, bru, Blazecock Pileon
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2 days ago
#2 WHENEVER/WHEREVER or #2 ONLY AT CERTAIN TIME/PLACE
It would never occur to me that I could choose. I just go when I have to go. Also apparently I can wipe while seated (my general preference) by just leaning forward (i.e. no stand, no squat, no... [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Night_owl
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2 days ago
People occasionally say "this is me" and then link to an older question. That said, my observation has been that people often include way more information than is germane to the actual question I know they do this because they feel that... [
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favorited 2 times, recently by lunasol, zarq
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2 days ago
MAKE HIM STOP!
I think the next line here is "Moooooooooommmmmmm!!"
and then we will have come full circle. Yes? [
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favorited 12 times, recently by olya
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2 days ago
My father was an alcoholic, and here, at 55 years old, I still pay the price for that.
My mother put up with his alcoholism for most of my childhood, due to her own self-image problems. It took her 18 years to get free, and his alcoholism shadows... [
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2 days ago
I grabbed a wad
You mean a folded pile of paper right? Right?
I mean I guess I don't care, you're not my bathroom-sharer but I remember when I found out a boyfriend of mine in college was wiping his ass with wadded up paper I felt
- no... [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Mick
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2 days ago
I hope to hell that when Cheney dies he's either harpooned by a unicorn or flattened by space debris so we'll have something else to talk about other than what a sneering swearing-at-my-senator jerk he was.... [
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favorited 17 times, recently by humannaire
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2 days ago
Like I said - I find myself in a weird mental space over this.
I think for a lot of longtime users, especially ones that aren't too keen on being in a moderated space, there have been some changes that might be noticeable. I'm talking like the... [
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favorited 3 times, recently by serazin, pravit, bigbigdog
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2 days ago
[few comments removed - I know you think your "but is she hot?" comments are the height of comedy. I assure you they are not. Please go straight ot metatalk or try again. thank you.... [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Optimus Chyme
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3 days ago
the comments say to Christians very clearly, "You kind is not welcome here".
What is clear to you is not clear to other people and I have to say I don't agree with this sentiment but I am sorry you feel this way. We make a big effort... [
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3 days ago
There's a tradition to basically not be like "great, I piss on his grave, farewell to that piece of shit" but the occasional "good riddance" is not such a big deal. The bigger deal is when someone dies who has great importance in... [
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3 days ago
[look, nothing personal but this isn't a "please talk about your penis" thread. There is a metatalk thread, you can talk about your penis there.... [
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3 days ago
I've noticed that while walking in fairly isolated non-urban areas it's pretty standard to somehow acknowledge other people. Strangely, in isolated urban areas people tend to do their best to ignore each other.
This is pretty normal. We have all... [
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3 days ago
If you asked your spouse to change this, and your spouse refused, what would you do?
It sounds like you've asked and on at least some occasions FB has said "I'll fix it." My approach would be to say "Okay, let's do that now"... [
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3 days ago
I have two responses to your question.
1. I would date you myself just to keep you from going out with that woman a moment longer because I think it's very very hard for the inquisitive and the non-inquisitive to find lasting happiness together,... [
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3 days ago
My feeling is that smart people think about things, for fun. Unless they're total mad scientist or rainman smart, you can usually talk to them about ideas and ask their opinion and they will have one, and not in that windbag "listen to me and my... [
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3 days ago
These are the libraries that are scanning books for google.
The libraries are just allowing Google to scan their books in return for some totally non-cool amount of access to the scanned copies, in my opinion. Maybe from the outside this seems... [
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3 days ago
from an interviewLaurie: Several of my readers wanted to know about your beautiful dresses...
Anne-Sophie: Oh holy cow!
Laurie: They love your elegant look on stage, and they wondered, where does she get those beautiful dresses, how does she... [
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4 days ago
That thread is going so much better than the Reagan obit did. [
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4 days ago
Great friends are people who
- remember your preferences for food/drink stuff and always make your coffee the way you like it
- send you little fun stuff in the mail for no reason
- remember things that are going on in your life and ask you... [
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4 days ago
follow-up from the OP I went ahead and ordered the books.
More importantly, though, I had another anonymous MeFite e-mail me, also with a fake e-mail, who shared my fetish. We both knew that this was a somewhat common thing, but neither of us had... [
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4 days ago
