MeTa post: DC meetup over Memorial Day? Any takers?

I will definitely try to make this one. Hopefully I won't have to work ridiculously late again.
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 6:04 PM on April 15, 2008

Argh. Just realized I'll be at wolf trap that night. There is a cosmic conspiracy keeping me away from meetups.
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 7:16 AM on May 2, 2008

MeTa post: It's just like a meet-up except better because it's not in Berkeley.

Ooh, I hope I can actually go to this one... somehow I'm always out of town.
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 11:33 AM on March 10, 2008

I was guessing 4Ps too, grateful.

3/28 works for me (my last weekend as a twenty-something), but I'll do my best to be at whatever place and time is decided.
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 7:27 AM on March 11, 2008

There are so many good bars in DC, pity to waste a night at a crappy one.

Agreed. Seems like opinion on Nanny's is mixed, but I haven't been, so I can't say either way (I don't make it up to Cleveland Park much anymore).
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 5:48 AM on March 13, 2008

Gah. I was so excited to go to my first meetup, and now it looks like I'm going to be stuck at work forEVAR. Crap. How late do people usually tend to stick around?
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 12:55 PM on March 28, 2008

Eh, if I'm working so late that I can't get to Cleveland Park til 10, then I'll be too wiped out to frolic anyway. I'll be there if I can. Otherwise, I will silently curse you all while trapped at my desk, eating soup from a can and drinking orange soda.
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 2:36 PM on March 28, 2008

MeTa post: Let's sing!

Aw man, I would so be there if I weren't, you know, very far away. Wah.
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 7:15 AM on March 11, 2008

MeTa post: Metafilter Runs - Challenge

I had a really great run Monday (only 3+ miles, but I finally felt kinda powerful doing it, vice schlubby), which inspired me to check out this thread and treat myself to a refurb Nano and Nike+ as an early 30th birthday self-prezzie. So I think I will be joining.

Between this and krav maga, there is a faint (but nevertheless real) possibility that I might become one of those people for whom vigorous physical activity is naturally -- and willingly -- a... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 8:56 AM on March 5, 2008

MeTa post: New Favorites page!

I, too, was going to coin a new term to describe how awesome this is, until said awesomeness scrambled my brain.

Also, what bru said.
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 5:52 AM on January 30, 2008

MeTa post: The Numinati

Another vote for anything you're willing to give us on this. I'm behind the most onerous of firewalls at work (I'm lucky I can even get to AskMeFi at all -- I can't get to numinous's mockup), and we MUST use IE6, of all things. Foxes and Monkeys are now, and will forever be, completely out of the question. So in any given thread, I get to CTRL-F my way through every. freaking. mention. of the OP's name to find any followups they might have posted with additional... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 3:17 PM on January 29, 2008

MeTa post: Mmmm, honey-glazed spam

late as always... somanyamys@gmail.com
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 1:07 PM on January 23, 2008

MeTa post: I'm a bit obsessive about my album art, but I...

@geoff.: If you're looking for a dedicated album-art-fetching program, I'd recommend Album Art Aggregator. It finds art for about 85% of my collection (the other 15% being pretty rare/weird stuff), and it's a small, well-behaved program.

And thanks, Rock Steady, for the art!
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 8:41 AM on February 8, 2007

MeTa post: hama7's getting grief for nothing....

Double standards, confusion, and inconsistency are a part of metafilter. You don't have to hang around here for very long to see that veterans can often get away with things that n00bs can't. When users notice a pattern of inconsistent treatment, and come to MeTa to request (1, 2) more rules, clearer guidelines, more consistent enforcement, etc., (many of) the vets say "we like it they way it is. deal with it or get the fuck out."

And you know what?... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 10:47 AM on February 1, 2007

MeTa post: I'm guessing the chances are pretty slim, but I...

The second point is that I've long held that inconsistent enforcment is often the best way, assuming rational and roughly-benevolent enforcers, to manage a community as it scales upward. Community norms will emerge based on the risk perception of the community members, and by shifting the enforcment slightly, you can correct things much more easily with a smaller amount of effort.

I was originally going to say that, as a conscientious n00b, the... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 9:25 AM on January 10, 2007

MeTa post: I'd love to help you name your cat, and I'd love...

I realize I'm late to the show, but I have an honest question... what's the difference between mixtape questions (help me find more songs that meet certain criteria) and book recommendation questions like this one (help me find more books that meet certain criteria). For my part, I enjoy both kinds of threads and think that they should be considered valid queries for the great HiveMind, but clearly others disagree. Why is that? Or are book threads... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 7:21 AM on December 21, 2006

I appreciate the responses (especially since this thread is sputtering and dying), and I agree that ideally, mixtapes should be a personal endeavor. But that doesn't seem to be the rationale for the anti-mixtape guidelines here. Perhaps our fearless leaders could weigh in if they're still reading. I still don't see the difference between "My friend is moving to Timbuktu and I want to give her a CD -- what are some good songs about Timbuktu?" (which is apparently frowned upon), and... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by somanyamys at 6:20 AM on December 22, 2006