MeTa post: Oh shit, it's a walk-off!

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posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 6:34 PM on June 17, 2008

MeTa post: Sometimes I Feel (Like A Very Small Girl's Blouse)

I have no idea who TPS is, despite reading hundreds of her comments.

I think that anyone who has a problem with anything koeselitz said in that thread is misreading him by a mile.
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 6:05 AM on October 31, 2007

MeTa post: Are Favorites Bookmarks or Endorsements?

we've talked about this a zillion times

There are actually only 4 metatalk threads and the answers are:
Banned!
Flag it and move on!
No!
CWAA!
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 5:15 PM on October 18, 2007

MeTa post: I assume that they will all begin with the words "It's Britney, bitch."

I have bought no new music in 2007. [Shakes head, cries] :(
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 3:36 PM on October 17, 2007

MeTa post: Follow-up to "Single Forever?"

Anyone say nunnery?

That seems kind of mean, I must say.

I'd think this question would be fine in askme.

Not having read the whole original thread. I'd say you are fine with not persuing a relationship. You can have a perfectly fine life without one. But, I also think you shouldn't take a decision at this early point in your life about never having one. Just let life happen and be open to it.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 12:11 PM on September 26, 2007

MeTa post: MarkovFilter: Lemme see if any American supermarkets have taken in this stuff to decorate my dorm room.

This may have been already mentioned upthread somewhere, but I have a request for this.

Don't put the usual tag line after the mangled text as if the person actually posted it, as in:
posted by DarkForest at 6:50 AM on September 12

Instead make the tag line clear that it is machine generated text based on the user's posts, like:
Markovating DarkForest's words at 6:50 AM on September 12

Or something... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 7:03 AM on September 12, 2007

MeTa post: Markovfilter

I had to hit jessamyn's link 4 times before I got one that didn't talk about porn. Absolutely hilarious. Hope it gets full functionality soon. Then I can really waste time.
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 5:14 AM on September 9, 2007

MeTa post: Please help me name my mix CD about kittens.

Throw a party

party.metafilter.com anyone?

I often like those threads because some of the answers are so witty. But I agree it could get out of hand. Maybe they belong more on metachat.
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 6:25 AM on September 3, 2007

MeTa post: You're ignorant

I like this idea. I'm not really sure how much time I could commit to it, or how much I'd be able to contribute to group interactions. Could be courseware, or just working through a book together. I'd be interested in:

physics (particles, cosmology, relativity, quantum theory)
math (not too hard please, maybe number theory, statistics, martin gardner stuff)
programming (object oriented design, c++, java, c#, .net, testing and debugging)... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 6:28 AM on August 25, 2007

I'd love to find a group that would like to minutely dissect Douglas Hofstadter's book "I Am A Strange Loop" or perhaps "Godel, Escher, Bach" over a few months.
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 7:39 AM on August 25, 2007

Thanks, Gyan, that does look interesting.
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 8:20 AM on August 25, 2007

So I'm wondering how this process might actually work. I'm picturing something a bit like this...

Let's say I decide that I want to study cosmology. Maybe I post a thread to university.metafilter.com that says "I want to study Intro Cosmology, who's with me?" Anyone interested could post to the thread saying they wanted to join and everyone could suggest courseware or other materials. Within that thread, the courseware and materials, and schedule for readings... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 7:31 PM on August 25, 2007

I'd like to establish a place for people interested in this topic to 'meet'. This thread is an obvious place, but metafilter threads tend to die out pretty quickly. Is there some other place to meet that might be more obvious than this thread? Is there a place where new 'news' about this idea could be posted that would keep our present 50 or so posters interested and bringing in even more people?
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 3:41 PM on August 26, 2007

Let me make a little proposal, but beware the caveats below.

I'd like to go through the Positive Psychology course here. It's Harvard so it satisfies the major institution criteria. I've already been through the lectures once, but would like to go through them again and have people to talk to about them. I wouldn't see myself as in the role of a leader and I don't really think it would be necessary in this case.

It's an easy course, no real... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 7:34 AM on August 27, 2007

I suspect this is way too ambituous for many of us.

That's fine. The schedule isn't important.
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 4:26 PM on August 27, 2007

MeTa post: Should I post this?

No thanks, I've been eating scorn on the cob too much lately. I'm up for some hot doggerels though.
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 3:42 PM on August 23, 2007

MeTa post: Not feeling good about being mostly a reader

I'm pretty new but I wouldn't dare make a FPP with the way people snark around here. I'm too fuckin sensitive. I end up regretting pretty much every post every post I do make unless it gets me some more favorites or best answers. But for some reason beyond my apparent control, I'm still hanging around.
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 4:01 AM on August 6, 2007

MeTa post: Rolex! Five dollar!

What is "use your words" from, anyway?

I always assumed people were just imitating jessamyn from here. That's where I first saw it. But apparently it's one of those new expressions
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 3:00 PM on June 27, 2007

ouch, I guess I'm too slow...
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 3:00 PM on June 27, 2007

MeTa post: Cut short in its prime.

Well, at least you can't say that THIS thread has gone too far afield from the OP's question...

I was a bit disappointed the thread got cut short, though I don't know if it had much life left to it. And it is true that it was worded as a simple math problem and for that I'll take my lumps. It's also true that it was devolving into an anti/pro nuke session, which I was not too interested in, though it was throwing off some interesting info. I should have asked "what... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by DarkForest at 1:21 PM on June 7, 2007