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I had to use this sort of thing to get beers at a recent Matildas match (sorry Uzbekistan, you showed heart and the score was cruel).

My sister was all "You do data stuff, how does that work"?
I said "Cameras and object tagging... Maybe it's fancy CV analysis, but it's probably some bloke in India in the end".

So yay... once more my low expectations of the world are borne out. w00t.
posted to MetaFilter by pompomtom at 8:26 PM on April 17, 2024

Wait til they reveal that ChatGPT is really just a bunch of monkeys with a typewriter.
posted to MetaFilter by briank at 7:01 PM on April 17, 2024

I am disappointed that mathowie's report did not include the good news that, whatever else one can say about Amazon Go, at least one never had to worry about how to get cats onto the scanners, or why.
posted to MetaFilter by It is regrettable that at 4:08 PM on April 17, 2024

Yeah!
WHAT.
THE.
FUCK.
MATT?
posted to MetaFilter by Reverend John at 4:24 PM on April 17, 2024

(For you newbies: Matt Haughey is the founder of Metafilter.)
posted to MetaFilter by Melismata at 2:25 PM on April 17, 2024

Pneumatic tubes are often thought of as ancient, obsolete technology but they are still in use in hospitals. The hospital I work at just built a new building with a new, state-of-the-art tube system in it. This is our third system. They are primarily used to send samples from the clinics to the labs.

This is the website for the company that makes it. Perhaps browsing it will help your child. There are logs of diagrams and videos available.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by bondcliff at 7:37 AM on October 13, 2022

(Yay, maximolly answered!!!)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by wenestvedt at 9:16 AM on October 5, 2022

We know his first polygraph indicated

nothing at all because polygraphs have long been proven to be utter bullshit. It’s unbelievable that it’s still legal for police to use them. What did the police crystal readings indicate?
posted to MetaFilter by star gentle uterus at 8:00 AM on September 16, 2022

My least favorite Pixar movie with the exception of Cars 2, I think. To think this made it to cinemas while Turning Red was denied!
posted to FanFare by adrianhon at 1:21 AM on July 1, 2022

And does a small sandwich place need so many people working in it all the time? There are like 8 of them that are always in the kitchen.

An Italian Beef place? Yeah. They easily could. They said their best day ever was $5K. Obviously, most days aren't their best day, so let's work with say, $3000. They're open 10 hours a day. Figuring an average order of $10, that's 300 orders per day. Figure 80% of that is during the 11-1, 6-8 spans. That's about an... [more]
posted to FanFare by DirtyOldTown at 1:01 PM on June 30, 2022

While the TVTropes page for CCR does note that "if there's an Establishing Shot Montage of The Vietnam War anywhere, odds are 50% "Fortunate Son" will be the music it's set to", sadly (surprisingly?) they don't do a count themselves.

This is my point! Everywhere I go I hear "every Vietnam movie uses Fortunate Son" but so far I think I have a count of TWO movies. Even in this thread you see "I have a vague memory...... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by bondcliff at 11:59 AM on May 23, 2022

I think Nate is going to get much worse before he gets better. But if I were writing the show, here's how I would handle his redemption:

Given that the show is called Ted Lasso, I think redemption needs to come in the form of an apology and tough love from Ted. The apology is that Ted realizes that he elevated Nate to a position that he wasn't emotionally ready for, and has been unable to be a real mentor this season because he's been busy dealing... [more]
posted to FanFare by Ben Trismegistus at 11:10 AM on October 6, 2021

mathowie: One detail I haven't seen mentioned here is EU football rules are that you can't own shares in more than one club

Where were you last week?
posted to FanFare by tzikeh at 8:12 PM on October 5, 2021

mathowie: One detail I haven't seen mentioned here is EU football rules are that you can't own shares in more than one club

tzikeh: Where were you last week?

I think he must be new here.
posted to FanFare by bowline at 10:39 AM on October 6, 2021

Can someone English tell us if it is illegal to own shares in more than one football club? Because if so, I think Rupert "got Bex to sell her shares" in Richmond so that he can buy a rival team and poach Nate (after Nate spills all of Our Guys' embarrassing deets to the tabloids) which would set us up with my prediction for S3: Ted & Co. vs. Toxic Masculinity 3: Corporeally Embodied!

SUPER-loved the Anglican call-and-response Rickroll. Absolutely it was... [more]
posted to FanFare by tzikeh at 7:47 PM on September 24, 2021

And I can't believe the episode was so eventful that I forgot to comment about Nate forcing a kiss on Keely. So uncomfortable and gross, and poor Keely having to hide her discomfort so that Nate's ego wouldn't be hurt. Especially as this is right before a Vanity Fair interview about her being a powerful "career woman".
posted to FanFare by rogerroger at 8:39 PM on October 1, 2021

I had the opportunity to do this a few months back with a change of role in my company.

I now work 4 days a week, with Wednesdays off. I freakin' love it and I will never go back. I took a 20% pay cut with it, but I am at an age and stage where I can accept that (also note that if you live under a progressive taxation regime, your net pay won't drop quite as much as your gross).

Apart from just having more time:
- a mid-week break... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by i_am_joe's_spleen at 12:15 AM on August 5, 2021

I do this now - I was briefly laid off at the beginning of covid, and when I went back I went back for a 4 day week instead of 5, so i've been on this schedule for about a year now.

It's amaaaazing! I never feel overwhelmed by household chores anymore, I'm way more likely to say yes to socializing because it doesn't make half my weekend disappear. I've gotten way more projects done on the house, and it's just really nice. My life feels balanced in a way it didn't before.... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by euphoria066 at 6:30 PM on August 4, 2021

Cutesy grandma pub owner is not as charming as the show creators think.

She's not a cutesy grandma, though. She's a tough-talking proper bar matron. She can handle all the wankers in the pub. She can put her foot down and everyone falls in line. This isn't a case of "isn't it funny that the old lady swears", she feels like the real owner of a British pub.
posted to FanFare by crossoverman at 9:48 PM on July 31, 2021

'The Prince of Tides' is an interesting favorite book for Dr. Sharon. It's about a psychiatrist's relationship with a patient who is, among other things, a former football coach, but it's also a pretty bonkers story.

(Also, whoever made the decision to give Dr. Sharon a Brompton folding bike with a Brooks saddle: chef's kiss.)
posted to FanFare by box at 11:03 AM on July 31, 2021

We took a flight in this zeppelin. (Two actually, since they gave us a voucher for a second flight when our first flight scheduled for San Francisco bay had to diverted because of weather).

A few notes:

The cabin only holds a dozen people or so, and has huge windows, so you get a pretty spectacular view. The altitude it flies at is also perfect for site seeing.

Our pilot was the woman doing most of the talking during the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by alikins at 10:38 AM on July 5, 2011

There's a sort of privilege in being hyper-critical all the time.
I haven’t noticed anyone being hyper critical all the time. Did I miss a memo? Immigrant or not, I don’t see a lot of white Americans publicly acknowledging their failure to fight systemic racism and/or admit that we have failed Blacks and other people of color. Plenty of supposedly progressive organizations haven’t hired even one black person in 20 years. That’s fucked up. That’s only one fucked... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Bella Donna at 9:54 AM on December 1, 2020

suppose debbie is kaycee.
posted to MetaFilter by moz at 11:28 PM on May 18, 2001

wtf?
posted to MetaFilter by sylloge at 10:21 PM on May 18, 2001

What's the breeding ground for Red Delicious? Soggy phonebooks?
posted to MetaFilter by SonInLawOfSam at 3:37 PM on December 2, 2019

Foci for Analysis: "Never heard of it. Was it like Newgrounds or more like Ogrish?"

It's more of an Ironminds.
posted to MetaTalk by Chrysostom at 10:25 AM on October 31, 2019

n.b. they couldn't put zombo on there, because once you add zombo to the list you've already got a site that can do everything.
posted to MetaTalk by cortex at 5:26 PM on October 30, 2019

Was really, really nice to see that people still read what I write. And even better to read what you all are still writing.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by anildash at 8:51 PM on September 18, 2019

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I hope that wherever he is, he's with Amy again.
posted to MetaTalk by Gray Duck at 12:25 PM on August 16, 2019

Thank you, Josh.

I spent last night in a tent in Jessamyn's backyard. I still need a shower. I met 30-40 people yesterday, some of whom came from far away to attend a 20th anniversary of this website. I gave and got a lot of hugs. Real hugs from amazing people. This place means so much to so many of us.

Earlier this year my family had a bit of a crisis. I'm not sure crisis is the right word, but there was a THING and my wife and I didn't quite... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by bondcliff at 2:50 PM on July 14, 2019

The super seekrit page for the 2nd anniversary (of the domain purchase) is hilariously quaint in retrospect. And the mock-ups! Oh god, the mock-ups. We've come a long way, baby.

Crazy to think it's been ten years (and so much change in the world) since the big 10th anniversary celebration in '09... and even crazier to think I've been here for more than half the site's lifespan now. I used to be a n00b, dagnabbit!

Happy b-day,... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Rhaomi at 1:19 PM on July 14, 2019

Zippity BOP
posted to MetaTalk by gleuschk at 12:22 PM on July 14, 2019

I found Metafilter through "where to go next" discussions on Plastic.com when it was clear the site was coming to an end. For a while I just followed the front page links, not realizing what an entire world there was "hidden" in the comments for each post. I formally joined in July 2008, right after moving to Portland (at the time I didn't realize the owner lived in the area). Other than a very small group of co-workers, none of whom I cared to hang out with, I didn't know... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Greg_Ace at 10:58 AM on July 14, 2019

Such fun! The sleepover movie I wish I had in high school.

So many things about this were great, but I especially thought the loving way the movie-makers bestowed humanity on each member of that high school class was really quiet and striking.
posted to FanFare by Zephyrial at 6:51 PM on May 25, 2019

Politico: Nadler squeezed with calls for ‘inherent contempt’

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler is in a bind. A growing number of Democratic committee members are pushing Nadler to take more aggressive steps to force President Donald Trump and top administration officials to comply with a host of congressional subpoenas. Some lawmakers even want Congress to dust off its little-used authority to fine or even jail witnesses, something that the House hasn't... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by chris24 at 8:35 AM on May 12, 2019

In addition, though this may seem obvious: make sure you don't have anything that could be classed as contraband in your vehicle. I once impulsively stopped on a road trip to visit an EROS installation, and while it was super-neat and definitely worth it, the security guard asked some required questions and then kindly but firmly bade me to remove the bottles of wine/spirits I was transporting with me as gifts for friends, because alcohol was not permitted on the property. (This was clearly a... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by halation at 2:04 PM on June 9, 2019

Okay, this is really dumb, but I've made up lyrics. You can sing them along with the mp3. They have nothing to do with "The Munsters," but they fit:

Big pizza. Big pizza.

If you like onions and anchovies,
You will love our de-lic-i-ous pies.

(Simultaneously with "pies") Big pizza. Big pizza.

Just take one look at the size of them,
and you'll trash your... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by grumblebee at 11:57 AM on November 23, 2005

There are two art museums in Kansas City. The first is the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the second is the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. The Nelson and the Kemper are pretty close together and you can easily visit both in a single afternoon. There's also a toy and miniature museum in the same part of town, which I like a lot. You can have a pretty decent lunch at the cafe at the Kemper, Cafe Sebastienne.

Do we need to talk about BBQ? Joe's KC is the one people... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by S'Tella Fabula at 11:55 AM on December 1, 2017

Pepsi Blue!!!!!!!!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by calgirl at 8:22 PM on April 29, 2019

Vote #1 hot pie
posted to FanFare by ericost at 12:20 AM on April 29, 2019

My guess is a 1957 Dodge Coronet
posted to Ask MetaFilter by exogenous at 11:11 AM on April 8, 2019

I am in the US right now, getting ready to fly back to NL where I live.

When I checked in to Delta/KLM it said that based on my submitted passport (UK) it did not appear I have sufficient rights to reside in NL!!! That was a shocker. I am guessing their systems were programmed for Mar 29?

Anyways, my boarding pass is marked as "Verify Passport" so I have to talk to an agent at some point and convince them of some arcane extension or in... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by vacapinta at 10:20 AM on April 8, 2019

Many years ago, I think I was 20 or so, I managed to drag my never-been-camping-before friend off to the White Mountains for a weekend backpacking trip. I was somewhat of a beginner myself at that point, but I had been a few times. I scrounged together some gear for him and we set out into the woods three miles from the Kancamagus Highway to the former Franconia Falls tentsite.

At the time this was a very popular tent site, accessible via a very straight, very flat,... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by bondcliff at 7:54 AM on April 5, 2019

The DPS (the Texas State Police) were there from the start. My impression of what happened, without re-reading the dozens of things I've read in the last few years about it, is that the large majority of people attending were not criminals, they were recreational riders. A fight started in the parking lot between criminal gang members, and the police, who were watching them from sniping positions, started shooting. No one has figured out who killed whom. The police then arrested everyone nearby... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Bee'sWing at 1:43 PM on April 3, 2019

Hey Portland, that was a blast! Great to see everyone and meet some new folks. Sorry to miss those who couldn’t make it. It’s very nice to show up in a new town and have some friends already here. I’ll be back in PDX at some point, I’m sure. Also I got to try both of the beers in Portland. Shame they were out of the third beer.
posted to MeFi IRL by bondcliff at 8:36 AM on March 21, 2019

it's military equipment and built like a brick shithouse so it could handle people touching it

It's demonstrated in the linked video, when people learn to RTFA/WTFV before commenting! Does anyone click the links up there?
posted to MetaFilter by hat_eater at 3:10 AM on April 2, 2019

The internet as a brick shithouse is actually a pretty apt metaphor.
posted to MetaFilter by nikaspark at 8:18 PM on April 1, 2019

It's been interesting watching the rest of Reddit and the gaming community react to this. No one's denying that the awful shit called out by the /r/games mods happen and is awful. Various forms of "oh yeah well people are mean to me online too" or "it's just words, you shouldn't be so sensitive" or "those comments get downvoted so don't mater". But at least no outright denial of the harassment.

The reaction I hate most is "that's just... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Nelson at 4:31 PM on April 1, 2019

The answer you are looking for is indeed not about politics but about culture. Some bullet points in this regard from an American who lived in the UK for the last 10 years:

-The UK has undergone years of austerity. Schools, transport, health are severely underfunded. Use of food banks is rising. People are rightly angry.

-The media in the UK is horrible. The best-selling newspapers are tabloids which stir up hate. Their headlines are read out... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by vacapinta at 5:11 AM on March 16, 2019

Ron would never own property in Canada.
posted to FanFare by Superplin at 4:10 PM on November 23, 2018