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I am absolutely stunned that you can still buy a thing called Tylenol today

I'm stunned that you can still buy it over the counter, given its ability to cause permanent liver damage and death in larger doses.

Pharmaceuticals gonna pharmaceut, I guess
posted to MetaFilter by leotrotsky at 1:26 PM on September 29, 2014

"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."

Kurt Vonnegut
posted to MetaFilter by jeff-o-matic at 9:24 AM on September 30, 2014

I was just the first person to ever watch a video of one dude painfully uncorking a champagne bottle into another dude's be-boxered crotch. A++
posted to MetaFilter by threeants at 8:22 PM on September 25, 2014

I have two microscopes for work, my main one that I call Darwin, and a traveling microscope I call Huxley. Half the time my feelings about my scopes are incredulity that I have feelings about my scopes, and the other half of the time I'm anxious about their feelings.

I work from home, so that's where my scopes live. Huxley has his own little special box for traveling. And when I'm not using Huxley, I get anxious about Huxley being in his box. Like,... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by barchan at 4:47 PM on September 27, 2014

"Innovative User suggests #disrupting #MetaFilter to increase #Impact, you won't believe @Mathowie's bizarre response!"


So, do you just start paying me now, or...?
posted to MetaTalk by rebent at 11:19 AM on September 29, 2014

PeopleMover people may appreciate this PeopleMover documentary. (48 mins)
posted to MetaFilter by headless at 2:58 AM on September 29, 2014

I wouldn't mind seeing some sort of bird collage from ColdChef once he's done with celebrating.
posted to MetaTalk by arcticseal at 7:41 AM on September 13, 2014

When you do get around to doing browser-specific fixes, can I suggest the default mobile for windows phones (I know, I know) be classic MeFi? Having it point to the Modern theme would make people run screaming into the night .

The Modern theme is totally hosed on Windows Phones (because the browser is a stripped down archaic IE that boldly strikes out on its well-worn path of interpretive dance implementation when faced with standards) - once I switched, I couldn't... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by julen at 7:12 PM on September 26, 2014

This is a thread that calls for speaking with nuance and attempting to recognize the nuance in what other people are saying. I think we can safely say nobody here believes domestic violence deserves a pass. I think we believe that different cases merit different responses depending on the circumstances involved in a general sense.

Ray Rice committed a particular sort of domestic violence...Male on Female...that is incredibly common and sometimes socially promoted. It... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Drinky Die at 1:56 PM on September 26, 2014

Ugh, I hate it! Now let me go try it.
posted to MetaTalk by Mister_A at 12:39 PM on September 25, 2014

The text has literally been on the about page since June of 1999, before the site launched, but yeah, I should remove that ending prep or rewrite it completely.

Oh, no! Don't do that. :( Removing that old patina significantly lowers the value.
posted to MetaTalk by Melismata at 7:37 AM on September 25, 2014

Is there a way to frame that kind of post that'll tend to pre-empt those kinds of responses? Or should I just accept that they are always going to happen in ad posts?

Yes to both. You can indicate that at least you know it's an ad somehow and that will get the "Har har you were duped" chuckleheads off your case. But then you have to just deal with the fact that it's the internet, some people are jerks, some people think advertising... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by jessamyn at 8:54 AM on September 23, 2014

Kudos to the entire team on a huge project that seems to have yielded amazing results. I may not have articulated it very well, but all I was ever trying to advocate for was a look that was approachable and familiar to people who had never been to the site before, but would surely have been delighted to discover what a special place this is, despite its intimidating first impression. (And some members' penchants for really never letting a tired old joke go.)

I hope all... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by anildash at 2:40 PM on September 24, 2014

"Farm apprenticeship is like a well-rounded liberal arts education. In just one summer, Hill Hollow’s interns will master a survey of baseline skills, like planting, harvesting, weeding, feeding animals and collecting eggs. They’ll also pick up some next-level lessons, like protecting crops from roving deer, chicken evisceration and rounding up runaway pigs."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

I have a Ph.D. Not in agriculture, by... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by MonkeyToes at 4:45 PM on September 24, 2014

Thank you! It looks very fresh and new. I like the purple for Fanfare. That white was hurtin me something serious. Plus somehow the purple in dark mode makes you feel like you're in a movie theater.

So now we're eagerly awaiting 2024 for the analog theme.
posted to MetaTalk by cashman at 6:49 PM on September 24, 2014

I'm a geologist. GSA conferences as an undergrad are awesome - some of my best memories are of going to AAPG or GSA with fellow students, crashing 6-8 in a 4 person room, and going to various presentations. It's a great way to feel like part of your profession. Here are reasons why you should go:

* The exhibition hall. SWAG! Seriously - you can get free copies of software, get books, see exhibits for various universities and talk to grad students for their grad programs,... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by barchan at 11:01 AM on September 23, 2014 marked best answer

ending up riding five hilly miles (up to 12% climbs) until I connected to the Oregon Coast Bike Route,

I shudder to think how strong a person's legs need to be to push a loaded bike up a 12% grade with a 34/32 low gear; I used a 20/32 for gentler climbs and labored even so.

I originally thought I’d get into Bandon too early for lunch but with over two thousand feet of climbing, It took nearly three hours to get the... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by jamjam at 9:51 AM on September 19, 2014

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(For Karl)
posted to MetaTalk by bondcliff at 5:26 AM on September 18, 2014

Some resources in case for everyone considering a multi-day bike ride in Oregon:

SOME MAPS
- Oregon State Bicycle Map, Columbia River Gorge Bike Map, and Oregon Coast Bike Route Map.
- Oregon's Washington County Bike Map (plasticized for maximum rainproofness!)
- Oregon is the only state in the USA with ***Scenic Bikeways***

PORTLAND/VANCOUVER
- All the Portland area bike maps
-... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by aniola at 1:34 AM on September 18, 2014

If there is some discussion to be had that these people won't make minimum wage, fine. Let's talk about that with actual evidence.

I talked about this in a recent thread about Uber (no, actually, it was that fucking wash.io bullshit). The problem is that employees for services like this aren't actually "employees", they're "independent contractors". Labor laws don't apply when you're simply "hiring a contractor" rather... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by backseatpilot at 11:01 AM on September 16, 2014

The article makes a passing mention of new "rules" for the "gender dynamic" and I think there's actually something to that, as far as the reason why at least a subset of men get extravagantly, sometimes violently, upset and retaliatory when they run up against, or see someone run up against, those "rules". Because yes. Absolutely, the rules are changing about what you "can" and "can't" do with/to women (at cons, in public, online, in general).... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Hold your seahorses at 11:41 AM on September 15, 2014

WTF, what did Somalia do to deserve this comparison?
posted to MetaFilter by oceanjesse at 2:28 PM on September 12, 2014

Former teacher here. I worked at a district school for three years, and at two different charter schools for two years apiece.

Charter schools generally come in two stripes: either they are "highly performing" and they treat districts as dumping grounds, or they are dumping grounds themselves. That sounds very insensitive, but let me use my experiences to explain.

Charter A was the first charter I taught at after leaving my local... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Old Man McKay at 4:39 PM on September 12, 2014 marked best answer

And that is as repugnant to me as apparently keeping faith with the ones you love is to the lot of you.

Sorry, I have to come back to reply to this.

I was an activist against the death penalty in the '90s in Illinois. I got to know a number of the men who were exonerated fairly well; I used to do public speaking engagements with Darby Tillis and Rolando Cruz, for example. I drove most Saturdays down to Pontiac Correctional... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by scody at 9:46 AM on September 10, 2014

By photo. There were a whole bunch of "googled" photos of celebrities (which are nice), but I tossed them all out. I want pictures expressly made for me. Selfish? My birthday.
posted to MetaTalk by ColdChef at 7:37 PM on September 9, 2014

it's pointed out that something is a standard MRA talking point, with a brief reference as to why

Yeah that might be a good example for this since sfred was not calling out Zed, just alerting them to the fact that MRA-types have paternity tests high on their platform as stuff to agitate for. Not that there aren't valid reasons to want paternity testing in a variety of circumstances, but it's worth understanding the context in which some people... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by jessamyn at 6:59 AM on September 10, 2014

Good watch discussion from Business of Fashion
posted to MetaFilter by shothotbot at 5:17 PM on September 9, 2014

[foo and baz]

Cowriters on Moulin Rouge for those who are unaware.
posted to MetaTalk by shakespeherian at 6:38 PM on September 8, 2014

Scalzi is good people.

When I found out about the chat logs this morning I literally punched the air. I've been following this saga on and off since the beginning, and it has been mildly heartening (amid the sea of despair) to see how many indie devs and reporters have (finally) stood up to say "enough is enough", I really really needed this win.

I haven't played Depression Quest yet, but everything I hear and read about Zoe Quinn just... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Phire at 4:30 PM on September 6, 2014

Why wouldn't they just ask Erlich where to get Adderall?
posted to FanFare by drezdn at 12:02 PM on September 5, 2014

I don't know whether to be terrified, angry, astonished, dumbfounded, or some mix of the above, that my long-forgotten question prompted all of this. I sure as hell know that I asked my question on the right site, though.

Thank you, Matt. Thank you.
posted to MetaTalk by cheapskatebay at 3:43 PM on September 4, 2014

I hate to blame the victim, but it was dressed as a bench
posted to MetaFilter by thelonius at 7:17 AM on September 4, 2014

It's well established that strong feelings make us less able to make correct appraisals of things not more able.

Oh, that's right: if we take precautions to avoid being assaulted, we are being paranoid, or overemotional (read: hysterical), or hurtful (hateful, even!) to men. The other side of the coin, as we all damn well know, is that if we do get assaulted in some way, we will be accused of having failed to exercise common... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by scody at 1:31 PM on September 3, 2014

Someone should get reddit on this case.

For a variety of reasons, this might be the most terrifying sentence on the Internet.
posted to MetaTalk by Rock Steady at 5:45 PM on September 3, 2014

Let me offer my relevant entry-level Porsche experience.

My first car was a used Cayman S (987.1, 15k miles, certified pre-owned). I bought it when I was 24. Originally, I was eyeing the Boxster and would have never considered the Cayman--so glad I went with the Cayman.

The oil changes are $250, whether you go the dealer or the reputable independent shop. Of course, you can do it yourself but it's not worth it to me (cost of goods is still... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by jdlugo at 5:32 PM on September 3, 2014

FWIW - here's what I found by looking in the PDF:

The file was created by smallpdf.com using the package PDF Clown.
It was created August 30th.

It is nothing more than three pages with three images, nothing else.
Each image is 24 bits per pixel RGB, compressed with JPEG compression.

Here is an image from page 1 taken by extracting the image in Acrobat and then screen capping in PhotoShop and saving... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by plinth at 12:38 PM on September 3, 2014

Drinky Die: "They have a say on who can post on Metafilter. If they have proven themselves shitty people who should not be here based on behavior outside the site, why allow them to post here?"

I think the idea is that, say, if I create a Bugbread twitter stream or whatever the fuck you call what you make in twitter, and then used it to say "User X is a big poopie head", nothing would happen. And if I made a twitter stream and used... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Bugbread at 5:22 PM on September 2, 2014

I guess that's something mods think is OK to just let occur with impunity

No, they told you how to handle it. They told you they don't think the tweet was "cool" (your word). They also told you they're not going to host a grudge match between you and that Twitter user.

If you do set up a psuedonym, try and get my name right, would you please? it's spelled "g-r-i-p-h-u-s".
posted to MetaTalk by zarq at 5:12 PM on September 2, 2014

"Thank you so much for your generous offer and support of the Ferguson Police Department.

The only charity that the officer has endorsed so far is through the Shield of Hope Foundation of the Fraternal Order of Police. Checks may be made payable to:

Shield of Hope
9620 Lackland Rd
St. Louis, MO 63114

In the memo line, please put “Officer D. Wilson Fund” and every dime collected will go... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by whyareyouatriangle at 11:57 AM on August 22, 2014

On the bright side this gives them the opportunity to host a reboot of Llewellyn-era Junkyard Wars.
posted to MetaFilter by Poldo at 4:48 PM on August 22, 2014

Am I the only one amused by Mefites deriding Fark for being an internet archival piece? I love this place, but it was launched the same year Fark was.

EmGeeJay: "This is a complete tangent, but Fark is responsible for the funniest discussion thread I've ever read on the internet -- wherein a man in a bathrobe, and sitting in a chair with wooden slats, got his testicles stuck in the seat. And, of course, turned to Fark for assistance.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 9:23 PM on August 19, 2014

Is anyone keeping a running list of human-rights and/or constitutional-rights violations in the past 10 days?

I think maybe the cops are, with basically all of them on it, and on the top is written "To Do"
posted to MetaFilter by NoraReed at 7:23 PM on August 19, 2014

the admins also have a shoot first and ask questions later policy

No one shot you, you utterly ridiculous person. You had comments deleted on a website. Stop pretending you are facing the same injustice as the subject of the FPP.
posted to MetaTalk by elizardbits at 2:03 PM on August 19, 2014

I just would be happier if they had chosen a different organ. "I was just like you until I learned to use 100% of my liver."
posted to FanFare by happyroach at 1:06 PM on July 29, 2014

Quote from a fellow Australian who I just shared this with on Facebook... (she's a professional conductor, musician and music teacher)

"That was 9 minutes of mesmeric awesome. On the downside, that is where a music degree gets you these days- playing pipes in rundle mall..... "
posted to MetaFilter by taff at 4:21 AM on August 16, 2014

Re: 'that must be hard'. It's worth remembering that the woman he said that to in his article had a job where almost no one would have acknowledged that it could be hard and difficult. She wasn't a STEM doctoral candidate, she was a jewellery dresser for celebrities. Most people would have wanted something from her - gossip - and not given her what the author did - respect.
posted to MetaFilter by Kerasia at 8:14 PM on August 16, 2014

With the way sponsorship is going, by the end of the run, the final prize will be designing a new uniform for Burger King and the accessory wall will be sponsored by Claire's.
posted to FanFare by drezdn at 1:37 PM on August 16, 2014

I look at for sale churches ALL THE TIME and I used to live/work in an Odd Fellows Hall that we rented out to groups for, among other things, weddings. Here are the things I think are important.

- Think about what your state's alcohol laws are and what this translates into for insurance stuff that you will need to know about. All it takes is one drunk person getting into a horrible accident on the way home in a situation you didn't know you were liable for to ruin your... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by jessamyn at 4:20 PM on August 15, 2014 marked best answer

Oh good, this proves the gay wizatds I know in Austin can occasionally grant wishes
posted to MetaFilter by The Whelk at 5:26 PM on August 15, 2014

One day, we all will.

God, I hope it's when I'm alive.
posted to MetaFilter by maxsparber at 1:52 PM on August 15, 2014