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Hooray! Welcome and the very best of luck. This is a great place to work - often intense and demanding, always rewarding. I hope it suits you and you find that you suit it.

(Maybe I can get my retired tag now!)
posted to MetaTalk by restless_nomad at 11:17 AM on June 1, 2020

Because this crisis is so enormous and universal, and because we all have our own personal experience with it, there's maybe more than usual risk of falling into the trap of thinking that everyone is in more or less the same boat, and thus should rationally be making more or less the same choices we are - and that if they're not, they're either acting in error or in some way casting aspersions on our own choices.

As others have pointed out, though, there's a huge variety... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by eponym at 8:58 PM on May 19, 2020

I heard this AskMe discussed on the podcast. I dug into basically this question for this Metafilter thread. There's a bunch of examples in the Chain Of Corrections TVTropes article, including a Mad Magazine example from 1955, and it was apparently a staple of Fibber McGee and Molly, a 1930s radio show.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by zamboni at 4:58 PM on May 17, 2020

No one believed us about the risks https://i.imgur.com/BTetPZH.png
posted to MetaFilter by Stunt at 4:53 PM on May 7, 2020

*belches*
posted to MetaTalk by Fizz at 12:20 PM on May 1, 2020


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posted to MetaTalk by Pronoiac at 4:02 PM on April 26, 2020

"I've done questionable things."

(Original video creator here. Thanks for watching. I think.)
posted to MetaFilter by leonchase at 3:48 AM on April 17, 2020

> More great authors should have cereal podcasts.

Joyce Carol Oatmilk Reviews
posted to MetaFilter by The corpse in the library at 9:55 AM on April 12, 2020

I haven't seen any concrete explanation of what drove him to this

A train, apparently.
posted to MetaFilter by snofoam at 8:45 AM on April 2, 2020

Paisley happens to be my dog's name, does she count, cortex?
posted to MetaTalk by Ufez Jones at 11:06 AM on April 1, 2020

Found some things without leaving the room:

SOMETHING PAISLEY is the box that is lifting my laptop to eye level

REMINDS ME OF A CHICKEN I may be devoured for this but it looks like he's sitting on an egg.

SOMETHING ROUND a plush 20-sided die that is useless for die rolling.

a collection of... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by buildmyworld at 9:37 AM on April 1, 2020

Paisley: My Turbie Twist hair towel

When hair dryers cause you to frown,
But you hate wearing dripping hair down...
"Buy a Turbie Twist!" says me
"Look, mine came in paisley!"
Just ten dollars, same as in town.
posted to MetaTalk by kimberussell at 9:33 AM on April 1, 2020

12 years after my last comment, I finally listened to the original version, and cortex, I have to say I like yours SO MUCH BETTER. This cover made me fall in love with the song all these years ago, and I've carried it with me ever since. Thank you, cortex, and bravo!
posted to MeFi Music by Pallas Athena at 6:12 PM on March 16, 2020

Hey danabanana and anyone else with visual impairments, I run that program! It's for anyone with print disabilities (including things like dyslexia and cognitive processing issues, tho be sure to specify). You can avoid the wait lists for library titles, get access to a larger set of titles generally, and request EPUBs or PDFs without DRM if you need them. Happy to answer questions, feel free to MeMail or email.
posted to MetaTalk by jessamyn at 3:03 PM on March 13, 2020

So WELCOME TO MY WORLD!

Hi SPrintF, I see you and I am sorry. A note to anyone who might benefit: brook horse opened up a Disability/Ableism thread, if that's another good place to be for anyone.

From my perspective, there's not much going on here in Vermont. Shelves are normal, except for hand sanitizer, people are normal, big colleges are closing but (most) schools haven't just yet. We know things are coming. I decided... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by jessamyn at 7:30 PM on March 12, 2020

This is a really sucky time to be 35 weeks pregnant.

We finished out baby classes this week and the instructor told us that with current guidelines if we have coronavirus when I give birth for safety reasons we won't be able to hold our baby. We can pump and let someone healthy bottle feed, but that's it. I've got weeks to go and am currently healthy but the idea that I or my partner might not be able to hold our daughter is bringing me near tears.
posted to MetaTalk by lepus at 2:07 PM on March 12, 2020

so, is the glitter why they're called watercraft?
posted to MetaTalk by scruss at 5:45 AM on February 15, 2020

I do feel like RL-inspired action games have to be considered their own thing, though.

Though I suppose "action roguelike" has a decent ring to it.

roguelikelike

I liked this better actually (slightly clever, doesn't have the condescending tone of "roguelite") but I can't say I'm surprised it didn't catch on.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by atoxyl at 9:32 AM on January 27, 2020

I mean honestly a lot of us are so far down the rabbit hole on metalayers of shitposting after all these years

There‘s an evo-devo theory that socialization was one of the primary evolutionary drivers of human intelligence. In order to deceive others and/or perceive the deceptions of others, humans must be able to model the minds of others, as well as model others’ models of ourselves in a recursive fashion—“I know that you know that I know you’re... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by dephlogisticated at 7:35 PM on January 23, 2020

But fuck it's spotty going, and as much as part of what I'm trying to work on is not catastrophizing about letting little things slip that it's okay to let slip a bit, the anxiety about something really slipping that I can't afford to let slip just loops it all back on itself.

God, yeah, I hear that, man. I think--a common thing for folks who are kind of holding it together on neurodiversity shit by sheer force of will is total rigidity on certain... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by sciatrix at 5:47 PM on January 23, 2020

Sup. Things coming to a head is a thing. One can be a high-functioning neuroatypical person with mental illness and not realize it for many years. You'd think one or one's friends and family might take a look at the bad job one stayed in for years and consider the discrepancy between that and one's youthful academic achievements and determine that there's maybe something wrong, but you'd be incorrect.

That's pretty incoherent, but that's all I got. Sorry if I yelled at... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Caduceus at 4:27 PM on January 23, 2020

Ah, it's like you plundered my brain, cortex. I see you.

On the other hand: I am seriously struggling at times to handle things I used to feel capable of handling without seeming effort. Shit overwhelms me, shit loops and feeds back on itself, and that's a real thing having a real impact on my life and my work and, yeah.

Knowing this is happening is the first part. That's such a huge step that I usually (to myself, about me)... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by OnTheLastCastle at 12:18 PM on January 23, 2020

Looked at my history and I’m averaging one front-page post every five years. Hope that one was worth it. See you in 2025!
posted to MetaFilter by waxpancake at 10:02 AM on January 18, 2020

I just attempted to make a post about this situation and obviously it's a double, so it was deleted. That being said, I did round up some interesting articles that might be useful for people who are interested in this subject. I'm sharing it here. Cheers.

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• The killing of Iran's General Soleimani is hugely significant [CNN] “The significance of Thursday's US strike against Qasem Soleimani cannot be overstated because he ran Iran's... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Fizz at 7:49 AM on January 3, 2020

manic pixie deli girl
posted to MetaFilter by The corpse in the library at 12:24 PM on December 19, 2019

Hey, so as a direct result of my job being on this podcast I got to meet DoctorFedora and his wife, who not only came through admirably with the tickets but with whom I spent a lovely Sunday afternoon exploring their 'hood. And of course, I went to the show (spot me in that photo just by looking for the BIGGEST SMILE). Thanks y'all!
posted to MetaTalk by btfreek at 12:45 PM on December 1, 2019

20 years ago of MeFi 14 years of this song and I’m still here. Happy Thanksgiving!
posted to MeFi Music by wheelieman at 8:26 AM on November 28, 2019

I don't get it. Are you guys having me on? It boks like perfectly normal text to me.
posted to MetaFilter by glonous keming at 5:35 PM on October 31, 2019

Oh, hey, I do this stuff for a living! I actually know Chris, and he's a cool dude doing cool work. Give his podcast a listen if you find this intriguing. ILSR interviews a lot of the small communities that have pulled together their own networks and the challenges they have to overcome (it can be surprisingly hard, when you are a public utility company that has never had to market electrical service, to start marketing broadband and get the uptake rate you need to be viable... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by bowtiesarecool at 11:54 AM on October 18, 2019

I found the following snippet of text in "Proceedings of the American Association of State Highway Officials", 1959 (crappy google books link):

Your speaker's contribution to the art was development of the so- called ''Portland Orange" wait lens, which originated in evening hours spent at the shop of a church window designer in Portland, Oregon, when I was working as an ...

Still chasing down *who* that speaker... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by potch at 1:43 PM on October 1, 2019

Ah, so this is all about the special sauce.
posted to MetaFilter by alloneword at 11:37 AM on February 9, 2008

Hi everyone, sorry for taking so long to get back to you with these. I got the poems back from the students today, and wow, some of them are absolutely wonderful, and I'm honestly a little at a loss for words at how happy their efforts have made me. I'm going to throw some of them down below, I hope you like them.


This is just to say
I have forgot
the fantastic poem
that was in my mind

and which you... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Ghidorah at 5:51 AM on September 18, 2019

20 years ago I worked at one of the country's biggest "name" architectural firms. We saw that demo of the Unreal Engine where they had built Notre Dame cathedral, and were proposing that architects export their electronic building designs from AutoCad into something that could in turn remake them into 3-D worlds using the Unreal Engine. It was amaaaaazing. But two decades later we got "Tom Clancy SEAL Team Six 2019 Version Reloaded With Bigger Bullets HOO-AHH DLC Loot... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Fizz at 2:38 PM on September 17, 2019

I did it! My first FPP.
posted to MetaTalk by Redstart at 12:30 PM on September 16, 2019

Just a note on why I posted this: I had a conversation with a MeFite in which he was shocked that Metafilter was looking for alternative revenue sources. "They made money off advertising ten years ago. What are they doing with the money that they can't make it work now?" When I explained the above, he was surprised, appalled and understood why alternative revenue sources are necessary. It struck me that if a really smart and savvy guy did not know this information, maybe many other... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by rednikki at 8:37 AM on September 10, 2019

As much as I appreciate being able to afford clothes, the people who make them are seriously underpaid. I sew well enough to repair my clothes, quilt, and recently I've started making wall hangings, and even with enough skill to get some decent cash for the wall hangings I'm nervous about whether I'm ready to branch into making my own clothes.

One of my ex-girlfriends makes hers and says she'll help, so that's a plus. Her stuff is great, but like people have said... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by bile and syntax at 11:04 AM on September 2, 2019

Life is suffering. 🤢
posted to MetaFilter by Fizz at 12:52 PM on August 30, 2019

Hey! OP here. Just pointing out to people annoyed at the title that, as a lesbian myself, I don't really see being a lesbian as something salacious? I specifically pointed it out because I was glad the first crime in space was done by a lesbian. It feels right.

If y'all still want the title changed, I'm fine with that, but I do wonder why folks consider the word "lesbian" to be something pornographic by default. Like, the vast majority of... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by brecc at 1:27 PM on August 24, 2019

I will be Jess-salmon

Reading this made literally laugh out loud. (And as someone who loves hearing the wordplay/banter on the MeFi podcast, I also wanted to jump up and down gleefully and say "cortex! cortex! jessamyn made a pun!")

get an animal out of sciatrix

My mind saw "trix" then thought "Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!" So of course that... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by rangefinder 1.4 at 12:12 PM on August 24, 2019

Really pleased to see this update, cortex! And a big thank you to you and the other mods for all the sacrifices you're making and the hard work you're putting into this site. It'll pay off more and more; keep the updates comin'.

I know that cortex's TRAP vowel is quite high, nearly merging with the DRESS vowel (e.g., his pronunciation of 'dragon', 'bag' but that's only in certain contexts, such as before a 'g' sound). So it makes me wonder if his nearby STRUT vowel is... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by iamkimiam at 3:10 PM on August 19, 2019

I can process you
I know I will
I'll pretend my code has patches
And I'll tell myself I can parse you
Because I'm the king rat of string matches
posted to MetaFilter by benzenedream at 5:57 PM on August 14, 2019

Dearest Tehhund, I hope this message finds you well.

There's no telling how many ages have passed between my posting this comment and you finding it -- the megathreads were too verbose in their day for a whole team of mods to manage, and you are but one man. But whether you're reading these words direct from a battered terminal while huddled for shelter in the climate change-ravaged sub-basement of the MetaFilter server facility, or jacked into a Wayback Machine... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 6:18 PM on August 9, 2019

My partner's grandfather, though he didn't drink or smoke, lived to 104 and he ate a kielbasa a week.

That's all!?!?
posted to MetaFilter by me3dia at 1:23 PM on August 8, 2019

I want video of him doing this!

Here you go.
posted to MetaFilter by trig at 8:44 AM on August 1, 2019

Country Roads but it's MarioKart
posted to MetaFilter by ilana at 1:07 PM on July 24, 2019

In a previous thread on hijab, I was asked to perhaps put together some readings on hijab and modernity, Islam and the veil and perceptions of, etc. I've compiled a few books, articles, essays here. I do have most of these in PDF form, if you do not have access and are wanting to read something from the list.

I feel this topic comes up time to time here (this is not a comment or judgment on the thread and the content of the FPP), and perhaps a list of background readings... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ahmad Khani at 11:34 AM on July 24, 2019

This is a big problem for me, but probably not for the reason you're thinking. I haven't read a megathread in over a year. Keeping up was a sisyphean task and I would never catch up with reality. But now the task of catching up isn't sisyphean, it's daunting but finite. Suddenly I'm compelled to pick up the rock again.

So if I lose more years of my life to reading the megathreads, then I'm going to blame some of the people in this thread; and then I do not forgive.
posted to MetaTalk by Tehhund at 4:59 AM on July 24, 2019

the ring-rings start coming and they don’t stop coming
you better get your game on, faster than my bananaphone
posted to MetaFilter by oulipian at 5:32 AM on July 24, 2019

Somebody once told me
There's a statue in the Gobi
That's mostly gone from over the knees
Visage lying in the sand
With a sneer of cold command
Cuz the sculptor knew just how to please

Well the years start coming and they don't stop coming
Empires falling and statues crumbling
Check out the words he left behind
On the statue in the desert that nobody can... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by moonmilk at 10:30 PM on July 23, 2019

The uncatty valley.
posted to MetaFilter by nickggully at 4:56 PM on July 18, 2019