Sideblog Archive
December 31, 2023
What might be in your 24 for 24 list? dorothyisunderwood posted about Happiness journalist Gretchen Rubin's different approach to the traditional (often onerous or guilt-inducing) New Year's resolution list.
December 30, 2023
Sitting up straight makes me feel like I'm in the army: wheatlets asks about how to lounge ergonomically.
December 26, 2023
Strong feelings for knobs, switches and buttons: help satisfy dmd's lust for beautiful functional objects? Difficulty level, been there, fiddled with that.
December 25, 2023
Oh, the Weather Outside is Frightful, but Inside It’s Even Worse ... Hallelujah! GenjiandProust has posted another stellar compilation of weird audio dramas, with descriptions, helpful sorting info and links for all.
December 24, 2023
hippybear posted 66 Good News Stories You Didn't Hear About in 2023 🌷
December 23, 2023
Let's check in on humanity's solar system exploration before 2024 kicks in: doctornemo has made a fantastic post about the current state of developments in space, including asteroid bits, fast spaceships, JuMBOs, a space battle, and a space cat video .
December 22, 2023
Come one, come all and gather around the computer screen for our 10th annual holiday fun of irreverent Christmas comedy and specials! Starting at noon eastern time on December 22, community member JHarris is leading the charge into destressing! It's time to relax and chat, while watching all sorts of movies and fun! This will last for just a little over three days (through Dec 25), so feel free to drop and out as you please!
December 21, 2023
Hippybear provides us with this week's Throwback Thursday, which is about the 25th anniversary of Fatboy Slim's album "You've Come A Long Way, Baby" and the various sources of the musical and vocal samples.
December 20, 2023
Come spend some time in the dreamy, surreal imagery of artist Ted Chin. AlSweigart has made a post about artist and is inviting discussion about what you think and feel about the art
December 19, 2023
Wow! Athanassiel posted about rice paddy art — huge and incredibly clear images made by planting different strains of rice seeds.
December 18, 2023
Best non-fiction books of the 2020s so far? clawsoon wants to know Which non-fiction of the past three years you will still be recommending in 2030.
December 17, 2023
"BirdWeather is a visualization platform that... is continuously listening to over 200 active audio stations around the world and is actively plotting their results in a user-friendly map interface..." jessamyn posted about the birbs, and it is super cool.
December 16, 2023
Go ahead and cancel your plans for the next few hours 'cause Kattullus has posted about an addictive game you can play. Best part is that each game only lasts 20 seconds!
gadget: enhance: phunniemee is asking about people's fave minor appliances, "any genre, any room of the house, practical or whimsical, basic or outre."
December 15, 2023
Chavenet shared an amazing piece of fiction, "Christmas on the Moon", by Harrison Scott Keyby. It's a moving, somewhat unconventional story, about Christmas, home, and finding a place while guarding fireworks.
December 14, 2023
Hey, it’s Throwback Thursday to 2019, when ‘jb’ posted about the Hanukkah Holiday movie pitch challenge, which featured some great suggestions!
December 13, 2023
Community member 'automatronic' made a great comment about Artemis 1's fiery re-entry to Earth. It's an amazing recounting of a fantastic engineering feat by NASA!
December 12, 2023
AskMetafilter recently turned 20 and various members stopped by to give a shout out! Here's to 20 more! How should we celebrate when AskMe turns 21?!
Z303 has crafted an amazing megapost on demoscene history, techniques, creations, social scene, and more.
December 10, 2023
"Why does accepting help feel so scary?" How do you ask for help when being cared for feels terrifying? Anonymous reaches out in Ask Metafilter.
December 9, 2023
[Charm: 10] Parasite Unseen (delightfully) admits to being a "spreadsheet person" in the Placeholder Girlfriend thread
December 8, 2023
Break out the popcorn and snacks, because 'oulipian' has created a post highlighting the greatest films you (probably) haven't seen. Even better, there's 101 of them, from a poll on Sight and Sound!
December 7, 2023
The glorious cheese sandwich, in all its history and variations, is celebrated in this Throwback Thursday post by Wordshore!
December 6, 2023
Ah, the 17th century, where pirates roamed the seas and one in particular was a reviewer/critic of food he came across. User 'chariot pulled by cassowaries' posted about the amazing exploits of William Dampier, who gave us words like barbecue and chopsticks.
December 5, 2023
There's bad days at work and then there's the day Chris Lewicki made a mistake and thought he had destroyed a $500 million dollar Mars rover. User rikschell shares the story of learning from failure!
In case you missed it, Brids, Sfish and other Amals, a fun browser toy by dng that mixes up Victorian animal illustrations to create amazing new hybrid animals every time you click.
December 4, 2023
FencingGal asks "What are some really great gifts you've given or received that are things? So no experiences, gift cards, alcohol, or food. Ideas for useful gifts are especially appreciated."
December 3, 2023
"I'm a crypto hate maximalist": smcdow writes software that connects to crypto exchange APIs, and speaks on the nuts and bolts of "the always-amateur-hour that is the crypto world" in the Bond villain compliance strategy thread
December 2, 2023
brachiopod posted the Gilded Advent Calendar playlist of short videos from gilder Ruth Tappin showing the creation of 24 tree ornaments as a sampler of gilding techniques. Shiny!
December 1, 2023
In the mood for a good "Hallmark esque" holiday movie? So is MiraK and over in AskMetafilter, the community is giving lots of suggestions!
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