MetaFilter posts tagged with filter

She is your Virgil on the descent into L.A.

Scram — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:07:32 -0800

Kristin's List. There are plenty of events guides in Los Angeles, but none has as personal a voice, as finely honed an aesthetic (the Neutra font is an inspired touch) or as discerning an eye as Kristin's. Her weekly emails and web listings are one woman's recommended sampling of the most interesting music, film, architecture, food, fashion, literary and unquantifiable events across the megalopolis. And so far, it's completely ad-free.

Great new way to prevent liability or hurdle to fair use?

Arbac — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:32:53 -0800

Google has announced plans to implement a filter for copyrighted works on youTube. They have been receiving criticism from all sides. Content owners would prefer an industry wide approach to the problem. The EFF feels the filter would create a hurdle to fair use since it could block legitimate content. The EFF has compiled what they consider a test suite of content that is a legitimate fair use but that could be blocked by the content filter. Some of those videos are great!

"Because the internet needs prophylactics for memetically transmitted diseases."

amyms — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:17:18 -0800

StupidFilter is a work in progress which aims to recognize online stupidity programmatically. Keep in mind we grade stupidity on a scale of 1 to 5. Someone might get a 1 or 2 for a comment that used no punctuation, whereas a comment consisting of nothing but text message abbreviations with a dash of LOLLLLL thrown in for good measure would probably rate a solid 4 or 5. There is a certain amount of subjectivity, and our software is aware of that; scoring will be normalized to eliminate excessively generous or harsh estimations of stupidity. Read some examples of "the tyranny of idiocy" in their collection of Random Stupidity .

Super Mario Brothers Beatbox Flute.

LordSludge — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:35:35 -0800

Super Mario Brothers.
Beatbox.
Flute.

Super Mario Brothers Beatbox Flute.

Filter Filter

Artw — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:54:49 -0800

The end of mad cow disease? Scientists announce a filter that can remove the prions that cause vCJD - blocking the spread of the disease, at least via blood transfusions.

Metafilter has an evil doppelganger!

jackofsaxons — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:40:40 -0800

Evil Metafilter doppelganger has been birthed unto the internet.

Store brands run screaming!

starscream — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:48:31 -0800

Science experiment: one bottle of vile, cheap vodka and a Brita water filter. Four filtrations later and it tastes better than Ketel One.

Iran systematically filters political websites

hoder — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 19:48:09 -0800

Iran systematically filters political websites: In contrast with what the Iranaian President had said in the UN summit on Information Technology last year, the OpenNet Initiative, in its latest bulletin, concludes that "Iran is indeed engaged in extensive Internet content filtering beyond just pornography, including many political, religious, social, and blogging websites.
"Most of these censored websites are Iran-specific; very little non-pornographic, "global" content is filtered from Iranian users. "

Interlaced | Paychecks Heusen

wanderingmind — Mon, 05 May 2003 20:13:31 -0800

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GasBGon Flatulence Filter Seat Cushion

mr_crash_davis — Thu, 16 Jan 2003 14:03:18 -0800

Clear the air, not the room.
"You no longer have to be embarrassed by the untimely passing of intestinal gas among your friends or family." The GasBGon Flatulence Filter Seat Cushion "...has been designed and tested to absorb the odor and sound of flatulence." Buy one today for yourself, a loved one or a friend.

Cloudmark SpamNet

skallas — Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:37:48 -0800

Distributed spam filtering. Sure, your spam filter may be hot stuff, but Spamnet takes filtering to the communal level. With its easy install, point and click simplicity, and Outlook support could Spamnet be the SpamCop for the masses?

mosspink — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 09:09:47 -0800

Under-Ease: Say hello to flatulence filters—kinda like Brita technology for the other end.

CosmicSlop — Wed, 15 May 2002 09:00:25 -0800

BBC funds ad-free, porn-free search engine. Fueled by UK television license fees and Google search technology, the engine doesn't kick out results from paying advertisers. News article here.

KLAX — Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:00:16 -0800

"Movie Mask Player is software that gives you the choice to watch any movie at your comfort level. If you don't want to hear profanity, view graphic violence, or see nudity or sexual content in the movies you watch, then mask (remove) those scenes with Movie Mask. You are now in control over the movies you choose to watch." I can't wait to see what it does to the first 20 minutes of "Saving Private Ryan."

Steven Den Beste — Sat, 20 Jan 2001 04:58:45 -0800

How to bypass web content filtering programs. It's easy, it works, and all you have to have is a Hex calculator. Strike a blow for freedom!