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I prefer last year's Padam Padam.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 11:33 PM on June 6, 2024

I read about this yesterday. In the end, he was brought to justice because the women he assaulted banded together. That is the only way women get justice.

I was surprised/impressed he got life in prison. The judge found that he was a threat to society and was unredeemable. That's unusual.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 7:50 PM on June 6, 2024

Let us have this moment.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 3:15 PM on May 30, 2024

Oh dear lord no.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 8:59 PM on May 29, 2024

I mean, I guess he came out of his own accord during #MeToo?

My understanding is that is what happened.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 9:12 PM on May 24, 2024

Metafilter: Goodfellas, but with Hare Krishnas.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 4:13 PM on May 22, 2024

I love that 4444 is one of the most common, but 5555 is not. Like, why 4?
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 12:11 PM on May 20, 2024

Oh wait, I see 5555 is also. But not 5554...
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 12:12 PM on May 20, 2024

I read in his obit. that he once said he liked playing these smarmy characters because they are so well-defined. I thought that was an interesting take, and probably true! I doubt he ever had to turn to the director to ask what the character's motivation was.

I think also it speaks to his acting ability that I really, really, really never liked him at all - because he always played gross, terrible people - well!

Kudos to him for a successful and… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 8:57 AM on May 18, 2024

My ancestors came over here on the Sandwich!!
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 5:27 PM on May 8, 2024

Timdiggerm, Merriam Webster would like word:

Avalanche: 1st definition: a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice.

But, you know, Wikipedia, I guess?
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 6:04 AM on May 2, 2024

Brittanica:

There are various kinds of avalanches, including rock avalanches (which consist of large segments of shattered rock), ice avalanches (which typically occur in the vicinity of a glacier), and debris avalanches (which contain a variety of unconsolidated materials, such as loose stones and soil).
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 6:41 AM on May 2, 2024

National Geographic:

During an avalanche, a mass of snow, rock, ice, soil, and other material slides swiftly down a mountainside. Avalanches of rocks or soil are often called landslides.

Also your wikipedia link has this at the start:

This article is about the sliding of large masses of snow. For rock and debris avalanches, see Landslide. For other uses, see Avalanche (disambiguation)..

They are all Avalanches! Give it up.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 6:47 AM on May 2, 2024

This is basically Davis, California.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 8:21 AM on April 2, 2024

I liked it better when Harvard students/alum used to just say, "I went to school in Boston."
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 6:18 PM on March 28, 2024

I wish I could have had a relationship with my parents like I have with my kids.

I like this sentiment, because it is basically what the article and research is about. You go, friend!
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 9:49 PM on March 23, 2024

I loved reading about this. It was the small things that I found most interesting - they used nesting bowls! They didn't have shared/communal houses, but rather repeated many of the spaces (bedroom, kitchen etc) in each house). I thought it was most interesting that it was over a river, and I was wondering if that was for waste or for drinking water.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 8:24 PM on March 23, 2024

So gross, but yes, please more of this has to come out. It was so obvious at the time - not that many people care that deeply about Johnny Depp, the only explanation was a bot army.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 5:31 PM on February 27, 2024

For some answers to some of the questions that are coming up in this thread, one of the authors of the article,
Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, is responding to people in the chat of the article. I excluded the original questions, but you can guess them from the context of the response.

Here are some of her comments (so you don't need to read through all of them to find them):
@misscatherine Thanks for your question! In our reporting, we found that… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 8:42 AM on February 23, 2024

So, commute with other people for 60-90 minutes a day to go into an office to work in a quiet space alone like you were at home...but not in your pjs or with your pet on your lap. People will LOVE this.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 3:43 PM on February 19, 2024

I don't for one second condone business shenanigans, but can anyone name one other prominent business figure who has been similarly prosecuted for fibbing on a loan application, when there was no victim or injured party?
Yes and Yes. Probably more, tired though.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 9:20 PM on February 16, 2024

I only did 8, so this may have come up later on, but if he wanted to make his point he should have included:
Electric bicycles (this is a real area of controversy in parks and other areas as to whether it is a "vehicle")
Motorized wheelchair
Motorized scooter vs regular scooter
Smart car
Classic car or Model-T for a car show
Horse and buggy ridden by tourists
Horse and buggy ridden by… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 8:48 PM on February 12, 2024

I should have added that I created that list because in my state, the vehicle code has horse and buggy as a vehicle you need to register, but electric bicycle is not.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 9:00 PM on February 12, 2024

It's very sad that people are so sucked into the 'your wedding day must be not only so very special to you but also look so very glamorous' that they're prepared to hire people to pretend to be their best friend to make it so.

I think there is a lot of external pressure from family and possibly friend-groups on brides in particular that makes it so that this bridesmaid-for-hire is appealing. It's no different in my mind than a wedding planner. But… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 8:29 PM on February 12, 2024

That's lame. My kids (ahem, not me, totally not me...ok me too) would have loved that movie. We are Coyote and Road Runner fanatics. For those looking for an updated version, check out Grizzly and the Lemmings - a homage to Coyote and Roadrunner in the best possible way. In addition to these cartoons being fun and clever, they do not rely on spoken language - making them more accessible for a wider audience.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 9:59 AM on February 12, 2024

I have opinions on this piece, but I want to offer a counter narrative to the city that changes too much from the perspective of someone who went back this past year to the city I grew up in and seeing that it hadn't changed at all. It's still cosmopolitan and educated and lively in all the ways as when I left, but all the stores, restaurants, night clubs, and people were the same. It had the same problems, same drivers, the same food and the same...everything. People were still in the same… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 12:32 PM on February 6, 2024

Thanks for posting this, I read this one last night (thanks Metafilter for suggesting I add the LATimes to my news rotation - great coverage). The story is completely perplexing and should honestly be more widely reported on. The police said that they were looking for a young man and an air tag has pinging from that address, but they would not share the full search warrant (only last two pages). They showed up with a battering ram, ready to go. They photographed privileged attorney-client… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 9:00 AM on January 28, 2024

I posted this article, in part, because I grew up in an area where single/divorced affluent women "of a certain age", were pariahs. This was in a wealthy, educated and liberal community. Husbands, in some ways, were similar to handbags, you absolutely needed one and the more high-end, the better. Other than that, it didn't really matter who they were or if you liked them.

It was interesting to read that this has changed at least for a certain contingent - and… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 10:55 AM on January 18, 2024

Thanks for sharing this. I listened to a recent episode of Hard Fork as to why Platformer is leaving Substack.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 7:05 AM on January 18, 2024

Wow, the guitarist is something else.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 7:57 PM on January 11, 2024

Holy shit, I know this dude. He had a "start up" supposedly selling fruit juice made by ex-cons. I drank the juice. It was not good. I was pregnant at the time and I still wonder what was in it...

He also said he was a pastor. He then rented a retail space from a church, brought in other small food businesses and then ditched when rent was due sticking them with the bill. Then he disappeared. And now we know where he went...

I've told… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 6:53 AM on January 8, 2024

Weird, the link works for me. Mods feel free to take down if the link is not working.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 12:00 PM on December 31, 2023

I mean, regarding the last part with Burger King and Taco Bell selling food that doesn't look as appetizing as the advertisements...I agree. So, maybe don't put me on that jury.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 8:54 AM on December 31, 2023

This perpetual hating on Tesla strikes me as very much "Old Man Yells at Cloud." The people who buy Teslas do not read Defector, I honestly question whether they actually read the news at all (with the exception of the three who will now comment below). People are going to keep buying Teslas because they are luxury cars with good features, a good charging network, and they are a status symbol.

Also, I'm not going to buy a Tesla because...I read the news.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 10:00 PM on December 27, 2023

Would membership shift the war from Russia v Ukraine to (more officially) Russia v EU? If so, how would it change the fighting/support/funding/refugees/border activity etc.?
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 12:39 PM on December 14, 2023

My work wanted to be inclusive of families, so they scheduled a children's holiday party on a school day at 10am. American culture is so out of touch with parenthood/families/children, I can see why younger generations in the US are saying no thanks. As the article points out, if they do it, they are completely on their own and surrounded by people who are clueless.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 10:44 PM on December 8, 2023

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posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 7:12 PM on December 1, 2023

Oh! I know this story!
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 10:22 AM on November 25, 2023

I watched the lead video for a few minutes and the mf was touching food with his hands and wiping them off on the same grotty towel time after time. Hello? Gloves? Tongs? No one wants to eat your filth, dude. Shudders

I thought the same thing. Lord help you if you have a food allergy, the cross contamination is wild.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 12:45 PM on November 19, 2023

Funny story, my American friend had a flesh eating bacteria on her hands while working in a sandwich shop. They did use gloves though...

For some reason this thread reminded me of that....
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 8:54 PM on November 19, 2023

I didn't really connect with the arguments in this article at all. I prefer self check-out because it is slower and I'm not being raced through the line. I can also check prices as they are rung up and make sure I get my coupon/discounts. Also, it is the only way to make sure that my raw chicken doesn't end up in the same bag with the toilet cleaner, or the strawberries don't end up under the apples.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 12:38 PM on November 19, 2023

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posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 10:43 PM on November 4, 2023

Wait, comedy routines aren't depositions??? Mind blown.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 7:57 AM on October 27, 2023

This is the best example of the prisoner's dilemma I've seen in a while.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 8:59 PM on October 19, 2023

My hero. Every day.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 7:59 PM on September 25, 2023

I followed this story and found it funny that no one has mentioned that he posted what he did because he was drunk. I mean, that's a lot of whiskey. Later he was probably texting exes.

On preview, what interogative mood said.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 3:25 AM on September 24, 2023

Based on the people I know where I live, this is the research/books I'd like to see:

1. Having divorced parents who remarry - so now children have 4 parents and 8 living grandparents - is better for children.
2. Polyamorous parents with additional partners is better for children.
3. Rich married couples with a live in au pair or private nannies who takes care of the children, is better for children.
4. Boarding schools where children… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 7:58 AM on September 23, 2023

Redd says business has been better than ever over the past 24 hours, and that the restaurant sold out of food well before closing. “We’re breaking records today,” he says. “Our community showed up in a big way to support us.”

In Somerville, a city with a big town/gown issue, and where bully frat boys are not tolerated, going up against Barstool was a brilliant business move. It's been a long time since the Winter Hill gang ruled the area, but those… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 8:01 AM on September 3, 2023

Blue Jello Elf, I've been following this story and my impression is the conservatorship early was about getting him to play football for Ol' Miss. But later on, it is what allowed them to sell *his* story re: the Blindside. They and their children made money off the movie, and in my reading, it sounds like he did not. As conservators, his story was their story to sell.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 5:02 PM on August 27, 2023

I read this piece in the magazine. It is sheer misogyny mixed with that oh so common antisemitism, that people can't tell them apart. Two Naomi's?!?! With opinions??!? But, but, but...that's two Jewish women with Jewish-woman-sounding-names! How ever will I keep them apart???

It's not likely to happen to any Tom, Dick or Harry.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 4:06 PM on August 26, 2023