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Do we have to give credit to terrible people for being good at things that are entertaining or pleasing to us? The question here isn't if you like them, but if you like something they've done, and those are different. The fandom adage is:... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by 5_13_23_42_69_666 on June 10, 2024 9:57 PM

Do we have to give credit to terrible people for being good at things that are entertaining or pleasing to us? The question here isn't if you like them, but if you like something they've done, and those are different. The fandom adage is:... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by Saucy Possum on June 10, 2024 9:47 PM

LinkMe: The University of Helsinki offers a variety of free computer science courses for anyone. It may even be possible to get credit for some of them, although I'm unsure.... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by Saxon Kane on June 10, 2024 9:39 PM

LinkMe: A cat generator, for making social media avatars. [⇔ Linked] [more]
MeFi comment favorited by samthemander on June 10, 2024 5:12 PM

Do we have to give credit to terrible people for being good at things that are entertaining or pleasing to us? The question here isn't if you like them, but if you like something they've done, and those are different. The fandom adage is:... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by zaixfeep on June 10, 2024 12:44 PM

Do we have to give credit to terrible people for being good at things that are entertaining or pleasing to us? The question here isn't if you like them, but if you like something they've done, and those are different. The fandom adage is:... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by chavenet on June 10, 2024 12:25 PM

In 1858 when Charles Dickens was 45 he tried to have his wife institutionalized by falsely claiming she was insane & didn't love the ten children she had borne him, all so he could bang an 18 year old actress in his employ. "Next... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by snsranch on June 10, 2024 10:57 AM

This is wonderful, it reminds me of Memepool of old. [more]
MeFi comment favorited by snsranch on June 10, 2024 10:56 AM

"metafilter" as a name generates a gray cat wearing a blue scarf! [more]
MeFi comment favorited by nobody on June 10, 2024 8:59 AM

I recently learned that, when The Pat Sajak Show started having guest hosts once a week, one of them was Rush Limbaugh. While I don't think Sajak ever had serious beefs with Limbaugh's rhetoric, that was from a time early on where Rush... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by camyram on June 10, 2024 5:53 AM

I made it to the end! I did it by using NewPipe to download the audio and listening to it in pieces while driving around! It meant I didn't see much of the video of the hotel, but I did hear all the points she made! I really liked them!... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by RonButNotStupid on June 10, 2024 5:33 AM

I recently learned that, when The Pat Sajak Show started having guest hosts once a week, one of them was Rush Limbaugh. While I don't think Sajak ever had serious beefs with Limbaugh's rhetoric, that was from a time early on where Rush... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by chavenet on June 10, 2024 1:27 AM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by Molesome on June 10, 2024 1:08 AM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by Pigpen on June 10, 2024 1:03 AM

In 1858 when Charles Dickens was 45 he tried to have his wife institutionalized by falsely claiming she was insane & didn't love the ten children she had borne him, all so he could bang an 18 year old actress in his employ. "Next... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by Archipelago on June 9, 2024 9:35 PM

There's been a push towards readable privacy policies, more nutrition-label style descriptions It seems to this uninformed commentator like something where 90% of cases could be served by one of a small number of boilerplate solutions, like... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by ctmf on June 9, 2024 9:17 PM

LinkMe: The University of Helsinki offers a variety of free computer science courses for anyone. It may even be possible to get credit for some of them, although I'm unsure.... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by Clowder of bats on June 9, 2024 8:54 PM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by hooray on June 9, 2024 8:30 PM

LinkMe: A cat generator, for making social media avatars. [⇔ Linked] [more]
MeFi comment favorited by BlahLaLa on June 9, 2024 7:58 PM

I recently learned that, when The Pat Sajak Show started having guest hosts once a week, one of them was Rush Limbaugh. While I don't think Sajak ever had serious beefs with Limbaugh's rhetoric, that was from a time early on where Rush... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by mmoncur on June 9, 2024 7:36 PM

I recently learned that, when The Pat Sajak Show started having guest hosts once a week, one of them was Rush Limbaugh. While I don't think Sajak ever had serious beefs with Limbaugh's rhetoric, that was from a time early on where Rush... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by Suedeltica on June 9, 2024 6:13 PM

It's.... App development is something both huge companies and individuals do? In a sense, every mandatory step to do something will favor corporations that have endless resources to throw at requirements, over individuals. It's like handling DMCA... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by Aleyn on June 9, 2024 5:38 PM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by a non mouse, a cow herd on June 9, 2024 5:35 PM

There's been a push towards readable privacy policies, more nutrition-label style descriptions It seems to this uninformed commentator like something where 90% of cases could be served by one of a small number of boilerplate solutions, like... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by biogeo on June 9, 2024 5:00 PM

In 1858 when Charles Dickens was 45 he tried to have his wife institutionalized by falsely claiming she was insane & didn't love the ten children she had borne him, all so he could bang an 18 year old actress in his employ. "Next... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by jenfullmoon on June 9, 2024 3:29 PM

In 1858 when Charles Dickens was 45 he tried to have his wife institutionalized by falsely claiming she was insane & didn't love the ten children she had borne him, all so he could bang an 18 year old actress in his employ. "Next... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by GenjiandProust on June 9, 2024 2:29 PM

In 1858 when Charles Dickens was 45 he tried to have his wife institutionalized by falsely claiming she was insane & didn't love the ten children she had borne him, all so he could bang an 18 year old actress in his employ. "Next... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by MonkeyToes on June 9, 2024 2:20 PM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by Bella Donna on June 9, 2024 1:49 PM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by sourcejedi on June 9, 2024 1:23 PM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by gamera on June 9, 2024 12:56 PM

It's.... App development is something both huge companies and individuals do? In a sense, every mandatory step to do something will favor corporations that have endless resources to throw at requirements, over individuals. It's like handling DMCA... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by gaybobbie on June 9, 2024 12:28 PM

Part of the confusion over the authorship of XScreensaver has to do with my accidental mixed used of pronouns in the FPP, using "their" and then "he" for what should be the same person. I learned to write pretty young, and so as... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by dr_dank on June 9, 2024 12:20 PM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by dr_dank on June 9, 2024 12:14 PM

An editor's answer would be to restructure to either make the referent unambiguous or avoid it altogether, Yeah, I know. If I were editing it I'd be sure to catch it. But a quick FPP is a different kind of thing, I just wanted it up quickly... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by GenjiandProust on June 9, 2024 11:37 AM

Part of the confusion over the authorship of XScreensaver has to do with my accidental mixed used of pronouns in the FPP, using "their" and then "he" for what should be the same person. I learned to write pretty young, and so as... [more]
MeFi comment favorited by GenjiandProust on June 9, 2024 11:36 AM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by GenjiandProust on June 9, 2024 11:35 AM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by massless on June 9, 2024 10:21 AM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by LobsterMitten on June 9, 2024 10:07 AM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by googlebombed on June 9, 2024 9:45 AM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by bolda on June 9, 2024 9:04 AM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by donio on June 9, 2024 8:31 AM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by lianove3 on June 9, 2024 8:20 AM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by gmarceau on June 9, 2024 8:13 AM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by Two unicycles and some duct tape on June 9, 2024 8:03 AM

This reminds me of the good old days of Things I Won't Work With. (Previously) [more]
MeFi comment favorited by jim in austin on June 9, 2024 7:55 AM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by mubba on June 9, 2024 7:42 AM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by biogeo on June 9, 2024 7:34 AM

This is wonderful, it reminds me of Memepool of old. [more]
MeFi comment favorited by JoeZydeco on June 9, 2024 7:29 AM

Unlike Google, XScreensaver will never run around and desert you
MeFi post favorited by ob1quixote on June 9, 2024 7:21 AM

This is wonderful, it reminds me of Memepool of old. [more]
MeFi comment favorited by MonkeyToes on June 9, 2024 7:16 AM

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