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I'm just not sure what you're calling for, do you want 190 comments calling kanuck a monster and then having them banned? Do you want some sort of "shitty take alert" system so the whole community gets a call to pile-on?
posted by We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese at 12:52 on October 6 [60 favorites +] [!]

Come on folks! Only 29 more comments to go!!!
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 11:54 AM on October 9, 2023

Yeah, we should have such a problem as MeFi being so large and culturally relevant that the Russians & or Nazis target it for disinfo/ propaganda. We could potentially sway TENS of people! is about where we are nowadays.

During the Cold War, Akron was seventh on Russia's target list.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 10:16 AM on October 3, 2023

If anyone needs a few bucks, MeMail me and I’ll help you out.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 8:43 PM on October 1, 2023

The sense of entitlement on display here is fucking amazing.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 6:42 AM on September 28, 2023

I grabbed a code and marked it off the sheet. Thanks!!!
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 10:42 AM on September 25, 2023

Hooray!!! Winning bidder here and im very excited! So much so that I upped my bid to $350 to put the total past the $420 mark to get chasles’ match too!
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 7:02 PM on September 16, 2023

I think so. Like ten years ago I must have dreamed that I figured out a mod had deleted a comment of mine, and when I remembered the dream a few hours later, probably while at work, I could not figure out which comment it was, so I actually emailed the mods to ask about it, and it turned out that they had not deleted any comment of mine in ... some relevant the time frame.

Now that you mention it, I recently dreamt about having a comment deleted.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 11:26 AM on May 1, 2023

jessamyn has always been my favorite. cortex is more like a weird older brother.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 12:33 PM on April 4, 2023

Mentioned in passing: Babel, R.F. Kuang.

Thank you! I came here specifically to find that title.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 4:55 PM on March 14, 2023

Personally, I find this thread quite cromulent to the populace of MetaFilter. Indeed I had almost posted something similar, albeit without the dilbert shithead guy thing.

I was a heavy Twitter user for many years -- mostly for shitposting and lefty politics. I had all but stopped coming to MetaFilter. Then I quit Twitter the day the mush thing closed. I couldn't see anything good coming from it. Already having been off nearly all the socials, I started coming back here… [more]
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 12:25 PM on March 13, 2023

Also...

MetaFilter: My aching content void

(Is it okay to do that to your own comment? Is it like favoriting your own tweet?)
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 1:07 PM on March 13, 2023

This is awesome! The other day I was listening to it and caught myself thinking it's one of the "new" features of MetaFilter.

I got ChatGPT to produce an episode script. Can't wait to see it go into production!

Intro music plays.

Jessamyn: Hello and welcome to the MetaFilter podcast, where we explore the best of the web and beyond. I'm Jessamyn, and I'm joined as always by my co-host Josh.… [more]
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 9:58 AM on February 24, 2023

The previous era of what seemed like continual knock down drag out arguments on MeTa, full of call outs and flameouts, were not good.

But old school MeTa was so much fun! The shiposting! The flame wars! The img tag! The taters! Deleting comments was anathema.

But we're a different community now, and moderators gotta moderate. As well they should.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 2:03 PM on January 30, 2023

Hi! I would love to join mefi.social! I currently have an account on mastodon.social, but would love to move.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 7:43 AM on November 30, 2022

Hey! Fig just gave me a favorite too! Yay Fig!
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 1:33 PM on February 26, 2019

I have fine, soft kitten hair that is impossible to do any type of styling with. It used to be blond but now it's the nondescript color of dirty dishwater. I've started going to my wife's stylist, and she has me using some type of product which doesn't really do much but cost money.

My son, however, has brilliant hair. Blond, wavy, thick. That boy got his hair genes from his mother, thankfully.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 1:57 PM on September 27, 2018

Hope you're doing well, mrbill! I've semi-temporarily quit Twitter so haven't sent any likes your way in a while. Glad you've checked in here!
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 6:50 AM on April 17, 2018

I wonder how these Markov-esque "hobbies" are generated. Given their rather arbitrary nature, they almost sound like crowd-sourced tags generated by a mix of native and non-native English speakers. Maybe the tags are defined by the advertisers, and we're seeing the tags from what ads we were matched with most frequently by The Algorithm.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 10:28 AM on March 27, 2018

So I've never played an RPG before. How do we actually start a game? Is there a separate thread or something?
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 6:09 AM on April 3, 2017

I'm a cabbage!
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 7:13 AM on April 3, 2017

I always felt this fake press release was one of my greater MeFi moments (and the FPP topic is surprising germane considering current events).
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 1:12 PM on March 31, 2017

Don't let Literaryhero fool you, he's a blazing fast runner!
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 5:51 AM on January 5, 2017

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posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 6:09 PM on May 28, 2016

Hi guys! Sorry I'm late!

Is anyone still here?
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 10:21 AM on May 11, 2016

My favorite comment that got a lot of favorites but really didn't deserve any favorites was a throwaway line that got like 70 favorites and I still don't understand why it got any favorites at all.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 10:46 AM on May 11, 2016

The infodumpster will allow you to see who favorites your posts and comments the most.
posted by zarq at 11:02 on May 11 [3 favorites +] [!]

Okay, this is just wrong. There are a handful of people I almost always favorite because I know them from Twitter. Now I look and see MOST OF THESE PEOPLE BARELY FAVORITE ME and now I'm going to unfollow a bunch of Mefites on Twitter.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 10:53 AM on May 11, 2016

Apropos of absolutely nothing, posting this thread is the highlight of my MetaFilter career.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 10:14 AM on May 11, 2016

Let me guess: mathowie recruited him and now pb is going to work at Slack. Great.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 10:24 AM on April 26, 2016

I always thought the no pants thing was an internet meme-y joke in response to the flying-by-the-seat-of-my-pants cliche.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 1:42 PM on April 6, 2016

I tuck my undershirt into my underwear, which I think is really weird but it works great for staying tucked in. I think I learned that either here or on Twitter.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 4:48 PM on March 1, 2016

Also, I declared my allegiance on this issue previously.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 4:53 PM on March 1, 2016

After two years I finally reached my weight loss goal (50 lbs), thus reversing blood pressure, triglycerides, cholesterol and blood sugar from marginally bad to really good. In the process I've discovered that I really, really like hiking, biking and running, and that there is an amazing national park 10 minutes from my home/work that is beyond perfect for such activities. I've also been consistently shooting above 550 in my bowling league for the past month, which is a huge improvement over the… [more]
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 1:08 PM on March 1, 2016

Nelson Muntzing is my new favorite verb.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 12:06 PM on February 26, 2016

I lurked for several additional months after the floodgates were opened. Judging by some of the dumb shit I contribute around here, I probably should've held off for many months more.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 11:45 AM on November 18, 2015

which cheese would you murder a friend or family member in order to have clutched right now in your sweaty cheeseless hands

ROOMANO PRADERA
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 6:30 AM on September 4, 2015

I feel like I just voted.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 12:59 PM on April 17, 2015

• I once owned a beer can that Billy Squire drank out of (Heineken)
• I got to bowl with PBA legend Mark Roth
• I worked at the World Trade Center on 9/11, but was at the doctor that morning having a biopsy performed
• While doing a poetry reading, I dead-panned the lyrics to the theme song from Cheers
• I once passed Jerry Seinfeld in a revolving door in the lobby at Ogilvy
• I've been on the same airplane as Don King

posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 12:10 PM on April 15, 2015

Also:

• I went to college with Duncan Jones, film director and son of David Bowie. As a result, David Bowie and Iman were at my college graduation

posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 12:14 PM on April 15, 2015

Huh. This got a mention by Jon Ronson.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 8:06 PM on January 18, 2015

I was about to make the same comment that The Whelk just made about uncleozzy: "un-clee-ozie."

Also the quidnunc kid, because I learned what quidnunc means and it's an awesome word.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 11:25 AM on December 10, 2014

Isn't ignignokt the name of one of the martians from Aqua Teen Hunger Force?
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 6:02 AM on December 11, 2014

Excellent! This completely eliminates the need for my manservant, who prints a weekly digest of prominent Metafilter threads for me to peruse during those times the ComSat is down on my GS-V. This will save me well over $100,000 per annum, not including all the benefits, bonuses and per diems that my manservant requires. Splendid!
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 1:15 PM on December 8, 2014

I think I remember this, back when I was a lurker. I vaguely recall trying the login, saw that it worked, and quickly logged out.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 11:28 AM on November 10, 2014

This looks like the new NetSuite UI.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 7:52 PM on September 24, 2014

Overall I think it's great. I'm not seeing any performance issues on my MBP mid-2011. I do agree with the others that the leading is a bit wide. One thing I do miss is the ability to change the point size of the headlines. I had mine dialed down a bit, and now to see them larger than the body text of the posts throws me off a little bit.

Also, my Post Comment rainbow unicorn button still works (yay!), but my Preview narwhal is gone (boo!).

Also also, +1 for [+].

Hooray for change!
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 11:28 AM on September 26, 2014

I saw on Twitter that you drove through Akron. We could've had a meetup!
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 6:07 AM on August 26, 2014

It's nothing compared to the instant sense of dread and fear when hitting the post button for a new thread in the gray.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 9:36 AM on July 3, 2014

I prefer my $34.71 in the front, but that's just me.

What? Why are you guys looking at me like that?
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 6:31 PM on June 1, 2014

If your workplace allows you to expense subscriptions, this might be a valid expense. I've used AskMe more than once for work, so I feel it's justified.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 8:49 AM on May 22, 2014

Sadly, Peak Ad has also demonstrated a clear downstream effect on Peak LARP Trek. I hold Google entirely responsible for this travesty.
posted to MetaTalk by slogger at 7:33 AM on May 21, 2014