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Looks like it's Givalt Levin
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 1:41 PM on June 3, 2023 marked best answer

Perhaps inspired by the fact that swallowing goldfish was a weirdly popular college fad in the 1930s.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 1:05 PM on June 3, 2023

The old-school forums at Halo fansite Halo.Bungie.Org date back to 1999, and have been involved in a few charitable fundraisers over the years.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 4:03 PM on May 7, 2023 marked best answer

Looks like it was tagged in December for not citing any sources. Factual claims in Wikipedia articles need to be supported by in-line citations to a reliable source, the sort indicated by the numbered footnotes scattered liberally around most articles. The lone external link to the Procidis website at the end doesn't count (and is broken regardless).

The recent flag is just a "proposed deletion" (PROD), which is a quick-and-easy way for users to flag problem… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 12:29 AM on April 26, 2023

If you still want more, read the fantastic Dune Encylopedia, which Herbert personally approved of and wrote a foreword to but which the estate disavowed in favor of the sequels after his death. (previously)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 3:59 PM on April 23, 2023 marked best answer

TVTropes: Determinator, Implacable Man, Mysterious Mercenary Pursuer, Super-Persistent Predator

One fave that hasn't been mentioned: "The Ruum," by Arthur Porges
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 10:35 PM on April 11, 2023

Depending on your device and iOS version you may be able to jailbreak and install tweaks to block YouTube ads, but it's a rather fiddly process and these days the window for a workable jailbreak is quite narrow. This may change if/when the EU forces Apple to allow sideloading third-party software but that's still a few years off.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 11:29 PM on January 16, 2023

ShouldExist.org?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 11:18 PM on January 16, 2023

"If all stories were written like science fiction stories"
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 10:15 PM on January 3, 2023 marked best answer

I've been a big fan of Antgame.io since it featured on MeFi a few months ago. Just the right combination of strategy and luck, the games are short but interesting to watch unfold, and you can leave it running in the background (and watch it catch up at high speed when you switch back).
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 5:57 PM on December 19, 2022 marked best answer

FiveThirtyEight has a page specifically for this showing how past prediction %s compared to actual results: How Good Are FiveThirtyEight Forecasts?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 12:06 AM on November 10, 2022

1. Are you maybe selecting "Generate variations" instead of "Edit image"? That generates similar versions of the entire image, not just the erased part.

2. If you're erasing the background in a photo editor yourself and saving as a transparent PNG to upload, you have to erase a small part of the already-erased area in DALL-E for it to recognize the empty space.

3. It has more trouble with small/intricate masking; if you're… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 11:15 AM on October 31, 2022

Anthony Bourdain's New Yorker essay "Don't Eat Before Reading This" (which he later expanded into his bestselling memoir Kitchen Confidential if you want more).
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 10:41 PM on October 28, 2022

A bit unconventional, but videogamedunkey's review of Super Mario Odyssey was so overflowing with joy, adoration, and love that it single-handedly convinced me to buy a Nintendo Switch, and judging from the comments I'm hardly the only one.

In a similar vein, the Play.tm pre-release review that originally put Katamari Damacy on my radar was one of the very few at the time to recognize it not just as a goofy physics puzzler, but a genuinely affecting… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 11:59 PM on October 26, 2022

Thanks for the bug reports, everyone. Staff is aware and looking into the Cloudfront issue -- we've got a *possible* lead on the problem, should have a better idea what exactly is going wrong in a few hours. Thanks for your patience.

(Also, I'm not in webdev myself but I'd guess the variance in working vs. not working is probably a cache issue; if one of your devices is loading the stylesheet okay it should continue to work as long as you don't force-refresh or clear your browser cache.)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 7:35 PM on October 26, 2022

English for specific purposes
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 8:35 PM on August 28, 2022

I doubt the contract details are public, but AFAIK the scuttlebutt is that it was some combination of running out of written source material to adapt (the last seasons were based on Martin's outlines for the final books plus original material that clearly wasn't up to snuff), and the showrunners wanting to move on to other projects (which ended up fizzling).
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 7:24 PM on August 24, 2022

Might be a bit on the nose, but Danny Boyle's Sunshine (2007) is a memorable sci-fi take on this. Nominally about a mission to reignite a dying Sun, it starts off beautiful but treats it more and more like a mind-warping Lovecraftian horror the closer they get. No spoilers, but imho that angle really helps redeem a third act twist that a lot of folks complain about.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 8:18 PM on August 1, 2022

Assuming you've seen this 90s ident, but tossing it in just in case.

Digging more deeply, you may want to have him skim this 1988 Pinwheel episode, which has several bee-related segments in the first half.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 8:53 PM on July 16, 2022

Katamari Damacy Reroll! It's a pitch-perfect port of one of the greatest games of all time, featuring one of the best soundtracks of all time, a simple and incredibly satisfying gameplay loop, and an aesthetic design that radiates wonder and joy.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 9:49 PM on July 3, 2022

I sampled a lot of the inspired-by clones, but the only one that really stuck was Arkadium's Hurdle. It's like regular Wordle but with five rounds -- the answer to each is your default first guess for the next round (forcing you to use new strategies instead of sticking with your favorite opener), and then in the last round the answers from the previous rounds become your first four guesses, leaving only two chances to figure out the final word.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 9:00 PM on June 28, 2022

FWIW, Google seems to have made some kind of change on June 1st that reset third-party access, hence your login troubles. I had the same thing happen to some of my iOS apps. But you should be able to log back in using app-specific passwords -- basically you have Google generate a unique password for just one service. I haven't used Thunderbird in a looong time, but you might have to do this to log into your Gmail account there, too. This page goes into some more detail on how.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 11:18 PM on June 2, 2022

I pulled up the French subtitles for the original 2002 movie; they translate it there as:

Votre fidèle serviteur Spider-Man. (I'm your faithful servant Spider-Man)

Also found the line from Homecoming (2017):

Essaie d'être un gentil Spider-Man de quartier. (Try to be a nice neighborhood Spider-Man)

And in No Way Home (2019)… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 8:07 PM on May 25, 2022 marked best answer

DiegoStocco - Bassoforte

Marc-André Hamelin - Circus Galop

Zeal & Ardor - Blood In The River

Caravan Palace - Clash
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 9:10 PM on April 30, 2022

You might like this: One-line browser notepad bookmark
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 9:51 PM on April 29, 2022 marked best answer

bedlam
fiasco (eponysterical!)
three-ring circus
imbroglio
quagmire
(omni)shambles
goat rope
pig's/dog's breakfast
mishegas or fakakta
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 6:02 PM on April 27, 2022

Longer-term, do yourself a kindness and get a monochrome laser printer. I suffered through various inkjet printers for years -- inexplicable connection issues, partial prints, gummed-up nozzles, test prints that wasted obscene amounts of expensive ink, refusal to print anything when just one color was low, etc. etc. etc. Every single print job led to a different obscure problem and a different laborious troubleshoot process. It was the bane of my existence. Even the "good" brands… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 7:18 PM on April 26, 2022

Here's a Google search for all IMDb character pages matching "William Blake"; only 86 results so maybe give that a scan and see if there's anything familiar?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 2:56 PM on April 9, 2022

turkeyphant: "Sorry if this is wrong but is there any timeline on tourists being allowed in yet?"

From /r/JapanTravel's April update thread:

April 2022 - Tourism entry continues to be suspended, as the expanded border opening this month continues to apply to work and student entry. We do not anticipate tourism restarting within the next 6 months (March 2022 - August 2022) at minimum. Discussion is closed until a clear… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 5:22 PM on April 6, 2022

There's also this similar piece from The Morning News: MetaFilter in the Ruins
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 4:31 PM on March 25, 2022

Better Call Saul has Jimmy do this with potential client Mr. Acker.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 1:48 AM on March 16, 2022

I have pretty big ears, and the pair of NVX Audio XPT100 cans I got several years ago remain by far the most comfortable I've ever worn, even for hours at a time.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 7:35 PM on March 10, 2022

Are you sure about that date? I googled a quote attributed to it and found this 2014 Salon article which links to a different Medium write-up; the tweets there are blank on Wayback Machine but the links to the tweetstorms themselves were at least partially archived:

Part 1

Part 2

Might have more luck searching around that time, unless this was a different or early version.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 7:23 PM on January 28, 2022 marked best answer

Fwiw, Wirecutter recommends this 65-inch 4K TCL model for only $750. (No OLED, though.)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 8:31 PM on January 24, 2022

Sounds like "The Nostalginauts" by S.N. Dyer. You can find it in the Year's Best SF 3 anthology, but there's an audio drama in that link too!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 12:04 PM on January 20, 2022 marked best answer

Alabama Shakes - Gimme All Your Love
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 12:23 PM on January 17, 2022

Alabama Shakes - Gemini

Eagles - Journey of the Sorcerer
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 4:48 PM on January 13, 2022 marked best answer

blackjack514: "If the answer is mail (USPS), has this ever been done before in an attempt to reach every citizen with something of this size?"

The census is the first thing that comes to mind.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 1:14 PM on January 13, 2022

"Shallow" by Gaga/Cooper

Basically any Adele single

"Let It Go"

some-BODY
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 2:43 PM on January 12, 2022

You can try playing with a gamepad maybe? Most modern PC games support it, either wireless or via USB. I use an Xbox One controller myself, but I think Stream will let you configure a 360 or PS3/4/5 one if you have one handy. You can also custom bind all keys or use community-made ones, even if the game doesn't natively support it.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 12:04 PM on January 2, 2022

If she doesn't mind waiting, there will probably be double-features in 2023 when Part Two comes out.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 4:32 PM on December 29, 2021

PSA: If you do find a way to see it in a theater (especially an IMAX screening), BRING EARPLUGS. I saw it on a "liemax" screen and it was deafeningly loud, to the point it may have caused some short-term hearing damage. Definitely my least favorite part of the experience.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 8:52 PM on December 29, 2021

It's hot in Topeka.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 8:33 PM on December 22, 2021

argybarg: "I love the best of the "You Sang My Song " series on YouTube: Singers watch people on YouTube covering their songs, and react with praise and appreciation; then the YouTube artists get to see that praise and react in turn. It's kind of a big pleasant squish of admiration and joy."

One of the best parts of Aretha Franklin's (phenomenal) 2015 performance of "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" at the Kennedy… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 12:01 AM on December 22, 2021

Whoops, saw this in my Recent Activity and noticed I totally forgot to include the link to that Saramago video.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 6:40 PM on December 22, 2021

TVTropes: Mirrored Confrontation Shot

A stock pose seen in cartoon openings, movie posters, video game box art, comics covers, paintings, this is a shot that pits two teams against each other on opposite sides of the screen. It can be a massive group shot, featuring all the series's heroes and villains, or show just two characters— all that matters is that the two sides are facing each other and look ready to strike.

Usually the left and right… [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 12:11 AM on December 22, 2021 marked best answer

I imagine one reason they do it earlier in the month is because they want to encourage people to gift subscriptions for the holidays.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 5:17 PM on December 16, 2021

Here's an out-there suggestion: OpenAI recently made their bleeding-edge text-completion engine GPT-3 publicly available with no waitlist. It has a free trial and usage after that is fairly cheap for non-scale experimentation. Working with the AI's prompt-based system takes some getting used to, and there are some limitations on what you can write about (no porn, graphic violence, political propaganda, etc.), but beyond that its capacity to write believable, collaborative text is incredible.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 8:10 PM on December 13, 2021

JimCoin hasn't let us down yet.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 1:45 PM on December 13, 2021

"That Funny Feeling" is mostly this.

The surgeon generals' pop-up shop, Robert Iger's face
Discount Etsy agitprop, Bugles' take on race
Female Colonel Sanders, easy answers, civil war
The whole world at your fingertips, the ocean at your door

posted to Ask MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 9:29 PM on December 4, 2021