Activity from brainwane

Via Tumblr, a funny little Taskmaster meme-type joke. [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by Pronoiac, pwnguin
FanFare comment - 4 days ago

fast food, slow reflection, aliens, alienation, research, & authenticity
favorited 17 times, recently by ob1quixote, evilmomlady, gamera, _earwig_, ourobouros, moonmilk, shipstone, googlebombed, genpfault, lriG rorriM, snsranch, Saxon Kane, Pope Guilty, AzraelBrown, Faint of Butt, Countess Elena, star gentle uterus
MeFi post - 4 days ago

BTW, author Stephen Granade has written more short fiction you can read, as well as games you can play. And: the bit in "Jaxicans'" that stuck most with me may be: His mom hadn’t liked it, either. The Subway near their apartment gave… [more]
favorited 6 times, recently by evilmomlady, away for regrooving, joannemerriam, sgranade, genpfault, Countess Elena
MeFi comment - 4 days ago

"This is my favorite soup!"
favorited 19 times, recently by Pope Guilty
MeFi post - 5 days ago

I hope there are scholars appreciating and analyzing the body of work Kritzer is writing that, together, sketches out how ordinary neighbors and friends can take the tools we already have to make better worlds. “Because I want to live somewhere… [more]
favorited 7 times, recently by hydropsyche
MeFi comment - 10 days ago

"He gazed at the sky. Hannah went back to thinning carrots."
favorited 67 times, recently by Coaticass
MeFi post - 11 days ago

[A reminder to my fellow commenters: This story is fiction, not an essay or memoir. Please keep that in mind while commenting; I write this because sometimes it's easy to slide into forgetting that, when an author writes a story this relatable,… [more]
favorited 6 times, recently by kristi, Halloween Jack, librarina, Lexica, adrienneleigh, Xoder
MeFi comment - 2 weeks ago

The author has specifically said: "my favorite story I’ve ever written & also my most trans is out..... It’s about wanting history to affirm us & what happens when history refuses. alternately: it’s about trying to crack Mary… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by GenjiandProust, librarina
MeFi comment - 2 weeks ago

I enjoy John's performances, usually, umbrella, but I found his mannequin dance uninspiring. And I thought Greg ought to have given Sophie a much higher score for her beatboxing were-woman. Immediately after watching, I scrolled down to the YouTube… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by Isingthebodyelectric, mmoncur
FanFare comment - 2 weeks ago

"half-remembered and half-created, neither real nor ideal"
favorited 14 times, recently by cognateantigen, Casuistry, mduda, Raellwyn, googlebombed, KingEdRa, chavenet, librarina, adrienneleigh, GenjiandProust, Jane the Brown, eirias, Faintdreams, Saxon Kane
MeFi post - 2 weeks ago

"Not-pleasant! I am causing you not-pleasant!"
favorited 75 times, recently by mixedmetaphors, Shutter, pelvicsorcery, Nossidge, Faintdreams, Probabilitics, mariokrat, kristi, ManyLeggedCreature, retronic, oxisos, birthday cake, vapidowl, snsranch, 1024, sugarbomb, Kabanos, craniac, vasi, detachd, Pronoiac, donuy, HeroZero, Coaticass, omegajuice, destrius, interglossa, drumcorpse, Shirley88, salix, moonmilk, Pope Guilty, Bora Horza Gobuchul, LobsterMitten, scruss, rory, jjj606, gudrun, MelanieL, kneecapped, ourobouros, Hamusutaa, Garm, PikeMatchbox, biffa, mubba, googlebombed, Dee Grim, The Ardship of Cambry, nobody, prefpara, ArgentCorvid, evilmomlady, tautological, Saxon Kane, gaybobbie, ob1quixote, Alterscape, librarina, Limivorous, dorothyisunderwood, automatic cabinet, foldedfish
MeFi post - 2 weeks ago

I really appreciated this articulation: The formula is simple— find a group of participants, take away everything that makes them feel safe and in control of their world, and then watch them explode. It applies to these… [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by adrienneleigh
MeFi comment - 2 weeks ago

My household now has a little "Cetacean Ops!" theme song. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by eckeric
FanFare comment - 2 weeks ago

This episode was SO MUCH FUN! [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by eckeric
FanFare comment - 2 weeks ago

Lengthy how-I-get-to-sleep notes
favorited 43 times, recently by tedious
MeFi post - 3 weeks ago

jamjam: Clarkesworld is named after editor Neil Clarke, not Arthur C. Clarke. If you can find Fiona Jones to ask her more about her inspirations for the story, I do hope you will do so and report back here! I have been having trouble… [more]
favorited 6 times, recently by adrienneleigh, vasi, lalochezia, nofundy, The Manwich Horror, NoiselessPenguin
MeFi comment - 3 weeks ago

"One or more of the following may apply to your particular idea"
favorited 37 times, recently by sillygwailo, pelvicsorcery, alyxstarr, the Real Dan, kmt, ela, andycyca, Green-eyed grenade, librarina
MeFi post - 3 weeks ago

Thank you for bringing these to our attention and making my spouse laugh really hard several times this morning. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by hurdy gurdy girl
MeFi comment - 3 weeks ago

I do really like the characterization of Saru making TERRIBLE RECKLESS DECISIONS because he's so used to relying on his fear as a core component of his judgment, and now it's just gone, and he hasn't actually worked to replace it with anything. And I… [more]
favorited 10 times, recently by riotnrrd
FanFare comment - 3 weeks ago

Escape, lineage, oppressed labor, and underdog revenge
favorited 27 times, recently by jeffburdges
MeFi post - 3 weeks ago

Eldercare, Family Caretaking, and End-of-life Logistics: Stuff I Learned
favorited 48 times, recently by ColdChef, bkdelong
Projects post - 3 weeks ago

You're using assessment words like "is"/"aren't" more than you're talking about your own subjective preferences, and I think you and I will simply have to agree to disagree about things like whether John's performance is endearing… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by mmoncur
FanFare comment - 4 weeks ago

I agree that it would be a completely different show if everyone had the same approach, whether that approach was "clown" or "compete" or "faff about," and that it's pleasing to have the contrast! I think it's… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by mmoncur, merriment
FanFare comment - 4 weeks ago

If you have been depending on an online system to check your pay records, and you will lose access to them after your last day, download those records and save them to your personal file storage. You may need to refer to them in the future to deal… [more]
favorited 10 times, recently by In Your Shell Like, little mouth, Blue Jello Elf, foodmapper, music for skeletons, sardonyx, oneear, ellerhodes, charcoals, praemunire
Ask MeFi comment - 4 weeks ago

I love John's drive for excellence as well as how he plays with Alex using a yes-and Taskmaster fan approach, like creating another task card. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by mmoncur
FanFare comment - 4 weeks ago

"nobody has really considered what they might look like to an outsider"
favorited 16 times, recently by jeffburdges
MeFi post - 4 weeks ago

"negative space to denote premium feel & materiality"
favorited 65 times, recently by Green-eyed grenade
MeFi post - 4 weeks ago

This was fascinating. Some of the details that I found noteworthy: the guy who keeps going to a class even though there's a woman among the other students, and theft and traffic as annoyances -- which indicate that locals do not instantly defer… [more]
favorited 21 times, recently by rosiroo
MeFi comment - 4 weeks ago

I am regretting, right now, having used a "why don't they just" joke in any way, shape, or form in the beginning of this post. I hereby request that people consider reading and commenting on any of the links that I posted -- or lambasting… [more]
favorited 7 times, recently by cosmic owl
MeFi comment - Last month

“What did you mean, ‘Not again?’”
favorited 56 times, recently by Shirley88
MeFi post - Last month

Wow, cool! Thanks for sharing this! More behind-the-scenes info in this interview with the author. [more]
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MeFi comment - Last month

Art, games, music, zines, and a list of fictional badgers
favorited 10 times, recently by xenization, belarius, JHarris, gc, mirileh, pracowity, May Kasahara, Artw, a faded photo of their beloved, The Manwich Horror
MeFi post - Last month

I have taken a Wilderness First Aid class with NOLS and learned some criteria for how to handle serious head injuries and related stuff. The guidelines said, regarding brain-related injuries: Rapidly evacuate if the patient has: ...… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by hurdy gurdy girl
Ask MeFi comment - Last month

Jon Bois (previously on MeFi) makes a lot of narrative videos that use visuals of charts and maps to increase the sheer amount of information he can give the reader. 17776 and its sequel 20020 are multimedia science fiction pieces… [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by ShooBoo, wenestvedt, protorp
Ask MeFi comment - Last month

Two debugging puzzles (and more to come?)
favorited 77 times, recently by ShooBoo
MeFi post - Last month

I appreciate this post and explanation as context for jests I was noticing on social media - thanks! [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by gudrun, jvbthegolfer, May Kasahara, corb
MeFi comment - Last month

amtho, that's the kind of thing I'm talking about. Gold star. I find the rhetorical form of this checklist template intriguing. The format itself conveys: Your idea is not only bad, it is bad in a way that is a cliché. You are… [more]
favorited 16 times, recently by pelvicsorcery
MeFi comment - Last month

"Animals speak their own language... it’s a lot simpler to figure out."
favorited 31 times, recently by kristi
MeFi post - Last month

Some MeFites may not know that we have a kind of similar thing: the MeFi Mall where (for free) MetaFilter members can link to things we make and sell online. Just text and links (no graphics). We have often promoted it toward the end of the calendar… [more]
favorited 7 times, recently by ourobouros, not_the_water, _earwig_, Dee Grim, clew, charismatic megafauna, a faded photo of their beloved
MeFi comment - Last month

Shout out to the Otherwise (formerly Tiptree) Award, mentioned in a few of those lists. Disclaimer: I'm on the board. Our mission: to celebrate science fiction, fantasy, and other forms of speculative narrative that expand and explore our… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by cupcakeninja, seanmpuckett
MeFi comment - Last month

"codewords to use on doctors and such"
favorited 125 times, recently by ImproviseOrDie
MeFi post - Last month

Yay! Also, I should have mentioned: audio version available. [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by ManyLeggedCreature, childofTethys, Robin Kestrel
MeFi comment - Last month

Excellent question. "Seaview on Mars" by Katie Rathfelder, a short story available in the anthology Consolation Songs. The short story "Sunlight" by Shauna Gordon-McKeon. (Direct link to story hosted on Medium.) I… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by gudrun
Ask MeFi comment - Last month

This was fun! Thanks for posting it. [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by cyrusdogstar, May Kasahara
MeFi comment - Last month

"resentment is an essential survival skill"
favorited 17 times, recently by Tesseractive
MeFi post - Last month

Some favorite glimpses from the checklists I linked to (and I would love links to others): Here is why it won't work: ( ) It assumes that using the government to force abrogation of private contracts that were freely entered into by the… [more]
favorited 13 times, recently by gaybobbie
MeFi comment - Last month

Seeing the calendar reform one reminds me that there is a sort of transformation one can apply to turn a "falsehoods [kinds of people] believe about [topic]" list into a rejection checklist, and vice versa. [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by genpfault
MeFi comment - Last month

My friend Zack wrote one a few years back: Your post advocates a □ software □ hardware □ cognitive □ two-factor □ other ___________ universal replacement for passwords..... [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by genpfault
MeFi comment - Last month

I am middle-aged and I appreciate Swift's music although I have not heard all of it. The music video for "Blank Space" is very pretty. [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Last month

Honeylocusts, Ginkgos, Callery Pears, Maples & more in the 5 boroughs
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MeFi post - Last month

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