They Made A Crypto Shark Tank. It's Hilariously Bad.
posted to MetaFilter by chavenet at 12:20 PM on May 10, 2024 (27 comments)

People who care about internet monoculture and control are often told they’re nostalgists harkening back to a pioneer era. It’s fiendishly hard to regenerate an open and competitive infrastructure for younger generations who’ve been raised to assume that two or three platforms, two app stores, two operating systems, two browsers, one cloud/mega-store and a single search engine for the world comprise the internet. (Noema sl)
posted to MetaFilter by Kitteh at 5:19 AM on May 2, 2024 (54 comments)

“The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” is now available as a free download! Written by Christopher Schwarz and first published in June 2011, “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” is revered by many as a philosophical tome as well as a how-to book. The book includes instructions for building your own tool chest, as demonstrated here by MetaFilter's Own™ and JimCoin™ creator bondcliff!
posted to MetaFilter by slogger at 8:25 AM on April 15, 2024 (17 comments)

I really like the simplicity of Kottke and TheMarginalia and Waxy — a blog with a front page that contains all (or most) of the content of each post, with links embedded to other parts of the web. However, I have yet to find a Wordpress or Ghost or [insert other system] theme that duplicates this layout. Rather, all themes I've found have a front page that shows an excerpt that links to a full post that then has those other links. I do not like this. Do you know of such a theme? What am I missing?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by dobbs at 5:19 PM on April 13, 2024 (2 comments)

✨There he is, ✨he's a magical cat, ✨everybody loves him ✨he's a ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ  ＣＡＴ!✨✨✨🧚🦄🧜‍♀️🧝🐈
(5 1/2 minute video, claymation animation compilation, silly, meow)
posted to MetaFilter by JHarris at 1:41 PM on April 2, 2024 (16 comments)

In a remote village, two brothers find a demon-infected man. When a wealthy neighbor convinces them to help him get rid of the man, everything goes terribly wrong.
posted to FanFare by miss-lapin at 8:22 PM on October 30, 2023 (14 comments)

I don't know if the name Erma Bombeck means anything these days. For decades she epitomized a middle America observational kind of humor that was present in a lot of magazines about suburban life. While most of her material was written, she did put out one comedy album: The Family That Plays Together (Gets On Each Other's Nerves) [YT playlist, 1977]. I don't know if we have any equivalent voice in America today and maybe not all the humor works today, but this is a historical document that I got on vinyl from the Columbia House Record Club, and I'm happy to share it here today.
posted to MetaFilter by hippybear at 4:01 PM on March 19, 2024 (34 comments)

Recommend a site where a beginner can learn Go.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by partner at 4:49 PM on March 14, 2024 (8 comments)

The board forming the nonprofit for Metafilter met Feb. 15.
posted to MetaTalk by apartment dweller at 1:53 PM on February 28, 2024 (15 comments)

"...it’s hard to imagine anyone being particularly precious about the character."
posted to MetaFilter by Kitteh at 12:21 PM on February 29, 2024 (42 comments)

Obsidian users: What advice do you have for someone just starting with the app? Or what do you wish you had known when you got started?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by NotMyselfRightNow at 7:27 AM on October 7, 2022 (13 comments)

[TRAILER] Original title: DellaMorte DellAmore. Francesco Dellamorte (Rupert Everett) is the beleaguered caretaker of a small Italian cemetery, who searches for love while defending himself from dead people who keep rising again. Everything is going well until “She” (Anna Falchi) comes along and stirs things up a bit.
posted to FanFare by DirtyOldTown at 8:16 AM on February 16, 2024 (19 comments)

Hello MetaFilter!

We are thrilled to announce the latest addition to our team, a hire that has been highly anticipated - Kirkaracha!

posted to MetaTalk by loup at 12:32 PM on February 9, 2024 (60 comments)

Kind of chat-filtery, but looking for people who want to share a story about being in the best shape of your life in your 40s. How did it happen? How did/do you ward off injury? What are your favorite types of activities? What are your challenges and successes?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by knownfossils at 12:59 PM on February 7, 2024 (42 comments)

Looking for recommendations for non-D&D/Pathfinder/Fantasy actual play podcasts. Preference given to Delta Green and Call of Cthulhu, especially Masks of Nyarlathotep campaigns.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Alvy Ampersand at 3:31 PM on February 6, 2024 (8 comments)

WHY DON'T WE JUST KILL THE KID IN THE OMELAS HOLE, by Isabel J. Kim. An excellent Omelas riff that's just what it sounds like.
posted to MetaFilter by Pope Guilty at 8:24 AM on February 4, 2024 (77 comments)

For about three weeks, folks living in Corvallis, OR have had their sleep disrupted by a sound of mysterious origin. Retired software engineer K Lars Lohn engaged in some clever acoustic detective work to pinpoint the source.
posted to MetaFilter by mpark at 10:15 PM on January 29, 2024 (69 comments)

A beautiful and free platform for Musicians. In the aftermath of Epic selling Bandcamp to Songtradr, Bandcamp has found itself in a place of instability. Half of the company’s employees were laid off post-acquisition, leading many to speculate over the beloved platform’s future. Most importantly, many artists who depended on the service are left looking for alternatives.
posted to MetaFilter by Faintdreams at 4:18 AM on January 25, 2024 (18 comments)

I've been subscribing to the Need2Know email newsletter for years because I loved that it was a brief, simple recap of the 10 biggest news stories of the day. Unfortunately, now that their parent company has been acquired, the newsletter is just a list of 5 clickbait links and no longer the useful daily news recap I liked before. What's the replacement?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by capricorn at 5:33 AM on January 10, 2024 (9 comments)

Lately, instead of emphasizing the importance of criminal consequences, advocates have begun calling for drivers who hit pedestrians or cyclists to be held accountable through “restorative justice,” a term for an increasingly popular set of practices that eschews a focus on punishment in favor of an emphasis on repair and an effort to meet victims’ needs (slJewishCurrents)
posted to MetaFilter by Kitteh at 7:30 AM on December 6, 2023 (54 comments)

Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school fight club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start beating each other up in the name of self-defense.
posted to FanFare by Halloween Jack at 7:19 PM on September 2, 2023 (17 comments)

"Picture seeing this turkey. He's, like, magnificent. Like, he's huge. And there's a tranq dart sticking out of him, and he's just walking around with it."
posted to MetaFilter by Kitteh at 4:57 AM on November 26, 2023 (31 comments)

Roger Langridge is a cartoonist. Every morning, he draws a four panel strip about whatever happens to be on his mind and posts it online. Some are about the everyday trials and delights of family life, some are about his dog and others simply rif on what the medium can do. I like them a lot.
posted to MetaFilter by Paul Slade at 2:48 AM on November 21, 2023 (4 comments)

I'M FROM THE FUTURE [1h6m] is David's 2021 comedy special, recorded in Brooklyn, NY right in the middle of COVID.
posted to MetaFilter by hippybear at 4:35 PM on November 18, 2023 (6 comments)

Ex Astris Scientis has identified over 160 different commercially-available chairs that have appeared in Star Trek productions. So many classic modern chairs. (via)
posted to MetaFilter by Pronoiac at 9:00 PM on October 19, 2023 (52 comments)

Rachel Pollack saw miracles in the world, and she was someone who taught other people to see them. (slXtra Magazine)
posted to MetaFilter by Kitteh at 6:40 AM on October 9, 2023 (9 comments)

Looking to make a splash online with his research videos into the existence of Bigfoot, Jim and his girlfriend Kelly take a camping trip to the small town of Willow Creek, California, and the surrounding mountains where the infamous footage of the supposed sasquatch was filmed.
posted to FanFare by Kitteh at 9:24 AM on October 5, 2023 (4 comments)

I'd welcome suggestions for websites or videos that simply and effectively teach the game of Go. Thanks in advance!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by partner at 8:19 AM on October 1, 2023 (4 comments)

To celebrate the eightieth birthday of UK composer Gavin Bryars, Leo Chadburn of The Quietus interviews him about his selection of ten pieces from a long and hugely varied career.
posted to MetaFilter by thatwhichfalls at 11:12 AM on September 22, 2023 (4 comments)

Earlier this year we talked about the Me Too Movement hitting the world of Chess. Here is a depressing update.
posted to MetaFilter by interogative mood at 2:51 PM on September 18, 2023 (19 comments)

I Killed My Southern Accent and a Piece of Myself With It (slJezebel)
posted to MetaFilter by Kitteh at 11:38 AM on September 11, 2023 (108 comments)

Welp, trailers.apple.com sucks now. Where can I go for a simple, up-to-date chronological listing of movie trailers with wide coverage (i.e. pretty much every movie that will get a US cinematic release) that is uncluttered, ad-free, gets right to the point, and doesn't require an app?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by jedicus at 1:38 PM on August 31, 2023 (1 comment)

Continually updated list of independent Canadian professional, digital-first news outlets.
posted to MetaFilter by aniola at 9:40 AM on August 28, 2023 (21 comments)

Here's why Americans can't stop living paycheck to paycheck - "The typical worker takes home $3,308 per month after taxes and benefits, based on the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But when you take a look at the cost of some of the most essential expenses today, it's easy to see why consumers feel strained." [link-heavy FPP! :]
posted to MetaFilter by kliuless at 6:19 AM on August 18, 2023 (47 comments)

Skibidi Toilet [SLYT] is a series of so far 55 minute-long animated episodes featuring an invasion of roving heads-in-toilets taking over the world as they sing remixes of "Brr Skibidi Dop Dop Dop Dop Yes Yes Yes Yes" by Turkish music group Biser King. (CW: Mild jump scares)
posted to MetaFilter by AlSweigart at 5:46 PM on August 7, 2023 (25 comments)

Every European Dance Song in the 1990s
posted to MetaFilter by Etrigan at 10:08 AM on August 3, 2023 (80 comments)

DJ Food has opened for Art Of Noise twice, once in 2018 and again in 2023. In each occasion, he created a sound collage of work from across the AON spectrum. The individual members are prolific on their own, so while the mixes stray far from AON sources, the journey of each of these mixes is surprising and engaging and remains true to the original group. Blessed Are The Noisemakers - Before, Behind & Beyond The Art of Noise [1h36m, 2018] and Blessed Are The Noisemakers (Diversion 2) [1h34m, 2023] are both posted to Mixcloud.
posted to MetaFilter by hippybear at 11:22 AM on July 31, 2023 (8 comments)

In 1985 , after one album using new technology and generating a market-changing single, three-fifths of Art Of Noise departed the ZTT music label for greener pastures. The remaining duo, Trevor Horn and Paul Morley vowed to continue at ZTT but didn't. The Art & ACT project's [Facebook post about history] manifesto remains yet to be found, but Life's A Barrel Of Laughs [YT playlist ~20m, linktree to various sources], the audio component has finally been released. This is mostly of interest to AON completionists, but it is of interest nonetheless.
posted to MetaFilter by hippybear at 11:20 AM on July 30, 2023 (15 comments)

I work from home and have gotten into the unfortunate habit of grabbing something to eat every time I'm stressed out. I'm looking for substitute stress relieving activities that won't impact my work.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Eyelash at 4:24 PM on July 20, 2023 (25 comments)

Recently I have noticed several different commenters on MetaFilter using the phrase "wheelchair bound." This is a phrase that a lot of wheelchair users (including myself) find deeply objectionable, as wheelchairs actually give us freedom of movement compared to not having a wheelchair. (Also, a lot of wheelchair users are ambulatory wheelchair users, e.g. they can sometimes walk a very short distance.) The preferred term is "wheelchair user". If using it as an adjective, you can say "wheelchair using", e.g. "My wheelchair-using girlfriend."
posted to MetaTalk by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 11:27 AM on July 13, 2023 (43 comments)

Offer, Emoji, Consideration A Saskatchewan court has ruled that (in certain circumstances) an emoji can constitute a digital signature accepting the terms of contract.
posted to MetaFilter by jacquilynne at 6:19 AM on June 30, 2023 (24 comments)

After two (and a fraction) terms of the inane, waffling, conservative bootlicking John Tory (who resigned after it was discovered he was schtupping a staffer), preceeded by a term of the odious and idiotic Rob Ford resulting in over 13 years of ponderously ineffective governance, Toronto has finally elected a progressive, visionary mayor: Olivia Chow -- immigrant, Chinese, a master of grass-roots organizing, and the widow of much lamented Jack Layton. I'mma editorialize further: we're giddy up here.
posted to MetaFilter by seanmpuckett at 7:00 AM on June 27, 2023 (57 comments)

OK Blue J-----OH SWEET LORD WHAT IS GOING ON
posted to MetaFilter by Kitteh at 4:56 PM on June 8, 2023 (48 comments)

"On March 3, a largely unknown creator named Steve ‘Veddge’ Nelson shared an unassuming-sounding mod on the Doomworld forums. He claims this is an enhanced version of a 15-year-old "my own house but full of demons" map file (who hasn’t tried to make one of those?) left behind by a recently deceased friend. Tragic, but curious."
posted to MetaFilter by mhoye at 6:00 PM on May 21, 2023 (30 comments)

An Elderly Shaggy Talks About Mystery Inc Content warning: more moving than you might be expecting it to be. From the brilliant Michael Fry.
posted to MetaFilter by tomcooke at 2:17 PM on May 16, 2023 (22 comments)

Thought I'd try recording this lovely tune by the legendary Glen Campbell
posted to MeFi Music by greenish at 12:42 PM on May 5, 2021 (10 comments)

Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close. Colin Woodard, author of American Nations (summary), runs Nationhood Lab which is "focused on counteracting the authoritarian threat to American democracy and the centrifugal forces threatening the federation’s stability."
posted to MetaFilter by joannemerriam at 5:55 AM on April 26, 2023 (67 comments)

Every Canadian Prime Minister as the lead singer of a 1980s metal band (sltwitter)
posted to MetaFilter by They sucked his brains out! at 4:30 AM on April 11, 2023 (34 comments)

Digging into Robert “Mack” McCormick’s archives to find out what he had learned about Robert Johnson uncovered a writer far more complicated and problematic than his subject. A lifetime of old-fashioned research repeatedly failed to deliver multiple projects, yet the one everyone was after was a completed manuscript on Robert Johnson. Texas Monthly finally gets to write the story about the story.
posted to MetaFilter by bookbook at 12:21 AM on April 11, 2023 (23 comments)

An endless animation of floor 796 of a huge space station.
posted to MetaFilter by Sebmojo at 4:04 PM on April 10, 2023 (32 comments)