Comments on: 13: Viewer Mail

13: Viewer Mail

mathowie — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:28:41 -0800

Lucky show #13 is the viewer mail show, featuring questions from 13 mefites that jessamyn and I answered. It's about 40 minutes long and we recorded it on August 17, 2007 [much more inside]

By: mathowie

mathowie — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:30:08 -0800

helpful links:
Podcast Feed RSS (Subscribe to the MeFi Podcast in iTunes)
Direct mp3 download

The Viewer Mail show!

Music
Satiomega by tehloki

Intro stuff
The Sound of Young America (by youngamerican!)

metachat voices section

NetZero's Private Phone service

Questions
1. yhbc
2. ALongDecember

StickyCarpet's advice for finding love
We've Got Blog book
KY's newest slogan

3. Miko

penguin pie

4. shoesfullofdust

The new user page that mentions Trust

5. Ambrosia Voyeur

Kevin Kelly's review of Ask MeFi

6. carsonb
7. melissa may

Melissa May interview on the previous show
TravelFilter

8. woodblock100

MeFi Users Sites post about him

9. rob511
10. Mayor Peace Love and Unity
11. "anonymous"
12. dobbs
13. parmanparman

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:44:59 -0800

Dammit, I'm just listening to the Melissa May one! Slow down!†

† DON'T!

By: jonmc

jonmc — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:49:11 -0800

Antarctica meetup? Divine_Wino, breezeway, gaspode, Lola_G and others have drank here more times than I can count. Close enough?

By: desjardins

desjardins — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:03:19 -0800

Thanks for the "helpful links" section - I'm hearing-impaired, so the text pointers are really helpful!

By: Effigy2000

Effigy2000 — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:14:45 -0800

What? You guys didn't think that my advice in finding love wasn't useful? :P

Can't say I blame you, actually.

Thanks for another great podcast guys!

By: jonmc

jonmc — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:17:09 -0800

I still can't find my socks, you bastards.

By: cortex

cortex — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:31:58 -0800

So, uh, no dice on the Viking issue?

By: jonson

jonson — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:34:56 -0800

That anonymous has some good ideas, i say we take his advice!!

By: nola

nola — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:47:11 -0800

The "be cool" policy.

By: Rhomboid

Rhomboid — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:53:35 -0800

Playing wii with pb is a cool phrase.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:55:54 -0800

it would make a great euphemism.

By: mdonley

mdonley — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:57:58 -0800

Time to make the donuts!

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:16:50 -0800

Wow, can you nutjobs overthink this here plate.

By: mdonley

mdonley — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:32:19 -0800

Noo-kyu-lar, Matt? Say it ain't so!

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:59:47 -0800

I still can't find my socks, you bastards.

It's a good bet they're somewhere in Queens.

By: croutonsupafreak

croutonsupafreak — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:08:35 -0800

Feedback:

Don't bring back the image tag.

Wimmin' represent.

mathowie said "nu-cu-lar."

Even when people smoke, they can still call in, and they can still post to metafilter.

Parmanparman wants to have a meetup in Redwood City, but he is too chicken to post to metatalk so instead he mentions this 39 minutes into the podcast.

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:15:04 -0800

Aaaaah I want to hear but I'm on the freeway in King City and can't get EVDO...

By: iconomy

iconomy — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:27:23 -0800

I loved "Hi this is Carson. The b is silent".

By: oneirodynia

oneirodynia — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:40:27 -0800

Ambrosia Voyeur, I'm hoping you were in King City in order to visit the Wild Horse Cafe, Home of the "Truckerburger".

By: ALongDecember

ALongDecember — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:47:06 -0800

I sound weird on the phone. Thanks for selecting it though.

By: Miko

Miko — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:34:14 -0800

Long live the Wall of Text!

Love the "time to make the donuts" reference, which this thread agreed to be a serious East Coast regionalism. I hope this podcast spreads the meme worldwide, so people from away will not look at me so strangely when I say it.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:41:41 -0800

C'mon, people, show ya love! Spread the meme!

By: melissa may

melissa may — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:52:00 -0800

Yes, you should make this a recurring feature -- I really love getting to hear people's voices. And I love Mayor Peace Love and Unity almost as much as I love Mayor Curley, seriously.

And aw, it's ok, matt. That cool Kevin Kelly 1k profit you sent me says thank you like nothing else could!

What, none of you other interviewees paid? Sucks to be you, eh?

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:08:53 -0800

That is as slow as I speak. I did good.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:10:34 -0800

I don't really sound like that do I?

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:15:06 -0800

Okay so there was sort of another question, the second part of my second question, the shame/nostalgia question. Any thoughts?

Sorry for the deluge, I thought you'd edit! I paused between questions and salutations so you could cut me! Sorry for hanging about here, I'm now on the freeway in Nipomo. *yawn*

By: carsonb

carsonb — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:16:05 -0800

That new user page is a great reference. Expect snippets to pop up in MeTa soon and often.

Thanks for answering my questions, and at such amusing length.

"MetaFilter-curious" LOL

By: SassHat

SassHat — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:38:21 -0800

Again, I LOVE THE PODCAST!

I listen to the podcast while I clean. If you make more podcasts, my room will be kept cleaner. It's the only way to be on MeFi while not at the computer (no iPhone for me!). So keep up the good work and keep my house clean!

And I have to disagree - I think a doc on MeFi could be really interesting if done the right way.

By: rob511

rob511 — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:50:22 -0800

Thanks, guys! (You don't need to change my username; after all this time, it just occurred to me how close mine was to a Big Gulp felony.)

I'm standing on my head as I'm writing this, relative to y'all Northern Hemisphere types.

By: taz

taz — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:15:01 -0800

That was great! The podcasts sound so cozy... in fact, I don't think the name "podcast" even fits the format. Can we call them the MetaFilter Fireside Chats?

One request, though, if it's possible: Can the sound levels be adjusted to even up the volume? I listen on my earphones, and with the volume turned all the way up, I could barely hear some of the call-ins.

By: woodblock100

woodblock100 — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:47:50 -0800

Hey, how about that ... young women gasp at the sound of my voice! What more can I expect from life after this!

This was a fun podcast ... please consider making the call-in a regular 'corner' of the shows, at least one or two each time. With 57,000+ members (or however many it really is) it'll take quite a while to hear everybody, but it should be fun trying!

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:50:14 -0800

MetaFilter curious?

By: liquorice

liquorice — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:53:31 -0800

Ambrosia Voyeur has a soothing voice. /creepy

By: Meatbomb

Meatbomb — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:01:44 -0800

Can we call them the MetaFilter Fireside Chats?

Das muss sein.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:35:59 -0800

Can the sound levels be adjusted to even up the volume?

Yeah this was an unusual circumstance because we usually do them and record them with Skype which was unexpectedly down for a few solid days at the end of the week, so we had to do some scrambling to try to find decent solutions in a pinch. I think future call-ins will have better levels and I think we both had a good time too so we'd love to make this a regular feature.

And AV, we did space the second part of your second question "If MeFi goes mainstream what about the early days will you feel most nostalgic about or most ashamed?" I think I just couldn't really imagine it happening. It's weird how even though MeFi is almost 200x as big as when I started -- and arguably more mainstream -- it still mostly seems like the same place. There's definitely a few things that have changed, it's rare to wake up in the morning and see that something has totally fallen apart overnight or destroyed the site -- I'm thinking specifically of the "login" fiasco or the Head of Jerry -- and there was a sort of "what the heck is going to happen next" aspect that may be a little more absent nowadays.

And for me personally being a moderator means not really being able to be just a casual contributor anymore which doesn't really fall along the shame/nostalgia continuum much but evokes some wistfulness from time to time.

By: doctor_negative

doctor_negative — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:52:05 -0800

Call in shows need compression/normalization. Garageband has a compressor built in.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:09:14 -0800

Which explains why Garageband does not dance.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:15:04 -0800

Hey, it's Miko from Metafilter. Ha.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:40:07 -0800

13: Viewer Mail on last.fm. "Similar artists: Josh Millard."

By: Miko

Miko — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:49:22 -0800

Hey, it's Miko from Metafilter. Ha.

I know, I realized as I said that how idiotic it was. I wish I could say I was being ironic, but no. Reflex.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:50:51 -0800

Hey, it's Miko from Metafilter.

I actually open my emails to metafilter people exactly that way, so this sounded totally normal to me.

By: Meatbomb

Meatbomb — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 08:32:51 -0800

I usually start my emails "Hey, it's MeFi's own Meatbomb."

By: item

item — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:02:01 -0800

Hey, it's Miko from Metafilter. Ha.

I actually open my emails to metafilter people exactly that way, so this sounded totally normal to me.

Really? You identify yourself as Miko in your emails?

By: Miko

Miko — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:07:53 -0800

I do that too, jessamyn; I think that's probably where the reflex came from. Since my email address is my own name, I usually need to start emails to MeFites with that clarification.

By: cortex

cortex — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:37:15 -0800

Today, we are all Miko from Metafilter.

By: Kwine

Kwine — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:23:39 -0800

I usually start my emails, "Hey, it's MeFi's own Miko"

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:27:09 -0800

I've been told it's hard to hear what Mayor Peace Love and Unity opens with. It's his version of "namaste".

By: quin

quin — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:06:49 -0800

I usually start my emails "Hey, it's MeFi's own Meatbomb."

I usually start my email with, "If you want to see them alive, you will leave $10,000 in the dumpster behind the KFC on North Avenue"

Of course, I don't get a lot of continuing conversations with my correspondents, which makes me sad.

I totally hope you guys keep the call-in theme. I love hearing what other mefite's voices sound like.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:01:37 -0800

I think I started saying nuk-u-lar ironically a few years back when everyone made fun of Bush for it, just like how I call cops the POH-lice to show how I'm from the streets.

By: jonson

jonson — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:48:59 -0800

The mean streets of Placentia. (motto:
"if you don't eat them, they'll eat you!")

By: philomathoholic

philomathoholic — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:09:28 -0800

I thought that it was neat to hear people call in, but I totally couldn't hear what they were saying when you guys started talking over them.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 03:22:12 -0800

They used my song! Huzzah, I am a star.

By: chrismear

chrismear — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:25:17 -0800

mathowie's closing "That's the show" immediately put me in my mind of this segment from Berio's Sinfonia. The MetaFilter Podcast will for me forever be flavoured by this.

By: ardgedee

ardgedee — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:25:50 -0800

> And for me personally being a moderator means not really being able to be just a casual contributor anymore...

We should have a fundraiser to buy Jessamyn a sockpuppet account.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:05:34 -0800

I was disappointed that you didn't use my comment, which was about using the various members of Metafilter as impromptu breeders of Yorkshire terriers, and then I remember that I had not bothered to look at the phone number to properly call in, but instead had randomly dialed numbers until someone answered, and then had yelled at her for about 20 minutes about my fear that strangers are plotting to defenestrate me.

Now to return to my regularly scheduled Sunday activity, which is, of course, watching television personalities to see if they make eye contact with me, and then to note what they said just before the eye contact, and try to decipher the secret message they are sending to me. As far as I can tell, it's a suggestion that I grow a luxurious mustache and curl it up at the ends, like the guy on the bottle of Old Raj gin.

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:08:40 -0800

The people on TV aren't looking at you with their eyes. "They" are looking at you through the eyes of the TV people. It's easy to miss that subtlety.

By: snsranch

snsranch — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:39:19 -0800

Thanks for keeping up with the podcast, it's right on. I hope the call-in thing becomes a regular feature. It was great!

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:49:26 -0800

Fantastic podcast. Certainly not the best one you've ever done, but it's hard to top the gold standard. And by that, I mean the Melissa May interview, of course.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:05:12 -0800

They used my song! Huzzah, I am a star.

Yeah, but listen, kid, don't let it go to your head. Sure, you're sittin' on toppa the world, today: the spotlight's on ya and the future's bright ahead, right? Hah! They'll forget about'cha tomorrow. Just as quick as they put you up on that nice cushy pedestal, they'll pull ya down, and lemme tell ya, it ain't pretty down there. Not after you've smelled those sweet roses and sipped that sweet wine up at the tippy top. Not after dancing til dawn at the dizzying heights of adulation. Not after you've seen the world from up on the top tiers of fame, a dazzling babe on each arm and your song on everyone's smiling lips. It's all gonna come to a sickening, sudden and heartless end, pal.

You'll see.

By: snsranch

snsranch — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:24:45 -0800

Hey flapjax, that's pretty funny, except that it's hard to tell if you're kidding. (You are right?)

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:44:16 -0800

...except that it's hard to tell if you're kidding. (You are right?)

I wish I was, kid... I wish I was...

Bartender! Gimme another double!

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:45:29 -0800

Bartender! Add that to my tab.

*tips hat at flapjax at midnite*

By: snsranch

snsranch — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:07:00 -0800

I guess I'll be getting the next round! Cheers!

By: MadDog Bob

MadDog Bob — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:20:04 -0800

If a Redwood City meetup does happen, it should absolutely be at Chuck's Donuts. I'll be there in spirit.

Man, I miss that place.

By: tehloki

tehloki — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:52:18 -0800

Wow, a lot of metatalk threads are turning into roleplaying bars lately.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:38:22 -0800

Roleplaying? Who's roleplaying? This is real, man, and serious as a heart attck! Just for that, you're buying the next round, tehloki!

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:40:55 -0800

But that reminds me of a hilarious joke:

Roleplaying horse walks into a roleplaying bar.
Roleplaying bartender says:
Hey, why the long roleplaying face?

Ha ha roleplaying ha!

By: tehloki

tehloki — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:09:01 -0800

what

By: The corpse in the library

The corpse in the library — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:12:23 -0800

The moderators at work, ten minutes out of every hour...

By: chuckdarwin

chuckdarwin — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:24:27 -0800

I liked how all the callers were quite formal, yet you two were cursing like sailors (as per usual) and matt did a fake KY jelly ad that would've made Lenny Bruce blush.

By: YoungAmerican

YoungAmerican — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:41:03 -0800

Thanks Matt!

By: mecran01

mecran01 — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:16:58 -0800

I was the guy who told Kevin Kelly about ask.mefi on 8/6/04. I can think of nobody in my meatspace life who I could even explain this to, hence this sad little post.