Comments on: Dork Talk redux

Dork Talk redux

Huw — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:10:55 -0800

John Lanchester mentions Metafilter in Dork Talk (normally written by Stephen Fry).

The briefest of nods, but notable from the author of the fabulous The Debt to Pleasure and writer for the LRB.

By: Dave Faris

Dave Faris — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:20:24 -0800

But in the same breath as Digg. How utterly ignominious.

By: y2karl

y2karl — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:01:03 -0800

The briefest of nods

Indeed. A mention so bare, one needs a scientific instrument to note it.

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:25:09 -0800

But Stephen Fry knows about us, right? Right?!?

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:08:12 -0800

STEPHEN FRY IS MY BEST FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!

he just doesn't know... yet...

*stares at wall covered diagrams of Stephen Fry's house, photoshopped images of Stephen Fry gazing lovingly into my eyes and pictures of Hugh Laurie with the eyes scratched out*

By: grouse

grouse — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:12:48 -0800

Results 1 - 10 of about 98 from guardian.co.uk for metafilter

By: Cranberry

Cranberry — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:46:49 -0800

MetaFilter: you can faff hours away

By: Cranberry

Cranberry — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:49:00 -0800

But I am very busy listening to the Metropolitan Opera's broadcast of Lucia di Lammermoor, Not a waste of time at all.

By: hoverboards don't work on water

hoverboards don't work on water — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:54:02 -0800

If new media is to challenge old media, new media has to stop having tipsy giggles of validation whenever old media nods in our direction.

"Sure those bloggers are entertaining, but in the end they're really just insects who either feed off the carcasses of news items vetted through various networks or, when they do break stories, want nothing more than to see themselves granted an audience by the kingmakers on television."

By: WPW

WPW — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:58:26 -0800

There's some kind of strange ansible connection between Metafilter and the London Review of Books. jennydiski, etc.

I love Lanchester - The Debt to Pleasure was excellent. I also enjoy his reviews.

By: Plutor

Plutor — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:55:07 -0800

hoverboards don't work on water: "If new media is to challenge old media..."

How can you count as new media when you're just a linkblog? I think you think we're something we aren't.

teehee

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:18:31 -0800

There's some kind of strange ansible connection between Metafilter and the London Review of Books. jennydiski, etc.

Indeed. We are the visible tip of that iceberg previously known as 'the audience,' and there are more than a few of us who hold professional ambitions oriented to the economic orbit of the publications cited. This holds true for US equivalents, it should be noted.

I, for one, welcome our ink-stained wretchlords!

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:28:16 -0800

I'm guessing the Guardian doesn't serve one of those markets where, in the local variants of English, 'dork' is one of the words for 'penis'.

By: roombythelake

roombythelake — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:49:07 -0800

Holy crap! The Debt To Pleasure is one of my favourite novels, and surely stands alone as the funniest and most unusual I've read. Odd to read him in an ordinary voice, after the bravura narrative performance I associate with him...

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:04:05 -0800

Future of Web Apps - Metafilter.com

Matt Haughey talks about online communities