56: Who Set What on Fire?

This episode was recorded Monday, November 8th and runs a bit over an hour long. We recap the usual stuff from around MetaFilter

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Who set what on fire?

MeFi Music MetaTalk

Thread about a MeFi Minecraft server

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Portlanders, meet for Thanksgiving

MeFi Projects

WTF SHOULD I BE FOR HALLOWEEN (SEXY DYNAMIC MICROPROCESSOR ASSOCIATES)

WTF has Obama done so far?

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Write your principal project

Research Club (with Kickstarter project on their site)

MeFi Jobs

Postdoc researcher at USC

MeFi Wiki updated

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Turn back your clocks song

Cooks Source Magazine kerfuffle

Donald Duck/Glenn Beck mashup

Professional ear wax cleaners (comment that shouldn't be missed by a MeFi member doctor, bug in ear video (GROSS))

Area woman amazed by her webcam effects

Blowing monster-sized bubbles at the beach

Rain falls on Uluru (too much HDRized photo of Uluru)

Computer RPG games

His Face All Red art comic

Mondo Tees movie posters (Evil Dead Poster)

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You pay for WHAT?! question about

What are some good female-specific blogs that aren't at all like Jezebel?

The best kind of cooking oil? (newer thread about cooking with olive oil)

How to thank judges for a courageous decision?

It was national sex toy day!

Give me some goofy nicknames for my friend

One-yougurt-container cake recipe

Favorite interviews

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Bittorrent of every MeFi Music song ever

Show us your halloween costumes (good Bowie)

NaNoWriMo thread

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posted by mathowie (staff) to MeFi Podcast at 3:09 PM (39 comments total)

MeFight Club: Sorta like Al Qaeda in that way.
posted by Gator at 3:21 PM on November 12, 2010

The answer is "Nalacarus" :( November 12^th 2010, never forget.
posted by boo_radley at 3:38 PM on November 12, 2010 [1 favorite]

I had no idea that the blogs-that-aren't-Jezebel question got so many favorites. That warms my heart.
posted by Metroid Baby at 3:41 PM on November 12, 2010

MetaFilter: I got a sausage in the mail.
posted by ODiV at 3:54 PM on November 12, 2010

Wow, neat! I got two posts mentioned on the podcast! *swoons*
posted by brundlefly at 3:57 PM on November 12, 2010

What's Minecraft?
posted by shakespeherian at 4:17 PM on November 12, 2010

Minecraft is a popular feminist blog on Fox News.
posted by Wolfdog at 4:20 PM on November 12, 2010 [6 favorites]

Wow, neat! I got two posts mentioned on the podcast! *swoons*

I'm a little surprised my Calvin & Hobbes post didn't get a mention. *sniffle*
posted by Gator at 4:28 PM on November 12, 2010

So, Cortex, how many man-hours are we talking about? Minecraft-wise?
posted by Zenabi at 4:34 PM on November 12, 2010

Gator: "I'm a little surprised my Calvin & Hobbes post didn't get a mention. *sniffle*"

At least their obvious oversight gave you an opportunity to self-promote.
posted by gman at 4:35 PM on November 12, 2010

I'm super excited to have a post mentioned in the podcast. This is icing on the cake that is today.
posted by youngergirl44 at 4:39 PM on November 12, 2010 [1 favorite]

I can't believe my sizable bribe wasn't enough to get me a mention, even if the mention was just 'What the fuck is up with shakespeherian giving us each $7.53?'
posted by shakespeherian at 4:44 PM on November 12, 2010

What was that about a sausage?
posted by Zenabi at 4:48 PM on November 12, 2010

jessamyn got 'mailed a sausage' ifyouknowwhatImean.
posted by shakespeherian at 4:53 PM on November 12, 2010

I liked it that the you pay for WHAT question got mentioned. Great question.
posted by Namlit at 5:15 PM on November 12, 2010

cortex talks weird.

The actual working gallery is here on our MFC group blog; I'll be porting it over to the aporkalypse site and integrating it soonish.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:22 PM on November 12, 2010

I had the Calvin and Hobbes post in my pile, but I felt like we were running long on that so I skipped it.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 5:25 PM on November 12, 2010

If Jessamyn will record and post a video of her reading the "Give me some goofy nicknames for my friend" thread, I will donate 20 bucks to the charity of her choice.

"Buttcrust" Heh.
posted by ColdChef at 6:32 PM on November 12, 2010 [5 favorites]

What's with the "mumble, mumble, mumble." about Jabber chat? Is it technical or supportability issues?
posted by zengargoyle at 6:44 PM on November 12, 2010

Funnily enough, nalacarus set EVERYTHING on fire.
posted by beardlace at 8:00 PM on November 12, 2010

If Jessamyn will record and post a video of her reading the "Give me some goofy nicknames for my friend" thread, I will donate 20 bucks to the charity of her choice.

You are on.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:23 PM on November 12, 2010 [3 favorites]

Heh. There's like a bajillion names in there. Maybe just pick a couple dozen favorites.

Also: awesome!
posted by ColdChef at 8:38 PM on November 12, 2010

Heh. There's like a bajillion names in there. Maybe just pick a couple dozen favorites.

This is probably something that we could split up the work on. And with a little video editing, BAM!
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:28 PM on November 12, 2010

Every video you guys make is required to have a shot of cortex doing a drumroll.
posted by shakespeherian at 9:28 PM on November 12, 2010 [1 favorite]

This is probably something that we could split up the work on.

I am game. If by "split the work on" you mean that I will somehow wind up doing less work than if I did this myself. If you promise that we can be done a week from today, I will do it. I'd love an excellent soundtrack.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 10:15 PM on November 12, 2010

What's Minecraft?

You know how there's the real world, which is big? And then there are computer game worlds inside the real world, which are small?

Minecraft is the opposite of that.

I'm starting to believe Minecraft is on the outside, not the inside, too.
posted by FishBike at 10:19 PM on November 12, 2010

I am game. If by "split the work on" you mean that I will somehow wind up doing less work than if I did this myself.

I'm thinking we split the thread in half; you read your half into your videocamera of choice, I read my half, you send me your video and I splice the two together, back and forth, in what will hopefully be a compelling and amusing fashion.

I'm starting to believe Minecraft is on the outside, not the inside, too.

Welcome, Brother, to the First Minecraft Church of the Seventh Face.
posted by cortex (staff) at 7:13 AM on November 13, 2010

No music at the end? Sad
posted by wheelieman at 7:44 AM on November 13, 2010

Oh, hey - I owe y'all a debt for the conversation about The IT Crowd a few podcasts ago... I finally caved in and it is so fucking funny, laugh track or no.
posted by mintcake! at 7:46 AM on November 13, 2010

I'm thinking we split the thread in half

Excellent! I will start on Monday.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 7:47 AM on November 13, 2010

I'm behind on listening to them, but thanks for the PSA on the torrent of Music!
posted by Pronoiac at 3:48 PM on November 13, 2010

I'm thinking we split the thread in half

Excellent! I will start on Monday.

No! it's a trick! Don't you remember Solomon?
posted by ODiV at 5:30 PM on November 13, 2010

Wheeeeeeeee! Thanks. :D
posted by Potomac Avenue at 7:23 AM on November 14, 2010

I kept thinking Matt was referring to the "Elmo Draft House," and it wasn't quite clear to me why a Sesame Street-themed bar would want to screen a movie about terrorists...

Eventually I worked it out.
posted by nickmark at 11:04 AM on November 15, 2010

Video accomplished!
posted by cortex (staff) at 4:34 PM on November 16, 2010

Kind of upset my favorite current side link did not make the discussion, at least according to the notes. Grabbing now.

November 5
"We were assigned two different Metafilter threads to read for this class...".
posted by will wait 4 tanjents at 10:43 PM on November 18, 2010

I started a transcript for this episode.
posted by Pronoiac at 3:05 PM on November 19, 2010

jessamyn, I only say this because you have expressed in the past that you are particular about pronunciation, Al-Qaeda is pronounced As if the Qae rhymes with "tie" not "kay." Should you have decided that Al Qaeda is not deserving of correct pronunciation, I have absolutely no problem with that.
posted by bardophile at 6:52 AM on December 6, 2010

Worth knowing! This is one of those words I read much more frequently than hearing out loud, so appreciate the tip.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 7:32 AM on December 6, 2010