In which MeFi Mag works on their issues July 10, 2011 9:25 AM Subscribe
MeFi Mag is back again with a new issue on jobs and work!
The print copies are available here, and the pdf is available for free here!
There's no Mag Cloud .pdf because we went a little wild this time and Brandon's interview with iamkimiam has sound!
Kim won't let us tell you what the proper way to say MeFi is, but now that we know it, it confirms we were right all along!
Also in the issue: Daoist comedians, man-boob-jobs, sex chairs (and my just realized regret over not making a NSFW pun in a title), astronauts and more!
COMING IN AUGUST:
Cool. Whether temperature or temperament, we want your coolest work to beat the summer heat. What does being cool mean to you? Ever try too hard to be cool? How's cool constructed? What's the uncoolest thing you ever did? How do you keep cool? Got any cool recipes?
Shoot for a July 16th deadline!
COMING IN SEPTEMBER:
Games. Improv games, word games, emotional games, Chris Isaac games… Whatever the pastime, MeFi Mag wants it. Expect lengthy digressions on two-square and palindromes!
There's no Mag Cloud .pdf because we went a little wild this time and Brandon's interview with iamkimiam has sound!
Kim won't let us tell you what the proper way to say MeFi is, but now that we know it, it confirms we were right all along!
Also in the issue: Daoist comedians, man-boob-jobs, sex chairs (and my just realized regret over not making a NSFW pun in a title), astronauts and more!
COMING IN AUGUST:
Cool. Whether temperature or temperament, we want your coolest work to beat the summer heat. What does being cool mean to you? Ever try too hard to be cool? How's cool constructed? What's the uncoolest thing you ever did? How do you keep cool? Got any cool recipes?
Shoot for a July 16th deadline!
COMING IN SEPTEMBER:
Games. Improv games, word games, emotional games, Chris Isaac games… Whatever the pastime, MeFi Mag wants it. Expect lengthy digressions on two-square and palindromes!
I hope so. Otherwise the story about turning into a pelican from last issue would be pretty improbable.
SUBMIT HERE
posted by klangklangston at 9:55 AM on July 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
SUBMIT HERE
posted by klangklangston at 9:55 AM on July 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
Oh, hell's bells - I'm supposed to try to get some work done today, because I didn't get it done on Friday or Saturday, and I really can't cram it all in tomorrow. Thanks a lot!
posted by rtha at 10:15 AM on July 10, 2011
posted by rtha at 10:15 AM on July 10, 2011
Thank you for using one of my photos, and thank you for the edit! That's the shot I was looking for. Ooooo!
posted by Kronos_to_Earth at 10:28 AM on July 10, 2011
posted by Kronos_to_Earth at 10:28 AM on July 10, 2011
From "Working with the M-Set":
There’s going to be a MetaFilter panel at the Association of Internet Researchers Conference this October. DiscourseMarker and her colleague will be presenting research on discourse strategies surrounding conflict in the November Favorites thread .... moderator cortex will be data sharing with a behind-the-scenes look at MetaFilter, lewistate with more research on ethos and identity, and I’ll talk about negotiating social meaning online through the pronunciation of the M-Set.
Please, please, please tell me there is going to be audio of this. Please. Please, please, please. Please?
posted by nangar at 11:10 AM on July 10, 2011 [2 favorites]
There’s going to be a MetaFilter panel at the Association of Internet Researchers Conference this October. DiscourseMarker and her colleague will be presenting research on discourse strategies surrounding conflict in the November Favorites thread .... moderator cortex will be data sharing with a behind-the-scenes look at MetaFilter, lewistate with more research on ethos and identity, and I’ll talk about negotiating social meaning online through the pronunciation of the M-Set.
Please, please, please tell me there is going to be audio of this. Please. Please, please, please. Please?
posted by nangar at 11:10 AM on July 10, 2011 [2 favorites]
There will be audio, but ironically the entire panel will be mimed.
Or should that be 'the entire panel be mimed ironically'?
posted by ODiV at 11:13 AM on July 10, 2011
Or should that be 'the entire panel be mimed ironically'?
posted by ODiV at 11:13 AM on July 10, 2011
I'm sure we'll get, if nothing else, at least a crappy little hand-held recorder rip, yeah. If only because I own a little hand-held recorder.
posted by cortex (staff) at 11:15 AM on July 10, 2011
posted by cortex (staff) at 11:15 AM on July 10, 2011
Very cool. I missed earlier posts on these, so I didn't know MeFi Mag existed!
iamkimiam, I really liked reading about your research! What a fascinating topic. I appreciated reading about pronunciation inconsistencies within a single individual -- I thought I was the only one! I weirded myself out the other day when I realized that I think [mɛfi], but say [mɛɪfi].
posted by tickingclock at 11:23 AM on July 10, 2011
iamkimiam, I really liked reading about your research! What a fascinating topic. I appreciated reading about pronunciation inconsistencies within a single individual -- I thought I was the only one! I weirded myself out the other day when I realized that I think [mɛfi], but say [mɛɪfi].
posted by tickingclock at 11:23 AM on July 10, 2011
I particularly enjoyed Brandon Blatcher's piece on Armstrong. Thanks!
posted by octobersurprise at 11:37 AM on July 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by octobersurprise at 11:37 AM on July 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
I'd seen Susie Bright's ad and wondered about the gig. Thanks for this!
posted by Ideefixe at 11:43 AM on July 10, 2011
posted by Ideefixe at 11:43 AM on July 10, 2011
I feel dumb -- where's the sound in iamkimiam's interview?
posted by speicus at 11:54 AM on July 10, 2011
posted by speicus at 11:54 AM on July 10, 2011
"Very cool. I missed earlier posts on these, so I didn't know MeFi Mag existed! "
Well, tell your friends!
Because it's unofficial, there's only so much promotion we can do here without becoming jerks. So we're counting on the content being good enough that people will find out about it.
posted by klangklangston at 11:59 AM on July 10, 2011
Well, tell your friends!
Because it's unofficial, there's only so much promotion we can do here without becoming jerks. So we're counting on the content being good enough that people will find out about it.
posted by klangklangston at 11:59 AM on July 10, 2011
I particularly enjoyed Brandon Blatcher's piece on Armstrong.
Thanks, but brina graciously offered to do a line edit after a I asked her to just offer some thoughts, then msalt did a fantastic job of doing the final copy edit. Yay for copy editors!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 12:02 PM on July 10, 2011
Thanks, but brina graciously offered to do a line edit after a I asked her to just offer some thoughts, then msalt did a fantastic job of doing the final copy edit. Yay for copy editors!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 12:02 PM on July 10, 2011
I really like the front page layout (haven't looked inside yet - just peeked at mefimag.com. Nicely done! May I ask what program you are using for the layout of the magazine?
posted by Poet_Lariat at 12:03 PM on July 10, 2011
posted by Poet_Lariat at 12:03 PM on July 10, 2011
P.S. If it means anything I like the layout with Mefi in brackets better than the one with The Mefi in a circle - fwiw :)
posted by Poet_Lariat at 12:05 PM on July 10, 2011
posted by Poet_Lariat at 12:05 PM on July 10, 2011
For some reason, the .pdf page starts out all black, quickly becomes all white and there's nothing on the page.
posted by ambient2 at 12:17 PM on July 10, 2011
posted by ambient2 at 12:17 PM on July 10, 2011
What program you are using for the layout of the magazine?
Various versions of Indesign, but the choice of software has zero to do with the layout.
For some reason, the .pdf page starts out all black, quickly becomes all white and there's nothing on the page.
What, specifically, do you mean by ".pdf page"? The PDF linked in the post is 36 pages and has opened fine on Mac and Windows systems. Do you know what browser and it's version that you're using? Are you readying it in the browser or downloading it? If downloading, do you know what version of Adobe Reader you're using?
First thing I'd try is clicking on the link, see if the problem occurs again. Let me know if it does.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 12:29 PM on July 10, 2011
Various versions of Indesign, but the choice of software has zero to do with the layout.
For some reason, the .pdf page starts out all black, quickly becomes all white and there's nothing on the page.
What, specifically, do you mean by ".pdf page"? The PDF linked in the post is 36 pages and has opened fine on Mac and Windows systems. Do you know what browser and it's version that you're using? Are you readying it in the browser or downloading it? If downloading, do you know what version of Adobe Reader you're using?
First thing I'd try is clicking on the link, see if the problem occurs again. Let me know if it does.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 12:29 PM on July 10, 2011
the Bastard Sword of Did You Just Call Me A Bastard, Punk? Did You
I'm stealing this.
posted by The Whelk at 12:38 PM on July 10, 2011
I'm stealing this.
posted by The Whelk at 12:38 PM on July 10, 2011
Brandon: So, I gotta ask this, I gotta ask. You may
have to cut this out, but what’s the most popular
pronunciation?
Kim: Oh, ha! Yeah. It’s MeFi.
Brandon: (Reaction.)
Goddamnit.
posted by Hargrimm at 1:55 PM on July 10, 2011 [4 favorites]
have to cut this out, but what’s the most popular
pronunciation?
Kim: Oh, ha! Yeah. It’s MeFi.
Brandon: (Reaction.)
Goddamnit.
posted by Hargrimm at 1:55 PM on July 10, 2011 [4 favorites]
So why is this thing "unofficial," and what would it take to become "official?" It's really pretty good.
posted by crunchland at 3:24 PM on July 10, 2011
posted by crunchland at 3:24 PM on July 10, 2011
Unofficial means Matt has nothing to do with the mag. Zip, nada, zero. He, and the mods, find out what's in each issue when it's released.
To be official, that would to change and I don't think anyone is interested in that. Seriously, klang isn't housebroken and I play with matches, it's a bad meetup.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:56 PM on July 10, 2011 [2 favorites]
To be official, that would to change and I don't think anyone is interested in that. Seriously, klang isn't housebroken and I play with matches, it's a bad meetup.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:56 PM on July 10, 2011 [2 favorites]
Wow, great work guys. MeFi is a community of brilliant, creative, productive individuals.
Brandon's article on Armstrong is especially well written and researched. I was among the legion of children who were going to be an astronaut when they grew up. Instead I became a troll. It's not much of a career. Sigh
(MeFi is pronounced [mifaɪ])
posted by troll at 4:15 PM on July 10, 2011
Brandon's article on Armstrong is especially well written and researched. I was among the legion of children who were going to be an astronaut when they grew up. Instead I became a troll. It's not much of a career. Sigh
(MeFi is pronounced [mifaɪ])
posted by troll at 4:15 PM on July 10, 2011
I am always so impressed when each edition comes out how good it looks and how readable it is. You guys did a great job.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 5:07 PM on July 10, 2011
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 5:07 PM on July 10, 2011
"So why is this thing "unofficial," and what would it take to become "official?" It's really pretty good."
It's unofficial because if Brandon and I fuck something up, it's on us. Putting it on the mods and Matt is a headache they don't need.
In order to become official, there'd have to be some embracing of a formal structure and while I certainly could be cajoled to do work like that for money (if anyone else wants snappy magazines for their official communities or anything really, feel free to talk to me), it basically opens up a lot of complications for MetaFilter. Plus, Matt'd have to be interested in making that happen. Instead, right now it's just the world's best website fanzine (better than the 4Chan Free Press and SA Sentinel, though I hear the Reddit Review is doing excellent work).
posted by klangklangston at 6:17 PM on July 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
It's unofficial because if Brandon and I fuck something up, it's on us. Putting it on the mods and Matt is a headache they don't need.
In order to become official, there'd have to be some embracing of a formal structure and while I certainly could be cajoled to do work like that for money (if anyone else wants snappy magazines for their official communities or anything really, feel free to talk to me), it basically opens up a lot of complications for MetaFilter. Plus, Matt'd have to be interested in making that happen. Instead, right now it's just the world's best website fanzine (better than the 4Chan Free Press and SA Sentinel, though I hear the Reddit Review is doing excellent work).
posted by klangklangston at 6:17 PM on July 10, 2011 [1 favorite]
This is great!
posted by unknowncommand at 6:41 PM on July 10, 2011
posted by unknowncommand at 6:41 PM on July 10, 2011
I have just read the interview with iamkimiam by Brandon.
Fascinating. Totally nerdy but very lively and funny.
I was first interested in the nerdy part but I realized this is all about communication and community, my turf. Surprisingly yummy.
I was surprised that Brandon did this on Skype and not through email (because it would have been a lot easier) but it was worth it. Great job.
Just a note: "p21 continued on p32" is very "print" and seems misplaced on a screen.
posted by bru at 7:53 PM on July 10, 2011
Fascinating. Totally nerdy but very lively and funny.
I was first interested in the nerdy part but I realized this is all about communication and community, my turf. Surprisingly yummy.
I was surprised that Brandon did this on Skype and not through email (because it would have been a lot easier) but it was worth it. Great job.
Just a note: "p21 continued on p32" is very "print" and seems misplaced on a screen.
posted by bru at 7:53 PM on July 10, 2011
That was a great read.
posted by HotPatatta at 8:50 PM on July 10, 2011
posted by HotPatatta at 8:50 PM on July 10, 2011
Please, please, please tell me there is going to be audio of this. Please. Please, please, please. Please?
I'm sure we can totally do that. We will also have to try to organize an awesome meetup (conference is in Seattle).
posted by DiscourseMarker at 10:28 PM on July 10, 2011
I'm sure we can totally do that. We will also have to try to organize an awesome meetup (conference is in Seattle).
posted by DiscourseMarker at 10:28 PM on July 10, 2011
That interview with iamkimiam is brilliant. Thank you! As someone about to dive back into academia studying issues around new media and education, this is fantastic.
I haven't read everything, but am looking forward to it. I continue to be in awe of the awesomeness of MeFites, however you say it in your head.
posted by smirkette at 11:23 PM on July 10, 2011
I haven't read everything, but am looking forward to it. I continue to be in awe of the awesomeness of MeFites, however you say it in your head.
posted by smirkette at 11:23 PM on July 10, 2011
Yes. This magazine is really one of the best things about being here. Lovingly curated, candy for the eye, a handsome lesson in typography. Eclectic without pretension. And willing to say "The theme? Fuck the theme!" if the content so deserves it. Thanks to everyone involved!
posted by mykescipark at 12:21 AM on July 11, 2011
posted by mykescipark at 12:21 AM on July 11, 2011
Just a note: "p21 continued on p32" is very "print" and seems misplaced on a screen.
Hmm, never thought that. Are you saying jumps pages seem awkward on screen? You know it's clickable right, takes to you to the page? Or do you mean the wording sounds odd?
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 12:33 AM on July 11, 2011
Hmm, never thought that. Are you saying jumps pages seem awkward on screen? You know it's clickable right, takes to you to the page? Or do you mean the wording sounds odd?
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 12:33 AM on July 11, 2011
> I'm sure we can totally do that.
Thanks, DiscourseMarker, and cortex earlier.
posted by nangar at 3:46 AM on July 11, 2011
Thanks, DiscourseMarker, and cortex earlier.
posted by nangar at 3:46 AM on July 11, 2011
Are you saying jumps pages seem awkward on screen?
Yes.
This not an "issue" nor a "mistake", just an observation related to my personal interests.
I suppose that reading about iamkimiam's work made me observe how a content feature is related to the medium.
The Web is changing our usual formats. It is a huge issue in journalism these days. People are exploring how some features are inherited from other media and are not necessarily useful on the Web. See for example Jeff Jarvis' The article and the future of print.
I was a magazine guy for a long time and jump pages are useful for printed magazine reading. You want readers who are not interested in a topic to be able to see that there is other stuff to discover.
On a screen, there is no page to turn, nothing is "hidden" beneath. You can just click or scroll.
/Derail
posted by bru at 7:35 AM on July 11, 2011
Yes.
This not an "issue" nor a "mistake", just an observation related to my personal interests.
I suppose that reading about iamkimiam's work made me observe how a content feature is related to the medium.
The Web is changing our usual formats. It is a huge issue in journalism these days. People are exploring how some features are inherited from other media and are not necessarily useful on the Web. See for example Jeff Jarvis' The article and the future of print.
I was a magazine guy for a long time and jump pages are useful for printed magazine reading. You want readers who are not interested in a topic to be able to see that there is other stuff to discover.
On a screen, there is no page to turn, nothing is "hidden" beneath. You can just click or scroll.
/Derail
posted by bru at 7:35 AM on July 11, 2011
Read the whole issue last night...fantastic! I continue to love this and can't wait until the next one.
Doing the interview over Skype with Brandon was super fun. I'll keep working out what data results I can share and will put it out there when I can. And definitely bringing my sweet new digital field recorder to the Seattle conference (and the meetup, too?)!
posted by iamkimiam at 7:57 AM on July 11, 2011
Doing the interview over Skype with Brandon was super fun. I'll keep working out what data results I can share and will put it out there when I can. And definitely bringing my sweet new digital field recorder to the Seattle conference (and the meetup, too?)!
posted by iamkimiam at 7:57 AM on July 11, 2011
Really nice work; loved the interview with I'mK'mI'm.
(for the record, I pronounce this publication "Mee Fye Madge")
posted by Mngo at 8:12 AM on July 11, 2011
(for the record, I pronounce this publication "Mee Fye Madge")
posted by Mngo at 8:12 AM on July 11, 2011
On a screen, there is no page to turn, nothing is "hidden" beneath. You can just click or scroll.
So your solution here would be to have a jump, just have the user scroll? Or would you not do jump pages at all?
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:16 AM on July 11, 2011
So your solution here would be to have a jump, just have the user scroll? Or would you not do jump pages at all?
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:16 AM on July 11, 2011
er, NOT to have a jump...
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:49 AM on July 11, 2011
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:49 AM on July 11, 2011
Holy shit! It looks fantastic! I'll be ordering my hard copy. Thanks so much guys for all the work you guys did on this.
posted by Lutoslawski at 10:56 AM on July 11, 2011
posted by Lutoslawski at 10:56 AM on July 11, 2011
great read, thanks!!
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 1:07 PM on July 11, 2011
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 1:07 PM on July 11, 2011
Shame this post rolled off the front page so quickly. Great edition, thanks!
posted by arcticseal at 7:02 AM on July 13, 2011
posted by arcticseal at 7:02 AM on July 13, 2011
Just out of curiosity, how many downloads are you guys clocking?
These are great by the way!
posted by P.o.B. at 1:50 PM on July 13, 2011
These are great by the way!
posted by P.o.B. at 1:50 PM on July 13, 2011
Just out of curiosity, how many downloads are you guys clocking?
Don't know exactly, maybe ya'll can help us figure it out.
The first two issues were under Josh's personal Magcloud account, which I of course don't have access to. He mentioned the numbers, but I've forgotten.
For the third issue, we created a new Magcloud account, which we share. So for that issue, the travel one, 115 copies and 88 were downloaded, but not sure how many were downloaded as part of the print sales or by themselves.
Then there's the matter of us hosting a PDF on the website. For that June issue, according to Urchin 6, there were 379 entrance points for the issue, but 181 bounces, so that means...198? but there where 384 exits from that page, yet 436 visits to that "page".
Also, most of you are using Firefox 4 on Windows and wearing no pants. Except that that one guy in Bolivia.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:02 PM on July 13, 2011 [1 favorite]
Don't know exactly, maybe ya'll can help us figure it out.
The first two issues were under Josh's personal Magcloud account, which I of course don't have access to. He mentioned the numbers, but I've forgotten.
For the third issue, we created a new Magcloud account, which we share. So for that issue, the travel one, 115 copies and 88 were downloaded, but not sure how many were downloaded as part of the print sales or by themselves.
Then there's the matter of us hosting a PDF on the website. For that June issue, according to Urchin 6, there were 379 entrance points for the issue, but 181 bounces, so that means...198? but there where 384 exits from that page, yet 436 visits to that "page".
Also, most of you are using Firefox 4 on Windows and wearing no pants. Except that that one guy in Bolivia.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:02 PM on July 13, 2011 [1 favorite]
*gasp* it's Firefox 5, but how did you know???
posted by unknowncommand at 11:04 PM on July 13, 2011
posted by unknowncommand at 11:04 PM on July 13, 2011
DEADLINE'S EXTENDED!
If you haven't submitted, please do as soon as possible!
posted by klangklangston at 1:13 PM on July 18, 2011
If you haven't submitted, please do as soon as possible!
posted by klangklangston at 1:13 PM on July 18, 2011
Guess we're gonna need more coffee and coke this month.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 1:21 PM on July 18, 2011
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 1:21 PM on July 18, 2011
I tossed a link to this thread and the extended deadline up on the sidebar.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 1:23 PM on July 18, 2011
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 1:23 PM on July 18, 2011
Thanks Jess!
posted by klangklangston at 1:30 PM on July 18, 2011
posted by klangklangston at 1:30 PM on July 18, 2011
So, you're taking submissions for September now? I've been thinking about doing posts on Avalon Hill and Gradius, one of those might fit in.
posted by JHarris at 6:03 PM on July 18, 2011
posted by JHarris at 6:03 PM on July 18, 2011
I found a fun image for Cool. Yay!
posted by seanmpuckett at 6:37 PM on July 18, 2011
posted by seanmpuckett at 6:37 PM on July 18, 2011
Jharris: Yes!
I loved Gradius, even though it was one of the most constant sources of frustration when we were playing it with friends. We'd trade off the controller, and the inevitable deaths just made the whole room mad.
Sean: Awesome!
posted by klangklangston at 7:22 PM on July 18, 2011
I loved Gradius, even though it was one of the most constant sources of frustration when we were playing it with friends. We'd trade off the controller, and the inevitable deaths just made the whole room mad.
Sean: Awesome!
posted by klangklangston at 7:22 PM on July 18, 2011
Gradius is good (in fact a large part of the article would be about the Vic Viper spaceship in the game, which has a larger cultural reach than you might think), and has the advantage of being something I can mostly write from memory.
The Avalon Hill article, though, I think could be deeply interesting, hindered by the fact that I'll have to research almost all of it. Until recently AH to me was just that company that used to make all those crazy wargames, I had no idea how wonderful they were. We really need a new Avalon Hill. (Unfortunately the Avalon Hill of today has fallen all the way down to the center of board game gravity, i.e. Hasbro, and the escape velocity from that gigantic planet is formidable.)
What is the policy with submissions? Do they/should they/can they be things that have been posted in Metafilter before? Because I'd really like to post about these topics, and would hate if submitting to MeFi the magazine meant I couldn't post them on MeFi the site.
posted by JHarris at 3:13 AM on July 19, 2011
The Avalon Hill article, though, I think could be deeply interesting, hindered by the fact that I'll have to research almost all of it. Until recently AH to me was just that company that used to make all those crazy wargames, I had no idea how wonderful they were. We really need a new Avalon Hill. (Unfortunately the Avalon Hill of today has fallen all the way down to the center of board game gravity, i.e. Hasbro, and the escape velocity from that gigantic planet is formidable.)
What is the policy with submissions? Do they/should they/can they be things that have been posted in Metafilter before? Because I'd really like to post about these topics, and would hate if submitting to MeFi the magazine meant I couldn't post them on MeFi the site.
posted by JHarris at 3:13 AM on July 19, 2011
In fact, now that I think about it, I could probably fill all 32 pages of a Games issue by myself. I'm working on a second 20 Real World Games article for Gamasutra, and I might have some excess material.
posted by JHarris at 3:14 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by JHarris at 3:14 AM on July 19, 2011
I am serious tempted to submit Memories of Dungeons and Dragons to the games issue.
posted by griphus at 6:54 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by griphus at 6:54 AM on July 19, 2011
I am serious tempted to submit Memories of Dungeons and Dragons to the games issue.
Hand drawn maps and character sheets, people.
posted by cortex (staff) at 7:22 AM on July 19, 2011 [1 favorite]
Hand drawn maps and character sheets, people.
posted by cortex (staff) at 7:22 AM on July 19, 2011 [1 favorite]
I am serious tempted to submit Memories of Dungeons and Dragons to the games issue.
300 dpi at no larger than 8x10 please!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 7:27 AM on July 19, 2011
300 dpi at no larger than 8x10 please!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 7:27 AM on July 19, 2011
Not being a D&D fan, I'm assuming these are something personal and not previously copyrighted artwork, right?
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 7:31 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 7:31 AM on July 19, 2011
Any way y'all could release epub versions of this? I'd love to have it for subway reading.
posted by SirNovember at 9:24 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by SirNovember at 9:24 AM on July 19, 2011
I just noticed this post now, because of the sidebar link. Thank you for using my photo!
I think that by shooting a reference to Metropolis using a Star Wars toy, then having it posted in an epub magazine about a website, I've cracked some sort of nerdy recursive barrier. It's so.. twirly.
posted by cmyk at 9:32 AM on July 19, 2011 [1 favorite]
I think that by shooting a reference to Metropolis using a Star Wars toy, then having it posted in an epub magazine about a website, I've cracked some sort of nerdy recursive barrier. It's so.. twirly.
posted by cmyk at 9:32 AM on July 19, 2011 [1 favorite]
I'm going to see if I can put together an article (or maybe even some games) for the September issue. This is VERY awesome and looks ridiculously professional.
posted by LSK at 10:06 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by LSK at 10:06 AM on July 19, 2011
Oh, yeah, basically D&D memoirs. Considering how often the lot of us have moved, I don't think there's anything but, literally, memories left.
posted by griphus at 10:28 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by griphus at 10:28 AM on July 19, 2011
Yeah, we still need cool stuff too (a low temp physicist just memailed me so i hope for something good there) but i would totally encourage rpg sheets and modules or whatevs. (sorry for bad typing. cut my finger on goddamn mediocre bagel)
posted by klangklangston at 11:21 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by klangklangston at 11:21 AM on July 19, 2011
Any way y'all could release epub versions of this? I'd love to have it for subway reading.
If's there's a big enough demand for it, yes. Are ya'll looking for an epub version instead of a PDF?
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 12:13 PM on July 19, 2011
If's there's a big enough demand for it, yes. Are ya'll looking for an epub version instead of a PDF?
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 12:13 PM on July 19, 2011
A day or so. I'm going to send out some stuff to copy eds today. I'd hoped to write something, but we'll see (like i said, wicked finger cut. thinking about percocet.)
posted by klangklangston at 1:35 PM on July 19, 2011
posted by klangklangston at 1:35 PM on July 19, 2011
I got all wrapped up in the new house and the wedding and the new husband that I completely forgot to order my copies. My mother will LOVE THIS SO HARD.
posted by rhapsodie at 5:28 PM on July 19, 2011
posted by rhapsodie at 5:28 PM on July 19, 2011
Really thinking very hard about submitting something for the Games issue. In any case, I love being a part of this, even a small way.
posted by jeoc at 6:16 PM on July 19, 2011
posted by jeoc at 6:16 PM on July 19, 2011
thinking about percocet
...and that's how we ended up with a MEfo Mga about Clol.
posted by griphus at 7:03 AM on July 20, 2011 [1 favorite]
...and that's how we ended up with a MEfo Mga about Clol.
posted by griphus at 7:03 AM on July 20, 2011 [1 favorite]
OR NOT. I literally just lost the cartoon I was drawing in the subway. It fell. So Ignore that and go on. I am so sorry.
posted by The Whelk at 5:51 PM on July 20, 2011
posted by The Whelk at 5:51 PM on July 20, 2011
This is just to say
I have lost
the cartoon
I was drawing
in the subway.
And which
you were
hoping
to publish.
Forgive me
it was busy.
The theme was cold.
And it fell.
posted by klangklangston at 10:46 AM on July 21, 2011 [2 favorites]
I have lost
the cartoon
I was drawing
in the subway.
And which
you were
hoping
to publish.
Forgive me
it was busy.
The theme was cold.
And it fell.
posted by klangklangston at 10:46 AM on July 21, 2011 [2 favorites]
Maybe we should put that on the inside back page, make it a type heavy design.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 11:22 AM on July 21, 2011
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 11:22 AM on July 21, 2011
I look forward to the William Carlos Williams issue in October.
posted by cortex (staff) at 11:55 AM on July 21, 2011
posted by cortex (staff) at 11:55 AM on July 21, 2011
Someday I'd like to register a William Carlos Williams sockpuppet just so I can favorite every 'This is Just to Say' parody comment.
posted by box at 11:56 AM on July 21, 2011
posted by box at 11:56 AM on July 21, 2011
DEADLINE'S EXTENDED!
Just noticed this on the sidebar, when is the new deadline (for the Sept issue)?
posted by juv3nal at 10:52 AM on July 25, 2011
Just noticed this on the sidebar, when is the new deadline (for the Sept issue)?
posted by juv3nal at 10:52 AM on July 25, 2011
August 20th, 2011
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 1:45 PM on July 25, 2011
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 1:45 PM on July 25, 2011
i don't really hang out on metatalk much, and had no idea you all were doing this - glad it got sidebarred! totally bummed i didn't get to contribute something to the travel issue, but i may have something for the september issue. yay!
posted by lapolla at 5:11 PM on July 27, 2011
posted by lapolla at 5:11 PM on July 27, 2011
September is the Games issue, with a deadline of August 20th.
October is the Death/Halloween issue, deadline September 20th.
We await your submissions as we tweak August's issue.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:43 PM on August 1, 2011
October is the Death/Halloween issue, deadline September 20th.
We await your submissions as we tweak August's issue.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:43 PM on August 1, 2011
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