Episode 46 of the podcast was recorded last week on October 27, 2009 (sorry about the delay getting it edited and out). We cover our favorites from Projects, Jobs, MeFi, Ask MeFi, MetaTalk and even throw in a few Music favorites. Show notes follow. [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Nov 5, 2009 - 32 comments

Why are (SLYT) (SLnYT) (MLYT) MLnYT) etc. around? [more inside]
posted by Antidisestablishmentarianist on Sep 21, 2009 - 113 comments

Why doesn't the Metafilter support inline youtube video embedding on anything other than the blue? [more inside]
posted by Cold Lurkey on Sep 13, 2009 - 16 comments

How to best construct a FPP with varying links? [more inside]
posted by Christ, what an asshole on Aug 30, 2009 - 68 comments

Folo-up: In 2005 I posted the trailer for a documentary about the legendary SoCal band The Beat Farmers. Due to licensing issues *cough* Letterman clip *cough* the DVD has never been released, despite pleading from fans...until now. Director Jamie Dawson just put the whole thing on YouTube in 9 parts (about 8 mins. each) plus coda. YT Playlist here.
posted by planetkyoto on Aug 28, 2009 - 11 comments

PonyFilter: Can the inline YouTube embed please support fullscreen? [more inside]
posted by disillusioned on Aug 17, 2009 - 11 comments

Last year every reality show contestant wasn't here to make friends, and they still aren't.
posted by The Devil Tesla on Jul 7, 2009 - 100 comments

I thought I'd gather together some follow-up links for various things I thought were worth following up on since they were originally posted to the blue. Some things worth checking out, but not individually meaty enough for a whole new FPP. [more inside]
posted by churl on Mar 17, 2009 - 40 comments

Whilst that was the lamest video I've ever sat through, you did point us to a pretty decent website of time-wasting videos. [more inside]
posted by Horace Rumpole on Mar 6, 2009 - 19 comments

Is there some behind-the-scenes Youtube link changing going on? (not that there's anything wrong with that) [more inside]
posted by niles on Mar 1, 2009 - 4 comments

Why doesn't the "display Youtube videos inline" setting affect MeTa? [more inside]
posted by subbes on Feb 20, 2009 - 52 comments

Ooooooo. What is this? [more inside]
posted by typewriter on Jan 28, 2009 - 106 comments

How about updating the inline YouTube player to widescreen? Please? [more inside]
posted by blue_beetle on Nov 30, 2008 - 16 comments

Using FF3.0.3 on OSX 10.5.5 with Shockwave 10.0r12, the embedded youtube player redirects me to an error page that says:
(Get Flash to see the youtube player.)
Close Window [more inside]
posted by ChrisR on Nov 4, 2008 - 8 comments

What does SLYT mean?
posted by kldickson on Aug 4, 2008 - 123 comments

Is a YouTube playlist a self-link? [more inside]
posted by cgc373 on Dec 5, 2007 - 27 comments

Video buttons. Are. Awesome. Are they new? [more inside]
posted by NikitaNikita on Dec 2, 2007 - 40 comments

Why is it that i keep losing my settings for in-line youtube? It seems like whenever i change my change anything in my profile, it works, and then a few days later, the embedded youtube links are gone again. Is this a known bug or what?
posted by empath on Oct 24, 2007 - 15 comments

YouTube tags --- of any sort: titles, categories, etc. --- possible on the fpp? [more inside]
posted by DenOfSizer on Oct 15, 2007 - 23 comments

Bug/Feature Expansion Request: YouTube links in MetaFilter's [more inside] don't display the optional embed icon. [more inside]
posted by carsonb on Sep 20, 2007 - 12 comments

Has this 1994 interview with Cheney, in which he advises to not invade Baghdad, been posted yet? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BEsZMvrq-I I couldn't find it using the search feature, but thought I would do a pre-emptive check here and get flamed before a smaller audience if I'm wrong.
posted by mecran01 on Aug 13, 2007 - 46 comments

OLYTP (one link youtube post)...i know, but I feel really bad for Matt. Such a shiny new toy and it doesnt even work.
posted by ShawnString on Jul 2, 2007 - 62 comments

Does anyone have a clip of Kurt Vonnegut's "Back to School" segment?
posted by hadjiboy on Apr 13, 2007 - 4 comments

Exactly why did this stay up on MeFi?
posted by allkindsoftime on Mar 24, 2007 - 67 comments

I finally fixed this, I gussied up the preferences page (more readable, easier to use), and I added inline magical youtube video streaming, which mostly works (enable it then click the icons you see on posts). Full explanation of the YouTube feature.
posted by mathowie on Mar 16, 2007 - 76 comments

Would a youtube video created by myself and another member be appropriate for Projects? The FAQ seems to discourage posting something like that...On the other hand we have put a ton of effort & time into it and think it would be enjoyed by the community.
posted by fidgets on Jan 29, 2007 - 13 comments

Time for video.metafilter.com?
posted by lupus_yonderboy on Jan 25, 2007 - 60 comments

Stavros...? Is that you?
posted by ODiV on Dec 24, 2006 - 24 comments

Is there a policy on posting Youtube links to stuff that is (most likely) under copyright? I apologize if this has been asked before, but I swear I searched the archive...
posted by unknowncommand on Dec 22, 2006 - 12 comments

Matt, Jess, could we have a formal announcement that posts consisting entirely of Youtube and Google Video links are automatically disqualified from consideration for December's grand prize? Please, please, please? They're beginning to spring up like crabgrass.
posted by Steven C. Den Beste on Dec 4, 2006 - 9 comments

i'm sick of metaYouTubefilter. what can we do to curb this phenomenon?
posted by localhuman on Nov 12, 2006 - 88 comments

Is youtube a self-link? [mi]
posted by Eideteker on Aug 19, 2006 - 43 comments

Why the You Tube hate on Metafilter/AskMefi?
posted by DieHipsterDie on Aug 13, 2006 - 174 comments

Why the need to type (YouTube) next to the link in a post that goes to YouTube? I don't care if your post links to YouTube, and since you posted it, neither should you. Following that logic, wouldn't we need to put (Txt File) next to links that go to pages of text, for example? YouTube seems to be a fully accepted internet format and as such does it need special deliniation? (say, unlike 'Flash")
posted by BrodieShadeTree on Aug 5, 2006 - 70 comments

Let's get the callouts out of the thread, ok?more inside
posted by zerokey on Jul 3, 2006 - 30 comments

Why do we have so many youtube links recently, specifically compared to google video links? Is everyone here a Youtube addict, or do the cool kids ignore google, or what?
posted by twine42 on Jun 26, 2006 - 23 comments

Could we get a moratorium on YouTube links?
posted by The Jesse Helms on Jun 25, 2006 - 116 comments

YouTubeFilter. I'm not against YouTube links, but is context too much to ask for? Why not a policy to abolish stand-alone YouTube links without an associative frame?
posted by ed on Jun 21, 2006 - 72 comments

Should there maybe be a special place within MetaFilter Network for YouTube and Google Video links (and the like)? I know that there's other video linky sites out there, but this is MetaFilter, and I like people's taste better here.

Some people really don't seem to care for video posts, and grump about how common they're becoming, but sometimes they're good. I doubt there will be a decline in the amount of video and stuff that will be available for discovering and linking to. Maybe we should get used to it, but keep the other best-o-the-web stuff separate, or distinct in some way.
posted by dammitjim on Apr 23, 2006 - 42 comments

Please help me find an old (say, last 18 months) mefi thread: I don't remember what the thread itself was about, but within it, someone posted a link to a video of an accident a newscaster had while standing in a grape-crushing/wine-making vat on a stage. She falls, gets winded, and makes this weird gurgling noise. Almost immediately thereafter, someone posted a "remix" mp3 of the gurgling audio. I've rarely laughed so hard, but cannot think of the right key words to search for so I can share it with others.....

Also, I'm working under the assumption that since I'm asking a metafilter-specific question, that this is more apropos here than on ask.mefi. Please set me straight if I have that wrong.
posted by kimota on Dec 2, 2005 - 14 comments