http://metatalk.metafilter.com/tags/clouds Posts tagged with 'clouds' at MetaTalk. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:08:50 -0800 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:08:50 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://metatalk.metafilter.com/17869/42%2DElvis%2DCostello%2Dis%2Dadenoidal Episode 42 was recorded on June 16 and runs about an hour long. We cover the past thirty days or so of all sections of MetaFilter <em>Jobs mentioned:</em> <a href="http://jobs.metafilter.com/609/Google-Wave-developer" title="Google Wave developer | MetaFilter Jobs">Google Wave Developer</a> <em>Projects:</em> <a href="http://projects.metafilter.com/2138/tinyarrows-Shortest-URLs-on-Earth" title="tinyarro.ws - Shortest URLs on Earth | MetaFilter Projects">Super URL shorteners</a> (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/82486/Taking-URL-Shortening-Further" title="Taking URL Shortening Further | MetaFilter">also ended up on MeFi</a>) <a href="http://projects.metafilter.com/2137/Flash-game-Starcom" title="Flash game: Starcom | MetaFilter Projects">Flash game version of Starcom</a> (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/82404/Flash-Game-Starcom" title="Flash Game: Starcom | MetaFilter">again, also on MeFi</a>) <a href="http://projects.metafilter.com/2095/Can-I-Marry-Gay" title="Can I Marry Gay? | MetaFilter Projects">Can I marry gay?</a> (wow, <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/81793/Can-I-Marry-Gay" title="Can I Marry Gay? | MetaFilter">posted to MeFi as well</a>) <a href="http://projects.metafilter.com/2121/Markov-nonsense-generator-for-Twitter" title="Markov nonsense generator for Twitter | MetaFilter Projects">Markov generator for Twitter</a> <a href="http://projects.metafilter.com/2096/Old-Als-Cards" title="Old Al's Cards | MetaFilter Projects">Old Postcards</a> <em>MeFi Music</em>: Current challenge: <a href="http://music.metafilter.com/home/challenges" title="Music Challenges | MeFi Music">Hallelujah covers</a> <a href="http://music.metafilter.com/3473/Skallelujah" title="Skallelujah | MeFi Music">Skallelujah</a> which prompted skinny jeans talk which prompted obesity lookups (<a href="http://calorielab.com/news/2008/07/02/fattest-states-2008/" title="CalorieLab Diet News &raquo; Mississippi is the fattest state for 3rd straight year, Colorado still leanest, D.C. loses weight">1</a>, <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html" title="Obesity and Overweight for Professionals: Data and Statistics: U.S. Obesity Trends | DNPAO | CDC">2</a>) <em>Ask MeFi questions:</em> <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/123599/Tina-you-fat-lard-eat-your-cookies" title="Tina, you fat lard, eat your cookies! | Ask Metafilter">Strange Cookie Recipes</a> <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/123167/Help-me-find-easy-tactical-RPGs" title="Help me find easy tactical RPGs! | Ask Metafilter">Help me find easy tactical RPGs</a> <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/123111/Art-project-withforabout-my-newborn-son" title="Art project with/for/about my newborn son | Ask Metafilter">Seeking long-term art project for my newborn son</a> <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/123779/What-Is-That-Song-They-Always-Use" title="What Is That Song They Always Use...? | Ask Metafilter">What is the song they always use...?</a> (examples: busy office gets <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vuDMInQMYQ" title="YouTube - 78 rpm Leroy Anderson - Typewriter (Played on a Garrard 4HF)">the typewriter song</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKk4Ry4KiGI" title="YouTube - Ashokan Farewell">Civil War movie writing home a letter background music</a>) <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/124747/Im-the-best-at-being-unexceptional" title="I'm the best at being unexceptional | Ask Metafilter">How to deal with being mediocre</a> and <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/123648/Maybe-you-were-never-who-you-thought-you-were" title="Maybe you were never who you thought you were. | Ask Metafilter">How to get creative again</a> <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/124921/Perspectives-from-former-old-maids" title="Perspectives from former old maids? | Ask Metafilter">Turning 30 and not married yet</a> <em>MetaFilter links:</em> <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/82480/All-the-news-thats-fit-to-cromulate#2607435" title="All the news that's fit to cromulate | MetaFilter">Elvis Costello mentions from the NYTimes</a> (plus <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/82480/All-the-news-thats-fit-to-cromulate#2608026" title="All the news that's fit to cromulate | MetaFilter">shibboleths</a> mention) <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/82017/For-Teenagers-Hello-Means-How-About-a-Hug#2582257" title="For Teenagers, Hello Means ‘How About a Hug?’ | MetaFilter">Awesome hug story from ColdChef</a> <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/82458/Three-Frames" title="Three Frames | MetaFilter">Three Frames</a> <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/82274/My-Milk-Toof" title="My Milk Toof | MetaFilter">My Milk Toof</a> <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/82298/Waffle-Whiffer-for-all-your-thirtysomethings-childhood-nostalgia-needs" title="Waffle Whiffer: for all your thirtysomething's childhood nostalgia needs | MetaFilter">Childhood cereal boxes nostalgia gallery</a> <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/124575/Why-cant-I-find-Cherry-Coke-Zero" title="Why can't I find Cherry Coke Zero? | Ask Metafilter">Why can't I find Coke Zero</a> and <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/124453/Steady-Hands" title="Steady Hands | Ask Metafilter">where to find no caffeine drinks</a> <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/82145/Googles-got-nothing-on-the-asperatus" title="Google's got nothing on the asperatus | MetaFilter">Cloud appreciation society</a> (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/82145/Googles-got-nothing-on-the-asperatus#2590203" title="Google's got nothing on the asperatus | MetaFilter">phronist's dad won their cloud of the month</a>) <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/81781/Across-The-Night" title="Across The Night | MetaFilter">Night sky above Texas (time-lapse)</a> <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/82456/Star-light-star-bright-how-many-stars-can-I-see-tonight" title="Star light, star bright, how many stars can I see tonight? | MetaFilter">All about the Milky Way</a> <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/82440/Some-comics-about-mental-illness-by-Darryl-Cunningham" title="Some comics about mental illness by Darryl Cunningham. | MetaFilter">Some comics about mental illness</a> (related: Ask MeFi <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/122831/Cubed-time-Ha-fool-Nature-is-a-dodecahedron-You-have-been-educated-stupid" title="Cubed time? Ha, fool. Nature is a dodecahedron! You have been educated *stupid*. | Ask Metafilter">post about crazy-seeming websites</a> with <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/122831/Cubed-time-Ha-fool-Nature-is-a-dodecahedron-You-have-been-educated-stupid#1756432" title="Cubed time? Ha, fool. Nature is a dodecahedron! You have been educated *stupid*. | Ask Metafilter">melissa may's comment</a>) <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/82249/Sure-as-kilimanjaro-rises-like-olympus-above-the-serengeti" title="Sure as kilimanjaro rises like olympus above the serengeti | MetaFilter">Toto: Africa sung by a choir</a> (related: <a href="http://heatofthemoment.asia/" title="Heat Of The Moment - Asia">Heat of the moment dot asia</a>) <a href="http://metatalk.metafilter.com/17801/Metafilter-Music-Collaboration-2" title="Metafilter Music Collaboration #2 | MetaTalk">MeFi Music Collaboration #2</a> tag:metatalk.metafilter.com,2009:site.17869 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:08:50 -0800 astronomy clouds nostalgia nytimes podcast mathowie