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Happy birthday to cortex

Let's all wish a very happy and hopefully stress-free b-day to outgoing veteran mod, inveterate punster, and all-around mensch, MeFi's own cortex "Josh" Millard. [more inside]
posted by Rhaomi on Apr 26, 2022 - 63 comments

The Fundraising Month Finale

You’ve donated for it. You’ve waited for it. You’ve (hopefully not, really) dreamed about it. Now you can do it. You can… [more inside]
posted by restless_nomad on Oct 5, 2020 - 23 comments

Help cortex cut his hair, fundraising edition.

My hair is too long! Something's gotta be done! So, here's the deal: for every new $50 in monthly recurring contributions to MetaFilter we see in September, I'll cut an inch off. I've got about 14 inches of hair right now, so we've got a lot of ground to cover. Come inside to track my progress with the patent-pending MetaFilter Hair-O-Meter. [more inside]
posted by cortex on Sep 2, 2020 - 32 comments

Happy birthday, cortex!

Happy birthday to the guy who probably worries more than most about keeping the lights on in this sometimes only bright corner of the internets!
posted by Lynsey on Apr 26, 2020 - 88 comments

Happy birthday, cortex!

Not only is he the chief cook and bottle washer around here, he’s also a: Taurus, musician and amazing stained glass artisan, as well as possessing other artistic talents! Happy natal return day to our own Renaissance man, cortex!
posted by Lynsey on Apr 26, 2019 - 66 comments

User 7418 talking about online communities on Techdirt podcast

The guest on this week's Techdirt podcast is Mefi's own user 7418. The subject is Building Communities Outside Facebook.
posted by COD on Jul 24, 2018 - 5 comments

Many happy returns, cortex!

Happy
birthday,
cortex!

Hope you're having a wonderful day. Thanks for your all your hard work and leadership and help in making this place so special. 🎉 🎶 🥞 🍩 🎂 🍰 🍨 [more inside]
posted by rangefinder 1.4 on Apr 26, 2018 - 63 comments

cortex + donuts = 🌈

At the end of October our fearless and inimitable leader gave a talk called Keeping Web Communities Healthy in a Dark Timeline at a Donut.js meetup. It included copious amounts of swearing and the observation that "the web can be not shitty." I highly recommend that you take 17 minutes out of your week and watch. Warm fuzzies likely but not guaranteed.
posted by bendy on Nov 7, 2017 - 32 comments

The Election Year That Never Ended

Where Cortex is interviewed by Patrick O'Keefe of Community Signal. Issues include the (ongoing) impact of the 2016 election on MetaFilter, member deaths, the recent transfer of ownership and how MetaFilter has addressed casual sexism, racism and transphobia. Recent interviewees include Jessamyn and Matt. Contains profanity.
posted by Wordshore on Aug 21, 2017 - 53 comments

mathowie transfers ownership of MetaFilter to cortex

Big news: a few days ago Matt Haughey and I signed paperwork to transfer ownership of MetaFilter from him to me. This is sorta huge and sorta not a big deal at the same time: things are fine and basically nothing is changing on the site as a result, we’re just keeping on as before. I’ll talk about the whole thing below the fold. [more inside]
posted by cortex on Jul 31, 2017 - 340 comments

This needs to be a ten hour YouTube video loop

In which a community website moderator and artist of some repute cleans up a stencil -based work and OH GOD THIS IS SO SATISFYING. Recent works by the same artist include fractal images, cubes, and more peeling.
posted by Wordshore on May 13, 2017 - 22 comments

MetaFeatured Snippets

A little while ago Google introduced “featured snippets” that get listed at the top of a list of search results. (Their perils have already been discussed on the front page.)
Surprisingly, if you search for “cheevos” you’ll get a featured snippet clipped from a blog post by one of mefi’s own. I’m curious if anyone has seen other MetaFilter, AskMe or MetaFilter-adjacent content show up in a featured snippet.
posted by Going To Maine on May 3, 2017 - 13 comments

Moderator in the news?

Hey, Cortex! (read to the end)
posted by pjern on Feb 7, 2017 - 29 comments

Cortex on The Setup

Josh talks about the stuff he uses to get things done.
posted by Cash4Lead on Nov 12, 2015 - 24 comments

Happy birthday, Cortex!

I hope you got the weekend off to play. We know the queue is there for just that reason. To let the mods have downtime, just like folks. And let us all cool off despite the season. Your first birthday as our dear leader. Hope this has made your life sweeter. We'll also see you on the "Tweeter." Dear Cortex, nothing could be neater! Happy birthday, dude!
posted by Lynsey on Apr 26, 2015 - 99 comments

Sixteen Years

After 16 years of doing a bit of everything under the sun here, I’m stepping away from the day to day of running MetaFilter and moving into the background. Never fear, I’m leaving it in the best of hands and things are looking good for the future. [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Mar 4, 2015 - 948 comments

Happy birthday Cortex!

I can't believe no one has said anything to our "datawranglin' mod" until now, but many happy returns!
posted by Lynsey on Apr 26, 2014 - 81 comments

Happy birthday, Cortex!

"Moderator, chief datawrangler at Metafilter", "cortex is a 32-year-old musician, computer geek, and generally reckless creative-type person in Portland, OR. His username on mefi is “cortex”, for reasons that aren’t particularly interesting."
posted by Lynsey on Apr 26, 2013 - 5 comments

Happy Birthday Mr Cortex

The sock thief of the MetaFilter Aristocracy has some warm words for the masses on this special day. [more inside]
posted by Wordshore on Apr 26, 2013 - 130 comments

Unfortunately, "ransom" was not on the list.

Cortex is now AT YOUR COMMAND.
posted by dmd on Feb 9, 2013 - 89 comments

Cortex makes a funny

Can we favorite a deletion reason?
posted by Thorzdad on Aug 22, 2012 - 31 comments

Happy Moderator's Day!

Summer is not just the time for a MetaTalk queue. It also brings June 13. [more inside]
posted by bardophile on Jun 12, 2012 - 95 comments

Happy birthday, Cortex!

Coooooooooooooortex! Happy birthday, dude! I think dude deserves a shoutout for his mod duties, for MeFi music, for all the data crunching, for the fascinating subsites and just for being an all-around outstanding contributor to the site. So, thanks man and again, happy natal anniversary!
posted by Lynsey on Apr 26, 2012 - 147 comments

Mapstalgia going viral..

Rockpapershotgun linked to Cortex's new blog.
posted by empath on Jan 11, 2012 - 69 comments

It is done.

In case you missed it, metafilter was down for maintainance for a bit last night.
posted by timsteil on Dec 18, 2011 - 124 comments

Cortex, your staff is broken.

In this old MetaTalk thread, cortex's staff icon isn't displaying for me. [more inside]
posted by Errant on Nov 12, 2011 - 53 comments

DINK GADINK ABINK GADOONK GADOONKA

FaveRunner: The Video Game Of Missing The Point Of Metafilter, by ye olde Cortex. [more inside]
posted by cashman on Sep 29, 2011 - 84 comments

Dunno how this helps, mate

This post was deleted for the following reason: All my ex-posts lives in Tex-post -- cortex [more inside]
posted by dash_slot- on Jul 26, 2011 - 371 comments

Never Make Promises. Or Even Vague Suggestions Of Half-Formed Ideas.

So did butterstick and cortex et al ever get around to giving us their Dark Horse Aliens comic book summaries, as promised in this thread and specifically here, here, here, here and here? [more inside]
posted by tumid dahlia on Mar 24, 2011 - 43 comments

cortex, easy on the deletions!

This was not a good deletion. I think cortex pulls the trigger too quickly sometimes on the deletion of Ask Me posts and more restraint would be appreciated. [more inside]
posted by mlis on Jan 22, 2011 - 210 comments

I mean I'm just curious.

Did cortex just ban Tao Lin?
posted by shakespeherian on Jan 5, 2011 - 388 comments

Ouroboros is a cat.

Lute Cat (not to be confused with Zither Cat) began life as a deletion reason on the blue, was briefly batted about on the grey, was then auctioned off for charity, and is now residing in Projects, ready to be purchased and taken home. Oh won't you love him, Mefi.
posted by shakespeherian on Nov 24, 2010 - 34 comments

Minecraft FTW?

Wedding bells for Cortex?
posted by blue_beetle on Nov 21, 2010 - 114 comments

I respectfully disagree.

Excessive Moderation? [more inside]
posted by leotrotsky on Oct 14, 2010 - 252 comments

cortex made a meme

Folk music, viral weirdness, and the Ballad of Steven Slater. Josh Millard, known to all and sundry here as cortex, analyses how The Ballad of Steven Slater written by Max Sparber, a.k.a. Astro Zombie, which cortex set to music and performed, went viral. How viral? Wolf Blitzer viral.
posted by Kattullus on Aug 11, 2010 - 118 comments

Can cortex's deletion reasons be collected?

Pony request for my birthday: Can cortex's deletion reasons be collected? Stuff like this is one of my favorite features of the site.
posted by Joe Beese on Jul 8, 2010 - 42 comments

what makes cortex so "important"?

Why is MeFi turning into the Josh Millard Fan Club? [more inside]
posted by harold_dumbacher on Apr 28, 2010 - 115 comments

What's your problem with cortex?

This post is a callout that should've been done here, although in a much truncated form. [more inside]
posted by zardoz on Apr 26, 2010 - 2 comments

"One of you will betray me with a self link before the cock crows thrice"

Some time ago, I did a post about parodies of "The Last Supper". Little did I know at the time that the Greatest Spoof Ever would feature MetaFilter's Own Jesus H. Shatner (although in retrospect, it seems obvious). Ladies and Gentlemen, a masterpiece by leonardo pjern, "The Last Round" [more inside]
posted by wendell on Oct 5, 2009 - 117 comments

SLC Meetup

This is the official cortex Tours America Salt Lake City meetup thread. [more inside]
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey on Sep 25, 2009 - 20 comments

Cortex, Chicago, and Cheezborgers, October 2nd and 3rd

As promised: the First Annual Chicago Cortex Convergence, October 2nd and 3rd. Mark it on your calendars, kids. [more inside]
posted by eamondaly on Sep 9, 2009 - 210 comments

Huh?

deleted post Two things? Explicit and transparent on the front page and on the inside, or so I thought. What's the second thing? [more inside]
posted by Rafaelloello on Sep 6, 2009 - 34 comments

cortexfilter

Cortex & brother, Baltimore, Sept 19? [more inside]
posted by advil on Sep 6, 2009 - 32 comments

Let's keep it plain: it's a meet-up in Maine.

Who's in for an Original Portland™ meet-up with Cortex on September 12th? [more inside]
posted by Marie Mon Dieu on Aug 29, 2009 - 47 comments

cortex sings!

NYC Karaoke 10/07/2009 + cortex. 2nd on 2nd. [more inside]
posted by Afroblanco on Aug 28, 2009 - 191 comments

there's a longhaired banjo player in my house and he wants beer!

Vermont playdate with cortex! [more inside]
posted by jessamyn on Aug 28, 2009 - 1 comment

Burlington, VT meetup Sept. 14?

Any interest in a Burlington, VT, meetup on September 14th when cortex is here? [more inside]
posted by garnetgirl on Aug 28, 2009 - 50 comments

September 29th - San Francisco welcomes cortex

Bay Area mefites - let's get the planning started for cortex's 9/29 visit! [more inside]
posted by gingerbeer on Aug 21, 2009 - 128 comments

Jetblue + Cortex + NOLA = Awesome

Since other cities are already posting meetups, I figured I'd better jump on the bandwagon. Cortex-tastic New Orleans meetup in September! [more inside]
posted by radioamy on Aug 21, 2009 - 45 comments

Triangle NC Meetup 9/22

Triangle NC-Cortex-Meetup GO! [more inside]
posted by leesh on Aug 21, 2009 - 120 comments

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