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curtsey
A MetaFilter Hug a day keeps teh doctor away. A shout out to MeFi's own Cortex. [more inside]
Don't post in my own thread?
So, what is an acceptable amount of posting in a metafilter thread you started? [more inside]
MeFi in SL II
The First Virtual Museum of MetaFilter In-Jokes in Second Life is now back, after a few false starts and some land-skipping. (Some lengthy, rather SL-wonkish commentary inside.) [more inside]
Best of the web?
This is a question about the phrase "best of the web", as used in relation to Metafilter. I've been coming here for a while, for several years before I signed up, and I never remember seeing "best of the web" used officially to describe the purpose of Metafilter. The phrase "best of the web" appears nowhere in the FAQ. So where does this idea that MeFi is supposed to only be for links that are the "best of the web" come from? Anywhere official, or is it just something people made up over time?
I need [more inside] and less outside.
Can limit the main text area so that people are encouraged to put [more inside] rather than so much outside? [more inside]
Glasgow meetup ?
I wonder if any mefites still live in Glasgow ? would they consider meeting for tea and scones ? [more inside]
I Got Mine, The Story of Jackie Shane
An update to this thread on Jackie Shane. CBC radio's "Inside the Music" has done a terrific show on Jackie, and the podcast is available here.
Special Snowflakes, all of us!
I'm killdevil, and I'm a special snowflake. But I need a garment that can communicate my specialness to others. Any idea when the "Special Snowflake" and "Everyone Needs a Hug" t-shirts will be returning to the MeFi store? And/or new designs so exquisite that we'll be helpless not to tear off whatever we're wearing in order to wrap ourselves in 5 of them?
3...2...1...CONTACT!
When making a new contact, the following doesn't seem to be very MeFi-centric.
Friendship acquaintance friend none
Physical I have met this user in the real world.
Professional co-worker colleague
Geographical co-resident neighbor none
Family child parent sibling spouse kin none
Romantic muse crush date sweetheart [more inside]
It starts out normal enough...
Just a teeny blip on the meta-Meta screen but I know how much y'all like that sort of thing: the guy who's trying to stay sober by drawing a comic a day noticed we were talking about him. Congrats on helping an alcoholic go another day without drink. [more inside]
Standard nerds!
Attention lovers of the IT Crowd! [more inside]
Who are the MeFi Olympians?
Who are the MeFi Olympians? [more inside]
Do you read Mefi archives or your favourites?
Do you read Metafilter archives and/or your favourited items? [more inside]
I'm looking for a MeTa I'm not sure exists.
Is there a Meta out there about the website prisonvoices.com, which allows you to write/become penpals with prisoners? Search has failed me. TIA!
Survey says....
Still curious where MetaFilter users are from?
The survey results are in. [more inside]
Help with an old link...
I'm looking for a sire mentioned on metailter or askmefi long ago. It was a site designed for people looking to build their vocabulary (or people who just like words). It allows a user to keep lists of words on the site and links to definitions. Users can also view lists created by other users. This seems like it would be relatively easy to find but I am striking out. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
Thanks!
Are all links created equal?
Why are there two places to click? Why does the "[more inside]" link point to the same place as the "XX comments" link? [more inside]
A KISS Reminder for RelationshipFilter on the Ask Mefi Question Page?
Ask Metafilter relationship questions that are 25+ paragraphs long, which is a more and more frequently seen problem, never go well. How about putting wording to that effect on the Ask Mefi posting page? [more inside]
OH YEAH! That's what it was!
Can you help me find this post? A while back on the blue, someone posted a comic strip about a sentient being who is engineered by scientists to provide sustenance for the few remaining humans on earth. The "twist ending" is that.....(spoiler alert!) [more inside]
I make a hardcore tater hotdish
Twin Cities meetup [more inside]
Favorite Posts in the Last Year?
Can it be added to see: "Most Favorited Posts in the Past 365 days"? [more inside]
Meetup in Singapore
Meetup in Singapore in 2010? Why not! [more inside]
Adam Curtis blog now international friendly
Now we can see (most of) Kabul: City Number One. [more inside]
Best of Metafilter: Food Edition
Best recipes, food ideas, cooking hacks of ask metafilter? [more inside]
Nostalgia for blue and green
What happened to the Mefi blue and the green on my Acer Aspire one netbook? All I see is white. [more inside]
FDA investigates radiation overdose at hospitals
This NPR story from the 15th about radiation overdoses at three hospitals from CT scans reminded me of this post on the blue awhile back, which is now closed. I still think of this from time to time, so I thought some of you might be interested. [more inside]
MeepFilter
Congratulations to emelenjr and No-sword, whose comments (1 and 2) in scalefree's post on the school that banned "Meep" were quoted in celebrity lexicographer Erin McKean's column on the subject in the Boston Globe today.
Links for the Memories
The welcome-back message on the front page reads 'x links and y comments posted since your last visit' (except, y'know, with numbers). But most posts contain more than one link. Would it be better to have it read 'x posts and y comments'? There's probably a downside I'm not seeing.
Link economy
MetaFilter in The Guardian's 100 essential websites: Living if isolated proof that a site can be successful without pictures or video, and can also host thoughtful conversations.
you're swell!
Dear Mathowie, [more inside]
Shades of Blue
What ever happened to the Metafilter redesign contest? Weren't we going to see one of these designs as the site design at some point?
Guinness record for the Blue?
Is there a record for most consecutive days making a meaningful FPP post? [more inside]
"Maybe, maybe, maybe this will be reprinted? A girl can dream."
I, too, have reason to thank MeFi today: Back in January, peep posted to Metafilter about Mel Juffe and Edward Gorey's The Recently Deflowered Girl, which had been long out of print. Through a delightful stroke of luck, I have become the editor responsible for bringing the book back into print, and the mefi thread about the book was pretty darn helpful to that end. [more inside]
Thanks, Metafilter
Parmanparman in Oregon! Oregon!!
I accepted a dream job and will be moving to Ashland, Oregon right after thanksgiving. Are there Southern Oregonians and Northern Californians interested in a meet-up?
Pony Onesies
Can we have some mefi onesies too please? [more inside]
Italics tag gone awry
Interesting bug: I forgot to close an italics tag the other day, and it seems to have affected my comment history. Will this be a problem for future generations of MeFites?
Jessamyn tells all!
An interview with Jessamyn West: lifeguard, librarian, mod. "AskMe anything, in moderation." At The Big Interview.
Sell-Outs
New shirts for sale
New shirts in the Shop! We added the classic blue on a regular cut t-shirt, for only $10. I also added the "Ride More" shirt for cyclists among us. We still have tl;dr shirts in most sizes. [more inside]
Australian Racism Denial - uergh!
QuizMe
It's time for yet another Metafilter quiz! [more inside]
DU's 10,000th comment
Not Charity - Change for the better
Metafilter Team members on Kiva.org committed their 5,000th dollar this week to great projects all over the world. Commit to the common good and get paid back with compassion!
20,000 and still counting...
Know Your MetaFilter
A little something for the old-timers: MetaFilter made a brief appearance alongside beloved sister site Fark on a recent Know Your Meme regarding its participation in 2003's Bubb Rubb craze. We were so young.
MetaFilter gestation period?
What is the typical (is there such a thing?) MetaFilter gestation period? [more inside]
@please @make @it @stop!
A reminder: @newpeople, using @username as a form of reply is discouraged on @MetaFilter. This isn't @twitter. [more inside]
MetaFilter Blue Shift
Is MetaFilter color shifting again? [more inside]
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Got photos? Post them here.