MetaTalk

Episode 54 of the MetaFilter podcast was recorded on August 25th and runs a bit over an hour long. We had some audio issues this time around and I ended up using a mixed skype recording instead of our each individual parts. New this time about is the awkward insertion of music breaks. [more inside]
posted by mathowie to MeFi Podcast at 3:27 PM PST - 36 comments

Can the contact form have the option of choosing where a response from the mods is sent if one is forthcoming? [more inside]
posted by maxwelton to Feature Requests at 3:07 AM PST - 86 comments

Sending good thoughts and hopes for a gentle recovery to Scody!
posted by brujita to MetaFilter-Related at 2:15 AM PST - 211 comments

Pray tell, what is MeFi's definition of "recreational outrage" and why are such posts banned? [more inside]
posted by GnomeChompsky to Etiquette/Policy at 9:38 PM PST - 129 comments

Happy Birthday pb!
posted by ocherdraco to MetaFilter-Related at 8:35 AM PST - 79 comments

What criteria do the mods use for allowing anonymous posts. [more inside]
posted by TheBones to Etiquette/Policy at 7:30 AM PST - 49 comments

This post is Pepsi-Blue. divabat isn't even trying to hide the fact. Smarties Australia paired 8 kids up with 8 artists to create art based on each Smarties colour ... getting the product name in twice in the lead sentence. [more inside]
posted by philip-random to Etiquette/Policy at 9:51 AM PST - 143 comments

This is the thread in which you can volunteer for, nominate someone or generally discuss the MeFi Music Challenge Meister position. [more inside]
posted by snsranch to MetaFilter-Related at 2:25 PM PST - 39 comments

The highly popular queue jumping post by garius made it into Oliver Burkeman's column in the Guardian weekend magazine today. [more inside]
posted by biffa to MetaFilter-Related at 11:06 AM PST - 121 comments

It might be helpful to subtly color a mod's user name differently from other user names, especially in MetaTalk. I occasionally click into a long thread and wonder if a mod has weighed in, and find it hard to scan for that information. I imagine it would also be very helpful for new users to know who the moderators are. Potential downside: ordinary commentary & thread contributions may appear more weighty and official than you actual want them to. Your thoughts?
posted by judith to Feature Requests at 8:53 PM PST - 105 comments

iamkimiam's answer to a "Mad Men" related question on "megafiller.com" referenced at Time.com's Tuned In Blog (scroll to the last paragraph)
posted by The Gooch to MetaFilter-Related at 4:25 PM PST - 47 comments

Riding off into the sunset on my pony. [more inside]
posted by griphus to MetaFilter-Related at 2:23 PM PST - 48 comments

Who are the patron saints of MetaFilter? [more inside]
posted by Atom Eyes to MetaFilter-Related at 10:07 AM PST - 260 comments

I found Admiral Haddock's comment in the Ticketmaster thread so hilarious that I was determined to make an infographic. So I did. Get yer ticket here.
posted by quadog to MetaFilter-Related at 2:30 AM PST - 519 comments

Pony of Indeterminate Size: I'm not sure if we've discussed this before, but would it be okay to add a "Jobs Wanted" side to the Jobs area? [more inside]
posted by Madamina to Feature Requests at 3:27 PM PST - 39 comments

Teeny tiny pony: remove the #commentpreview anchor in the header redirect after posting a comment. [more inside]
posted by kmz to Feature Requests at 1:44 PM PST - 30 comments

Where did the ‘X number of posts’ thingumijigwhatsit that used to be on the RSS feed disappear to? [more inside]
posted by jaffacakerhubarb to MetaFilter-Related at 12:19 PM PST - 8 comments

Where can I find a list of all the HTML-ish things I can do on MetaFilter? [more inside]
posted by slogger to MetaFilter-Related at 7:31 AM PST - 94 comments

I had a dream about MetaFilter. [more inside]
posted by phunniemee to MetaFilter-Related at 6:16 AM PST - 122 comments

Ground Zero Mosque Quote [more inside]
posted by newpotato to MetaFilter-Related at 5:56 AM PST - 11 comments [closed]

every 25th of august i am sad... [more inside]
posted by clavdivs to MetaFilter-Related at 7:35 PM PST - 5 comments [closed]

Send me mail! [more inside]
posted by wheelieman to MetaFilter-Related at 5:01 PM PST - 98 comments

Maybe this thread could use a clean-up, or a do-over? [more inside]
posted by hermitosis to Etiquette/Policy at 7:19 AM PST - 377 comments [closed]

Since I was accused of "announcing" a flag reason in the thread, I guess MeTa must be the place to object to pure advertising. [more inside]
posted by DU to MetaFilter-Related at 2:37 PM PST - 119 comments

IRL Pony: Adjustable location radius for IRL events. [more inside]
posted by deezil to Feature Requests at 1:31 PM PST - 23 comments

Metafilter Fantasy Football is open! [more inside]
posted by box to MetaFilter-Related at 12:31 PM PST - 48 comments

Looking-for-an-old-thread filter. I remember a link to an article on the blue, talking about what exactly the Princess Kays do with their butter sculpture busts after they won. [more inside]
posted by dinty_moore to MetaFilter-Related at 7:47 AM PST - 13 comments

I didn't want to misbehave in the thread, so I'm here instead. This question is, at its core, asking for assistance in keeping a stolen computer. [more inside]
posted by DWRoelands to Etiquette/Policy at 6:56 AM PST - 144 comments

Per this comment, what sites/content/links are most frequently deleted on the Blue?
posted by zarq to MetaFilter-Related at 4:50 PM PST - 54 comments

How are theme preferences stored? By username or by computer? I ask because the mobile site just switched to "professional white" when I logged on for the first time in a while, and I'm wondering if I could see white when on my laptop and color while I'm on my phone, without having to log out.
posted by moviehawk to Feature Requests at 4:24 PM PST - 8 comments

So, we had a great discussion of On the Road, which actually made reading it worthwhile. Whether or not you've been involved before, please consider helping us choose the next book for MeFi Book Club, on condition of course that you 1) read the book 2) review the appropriate Professor Amy Hungerford lecture(s) 3) sign up with Meta Chat if you haven't already and 4) join us there on October 18, 2010 for the next discussion. [more inside]
posted by bearwife to MetaFilter-Related at 11:16 AM PST - 72 comments

A longshot, yes, but a possible explanation for 'taters'? [more inside]
posted by mudpuppie to MetaFilter-Related at 9:56 AM PST - 118 comments

Mathowie tweets about a photo on Flickr depicting a newspaper article about MeFi HQ. Typos included. [more inside]
posted by blue_beetle to MetaFilter-Related at 9:54 AM PST - 85 comments

Is there a way to limit a search of Ask to a specific category? [more inside]
posted by Solomon to MetaFilter-Related at 7:15 AM PST - 7 comments

Pony Request: Could we please have a MetaTalk flag option of Flag it and move on, for new MetaTalk posts. [more inside]
posted by darkmatter to Feature Requests at 8:04 PM PST - 78 comments

Fantasy Football 2010 time. We have 7 spots left. [more inside]
posted by reenum to MetaFilter-Related at 10:22 AM PST - 2 comments [closed]

The Julian Assange thread should never have existed in the first place, and should be closed now that it's turning nasty. [more inside]
posted by Optamystic to Etiquette/Policy at 9:56 AM PST - 205 comments

Would you change 'more inside' to say 'special snowflake details inside' and be done with it? Would you add it to the FAQ? [more inside]
posted by jardinier to Etiquette/Policy at 12:14 PM PST - 167 comments

The inventor of the Comedy Evaluator Pro software has dropped by the thread discussing the Comedy Evaluator Pro to evaluate our evaluations of the Comedy Evaluator Pro.
posted by Shepherd to MetaFilter-Related at 8:06 AM PST - 99 comments

Update: MeFi's Jason Scott completed his Get Lamp project. Previously. [more inside]
posted by SpacemanStix to MetaFilter-Related at 11:46 AM PST - 38 comments

Any chance any MeFites are doing the North Fork Century on August 29? If yes, we could connect for celebratory beers and self-congratulation at the finish line. [more inside]
posted by foxy_hedgehog to MetaFilter-Related at 11:05 AM PST - 7 comments

This post should not have been deleted. [more inside]
posted by thesmophoron to MetaFilter-Related at 6:32 AM PST - 267 comments

Can we have alternate cell background colours for discussion threads? [more inside]
posted by Biru to Feature Requests at 5:51 AM PST - 46 comments

How can we, as a community of individuals, learn to respond and behave better in AskMe threads like the one about the male colleague being "unwittingly pervy" at work? [more inside]
posted by nomadicink to Etiquette/Policy at 5:07 AM PST - 435 comments

Four live posts on the Park51 mosque. Two MetaTalk posts (three now). This is getting ridiculous. Suggestion: either introduce a separate "current events" area, or have a way of bouncing posts back up to the top if people are really interested in continuing to talk about it.
posted by Joe in Australia to Etiquette/Policy at 4:59 PM PST - 103 comments

is it OK to link to a friend on a "(via)" link? [more inside]
posted by luvcraft to Etiquette/Policy at 4:11 PM PST - 26 comments

An example of Ask Metafilter as a cited resource (my online world meets my offline world and that delights me to no end :) [more inside]
posted by jeanmari to MetaFilter-Related at 11:11 AM PST - 29 comments

So I'm sitting here bored and looking to see if MeFi has an IRC channel or something, and random google searches led me to the Alexa results for mefi... [more inside]
posted by TomMelee to MetaFilter-Related at 8:10 AM PST - 120 comments

jetBlue Unlimited Flights Group - For those of you who bought an unlimited pass from jetBlue and wish to save even more by comparing itineraries and possibly sharing rooms with fellow mefites!
posted by MrBCID to MetaFilter-Related at 10:20 PM PST - 4 comments [closed]

I guess sexuality is a banned topic nowadays for me. Sorry Ask MeFi users... I guess someone is being a bit overzealous with their delete rights. This has nothing to do with me figuring out myself. This is a completely different side to the issue of sexuality and me trying to explain the facts to it. http://ask.metafilter.com/162568/Biological-evidence-for-homosexuality
posted by antgly to Etiquette/Policy at 6:19 PM PST - 198 comments

Kudos to jessamyn [more inside]
posted by Short Attention Sp to Etiquette/Policy at 5:33 PM PST - 54 comments

Which MeFites have submitted to speak at SXSW 2011? [more inside]
posted by FlamingBore to MetaFilter-Related at 1:29 PM PST - 21 comments

Update to now-closed thread: A time traveller in a 40s photo was theorized to be Albert and a message was dispatched to the internet to confirm. Today the internet replied that the time traveler is not Albert. (The property visible in the background did belong to Albert's family, though, according to this source.)
posted by DU to MetaFilter-Related at 11:48 AM PST - 34 comments

I find that Mutant's profile is full of useful information, about himself and his areas of expertise. Do you guys know of any other profiles with useful and interesting information, particularly about specialty subjects?
posted by By The Grace of God to MetaFilter-Related at 2:12 AM PST - 70 comments

MetaFilter Fantasy Football Pick 'Em at Yahoo. Let's do this. [more inside]
posted by theichibun to MetaFilter-Related at 12:37 PM PST - 30 comments

Low pass through Grand Canyon derails, nobody hurt [more inside]
posted by GeckoDundee to Etiquette/Policy at 11:41 PM PST - 119 comments

It is almost August 16. If you've ever read On the Road, or read it for our MeFi Book Club, which is still tracking the Open Yale course on the American Novel since 1945, then please check in for this next, August 16 discussion, which occurs on Meta Chat. Please also take a look at the two Professor Amy Hungerford lectures on this book. [more inside]
posted by bearwife to MetaFilter-Related at 8:36 PM PST - 8 comments

I was driving home tonight and listening to NPR, when a new show started and I heard "....sponsored by Ask Metafilter dot com," with a little blurb about the site. Have I been living under a rock, or did this just happen recently? Is the Mefi empire advertising anywhere else, or targeting any other particular subsites? [more inside]
posted by nevercalm to MetaFilter-Related at 4:45 PM PST - 19 comments

I've been really enjoying "lifehack"-type AskMe posts lately - questions about how to change one's own habits to be better at day-to-day life situations and challenges (How do I become one of those people who makes everyone they talk to feel great? from Chrysalis is a good new one). What are some of your favorites? [more inside]
posted by l33tpolicywonk to MetaFilter-Related at 10:49 AM PST - 34 comments

Rah rah ah-ah-ah!
Ro mah ro-mah-mah!
MeFi Ooh-la-la!
Want your CD swap mixes!
Reminder: The MeFiSwap mid-year 2010 mailing deadline is one week from today, Saturday, Aug. 21^st. [more inside]
posted by carsonb to MetaFilter-Related at 6:02 AM PST - 93 comments

In the spirit of airing minor annoyances, I'd love to see the little plus signs that denote favorites either be made larger or moved away from other links on the mobile site, so that I don't have to zoom in to click them on my touchscreen. [more inside]
posted by coolguymichael to Feature Requests at 12:35 PM PST - 74 comments

Am I the only one seeing the ageism and sexism here? [more inside]
posted by xenophile to Etiquette/Policy at 10:45 AM PST - 169 comments

What percentage of Ask MetaFilter questions are "hole-in-ones"? [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese to MetaFilter-Related at 9:17 PM PST - 38 comments

Today at work my friend Trevor told me that on Sunday (my day off) afternoon, a man and a woman came up to him and asked for 'jonmc.' He said they had 'European accents.' He told them I was out and to come back. They haven't. Which one of you people is it? Fess up.
posted by jonmc to MetaFilter-Related at 4:54 PM PST - 175 comments

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 to MetaFilter-Related at 9:44 PM PST - 124 comments

Seriously, we're going to tell somebody how much ativan to take? [more inside]
posted by Netzapper to Etiquette/Policy at 8:42 PM PST - 101 comments

My front page contact sidebar is no longer showing posts by contacts that have received the threshold of 12+ favorites, plus other odd behavior. [more inside]
posted by BeerFilter to Bugs at 8:22 PM PST - 3 comments

This just gets more and more curious and a lot less peachy. [more inside]
posted by dzaz to Etiquette/Policy at 6:40 PM PST - 483 comments

Shouldn't this post on ASL songs be a comment in this open thread on ASL songs? [more inside]
posted by moviehawk to Etiquette/Policy at 5:24 PM PST - 17 comments

Can we please differentiate "bicycles" and "motorcycles"? Asking about a "bike" is confusing. [more inside]
posted by I am the Walrus to Etiquette/Policy at 11:51 AM PST - 187 comments

Just making a home for the he-said she-said Decani debate over here [more inside]
posted by thesmophoron to Etiquette/Policy at 2:36 PM PST - 95 comments [closed]

This is where we discuss the Ted Stevens obit post.
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey to Etiquette/Policy at 1:15 PM PST - 195 comments

This week MeFite zoomorphic surprised erstwhile MeFite Optimus Chyme with an engagement ring. In a photobooth.
posted by hermitosis to MetaFilter-Related at 1:06 PM PST - 204 comments

I swear we've seen these Askme questions dozens of times before, but I can't find them. I'm looking for those posts about not being able to drink and how to cope with it. [more inside]
posted by two lights above the sea to MetaFilter-Related at 10:02 AM PST - 10 comments

As a traffic/stats nerd, I posted the P!=NP story today to my Facebook wall. That got me wondering, is a significant/noticeable amount of traffic on the Blue from non-member FB referenced visitors? [more inside]
posted by cgk to MetaFilter-Related at 6:31 PM PST - 39 comments

Trying to find a comment in Ask about a novel, a lengthy period piece sort of novel, where the protagonist was unsure of relationships between other characters. Multiple family trees involved somehow. [more inside]
posted by StrikeTheViol to MetaFilter-Related at 2:09 PM PST - 11 comments

At the Sauna World Championships in finland, featured in this post, A Russian competitor has died in the finals. The contest will never be held again, it has been announced.
posted by longsleeves to MetaFilter-Related at 9:11 AM PST - 17 comments [closed]

When it is too hard not to judge an AskMeFi. What is the proper response when the questioner is just such a turd that you can't avoid calling her out on it? [more inside]
posted by Invoke to Etiquette/Policy at 6:47 AM PST - 156 comments

Why doesn't: javascript:void(document.body.style.fontSize='200%') increase the font size of MetaFilter pages? [more inside]
posted by 47triple2 to Bugs at 3:59 PM PST - 20 comments

What are the odds of a reverse meetup happening, do you suppose? [more inside]
posted by infini to Etiquette/Policy at 6:07 AM PST - 151 comments

I would like to be able to favorite posts from this page, this one, and that one. That's pretty much it. [more inside]
posted by desjardins to Feature Requests at 10:54 PM PST - 50 comments

IRL, performances: how many posts is reasonable for a single show with multiple performances? [more inside]
posted by davejay to Etiquette/Policy at 1:31 PM PST - 46 comments

I'd like an image preview like we have youtube previews. [more inside]
posted by chairface to Feature Requests at 10:05 AM PST - 112 comments

It looks as though the proposed Adelaide meetup ended up being very small (two people, and a third who didn't find them), so I was wondering if anyone felt like trying again, perhaps on the afternoon of Saturday the 28th of August? [more inside]
posted by Year of meteors to MetaFilter-Related at 2:10 AM PST - 2 comments [closed]

Thanks everyone for trying out IRL during our alpha test and for putting up with the awkward dual MeTa/IRL posts for a while. We're ready to unveil new features and a new approach to meetups. [more inside]
posted by mathowie to Feature Requests at 4:51 PM PST - 128 comments

Help us test a new version of Live Preview for comments. [more inside]
posted by pb to Bugs at 11:45 AM PST - 203 comments

Ask.metafilter.com tags don't seem to be working. At all. Logged out/deleted cookies/tried different browser.
posted by filmgeek to Bugs at 1:12 PM PST - 68 comments

MeFites playing StarCraft II? I'm looking for Battle.net friends for multiplayer shenanigans. [more inside]
posted by sciurus to MetaFilter Gatherings at 12:03 PM PST - 27 comments

Is a second post about the Cordoba House issue (first, latter) within 4 days really necessary? [more inside]
posted by nomadicink to Etiquette/Policy at 10:18 AM PST - 78 comments

When philip-random made this comment: "There's much talk at MetaTALK of all the things that Metafilter does NOT do well, but seldom do we hear of the one thing that MetaFilter routinely tanks at, which is anything to do with WRITING." ... he was damn well spot-on. Anything we might possibly do to remedy this depressing reality?
posted by flapjax at midnite to MetaFilter-Related at 6:41 AM PST - 403 comments

Are other Minnesotans planning on going to Indie Xpo (warning: auto-starting video embedded) on the 21st (at the Soap Factory in Mini-apple-ous)? [more inside]
posted by edgeways to MetaFilter Gatherings at 9:32 PM PST - 8 comments

Any other mefites using Flipboard? [more inside]
posted by butterstick to MetaFilter-Related at 8:29 AM PST - 19 comments

Is it possible for the mods to edit anonymous posts on the Green? [more inside]
posted by ambrosia to Feature Requests at 11:18 AM PST - 38 comments

As you might have noticed from looking at the very top of AskMetafilter today, AskMetafilter is the Cool Site of the Day. [more inside]
posted by Jaltcoh to MetaFilter-Related at 9:31 AM PST - 107 comments

It's August, which means it's getting time for Metafilter Fantasy Football (soccer) 2010/2011! [more inside]
posted by Bukvoed to MetaFilter-Related at 9:50 PM PST - 67 comments

The bias problems with Rassmussen have been discussed and mocked by the lefty blogosphere for years. This year, after an article in Politico, there seems to be a growing consensus among the MSM punditocracy that unless there are polls by other firms that can confirm Rassmussen's data; you shouldn't use them as your primary source for opinion polling. [more inside]
posted by liza to MetaFilter-Related at 6:37 PM PST - 79 comments

Jobsfilter. A year and a half ago, the idea of a jobseeker section for Jobs was broached, but there was no definitive response from the mods. Has there been any movement on this? This would be a wonderful addition for those Mefites who find themselves among the unemployed.
posted by Cat Pie Hurts to Feature Requests at 9:21 AM PST - 39 comments

Weird posting error whilst using Safari 3.1.2 on OS X 10.5.5. [more inside]
posted by Sticherbeast to Bugs at 8:59 AM PST - 19 comments

MeFites can't handle dissent. [more inside]
posted by norm to Etiquette/Policy at 7:34 AM PST - 751 comments [closed]

Mefi seems to have no TinyChat. So I opened a TinyChat room. [more inside]
posted by mccarty.tim to MetaFilter-Related at 5:11 AM PST - 103 comments