August 2024 Archives (all archives)
August 30
Let’s cook, talk, have fun, and push MeFi forward
Welcome to another week of the MetaFilter 2024 Fundraiser!
Our community is mostly run by member contributions like yours and, as always, you can help the community by contributing directly to the site, via Paypal, Credit card or through our GoFundMe Campaign. But, seriously, we also want to have fun, don’t we? To kick things off, we’d love to help us build our own Community Cookbook and prepare questions for the Ask Mods Anything Podcast… oh, and did you forget about the Pet Tax Wall? There’s still time… [more inside]
August 29
In memory of digaman
I am very sad to let the MeFi community know that one of its staunchest supporters and all around good guy digaman (Steve Silberman) has passed away as reported by his spouse on Bluesky. For people who didn't know digaman well, you might know his book NeuroTribes (MeFi post), the Grateful Dead box set he co-produced So Many Roads, or one of his 184 posts to MetaFilter (all from 2010 and before). He was always a great internet friend to me especially lately over on Mastodon and I know I will miss his voice. May his memory be a blessing, we are lucky to have known him.
August 28
Kamala Harris Happy Vibes Thread
This is a place to share vibes, memes, videos, and other positive news or momentum-producing items about the Harris campaign, if you're so inclined, to keep other threads focused on policy or on track for their particular focus. Here's a fun remix to get it started!
August 27
In memory of progosk
Hi everyone, unfortunately I have some very sad news to share: our fellow mefite Philip Rogosky aka progosk has passed away. [more inside]
August 23
#USDefaultism and #otherDefaultisms
FPPs often say something like "New bird spotted in the EastWest Territory" or whatever and I have no clue of what they're talking about. [more inside]
August 21
[MeFi Site Update] August 21st
birds?
where are my birds [more inside]
Discussion of Kamala Harris’ positions on Palestine verboten?
A number of posts about the Harris campaign’s positions on the ongoing genocide in Palestine, and what steps people were or weren’t perceived to be taking in regards to that were deleted in the recent Harris campaign thread, with the mod suggestion to take it to a different, Palestine-focused thread instead. I disagree: numerous international threads have specifically requested not to be derailed by a focus on US politics, and questions about major campaign issues, even contentious ones like reproductive rights, have historically been appropriate for campaign threads. I understand there is ongoing mod decision making on this matter, but would like to seek community thoughts on this matter that might inform said decision making.
August 19
MetaFilter Community Foundation Nonprofit Update, 8/19/24
An overdue update about the transition to a non-profit. [more inside]
August 16
MeFi Fundraiser: Pet Tax Wall
Is there a better time to share your cute pet pics of you favorite animal shots, stories, or videos? It don't think so, because this time we're doing it as part of this year's Fundraiser.
Come share, celebrate and help MeFi move forward with your support! [more inside]
August 15
where to share interesting virtual events?
Recently I've come across two online 'events' that I thought mefis might be interested in. IRL doesn't seem like the place to share them because they are not In Real Life. is there a place? If not, could there be?
August 14
MEFI FANT FOOT
It's that time again: Is anyone interested in Metafilter Fantasy (American) Football for the upcoming NFL season? All of the fun of football, translated into numbers a computer can understand! [more inside]
August 12
A$k the Mod$; Mefi Pet$; Early Acce$$: it's our August Fundraiser!
MetaFilter turned 25 this year and we're excited to be kicking off our annual fundraiser! Over the past year, we've continued to stabilize the site’s finances and started investing in new technology by rebuilding the entire site. Now, to keep the site running smoothly and keep making improvements, we rely on the generous donations of our community. [more inside]
August 2
New Wiki Post for USA Voting Support
Using the information from several recent posts about how to support voter turnout in the upcoming U.S. Presidential election, I have created a VotingSupport page in Metafilter Wiki that lists specific organizations that work to educate and support voters. If you are looking for somewhere to volunteer, donate, or get help in voting, I hope you will take a look at this page. [more inside]