MetaTalk

I'm burnt out by all THIS (gestures wildly). Give me strategies to be happy again.
posted by signal on Jan 26 at 11:22 PM - 17 comments

Happy Weekend, MetaFilter! (Indeed, the happiest weekend in quite a while for many US mefites!) I'm in too good a mood to think of a topic but I'm bored of my winter dishes, so tell me what you're cooking lately!
posted by Eyebrows McGee on Jan 24 at 10:23 AM - 74 comments

I just want to kick the thread off and thank my (seemingly anonymous) gifter for their awesome FRAMED Watership Down triptych. Your generosity, thoughtfulness, and creativity have me overwhelmed. I can't wait to hang it up in my new home. I hope that everyone is as touched by their gift and enjoy theirs as much as I do mine. This secret gift exchange always reminds me how lovely and generous we are to each other here on Metafilter. Wishing you all the happiest days ahead!
posted by KingEdRa on Nov 9 at 7:34 PM - 315 comments

Celebration thread for the end of the previous Administration and roughly 10,000 years since a certain individual entered national politics.
posted by nicoffeine on Jan 20 at 6:50 AM - 348 comments

Can I respectfully ask the metafilter community to not so frequently use tiny text font?
posted by NotTheRedBaron on Jan 12 at 6:00 PM - 166 comments

We’d all benefit if there was more posting on Metafilter, even if it wasn’t perfect. It’d help if it wasn’t often so discouraging to submit posts, though. Here are some thoughts on how we could achieve this.
posted by adrianhon on Jan 14 at 4:08 PM - 133 comments

Did you know that Metafilter is one of Kiva's biggest-ever lenders? Here's a team update, and a call for you to help the team lend even more.
posted by mynameisluka on Jan 14 at 4:07 PM - 12 comments

Were you intending to engage in the practice known as Dry January? Were you derailed by [gestures broadly at everything]? Anyone up for giving it another shot starting January 21st, the day after Inauguration February 1st?
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jan 11 at 5:58 PM - 34 comments

Is it good manners to ask permission before linking to a non-corporate social media account?
posted by Mitheral on Jan 22 at 8:27 AM - 23 comments

It's that dreary time of year that requires extra love and love related puns to get through. Come exchange some Valentines!
posted by the primroses were over on Jan 10 at 4:10 PM - 16 comments

Very scary right now and here is a place where we can be scared.
posted by rue72 on Jan 12 at 5:44 PM - 84 comments

Back in August, I made a post about how we were going to tackle Secret Quonsar in 2020 -- and we wound up talking about the name of the swap itself, as well. If you participated in the swap this year, you should have received an email this morning with a link to a Google poll with some options. I wanted to make a MetaTalk as space to discuss pros/cons of various options.
posted by curious nu on Jan 4 at 2:23 PM - 51 comments

We talked about this in the run-up to the Gala, so: let's start off 2021 with some new merch! We've got new designs up, available as shirts on Neatoshop and as magnets and stickers on Teepublic, so if you've been looking for something MeFi-centric to drape over your mortal form or stick to your laptop or fridge or car or whatever the heck this is your lucky day.
posted by cortex on Jan 8 at 12:54 PM - 46 comments

More than usual, people are interacting via the post office, various delivery services, and sometimes becoming their own delivery services. I'd like to talk about the mail (since postal trivia is one of my nerdy interests). Tell me a story about the mail, or delivery of some kind, past, present, or future.
posted by jessamyn on Jan 10 at 4:47 PM - 61 comments

I thought it was in this Ask, but it isn't. Very recently someone referenced a series of books in the political/thriller/spy/something genre, and said "and volume 6 has just been released on Kindle" or similar. I need a good book series and for the life of me I can't find this comment. Help, please? Thanks!
posted by cyndigo on Jan 11 at 1:53 PM - 3 comments

Hey DC folks, I hope you all are hunkered down and avoiding the Capitol area. Please be careful and stay safe.
posted by Going To Maine on Jan 6 at 12:54 PM - 7 comments

There was a (fairly recent I think?) question on AskMe from a person who was trying to help their son get better at writing coherently for school assignments and provided an example of the son's recent writing as an example. My partner's son is now experiencing a similar problem (distance learning is not helping, thanks pandemic) and I would like to find that question since I remember a few educators popped up in the answers with good advice. Thanks.
posted by nayantara on Jan 12 at 1:32 PM - 2 comments

I can't remember which colour board it was on, but there was a post/comment outlining two complementary attitudes/behaviours that were expected by bosses and enacted in the workplace by employees who were seen to be playing the game right. They were about performing what is asked without quibble.
posted by Thella on Jan 10 at 1:20 AM - 2 comments

By request, a thread for happy thoughts, kindness, positive vibes, good news sharing, comfort, random cute or fun stuff, and general hugginess.❤️🤗❤️
posted by taz on Jan 7 at 9:31 AM - 53 comments

Hello Mefites, happy 2021! It's a new year and we're all wishing for better days in the new. I've got my coffee underway this morning and it looks like the sun is going to make an appearance. Are you making resolutions, wishes, hopes, mottoes for this year? Are you doing anything good today or this weekend?
posted by LobsterMitten on Jan 1 at 6:30 AM - 68 comments