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Get rich slowly is finaly about to start getting rich
Jesus ...
A few months shy of three years later, I'm still knocked breathless by this thread. I've been rereading each story over this weekend, and it's really had me thinking about echoes and effects, human goodness, and the astonishing strength of human resilience. I'm really grateful to everyone who shared such meaningful and vulnerable moments of their lives. Mefi is one hell of a community.
MEDIC!!!
DaShiv has made a suggestion about the Mefi TF2 server's map rotation. Thoughts?
Gift Exchange entry deadline up on the sidebar perhaps?
Any chance we could throw the Secret Santa/Quonsar/_______ gift exchange entry deadline of December 12th up on the sidebar, linking to the original thread? [more inside]
TF2 Metafilter Game, December 1 Edition
Team Fortress 2 Weekend Match (and info for new players): Saturday December 1st. [more inside]
Possibly, Secret Santa
Pony request: For years, Thinkblank ran their great Secret Santa, where people would put in their wish list of <$20 gifts from a website and then a computer would randomly couple participants together and they would accordingly send gifts but wouldn't know who the giver was until six months later. But, sadly, Thinkblank is defunct.
Possible to do a secret santa on Metafilter?
Brother, can you spare some well-wishes?
In August, mefite birdlips suffered one of the most horrifying and tragic losses imaginable. Then yesterday, a lifelong friend of his was killed on the spot in a car accident.
How about a little love from the hive thrown his way?
Ahh, Metafilter...
"Unchecked growth will kill us all" on the blue, "what's the best quality 42" plasma screen" on the green. [more inside]
Boxing Day Blood Drive 2, Electric Boogaloo
A couple folks sounded up for another go-round of the Boxing Day Blood Drive. Shout out and coordinate within if you're interested in donating blood 'round then. [more inside]
Mefi members on eMusic
Mefi members on eMusic? Inspired by the thread at Mecha, if you're an eMusic user what's your nickname?
MeFi Writer's Group is back
The MeFi Writer's Group has been resurrected yet again... [more inside]
Metafilter collective buying power.
Can we harness our collective buying power? [more inside]
Team Fortress 2 Match Today 2:00 PM EST!
Team Fortress 2 Match Today 2:00 PM EST! [more inside]
Metafilter: Get your own blog
"Get your own blog" is a stupid thing to say to a member of a site whose masthead reads "Community weblog." [more inside]
How much participation is enough?
I'm trying to participate... [more inside]
Can we make it so that if we map how the art travels it looks like a bunny?
Is the MeFi Writer's Group still alive?
Is the MeFi Writer's Group still operational on Vox? [more inside]
For great justice
Do you have a computer? Do you sometimes use less than 100% of your computer's resources? Does human suffering and death irk you?
If you answered 'Yes' or 'Meh' to the above questions, join World Community Grid and Team Metafilter!
Mefi Scholarship?
Mefi Scholarship? A reminder. One of the coolest things about metafilter.
What's the deal, yo?
Perhaps a little extension to the "What's the deal with your user name?" question in Profiles? [more inside]
Pony request: Mefite Author List/Link?
reminded by the post on Peacay's new book, can we put together a list of published Mefites, with links to purchase, listed here somewhere? [more inside]
MEDIC!
We fragged the hell out of each other last weekend, but the MeFi Team Fortress 2 server has been a ghost town since then. Who wants another go this Saturday and/or Sunday?
I assume that they will all begin with the words "It's Britney, bitch."
MeFiSwap: Best of 2007 Edition. [more inside]
Would that be a MMOMPG?
Let's have a massive Metafilter Music collaboration. [more inside]
big ups.
I would like to start a thread wherein copious "big ups" are given to other users. [more inside]
MeFi's Procyberathleticism!
MeFi's own TF2/gaming server? [more inside]
Free beans! (for a price)
O glorious snark gods! My writing has improved tenfold, my salary has doubled, my sex-life is perky*, and I have YOU to thank for it!
*May or may not be true. [more inside]
On the internet everyone knows you are a wedge of spite
Yes it is a double, but it is also good example of how one or two cranky farts can totally change the tone of a thread. [more inside]
A new venue for flames
Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Team Fortress 2 come out tomorrow. Now's your chance to join the MetaFilter Steam group, play games with people who think that "more inside" jokes are funny, and then set them on fire. [more inside]
I'll be watching you.
Hey gang, what are your Twitter usernames? I want to follow more people but can't figure out how to find people who are interesting, funny and/or would link cool things. I know you would. Who are you? I'll post mine as soon as this thread doesn't get closer or deleted.
Muster Up for Halo 3, MeFites!
Attention Halo-ites: Please update the wiki with your GamerTag. I tire of being clubbed to death by mouth-breathing 12 year olds. [more inside]
congratulations, pb!
pb, MetaFilter fixer-upper and generally awesome dude, welcomed a new addition to his family. congratulations! [more inside]
Would anyone care to join me in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk?
34 Mefites think Mach3avelli is an asshat.
What do you guys think about instituting "personality points" towards users? You know, something along the lines of: 15 members think user x talks out of his ass too much. 6 members think user y suffers from a holier than thou complex. 24 members have been helped by user z. etc. Really, it's all about helping create context, especially for new and less frequent users. I would love an option where I could scroll my mouse over a name when I read advice in an AskMe thread and see something like, "173 users recommend against this user's advice." It could be all spelled out in a user's profile next to the "this user links to" category.
MetaFilter in looooove
Ain't we a whole bunch of sweet romantics, eh?
Cycling challenge - 3 days left
Only 3 days left in the August cycling challenge. Wolfdog still leads JeffL, but an 85 mile lead isn't very big the way those guys are riding.
You're ignorant
I'm bored and ignorant. So are you. Let's learn something. There's a plethora of free open "courseware", books, and audio lectures on the internet. And IRC channels where we could "meet". And surplus of smart people here. Let's set up a "course" and take it together.
Netafilxter
Anyone want to do some intellectual cinematic cross-pollination and make MeFi Netflix Friends?
A game I could play
SWIMMERS UNITE? I was looking over at the side and see that MeTrain is one sport short of a triathalon. We wouldn't really want to start till September to make it a full month, most likely, but is there any interest?
Metafilter: civil discourse
Posting from beyond the grave
How to Share Your Obituary With Your Online Friends. When your journey is over, you are probably going to want your online friends, who may live all over the world, to know why your postings have suddenly stopped. Here's a good checklist for anyone who is an active part of an internet community.
Not feeling good about being mostly a reader
I’m MetaFilter user 250, which makes me officially oldschool, but: I very rarely post on any branch; all my old posts are terrible (I checked); my recent posts on the blue are extremely conservative to avoid being terrible like the old ones (many are obituaries); and I pretty much live for AskMe.
I write a ton of things on my own sites, but I never really manage to write very much of use on the various Metas. This at least is my feeling.
I won’t insult anyone’s intelligence by asking “Is it really OK just to read MetaFilter?” Of course it is. I am just wondering how many other early members really, truth be told, never got the hang of front-page posts and other high-profile “content.”
I’m saying this after reading through the archived contributions from some new people (with userIDs 40 times higher than mine), who are way the hell better at it. “We can’t all good at everything”? Or what? What is the right way to react to this?
Black Book Art Circle Project reredux!
9 months ago I mentioned my Black Book Art Circle Project, and sent out a whack of books to MeFites. So far, none have come back. I did move in the meantime, but paid for mail forwarding to my current location, just so there would be no lost art. That service is about to expire. Does anyone know the status of the books they received?
Cyclists do it on two wheels
A MeFi bicycling challenge was mentioned here and if it was mentioned in other places as well, I apologize-- I couldn't find it. So, who is up for a bicycling challenge similar to what those wacky runners have going on? I am pretty sure we can use a website such as We Endure or similar to start a group and track our progress.
Any takers?
Metafilter runs in August
We're near the end of the month which means Metafilter run 5.0 for mefites with the nike+ kit is almost over. I'll post the final July standings in this thread in a couple of days. As always, if you want to take part in the next mefi running challenge, post your nike+ screenname in this thread, and I'll send you an invite. (FAQ : yes, it only works with the ipod nano; no, you don't need nike shoes) - (Previous challenges : 1.0.,2.0.,3.0.,3.1.,4.0.)
However, we're a little bit in a existential crisis. Some fine mefites joined the running challenge, but proved to be formidable long-distance walkers, crushing all the other running competitors distance-wise. How do we keep it interesting for everybody? Separate MetaWalk challenge?
Proposal for new MetaFilter guidelines
The subject of rewriting the guidelines is something that comes up from time to time. As MetaFilter evolves as a community, it is good to rewrite the guidelines to reflect evolving standards. I have been thinking about how to write new guidelines on and off for the last week and here's my proposal. [more inside]
Got to get mah jong on.
Any mahjong playing MeFites in Brooklyn/NYC? [more inside]
Where my stitches at?
Mefi knitters! Do you guys want to start a group on Ravelry? The site's still in beta, hopefully going public soon, but if anyone was fortunate enough to get an account already you can find me under the username "mimsie". I also posted this topic in the Remnants forum if you'd like to respond there.
July Running challenge
The current MeFi running challenge is in its final days. I'll post the final results in a couple of days. I don't want to jinx it, but I might actually win this one...(Previous challenges : 1.0., 2.0.,3.0.,3.1.)
We're already gearing up for the July distance challenge. I've sent a new invite to the current participants. If you've got the nike+ sports kit for the ipod nano and want to measure yourself against the dreaded metathletes, post your nike+ screenname in this thread, and I'll send you an invite to the challenge.
what's your wii number?
WiiFi: Friend Code Time Round 2