Photo by Bart Everson, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/editor/) Today is a very good day to dig into a few fantasy stories about strangers joining forces to save each other, so come check out brainwane's latest links to several awesome stories! | Continue reading
Rhaomi has made a great, in-depth US election day megapost, The Most Important Election of Our Lifetimes. | Continue reading
The New York Times Building photo by Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA - New York Times Building - Bottom Portion The NYT Tech Guild is on strike, which means NYT Games (and Cooking) are behind the picket line. But never fear! Mefites needing their puzzle fix can find Wordle alt … | Continue reading
Photo by Chic Bee, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/80454089@N00/) Signups are open for the 8th annual holiday card exchange! | Continue reading
DrGail asks about recipe sites "where every recipe you've tried has been at least very good and most you've tried have made it into the regular rotation? The ones that absolutely nail the deliciousness-to-effort ratio?" Fellow Cooks of Metafilter, Enlighten Me! | Continue reading
Come on over for November's LinkMe thread! Share a link you think would make a good post and put it on someone's radar so they can make that post! | Continue reading
Not enough of these. (adze re-enactment tool via daegradtools.com) At some point someone dared to wonder, "what if a time-displaced MMA-fightin' Viking orphan became a carpenter's apprentice to Jesus of Nazareth?" and voila, a movie was born! But of all the tools in this producti … | Continue reading
The 2024 presidential election is coming to some sort of conclusion (don't forget to vote), but 24/7 slog is making many of us anxious. Thankfully Belladonna made a post about 'How not to freak out about the US election' and plenty of people chimed with advice about how to stay s … | Continue reading
Photo by Ruth Ellison, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/laruth/) The question is simple, yet so important: What things make you happier when you do them? Community member Eyelash is asking and thankfully, MeFites are pouring in with answers! | Continue reading
Photo by Lisa Zins, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lisazins/) DirtyOldTown has the most appropriate question for this time of year: What's your favorite scary movie. No, this is not about real life or the US Presidential election, just plain ol' Halloween! | Continue reading
dancestoblue posts about a surprisingly potent technique to boost your short and long-term recall. Just lie back and think of ... nothing. | Continue reading
The Final Pam screenshot Rhaomi posts about one of the funniest goddamn things ever published on the internet – McElroy brothers' Monster Factory vids, with beloved faves ... and new episodes! | Continue reading
image via pixabay.com my inbox's thousands of unread emails could achieve sentience and I still wouldn't care about it — scruss. People are talking about how they handle their emails in response to Well I never's Ask Me post, "What's in your email inbox?" | Continue reading
Peri-menopause and menopause are still woefully understood phases of a woman's life. Here's a couple of recent Ask MetaFilter questions that delve into various aspects of these natural biological processes: 1. If hormones mess with you, what was peri/menopause like? 2. Menopause … | Continue reading
image via pixabay.com Don't tell anyone, but wooh is looking for books that feature elaborate schemes. | Continue reading
Alvy Ampersand highlighted cartoonist Chris Ware's look back at American author and illustrator Richard Scarry. Just in time for the 50th Anniversary of Scarry's beloved illustrated book, Cars and Trucks and Things That Go! | Continue reading
Photo by GlitterandFrills from Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/stampinmom/) To keep up with the most spookiest time of the year, MeFites have been getting into the mood over on MeFi Music! Valrus composed "a short, somewhat creepy guitar-arpeggio-centric near-instrumental" … | Continue reading
Photo by M. Scott Brauer Over in MeFi Projects, msbrauer has posted an absolutely amazing story he did about Treb Heining, who created the entire balloon decorating industry. What does that mean? Oh, just that Heining has engineered the balloon drops at every Republican National … | Continue reading
2024 MetaFilter Gift Swap Sign-Ups are Open!! Thank you, rhyspenbras and okayokayigive for organizing this year's festivities! | Continue reading
image via pixabay.com Tzikeh asked for "Reproducible examples of AI being terrible at basic facts and tasks" and the answers are just sort of fascinating to read. | Continue reading
There's a few site updates, the first being news from the interim board on transforming MetaFilter from an LLC to a non-profit. After that, there's the monthly site update! | Continue reading
Eyelash is looking for low-key hobbies that don't involve screens. | Continue reading
Illustration by Joseph McDermott (https://joemcdermottillo.com/) First, the delivery of 5,000 pairs of shoes was four days late. Then six days late. Then there were mysterious text messages with the supposed driver with promises that he would show up... eventually. And that's how … | Continue reading
One fine day in 2003, a man stopped in a McDonald's for a meal, but instead discovered the amazing artist, Wes Cook. Take the 20 minutes and enjoy this magical story that zig zags along on a fantastic journey, you won't be disappointed! | Continue reading
Mount Vesuvius by Carlo Raso (https://www.flickr.com/photos/70125105@N06/) Mount Vesuvius didn't kill everyone, with refugees from Pompeii fleeing to nearby towns. This fascinating post by rory highlights how archaeologists are starting to understand how they rebuilt their lives. | Continue reading
Lennar ICON 3D printed model home in Georgetown, Texas here are the most common distortions of truth when it comes to "printed" buildings ... q*ben commenting in a very interesting discussion about 3D printed houses / neighborhoods. | Continue reading
Two great comments expertly examine the mechanics of some aged tech: verb on the WordPress ecosystem, and trig on choosing a vintage sewing machine. You'll learn things! | Continue reading
detail of etching, Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho, G.G. & J.Robinson of London, 1794. "She was all but forgotten. Now the 18th-century author's republished novels reveal why she made such an extraordinary contribution to literature." Kliuless posted about author Anne Rad … | Continue reading
screenshot from Blake Watson's 'HTML for People' book site "I feel strongly that anyone should be able to make a website with HTML if they want": JHarris posted Blake Watson's great, free, web book with simple directions and a ton of resources for marking it up old-school. [this … | Continue reading
It's been said that once you peel away the layers, satire is simply a wrapping of exaggeration around a core of reality. Which makes rubatan's post about "india's Most Honest News Source" a particularly savory and hilarious read! | Continue reading
Eustatic posted an excellent comment that has "some resources from your federal and state and county governments" for US citizens. Very helpful and useful information in light of the recent hurricanes. | Continue reading
Screenshot from the interview Come sit with acclaimed actress Kathy Bates as she talks about her career and latest project. Stay for the moving moment when she's shown an invaluable moment from her past and decades of regret are finally erased. | Continue reading
Hurricane Milton as it exhibited a distinct pinhole eye on the afternoon of October 7, 2024 Hurricanes have been putting a hurting of the southeast of the United States. From Helene to Milton, there's been a lot of terrifying tragedy, and there's still a month and half left in th … | Continue reading
"We might be the only glory hole to ever be inspected and certified by the Washoe County Board of Health": aubilenon comments on curious cuisine and haute hijinks at Burning Man in the Hear Us Out thread. | Continue reading
Oh hey, the current LinkMe thread is here (for links that are interesting but may not work as a front page post, or beginning point / idea for someone else to make a front page post). | Continue reading
pintapicasso has a new house and a heart on fire (Bought a house wtf are gutters) and Mefites help out with what you need to know when you don't know what you don't know. | Continue reading
"Easy and quick stuff is what usually works for building habits into my life. What things are you doing to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your diet?" | Continue reading
What are you reading for this spooky season? Whatever it is, hop on over to Wobbuffet's post about spooky reading! It covers horror novels, haunted house novels by women, new horror books, novellas, and even more scary reading that you can shake a ouija board at (don't do this)! | Continue reading
Wolfdog came across Impossible World and wants to share it with you! It's a site dedicated to art and illusion, where the images displayed can not actually exist in the real 3D visit. Come for the art, stay for the mind bending! | Continue reading
Photo by Chris Amelung, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/amelungc/) What happens when you put a microphone on a pole in the Mission of San Francisco, what does it pick up? Jessamyn made a post about just such a thing, the bop spotter, which isn't about surveillance per s … | Continue reading
Cover detail from "The Mimicking of Known Successes" by Malka Older Can you be the friend who reads all the current sci-fi and then excitedly recommends the ones the poster might like? Omnomnom is looking for character driven stories written in the past two years or so, so help a … | Continue reading
image via pixabay.com Rhaomi posted about Google's NotebookLM (AI-powered research and writing assistant), and its interesting "unassuming" option of turning your uploaded texts, links, docs, audio clips, etc., into source material for an extremely convincing virtual podcast with … | Continue reading
image via pixabay.com Rhaomi posted about Google's NotebookLM (AI-powered research and writing assistant), and its interesting "unassuming" option of turning your uploaded texts, links, docs, audio clips, etc., into source material for an extremely convincing virtual podcast with … | Continue reading
In spamandkimchi's post on the shady history of the profit-motivated "baby pipeline" of South Korean infants for adoption in the West, mefi member i used to be someone else offers a very enlightening rejection of the idea of new radical feminism as the catalyst for the country's … | Continue reading
Dragon, Dragon, the Clangers are your special friend (video screenshot) Directly from the Department of Strange Bedfellows, Iron Maiden's (re-scoring of) The Clangers (1969 episode of "The Egg"). Confused? Just grab yourself a bowl of soup, and have a look-see at Major Clanger's … | Continue reading
Photo by Marcel Kessler, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/marcelkessler/) Fall has arrived, which heralds the arrival of that spookiest time of the year. As such, luminary is looking for "spooky autumn-themed short stories" for a yearly, um, ritual. What do you suggest? | Continue reading
Strawberry/Cream Cheese Toast, photo by Peter Lindberg via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/plindberg/) Do you remember that webpage that had recommendations for how to top a block of cream cheese? Donut_princess doesn't remember it either, but would like too! In the meantim … | Continue reading
Photo by Marwan Youssef, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/143720381@N02/) Faintdreams is looking for 'odd' movie suggestions, but not just regular odd, but 'delightfully odd'! What would you recommend? | Continue reading