Metafilter podcast 192: The week between last week and this week is up! | Continue reading
When I was a student in the mid-90s, there was a cubicle in one of the University ladies' toilets that was "the problem toilet." It was like a problem page...Great comment by penguin pie on wowenthusiast's question about pre-internet physical bulletin boards. | Continue reading
EmpressCallipygos posts about the strange, dark, sooty Baudoinia compniacensis, otherwise known as "the whiskey fungus." | Continue reading
Iconic photo of Gordon by famed jazz photographer Herman LeonardDexter Gordon was born 100 years ago today: oulipian posts in appreciation of the 6′6″ jazz saxophonist, band leader, and Academy Award winner popularly known as "Long Tall Dexter" and the "Sophisticated Giant". | Continue reading
Health Insurance by EpicTop10.com (cc by)US healthcare: terminology, appealing denial, and Medicaid eligibility — brainwane has assembled a great current resource on Medicaid ... including info on a pending / upcoming requirement for paperwork you may want to prepare for if you a … | Continue reading
Image via Aeon Magazine"For more than 200 years, children have been neglected by archaeologists. It was part of a disciplinary bias towards adult men in archaeological interpretations. This began to change in the 1970s and '80s with the rise of feminist archaeology and the archae … | Continue reading
Fire dancing by Scrap Pile (cc by)In Ask Metafilter: "It's one or three or ten centuries ago. Somebody's ancestors gather around a fire and pretty soon, spontaneous music breaks out, a few people start dancing, everybody winds up happy and breathless. But what I need to know is, … | Continue reading
"We probably don't go around thinking of Agatha Christie as leaving a 'residue of horror' except that is one of its pleasures, isn't it? These people live in a world even more dangerous than our own--piles of strychnine, whole truckloads of it, just lying about, waiting for you t … | Continue reading
Amazon milk frog by hehaden (cc by-nc)blue_beetle posted the Zoomable Tree of Life: All known species in one zoomable fractal. | Continue reading
image via Book RiotMetafilter members are discussing BookRiot.com's list of 20 genre-defying sci-fi books that broke the mold. | Continue reading
steampunk timemachine by damian.eastwood (cc by)"I want to make a list of films that evoke a strong sense of time (and possibly place). Through dialogue, sets, etc. they transport you to the era in which they're set." In Ask Metafilter, jdroth asks, What movies act as time capsul … | Continue reading
Please help me satiate my love for crows: "I am looking for all sorts of information pertaining to those lovable but oft-maligned creatures we call crows. Do you have a fascination for crows? Maybe you can help." | Continue reading
Photo by charlesdeluvio on Unsplashspamandkimchi posted How to Play "Diagram Critique Bingo" by Abby Covert. | Continue reading
In honor of Superb Owl Sunday, this gem from the past: Wordshore vs The Owl. | Continue reading
Metafilter podcast 191: Thoroughly insinuated into the normalcy of our life is up! | Continue reading
Please Tell Me about Pre-internet Personals Ads: "I've always been fascinated by the personal ads of the pre-internet times and I bet there are people here on Metafilter who could tell me more about what the practical experience of using them was actually like..." | Continue reading
Prison by Igwigg (cc by-nc-nd)In Ask Metafilter, If Johnny Cash's character in Folsom Prison Blues shot a man in Reno, which is in Nevada, why was he serving time in Folsom Prison, which is in California? | Continue reading
"The real collection of patterns is the physical collection. Envelopes are individually sleeved and kept safe in 3-ring Binders. This web page, the digital images of the patterns, are put in place so other people can enjoy these wonderful patterns": cardioid has posted abstractco … | Continue reading
gingerbeer points out Richard Thompson's "1000 Years of Popular Music" in this week's free thread. "Playboy asked a select group of musicians to choose their ten favorite songs of the past millennium. Richard Thompson, believing what Playboy REALLY wanted were only songs from the … | Continue reading
modified from an original image from Gareth Simpson on flickrIn Ask Metafilter, Not A Thing is looking for Skilful criminals criming skilfully: "Donald Westlake/Parker fans, what have you found that scratches a similar itch? I'm looking for something where a criminal is at the ce … | Continue reading
Photo by Ed Robertson on UnsplashThere's a growing band of people digging through library stacks and second-hand bookshops in search of lost classics. I'm one of them. Wobbuffet posted Lucy Scholes' Meet the archive moles about surfacing worthy forgotten or overlooked books for r … | Continue reading
Image via neal.funGoogle Street View, curated: Having fun with Neal Agarwal's "Wonders of Street View." | Continue reading
Illustration by Toby Morris via The SpinoffEtrigan has posted The Side Eye: The Stink A, linking to The Spinoff's really well-done and fascinating infographic on "the glitchy macron" that highlights how font decisions and usage can have an outsized impact on non-Anglo populations … | Continue reading
NASA photo of Jupiter moonsdoctornemo boldly goes where ... well, it turns out almost everyone has gone before, with an impressive roundup of current space busyness and business in orbit, moon news, ambling among the astroids, snack time with a black hole, and what's stirring re … | Continue reading
image via pixel-stitch.netIn Ask Metafilter, HotToddy is asking about the best needlepoint kit sellers, and SinAesthetic posts about an app to convert your images into cross-stitch patterns. | Continue reading
image via Evan Vander Stoep at airraidsirens.netRash linked an amazing deep dive post on the remaining mechanical Yamaha music sirens of Japan at airRaidSirens.net. The sirens have signaled the start of the working day at some locations, but "some were being removed or are going … | Continue reading
Will Wilde video screen capA truly astonishing Free Bird harmonica solo, plus interesting insight and context from msbrauer. | Continue reading
In Ask Metafilter, Thorzdad wonders, Are there any accounts of how poor eyesight may have affected history? and asks for writings, studies, research or ancient documentation of world events affected by vision problems, pre-spectacles. | Continue reading
Giant Teddy Bear by focusc (cc by)Great link on the enshittification of the internet and how platforms die by Cory Doctorow | Continue reading
Photo by Louis Smit on UnsplashIn Ask Metafilter: My New Year's resolution was to watch more standup as it brings me joy! Please recommend me your favourite standup comedy specials, I like feminist, pro LGBTQ+, no punching down comedians... | Continue reading
Modern Wooden House (cc by)A nice roundup from rebent: "Rural Studio is a post-grad program that researches affordable design principles. a handywoman in northern Michigan vlogs herself building a modular house (ongoing). A designer researches sustainable homes and decides to bui … | Continue reading
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash"... a totally different organizational method born from the studio practices of artists, designers, and DIYers that involves laying out related objects—paint pens and ink markers, wrenches and chisels, metal chains of all sizes—in a precise but s … | Continue reading
Spare Barnes & Noble by Phillip Pessar (cc by)There's an interesting ongoing discussion of "Spare" in FanFare with a 2-part extensive summary in the comments. | Continue reading
rainbow unicorn butterfly kitten by dogwelderHi, gang! I made this, and I've still got the psd file laying around here to prove it! Oh hey, it turns out Metafilter member dogwelder is the original rainbow butterfly unicorn kitten creator. "My friend's daughter wanted a rainbow un … | Continue reading
Shelters strategically placed along routes that are far from town and stocked with emergency blankets, clothes, cots, food, first aid, and other supplies you may need if you're caught out in a storm or experience an injury.Tedious posts about infrastructure ... but in Antarctica! … | Continue reading
mandalaZumbador has assembled an amazing, expansive collection of helpful links about autism in adults."Where possible I've prioritised resources created by neurodivergent people." | Continue reading
In Ask Metafilter, artisthatithaca asks How Do You Keep Track of Your Life? "I need a system! I need ... something! I've got my work and life calendar under control, but I need a place to keep all the little tidbits I notice, ideas, writing, things from books, lists of books I've … | Continue reading
Credit: US Army Corps of Engineers/Public DomainYou are the Army Corps of Engineers. You design a cat calendar. | Continue reading
Sparton "Saguenay" Television (Model 23M4-C), circa 1960 - Advertising Postcard by Shook Photos (cc by)We watch entirely too much TV. Help us watch more. In Ask Metafilter, paper scissors sock is looking for the crime drama and dark comedy/dramedy sweet spot. | Continue reading
Bubble Tea by ljguitar (cc by)All The Ways To Make Bubble Tea. Interactive bubble tea with 12,775,875 possible combinations! | Continue reading
Rescue beaver makes Christmas dam in house Also, Describe your dog's tail. | Continue reading
Signups for the 6th Annual Mefi Valentine Mail Exchange have begun! | Continue reading
"Each weekday, you receive a new task to get your living space clean, bright, and ready for the new year. Come join us for asynchronous cleaning, accountability, and conviviality": mochapickle has posted a group thread in IRL for the Apartment Therapy January Cure 2023, starting … | Continue reading
cozy by maisha.paradox (cc by-nc)In Ask Metafilter: "I want to have a nice cosy new year's weekend - good food, crazy cats, and something nice to read/fun to watch. The first two are covered, but suggest me something for the rest?" | Continue reading
By Wednesday - https://wednesdayband.bandcamp.com/album/i-was-trying-to-describe-you-to-someone-2The New Wave Of American Shoegaze - "While there're so many revelatory new sounds coming out of Philly, the reason we're on the crest of a New Wave of American Shoegaze, not just one … | Continue reading
brain mechanics by lady-traveler (cc by-nc)"If someone tells me something or asks me to do something while I'm already doing a task, I will say "sure" and immediately forget the thing they told me, forever. Since most of my time is spent in tasks, that means I forget almost every … | Continue reading
Legend of Zelda Wallpaper art by PigMasterOraZelda Day 2022: 841 facts you probably didn't know about Zelda games | Continue reading
Radio dial by Honou (cc by)In Ask Metafilter, COD is looking for the best streaming radio recommendations | Continue reading