Photo by American Heritage Chocolate on Unsplash.comOverthinking a plate of beans? We'll show you overthinking a plate of beans. Or no beans. Depending on your idea of the One True Chili. Please join your host Greg_Ace, for a hot, hot megapost on Texas Red...and Other Chili Recip … | Continue reading
image by Marco Verch on FlickrFor anyone who faces taking this often life-saving but somewhat daunting physical exam, brainwane's excellent Colonoscopy strategies post and its great thread of comments from Mefi members is the perfect Rx for your anxiety. We've been there and done … | Continue reading
There's a few thoughts on the beauty of everyday things in this post by johnxlibris. The main point or question can be summed up as this: Is there an inherent beauty to mass manufacturing or do handcrafted items have more value? | Continue reading
Screenshot from one of the vidsTake a deep breath, relax your shoulders, unclench your jaw, and banish those thoughts of Mothra from your mind. That's right, it's time to meditate or chill out, Godzilla style, courtesy of this post from Shepherd! | Continue reading
Courtesy of Mychal's Twitter account There's no joy like library joy and Mychal Threets has the receipts for it in this post by St. Peepsburg! | Continue reading
Daydream by Maximilian Imran Faleel on Flickr I have no recollection of how I used to waste time. ojocaliente asks how we used to space out and waste time, pre-internet. | Continue reading
Willie Mae Thornton via discogs.comDo yourself a favor and catch Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton performing her song "Ball and Chain" from 1970 in spamandkimchi's great post about the electrifying and iconic blues, R&B, and rock foundational figure. | Continue reading
US Canada border photo by Chris Connelly on FlickrSt. Peepsburg wondering about the days before crossing the US/Canada border became so painful, eh? People have answers and interesting anecdotes. | Continue reading
Photo by Kate Tee Hair via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/) On Ask MetaFilter, spamandkimchi wants to know what your random, but regular, act of public service is. Come chime in or get ideas from others! | Continue reading
Screenshot from the movie Office SpaceJust ignore that PC Load Letter problem, leave those TPS reports for later, and come celebrate 25 years of the movie Office Space! NotMyselfRightNow created a post about the iconic movie that parodying working in an office and others are chim … | Continue reading
Photo by Clinton Steeds, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/cwsteeds/)Today we highlight an example of mixing Gilbert and Sullivan with Dracula, as presented by Faint of Butt! This is nine minutes of pure fun and hilariousness, click to enjoy it :emoji:♂️:emoji:♀️ | Continue reading
Photo by Scott Akerman, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/sterlic/) Measure twice, cut once is very good advice. But please make sure you (or your team) are using the same measurement system. Otherwise, as autopilot's post points out, your powerful warship might sink less … | Continue reading
"suitcase food" by Krista on Flickr (cropped)skycrashesdown would just like to enjoy a nice homemade slab of bread and is looking for recipes that will turn out a loaf "dense and packed full of fiber and different crunchy bits and with a chewy crust. Bread that would be served at … | Continue reading
A hollow way at La Meauffe, Manche, France By Romain Bréget, CC BY-SA 4.0, By Romain Bréget, CC BY-SA 4.0"Also known as holloways, they have inspired literary and artistic reflection, conjuring images of fantastic landscapes" ... cupcakeninja leads our path to a "serene and tranq … | Continue reading
Tell me some more about two types of people ... A Terrible Llama asks for examples of (lesser known) "two types of people" tropes, and you will either find the answers fascinating, or not. | Continue reading
Go to hell? Ok fine, the United Kingdom has a large selection of entrances that will allow one to do that, complete with some true-ish backstories. Just step this way, dmd will hold the door... | Continue reading
How do you deal with edge cases? Vincebowdren posted about "No Vehicles in the Park", an interesting (and short) game/quiz that looks at the difficulty of having policies that everyone agrees on. | Continue reading
There is a cat named Fraggle Rock in this world! Come check out the illustrated diary (shared by Pallas Athena) of the adventures of settling in to their home, as told by the artist 'AM'! ⬛ | Continue reading
Photo by Eric Sonstroem on FlickrA mefite with the definitely-not-funny-in-this-context user name "knownfossils" is looking for info from people who are finding themselves in the best shape of their lives at age 40. | Continue reading
via antigonejournal.com, The Linear B postcard written by John Chadwick to Michael Ventris, digitised by the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge.The reviews are in: "A fascinating story well told. Truly the Beat of the Web." chavenet posted the excellent article Cracking … | Continue reading
Photo by hanulsieger on Flickrsimmering octagon posted Mixtape Garden, a collaborative mixtape-making site, and mefites have been sharing their creations ... and their sweet misty mixtape memories. | Continue reading
Cat on laptop via dougwoods (https://www.flickr.com/photos/deerwooduk/).newhire { name:kirkaracha position: joining web development team background: decades of front and back end development background-padding: years of MeFi membership previous experience: sportsfilter … | Continue reading
Ari Braginsky photo on Flickr: Alternative Tentacles 33 1/3rd Birthday ShowI did do a purple hooter shooter last night in his honor when I heard the news ... teleri025 shares a reminiscence in the Mojo Nixon obit thread. | Continue reading
Photo by Iryna Yeroshko, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mandarina94/)Metasyntactic needs a cookie idea, but not a cookie, cookie, you know? Something that looks like a cookie, but isn't necessarily one and most importantly, starts a debate a whether it is cookie. MeFit … | Continue reading
You like mobile games, but hate the subscription model that is designed to lock you in? Then check out this post by wowenthusiast that has examples of healthy games and avoid hamster wheel of repeatedly paying for content! ️Photo by Johan Larsson, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.c … | Continue reading
Photo by Marco Verch via Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/The time has come and you're about to move out on your own! But like The Almighty Mommy Goddess, you have questions about how to stock up for your perfect kitchen. From rice cookers to bowls to utensils, … | Continue reading
Screenshot of Howard Hesseman as DJ Johnny FeverRadio station WKRP may be no more than a fond and fuzzy memory, but thanks to the efforts of WFMU we can still enjoy an actual three-hour radio set from the one and only Dr. Johnny Fever. Nice find, Alvy Ampersand! | Continue reading
Art by Eddi van W. on FlickrAsk Me synchronicity ... 18 years later: In 2006, ninazer0 asked for help identifying three works of English Juvenile Historical Fiction, later finding the answer to one of the mystery texts. In 2024, tangerine asked about mid-century kids' historical … | Continue reading
"What am I ever going to use math for?" kids often ask. How about for triangulating where an air cannon is being used, as shown in this post by mpark. Now get off my lawn! | Continue reading
Art by Ron Mader, via FlickrDon't limit yourself to just one language when using slang! Be multi-lingual via gwint's sharing of the untranslatable.co site and bask in the warm glow of being a language weltenbummler! | Continue reading
Screenshot via bleuje.comOh, look, it's a rabbit hole! Or vortex! Or swirling, snaking, spinning, curling, looping, rippling, throbbing, tumbling, bubbling, pulsating, erupting sinkhole of digital diversion. AlSweigart posted random computer and mathematical animations by Etienne … | Continue reading
Screenshot from the 1929 Soviet silent documentary film Kattullus posted WikiFlix and WikiVibes, nifty tools for searching films and music uploaded to Wikimedia, and we're WikiGlad! | Continue reading
There was recently a bit of saltiness over an American describing the perfect cup of tea. Much outrage ensued over this international incident, as cheerfully chronicled in rory's post! | Continue reading
photo by "Amy Gallatin / Montclair Film", via FlickrIt's cold in much of the world and who wants to go out when its like that? Wowenthusiast certainly doesn't and is asking for your most favoritest documentaries to watch while avoiding winter weather. | Continue reading
Happy Throwback Thursday! This week we're hitting up the internet archive for the radio dramas that the BBC has been produced for close to a century, thanks to this post by gwint! | Continue reading
Please allow autopilot to introduce you to Margaret Cavendish, science researcher, fashion designer, and writer, who crafted science fiction stories back in 1666! Come explore her 'Blazing World'!... | Continue reading
Nice weekly free thread discussing the games we play! Don't miss Wobbuffet's commentary about the history of parlor games from antiquity to the present, and how old games reveal themselves in modern equivalents. | Continue reading
protorp posted the Best of 2023 lists from Headphone Commute, featuring stunning ambient, instrumental, experimental, electronic, and modern-classical music. | Continue reading
Inspired by Escher - Photo by See1,Do1,Teach1 on FlickrIn case you missed it, zamboni served up a great list of WTIIF (What The Internet Is For) links in chasles' Metatalk post looking for an Ask Metafilter question about "websites that are amazingly specific, usually maintained … | Continue reading
Art by Kars Alfrink, from FlickrDo things! ALL THE THINGS! But not forever, unless you want to! Hop on the SOFA and learn a technique/way of thinking for doing projects, courtesy of this post by brainwane! | Continue reading
Ocean drainage basins of the world Robert Szucs / Grasshopper GeographyWhere are the maps that show which ocean rivers drain in to? They're in this post about Hungarian cartographer Robert Szucs that was shared with us by rory. | Continue reading
Screenshot from the video!Come watch as people show off their favorites dance moves with Ed People in this fantastic video shared by storybored! Grandma has the moves! | Continue reading
Magpie female by Jean and Fred Hort, via Flickr8-year-old Emma had a question about Australian magpies. 30,000 people (not a typo) responded. Oh the results are interesting, in this community science centered post created by sciatrix! | Continue reading
Ritesh Babu's choice for best of the year: chavenet posted Comics were real good last year, a short list of lists for best comics of 2023 | Continue reading
Tasty allyship! (Cookie images via gssc.us)the kids are under attack this year more than ever, so let's give them some joy: Bella Donna posted about how to support trans girl scouts (and enjoy some delicious GS cookies in the process)! A nice article and list from Erin Reed, and … | Continue reading
Photo by Scott Swigart on FlickrWobbuffet casts a mage hand with a smashing megathread for Dungeons & Dragons 50th birthday (more or less)! | Continue reading
Photo by Sam Churchill, from Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/samchurchill/14986641448/in/photolist-oQjsnN)Did you dial the wrong number? That's ok, it's a good opportunity to make new connections! DirtyOldTown posted about how Maasai herders in Tanzania have been using misd … | Continue reading
MeFi Nascent Nonprofit Update: a brief recap of the Jan. 3 meeting of the MeFi Nonprofit interim board. | Continue reading