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Jayzus. And here I thought Morrisey was the leading British 80's pop darling that had gone round the bend. H/T @metafilter.bsky.social
MetaFilter is officially hiring for a new *Community Operations Manager* role. See the job description and information on how to apply over on MeFi Jobs: jobs.metafilter.com/2046/MetaFil... Tell your friends! Applications through August 17. #remote #flexible #part-time #anywhere #jobfairy
Incredible visualization of the global power grid and data centers. A tremendous project by Brian Bartholemew using a ton of open data. H/T @metafilter.bsky.social opengridworks.com
opengridworks.com
if you stayed for the Q&A after our panel at #eshs-hss you'll know I sometimes have "radical" ideas about how we protect some ecosystems & if exploration is ever OK. Sometimes the only way to 'save' an environment is to accept we don't belong there. HT @metafilter.bsky.social
‘I can’t work in the farce of climate change cruise tourism anymore’: why Antarctic guides quit their dream jobs
The moral struggles of guiding tourists through a pristine landscape.
theconversation.com
Country Draw: How well can you draw your country? Or any country? (via @metafilter.bsky.social )
country draw
can you draw your country? or any country?
country-draw.vercel.app
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The Victorian Web: a collection of interlinked document and images about literature, history, and culture in the age of Victoria victorianweb.org (via @metafilter.bsky.social)
The Board has formally disbanded the Election Committee, which has been relegated to triumphant obsolescence. Thank you to the MeFi community and the committee, who successfully advocated for member elections ❤️ metatalk.metafilter.com/26942/The-el...
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Minutes are up from the most recent Board meeting on June 30, with highlights and details both available. metatalk.metafilter.com/26941/Board-...
This ask became a Front Page Post: somename.city.state.us www.metafilter.com/213658/somen...
somename.city.state.us
In the US, you can get a domain name like somename.city.state.us for free. If your town has its own domain, you can get nameservers from Amazon Lightsail, send the Interim .US Domain Template to...
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Hurrah, more great MetaFilter reading! It's the return of the sidebar blog, curated by actual humans and using the "flagged as fantastic" datapool.
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Guinness World Records for: the loudest penis (via @metafilter.bsky.social)
Loudest penis
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Potato science for @darthbluesky.bsky.social Potatoes Didn’t Just Feed Ancient Indigenous Communities in the Andes—the Tasty Tubers Also Reshaped People’s DNA Study finds Indigenous Andeans in Peru have extra copies of a gene called AMY1, which helps digest starch (via @metafilter.bsky.social)
Potatoes Didn't Just Feed Ancient Indigenous Communities in the Andes—the Tasty Tubers Also Reshaped People's DNA
A new study finds that Indigenous Andeans living in what is now Peru have extra copies of a gene called AMY1, which helps the body digest starch
smithsonianmag.com
One of two done and dusted! We talked 501(c)(3), moderation, Values, threaded vs non threaded conversation, OG vs professional white backgrounds, member name origins, ticketing systems, wedding venues and more. Join us for tomorrow! metatalk.metafilter.com/26924/Youre-...
MetaFilter@metafilter.bsky.social · 2mo agoOur next two MetaFilter Town Halls will be held on Monday/Tuesday and Tuesday/Wednesday the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of June depending on where you are in the world. 🌍 Everyone is invited! metatalk.metafilter.com/26924/Youre-...
Our next two MetaFilter Town Halls will be held on Monday/Tuesday and Tuesday/Wednesday the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of June depending on where you are in the world. 🌍 Everyone is invited! metatalk.metafilter.com/26924/Youre-...
Found this via @metafilter.bsky.social earlier in the week and I'm obsessed. Anthropeum.com · Jun 18 2026 🟩🟩🟥🟨🟨🟩🟩🟨🟨🟩 57,514 · top 63% of players today!
Anthropeum
A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.
anthropeum.com
Fun update! A typo in the bylaws (the Board is authorized to accept "any contribution, gift, bequest, or device") means you can currently leave us your ancient Blackberries and obsolete iPhones (devices*) but not your house (devises.) *Please don't
MetaFilter@metafilter.bsky.social · 2mo agoNews that did not make the newsletter because it only happened 15 minutes ago: Metafilter Community Foundation has officially applied to the US IRS for recognition as a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization, and with this milestone comes shiny new bylaws! metatalk.metafilter.com/26926/HEAR-Y...
News that did not make the newsletter because it only happened 15 minutes ago: Metafilter Community Foundation has officially applied to the US IRS for recognition as a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization, and with this milestone comes shiny new bylaws! metatalk.metafilter.com/26926/HEAR-Y...
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Best Of #3: Just Like Pigses At Black Masses
"This month: site updates, music, webcomics more just for subscribers."
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Today’s joyous find earlyweblinks.com - a compendium of websites that *feel* like the old web - thousands of them ordered by category. Endless happy browsing - there can still be serendipitous discovery online HT @metafilter.bsky.social
Early Web Links — A Directory of the Personal Web
Browse 12079 handcrafted websites. Personal homepages, fan sites, hobby pages, and more from the personal web.
earlyweblinks.com
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The Count Says Three!
Alt: The Count Says Three! (Sesame Street's The Count in a black cape counting the number three)
static.klipy.com
I learned about this enjoyable Wikipedia page from @metafilter.bsky.social Projects.
John Wiseman@lemonodor.bsky.social · 2mo agoYou can tell a god-tier Wikipedian wrote this excellent article because "The toes appear to be the face's hair" is cited to a high-quality source. (I lived in Silver Lake a couple blocks from the Happy Foot/Sad Foot for about 12 years.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_F...
via @metafilter.bsky.social - storied colors, an absolutely amazing website on the provenance, history and cultural context of colo(u)rs, one a day. storiedcolors.com/browse/
Browse the Collection — Storied Colors
Browse 253 named colors by hue, era, source, status, and lightfastness.
storiedcolors.com