166: The Metafilter Monthly-ish Podcast

Best of the Web: the MetaFilter Podcast

• Episode: 166: The Metafilter Monthly-ish Podcast
• Website: Best of the Web: the MetaFilter Podcast
• Feed URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/MeFiPodcast
• Duration: 01:43:04
• Published: 2020-09-11 22:40

After an August break, jessamyn and I are back to talk about Metafilter, bad weather, libraries, Metafilter, blaseball, and Metafilter.

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Misc
- element 166 is pretty UHH
- and adorable but not-for-everyone hairless, eyeless kitty
- mathowie still misses Google Reader
- a useful introduction to Blaseball
- a somewhat less useful one
- welcome to Zook, Kansas
- BAT QUARTERS

Jobs
- Blog migration by brainwane
- Game UI/Generalist Programmer, Character Modeler, and VFX Artist by DoctorFedora
- Android OAuth2 mentor to help improve some token refresh code by johngoren
- Help me with WIX? by cyndigo

Projects
- Random Animal Crossing Island Dream Codes by disaster77
- 25 examples of Hackney & Islington's BLM street art by Paul Slade
- What caused institutions to take Y2K seriously? by brainwane
- "Cruiser" is a strong word for what it is now. But just you wait ... by donpardo
- Mixolumia by davejh
- linocut print: A Powerful Culture by cortex
- ReLarn: A classic Roguelike, updated by suetanvil
- A Book Of Beasts by dng

MetaFilter
- Emma Peel, Bond girl, Mrs. Danvers, Lady Olenna Tyrell, etc. by theora55
- "Tagaq's concerts serve as acts of resistance" by jessamyn
- "she bought low, sold high, and kept her calm through every panic." by jessamyn
- The problem is that this person cannot speak Scots. by Think_Long
- Need a safety sign? by GuyZero
- Never, ever, anger a librarian by Wordshore
- Crying in blaseball is [censored] by taquito sunrise
- How To Cook Steak by philip-random
- An Awkward, Anomalous Step, Usually Skipped by adrianhon

Ask MetaFilter
- What would happen if you bought a ghost town? by ficbot
- hacking cabin construction by history is a weapon
- COVID trend? by snerson
- a comment by fancypants
- Swallowing Pills For Adults by Anonymous
- What lounge chair is this? by lalunamel
- Is it possible to stay socially distant at the Grand Canyon by nancynickerson
- Are board game rules copyrightable? by escape from the potato planet
- When I say lyrical sci-fi, you say... by Beardman

MetaTalk
- Metafilter Fundraising Month! by restless_nomad
- Help cortex cut his hair, fundraising edition. by cortex
- Dream Week by travelingthyme
- MeFi Posts: $20 SAIT by jessamyn

FanFare
- Special Event: Blaseball Season 6 by cortex

MetaFilter Music
Featured in this episode:
- Sweet Nell by hades
- Heroes On My Sleeve by allaboutgeorge
- Better Watch Your Step (It's The Charleston Shoe Thieves) by cortex
- Song 1 by Kye
- For Now, For Now by moonmilk