149: IROC-Z FOMO

Best of the Web: the MetaFilter Podcast

• Episode: 149: IROC-Z FOMO
• Website: Best of the Web: the MetaFilter Podcast
• Feed URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/MeFiPodcast
• Duration: 01:32:17
• Published: 2019-02-07 01:27

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME PODCAAAAAAAST because this is an episode of one. It's me and Jessamyn and a whole passel of Januarial content from MeFi, along with some youthful car stories and our belated discovery of the Spanish word for sock. Runs about 90 minutes.

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Kicking it off with a belated New Year greeting from ellieBOA!

Misc
- Jessamyn's reading list
- DOGSLED MAIL

Jobs
- New project from XOXO organizers seeking senior level engineer and project manager by andymcmillan
- Quickie: Fix Blogger Indexing Issue via Google Search Console by Quisp Lover
- Women's Garment Pattern Drafting by crush
- STEM (preferably Psychology) grad student / PhD needed to help look over CV/resume draft by aielen

Projects
- Laser cut peacock mandala by MillMan (MeFi Post)
- Afterlife Wingdings by Pronoiac
- The earliest when by dng (MeFi Post)
- Good October EP by Bluebird Wine
- Bug Report! zine by splitpeasoup

MetaFilter
- "But once you hear 'swastika made of dicks' it's kind of over." by knownassociate (cf. is this loss? image, context from Know Your Meme)
- BassoonTracker - opensource javascript music tracker by kmkrebs
- hockey butt
- International House Of Champions by nikaspark
- r/droste_effect by zamboni
- Do not snuggle up it is not on bed by jessamyn
- Relive your middle school fundraiser assembly! by duffell
- Is Tom Brady a cheater? Ask a 10 year old. by gryphonlover
- There's No Escape From The Judgment Of The Eldritch One Jolene. by Joey Michaels
- A social network just for Vermont by lubujackson
- All together now... by mandolin conspiracy
- The varsity team by k8t
- The best way to recap a year is with laughter by filthy light thief


Ask MeFi
- Assume a spherical deer... by Pig Tail Orchestra
- Do rockets have the most fire? by thetruthisjustalie
- How do I not look like a nazi? by BenevolentActor
- Reacting to diversity hiring when I am Hispanic but it is not obvious by calcetinporfavor
- Equivalent to eggs and toast in other cultures? by lalunamel
- What would happen if you ate a handful of jumping beans? by amicamentis
- Ubuntu craptop followup!
- How unreasonably paranoid am I being? by rhiannonstone
- a comment by ErisLordFreedom
- Why can I watch cable TV 24/7 but streaming video has a cap? by mccxxiii
- It's not like taxi apparently by bleep
- What are some sounds that English speakers have difficulty perceiving? by Mystical Listicle
- a comment by jessamyn

MeFi Music
Tracks featured in this episode:
- if you want me by CarrotAdventure
- Taps. by Existential Dread
- Big Indie - Project Stem by nikaspark
- Sebastia by Corduroy
- Damping by q*ben

Also, don't miss the new Music challenges:
- Challenge (Size: XL) - THE KATE BUSH BONANZA by greenish
- Challenge (Size: Regular) - A CHANGE WOULD DO YOU GOOD by greenish

MetaTalk
- MetaFilterMusic: new challenges! by greenish
- Best Post Contest FINALE: winner, category winners, 1st & 2nd timers by LobsterMitten
- Rest in Peace, MovableBookLady by rangefinder 1.4

FanFare
- there was a Super Bowl
- Star Trek: Discovery is good