172: I'll Get There At Some Point

Best of the Web: the MetaFilter Podcast

• Episode: 172: I'll Get There At Some Point
• Website: Best of the Web: the MetaFilter Podcast
• Feed URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/MeFiPodcast
• Duration: 05:00:19
• Published: 2021-04-30 05:49

I'll be straight with you: this is an episode, of a podcast, and it's me and Jessamyn, and we talk about MetaFilter and stuff adjacent to MetaFilter. There's no sugar-coating it: this is 90 minutes of MeFi-adjacent chatter.

Helpful Links

Podcast Feed
Subscribe with iTunes
Direct mp3 download

Misc
- 172 is the 19th element in the Lazy Caterer sequence, which should really be called the hyperoptimized caterer problem because this takes way more work than just making a couple extra slices and being done with it.
- jessamyn is now very slightly on TikTok
- I continue to be somewhat more actively on TikTok though my shitposting has really fallen off recently
- Klaus Floride et al covering Bad Reputation

Projects
- Doing Standup Comedy in Pre-COVID New York City Taught Me How To Live by chinese_fashion
- The Chaoyang Trap - A Newsletter about Everyday Life on the Chinese Internet by beijingbrown
- Covid Project: Grocery Bags by macrael
- Music Video and Vinyl! by Corduroy

MetaFilter
- Mefi's own Corduroy made a record! by umbú
- "Should we just fend?": A vernacular for eating whatever by Going To Maine
- You can still askme by ardgedee
- Google v. Oracle by jedicus
- ed balls by fight or flight
- Josh v Josh v Josh v Josh by meese
- "The martyrs go hand in hand into the arena; they are crucified alone." by mecran01
- Parking Achievement Unlocked by Cardinal Fang
- Fotomat's Greatest Hits by not_on_display
- You think I own Ikea? by Ahmad Khani
- Prancer, "a chucky doll in a dog's body" by Hypatia
- infinity.mod by schmod
- Eternal Sunshine of the Monetized Ghost Life by MonkeyToes
- The Girl in the Kent State Photo by tonycpsu
- "This is magic. We are watching magic unfold here." by Stark

Ask MetaFilter
- Is it strange if most of the windows in a house don't open? by ClaireBear
- How can I get soft serve from SF to LA by car without ruining it? by rileyray3000
- Can a string taken off a guitar be used again? by BadgerDoctor
- Songs that are about a song of the same name by LSK
- Comeback Songs by BuddhaInABucket
- What strange things has your dog eaten? by warriorqueen
- Deleting contacts of people who have passed away? by Dip Flash
- Travel to Canada this June? by wenestvedt
- north by northwest train romance scene by snerson

MetaTalk
- Bread Glaive Jalapeña by Going To Maine
- Updating the graphical style of mod notes by cortex