It's only the first day of August, but the weather in Portland is such that it already feeling like plural dog days have elapsed. And yet, through it all, a podcast episode drags itself through the sun-baked streets to appear, sweating and winded, on your doorstep. Come along with Jessamyn and I as we...chatter about MetaFilter? Basically what we normally do. This one's about an hour and 45. Helpful Links Podcast Feed Subscribe with iTunes Direct mp3 download Misc - the wikipedia article on 175 has, since recording, lost the specific nag it had when we were discussing it! - jessamyn has been catsitting - more like the hooey decimal system - wellllll, Godot? We're WAAAAAAITTIiiiing! - freedom to tinker - you ever (Stevie) Wonder about the clavinet? - it's a BEACH that makes you OLD - jessamyn's maple dealer Projects - Quarantine Happy Hour concert archive by hades - Recollections Of A Summer by dng - The Sound of the Far Future by ignignokt MetaFilter - Patterns by They sucked his brains out! - A unanimous vote for the right to repair. by mhoye - Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates joining Howard University by Nelson - Whammy Clavinet by Harald74 - His last purchases—beer, cigarettes, pot—occurred 18 years ago. by Grandysaur - Happy birthday, Metafilter! by Melismata - Shawty Got Low in Those Apple Bottom Memes by jonp72 - All mountains are old, but the Appalachians are incomprehensibly old by Karmakaze - The world's first 1541 disk drive graphics demo by JHarris Ask MetaFilter - What to do in Vermont when traveling companion has mobility issues? by The Pluto Gangsta - How does MetaFilter have such a high user engagement compared to others? by oracleia - Nouns that you would never say "the" before? by ftm - Library book with potentially valuable author's signature by clair-de-lune - What song is this? by Trespassers William - Songs with radio clips? by ftm - Voices coming out of my iPad in the middle of the night by squink - Why is my gas bill so high? by artificialard - Friends' anxiety makes me angry/anxious by unicorn chaser - Dating Failure by Aranquis - How commonplace is crossing one's arms at Catholic communion? by Charity Garfein MetaTalk - Metatalktail Hour: Sneaky pet/kid stories by LobsterMitten - MetaFilter's new Privacy Policy document by cortex - A change in moderator coverage of the site by cortex - 1. money 2. budget 3. ??? 4. profit!! by bendy - Donated By "Anonymous" by cursed MeFi Music Featured in this episode: - Car Music by gt2 - You Should Eat Your Yellow Vegetables by not_on_display - Brazilian Brooks by CarrotAdventure - Signal Tower by edlundart

Jessamyn and I were both feeling excessively chatty today so this one clocks in at about one hour fifty five, with discussions about MeFi, Ask, etc. along with a bunch of wanderings and heat wave chatter. Also there is a spider and a bird, and Jessamyn saw a bear outside her window. Also I fixed my goddam GarageBand, so we have music tracks again. I missed those. Helpful Links Podcast Feed Subscribe with iTunes Direct mp3 download Misc - i made a podcast spider friend and Jessamyn made a podcast bird friend - of which, Michael Fogleman is a bird nerd AND a math nerd - Find out ahead of time if the dog dies in the movie, or various other content warnings, at doesthedogdie.com - we mentioned user soy bean's 'Change the Subject' Documentary at one point - of which, see also the Conscious Style Guide - more like LAST aid kit amirite Job(s) - Technical Project Manager by ochenk Projects - Penrose tiling quilt by ubermuffin (MeFi Post, and see also his excellent Penrose quilt roundup) - A couple of utilities for PICO-8 by Mister_Sleight_of_Hand - NPR's Joy Generator by Four String Riot - object: murder is a hand-drawn comic about objects with murderous intent by obliquicity - My attempt at the Trans Am Bike Race by adamrice MetaFilter - The Moving Finger of WhoWunIt by jenfullmoon - The Errand Friend Hang/Date by ellieBOA - 'The Broken Earth' to be Adapted by Quonab - The Tactile Beauty of Buttons, Meters, Knobs and Dials by chavenet - look out for fast mimes by cortex - patron records and circulation privacy in libraries by brainwane - Tubes consume a lot of electricity, as it turns out by They sucked his brains out! Ask MeFi - Pasta Sauces Wanted - One-time fees that are worth it? - What song is this? by Trespassers William - Can one practise to be patient? by Nieshka MetaTalk - Metafilter Pride by zamboni - Summer book bingo! by The corpse in the library - Ways to make posts more accessible for neurodivergent folks by Sheydem-tants - Do we really need to use the m word? by lemur - What's Wrong With The Guardian? by CCBC - Metatalktail Hour: I'm Gonna Do Something With It Eventually by cortex - Rosemary's Baby's Day Out by DirtyOldTown FanFare You know what's pretty good? That Loki show is pretty good. Music Featured tracks in this episode: - Io Buggy by ignignokt - Seven Up / Old Sledge / All Fours by hades - Guardian by q*ben - That's The Story Of My Life by MajorDundee

My dog ate my podcast synopsis. It's me, it's Jessamyn, it's a podcast recorded in the deep past of before the long weekend, it's about 90 minutes. Helpful Links Podcast Feed Subscribe with iTunes Direct mp3 download Misc - no Jessamyn it's not Pingu - no Josh it's not Gunther O'Brian - also we briefly discussed The Myth of Pruitt-Igoe Jobs - nobody wants to work anymore Projects - Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else by escabeche - Blaseball is a Horror Game by restless_nomad - Violent Penguin (Series One) by dng - An electro cover of Laurie Anderson's "From The Air" by Artifice_Eternity - Art by Josh Millard by cortex MetaFilter - cats and their Muslim humans who just would like some peace and quiet by cendawanita - Simplifier by Foci for Analysis - The invention of trousers. by Bee'sWing - El Mago by chavenet - One Two Three FOUR Five, Six Seven Eight NINE Ten, Eleven Twelve ... by metabaroque - "Fitness is a journey and we all start somewhere" by brainwane - "My brain just gave up" by hanov3r - We are all the same inside, the real inside, the brain by sammyo - Neurotypical Syndrome and the Double Empathy Problem by brook horse - The resistable rise of the Tartarian empire by ivan ivanych samovar - As long as you're still pulling something, you're racing by cortex - "The martyrs go hand in hand into the arena; they are crucified alone." by mecran01 Ask MetaFilter - What song is this? by Trespassers William - Very long paperback books? by Jacqueline - What novels do you re-read and why? by BWA - Drawing for the dumb dummies? by Melismata - Cat lost in unfamiliar territory by tinymojo - What will you keep from a year in Shelter-in-Place? by Toddles - songs with interpretations the songwriter denied by kevinbelt FanFare - Saturday Night Live: Anya Taylor-Joy / Lil Nas X by rhizome - Eurovision Club Music - Music podcast is back! Turn On Some Music by greenish MetaTalk - Modern Pen Pal Project by chiefthe - Gender & metafilter names by Margalo Epps - Rosemary's Baby's Day Out by DirtyOldTown

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

We've made it through the dark tunnel that is April 1 online and jessamyn and I are here with that good good MetaFilter chatter and a little bit of linguistics speculation. Runs about 85 minutes. Helpful Links Podcast Feed Subscribe with iTunes Direct mp3 download - Leah Velleman notes that a lot of free software is free as in piano - I can't believe we had a whole conversation about doubting ourselves about what a gas mantle is supposed to be called and didn't once riff on gaslighting - chess masters make history with double bongcloud opening Jobs - Research assistant - neuroimaging by ghostbikes - Executive Director by mcbaya - Musical Entrepreneur by MrVisible - USGS Water Data Science, Machine Learning, and Product Management Cluster Hire by rockindata - help me brainstorm pros and cons of using static jekyll site by elgee Projects - Recent work at USGS Water by rockindata - Painted pine linen press by bonobothegreat - The Kilobyte's Gambit 1k chess game by malevolent (MeFi Post) - Women and Other Monsters book by babelfish - A make-believe band by jragon - Needledrop by thomaspark MetaFilter - The quest to save "the floppy goblin," the Blakiston's fish owl by jessamyn - Malign Directive by adrianhon - And his bio sounds like the worst dog in the world! by jacquilynne - Swatchbook by Fiasco da Gama - Daniel Tiger welcomes new autistic character to the Neighborhood by brook horse - GothamChess vs Dewa Kipas by interogative mood - a comment by value of information - No one is ugly. No one is really fat. Everyone is beautiful. by Ghidorah - Shrimp Heaven Now by punchtothehead - It's stuck by automatronic - Ways to research the modern and ancient worlds by brainwane Ask MetaFilter - Have you convinced a reluctant family member to get the vaccine? by Kutsuwamushi - Catholic School Crossover Ties by falsedmitri - Streaming Romanian/Hungarian TV in USA by DirtyOldTown - NAME! THAT! SHOW! From a single still image. by magnetsphere - I need to grow a 100 pound pumpkin. by Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug - a comment by jessamyn - Who was the 80s? band with white pants and/or white belts? by cortex - looking for book titles! by =^.^= - Can I set up RSS on my made-by-hand blog? by mark7570 MetaFilter Music - MUSIC CHALLENGE - ideas and votes! by greenish - MeFiMusic - O Come All Ye Faithfull! by greenish MetaTalk - Right day, wrong century by cortex - Uncle Mefi's Big Book of Beans by cortex - Asian American MeFite Checkin by Alensin - Thank you MeFi for career change advice, & coding bootcamp success story by skwt

number one victory royale / yeah podcast with Jess who's my pal / 90 minutes running time oh wow / just cleaned out my Chrome tabs now Helpful Links Podcast Feed Subscribe with iTunes Direct mp3 download Misc - purple otter PDF - purple sea urchin - and hey why are flamingos pink - I made some Stop sign permutation linocuts - also apparently I am on TikTok now, god help us all - Steve Miller Band's 'The Joker' but the Wolf Whistle Happens After Every Line - you know who doesn't seem particularly culpable for the inculcation of fascism: MySpace Tom - "Pokemon Go turned me into a birder" Job - Website Developer / Programmer - Side Job / Crowdfunded by Meatbomb Projects - Animal Bastards: An Inquiry Into Anthropomorphism by johngoren (MeFi Post) - Helix Mirabilix: Ball-lifter for marble machines by mpark - The Bomb dot LOL by jazon (MeFi Post) - Explaining Gritty to the French (in Lang Belta) by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey - Scenes from the Quarantrain by bondcliff - Quarantine Collage Series by coevals - bad screen: a Firefox extension to block distracting websites by wesleyac MetaFilter - Rumble in the Jungle by Alex404 - What happened? by MartinWisse - How are you gentlemen !! by effbot - "I would pay $15 to go to this show rn" by MartinWisse - Iceberger by Westringia F. - "No More Jockeys is a three-pints-and-a-packet-of-crisps pub game" by jessamyn - Artist's Statement: You got your AI in my MS Paint! by not_on_display - She was shamed for still having her Christmas lights up. by folklore724 - The Legend of Beavis by robocop is bleeding - this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences by doctornemo - NP Complete by kliuless - Non-Metro Congress-people mover under the Capitol by Rash - "No, your controller was not really low on batteries." by Servo5678 - a comment by LEGO Damashii Ask MetaFilter - Reading alt text within Tweetdeck scheduled tweets? by theatro - How to make clothes-shopping less of a sensory hell? by heatherlogan - a comment by cortex - What else hath God wrought? by babelfish - Do your rEsEaRcH-What doyou call the type of research Qanons try to do? by Che boludo! - Nazi flag with Airborne (?) patches sewn on? by ebesan - Podcasts about process by prewar lemonade - Looking for examples of less obvious but desired movie props. by Unsomnambulist - Can I make walks fun for my almost-six-year-old? by ManInSuit FanFare - Taskmaster: Series 1 and Series 2 and Series 3

It's Febuary, Februr, uh, it's Ferbur—it's not January anymore and here's a new podcast episode. We're catching up since episode 168 a couple months ago because last month we did the live-stream gala instead! So jessamyn and I try and sum up a couple months of MetaFilter best we can. Runs about 85 minutes. Helpful Links Podcast Feed Subscribe with iTunes Direct mp3 download Misc - marvel at the Parler moderation interface - please continue to End Meeting For All - there are no rules, just run the dishwasher twice Jobs - Paypal checkout figure-outer by goatdog - Shopify dev for quick job by rednikki - Immediate Opening: Customer Journey Specialist by MiraK - Burn and mail some dvds by mosessis - Fact checker for non-fiction book by adrianhon IRL remote events - Saturday Morning Online Baking Club by Stanczyk - Peripatetic Persistent Pirate Puffins' Pacific Peregrination*: SF to Tokyo (1411 of 1708 hours to go!) by aniola Projects - Happy Birthday To You free stock music by malevolent (MeFi Post) - Finger.Farm: Advanced Finger Hosting by ph00dz (MeFi Post) - A browser extension that chooses a random movie from your Kanopy.com watchlist by waninggibbon - blob-opera-midi by OverlappingElvis - Netflex: Work out while you watch Netflix by missjenny - I promised MeFi some information about singing mice a long time ago... by sciatrix (MeFi Post) - A new type of musical instrument that's ridiculously easy to play by MrVisible MetaFilter - Please Stop Calling Things Archives by niicholas - BrachioGraph: the artistic, inaccurate and very cheap pen plotter by scruss - Doug Scott CBE, 29 May 1941 – 7 December 2020 by bondcliff - "The impossible is made possible!" by not_on_display - If you followed this thread, you're both a crazy person and I appreciate by hippybear - Will There Be a Trump Presidential Library? Don't Count On It by not_the_water - There is a legend which comes from... by doctornemo - The Lonely Legacy of Spam by DirtyOldTown - Making Pokemon Not Fun To Play! by JHarris - Sir, this is a DuckTales by adrianhon - Larry King, 1933-2021 by ardgedee - The suspense! by metabaroque - Parler Games by Just this guy, y'know Ask MetaFilter - Best life upgrades in a pandemic world? by everydayanewday - Artist of Don Quixote Print? No, Not Picasso by gknauss - Initials on the Old Oak Tree: a survey by ubiquity - Looking for a really neat or beautiful bird feeder by Triumphant Muzak - How are libraries charged for patron database use? by kristi - What are the weirdest nonstop flights? by goodbyewaffles - Divided by a common tongue by trig - When do you Christmas? Need a timeline! by Miko - What are the most boring topics? by Cozybee - What kinds of *Trails* are there? by theora55 MetaTalk - Tell me things to recover my optimism / good vibe. by signal - rainbaby RIP by emelenjr - Surely this... by nicoffeine - Snark Less, Post More by adrianhon - Tiny Text - Please Stop by NotTheRedBaron - New merch! Shirts, stickers, and magnets! by cortex

When the sound hits your ear Like a Jess/cortex schmear That's apodcast Helpful Links Podcast Feed Subscribe with iTunes Direct mp3 download Misc - Enter The Dominomatrix - Jess said For the Love of Spock is good - Also that Bob Weir flick - I made a Minimalist/Conceputal art joke - Keytar? Keytar? Keytar? Jobs - Looking for practice clients to receive free coaching sessions on Zoom by iamkimiam - Are you a maker? (3d printing, laser cutting, moulded silicone...?) Make doll glasses by If only I had a penguin... - Design the logo/banner for a non profit meetup group by usertm - Tech Coordinator for Prison Education Program by anotherpanacea Projects - Dead Lies Dreaming by cstross - Flossy: mechanical floss dancer by mpark - SuperSym: A symmetry-based doodling toy by Salvor Hardin - Blinking marquees of the early Web by avapoet - How To Remember Everything: Tips And Tricks To Become A Memory Master by yankeefog - The Reluctant Phoenix podcast by chinese_fashion MetaFilter - GitHub takes down YouTube-dl with DMCA notice. by geoff. - NASA: There's definitely water on the Moon by Major Clanger - Its origin and purpose still a total mystery by Stark - 1969: Year of Telnet and Tip Of the Iceberg! by not_on_display - Show these ads their place by adrianhon - 'You're talking to someone at the very end of things' by adamvasco - And hold you in the palm of His hand by Ranucci Ask MeFi - Sandi Toksvig claims she's never, ever farted: Discuss. by Paul Slade - Well, At Least You Tried (examples of public failures) by xingcat - ISO your favorite funny videos by waving - update! A cookie made from crushed cookies by soelo - Brother died unexpectedly. Special challenges in sorting his affairs by Anonymous - What tiny purchases have disproportionately improved your life? by Just this guy, y'know - Is work life balance actually a thing that people have??? by unicorn chaser - listen to an audio clue about a possible cat food jingle from the 70's! by 41swans MetaTalk - RIP HuronBob by jessamyn - Healthcare worker check in by supercrayon - MetaFilter Gift Swap 2020 THANK YOU! by KingEdRa - MeFi Holiday Card Exchange by needlegrrl - Metafilter New Year's Gala by restless_nomad

Back on something resembling a schedule, jessamyn and I chat about MetaFilter and also...other things? I am very punchy! This has been successfully posted! Have a great weekend! Helpful Links Podcast Feed Subscribe with iTunes Direct mp3 download Misc - have a wild Sukkot everybody - did you vote for your favorite rocks in the Mineral Cup? Jobs - Help me pack a studio apartment in Oakland by pinochiette (via this AskMe) - Principal IT Architect, Commercial and Medical IT by jenkinsEar Projects - Chess Patch Notes by thomaspark - Automanic Pixie Dream Girl by Just this guy, y'know - Lost Notes: 1980 by mykescipark - Roadside New Mexico: a photographic journey by wev5280 - Places In Space by dng - What caused institutions to take Y2K seriously? by brainwane MetaFilter - So the DVD copy protection was cracked, by mathowie - I ate the Pope by Cardinal Fang - wltm fat bears by fight or flight - Mouth Dreams: 2020 Gives Back by CrystalDave - A $90,000 Dome Home To Give Your Life Purpose by medusa - "Burning down parts of the city was one of the most popular solutions" by jessamyn - #guessthepaint by bitteschoen - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died. by bile and syntax - Trump Tests Positive for the Coronavirus by bertran - Genealogist helps lay WWI veteran to rest by wenestvedt Ask MetaFilter - SKELETON question by longhaultrucker - Road scholars by Not A Thing - Help with Chord Progressions for Lucky Sue by circular - Home High Holy Days Traditions by carrioncomfort - What's the deal with pro athlete pre-game luggage? by zebra - How is data transferred over the internet? by lewedswiver - What to say in job application when supervisor will speak unfavorably? by kingbuzzie - What was this post apocalyptic educational program in the 1980s? by chrchr MetaTalk - Metatalktail Hour: The Past Is a Different Country by Eyebrows McGee - Fucking fucks, fucking fucks, fuck this fucking shit by nakedmolerats

After an August break, jessamyn and I are back to talk about Metafilter, bad weather, libraries, Metafilter, blaseball, and Metafilter. Helpful Links Podcast Feed Subscribe with iTunes Direct mp3 download 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