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MetaFilter founder mathowie has transferred his ownership of the site to cortex, who has been managing the site for the last 2+ years after Matt's departure to work for Slack in 2015. Here's a MetaTalk post with the details.

Miranda drying off by kyle tsui (cc by)

Another edition of, who's doing it wrong? Do you step on your bathmat with wet feet?

Masquerade by adrazahl (cc by-nd)

That wasabi sure looked like guacamole... Mefites share our most memorable food mix-ups.

"I Dream - Ice Cream" [front] by Boston Public Library (cc by)

Who's the model on this sewing pattern?

Do you remember a poster with a towering stack of ice cream scoops from the 1980s?

What were the white long-handled wands used for museum audio tours in the 1980s?

Did you have one of those tape recordings of a barking dog that you could play for home security?

Soft Boiled Egg 3 (1) by The Noshery

International controversy: Are softboiled eggs even a thing?

giant monster i do my best to avoid by theogeo (cc by)

In videogames, what superfluous real-world behaviors do you do, even though they're not part of the game? Being kind to imaginary characters seems to be the main one.

365.342 - Cracker Jack by nettsu (cc by-nc-nd)

Hey, hey, it's July Best Post Contest! Now with delicious CATEGORIES: "Weekly Best Post," "First and Second Time Posters," "Mod Categories," and "Member Categories."

Come add your own prize category! Vote for the best posts! Make a cool post and win a prize and/or the adulation of your peers!