Chop chop!
MeFites generally love to cook, so 'swift''s post of Chef Jean-Pierre Bréhier demonstrating how to cut common vegetables isn't a surprise. What is surprising is how to cut cabbage or mushrooms!
MeFites generally love to cook, so 'swift''s post of Chef Jean-Pierre Bréhier demonstrating how to cut common vegetables isn't a surprise. What is surprising is how to cut cabbage or mushrooms!
Fascinating: 19th Century Scientists Set Out to Solve the Problem of American Storms. In the comments, plastic_animals posts about Cleveland Abbe (first head of the US Weather Bureau) and his daughter, artist Elfriede Abbe, and Mefite johnabbe shows up to talk about his great-aunt Elfriede!
It's the 7th MeFi Holiday Card Exchange! needlegrrl is organizing and accepting sign-ups now. Wheee! 💌
Vigilant talks about life behind the counter at Waffle House in the rather mind-blowing Waffle House training video thread.
We have ongoing updates from Kattullus on what's happening in Grindavík, in the Iceland volcanic eruption thread.
"nice to see someone leaning in to the core imagery of the loon as a red-eyed nightmare being by really focusing in on the eye part to the exclusion of the rest of the bird; I feel like this is the one Minnesotan who's going to be straight with me about the Horrors" – taquito sunrise.
Minnesotans are submitting their new state flag and seal design ideas, and Mefites have opinions.
Fall and winter are arriving in the northern hemisphere and the mind turns to warm beverages. In Ask MetaFilter, 'mosst' queries the hivemind on the "the best, most special, most indulgent homemade cocoa" mix and we've got our mugs out!
It's Throwback Thursday to early 2021 (doesn't that seem like forever ago?!) when 'dances_with_sneetches' asked "What are some things that make you laugh every time you think of them?". The hivemind responds with its best!
'Phunniemee' asked about cultures that don't eat breakfast. 'Jane the Brown' provided a deliciously enlightening answer that covers technology, logistics, and history.
A neat library tip from ElizaMain among many cool ideas in the Hacking Christmas thread.
you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And you may find yourself in another part of the world And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile And you may find yourself in a beautiful house And you may ask yourself, does A Thing exist? And you may find that the Thing exists and that a mefite will make it and send it to you. #nice
Here's a little gem: Ranking "1989 (Taylor’s Version)" tracks based solely on their connection to sewer infrastructure by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, linked by Gorgik in the Enswiftification thread.
Names like "Satanic nightjar" still gets a pass under the new system, though, yes? Because otherwise I would like a word... — Nerd of the North. From gingerbeer, Big news from the world of birding: The American Ornithological Society announces that it will start changing the names of birds named after humans.
Did you know that there's a pasta rabbit hole? Well, apparently, yes, and davebarnes went down it and survived. Mumimor descended the pasta & chicken hole, yyz adds a durum roll, and St. Oops's mom was a recipe developer for an American pasta company. Lots of great comments in the Pasta thread.
"everything is expensive and nothing makes sense": Hey, check out phunniemee's post in Metatalk kindly offering pro assistance to US mefites who need help navigating confusing health insurance benefits issues!
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