The Fourth Little Pig

photo of a modern, single-story house with a sleek, slanted metal roof. The house features large windows, a simple front door, and smooth, curved walls. Two white chairs with red cushions are placed on the front porch, and the surrounding landscape includes various green plants and shrubs. The overall design is minimalist and contemporary, with clean lines and neutral tones.Lennar ICON 3D printed model home in Georgetown, Texas

here are the most common distortions of truth when it comes to "printed" buildings ... q*ben commenting in a very interesting discussion about 3D printed houses / neighborhoods.

10/15/24
by taz

Make sure the wiring is not fraying

image of sewing machine test stitching in black thread on a white piece of cloth

Two great comments expertly examine the mechanics of some aged tech: verb on the WordPress ecosystem, and trig on choosing a vintage sewing machine. You'll learn things!

10/14/24
by taz

Suffering like a heroine

image showing a woman in 18th century dress holding a lantern aloft and pulling back the bed curtain to find a shirtless man apparently stabbed to death in his sleep detail of etching, Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho, G.G. & J.Robinson of London, 1794.

"She was all but forgotten. Now the 18th-century author's republished novels reveal why she made such an extraordinary contribution to literature." Kliuless posted about author Anne Radcliffe, credited with inventing the psychological novel of suspense (plus two more women in publishing who have virtually been written out of the popular genres they helped create).

10/13/24
by taz

HTML for Humans

black computer screen with white text showing raw html with coding tags in purplescreenshot from Blake Watson's 'HTML for People' book site

"I feel strongly that anyone should be able to make a website with HTML if they want": JHarris posted Blake Watson's great, free, web book with simple directions and <em>a ton</em> of resources for marking it up old-school. [this is good]

10/12/24
by taz

Savory Satire

It’s been said that once you peel away the layers, satire is simply a wrapping of exaggeration around a core of reality. Which makes rubatan’s post about “india’s Most Honest News Source” a particularly savory and hilarious read!

Helpful government links for US citizens

Eustatic posted an excellent comment that has "some resources from your federal and state and county governments" for US citizens. Very helpful and useful information in light of the recent hurricanes.

Thank you

Screenshot from the interview

Come sit with acclaimed actress Kathy Bates as she talks about her career and latest project. Stay for the moving moment when she's shown an invaluable moment from her past and decades of regret are finally erased.

Preparing for hurricanes

Hurricane Milton as it exhibited a distinct pinhole eye on the afternoon of October 7, 2024

Hurricanes have been putting a hurting of the southeast of the United States. From Helene to Milton, there's been a lot of terrifying tragedy, and there's still a month and half left in the season! So now might be a good time to rethink what to put in your bug out bag!

Deploy the Snack

photo of a stainless steel dinnerware spoon against a white background

"We might be the only glory hole to ever be inspected and certified by the Washoe County Board of Health": aubilenon comments on curious cuisine and haute hijinks at Burning Man in the Hear Us Out thread.

10/08/24
by taz

New Linkme

close-up photo of a simple red rope tied in a loose overhand knot against a plain white background

Oh hey, the current LinkMe thread is here (for links that are interesting but may not work as a front page post, or beginning point / idea for someone else to make a front page post).

10/07/24
by taz

"I did it for my son"

red heart inside the white outline of a simple house against a green grass and blue sky background

pintapicasso has a new house and a heart on fire (Bought a house wtf are gutters) and Mefites help out with what you need to know when you don't know what you don't know.

10/05/24
by taz

Easy Does It

A colorful still life photo of a variety of fruits and vegetables arranged on a wooden tabletop

"Easy and quick stuff is what usually works for building habits into my life. What things are you doing to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your diet?"

10/05/24
by taz

Check out these fangtastic books!

What are you reading for this spooky season? Whatever it is, hop on over to Wobbuffet's post about spooky reading! It covers horror novels, haunted house novels by women, new horror books, novellas, and even more scary reading that you can shake a ouija board at (don't do this)!

Making the impossible possible

Wolfdog came across Impossible World and wants to share it with you! It’s a site dedicated to art and illusion, where the images displayed can not actually exist in the real 3D visit. Come for the art, stay for the mind bending!

Wait, they said what?!

Photo by Chris Amelung, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/amelungc/) What happens when you put a microphone on a pole in the Mission of San Francisco, what does it pick up? Jessamyn made a post about just such a thing, the bop spotter, which isn’t about surveillance per se, but what’s poppin’ off in real-time on the street, check it out!

Highlighting the best bits from the MetaFilter universe

MetaFilter started as a community weblog in 1999, later added question and answers, then music by members, jobs, projects by members, a podcast, and finally an area dedicated to meetups.

View Best Of Archives

feed  Subscribe to the Feed

twitter  Follow at Twitter

tumblr  Follow at Tumblr

facebook  Like at Facebook

Contributors

profile

Brandon Blatcher

Brandon Blatcher

profile

taz

taz

profile

lobstermitten

lobstermitten