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Boo!

Halloween_sweetsHalloween_sweets by burgerking1975 (cc by)

🎃Treats for you, and you, and you ... Metafilter Halloween-related posts, 2022

10/31/22
by taz

Timely Alerts:

🎁 MetaFilter Gift Swap Sign-Ups end Nov 1

✍🏼 Mochapickle's Nahhhh-NoWriMo: A zero stress, no rules writing month begins Nov 1

⭐️ Mefi Posts for "Sale" is still going! jessamyn, Rhaomi, and Eyebrows McGee are offering to write posts for contributions to the Mefi fundraising drive

10/31/22
by taz

In the Zone

Pursuit of VikingsPursuit of Vikings by Artiom Ponkratenko (cc by)

In your job, where are you a Viking? This member-sponsored Ask Mefi post asks "What task or part of your work day ... do you really enjoy, to the point of thinking, yeah, this is it, this is where I fit?"

10/30/22
by taz

"I'm a big 'one step at a time' person"

renovationsrenovations by in pastel (cc by)

In Ask Metafilter: DIY home reno project got you a li'l confused? dg takes a deep dive on the proper steps, in the proper order, with the proper prep to successfully un-yuck your habitat.

10/30/22
by taz

Let's look at seafood supply chains!

Image from page 42 of Image from page 42 of "Coast watch" (1979) by Internet Archive Book Images

If you want a truly insane and mind-boggling supply chain you should look up how grocery store fish fingers are made ... Fascinating comment from 100kb about global supply chains and commoditization in an Ask Metafilter question about why global commodities are cheaper in poorer countries.

10/29/22
by taz

MeFi Posts for "Sale": "We're all pitching in for Fundraising Month. Ever wanted to see a post on a topic, but didn't want to write it yourself for whatever reason? Let us do it for you."

10/28/22
taz

In case of cabin fever ...

TOKYO StreetTOKYO Street by t.shinobu (cc by)

A walk in the city, or a drive in the country?

10/28/22
by taz

It must not be too sweet or creamy

In love.In love. by marfis75 (cc by)

"It was a simple, warm potato salad" ... Long lost potato salad love in Ask Metafilter

10/27/22
by taz

"I've become very fond of this one"

colorful vintage art of a tropical background with large spider in a web whose threads have trapped and entangled a smaller tiger below. In the foreground are two spools of thread.Merrick Thread Co., The spider and the tiger (on black background), Boston Public Library via Wikimedia

How do I help my spider friend through the winter?

10/25/22
by taz

⭐️❗️⭐️ Metafilter Wants You - The Fundraising Post! The steering committee breaks down the situation, and offers ways to help. ⭐️❗️⭐️

10/25/22
taz

Getting Clear
The Wrong Kind of Cheese turns out to be exactly the Right Kind of Cheese, again, with thoughtful and expert advice on a tricky distance cleanup situation.

10/24/22
by taz

Covid supply-side shock

Ford River Rouge Complex, Dearborn, MIFord River Rouge Complex, Dearborn, MI by Thomas Hawk (cc by-nc)

Ok, so I am in the thick of things, working in the automotive industry — an industry with massive interlinked supply chains (geographically and temporally) and hundreds of thousands of workers ... xdvesper, with the nitty-gritty on production losses during Covid.

10/23/22
by taz

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