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Good Stuff in Metatalk
Oh hey, the Metafilter Card Club swap is still vibing ... continuously for nearly seven whole years now! Wow! Check the thread for how to participate in this ancient tradition. Thank you, Sparky Buttons!!! Also, CMcG is sharing their 2024 Fanfare EXTRAVAGANZA, a place where folks can share their recommended books, movies, tv, music, games, and podcasts from the past year. Nice!π₯³
#MefiBingo2024
Hey, it's Mefi Bingo! Be cool, get square!
The signs are posted all over town
Reality is collapsing. There are no rules. But there is a Thread. It's weekly. It's free. It's your weekly #freethread. Say hello to Mrs. French's cat if you see her there.
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the weekly Free Thread is always a bright spot
Modern Pen Pal
depending on whim, you may also receive an artifact of some type ... In Metatalk, chiefthe re-ups their Continuing Ongoing Modern Pen Pal Project, wherein they post a handwritten letter to any mefite requesting one. Sweet! βπΌ βοΈ
It's the 7th MeFi Holiday Card Exchange! needlegrrl is organizing and accepting sign-ups now. Wheee! π
The Thirsty Mailbox
Going To Maine posts David Friedmanβs small collection of URLs you can use to stop getting (a bunch of) junk mail (in the US) ... and furnace.heart adds an arousing fourth option in the comments.
Advent Gifties
christmas project #3 : advent boxes by ali edwards (cc by)
dorothyisunderwood has proposed #Advent2022 posting for December: "I'm committing to post an FPP every day from Dec 1 to Dec 24 for Metafilter - seeing more activity and diversity on the blue is a direct action to boost Metafilter for our current and future users. Please join in and tag away with #Advent2022!" Here's the tag.
Four years of Mefi Card Club!
Postcards by Matt Perich (cc by)
In Metatalk: "Mefi Card Club was started as an ongoing card swap in March of 2018, and is still going strong today — that is over four years!"
Did you know there is a Mefi Card Club for exchanges year-round? If you love sending and receiving cool paper mail, check it out! π
Our First February "Doubles Jubilee" Theme Month
heart by Enchant_me (cc by)
February is the season of love ... love and yet more love for wonderful old Mefi posts! π To celebrate, Metafilter members dig out their old favorites and repost to share the goodness, again. See the Metatalk post for more info, and check the doublesjubilee tag to read double-loved posts.
COVID-19 UPDATES
MeTa: Check-in thread
MeFi Wiki: ThereIsHelp Resources
MeFi: Modeling the outbreak, Real-time visualizations, Rumor control
AskMe: Managing anxiety, managing travel, getting good information, Meal Planning for the Pandemic
Mefi IRL: IRL now has an "Online" category for virtual meetups
FAQ: We've added a site FAQ for Coronavirus posting and commenting tips, as well as site help and resources
Chat / FanFare: We've opened a "Watch" room in Chat for those who'd like it for livewatch events
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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.
