Dreaming of Electric Sheep
Apocalyptic giant flying bioluminescent jellyfish destroying a city, digital art
Rhaomi entertained the Saturday night crowd in Metatalk by fulfilling requests for art by OpenAI's DALL-E 2
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Another "hey, what are you playing" games roundup post in Metatalk
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! 💌
Rosemary's Baby's Day Out
In Metatalk, DirtyOldTown reminds us of a classic mashup thread.
Turn on some music, read a nice letter, have a time travel cocktail
TruTone by Steve Walser (cc by-nc-nd)
The MetaFilterMusic Podcast is BACK, BABY, thanks to greenish, who has also put up a new MeFi Music Challenge, The Collaboration Station. Meanwhile back in Metatalk, want a letter in your rl mailbox? Cos you can totally get a letter. Check out chiefthe's Modern Pen Pal Project, before Kristi's Metatalktail topic sends you back, back in time, to the small moments.
Let it Grow
garden posy by penelope waits (cc by)
Last summer I made a long-held dream of mine come true and started a free garden with herbs and tomatoes and beans and a painted rock saying "help yourself" in my front yard... RobinofFrocksley, in the Celebrate the Carers Metatalk thread.
New merch!
We've got designs for t-shirts, stickers, and magnets. Check them all out!
Looking Back
0528_marokko_2014 by HerryB (cc by)
History questions recently in Ask Mefi: Books on the history of Africa in antiquity? Easily digestible video history resources? Engaging history audiobooks? Relearning history k-12 that hasn't been white-washed? Rural Religious Life in the 18th Century? Dangerous, semi-realistic adventures in pre-modern Europe?
Meanwhile, over in Metatalk, Site Update #2; Metatalktail Hour: Good things on the cheap; planning for Secret Quonsar 2020; LearnedLeague referrals.
"for educational purposes only"
Mefites are discussing Steven Soderbergh's black-and-white cut of Raiders of the Lost Ark with music by Trent Reznor and no dialog. Are there other films that are better in black and white? Molesome knows some.
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Meanwhile, over in Metatalk, Last day to submit to Mefi Music Swap, MeFi Mag revisited, MetatalkMimosas: Your Music Muse!, Updated Community Guidelines, and Site Update #1.
How do I help with the protests?
A Metatalk thread collecting resources for anti-racism activism and funding
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
[This post is being updated as new posts / features are added]
More in Metatalk: The Mefi Mall is open, and you can add your shop now; MeFites for the Holidays is the spot for members who want to make connections for some seasonal bonhomie; Thinking About a Post is a thread for people to talk about posts they'd like to see or collaborate on; and finally, the current Metatalktail Hour's topic asking what obsolete technology members are skilled in is a lot of fun, if you haven't checked it out.
Mefi Gift Swap: the Secret Quonsar 2019 sign-up thread is open for business!
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.
