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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🎉 We are so pleased to welcome our newly hired Community Operations Manager, brook horse: metatalk.metafilter.com/26975/Introd...
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Minutes of the last board meeting are officially available. (No need to point out they've *been* available for several weeks. Really, what is 'time' anyway?) metatalk.metafilter.com/26964/Board-...
Close-up view of one quadrant of a white and brown clock with green numerals on a blue wall
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
JOIN THE BOARD! Self nominations are open until midnight EST on the 28th of September. Learn more about what's involved in being a board member and declare your intent to run here: metatalk.metafilter.com/26969/2026-M...
Three surfboards next to a VW style camper bus at the beach
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Best Of #6 has just gone out! It includes seven board updates, three of which are heavy hitters, which explains why this one is a little light - the board has been absorbed by boarding 🏄‍♂️🌊 buttondown.com/MetaFilterNe...
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's almost the very last minute to sign up for this month's edition of MetaFilter's only very slightly late newsletter, coming soon to an Inbox near you. Let's be optimistic and say... Sunday? It will be a packed one! 📃✉️📬
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brainwane @harihareswara.net · 03/09/2026
I just posted a link to The Event to @metafilter.bsky.social www.metafilter.com/214377/yet-t... . Would love for you and/or Henry to join in the conversation there
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'yet the fact of which sits before us'
'All angular footage (<45°) that continues through the Event remains classified and unobtainable and, in any case, is said to be inconclusive.' The Event by Henry Bean is a horror fiction...
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
(No not that kind of club.) Want to get more involved with the Metafilter community? Check out our various clubs and special projects! metatalk.metafilter.com/26960/Mefi-C...
Neon sign for a bar called HY club.
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Plans are online for Board elections taking place November 16th! These include dates for self-nominations by candidates AND dates to REGISTER TO VOTE! Voter registration is new this year and you can read about that and everything else at metatalk.metafilter.com/26959/2026-M...
What's your voting plan? written in chalk on a sidewalk
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Metafilter is looking for volunteers! The site rebuild needs a project manager, a tech lead, and unlimited Laravel developers with 5 to 10 hours a week who would like to help one of the web's oldest communities build a modern platform. 🛠️ Details metatalk.metafilter.com/26958/CALL-F...
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
In case anyone is interested in the latest Board performance stats, here is an up-to-date list of how often each Board member has used the word *fuck* on MetaFilter: phunnimee: 291 DarlingBri: 267 JoakimZiegler: 90 AdrienneLeigh: 85 CreatrixTiara: 9 99_: 8 Kybard: 1 (This tracks.)
A wooden fence with "Well... fuck it" spraypainted on
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Perma-Bans are now open to reconsideration! The Board has accepted a recommendation from the Moderation Oversight Committee to revisit spurious bans on a case-by-case basis. More about the new policy: metatalk.metafilter.com/26953/Revisi...
A red and white do not enter sign on a concrete wall
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Our latest newsletter is out. Is it slightly short of content and a few days late? Indubitably. This is how you know it is 100% human-made ❤️ buttondown.com/MetaFilterNe...
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The next edition will be released (along with the hounds) in just a few days. Register at the link below!
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
"Bro, there's a frog in my lettuce." Your periodic reminder that MetaFilter has a newsletter. Check out past issues and sign up for Best Of: Inbox Edition at buttondown.com/MetaFilterNe...
Image of a wee green frog in a woody habitat. Sorry I don't know more about frogs!
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Connor Anderson @connorwa.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Jayzus. And here I thought Morrisey was the leading British 80's pop darling that had gone round the bend. H/T @metafilter.bsky.social
Screen shot of MetaFilter article. Head reads, "culture clubed." Slug reads, "Kidnapper and occasional musician Boy George has a new song, "We Will Dance Again," cowritten with AI, to express his support of Israel. The Guardian reports."
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
MetaFilter is officially hiring for a new *Community Operations Manager* role. See the job description and information on how to apply over on MeFi Jobs: jobs.metafilter.com/2046/MetaFil... Tell your friends! Applications through August 17. #remote #flexible #part-time #anywhere #jobfairy
Neon motel vacancy sign lit up at night
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Connor Anderson @connorwa.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Incredible visualization of the global power grid and data centers. A tremendous project by Brian Bartholemew using a ton of open data. H/T @metafilter.bsky.social opengridworks.com
opengridworks.com
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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
if you stayed for the Q&A after our panel at #eshs-hss you'll know I sometimes have "radical" ideas about how we protect some ecosystems & if exploration is ever OK. Sometimes the only way to 'save' an environment is to accept we don't belong there. HT @metafilter.bsky.social
theconversation.com
‘I can’t work in the farce of climate change cruise tourism anymore’: why Antarctic guides quit their dream jobs
The moral struggles of guiding tourists through a pristine landscape.
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Justin Peck @justinpeck.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Country Draw: How well can you draw your country? Or any country? (via @metafilter.bsky.social )
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country draw
can you draw your country? or any country?
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Last chance for this month's edition, coming out in a few days!
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Justin Peck @justinpeck.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The Victorian Web: a collection of interlinked document and images about literature, history, and culture in the age of Victoria victorianweb.org (via @metafilter.bsky.social)
A screenshot of the home page of The Victorian Web showing all the different starting nodes for exploring subject connections.
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Want to follow MetaFilter on LinkedIn? No? OK. www.linkedin.com/company/meta...
Welcome to LinkedIn etched on glass doors at the company entrance.
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The Board has formally disbanded the Election Committee, which has been relegated to triumphant obsolescence. Thank you to the MeFi community and the committee, who successfully advocated for member elections ❤️ metatalk.metafilter.com/26942/The-el...
Thank you written on the side of a building
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Our 'Best Of: Inbox Edition' newsletter goes out once per month to a discerning group of readers. If you would like someone to describe you as discerning, subscribe now: buttondown.com/MetaFilterNe...
A typewriter with a piece of paper on which is written best of metafilter
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Minutes are up from the most recent Board meeting on June 30, with highlights and details both available. metatalk.metafilter.com/26941/Board-...
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This ask became a Front Page Post: somename.city.state.us www.metafilter.com/213658/somen...
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somename.city.state.us
In the US, you can get a domain name like somename.city.state.us for free. If your town has its own domain, you can get nameservers from Amazon Lightsail, send the Interim .US Domain Template to...
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Hurrah, more great MetaFilter reading! It's the return of the sidebar blog, curated by actual humans and using the "flagged as fantastic" datapool.
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
If you have a suggestion for ⏰Time Machine or ❤️Love Machine links for the 'Best Of: Inbox Edition' newsletter, please hit us up on Bluesky or send a MeMail to the editor. We will credit you with a [Hat Tip]. Examples in past issues: buttondown.com/MetaFilterNe...
A photo of more than a dozen colorful fedora style hats crowded into the frame at a hat store.
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Guinness World Records for: the loudest penis (via @metafilter.bsky.social)
guinnessworldrecords.com
Loudest penis
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Potato science for @darthbluesky.bsky.social Potatoes Didn’t Just Feed Ancient Indigenous Communities in the Andes—the Tasty Tubers Also Reshaped People’s DNA Study finds Indigenous Andeans in Peru have extra copies of a gene called AMY1, which helps digest starch (via @metafilter.bsky.social)
smithsonianmag.com
Potatoes Didn't Just Feed Ancient Indigenous Communities in the Andes—the Tasty Tubers Also Reshaped People's DNA
A new study finds that Indigenous Andeans living in what is now Peru have extra copies of a gene called AMY1, which helps the body digest starch
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
One of two done and dusted! We talked 501(c)(3), moderation, Values, threaded vs non threaded conversation, OG vs professional white backgrounds, member name origins, ticketing systems, wedding venues and more. Join us for tomorrow! metatalk.metafilter.com/26924/Youre-...
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Our next two MetaFilter Town Halls will be held on Monday/Tuesday and Tuesday/Wednesday the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of June depending on where you are in the world. 🌍 Everyone is invited! metatalk.metafilter.com/26924/Youre-...
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Connor Anderson @connorwa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Found this via @metafilter.bsky.social earlier in the week and I'm obsessed. Anthropeum.com · Jun 18 2026 🟩🟩🟥🟨🟨🟩🟩🟨🟨🟩 57,514 · top 63% of players today!
anthropeum.com
Anthropeum
A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.
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crouton.mefi @crouton-mefi.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
On our way to becoming a 501(crouton)3!
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Fun update! A typo in the bylaws (the Board is authorized to accept "any contribution, gift, bequest, or device") means you can currently leave us your ancient Blackberries and obsolete iPhones (devices*) but not your house (devises.) *Please don't
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
News that did not make the newsletter because it only happened 15 minutes ago: Metafilter Community Foundation has officially applied to the US IRS for recognition as a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization, and with this milestone comes shiny new bylaws! metatalk.metafilter.com/26926/HEAR-Y...
IRS form 1023, application for recognition of exemption from federal taxation
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Our latest newsletter is out: Best Of #3: Just Like Pigses At Black Masses buttondown.com/MetaFilterNe... 🎩 Hat tip: @steveportigal.bsky.social for digging the Black Sabbath covers post out of the archives.
buttondown.com
Best Of #3: Just Like Pigses At Black Masses
"This month: site updates, music, webcomics more just for subscribers."
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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Today’s joyous find earlyweblinks.com - a compendium of websites that *feel* like the old web - thousands of them ordered by category. Endless happy browsing - there can still be serendipitous discovery online HT @metafilter.bsky.social
earlyweblinks.com
Early Web Links — A Directory of the Personal Web
Browse 12079 handcrafted websites. Personal homepages, fan sites, hobby pages, and more from the personal web.
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Dates and times for MetaFilter's next Town Hall meetings have been posted. The last ones back in February were good time and we would love to see you next week: metatalk.metafilter.com/26924/Youre-...
Black and white photo of a glass wall with a sign saying meeting room
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Last chance to sign up for Best Of: Inbox Edition in time for Issue #3 to be delivered straight to your excited hands! buttondown.com/MetaFilterNe...
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Best of: Inbox Edition
The best of MetaFilter from the last 30 days. The best of the blue and the green, with stops in-between; key announcements; greatest hits both past and present; and subscriber-only content.
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Only a few days left to sign up to get the 3rd issue of MetaFilter's Best Of direct to your Inbox! Check out the back issues or just sign up: buttondown.com/MetaFilterNews
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The Count Says Three!
Alt: The Count Says Three! (Sesame Street's The Count in a black cape counting the number three)
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I learned about this enjoyable Wikipedia page from @metafilter.bsky.social Projects.
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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
via @metafilter.bsky.social - storied colors, an absolutely amazing website on the provenance, history and cultural context of colo(u)rs, one a day. storiedcolors.com/browse/
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Browse the Collection — Storied Colors
Browse 253 named colors by hue, era, source, status, and lightfastness.
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Only a few hours until the inaugural Best of: Inbox Edition goes out. Sign up at buttondown.com/MetaFilterNews (Now with fewer cranky dragons guarding the registration gauntlet! If your email address was rudely declined previously, please try again with our apologies 🐲)
buttondown.com
Best of: Inbox Edition
The best of MetaFilter from the last 30 days. The best of the blue and the green, with stops in-between; key announcements; greatest hits both past and present; and subscriber-only content.
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Less than two days to sign up for MetaFilter's inaugural newsletter "Best of: Inbox Edition" at buttondown.com/MetaFilterNews (Should you, in traditional MetaFilter style, feel inclined to discuss this in depth, fret not! You know we do, too: metatalk.metafilter.com/26900/Best-o...)
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
CloudFlare cleared up their issues, so the site's back up!
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Cloudflare is having issues at the moment, so the site is down (along with other sites). No ETA on when it'll be fixed, but Cloudflare is aware and working on issues. www.cloudflarestatus.com
cloudflarestatus.com
Cloudflare Status
Welcome to Cloudflare's home for real-time and historical data on system performance.
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Site is back up.
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
As of 3am ET, the site is down, says there is not a valid SSL certificate. Frimble the developer has been pinged about this.
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MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Site came back up 11:31pm ET. According to frimble the AWS instance had stopped, so it was restarted.
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