Sideblog Archive
September 30, 2024
Rhaomi posted about Google's NotebookLM (AI-powered research and writing assistant), and its interesting "unassuming" option of turning your uploaded texts, links, docs, audio clips, etc., into source material for an extremely convincing virtual podcast with the surprising "Audio Overview" tool. Read all about it ... or, in fact, listen to the podcast about us reading all about it. Amazing.
September 29, 2024
In spamandkimchi's post on the shady history of the profit-motivated "baby pipeline" of South Korean infants for adoption in the West, mefi member i used to be someone else offers a very enlightening rejection of the idea of new radical feminism as the catalyst for the country's current low birthrate crisis and a clear disentangling of the historical, social, and economic forces that have shaped the present situation.
September 28, 2024
Directly from the Department of Strange Bedfellows, Iron Maiden's (re-scoring of) The Clangers (1969 episode of "The Egg"). Confused? Just grab yourself a bowl of soup, and have a look-see at Major Clanger's eponysterical post. (PS, yes, we have reports of Clangers fan fiction, too!).
September 27, 2024
Fall has arrived, which heralds the arrival of that spookiest time of the year. As such, luminary is looking for "spooky autumn-themed short stories" for a yearly, um, ritual. What do you suggest?
September 26, 2024
Do you remember that webpage that had recommendations for how to top a block of cream cheese? Donut_princess doesn’t remember it either, but would like too! In the meantime, members are chiming in with their suggestions on cream cheese toppers and now I need to go to the grocery while humming cabbage raccoon’s inspired tune😂
September 25, 2024
Faintdreams is looking for 'odd' movie suggestions, but not just regular odd, but 'delightfully odd'! What would you recommend?
September 24, 2024
ShooBoo posts about the fellow who went missing for 30 days on the North Cascades Chilliwack River Trail, and the thread is full of interesting stories and info, including The 10 Essentials for hiking, loquacious' Complete Handbook On How Not to Be A Doofus, and PareidoliaticBoy's tips for vehicular preparedness. Dear adventurers, please read before gadding about.
September 23, 2024
If you love cooking and recipes and food and foody things and trivia, lists, tips, and quirky history, and/or you love old school web aesthetic, you're really going to love foodreference.com. Find Recipes For a Party Like It's 1999. (Today is Great American Pot Pie Day, by the way 🥧)
September 22, 2024
Who among us has not at least once longed for a pink heart-shaped bathtub, a tunnel of love ride, and an underwater mermaid show? Where in America can I find these things? 🧜♀️
September 21, 2024
Kattullus posted about Euripides Unbound, the story of a recent discovery by archeologist Heba Adly of a papyrus containing 97 lines from Polyidus and Ino, lost plays by Euripides.
September 20, 2024
As humanity continues barreling forward with computers being further enmeshed in our lives, there's lots of good reasons to be concerned. Luckily, this post by mhoye is isn't one of them, as it explores the abstract beauty of paths taken by ships over a year.
September 18, 2024
Pachylad is out here sharing the really important question: fairy or walrus? The full and fascinating context is at the link!
September 17, 2024
Nose candy, suitcases of cash, T-shirts under luxe European suits, ubiquitous pastels, shoes with no socks, speedboats, fast Ferraris, bikinis, boat life ... and ohhhh the music: There's something in the air tonight, and it's NotMyselfRightNow's most magnificently mega of mega posts on Miami Vice. 🕶
September 16, 2024
If you haven't seen the bejeweled rotting fruit sculptures of Kathleen Ryan, you might want to see the bejeweled rotting fruit sculptures of Kathleen Ryan. Nice art find from lucidium!
September 15, 2024
umbú asks "How can I translate my hearing test results to a music player's graphic equalizer so that I can boost certain frequencies to match how a recorded music track is meant to sound?" and flug replies, "Hmm, just by complete chance I've spent the past several days messing around with just exactly this ... and the end result is, my $20 or $40 headphones end up sounding as good as $200 or $400 models." Tons of great info here!
September 14, 2024
OMG, turns out that it's 👧🏽 teenage girls 👧🏼 that are moving society forward, at least linguistically, as noted in this post by chariot pulled by cassowaries!
September 13, 2024
Over in Ask MetaFilter community member Number Used Once is requesting "historical photographs of events that are deeply moving and/or interesting". If you know of a particular image, please come in and share a link, or check out what others have posted!
September 12, 2024
Grab your favorite beverage and let’s get comfortable, because brainwane has shared two short science fiction stories that deal with pain and hope. Excellent choices, thank you!
September 11, 2024
It’s been six years since community member justkevin released his first game, Starcom: Nexus. Time’s flown by and the follow-up is here (over in Projects) Starcom: Unknown Space! Enter a vast open-world universe filled with alien factions vying for power, strange worlds to explore, mysteries to investigate, and a sinister enemy that threatens the galaxy with an ancient power.
September 10, 2024
Where did those 4,000 year old axe heads come from?! The National Museum of Ireland had so many questions about this thoughtfully wrapped “gift” and chariot pulled by cassowaries’ post has the answers!
September 9, 2024
Cat Distribution System: How to deploy? Sweetie Darling gets advice on initiating the procedure and updates us with results. Mid-Operation: "We've made eye contact and I love him"; Current Status: installed in guest room and purring like a Hemi.
September 7, 2024
No answer was forthcoming but very soon we noticed a man peeking over the wall at us. "Hello! Are you trying to get in the museum?" ... Great comment by Hypatia about the National Museum of American Illustration on the post about Newport Art Museum's mass resignations and layoffs.
Some great answers in dismas' Ask Metafilter post about Antecedents of the 'worldbeat' guitar sound: "What e.g., Afro-pop artists from the 1980s should I listen to if I really like that sound?"
September 6, 2024
Ok, ok, maybe nobody reads the ads. But gentlyepigrams’ post about a small archive of print and outdoor ads points that maybe you should read some ads, ‘cause the copy is just that good!
September 5, 2024
Phunniemee thinks you should stay fruity! Their encouragement towards this goal is to listen to Matt Bernstein’s podcast, “A Bit Fruity”, described as a “friendly queer jew w(ith) very long nails”
Until next time…
September 4, 2024
Foxfirefey shared the incredibly wonderful “Your Name In Landsat”. The site allows you type in a word and each letter will use a Landsat image from Earth! You can even save the word as a collage, check it out!
September 3, 2024
Monday, stony Monday posted the excellent The Pentium as a Navajo weaving, about a unique rug design based on Intel's Pentium chip (the P54C, to be exact), painstakingly made using traditional Navajo materials and techniques ... and the fascinating and complex social, cultural, and technological history behind it.
September 2, 2024
Rockets, a lunar light switch, water, explosions, and strange noises: doctornemo posted a great roundup of true adventures in space, July-August 2024.
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