BABYMETAL x ‪ElectricCallboy‬ - RATATATA
posted to MetaFilter by signal at 7:59 PM on August 6, 2024 (18 comments)

What does it mean that hundreds of thousands of players are clicking on a banana? Clicker games are the inevitable end-point of the rise of bots and microtransactions.
posted to MetaFilter by Ten Cold Hot Dogs at 2:13 AM on August 3, 2024 (23 comments)

My husband complains all the time about various aches, pains, and ailments, but doesn't do much to better his health. It's gotten to the point where I find it hard to be supportive. How do I draw boundaries while not being dismissive of real concerns?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 7:50 AM on August 3, 2024 (41 comments)

I've read through the entire human relations archive here. I've read all of Captain Awkward. Gone way back into the Slate advice archives. Read r/relationships before all the posts were fake. What's next?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by wheatlets at 4:13 PM on July 12, 2024 (14 comments)

I know that connections always have some elements of imperfection, but I'm struggling to figure out the line between imperfection and lack of platonic compatibility. I don't want to be so picky with friendships that I'm lonely, but I also want to be aligned with the people in my life. Any suggestions for how to determine whether a person is an imperfect connection or one that doesn't meet minimum friendship standards?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by ygmiaa at 7:00 PM on July 11, 2024 (15 comments)

I’m going to be 42 very soon, and am really struggling with it. Turning 40 was hard enough, and now it’s two years behind me. I’ve noticed changes in my body that I don’t like. I’ve always thought of myself as a “young” person and still feel “young” mentally, but I’m shocked at how old I’m actually getting. I know 42 isn’t that old compared to 72 or 82, but my cousin turning 31 this month and my friend turning 29 remind me of how “ancient” I’m becoming.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by starpoint at 12:18 PM on July 8, 2024 (57 comments)

My friend recently moved from City A to City B, and I haven't been to her new place. I steer clear of City B due mainly to crime and traffic, and have been clear with her about this before she even considered moving there. She told me last night that I'm basically her only friend at this point, and feels neglected because I haven't been able to meet up since starting my new (exhausting and busy) job. She works a few hours per week. I'm not interested in being someone's sole support system when they're capable of forming other relationships but are choosing not to. I feel this is an unhealthy dynamic, and am seeking advice in how to manage the situation.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 11:40 PM on March 17, 2024 (12 comments)

I could use some help and perspective in thinking about a conversational boundary a friend of mine has set. It seems reasonable, but it's a big shift in our friendship and emotional connection, and I am having some feelings about it all and trying to figure out if it's worth a conversation or something I need to instead process on my own and with my therapist.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 6:45 AM on May 23, 2024 (18 comments)

I (32F) have broken up with my lovely boyfriend of almost two years. On paper, we were perfect together. He had all of the qualities I could ask for in a partner (kind, generous, motivated, intelligent, handsome, empathetic).
posted to Ask MetaFilter by neverforget88 at 1:40 PM on June 2, 2024 (23 comments)

“Me and monotropism : a unified theory of autism,” suggests that attentional differences explain not only the diagnostic criteria for autism, but better yet, they explain the internal phenomenology: inertia, sensory and social overload and insensitivity, stimming, and particularly hyperfocus and intense interest.

Test yourself here.
posted to MetaFilter by anotherpanacea at 5:52 AM on June 1, 2024 (125 comments)

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association has announced the finalists for the Nebula Awards.
posted to MetaFilter by Wobbuffet at 9:19 PM on March 14, 2024 (41 comments)

Does anyone know of an online calculator that can do NPV/FV-stye calculations for long term care insurance? I'm helping a neighbor sort out their finances a bit, and while I can do the math myself I would prefer it if there was somewhere I can point them online, so that any "recommendation" isn't coming directly from me and I'm not the one making any assumptions about anything ever.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by aramaic at 8:56 AM on March 6, 2024 (5 comments)

Looking for recs to either individual teachers, studios or directories for livestreamed classes that you have to register and preferably pay for. Not on-demand because I will never demand a fitness class when the sofa is right there, please. I've searched Mindbody, google and reddit, and while I can find this for yoga, HITT, etc, what I really want is functional fitness or something low-key and not 'yay I lost ten pounds, look at my massive muscles, no pain no gain' sort of ethos.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by dorothyisunderwood at 5:32 PM on February 22, 2024 (12 comments)

Twice a week I have a very fast lunch, which I've been packing sandwiches for but they are losing their luster (not that they were that great to begin with). I'm looking for alternatives, with limitations.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by AzraelBrown at 2:24 PM on February 8, 2024 (23 comments)

I'm concerned about my 10 year old daughter's safety on Roblox and need some advice. How do I guard her safety, especially when existing safeguards like the 'no chat' feature are circumvented via "signs" that people write and hold up in the game? What other measure can I take? She's already blocked from chatting and spending IRL money. Also, I just need an over-anxious-parent reality check.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by crayon at 3:23 PM on January 22, 2024 (10 comments)

I’ve been reading the book “The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership”. It’s a mix of things I like and things I don’t. What feels very appealing to me is: It presents a pretty compelling set of principles which seem like they could be really helpful in just about any situation to help decide how to respond in a way aligned with your values. I’m curious if folks have books that do that for them?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by ManInSuit at 11:32 AM on December 6, 2023 (17 comments)

I want to be included. I want to have friends. I want to feel like I matter. I want to succeed in life. But people don’t like me, and I don’t know how to overcome this.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by 8LeggedFriend at 7:32 AM on November 26, 2023 (30 comments)

I have A(u)DHD and I sometimes struggle with cleaning. I live in a tiny studio apartment with a kitchenette and tiny bathroom, so less space to clean but more overwhelm and visual clutter as there isn't a break from the chaos anywhere I look. I'm having surgery in a few weeks and I want to deep clean and tidy the whole place in preparation (partly because my partner will be looking after me while I recover and he's disabled and can't do much housework). I've been trying every day for a week to clean up and it somehow seems worse than it was when I started every time and is now completely overwhelming. I'm a big fan of the Unfuck Your Habitat 20/10 method, but that doesn't seem to be cutting it right now for some reason. A collection of other neurodivergent friendly tips and tricks, motivation hacks would be useful.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by chives at 4:23 AM on October 7, 2023 (20 comments)

I have a crush on my therapist. My therapist has a crush on me. Now what?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 10:54 AM on February 15, 2011 (35 comments)

My organization is working to standardize on Microsoft Planner and the O365 ecosystem to manage work. My personal approach is a combination of Getting Things Done and kanban boards. I know what the tools can do from a technical perspective, and I need guidance on how to implement the tools to accomplish what I want. Lots of details inside!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by philosophygeek at 5:37 AM on September 15, 2023 (3 comments)

The laundromat in my neighborhood that did pickup/drop-off burned down. :( Then the next service I tried, Bolt, gave me back a bunch of stuff that wasn't mine and didn't pick it up to return to its rightful owners. :( :( Are there specific services you recommend that will do residential laundry pickup in Logan Square? (The pickup part is essential; not looking to drop my stuff off somewhere myself.)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Charity Garfein at 4:00 PM on September 5, 2023 (1 comment)

How can I get Microsoft Teams users to stop sliding out of channels and into chats? Teams and channels have many more features and are better for info sharing and discovery.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by caviar2d2 at 6:02 AM on July 28, 2023 (19 comments)

Anon so I can give details not linked to me - I want to figure out if I'm giving myself a reasonable boundary of productive work hours/week for my current job as a tech PM.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Anonymous at 12:05 AM on July 10, 2023 (17 comments)

The New Climate Law Is Working. Clean Energy Investments Are Soaring. "It seems clear already that the law will stimulate significantly more investment in clean energy than was at first thought possible while generating more revenue from high-income taxpayers to reduce the deficit. ... Companies have announced at least 31 new battery manufacturing projects in the United States. ... The pipeline of battery plants amounts to 1,000 gigawatt-hours per year by 2030 — 18 times the energy storage capacity in 2021, enough to support the manufacture of 10 million to 13 million electric vehicles per year. In energy production, companies have announced 96 gigawatts of new clean power over the past eight months, which is more than the total investment in clean power plants from 2017 to 2021 and enough to power nearly 20 million homes."
posted to MetaFilter by Artifice_Eternity at 8:16 PM on July 6, 2023 (30 comments)

If you hate how Youtube's home page is lately full of clickbait thumbnails and titles desperate for you to load them, you might want to take a look at DeArrow, written by Ajay Ramachandran (Chrome, Firefox), an extension that can replace them with crowdsourced alternatives, or in their absence provide de-emphasized titles and random thumbnails. Ramachandran also produces SponsorBlock (Chrome, Firefox), a crowdsourced system for skipping past the sponsorship ads in videos, as well as the non-music portions of music videos.
posted to MetaFilter by JHarris at 1:19 PM on June 25, 2023 (96 comments)

I am noticing (through ongoing therapy, medication, meditation, and more--these types of general, adjacent advice aren't helpful for this question) that friendly conversation skills like responding positively, giving compliments, and offering support do not come naturally to me. When I try, I come off as fake or sarcastic or hinting at god-knows-what.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Former Congressional Representative Lenny Lemming at 4:29 PM on May 15, 2023 (28 comments)

I'm in a group that has been tasked with naming a new functional area in our IT department. Looking for some suggestions.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by corpse at 8:31 AM on March 20, 2014 (8 comments)

Verizon and Cogent Communications are at odds over how much money needs to change hands to deliver decent Netflix performance. Verizon has developed a rival to Netflix, Redbox and have been accused of tinkering with Netflix and AWS speeds due to the recent FCC Net Neutrality ruling. Things may change again, but then again, maybe not really.
posted to MetaFilter by juiceCake at 6:35 PM on February 21, 2014 (61 comments)

ConferenceCall.biz: a slice of ambient corporate hell.
posted to MetaFilter by rollick at 8:11 AM on January 3, 2014 (92 comments)

Becoming the All-Terrain Human: [New York Times]

"Kilian Jornet Burgada is the most dominating endurance athlete of his generation. In just eight years, Jornet has won more than 80 races, claimed some 16 titles and set at least a dozen speed records, many of them in distances that would require the rest of us to purchase an airplane ticket. He has run across entire landmasses­ (Corsica) and mountain ranges (the Pyrenees), nearly without pause. He regularly runs all day eating only wild berries and drinking only from streams."

posted to MetaFilter by Fizz at 8:28 AM on March 23, 2013 (23 comments)

CatPeeFilter: Why does our cat pee on our clothes, and how can I stop her? (more inside)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by jennyb at 11:05 AM on May 12, 2004 (13 comments)

With a database of over 5,000 scientists, from Nobel prize winners to postdocs and PhD students, Sense About Science works in partnership with scientific bodies, research publishers, policy makers, the public and the media, to change public discussions about science and evidence. They make these scientists available for questions from civic organizations and the public looking for scientific advice from experts, campaign for the promotion of scientific principles in public policy, and publish neat guides to understanding science intended for laypeople.
posted to MetaFilter by Blasdelb at 7:08 AM on February 28, 2013 (9 comments)

The New Yorker's take on Dr Mehmet Oz.
posted to MetaFilter by hat_eater at 5:47 PM on January 28, 2013 (69 comments)

It's cold in Chicago right now. How cold? Water will freeze to the sides of a burning building.
posted to MetaFilter by schmod at 9:20 AM on January 23, 2013 (121 comments)

January 13, 2013 marks the 125th anniversary of the National Geographic Society. The Magazine is celebrating by taking a yearlong look at the past and future of exploration.
posted to MetaFilter by zarq at 2:20 PM on January 8, 2013 (10 comments)

"The Big Bang Theory is the worst kind of bully – the one that pretends to be your friend and then takes the piss out of you behind your back. It will take your viewership, it will take your money and it will laugh in your face as it systematically puts you down." The Problem with The Big Bang Theory.
posted to MetaFilter by mippy at 3:38 AM on January 9, 2013 (257 comments)

20 Things Everyone Thinks About the Food World (But Nobody Will Say) "Needless to say, these are complicated topics, and we can’t do them justice in the space of one list. But they are opinions and issues that we find ourselves circling with friends who work in the industry or follow it closely, and we think they’re worthy of discussion."
posted to MetaFilter by bobobox at 5:39 AM on January 4, 2013 (247 comments)

Mark Lynas, author of several books on climate change and once a leading figurehead of the anti-GMO movement, has made an about turn on his opinions regarding GM crops. In an address to the Oxford Farming Conference, he stated: "For the record, here and upfront, I apologise for having spent several years ripping up GM crops. I am also sorry that I helped to start the anti-GM movement back in the mid 1990s, and that I thereby assisted in demonising an important technological option which can be used to benefit the environment. As an environmentalist, and someone who believes that everyone in this world has a right to a healthy and nutritious diet of their choosing, I could not have chosen a more counter-productive path. I now regret it completely. So I guess you’ll be wondering—what happened between 1995 and now that made me not only change my mind but come here and admit it? Well, the answer is fairly simple: I discovered science, and in the process I hope I became a better environmentalist."
posted to MetaFilter by rattleandhum at 4:41 AM on January 4, 2013 (82 comments)

What is perhaps the best license ever applied to a pinball machine? Probably Star Trek: The Next Generation, which is surprisingly like playing an episode. Williams also released a special ROM of funny quotes from cast members that people can install into their machines.
posted to MetaFilter by JHarris at 8:01 PM on December 30, 2012 (62 comments)

The lunacy of the long-distance runner [slep]
posted to MetaFilter by mulligan at 9:47 AM on December 27, 2012 (26 comments)

Described as the path to a new golden age of energy, hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking' is marketed as an economical, safe, and environmentally sustainable method. An investigation by the NY Times may suggest otherwise. Meanwhile, people throughout the country are faced with the prospect of drilling in their back yards. What are small communities to do? Ask the BLM to withdraw the leasing or perhaps just be ignored. Maybe its time to map the fight.
posted to MetaFilter by occidental at 9:05 AM on December 21, 2012 (76 comments)

"I’m bigger than most people, let alone most nutritionists — but I’m a pretty normal person. And a damn good nutritionist." The Fat Nutritionist wants to help you eat normally again.
posted to MetaFilter by dontjumplarry at 2:04 PM on November 29, 2012 (135 comments)

Take a tour of the Chicago Loop and discover its beautiful architecture.
posted to MetaFilter by Brandon Blatcher at 6:10 PM on November 27, 2012 (29 comments)

In a report released [Tuesday], the World Bank analyzed the consequences of allowing temperatures to reach 4°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century. ... the report's authors admit that predications are a challenge. Still, they do their best to try to paint a picture, and boy, is it grim.
posted to MetaFilter by Egg Shen at 3:06 PM on November 20, 2012 (84 comments)

Why did Prop 37, the GMO labeling bill, fail? Ernest Miller of KCET argues that it wasn't money, but message.
posted to MetaFilter by Scientist at 10:25 AM on November 15, 2012 (144 comments)

A new study in which researchers have compared the last 10 years of actual climate data with the world's most sophisticated climate simulations and found the models predicting the most extreme global warming have been the most accurate in predicting the actual climate over the last 10 years. That means if those models continue to hold true, the world could be in for a devastating worst case of 4 to 6 degrees C by 2100. There are scientists who lay out the logic why human civilization could not survive. "If you have got a population of 9 billion by 2050 and you hit 4 degrees, 5 degrees or 6 degrees, you might have half a billion people surviving." (Previously; via)
posted to MetaFilter by stbalbach at 1:05 PM on November 9, 2012 (173 comments)

A Russian friend of mine may be in a dangerous situation in Washington, DC.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by fake at 3:09 PM on May 19, 2010 (235 comments)

This post is an example of why I am so proud to call myself a MeFite.
posted to MetaTalk by jbickers at 4:10 AM on May 20, 2010 (1344 comments)

Beer noob needs advice!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by kraigory at 11:43 AM on March 9, 2010 (69 comments)

I always hate my voicemail / answering machine message. I feel really lame whenever I say any of the little scripts I have heard or thought up. NEW VOICEMAIL MESSAGE SCRIPTS please! All ideas welcome, from simple to funny to irreverant. (Or even pre-recorded messages I could download, good songs, anything!)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by nomnomnom at 3:19 PM on October 16, 2009 (51 comments)