Show threadThe Abominable Dr. VibesMay 18, 2025

all of this has me a little homesick for the Aporkalypse, the peaceful chill coop minecraft server inhabited mostly (entirely?) by #mefites in the early teens. I missed the most intense build-out phase but it was at least still kind of active when I came along, and it's still the truest fulfillment of the promise of "Virtual Reality" that I've ever experienced and very much a Walled City vibe in terms of people just building without much of a plan.

(But there was also infrastructure, a glorious rail network both above ground and in the nether)

I remember it was brought back online some years later (maybe in a read-only capacity) and it was kind of haunting to wander through remembered neighborhoods of this vast abandoned world

enfaJul 7, 2024

We #Mefites mark 25 years of #Metafilter on July 14th.

If you're in #NewEngland (#Massachusetts #NewHampshire #Vermont #Maine) we're having a meetup Sunday, near #Boston (#CambridgeMA) - check IRL or message me for details. #BostonWeekend

Show threadSumana HarihareswaraMar 25, 2024

Part 3 is up https://www.metafilter.com/202991/nobody-has-really-considered-what-they-might-look-like-to-an-outsider

Some of Daniel Davies's commentary focusing on academia & on the cultures/norms of research in general. A fave: "LIBOR for the universities?" (2015) asks: in academia, what scandals are waiting for public scrutiny of the type LIBOR got?

#MetaFilter #MeFites

'nobody has really considered what they might look like to an outsider'

More in my series curating work by finance expert Daniel Davies, this time focusing on academia and on the cultures and norms of research in general. In 'why i am (still after all) an economist'...

Show threadSumana HarihareswaraMar 13, 2024

Part 2 is up:

https://www.metafilter.com/202895/new-perspective-on-things-by-looking-at-your-fundamental-assumptions

some of Daniel Davies's commentary on travel, Ezra Pound, coffee, and the culture of the Internet and how to manage one's equanimity while writing for strangers

#MetaFilter #MeFites

'new perspective on things by looking at your fundamental assumptions'

Continuing my series curating work by finance expert Daniel Davies, some of his commentary on travel, Ezra Pound, coffee, and the culture of the Internet and how to manage one's equanimity while...

Show threadSumana HarihareswaraFeb 24, 2024
#MetaFilter #MeFites #MeFite -- I co-wrote this blog post so I can't post it to the front page of MetaFilter, but if you like it, please go ahead. 9 of the short stories mentioned are available to read for free on the web
MetaFilterJan 23, 2024

All Fun and Games

Nice weekly free thread discussing the games we play! Don't miss Wobbuffet's commentary about the history of parlor games from antiquity to the present, and how old games reveal themselves in modern equivalents.

https://www.metafilter.com/202244/The-games-MeFites-play-its-your-weekly-free-thread#8510448

#games #gaming #BoardGames #ParlorGames #RPGs #VideoGames #history #Mefites #FreeThread

The games MeFites play - it's your weekly free thread

Dungeons and Dragons? Scrabble? Wordle? Animal Crossing? Tabletop Role Playing Games? Board games? Chess? Go? Some other game of any kind? Or a game you've made, on your own or in a team, for...

MetaFilterDec 22, 2023

Never mind all that holiday stress! Come chill out with us and watch some movies in our 10th annual Christmas Video Marathon!

https://metatalk.metafilter.com/26391/10th-Annual-MST-Club-Xmas-Marathon

#christmas #holidays #mefites #mst3k #MST3KClub #watchparty #bestofmetafilter

10th Annual MST Club Xmas Marathon!

This year we are holding our tenth annual (yikes) Christmas Video Marathon, at https://cytu.be/r/Metafilter_MST3KClub. The enormity of that number is not lost of us. From the noon (Eastern time)...

Sumana HarihareswaraAug 19, 2023

In the past, I've posted scores of short story recommendations to #MetaFilter. As part of the current fundraiser, I'm interested in making further front page posts recommending short #scifi and #fantasy stories you can read for free online!

For the rest of August: MeMail me to tell me you've contributed USD $150 to #MeFi, and I'll make a post. $225 if you want to specify some kind of theme.

https://metatalk.metafilter.com/26335/2023-MeFi-Fundraising-Month#1419839

Past stories I rec'd: https://www.harihareswara.net/posts/2021/the-stories-i-chose/

#MeFites #MeFite

2023 MeFi Fundraising Month

Hi MetaFilter We are thrilled to announce the launch of MetaFilter's Fundraising Month, a time when our community comes together to support the site we all hold so dear. This particular year, our...

Sumana HarihareswaraJul 28, 2023

Whether you've never visited #MetaFilter, you're a longtime #MeFite, you used to participate but that was ages ago, or none of the above:

I am basically sitting back and popping popcorn pre-emptively because I predict this thread on Ask is gonna be super fun:

https://ask.metafilter.com/374257/What-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-reintroducing-animal-powered-transport

"What would the positive and negative impact be of going back to horses as our primary mode of transport instead of fossil fuel powered cars? I've been rolling this around in my head recently..."

#MeFites

What are the pros and cons of reintroducing animal powered transport?

What would the positive and negative impact be of going back to horses as our primary mode of transport instead of fossil fuel powered cars? I've been rolling this around in my head recently as...

Sumana HarihareswaraDec 14, 2022

https://metatalk.metafilter.com/26221/---MetaFilter-Events-Week-4---

I am doing a bit of online standup and leading some improv comedy games this Friday the 16th. Register to attend; registration is free.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/metafilter-online-events-tickets-469997263467

#MetaFilter #MeFites #MeFi #comedy

🔊 🎉 🔊 MetaFilter Events: Week 4 🔊 🎉 🔊

Welcome to our final week (Week 4) of 2022’s Metafilter Events - MetaFilter Week! Get to know Jessamyn and the admin, meet the Steering Committee, discover the secret sauce in MetaFilter's...