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:emoji: MetaFilter: Real People, Real Advice

http://bestof.metafilter.com/2025/06/-MetaFilter-Real-People-Real-Advice

Published: June 5, 2025 07:20

Tired of reading advice that sounds like it was stitched together by a toaster with a thesaurus? We hear ya. That's why MetaFilter still hits different. It's full of actual people sharing their smarts, experiences, and sometimes glorious petty…

:emoji:✍️ Real Voices, Real Work, and Real People: On AI Slop, Freelance Burnout, and the Art Of Making Stuff

http://bestof.metafilter.com/2025/06/-Real-Voices-Real-Work-and-Real-People-On-AI-Slop-Freelance-Burnout-and-the-Art-of-Making-Stuff

Published: June 4, 2025 07:42

Two links today that highlight the real life experience of members of MetaFilter: :emoji: Unions Won't Protect You From AI Long time member Jilder breaks down why unionizing isn't a universal fix for AI, how global gig work defies national protections,…

️⚙️ From Tech Trees To Spiderwebs: Zero AI, All MetaFilter

http://bestof.metafilter.com/2025/06/-From-Tech-Trees-to-Spiderwebs-Zero-AI-All-MetaFilter

Published: June 3, 2025 07:52

No AI summaries, no corporate clickbait. Just real people sharing what they find interesting, weird, or wonderful. Here are two recent posts worth a click: ⚙️ Historical Tech Tree Ever wish real-world history had a tidy "tech tree" like in Civilization…

️ Metafilter Governance and Its Future ️ ⬇️ ✅

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Published: May 31, 2025 00:31

There's a lot going on about the future of the governance of MetaFilter, here's a quick checklist of threads discussing the issues: Discussion about the current and future bylaws Talk about how to run an election for new board members Introducing…

Weather Nostalgia & Prince's Jazz Funk Sessions

http://bestof.metafilter.com/2025/05/Weather-Nostalgia-Princes-Jazz-Funk-Sessions

Published: May 30, 2025 09:03

No bots here, just real people collecting and sharing interesting links from around the web, aka MetaFilter. Come check out today's highlights, a duo of cultural throwbacks. Prince, Unplugged and Underrated Yes, that Prince. The Purple One. But this time,…

:emoji:‍♂️️ Caves, Cyclists & Community Discoveries On MetaFilter

http://bestof.metafilter.com/2025/05/-Caves-Cyclists-Community-Discoveries-on-MetaFilter

Published: May 29, 2025 09:40

Cathedral-sized caves, WWI cyclist soldiers, and the kind of commentary you only get when actual people are doing the writing. ️⛏️ Caves the Size of Cathedrals... Hidden in Plain Sight Tim Nichols and Dan Sandford love discovering and exploring caves. But…

✨ Common Things, Uncommonly Great Ideas

http://bestof.metafilter.com/2025/05/-Common-Things-Uncommonly-Great-Ideas

Published: May 25, 2025 18:22

In AskMetaFilter, we've got another set of recommendations! This time it's for common items with uncommon quality and universal gift ideas that range from inexpensive to oh that's a lot, but all of the suggestions are great! ✨ Common Item, Uncommon Quality…