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Museum on Millionaire Row can't afford any employees
https://www.metafilter.com/205407/Museum-on-Millionaire-Row-cant-afford-any-employees
Published: September 7, 2024 23:12
Newport Art Museum Left Without a Single Curator After Layoffs. The layoffs follow on the heels of a mass resignation started by the departure of the Museum's DEI person and the unveiling of a surprisingly vague new strategic plan. Pro publica estimates…
Group Chats
https://www.metafilter.com/205406/Group-Chats
Published: September 7, 2024 22:11
The LARB's "Group Chats" (08/26/2024) gathers thoughts like Daniel Lavery's: "My experience of being in group chats has largely been one of a resentful sense of being corralled and press-ganged into consensus. To clarify: Whenever I create a group chat, I…
"Siuuuuu!"
https://www.metafilter.com/205405/Siuuuuu
Published: September 7, 2024 18:29
Las Thursday, Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score 900 career goals. Here are all 900. Here's an X thread with Cristiano Ronaldo's 1st, 100th, 200th, 300th, 400th, 500th, 600th, 700th, 800th, & 900th Goals.Top 5 Ronaldo "Siu"…
buildings have an outsized impact on our health
https://www.metafilter.com/205404/buildings-have-an-outsized-impact-on-our-health
Published: September 7, 2024 18:12
The Pivotal Importance of Air Quality and Ventilation (podcast with transcript). See also environmental engineering professor Linsey Marr's work, who was inspired to focus on bioaerosols after their kid came home with an awful cold. Joseph G Allen's paper…
Scientist carbon dates his own kidney stone to find out when it formed
Published: September 7, 2024 14:43
"Please save it for me": Scientist carbon dates his own kidney stone to find out when it formed. Kidney stones are an annoying, painful condition that affects many of us, but it's not easy to tell when they form. A scientist who carbon dates objects for a…
How is it that so few men like women?
https://www.metafilter.com/205402/How-is-it-that-so-few-men-like-women
Published: September 7, 2024 14:06
"It's different than knowing you can get women, or wanting to control women, or even loving women. He likes them. He appreciates them. He enjoys their company. Tom Cruise doesn't like women. Neither does Miles Teller. Channing Tatum likes women. So does…
Clean as evergreen with a spoonful of sugar on its breath
https://www.metafilter.com/205401/Clean-as-evergreen-with-a-spoonful-of-sugar-on-its-breath
Published: September 7, 2024 12:54
For several seasons, I have been making surprising discoveries in the dark, surrounded by animals that rise with the moon—creatures such as owls, salamanders, and glowworms. Is there anything more moving than awaking to wonders that you have been wandering…
No, your philosophy degree is still worthless
https://www.metafilter.com/205400/No-your-philosophy-degree-is-still-worthless
Published: September 7, 2024 10:13
Maybe you've heard of the game where you start on a random Wikipedia article and then follow the first link repeatedly. It almost always ends at the 'Philosophy' page. But why? What does it say about the structure of the site? Can we visualize it somehow?…
No Captain, We Have Not Illegally Installed Starlink On This Warship
Published: September 7, 2024 10:03
The recent court-martial of a US Navy Chief Petty Officer revealed how the senior enlisted crew of the USS Manchester conspired to install a Starlink-based WiFi network aboard ship.
"I call myself a moderately conservative communist, and I mean it."
https://www.metafilter.com/205398/I-call-myself-a-moderately-conservative-communist-and-I-mean-it
Published: September 7, 2024 07:26
While students recognise him, the Slovenian media ignores him and so, increasingly, does the mainstream left-wing press internationally. Žižek is in a strange place in 2024. Jokes are innate to his political pessimism, and his pessimism is offset by his…
The giant gurgling earthworms of Gippsland
https://www.metafilter.com/205397/The-giant-gurgling-earthworms-of-Gippsland
Published: September 7, 2024 03:17
The giant gurgling earthworms of Gippsland. The secrets of giant earthworms that live beneath the rolling hills of eastern Victoria — where they can be heard but are rarely seen — are set to be revealed in new research. This is a species of annelid worm…
Intemporal
https://www.metafilter.com/205396/Intemporal
Published: September 7, 2024 02:52
Sergio Mendes, global ambassador of Brazilian bossa nova, has died in Los Angeles.Born in southern Brazil in the 1940s, Mendes was on his way to becoming a concert pianist when he started noticing jazz instead - in particular bossa nova, a laid-back jazzy…
Women Art Collectors and the Museums they started
https://www.metafilter.com/205395/Women-Art-Collectors-and-the-Museums-they-started
Published: September 6, 2024 22:51
Did you realize that some of the most famous Modern Art Museums were either started by women or run by them? In the current exhibition Brilliant Exiles at the Smithsonian Portrait Gallery(previously ), one portrait's information made the comment that many…
Harris has the keys
https://www.metafilter.com/205394/Harris-has-the-keys
Published: September 6, 2024 19:50
"But the outcome is up to you. So get out and vote!" American University professor Allan Lichtman (previously) calls the 2024 election, according to his keys to the White House model. (SLNYT)
TRAИƧA
https://www.metafilter.com/205393/TRAA
Published: September 6, 2024 18:53
The latest album from Red Hot is TRAИƧA, in development since 2021, with the aim of celebrating and supporting trans and non-binary communities.With more than 100 artists contributing, the album has 46 songs including claire rousay, Rachika Nayar, Laura…
Didja hear Zygotic Washstands by Camel Edible?
https://www.metafilter.com/205392/Didja-hear-Zygotic-Washstands-by-Camel-Edible
Published: September 6, 2024 18:21
To avoid detection, Smith spread his streaming activity across numerous fake songs, never playing a single track too many times. He also generated unique names for the AI-created artists and songs, trying to blend in with the quirky names of legitimate…
Ars Excerpendi
https://www.metafilter.com/205391/Ars-Excerpendi
Published: September 6, 2024 16:55
"It never helps historians to say too much about their working methods. For just as the conjuror's magic disappears if the audience knows how the trick is done, so the credibility of scholars can be sharply diminished if readers learn everything about how…
Endangered marsupial making comeback on remote island
https://www.metafilter.com/205390/Endangered-marsupial-making-comeback-on-remote-island
Published: September 6, 2024 16:11
On a remote island in the Southern Ocean, this endangered marsupial is making its comeback. As few as 120 Gilbert's potoroos remain in the wild, so when two new animals were found on Middle Island off the WA coast, it was a cause for celebration.
A critical hit: Dungeons and Dragons as a buff for autistic people
https://www.metafilter.com/205389/A-critical-hit-Dungeons-and-Dragons-as-a-buff-for-autistic-people
Published: September 6, 2024 15:33
While research and anecdotal reports suggests that autistic people may be particularly drawn to the hobby due to its structure and inclusivity (Fein, 2015), understanding how TTRPGs could function as social support was of specific interest. As such, this…
U.S. indictment reveals far-right influencers bankrolled by KGB
https://www.metafilter.com/205388/US-indictment-reveals-far-right-influencers-bankrolled-by-KGB
Published: September 6, 2024 14:57
Meet the right-wing Canadian influencers accused of collaborating with an alleged Russian propaganda scheme. A CBC investigation identified far-right media outlet Tenet Media, launched in November 2023, as the organization referred to in a September 4…
An 'Unhinged Werewolf' Will Make It Clear Who Voted
https://www.metafilter.com/205387/An-Unhinged-Werewolf-Will-Make-It-Clear-Who-Voted
Published: September 6, 2024 13:33
It kind of just came to me. "If there is ever a year to have an unhinged werewolf ripping its shirt off as the "I Voted" sticker ... it's 2024."The werewolf sticker received more than 20,000 votes in the public contest, beating every other entry by a…
Dam, that's cool
https://www.metafilter.com/205386/Dam-thats-cool
Published: September 6, 2024 13:18
A timelapse of the BC Hydro Site C project reservoir fill. Exactly what it says on the tin; I never really knew I wanted to watch a reservoir fill till I got the opportunity to. [slyt]
Hvaldimir is no more
https://www.metafilter.com/205385/Hvaldimir-is-no-more
Published: September 6, 2024 11:53
Hvaldimir, a beluga Delphinapterus leucas appeared five years ago in Norwegian waters sporting a go-pro harness [90s YT], and not a million miles from Murmansk. He emigrated to Sweden earlier this year but returned North. Apparently someone shot him a week…
he said it tasted strongly of copper
https://www.metafilter.com/205384/he-said-it-tasted-strongly-of-copper
Published: September 6, 2024 10:16
What happens when you touch a pickle to an AM radio tower?
A well regulated Militia ... shall not be infringed
https://www.metafilter.com/205383/A-well-regulated-Militia-shall-not-be-infringed
Published: September 6, 2024 07:20
But despite the riot and its fallout, militias are far from extinct. AP3 has expanded at a dramatic pace since Jan. 6, while keeping much of its activity out of view. This rise is documented in more than 100,000 internal messages obtained by ProPublica,…
The fight to save the dingo is heating up
https://www.metafilter.com/205382/The-fight-to-save-the-dingo-is-heating-up
Published: September 6, 2024 04:56
The fight to save the dingo is heating up. Traditional owner and fourth-generation grazier Joshua Henry was raised to see dingoes as a threat to cattle. Now his views have changed and he's adding his voice to calls to ban the killing of dingoes.Much of the…
"AI generated country song"
https://www.metafilter.com/205381/AI-generated-country-song
Published: September 6, 2024 01:14
You Win, I'll Change my Vote [SLYT], a song about political memesEver since getting an EV, I no longer see those unfunny "I did that" stickers. I felt that called for a song about the futility of trying to convince people to change their vote via memes…
Webbed Briefs
https://www.metafilter.com/205380/Webbed-Briefs
Published: September 5, 2024 23:19
Webbed Briefs are brief videos about the web, its technologies, and how to make the most of them. They're packed with information, fun times(TM), and actual goats.I particularly liked Why the Indieweb and What's the Deal with Large Language Models.
They belong in a museum!
https://www.metafilter.com/205379/They-belong-in-a-museum
Published: September 5, 2024 21:15
Firsts: The History of Computing from the Paul G. Allen Collection. Items are currently being auctioned at Christie's. In addition: Pushing Boundaries: Ingenuity from the Paul G. Allen Collection and Over the Horizon: Art of the Future from the Paul G.…
Never give up! Do your best!
https://www.metafilter.com/205378/Never-give-up-Do-your-best
Published: September 5, 2024 19:00
Are you just living day to day? It gets better.
What is more humiliating: talking about pain, or talking about pleasure?
Published: September 5, 2024 18:49
I had never cried so much. Nor had I ever masturbated so much, with such regularity, with so much calm, so much enjoyment. I expelled an excess of tears because thinking about plural love, parenting, or solitary pleasure sometimes leads us to imagine…
MAKE MY FEATHERS LIKE TRAVOLTA'S CHEST (option 2 the reverse travolta)
Published: September 5, 2024 18:38
If you've seen a bird looking worse than usual or maybe just a little out of sorts for its species, there's a good chance it's molting season for that particular bird, especially as summer winds down. Penguins may experience molts of wrath or just look a…
"We're going to come after you, whether it's criminally or civilly."
https://www.metafilter.com/205375/Were-going-to-come-after-you-whether-its-criminally-or-civilly
Published: September 5, 2024 18:11
How the quiet war against press freedom could come to America (Washington Post editorial from A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, commentary by Kevin Kruse)
What should you do if you're attacked by a kangaroo?
https://www.metafilter.com/205374/What-should-you-do-if-youre-attacked-by-a-kangaroo
Published: September 5, 2024 17:50
What should you do if you're attacked by a kangaroo? The answer might surprise you. A woman who came face-to-face with an aggressive kangaroo while on a run in Victoria, and a passer-by who came to help her, spent 40 frightening minutes trying to escape.…
This part fits the problem, this part fits the person.
https://www.metafilter.com/205373/This-part-fits-the-problem-this-part-fits-the-person
Published: September 5, 2024 17:42
After a more than a decade of work (previously and previously on the blue) Bret Victor has unveiled his vision of a Communal Science Lab and a tactile, collaborative computing-without-computers environment called Dynamicland.
Ariadne?
https://www.metafilter.com/205372/Ariadne
Published: September 5, 2024 16:28
Although archaeologists have yet to thoroughly study Kastelli, its architectural similarities to the mythical maze, combined with evidence of ceremonial offerings and communal feasting found at the site, may suggest that it was part of the story's origin …
Global Productivity Shortage Predicted for Sept 26th
https://www.metafilter.com/205371/Global-Productivity-Shortage-Predicted-for-Sept-26th
Published: September 5, 2024 15:54
Balatro Mobile announced - But what is Balatro? A deckbuilding poker roguelite, with a blaseball-esque feel (RIV), and distinctive pixel art style. It's all fun and games until you figure out your first combo invoking scientific notation. Then it's math…
Montreal Kicked Cars to the Curb and Thrived
https://www.metafilter.com/205370/Montreal-Kicked-Cars-to-the-Curb-and-Thrived
Published: September 5, 2024 15:01
The city's pedestrian revolution should set a new standard across North America. (slTheWalrus)
Apparently this one guy does
https://www.metafilter.com/205369/Apparently-this-one-guy-does
Published: September 5, 2024 07:59
Nobody Reads Ads. "A small archive of old and new print & outdoor ads + ONE thing each ad does well. Curated and snackable copywriting breakdowns by Miguel Ferreira."
New evidence about the worst day on Earth
https://www.metafilter.com/205368/New-evidence-about-the-worst-day-on-Earth
Published: September 5, 2024 07:07
None of what follows will make sense absent a single social fact: The field of paleontology is mean. It has always been mean. It is, in the words of Uppsala University professor Per Ahlberg, "a honeypot of narcissists." It is "a snake pit of personality…
Blind football
https://www.metafilter.com/205367/Blind-football
Published: September 5, 2024 06:54
With semi-finals today at the 2024 Paralympics, you might want to get caught up through the 3rd day of scheduled matches . Are you like me and wondering how this incredible feat of human ability is played? NBC has answers for you: Each team is made up of…
Rare Endangered Lynx Spotted in Vermont for the First Time Since 2018
Published: September 5, 2024 06:27
Rare Endangered Lynx Spotted in Vermont for the First Time Since 2018. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has only confirmed seven sightings of the wildcats since 2016. "Canada lynx are endangered in Vermont and threatened nationally," Brehan Furfey,…
The Ultimate Dance Off - Smac vs Parrot
https://www.metafilter.com/205365/The-Ultimate-Dance-Off-Smac-vs-Parrot
Published: September 5, 2024 04:59
Does what it says on the tin. Smac McCreanor (previously) vs. Darwin the parrot.Bonus! 2 minutes of dancing chicks and chickens
These candy bars taste terrible!
https://www.metafilter.com/205364/These-candy-bars-taste-terrible
Published: September 5, 2024 03:06
From four years ago, Seth Meyers can't resist the call of the Florida Man joke (4 1/2 minutes).
Deadass Tired of Working
https://www.metafilter.com/205363/Deadass-Tired-of-Working
Published: September 5, 2024 01:20
What is Dead Butt Syndrome? NYT: "After a long workday at your desk or hours in a car, it's normal to feel a little stiff. It may just be that your hip flexors and lower back are tight. But you could also be experiencing a potentially debilitating…
Satisfactory Processing Machine
https://www.metafilter.com/205362/Satisfactory-Processing-Machine
Published: September 5, 2024 00:37
OK Computer but everything is my voice [youtube]. shonkywonkydonkey covers all of Radiohead's album OK Computer just by recording and processing his own voice.I like this version as much as the original.
Recent titles at Project MUSE
https://www.metafilter.com/205361/Recent-titles-at-Project-MUSE
Published: September 5, 2024 00:33
What's Hidden Inside Planets? (interview with Sabine Stanley) and What if Fungi Win? (interview with Arturo Casadevall) are open access titles launched at Project MUSE in the past few years. Miscellany of the South Seas: A Chinese Scholar's Chronicle of…
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best TV Episodes of All Time
https://www.metafilter.com/205360/Rolling-Stone-The-100-Best-TV-Episodes-of-All-Time
Published: September 4, 2024 23:15
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best TV Episodes of All Time#100-50 #50-1
The NDP is ending its governance agreement with the Liberals
https://www.metafilter.com/205359/The-NDP-is-ending-its-governance-agreement-with-the-Liberals
Published: September 4, 2024 21:55
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is terminating the supply-and-confidence agreement his party made with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's Liberal government.The move does not necessarily mean an imminent election. The confidence and supply agreement had been set to…
Typomatic
https://www.metafilter.com/205358/Typomatic
Published: September 4, 2024 21:08
"The Adafruit 6 second electronics film festival' (slyt. .06)
snail time !!
https://www.metafilter.com/205357/snail-time
Published: September 4, 2024 20:01
snail time (8 second SLYT)
Turn that upside down!
https://www.metafilter.com/205356/Turn-that--upside-down
Published: September 4, 2024 18:51
The idea that Mercadona might be a prime location for meeting potential partners was first popularised by Vivy Lin, a TV personality who shared a video on TikTok. According to Lin, many people head to Mercadona between 7 pm and 8 pm with more than just…
Deer gather at Adelaide's doorstep
https://www.metafilter.com/205355/Deer-gather-at-Adelaides-doorstep
Published: September 4, 2024 17:28
Deer gather at Adelaide's doorstep. Feral deer are increasingly being seen by bushwalkers and gardeners in the Mitcham Hills in Adelaide, where it is estimated about 300 exist around Brown Hill Creek and Crafers West. An eradication program is underway to…
The whale does not love you.
https://www.metafilter.com/205354/The-whale-does-not-love-you
Published: September 4, 2024 15:14
Sperm whales are extraordinarily intelligent animals with deep family traditions and the ability to communicate across oceans with sonic clicks. But when Rowan Jacobsen had a close encounter with one in the Caribbean, he saw a creature far stranger than…
Dynamo Dreaming
https://www.metafilter.com/205353/Dynamo-Dreaming
Published: September 4, 2024 09:06
You may remember Salad Mug being posted here to MF (checks watch)...a few years ago. That was episode 1 (part 1) of Dynamo Dream, a (sporadically updated) episodic film? series? created by user IanHubert and posted to youtube. Part 2 of episode 1 has just…
Hypothesis: women need to do more than men to "deserve" a Wikipedia page
Published: September 4, 2024 07:49
I think Wikipedia is great. I spend tons of time on it. I especially like to read about history, because it allows me to quickly jump into obscure details about anything, without the need to scout for specialized literature that might be super hard to…
Marvellous surprise as rare endangered coastal emu eggs found in NSW
Published: September 4, 2024 06:11
Marvellous surprise as rare endangered coastal emu eggs found in New South Wales state forest. A New South Wales Forestry Corporation employee has stumbled across a nest of eggs belonging to the endangered coastal emu during a routine pre-harvest…
"in interaction with others[ ]we bring meaning into the world"
https://www.metafilter.com/205350/in-interaction-with-others-we-bring-meaning-into-the-world
Published: September 4, 2024 01:42
I'm not saying that art has to involve tedium. What I'm saying is that art requires making choices at every scale; the countless small-scale choices made during implementation are just as important to the final product as the few large-scale choices made…
To "accelerate the process"
https://www.metafilter.com/205349/To-accelerate-the-process
Published: September 3, 2024 23:34
A concise and informative overview of the history and development of accelerationism, as well as its current debates and controversies. No, no, don't go! It's so much worse than you think.I asked an AI to write a joke about the article and was delighted by…
One-Page RPG Jam 2024
https://www.metafilter.com/205348/One-Page-RPG-Jam-2024
Published: September 3, 2024 21:26
a perfect rock, Small Town Gods, Shark Girls Run the Food Stall?!, Caveat Emptor, One Last Voyage on the Starlit Sea, Genre Savant, Seedwords, Taking the Scenic Route, Unknown Journal, Michigan Dogman, Hollow Hike, Weird Dishes, Furries in a Toaster,…
"No other species has such a documentation of its ending."
https://www.metafilter.com/205347/No-other-species-has-such-a-documentation-of-its-ending
Published: September 3, 2024 21:00
The last Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) died about 180 years ago, driven to extinction by hunting, but not before giving one of its names to an unrelated bird in the Antarctic. This year, The Last of Its Kind, a book by Icelandic anthropologist Gísli…
Alarming visitor behaviour at notorious Kakadu crocodile viewing spot
Published: September 3, 2024 19:10
Alarming visitor behaviour at notorious Kakadu crocodile viewing spot prompts warnings of heftier fines. Rangers in Kakadu could crack down on visitors who are too relaxed around crocodiles inside the national park, with recent footage showing people close…
The mockery did nothing to hurt sales
https://www.metafilter.com/205345/The-mockery-did-nothing-to-hurt-sales
Published: September 3, 2024 18:23
It became commonplace to contrast the old technology with the new. The original Moleskine had launched at the same time as the Palm Pilot, the first hand-held digital organizer, and had, from day one, faced competition from increasingly powerful devices.…
Another small press roundup!
https://www.metafilter.com/205344/Another-small-press-roundup
Published: September 3, 2024 17:16
Dynamite Nashville: Unmasking the FBI, the KKK, and the Bombers Beyond Their Control, My Lesbian Novel, Mojave Ghost, Sean the Stick, and 37 other small press titles under the fold.2024 titles from former SPD presses: ana c. buena by Valeria Román…
You are not owed a hug or a selfie
https://www.metafilter.com/205343/You-are-not-owed-a-hug-or-a-selfie
Published: September 3, 2024 14:20
Chappell Roan and the Perils of Parasociality (slPaste)
"It was like somebody turned on the lights."
https://www.metafilter.com/205342/It-was-like-somebody-turned-on-the-lights
Published: September 3, 2024 12:38
The Canary: Michael Lewis on Chris Mark of the Department of Labor (SLWaPo)
Modern Crocodiles Are Evolving at a Rapid Rate
https://www.metafilter.com/205341/Modern-Crocodiles-Are-Evolving-at-a-Rapid-Rate
Published: September 3, 2024 08:07
Modern Crocodiles Are Evolving at a Rapid Rate. Despite their reputation as living fossils, crocodiles have changed dramatically in the last two million years. (Smithsonian magazine.)
Street Ghosts
https://www.metafilter.com/205340/Street-Ghosts
Published: September 3, 2024 07:16
In this artwork, photos of people found on Google Street View were posted at the same physical locations from where they were taken. Life-size posters were printed in color, cut along the outlines, and then affixed to the walls of public buildings at the…
SEIU: 1,845,500 members; AFT: 1,732,808 members
https://www.metafilter.com/205339/SEIU-1845500-members-AFT-1732808-members
Published: September 2, 2024 23:43
While labor's net assets have risen 225% since 2010, membership has declined by 1.8 million workers. According to the latest Gallup poll, approval of unions is at the highest level since the 1960s, yet only one-tenth of one percent of workers in the…
until next time, stay fruity
https://www.metafilter.com/205338/until-next-time-stay-fruity
Published: September 2, 2024 21:41
Matt Bernstein has a podcast. This one is good. Yes, I just linked to an entire youtube channel, but a bit fruity is also available on spotify and anywhere you like to get your podcasts.Some episodes I've liked: JK Rowling's Spiral Into Madness, with…
Your Name In Landsat
https://www.metafilter.com/205337/Your-Name-In-Landsat
Published: September 2, 2024 21:35
A generator that will make images for a word you give it using landsat imagery! Each letter gets its own picture, labeled with its location, and the collage can be downloaded.
Reefer Madness
https://www.metafilter.com/205336/Reefer-Madness
Published: September 2, 2024 18:16
The high that most adult weed smokers remember from their teenage years is most likely one produced by "mids," as in, middle-tier weed. In the pre-legalization era, unless you had a connection with access to top-shelf strains such as Purple Haze and Sour…
Baby Walrus, potential Beluga-Narwhal crossbreed, and more like that
https://www.metafilter.com/205335/Baby-Walrus-potential-Beluga-Narwhal-crossbreed-and-more-like-that
Published: September 2, 2024 16:27
Rescued Baby Walrus Requires Round the Clock Care. From thatgoodnewsgirl on YouTube. Her tagline, "I'm Jen and I post something positive every day." Many cute additional links provided.stray narwhal adopted by beluga whale pod may soon have "narluga"…
It's September! Already! And your free thread.
https://www.metafilter.com/205334/Its-September-Already-And-your-free-thread
Published: September 2, 2024 16:18
It's your Monday free thread, and also the first week of September! The heat of summer is beginning to ease in the north, marking the beginning of meteorological Autumn, while the cold of winter will be lifting soon in the south as meteorological Spring…
You should know about John Patterson Green
https://www.metafilter.com/205333/You-should-know-about-John-Patterson-Green
Published: September 2, 2024 15:31
Father of Labor Day was Black lawmaker from Cleveland. The first Black person elected to office in Cleveland. The second African-American elected to the Ohio House of Representatives. The first African-American elected to the Ohio Senate. As a state…
Matching sets of dinosaur footprints found
https://www.metafilter.com/205332/Matching-sets-of-dinosaur-footprints-found
Published: September 2, 2024 14:25
Matching sets of dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
How blue exactly?
https://www.metafilter.com/205331/How-blue-exactly
Published: September 2, 2024 13:58
Is my blue your blue?
NaNoWriMo: Arguing against using AI for writing is "classist", "ableist"
https://www.metafilter.com/205330/NaNoWriMo-Arguing-against-using-AI-for-writing-is-classist-ableist
Published: September 2, 2024 13:37
Pivot-to-AI reports: In an official position statement on AI [archive], the NaNoWriMo organization declares: "We also want to be clear in our belief that the categorical condemnation of Artificial Intelligence has classist and ableist undertones, and that…
You can check out any time you like
https://www.metafilter.com/205329/You-can-check-out-any-time-you-like
Published: September 2, 2024 12:25
"An employee who spoke with KPNX on the condition of anonymity said a colleague found her at her desk while walking around the building and that several people had smelled a foul odor, but believed it to be faulty plumbing. Wells Fargo confirmed she sat…
same love
https://www.metafilter.com/205328/same-love
Published: September 2, 2024 11:05
"The crisis in Sudan is catastrophic," Macklemore said in an Instagram post on Monday. Some food security specialists estimate up to 2.5 million people could die of starvation and illness by October. [bbc]Sudan, previously
Authors Take Sides ...
https://www.metafilter.com/205327/Authors-Take-Sides
Published: September 2, 2024 07:30
Casy Calver's Authors Take Sides on the Spanish War: A Dossier is an annotated edition of the eponymous 1937 pamphlet [previously], containing "many influential writers' opinions on one of the most significant conflicts of the twentieth century." Calver…
"My mom thinks I'm a scam artist"
https://www.metafilter.com/205326/My-mom-thinks-Im-a-scam-artist
Published: September 2, 2024 07:14
At OpenSea, once the largest marketplace for NFTs, more storms have gathered. One of the most valuable private startups to come out of the incubator Y Combinator is now facing pending litigation from the Securities and Exchange Commission, a previously…
Linda Deutsch Dead at 80
https://www.metafilter.com/205325/Linda-Deutsch-Dead-at-80
Published: September 2, 2024 04:17
Linda Deutsch, AP Trial Writer Who Had Front Row to Courtroom History, Dies at 80 "One of America's best-known trial reporters, she covered a who's who of criminal defendants — Charles Manson, O.J. Simpson, Michael Jackson, Patty Hearst, Phil Spector, the…
An Ontario woman is left with a hefty repair bill after a bear breaks in
Published: September 2, 2024 03:14
An Ontario woman is left with a hefty repair bill after a bear breaks into her car, rips the upholstery apart, and then falls asleep.
The Pentium as a Navajo weaving
https://www.metafilter.com/205323/The-Pentium-as-a-Navajo-weaving
Published: September 2, 2024 00:14
Hurrying through the National Gallery of Art five minutes before closing, I passed a Navajo weaving with a complex abstract pattern. Suddenly, I realized the pattern was strangely familiar, so I stopped and looked closely. The design turned out to be an…
Rockets, a lunar light switch, water, explosions, and strange noises
https://www.metafilter.com/205322/Rockets-a-lunar-light-switch-water-explosions-and-strange-noises
Published: September 1, 2024 22:11
July and August 2024 in space. Let's check in on humanity's exploration of space from late this summer.Sun NASA's Parker Solar Probe is now the fastest human-made artifact, orbiting the Sun "at 635,266 kilometers (394,736 miles) per hour." Not to be…
Lincoln Obscura (penny post #002/100?)
https://www.metafilter.com/205321/Lincoln-Obscura-penny-post-002-100
Published: September 1, 2024 21:20
Sandor Bodo is an artist who collects and then photographs heavily distressed U.S. pennies. You can find 16 of them on that project page, or scan through this video montage for a whole bunch more.Excerpted from the artist statement image-block:With macro…
HELF
https://www.metafilter.com/205320/HELF
Published: September 1, 2024 20:09
No one keeps an official list of uninhabited islands worldwide. If they did, it would be long. Norway and Sweden alone have hundreds of thousands of desert islands, including some that are astonishingly remote. One glacier-covered Norwegian island,…
emulating the long and graceful silhouette of the Moroccan Djellaba
Published: September 1, 2024 20:08
The Olympics but high fashion, 30 looks for 30 countries (Threadreader version, original Twitter, video on TikTok). See also the request to make an outfit for every year since the beginning of time. Wisdom Kaye previously on MeFi.
Links like autumn leaves in a blue sky
https://www.metafilter.com/205318/Links-like-autumn-leaves-in-a-blue-sky
Published: September 1, 2024 18:52
LinkMe, September '24 edition: Come across an interesting link recently that you'd like to share, but don't want to work it up into a full post? Share it here for our perusal, nbd. And if you'd like to post something but need some inspiration, check out…
There's a body part in my floor part 3
https://www.metafilter.com/205317/Theres-a-body-part-in-my-floor-part-3
Published: September 1, 2024 16:05
Several months ago, a dentist visited his parents' new house for the first time and immediately spotted what looked like a human jawbone in the travertine tile (previously). A few emails later, it is positively identified as a probable hominid fossil and…
"Get it done, and you will deserve the Nobel Prize!"
https://www.metafilter.com/205316/Get-it-done-and-you-will-deserve-the-Nobel-Prize
Published: September 1, 2024 15:47
America must free itself from the tyranny of the penny (NYT gift, archive.is
Grothendieck: hermit mathematician
https://www.metafilter.com/205315/Grothendieck-hermit-mathematician
Published: September 1, 2024 11:51
'He was in mystic delirium' : was this hermit mathematician a forgotten genius whose ideas could transform AI – or a lonely madman? (Guardian)
it laughs in the face of societal views of disability
https://www.metafilter.com/205314/it-laughs-in-the-face-of-societal-views-of-disability
Published: September 1, 2024 09:08
"I'm not going to let anybody underestimate me," said Adam, who has multiple sclerosis and is known for her ability to zoom down the court, her signature sleek ponytail flying out behind her. "The guys think they're going to come and hit into me and knock…
Back from the brink, hairy-nosed wombats settle into ready-made new home
Published: September 1, 2024 07:08
Back from the brink, hairy-nosed wombats settle into ready-made new home. The success of conserving and breeding one of the world's most endangered animals, the northern hairy-nosed wombat, has seen the species move to a third location for the first time…
That's when all hell broke loose
https://www.metafilter.com/205312/Thats-when-all-hell-broke-loose
Published: September 1, 2024 01:50
The For-Profit City That Might Come Crashing Down [NYT Gift link] The dream of Próspera, founded by a U.S. corporation off the coast of Honduras, was to escape government control. The Honduran government wants it gone. As we peered over the edge of the…
Oldest Wine in History Discovered in Ancient Roman Tomb
https://www.metafilter.com/205311/Oldest-Wine-in-History-Discovered-in-Ancient-Roman-Tomb
Published: September 1, 2024 00:02
"In 2019, a Roman tomb in Carmona was uncovered, revealing the remains of six individuals—Hispana, Senicio, two other men, and two women, whose names remain unknown. These inhabitants from 2,000 years ago likely never envisioned their funerary rituals…
From Awooga to Whistling Wind
https://www.metafilter.com/205310/From-Awooga-to-Whistling-Wind
Published: August 31, 2024 23:50
USC Optical Sound Effects Library Classic movie sound effects on optical and magnetic tape from the 30's to the 80's, all carefully restored, catalogued and posted on the Internet ArchiveThe Library consists of three collections, Gold Library, clean…
i was once a vers libre bard
https://www.metafilter.com/205309/i-was-once-a-vers-libre-bard
Published: August 31, 2024 19:52
the coming of archy I was once a vers libre bard but i died and my soul went into the body of a cockroach it has given me a new outlook on lifeDon Marquis describes: He would climb painfully upon the framework of the machine and cast himself with all his…
"History is there for us to learn from."
https://www.metafilter.com/205308/History-is-there-for-us-to-learn-from
Published: August 31, 2024 19:42
The 'safe space' where America's history is debated Letter from Williamsburg, Virginia (SLPolitico Magazine)
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