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MeFi: 'So my recommendations went from the judge's mouth straight to the ANC'
Published: January 16, 2026 05:27
Renfrew Christie, who sabotaged the South African nuclear program, has died at 76. He provided the knowledge that allowed the ANC to bomb and disrupt the South African nuclear program, and paid for it with years in prison. But he never regretted it: "I…
Ask MeFi: Systems vs. Solves
https://ask.metafilter.com/388609/Systems-vs-Solves
Published: January 15, 2026 18:31
What are one-time solves you have set up in your life that basically don't require ongoing maintenance?Recently, I organized our medicine cabinet by alphabetical bins. And it's helpful, but I still have to remember to actually put the medications back…
MeFi: Wikipedia at 25: A Wake-Up Call
https://www.metafilter.com/211837/Wikipedia-at-25-A-Wake-Up-Call
Published: January 15, 2026 16:22
Wikipedia is 25 years old - this is a great summary of the state of its user community I am an editor for The Signpost, which is Wikipedia's community newspaper. I think this story is of general interest to anyone who follows Internet culture. I did not…
Ask MeFi: Speculative fiction with philosophy you can get behind?
https://ask.metafilter.com/388602/Speculative-fiction-with-philosophy-you-can-get-behind
Published: January 15, 2026 02:08
Most of my favorite stories are science fiction or fantasy with complex world-building that say something profound about human nature, life and death. I'm realizing just how much my world view has been shaped by these. Looking for more of the same!Notes:-…
MeFi: "Just coffee, black."
https://www.metafilter.com/211830/Just-coffee-black
Published: January 14, 2026 23:39
Making the rounds on TikTok (@jasonkpargin, 2½ minutes) and Bluesky (repost by Brian Hughes) is an insightful short video about a boomer meme, "Just coffee, black," that explains why some older folks get upset at innocent things.The original image has been…
MeFi: The Winganon Space Capsule
https://www.metafilter.com/211827/The-Winganon-Space-Capsule
Published: January 14, 2026 20:14
[Atlas Obscura] [Wikipedia] In 1959, a cement mixer with a full load of cement wrecked near Winganon, Oklahoma. By the time a tow truck came to haul it away, all of cement had hardened inside of mixer. The tow truck was not able to remove all wreckage at…
MeFi: Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage
https://www.metafilter.com/211823/Hacktivist-deletes-white-supremacist-websites-live-onstage
Published: January 14, 2026 16:29
"Imagine calling yourselves the 'master race' but forgetting to secure your own website — maybe try mastering to host WordPress before world domination." Hacktivist Martha Root scraped and then deleted WhiteDate, WhiteChild, and WhiteDeal in real time at…
MeFi: the centre(-right) cannot hold
https://www.metafilter.com/211817/the-centre-right-cannot-hold
Published: January 14, 2026 08:34
Embracing the Radical Right Is Killing Conservatism as We Knew It - "Mainstream center-right parties in the US and Europe have chased populist voters — only to lose economic credibility and fracture their winning coalitions."The most important global…
MeFi: Consider Catbert, who was once handsome and tall as you
https://www.metafilter.com/211809/Consider-Catbert-who-was-once-handsome-and-tall-as-you
Published: January 13, 2026 16:07
Per TMZ: Metafilter user and occasional cartoonist plannedchaos has passed away.
MeFi: The economic ouroboros goes round and round
https://www.metafilter.com/211796/The-economic-ouroboros-goes-round-and-round
Published: January 12, 2026 19:02
The Enshittifinancial Crisis (wheresyoured.at) A very long and detailed look at the current state of the fusion of the tech and financial worlds, by Edward Zitron, previously: "The Rot Economy." Featuring enshittification, AI, the metaverse, venture…
MeFi: vehement loathing of the left
https://www.metafilter.com/211794/vehement-loathing-of-the-left
Published: January 12, 2026 18:15
'I want to examine the inherent enmity between socialism and fascism, where it comes from, and why. Obviously, I don't mean to suggest that socialists are the only, or even the primary victims of fascist evil: millions of queer, disabled, Jewish, Roma, and…
MeFi: The world's first Marx Brothers hotel sim
https://www.metafilter.com/211786/The-worlds-first-Marx-Brothers-hotel-sim
Published: January 11, 2026 21:34
A free short game where you run a hotel under the auspices of the Groucho Marx-esque Mr. Hammer. If you don't like this game, you can leave in a taxi. If you can't afford a taxi, you can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you can leave in a minute and a…
MeFi: "a lot of nuance and profanity"
https://www.metafilter.com/211772/a-lot-of-nuance-and-profanity
Published: January 10, 2026 21:18
Princess Weekes is a video essayist who looks at pop culture through a lens of race, queerness and feminism, bringing together deep geekery and academic knowledge, with humor and passion. Here are some of her videos that I have gotten a lot out of: You…
MeFi: Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators
https://www.metafilter.com/211766/Want-to-Stop-ICE-Go-After-Its-Corporate-Collaborators
Published: January 10, 2026 06:51
ICE can't function without help from the private sector. There are many well-known ICE-fighting tactics that we can and should use, like protests, know-your-rights trainings, and neighborhood watches. But also, we can target businesses that work with ICE.…
MeFi: This will be the last entry for a while
https://www.metafilter.com/211753/This-will-be-the-last-entry-for-a-while
Published: January 9, 2026 08:02
Somewhat to my surprise, I decided to keep a journal of my hundredth year. I've started journals before, at various points in my life, but the urge never lasted more than a few months. This time, I have a motive. Since 1958, I have been writing for The New…
MeFi: Death to the dictator, death to Khamenei
https://www.metafilter.com/211748/Death-to-the-dictator-death-to-Khamenei
Published: January 8, 2026 21:59
Major Iranian protests continue. Out of a worsening economy, a severe drought, and foreign policy defeats have come major protests across Iranian cities. For weeks Iranians have taken to the streets, university students among them. The government,…
MeFi: What immortal hand or eye / Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
https://www.metafilter.com/211747/What-immortal-hand-or-eye-Could-frame-thy-fearful-symmetry
Published: January 8, 2026 20:12
Welcome to the world of tessellation art, where talented artists craft a figure that interlocks with itself perfectly to fill the page. Dutch artist M. C. Escher mastered the form first, inspiring artists worldwide to create the captivating art shown on…
MeFi: "Not just another drop in the ocean"
https://www.metafilter.com/211746/Not-just-another-drop-in-the-ocean
Published: January 8, 2026 15:51
The Cutter - Echo and the Bunnymen - from their third studio album, Porcupine (1983), peaked at #8 on the UK singles chart. Other songs included Seven Seas and The Killing Moon.
MeFi: ALS cluster linked to false morel mushrooms
https://www.metafilter.com/211743/ALS-cluster-linked-to-false-morel-mushrooms
Published: January 8, 2026 02:42
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the muscle wasting disease of ice bucket challenge fame, is sometimes genetic, sometimes sporadic, but sometimes pops up in clusters. One such cluster in a little skiing village in France unnerved the local GP - and was…
Ask MeFi: Consistently good brands?
https://ask.metafilter.com/388524/Consistently-good-brands
Published: January 8, 2026 02:37
What are some brands that have remained consistent (or gotten better) in terms of quality? Any category welcome.
MeFi: 'This is not a peaceful protest!'
https://www.metafilter.com/211739/This-is-not-a-peaceful-protest
Published: January 7, 2026 19:07
A visual archive of Jan. 6, 2021, through the lenses of those who were there. [NPR]
MeFi: A viral Reddit post that turned out to be a deepfake
https://www.metafilter.com/211729/A-viral-Reddit-post-that-turned-out-to-be-a-deepfake
Published: January 7, 2026 05:47
On Reddit's r/confessions, a software developer working for a food-delivery company wrote a post blowing the whistle on unethical practices: charging for premium delivery by slowing down standard orders, and giving low-income orders to more desperate…