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metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-16 06:10 am
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-16 06:10 am
Can a flung sandwich cause bodily harm?
Inside the Sandwich Guy's Jury Deliberations
[Atlantic gift link, archive]
[Atlantic gift link, archive]
私信 まるです。 (maru_feed) wrote2025-11-16 04:47 am
maru_feed) wrote2025-11-16 04:47 amまる毛ボールを放したくないはな。-Hana doesn’t want to let go of Maru’s fur ball in her mouth.-（動画）
赤く色づいたコキアとか、大きく成長した不屈の精神とか、 まる毛ボールを咥えて放したくないはなとか。 The red-colored Kochia, the Indomitable Spirit that has grow […]
MetaFilter (metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-16 12:17 am
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-16 12:17 amBat colony causes council to consider property buyback scheme
Bat colony causes council to consider property buyback scheme. A Queensland council will consider seeking government funding for a property buyback scheme as part of a new flying fox management plan.
MetaFilter (metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 11:10 pm
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 11:10 pmbuild a world where accessibility is understood as an act of love
In memoriam: Alice Wong (March 27, 1974 – November 14, 2025). She pioneered The Disability Visibility Project and gave voice to the injustice of ableism in all spaces. A columnist for Teen Vogue (contributions/columns), which was recently collapsed into Vogue, she left this world with a personal statement of fierce resistance and love shared by her beloveds on bluesky: "Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time..."
MetaFilter (metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 10:32 pm
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 10:32 pmAn experimental zine focusing on very short articles
Paged Out! is a free experimental (one article == one page) technical magazine about programming (especially programming tricks!), hacking, security hacking, retro computers, modern computers, electronics, demoscene, and other similar topics.
MetaFilter (metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 06:59 pm
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 06:59 pmForest City 1
A futuristic new city east of Cambridge is being proposed, according the the East Anglian Daily Times. The project comes from Shiv Malik and Joe Reeve of Looking for Growth, a political movement which aims to save Britain by moving fast and building things, and has been described as 'bonkers'.
MetaFilter (metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 06:53 pm
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 06:53 pm"one large petri dish of curiosities"
Life Under the Ice is an exploratory tour through the microscopic world of Antarctica, created by Ariel Waldman. Drag around to see a bunch of tiny creatures!
There are also some bonus videos on the project's about page.
There are also some bonus videos on the project's about page.
MetaFilter (metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 06:18 pm
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 06:18 pmSink or Skim
A delightful little Scottish documentary about skimming (not skipping) stones. Join a few likable Scotts - and one American - as they chase the world championship and a world record skimming stones. (29 minutes)
MetaFilter (metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 06:03 pm
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 06:03 pmTodd Snider has made his final BEERRUN
Todd Snider, a singer, songwriter, and raconteur who helped shape the alt-country and Americana music movements, died Friday. He was 59. Aimless, Inc. Headquarters is heartbroken to share that our Founder, our Folk Hero, our Poet of the World, our Vice President of the Abrupt Change Dept., the Storyteller, our beloved Todd Daniel Snider has departed this world.
MetaFilter (metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 02:03 pm
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 02:03 pmNot just an ego check, an Anton Ego check...
Michelin's Malaysian meltdown. I know Metafilter loves a restaurant critique but how does it feel about a restaurant critic critique?
MetaFilter (metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 12:53 pm
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 12:53 pmCroc owners welcome government crackdown on Territorians' best friend
Croc owners welcome government crackdown on Territorians' best friend. Crocodile owners whose pets escape and have to be recaptured by rangers could soon face penalties starting at $300, plus another $100 for each hour the reptiles are on the loose. Saltwater crocodiles can grow up to a weight of 1000–1500 kg (2200–3300 lb) and a length of 6 m (20 ft), rarely exceeding 6.3 m (21 ft) and can and do eat humans. (Northern Territory, Australia.)
MetaFilter (metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 11:05 am
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 11:05 amThis is Our BBC
A foreign convicted felon is attempting to extract billions of dollars from the people of the United Kingdom by suing the BBC for "anywhere between $1bn and $5bn" for broadcasting an edited version of his words. A billion US dollars equates to £10.90 per head for every man, woman and child in the UK, and five billion to £54.50 per head.
(Almost everyone in Britain pays for the BBC through an annual TV licence fee of £174.50 per household, effectively a flat tax on all of us. A billion dollars would make a serious dent on the BBC's 2025-26 budget of £6.072bn.)
(Almost everyone in Britain pays for the BBC through an annual TV licence fee of £174.50 per household, effectively a flat tax on all of us. A billion dollars would make a serious dent on the BBC's 2025-26 budget of £6.072bn.)
MetaFilter (metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 09:18 am
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 09:18 amI am Carrie in a blood-soaked dress, but the gymnasium is empty
CONTENT WARNING for anyone who struggles with sexual shame, sexual abuse.
I want Carrie to listen. I don't like looking at her, shoulders slumped in a plain dress, hiding behind her hair. Pretty means palatable, pleasing to others. Even as my mother forced me to dress modestly, she still wanted me to look pleasing. I wore a new skirt with dangling earrings. My hair was combed. To combat my friendlessness in high school, I roamed the mall and ransacked makeup counters, wanting to believe there was some combination of goops and powders that would make me deserving. Pretty is an illusion. It must be constantly maintained so no one questions what's underneath. from "Carrie" Helped Me Process the Sexual Shame of My Religious Upbringing [Electric Literature]
I want Carrie to listen. I don't like looking at her, shoulders slumped in a plain dress, hiding behind her hair. Pretty means palatable, pleasing to others. Even as my mother forced me to dress modestly, she still wanted me to look pleasing. I wore a new skirt with dangling earrings. My hair was combed. To combat my friendlessness in high school, I roamed the mall and ransacked makeup counters, wanting to believe there was some combination of goops and powders that would make me deserving. Pretty is an illusion. It must be constantly maintained so no one questions what's underneath. from "Carrie" Helped Me Process the Sexual Shame of My Religious Upbringing [Electric Literature]
MetaFilter (metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 06:15 am
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 06:15 amA message to future scientists
Apparently over the last twelve years, Japanese art collective EUPHRATES has been working with The Japanese National Institute for Material Sciences to produce a series of science education videos , with music by Masahiko Sato. They are simple and calming, but show off some surprising and nifty effects! I enjoyed them a lot!
Note that some of these videos have automatically generated English narration. I enjoyed those more when I set the audio track to the original Japanese and turned on English captions. (I do not speak a useful amount of Japanese)
Note that some of these videos have automatically generated English narration. I enjoyed those more when I set the audio track to the original Japanese and turned on English captions. (I do not speak a useful amount of Japanese)
MetaFilter (metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 04:17 am
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 04:17 amA Day in the Life of Bakers in the Norwegian Mountains
If you enjoy watching professionals baking things without pretense or influencer personalities, you may enjoy A Day in the Life of Bakers in the Norwegian Mountains. And if you want more, there's a whole channel for your next coffee break, The Scandinavian Fika: (in Swedish custom) a break from activity during which people drink coffee, eat cakes or other light snacks, and relax with others..
MetaFilter (metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 03:38 am
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 03:38 amRube Goldberg, still keeping kids and people entertained 100 years later
If you've ever wanted to make you own Rube Goldberg machine or just play around with one, the children's museum in Houston has your back through 11 Jan 2026.
There's also a still on going yearly contest for kids to make their own contraptions! He even has his own sub reddit still
There's also a still on going yearly contest for kids to make their own contraptions! He even has his own sub reddit still
MetaFilter (metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 12:25 am
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-11-15 12:25 amNoisy little blue penguins nest under home
Noisy little blue penguins nest under Coromandel home, leaving couple at wit's end. (Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Imagine sharing your home with noisy flatmates who party throughout the night and then move into your bedroom. That is what one Coromandel couple say it has been like living with little blue penguins who have taken to tunnelling under their home and nesting next to their bed under the floorboards. Tracy and Peter Kendall are at their wit's end about how to get a good night's sleep with these rowdy interlopers. The Kendalls have enjoyed sharing their home on the cliff above Waitete Bay with penguins for many years. The penguins would come and nest under their deck and it was a delight for them and their visitors. Bird and people alike shared their slice of paradise while giving each other space. "That's the relationship we really had, which was a very nice, friendly, warm relationship, right up until about two years ago," Peter Kendall said. That is when the penguins decided to make their move. "They've moved from the living area into our bedroom area, we're at the back of the house, and they have set up camp basically right outside where our bed is in our bedroom," Tracy Kendall said. The penguins are not quiet slumber party guests. "It's very, very noisy at night, their active period seems to be around six or seven pm, right through the night, until seven am or so in the morning."
Imagine sharing your home with noisy flatmates who party throughout the night and then move into your bedroom. That is what one Coromandel couple say it has been like living with little blue penguins who have taken to tunnelling under their home and nesting next to their bed under the floorboards. Tracy and Peter Kendall are at their wit's end about how to get a good night's sleep with these rowdy interlopers. The Kendalls have enjoyed sharing their home on the cliff above Waitete Bay with penguins for many years. The penguins would come and nest under their deck and it was a delight for them and their visitors. Bird and people alike shared their slice of paradise while giving each other space. "That's the relationship we really had, which was a very nice, friendly, warm relationship, right up until about two years ago," Peter Kendall said. That is when the penguins decided to make their move. "They've moved from the living area into our bedroom area, we're at the back of the house, and they have set up camp basically right outside where our bed is in our bedroom," Tracy Kendall said. The penguins are not quiet slumber party guests. "It's very, very noisy at night, their active period seems to be around six or seven pm, right through the night, until seven am or so in the morning."
Ask a Manager (askamanager_feed) wrote2025-11-15 12:07 am
askamanager_feed) wrote2025-11-15 12:07 amweekend open thread – November 15-16, 2025
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Book recommendation of the week: Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon, by Matthew Norman. After being recently widowed, a mom raising two young kids meets a man who recently lost his wife, and they slowly start to rebuild their lives. It is charming and legitimately funny and there’s a lot of Baltimore in it, and I loved it. (Amazon, Bookshop)
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