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Hi (US only) friends! It's health insurance decision season for most of us and we live in a grim dystopia where everything is expensive and nothing makes sense. Employer-sponsored benefits are something I know enough to be helpful about (I hope!) and I'm here volunteering my ability to speak the language, if you need it. [more inside]
posted by phunniemee at 11:21 AM - 52 comments

Now that we have formed an interim board to become a MeFi nonprofit, we can move on to a few next items. [more inside]
posted by NotLost at 11:26 AM - 116 comments

MetaFilter is hiring a part-time Web Developer. [more inside]
posted by loup at 1:44 PM - 0 comments

The Metafilter Gift Swap takes place annually from roughly November - January. Each participant sends a gift to an awesome Mefite; each participant receives a gift from an awesome Mefite. Awesomeness and gifts abound. HOORAY! [more inside]
posted by okayokayigive at 10:18 AM - 52 comments

In ep.267 (25/10/2023) of his podcast, Being Human, Rushkoff gives a particular mention of MetaFilter in a long talk about social media. [more inside]
posted by UbuRoivas at 9:21 AM - 8 comments

The "Life Hack" question now on AskMe made me think of this. Over the years, AskMe has collected a bunch of enduring info on life hacks and other topics. One or more people could organize that, put it into a booklet form and sell it for the good of MeFi. Or would that be any conflict?
posted by NotLost at 1:42 PM - 51 comments

Hi there, MetaFilter!

Welcome to your monthly Site Update! You can find the last Site Update here.

Reminder: I will be the only mod actively monitoring this thread so please be patient. I’ll reply to your feedback and questions at least twice a week. I’m looking forward to your feedback and questions! [more inside]
posted by loup at 1:58 PM - 10 comments

Hi folks -- here's a thread to talk about constructive next steps after this thread from two weeks ago. [more inside]
posted by jessamyn at 9:20 AM - 122 comments

I have never understood why a subsite for discussing "TV, movies, podcasts, and books" is not also for discussing music. But, at a scan, that subsite is truly never used for music. Could it be? As in, is that currently allowed and, if not, would such a change be welcome in this community? [more inside]
posted by kensington314 at 9:48 AM - 27 comments

I'm working on holiday/ end of year sales plans for my artistic venture and wondered if there's anything in the works to promote the MeFi Mall this year? It felt like it was sort of forgotten last year. [more inside]
posted by Sweetie Darling at 12:39 PM - 7 comments