MetaTalk

Happy weekend everyone, I hope you are well! For this metalktail hour topic, I'd like to ask what you are reading, or what you last read, or what you are looking forward to reading ... and also, actually, um, are you reading? Or has the combination of the always-on instant news cycle, ballooning world crises, and overbearing social media interrupted, slowed, or stymied your flow? Or intensified it? [more inside]
posted by taz at 2:17 AM - 76 comments

As surely most MeFites know by now, Dilbert guy Scott Adams self-immolated via racist screed, and Elon Musk leapt to his defense tweeting, among other things, that "the media is racist against whites." My question for the Twitter users among us: has this made you leave Twitter, or at least consider doing so for good? [more inside]
posted by kensington314 at 10:12 AM - 221 comments

Hello, happy weekend, and happy March Forth day – a day you are supposed to use to work towards achieving your goals. [more inside]
posted by taz at 2:14 AM - 49 comments

Hello, everyone, and happy weekend! Today I'm going to need you to tell me about the cookies. Not the tracking ones, the girl scouts / girl guides ones. It's that season, and in the US, a new flavor will be released this week. It's called Raspberry Rally, it will only be available online (why?), and apparently it was inspired by Thin Mints. I'm so curious! Early tasters must report back! [more inside]
posted by taz at 2:19 AM - 94 comments

I’d like to open a discussion about the possibility of a public moderator log that would record all moderation activities on the site. [more inside]
posted by Diskeater at 11:28 AM - 342 comments

Happy weekend, friends, I hope you are warm, or cool, as the case may be, and feeling rested! This week I'd like to ask you about your beloved items that you can't do without, but which are also quite inexpensive ... and just work better than the pricier varieties. [more inside]
posted by taz at 2:24 AM - 56 comments

Let's talk video-games, board-games, mobile games, mind-games, etc. What are you playing right now? :-)
posted by Fizz at 12:10 PM - 89 comments

Two three things:
1. The first podcast episode was posted on February 16, 2007! Happy 16th anniversary / birthday to the podcast!
2. I just finished running the last / first episode through otter.ai for an automated transcript, so *every* episode now has a transcript! So. Many. Transcripts.
3. I joined two days after that first episode!
Just, you know. Woot!
posted by Pronoiac at 12:10 PM - 12 comments

Hello Everyone! Please join me welcoming our newly-hired Moderator: Brandon Blatcher! [more inside]
posted by loup at 10:28 AM - 92 comments

Twas a year ago today that this marvellous serendipity took place. Be careful entering though, you may never leave! [more inside]
posted by pepcorn at 1:51 PM - 14 comments