MetaTalk

Cool news from Archive.org:

11 years ago, on the site longbets.org, a friendly wager was made between two mavens of the web: Jeremy Keith and Matthew Haughey. The bet, to be revisited a decade and a year later, would be whether the URL of their wager at Long Bets would survive to a point in the semi-distant future. That is, this day, February 22nd, 2022, (2/22/2222).

As of this writing, the URL absolutely has survived.

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posted by Rhaomi at 10:16 AM - 10 comments

I just passed the mark of over 10,000 answers being favorited by others in AskMeFi - a meaningless landmark that made me unreasonably happy. That made me wonder how many others have accomplished the same (over 10,000 favorited by others) and just more generally what is known about the most active users in the community.
posted by metahawk at 11:33 PM - 40 comments

For today's Metatalktails, I want to know what seemingly innocent thing you just cannot seem to stop, once you've started. I'm not talking about heroin, cigarettes, alcohol, or dark compulsions — just relatively innocent or otherwise mundane pleasures or purchases that for whatever reason seem to break your self control! [more inside]
posted by taz at 12:21 PM - 108 comments

Someone (okay, it was Tehhund, obviously) recently favourited an old comment of mine that I've always been ridiculously pleased with -- a This is Just to Say / Lik the Bread mashup. It's not my comment that other people have favourited the most, but it's my comment that I like the most. In keeping a bit with the idea of revisiting the past for the Doubles Jubilee, do you have an all-time favourite of your own comments or posts?
posted by jacquilynne at 3:17 PM - 46 comments

I hope this correspondence finds you well. I recently received several stunning Valentines from various mefites, which made me reflect on the joys of epistolary ephemera.... [more inside]
posted by the primroses were over at 5:56 AM - 16 comments

There is an FPP going on that is hot and heavy with impassioned opinions on what a cooking blog/food blog/recipe site should look like. In the FPP, there are many amazing links to apps, blogs, sites, etc. that work for that particular person. What are some online tools that work best for you for the best cooking experience? (I've done my best to add the links from the FPP to the "read more" area. Apologies if I missed any.) [more inside]
posted by a non mouse, a cow herd at 2:53 PM - 47 comments

The rules are simple:
1. Think of something—a notable person, tech product, cultural phenomenon, et cetera—that has attained fame, achieved prominence within the zeitgeist, and/or become a normal, everyday part of our lives at some point over the course of the past 20 some-odd years.
2. Plug your word or phrase into an All Sites search (sorted by date) and scroll down to find the earliest on-site mention of that concept—via comment or post.
3. Post any interesting results to this thread. [more inside]
posted by Atom Eyes at 11:39 AM - 65 comments

Hi there, Metafilter! Please find more details on the state of the site below. Reminder: I will be the only mod monitoring this thread so please be patient as I reply to your feedback and questions. [more inside]
posted by loup at 12:35 PM - 81 comments

Following on "normal things that make you cringe," evilmomlady has suggested “next can we do things that MOST people find gross but you secretly (or openly) like? I’m thinking of my partner who loves the smell of cow manure spread on the fields (smells like home?!) and wants to put down the car window and inhale deeply while the rest of us in the car are gagging or turning blue from holding our breath as we drive by said field.” [more inside]
posted by taz at 1:44 AM - 175 comments

Do you like to play tabletop role-playing games? Do you want to play some TTRPGs online with other Mefites? Come on in and let's figure it out! [more inside]
posted by ourobouros at 4:55 PM - 40 comments