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Heya, folks, here's an update on the site over the last year and what we're looking at in 2021. [more inside]
posted by cortex at 12:15 PM - 488 comments

Just want to make sure that folks in Texas are staying safe as these storms start coming down. Be careful out there!
posted by Going To Maine at 1:47 AM - 23 comments

Did you get vaccinated against COVID-19? That's awesome! Hearing about that is awesome and reassuring. Did your mom get vaccinated? Your dad? Your grandparents? Your kid? Your partner? Your sibling? Pass it all on. It's all good news. It's good you got the jab! Be well. Tide those of us still waiting over with your story. We want to know!
posted by DirtyOldTown at 11:16 PM - 108 comments

What are your minor annoyances? We know what all the MAJOR annoyances are lately but what’s the teeny thing that nonetheless is on your last nerve after all this time at home, or navigating workandschoolandpeopleandstuff? [more inside]
posted by jessamyn at 11:20 AM - 226 comments

I would like to meet up with some faces/voices. If not, does anyone know of anything similar elsewhere?
posted by DMelanogaster at 12:54 PM - 33 comments

We’re easing into February now, in what has felt like a remarkably...uneventful couple of weeks? Relatively speaking, at least. Not a lot of new site stuff to report, in any case. [more inside]
posted by cortex at 3:50 PM - 0 comments

There was a post on Metafilter about types of errors (maybe in response to an Ask? Although perhaps I found it in a reply to a post like this one, on MeTa?) and it had a taxonomy of errors relating to whether people would remember the error in 100 yrs time, whether it would leave a permanent mark in the fossil record, etc. I found it both funny and useful and find myself thinking of it often, but I've tried to search for it various times without luck. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
posted by chappell, ambrose at 9:06 AM - 5 comments

Scientists have discovered a way to peer into the past¹ and record historical events without interacting with them.² They then turn the recordings into interactive virtual realities. When do you go? What burning question are you finally going to be able to answer? As always a conversation initiator not limiter. [more inside]
posted by Mitheral at 11:50 AM - 110 comments

I'm burnt out by all THIS (gestures wildly). Give me strategies to be happy again. [more inside]
posted by signal at 11:22 PM - 39 comments

Happy Weekend, MetaFilter! (Indeed, the happiest weekend in quite a while for many US mefites!) I'm in too good a mood to think of a topic but I'm bored of my winter dishes, so tell me what you're cooking lately! [more inside]
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 10:23 AM - 84 comments