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my inbox's thousands of unread emails could achieve sentience and I still wouldn't care about it — scruss. People are talking about how they handle their emails in response to Well I never's Ask Me post, "What's in your email inbox?"
Peri-menopause and menopause are still woefully understood phases of a woman’s life. Here’s a couple of recent Ask MetaFilter questions that delve into various aspects of these natural biological processes:
1. If hormones mess with you, what was peri/menopause like?
In addition, here's the menopause tag for AskMetaFilter, and don't forget to see the Related Tags sidebar!
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Don't tell anyone, but wooh is looking for books that feature elaborate schemes.
Alvy Ampersand highlighted cartoonist Chris Ware's look back at American author and illustrator Richard Scarry. Just in time for the 50th Anniversary of Scarry's beloved illustrated book, Cars and Trucks and Things That Go!
Photo by GlitterandFrills from Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/stampinmom/)
To keep up with the most spookiest time of the year, MeFites have been getting into the mood over on MeFi Music! Valrus composed “a short, somewhat creepy guitar-arpeggio-centric near-instrumental” titled Dyscalyptus, while es_de_bahk did a “Quick and dirty lofi folk song” titled Saint Voorhees! Get into the ghouly groove!
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Over in MeFi Projects, msbrauer has posted an absolutely amazing story he did about Treb Heining, who created the entire balloon decorating industry. What does that mean? Oh, just that Heining has engineered the balloon drops at every Republican National Convention and most Democratic National Conventions for the past 40 years! Tune in to get the lowdown on how these amazing visuals happen!
2024 MetaFilter Gift Swap Sign-Ups are Open!! Thank you, rhyspenbras and okayokayigive for organizing this year's festivities!
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Tzikeh asked for "Reproducible examples of AI being terrible at basic facts and tasks" and the answers are just sort of fascinating to read.
There's a few site updates, the first being news from the interim board on transforming MetaFilter from an LLC to a non-profit.
After that, there's the monthly site update!
Illustration by Joseph McDermott (https://joemcdermottillo.com/)
First, the delivery of 5,000 pairs of shoes was four days late. Then six days late. Then there were mysterious text messages with the supposed driver with promises that he would show up... eventually. And that’s how rednikki's post illustrated that cargo theft is on a huge rise in the states!
One fine day in 2003, a man stopped in a McDonald’s for a meal, but instead discovered the amazing artist, Wes Cook. Take the 20 minutes and enjoy this magical story that zig zags along on a fantastic journey, you won't be disappointed!
Mount Vesuvius by Carlo Raso (https://www.flickr.com/photos/70125105@N06/)
Mount Vesuvius didn't kill everyone, with refugees from Pompeii fleeing to nearby towns. This fascinating post by rory highlights how archaeologists are starting to understand how they rebuilt their lives.
Lennar ICON 3D printed model home in Georgetown, Texas
here are the most common distortions of truth when it comes to "printed" buildings ... q*ben commenting in a very interesting discussion about 3D printed houses / neighborhoods.
Two great comments expertly examine the mechanics of some aged tech: verb on the WordPress ecosystem, and trig on choosing a vintage sewing machine. You'll learn things!
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