Cortex and I decided to make up for lost time after the delayed previous episode by knocking out another one quick-like, and here it is! Catching up on what we can of the last couple of months of MeFi, and also ranting and philosophizing a little bit about recent seismic changes in the social media sphere and also about design skeuomorphism and the semiotics of interfaces? That last bit is probably overselling it a little? Anyway, runs about 90 minutes.<br /><br /><em>Helpful Links</em><br><br><a href="https://rss.metafilter.com/podcast.rss">Podcast Feed</a><br><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/best-web-metafilter-podcast/id267446892?mt=2" title="">Subscribe with iTunes</a><br><a href="https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/podcast.mefi.us--s3v2/189-snowperson-trauma.mp3" title="">Direct mp3 download</a><br><br><i>Misc</i><br>
- Do some last minute holiday shopping at <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/mall/">The MeFi Mall</a><br>
- Jessamyn's hone game memory was <a href="http://kennysun.com/kubrix/">Kubrix</a><br>
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<i>Jobs</i><br>
- <a href="https://jobs.metafilter.com/1998/Setting-up-and-moderating-a-Mastodon-instance-but-not-hosting">Setting up and moderating a Mastodon instance (but not hosting)</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/67109">Shepherd</a><br>
- <a href="https://jobs.metafilter.com/1996/Business-Process-Automation-Specialist">Business Process Automation Specialist</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/89803">chiefthe</a><br>
- <a href="https://jobs.metafilter.com/1997/Software-development-guru">Software development guru</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/63169">Dansaman</a><br>
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<i>Projects</i><br>
- <a href="https://projects.metafilter.com/6118/Daily-MRRP">Daily MRRP!</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/44769">ignignokt</a><br>
- <a href="https://projects.metafilter.com/6115/Finishing-my-grandfathers-work-stained-glass-menorah">Finishing my grandfather's work: stained glass menorah</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/7418">cortex</a> (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/197061/artist-blogger-grandson">MeFi Post</a>)<br>
- <a href="https://projects.metafilter.com/6107/Part-I-of-my-graphic-memoir-Growing-In-My-Gray">Part I of my graphic memoir "Growing In My Gray"</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/97209">DMelanogaster</a> (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/196913/Part-I-of-my-graphic-memoir">MeFi Post</a>)<br>
- <a href="https://projects.metafilter.com/6111/Get-Blogging">Get Blogging!</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/15926">bwerdmuller</a> (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/197001/Get-Blogging">MeFi Post</a>)<br>
- <a href="https://projects.metafilter.com/6106/Youve-Been-Played-How-Corporations-Governments-and-Schools-Use-Games-to-Control-Us-All">You've Been Played: How Corporations, Governments, and Schools Use Games to Control Us All</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/482">adrianhon</a><br>
- <a href="https://projects.metafilter.com/6114/More-More-Info-for-Netflix-desktop-web">More "More Info" for Netflix (desktop web)</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/17200">staggernation</a><br>
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<i>MetaFilter</i><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/196970/Dear-Twitter-Advertisers">Dear Twitter Advertisers</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/97898">autopilot</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197219/Subterranean-birdsite-blues">Subterranean birdsite blues</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/14429">nthdegx</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197219/Subterranean-birdsite-blues#8331225">a comment</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/213083">mark k</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197361/Cohost-a-new-social-media-site">Cohost, a new social media site</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/98835">brainwane</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197107/Mastodon-is-having-its-moment-in-the-sun">Mastodon is having its moment in the sun</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/295700">toastyk</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197367/Sick-of-Musk">Sick of Musk?</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/13877">dobbs</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197359/PSA-do-not-use-services-that-hate-the-internet">PSA: do not use services that hate the internet</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/1047">mecran01</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197188/We-knew-this-was-coming-">We knew this was coming </a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/17934">May Kasahara</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197466/Advent-Incremental">Advent Incremental</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/10585">juv3nal</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197418/No-that-cant-be-done-WHAM">No, that can't be done.... WHAM!!!</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/25519">Pendragon</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197059/To-a-Nacreon-in-Heaven">To a Nacreon in Heaven</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/62135">Rhaomi</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/2022/Yummy-Spammer-on-Toast">Yummy: Spammer on Toast!</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/1108">rcade</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197419/Colonel-Mustardle-in-the-Yardle-with-a-Petardle">Colonel Mustardle in the Yardle with a Petardle</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/14421">taz</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197464/The-Great-Purpling">The Great Purpling</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/85249">Etrigan</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197393/Explore-Quasi-Periodic-Tiling">Explore Quasi-Periodic Tiling</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/8426">gwint</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197371/Everything-in-Conways-Game-of-Life-can-be-constructed-from-15-gliders">Everything in Conway's Game of Life can be constructed from 15 gliders</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/218060">automatronic</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197330/we-were-in-effect-rewriting-our-own-childhoods">"we were, in effect, rewriting our own childhoods"</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/292">jessamyn</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197356/The-State-of-Ketchup-in-2022-">The State of Ketchup in 2022 </a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/74645">Fizz</a><br>
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<i>Ask MetaFilter</i><br>
- <a href="https://ask.metafilter.com/368818/Whats-your-Check-Please-hand-signal-and-what-does-it-signify">What's your Check Please hand signal, and what does it signify?</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/7418">cortex</a><br>
- <a href="https://ask.metafilter.com/368479/Help-me-give-myself-the-gift-of-freedom">Help me give myself the gift of freedom</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/100602">rebent</a><br>
- <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/197272/MeFiGiftGuide2022-The-Metafilter-Gift-Guide">MeFiGiftGuide2022 - The Metafilter Gift Guide</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/100602">rebent</a><br>
- <a href="https://ask.metafilter.com/368802/Comparing-apples-and-oranges">Comparing apples and oranges</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/147717">Just this guy, y'know</a><br>
- <a href="https://ask.metafilter.com/368634/What-is-up-with-these-old-french-cars">What is up with these old french cars?</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/91616">selenized</a><br>
- <a href="https://ask.metafilter.com/368973/Sci-fi-Survey-Course">Sci-fi Survey Course</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/180274">darchildre</a><br>
- <a href="https://ask.metafilter.com/368287/Carnivorous-Lamp">Carnivorous Lamp</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/147717">Just this guy, y'know</a><br>
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<i>MetaTalk</i><br>
- <a href="https://metatalk.metafilter.com/26183/Mefi-Mastodon-server">Mefi Mastodon server?</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/50009">Pronoiac</a><br>
- <a href="https://metatalk.metafilter.com/26173/MeFi-Posts-for-Sale">MeFi Posts for "Sale"</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/292">jessamyn</a><br>
- <a href="https://metatalk.metafilter.com/26210/What-The-MeFi-BIPOC-Board-Does">What The MeFi BIPOC Board Does</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/98835">brainwane</a><br>
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<i>MeFi Music</i><br>
Snippest of tracks this episode, at the beginning and end respectively:<br>
- <a href="https://music.metafilter.com/9282/Death-Scene-Music-for-an-Imaginary-Low-Budget-Cyberpunk-Movie">Death Scene Music for an Imaginary, Low-Budget Cyberpunk Movie</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/4354">thatwhichfalls</a><br>
- <a href="https://music.metafilter.com/9286/73-Keep-It-Beautiful">73 Keep It Beautiful</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/17479">chococat</a><br><br>
