cortex has a new job and was hard to track down and we had a few months of missing each other. We found some time on August 14th and tried to play catch-up. Runs about 97 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--s3v2/193-what-previously-was-my-discretionary-time.mp3" title="">Direct mp3 download</a><br><br>not_on_display did the mixing on this one and I think it hopefully sounds better than last time?<br>
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<strong>Jobs</strong><br>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/commons">Flickr Commons</a> and <a href="https://www.flickr.org/welcome-to-the-team-jessamyn/">Jessamyn's new part-timey job</a><br>
<a href="https://jobs.metafilter.com/2009/Federal-Govt-Administrative-Support-Specialist">Federal Gov't Administrative Support Specialist</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/120907">kinsey</a><br>
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<strong>Projects</strong><br>
<a href="https://projects.metafilter.com/6193/We-built-a-giant-eagle-pupper-for-Icelands-national-day">We built a giant eagle pupper for Iceland's national day</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/1922">Nothing</a><br>
<a href="https://projects.metafilter.com/6182/Have-You-Played">Have You Played?</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/482">adrianhon</a><br>
<a href="https://adrianhon.substack.com/p/peglin">adrianhon on peglin</a><br>
<a href="https://projects.metafilter.com/6173/Our-Backyard">Our Backyard</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/37027">joannemerriam</a><br>
<a href="https://projects.metafilter.com/6168/Banned-Book-Book-Club">Banned Book Book Club</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/15926">bwerdmuller</a> (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/199060/Banned-Book-Book-Club">MeFi Post</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/96762">Paul Slade</a>)<br>
<a href="https://www.librarian.net/stax/5423/ask-a-librarian-dealing-with-haters/">Jessamyn's tips for dealing with haters</a><br>
<a href="https://projects.metafilter.com/6171/FLW-inspired-Bird-Feeder">FLW inspired Bird Feeder</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/22684">Marky</a><br>
<a href="https://projects.metafilter.com/6166/Infinite-LP-records-from-the-Boston-Public-Library-via-archiveorg">Infinite LP records from the Boston Public Library via archive.org</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/278680">metatuesday</a><br>
<a href="https://www.todayintabs.com/">Today in Tabs</a><br>
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<strong>Meta MeFi</strong><br>
<a href="https://metatalk.metafilter.com/26289/Site-Update">Site Update</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/292">jessamyn</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/199973/Happy-birthday-Metafilter">Happy birthday, Metafilter!</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/65114">Melismata</a><br>
<a href="https://metatalk.metafilter.com/26330/MeFi24-in-2023">MeFi24 in 2023</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/292">jessamyn</a><br>
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<strong>MeFi</strong><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/200298/Jeopardy-contestants-weigh-2nd-shot-at-glory-vs-crossing-picket-line">Jeopardy! contestants weigh 2nd shot at glory vs. crossing picket line</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/85249">Etrigan</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/200254/The-Greatest-Animated-Series-in-the-Surreal-Sci-Fi-Toilet-Horror-Genre">The Greatest Animated Series in the Surreal Sci-Fi Toilet Horror Genre</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/104587">AlSweigart</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/198899/Police-Log-Misdemeanors-blahblahblhablahb">Police Log: "Misdemeanors: blahblahblhablahb"</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/61170">not_on_display</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/199991/For-me-being-an-artist-means-being-in-community-with-others">"For me, being an artist means being in community with others."</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/292">jessamyn</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/199243/To-be-more-specific-hes-a-surgeon">To be more specific, he's a surgeon.</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/74645">Fizz</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/199347/when-you-get-your-ass-handed-to-you-just-hand-it-right-back">when you get your ass handed to you, just hand it right back</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/7418">cortex</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/199540/A-counterexample-to-established-techno-utopian-histories">"A counterexample to established techno-utopian histories"</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/17573">box</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/198646/Design-notes-on-the-2023-Wikipedia-redesign">Design notes on the 2023 Wikipedia redesign</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/85249">Etrigan</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/199786/Writing-to-possible-or-impossible-audiences">Writing to possible or impossible audiences</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/98835">brainwane</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/200039/WAH-WAH-WAH-wah-wah-wah-wah-waaaaaaah">WAH WAH WAH! [wah wah wah wah waaaaaaah]</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/7418">cortex</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/199903/Elevator-Obscura-Hacks-and-Curios-in-the-Lift-Industry#8423344">a comment</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/248176">unearthed</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/199776/Somehow-Fall-Out-Boy-made-an-all-time-bad-song-even-worse#8418949">a comment</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/93348">dephlogisticated</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/199589/Redditors-in-defense-of-Reddit-destroy-Reddit">Redditors, in defense of Reddit, destroy Reddit</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/62135">Rhaomi</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/199589/Redditors-in-defense-of-Reddit-destroy-Reddit#8410065">a comment</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/20494">sdrawkcab</a><br>
<a href="https://metatalk.metafilter.com/26319/What-Should-We-Learn-from-Reddit">What Should We Learn from Reddit?</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/110468">Bottlecap</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/200127/Room-Temperature-Superconductivity">Room Temperature Superconductivity?</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/26386">ZakDaddy</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/200191/The-Unreality-of-Pro-Wrestling">The Unreality of Pro Wrestling</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/329164">Pachylad</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/200103/Dont-rub-it-too-high-or-someone-will-cry-and-steal-your-homerun-away">"Don't rub it too high or someone will cry, and steal your homerun away"</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/64586">The Pluto Gangsta</a><br>
<a href="https://www.metafilter.com/181225/Iocaine-Powder">Iocaine Powder</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/72663">clawsoon</a><br>
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<strong>AskMe</strong><br>
<a href="https://ask.metafilter.com/371626/Memory-Filter-what-is-the-name-of-this-design-thinking-author-blogger">Memory Filter: what is the name of this design thinking author/blogger?</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/1047">mecran01</a><br>
<a href="https://ask.metafilter.com/374551/Rhinos-named-Clara">Rhinos named Clara</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/25798">johngoren</a><br>
<a href="https://ask.metafilter.com/371786/What-does--TSTDB-mean-in-a-book">What does " T—S.T.D.—B" mean in a book?</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/51830">whitewall</a><br>
<a href="https://ask.metafilter.com/371426/Best-I-quit-Twitter-and-my-life-is-richer-for-it-story">Best "I quit Twitter and my life is richer for it" story?</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/102779">Jon44</a><br>
<a href="https://ask.metafilter.com/371302/Recommend-me-brilliant-biographies-about-brilliant-women">Recommend me brilliant biographies about brilliant women</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/308378">underclocked</a><br>
<a href="https://ask.metafilter.com/374158/I-bought-a-dremel-Tell-me-everything">I bought a dremel. Tell me everything!</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/7418">cortex</a><br>
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<strong>MeTa</strong><br>
<a href="https://metatalk.metafilter.com/26335/2023-MeFi-Fundraising-Month">2023 MeFi Fundraising Month</a> by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/303778">loup</a><br>
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<strong>FanFare</strong><br>
<a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/show/the-afterparty">The Afterparty</a><br>
<a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/show/peacemaker">Peacemaker</a><br>
<a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/show/mrs-davis">Mrs. Davis</a><br>
<a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/show/silo">Silo</a><br>
<a href="https://ask.metafilter.com/374506/TV-shows-not-set-in-the-US-or-England">TV Shows Not Set in the US or England</a><br>
<a href="https://fanfare.metafilter.com/show/forged-in-fire">Forged in Fore</a><br>
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<a href="https://metatalk.metafilter.com/26280/A-Memorial-Day">A Memorial Day</a><br>
<a href=" https://metatalk.metafilter.com/26334/shoesfullofdust-passed-away-June-16-2023">shoesfullofdust passed away</a><br><br>
![cortex has a new job and was hard to track down and we had a few months of missing each other. We found some time on August 14th and tried to play catch-up. Runs about 97 minutes. Helpful Links Podcast Feed Subscribe with iTunes Direct mp3 download not_on_display did the mixing on this one and I think it hopefully sounds better than last time? Preroll Heat pumps! BestofMeFi on Facebook Jobs Flickr Commons and Jessamyn's new part-timey job Federal Gov't Administrative Support Specialist by kinsey Projects We built a giant eagle pupper for Iceland's national day by Nothing Have You Played? by adrianhon adrianhon on peglin Our Backyard by joannemerriam Banned Book Book Club by bwerdmuller (MeFi Post by Paul Slade) Jessamyn's tips for dealing with haters FLW inspired Bird Feeder by Marky Infinite LP records from the Boston Public Library via archive.org by metatuesday Today in Tabs Meta MeFi Site Update by jessamyn Happy birthday, Metafilter! by Melismata MeFi24 in 2023 by jessamyn MeFi Jeopardy! contestants weigh 2nd shot at glory vs. crossing picket line by Etrigan The Greatest Animated Series in the Surreal Sci-Fi Toilet Horror Genre by AlSweigart Police Log: "Misdemeanors: blahblahblhablahb" by not_on_display "For me, being an artist means being in community with others." by jessamyn To be more specific, he's a surgeon. by Fizz when you get your ass handed to you, just hand it right back by cortex "A counterexample to established techno-utopian histories" by box Design notes on the 2023 Wikipedia redesign by Etrigan Writing to possible or impossible audiences by brainwane WAH WAH WAH! [wah wah wah wah waaaaaaah] by cortex a comment by unearthed a comment by dephlogisticated Redditors, in defense of Reddit, destroy Reddit by Rhaomi a comment by sdrawkcab What Should We Learn from Reddit? by Bottlecap Room Temperature Superconductivity? by ZakDaddy The Unreality of Pro Wrestling by Pachylad "Don't rub it too high or someone will cry, and steal your homerun away" by The Pluto Gangsta Iocaine Powder by clawsoon AskMe Memory Filter: what is the name of this design thinking author/blogger? by mecran01 Rhinos named Clara by johngoren What does " T—S.T.D.—B" mean in a book? by whitewall Best "I quit Twitter and my life is richer for it" story? by Jon44 Recommend me brilliant biographies about brilliant women by underclocked I bought a dremel. Tell me everything! by cortex MeTa 2023 MeFi Fundraising Month by loup FanFare The Afterparty Peacemaker Mrs. Davis Silo TV Shows Not Set in the US or England Forged in Fore More MeTa A Memorial Day shoesfullofdust passed away](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=http://images.metafilter.com/podcast.jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)
