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EconoCulture
Independent music and culture updated daily with features, reviews, news, etc. Interviews with Juana Molina, Edmund White, Lyrics Born, Deerhoof, Fiery Furnaces, Broken Social Scene, Edith Frost, Cloud Cult, John Vanderslice, Giant Drag, and more.
posted by drobot at 9:44 AM on June 6, 2006
Independent music and culture updated daily with features, reviews, news, etc. Interviews with Juana Molina, Edmund White, Lyrics Born, Deerhoof, Fiery Furnaces, Broken Social Scene, Edith Frost, Cloud Cult, John Vanderslice, Giant Drag, and more.
posted by drobot at 9:44 AM on June 6, 2006
Become a Consultant
Interested in the world of independent consulting? Become a Consultant Blog covers the trials and tribulations of an independent consultant. Given the dearth of resources for people who want to become -- or even survive -- as consultants, I want this blog to become a trusted resource for learning about everything from invoicing to dealing with problem clients.
posted by acoutu at 3:57 PM on June 7, 2006
Interested in the world of independent consulting? Become a Consultant Blog covers the trials and tribulations of an independent consultant. Given the dearth of resources for people who want to become -- or even survive -- as consultants, I want this blog to become a trusted resource for learning about everything from invoicing to dealing with problem clients.
posted by acoutu at 3:57 PM on June 7, 2006
Site for new teachers in New York City
As I've discovered this first year, teaching HS english is very, very hard. Physically and mentally. Going to grad school at night makes things more difficult. I decided that, as this first year ends, creating a website where new NYC teachers can go for advice, to vent, to swap stories, etc, would be a very good thing. As you'll see, the content thus far is fairly sparse, but I'm in the midst of recruiting other teachers who have just gotten over their first year. If you are one such teacher, or are just starting, or have taught for several years but never had a venue for complaining about your administration or praising your golden child, drop me an email. The more teachers who get involved, the better for everyone. Also, any suggestions/feedback/constructive criticism on the design and layout of the site, that would be much appreciated. You'll notice that my actual name does not appear anywhere on the site. Nor will any teachers. I want confidentiality to be a key component for posting.
posted by bronxteacher at 8:10 PM on June 7, 2006
As I've discovered this first year, teaching HS english is very, very hard. Physically and mentally. Going to grad school at night makes things more difficult. I decided that, as this first year ends, creating a website where new NYC teachers can go for advice, to vent, to swap stories, etc, would be a very good thing. As you'll see, the content thus far is fairly sparse, but I'm in the midst of recruiting other teachers who have just gotten over their first year. If you are one such teacher, or are just starting, or have taught for several years but never had a venue for complaining about your administration or praising your golden child, drop me an email. The more teachers who get involved, the better for everyone. Also, any suggestions/feedback/constructive criticism on the design and layout of the site, that would be much appreciated. You'll notice that my actual name does not appear anywhere on the site. Nor will any teachers. I want confidentiality to be a key component for posting.
posted by bronxteacher at 8:10 PM on June 7, 2006
MetaFilter Writers Group
The MetaFilter Writers Group, as suggested by grumblebee in this MetaTalk post, is open for business. The plan is for members to post short fiction—short as in 500 words—on a weekly theme. There's also a section where members can submit their other fiction work or poetry for the group to read and discuss. If you'd like to join in the fun, you can register here. The first weekly theme is announced here.
posted by jack_mo at 3:24 PM on June 9, 2006
The MetaFilter Writers Group, as suggested by grumblebee in this MetaTalk post, is open for business. The plan is for members to post short fiction—short as in 500 words—on a weekly theme. There's also a section where members can submit their other fiction work or poetry for the group to read and discuss. If you'd like to join in the fun, you can register here. The first weekly theme is announced here.
posted by jack_mo at 3:24 PM on June 9, 2006
ScienceBlogs.com - New blogs, new home page
This project almost kicked my ass today, but I successfully launched a redesigned and re-conceived ScienceBlogs home page today. The paint is still wet, so don't bang too hard, but there is some really cool functionality in there. Aside from having added about 20 new bloggers, we have scripts reading every word published and attempting to determine the topics that are being discussed. (See the "Wordburst" module, and "latest related entries" above it.) It's hitting more than it misses, so far, but there's a lot of tweaking to do. The intent was to create a ScienceBlogs zeitgeist, a page where you can get a snapshot of what's being discussed, in as close to real-time as Movable Type allows :) We're not 100% there yet, but what we've got is pretty cool.
posted by o2b at 3:23 PM on June 9, 2006
This project almost kicked my ass today, but I successfully launched a redesigned and re-conceived ScienceBlogs home page today. The paint is still wet, so don't bang too hard, but there is some really cool functionality in there. Aside from having added about 20 new bloggers, we have scripts reading every word published and attempting to determine the topics that are being discussed. (See the "Wordburst" module, and "latest related entries" above it.) It's hitting more than it misses, so far, but there's a lot of tweaking to do. The intent was to create a ScienceBlogs zeitgeist, a page where you can get a snapshot of what's being discussed, in as close to real-time as Movable Type allows :) We're not 100% there yet, but what we've got is pretty cool.
posted by o2b at 3:23 PM on June 9, 2006
The True Life Story of Tom Ritchford
Youngblood playwrights group wrote a play about my life that's up for three more weeks in New York. It's been getting good reviews and tonight an NY Times reporter who's been talking to me about this was there. If only my own art did so well!
posted by lupus_yonderboy at 12:09 AM on June 10, 2006
Youngblood playwrights group wrote a play about my life that's up for three more weeks in New York. It's been getting good reviews and tonight an NY Times reporter who's been talking to me about this was there. If only my own art did so well!
posted by lupus_yonderboy at 12:09 AM on June 10, 2006
I'm a Wildlife Ambassador
I'm 13 and I've been building this site that explains some of the work I do to help other kids understand wildlife and nature and habitats and how we humans are all connected to nature. The first part of the site has been just explaining myself. The next part will have a lot of wildlife information and hopefully a forum that could match up other kids' interests with ways to use those interests to benefit nature.
posted by FeistyFerret at 8:06 AM on June 11, 2006
I'm 13 and I've been building this site that explains some of the work I do to help other kids understand wildlife and nature and habitats and how we humans are all connected to nature. The first part of the site has been just explaining myself. The next part will have a lot of wildlife information and hopefully a forum that could match up other kids' interests with ways to use those interests to benefit nature.
posted by FeistyFerret at 8:06 AM on June 11, 2006
Doing It Ourselves
After my wife and I purchased our first home a month ago, I walked around the house and quickly realized that I was making a mental checklist of all the things that I wanted to do -- as in, do myself, with my own hands and tools. That was my first clue that I had just crossed the threshold of true DIY-land, and I started to get really excited about that. Being an inveterate geek, I figured I would end up documenting everything as well... and how better than a DIY weblog? From that was born Doing It Ourselves.
posted by delfuego at 10:14 PM on June 12, 2006
After my wife and I purchased our first home a month ago, I walked around the house and quickly realized that I was making a mental checklist of all the things that I wanted to do -- as in, do myself, with my own hands and tools. That was my first clue that I had just crossed the threshold of true DIY-land, and I started to get really excited about that. Being an inveterate geek, I figured I would end up documenting everything as well... and how better than a DIY weblog? From that was born Doing It Ourselves.
posted by delfuego at 10:14 PM on June 12, 2006
Ride For Them
Ok. So ostensibly this is a fundraiser. But it is one that I'm particularly proud of because it has brought together over twenty families of children with cancer. My wife and I will be riding in the 2006 Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, a 192-mile bicycle ride from Sturbridge, MA to Provincetown, MA. The Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) is the oldest athletic fundraising event in the country, having started in 1980, and last year raised over $23 million dollars for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Ninety-nine percent of every dollar raised through the PMC goes directly to the Dana-Farber, making it one of the most efficient charitable organizations in the country. I have personally set a goal of $100,000 to be raised in honor of my patients. Please let me know what you think of the site, and please consider spreading word of it to friends/colleagues. Most of the money I've raised has been by word-of-mouth, and I'm hoping to meet my goal assisted by the kindness of others (including a huge boost by the guys at CarTalk).
posted by scblackman at 7:29 PM on June 15, 2006
Ok. So ostensibly this is a fundraiser. But it is one that I'm particularly proud of because it has brought together over twenty families of children with cancer. My wife and I will be riding in the 2006 Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, a 192-mile bicycle ride from Sturbridge, MA to Provincetown, MA. The Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) is the oldest athletic fundraising event in the country, having started in 1980, and last year raised over $23 million dollars for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Ninety-nine percent of every dollar raised through the PMC goes directly to the Dana-Farber, making it one of the most efficient charitable organizations in the country. I have personally set a goal of $100,000 to be raised in honor of my patients. Please let me know what you think of the site, and please consider spreading word of it to friends/colleagues. Most of the money I've raised has been by word-of-mouth, and I'm hoping to meet my goal assisted by the kindness of others (including a huge boost by the guys at CarTalk).
posted by scblackman at 7:29 PM on June 15, 2006
Ask A Japanese Person
You give me the questions, and I go out and ask them to Japanese people (mostly in Tokyo). Then I add subtitles and post the videos online. Just waiting for some questions...
posted by ejoey at 8:50 AM on June 20, 2006
You give me the questions, and I go out and ask them to Japanese people (mostly in Tokyo). Then I add subtitles and post the videos online. Just waiting for some questions...
posted by ejoey at 8:50 AM on June 20, 2006
Snacksby: A Recipe Site
I got tired of not being able to tell a cooking site "Hey! I've got two onions, 4 eggs, a loaf of bread and some mayo. What can I make?", so I made one that would listen. Snacksby can learn about substitutions and new measurements, and since it's after 1997 it's got things like tagging and rating (and rounded borders!)
posted by soma lkzx at 8:50 AM on June 20, 2006
I got tired of not being able to tell a cooking site "Hey! I've got two onions, 4 eggs, a loaf of bread and some mayo. What can I make?", so I made one that would listen. Snacksby can learn about substitutions and new measurements, and since it's after 1997 it's got things like tagging and rating (and rounded borders!)
posted by soma lkzx at 8:50 AM on June 20, 2006
The Dewey Donation System:
Since 2003, readers of pamie.com have donated hundreds of books and thousands of dollars to libraries and others in need through her annual book drive. This year, pamie joined forces with Glark of Television Without Pity (whose readers donated over thirty thousand dollars to help buy school supplies for children displaced by Hurricane Katrina through TWoP's Tubey's Kids program), to send books to several libraries in Harrison County, MI which were devastated by Katrina. There are some very moving letters from the librarians posted in the blog. I'm promoting them whenever possible and running a book drive for the site at my office.
posted by amarynth at 10:10 AM on June 27, 2006
Since 2003, readers of pamie.com have donated hundreds of books and thousands of dollars to libraries and others in need through her annual book drive. This year, pamie joined forces with Glark of Television Without Pity (whose readers donated over thirty thousand dollars to help buy school supplies for children displaced by Hurricane Katrina through TWoP's Tubey's Kids program), to send books to several libraries in Harrison County, MI which were devastated by Katrina. There are some very moving letters from the librarians posted in the blog. I'm promoting them whenever possible and running a book drive for the site at my office.
posted by amarynth at 10:10 AM on June 27, 2006
Ash Tree
I’ve been putting my songwriting on my blog. I play everything myself with a drum machine on a digital 8-track. Some of the songs are the musical version of a novel I’m writing. The blog is basically the only place these songs can be heard. I can’t see myself starting a band anytime soon, so this is the closest I’ll get to it.
posted by Henry Baum at 10:10 AM on June 27, 2006
I’ve been putting my songwriting on my blog. I play everything myself with a drum machine on a digital 8-track. Some of the songs are the musical version of a novel I’m writing. The blog is basically the only place these songs can be heard. I can’t see myself starting a band anytime soon, so this is the closest I’ll get to it.
posted by Henry Baum at 10:10 AM on June 27, 2006
HTML.net - Learn HTML and CSS
The aim of the new website is to provide an easy, thorough and factual introduction to HTML and CSS. On HTML.net anyone should be able to learn to build a website.
posted by AndreasA at 1:42 PM on July 5, 2006
The aim of the new website is to provide an easy, thorough and factual introduction to HTML and CSS. On HTML.net anyone should be able to learn to build a website.
posted by AndreasA at 1:42 PM on July 5, 2006
Click survey
I want to find out where people click on on this sample painting. Try it out, your click will be saved, and you'll be able to see the patterns that emerged from other clicks so far. The more people click, the better the results, I imagine.
posted by philipp at 12:01 PM on July 14, 2006
I want to find out where people click on on this sample painting. Try it out, your click will be saved, and you'll be able to see the patterns that emerged from other clicks so far. The more people click, the better the results, I imagine.
posted by philipp at 12:01 PM on July 14, 2006
Screenplayer
Writing is tough. Screenplayer gives you the tips and lifehacks that makes it all a wee bit easier.
posted by mordecai at 12:00 PM on August 26, 2006
Writing is tough. Screenplayer gives you the tips and lifehacks that makes it all a wee bit easier.
posted by mordecai at 12:00 PM on August 26, 2006
Tasty Research: A digest of interesting academic research
I read a lot of research papers, sometimes because I have to, but mostly for fun (and learning!). There's a bunch that I think interest the general population and discussing them during dates or at parties makes me seem dorky.
So I'd like to share these interesting research findings and maybe you can learn something useful. More research, less news-entertainment :)
General topics I find interesting (not exclusive):
posted by tasty at 3:15 AM on September 6, 2006
I read a lot of research papers, sometimes because I have to, but mostly for fun (and learning!). There's a bunch that I think interest the general population and discussing them during dates or at parties makes me seem dorky.
So I'd like to share these interesting research findings and maybe you can learn something useful. More research, less news-entertainment :)
General topics I find interesting (not exclusive):
- Psychology / Social psychology / Communication
- Economics / Consumer research / Marketing
- Social computing, Design, HCI (human-computer interaction)
- Art and technology
- Data mining and Information science
- Email / Spam
posted by tasty at 3:15 AM on September 6, 2006
Metafilter Compilation Album released!
With Matt's blessing, I'm pleased to announce the official, discs-are-in-the-mail, order-yours-today release of the Metafilter Compilation Album—a collection of original tracks by 24 different mefite music acts, put together over seven or so months, with all profits going to charity. We've got about 800 more of these discs, and there's not much time until Christmas/Hannukah/HappyGiftDay.
posted by cortex at 10:22 AM on November 28, 2006
With Matt's blessing, I'm pleased to announce the official, discs-are-in-the-mail, order-yours-today release of the Metafilter Compilation Album—a collection of original tracks by 24 different mefite music acts, put together over seven or so months, with all profits going to charity. We've got about 800 more of these discs, and there's not much time until Christmas/Hannukah/HappyGiftDay.
posted by cortex at 10:22 AM on November 28, 2006
Manifests - an album from Josh Millard
I recorded an album in February (as did a few other folks), and I've put together a site to house it. There are song pages with lyrics and background (e.g.); I've scanned my notebook for the month and provided some how-I-work commentary; and there are some drawings to accompany the whole thing as well. The album is available to for listening and download from the site. Please tell all of your powerful and influential music-industry friends.
posted by cortex at 3:43 PM on March 21, 2007
I recorded an album in February (as did a few other folks), and I've put together a site to house it. There are song pages with lyrics and background (e.g.); I've scanned my notebook for the month and provided some how-I-work commentary; and there are some drawings to accompany the whole thing as well. The album is available to for listening and download from the site. Please tell all of your powerful and influential music-industry friends.
posted by cortex at 3:43 PM on March 21, 2007
A Stereoscopic Pair of Oil Portraits
This is my semi-finalist entry for the 2009 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The piece consists of a stereoscopic pair of oil portraits and a hand built viewer. When one views the paintings through the viewer, the images merge to form a 3D image much like that of an old Viewmaster toy. The subject of the portrait is writer and albinism advocate Andrew Leibs. There will be another round of judging in May, and if the piece makes the cut it will appear in the triennial competition show in the fall of '09.
posted by Toecutter at 9:40 AM on January 22, 2009 - 10 comments
This is my semi-finalist entry for the 2009 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The piece consists of a stereoscopic pair of oil portraits and a hand built viewer. When one views the paintings through the viewer, the images merge to form a 3D image much like that of an old Viewmaster toy. The subject of the portrait is writer and albinism advocate Andrew Leibs. There will be another round of judging in May, and if the piece makes the cut it will appear in the triennial competition show in the fall of '09.
posted by Toecutter at 9:40 AM on January 22, 2009 - 10 comments