2009-11-30

Delta's In-Flight Safety Video

Post 87073 by The Deej deleted for the following reason: This is me wagging my finger at you. -- cortex

2009-11-29

Armchairs Away!

Post 87050 by jonp72 deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- jessamyn

2009-11-27

10'X10'

Post 87017 by HuronBob deleted for the following reason: prev10usly -- cortex

It's Like Twitter. Except We Charge People to Use It.’

Post 87009 by timeistight deleted for the following reason: see figure 1 -- cortex

2009-11-26

This is not justice

Post 86995 by Monkeymoo deleted for the following reason: Obnoxious in-thread reaction or no, this is basically update-filter without a lot of meat and could probably be presented a bit better than this. -- cortex

Phil Agre--an internet visionary

Post 86987 by impuls deleted for the following reason: This should go in the open thread from yesterday. -- vacapinta

2009-11-25

Software turns cheap webcam into instant 3D scanner

Post 86976 by weinzierl deleted for the following reason: upon reflection.... linking to your website with the same link as the one you just posted to on MeFi makes it seem scarily like a self-link, might be good not to do that in the future. -- jessamyn

They Support Sarah

Post 86965 by double block and bleed deleted for the following reason: What was supposed to be the good thing about posting this? What we got was a bunch of LOLPALINITES, a bunch of retread arguments, some driveby nastiness, and a pile of flags. -- cortex

2009-11-24

Procrastination is making a cup of tea

Post 86960 by ardgedee deleted for the following reason: Procrastination / is a warm gun / wait wait / post post -- cortex

Can't we all just get along?

Post 86955 by VikingSword deleted for the following reason: This is a bit bloggy/editorial for a front page post. -- cortex

Goodnight Keith Moon

Post 86952 by hippybear deleted for the following reason: Looks like we have a choice between linking to this and being able to access it, unfortunately. -- cortex

Helpful Hackers.

Post 86947 by karmiolz deleted for the following reason: There's an open Climate-emails thread sans the editorializing, take this there. -- cortex

2009-11-23

you got your Baphomet in my music video!

Post 86935 by heeeraldo deleted for the following reason: all we hear is lady oh gaga! -- jessamyn

Ringed Planet

Post 86911 by uaudio deleted for the following reason: POSTS GO TO MARS / TO GET MORE CANDY BARS -- cortex

Offside - Short Film

Post 86910 by daazofilms deleted for the following reason: Self-link. This one's a bit too easy which makes me think someone didnt bother to read the guidelines. -- vacapinta

2009-11-22

And then, you can spend far too much time looking through the related videos

Post 86906 by CrunchyFrog deleted for the following reason: Looks like this is a reron. -- cortex

Sometimes you just need a friend

Post 86904 by shockingbluamp deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- mathowie

2009-11-21

Pepsi Blu Cheeseburger

Post 86881 by The Devil Tesla deleted for the following reason: HAMBURGER -- cortex

Human rights

Post 86880 by dollyknot deleted for the following reason: What the heck? -- cortex

The Christianist Manifesto: A Partial Fisking

Post 86878 by lexalexander deleted for the following reason: That being on someone's blog seems just about right as far as the natural order of the univers goes. It being a front page post on Metafilter, not so much. -- cortex

Krautrock

Post 86874 by vronsky deleted for the following reason: zweiposten -- cortex

2009-11-20

Vanish

Post 86869 by juv3nal deleted for the following reason: sort of previously. -- jessamyn

The Passions of the Claus

Post 86867 by Mr. Six deleted for the following reason: sort of a one note twitter thingie, a little thin for mefi. -- jessamyn

HUMANITARY INVENTION IS THE BEST SOLUTION FOR WORLD !

Post 86846 by rachelpapers deleted for the following reason: Crazy person + ebay listing = pretty thin post. -- cortex

2009-11-19

What do Princesses and Princes Teach Us?

Post 86831 by jefficator deleted for the following reason: Looks like a lot of this came up in this recent thread; maybe add anything new as a comment in there. -- cortex

"I'm going to tell him the actual worst swearword in the world."

Post 86820 by Faint of Butt deleted for the following reason: oh for limone's sake -- cortex

The Poorest Part of America

Post 86806 by shetterly deleted for the following reason: this is solidly in GYOB territory because of past conversations we've had on this subject. Please feel free to contact us if there is something you are unclear on. -- jessamyn

2009-11-18

Truckers Delight by the Flairs (SLYT)

Post 86791 by zerobyproxy deleted for the following reason: I don't understand if you are making a joke or what exactly but this is not a good video for metafilter even though it may have been okay for waxy. -- jessamyn

2009-11-17

Top 10 Vampire Slayers That Should Be in New Moon

Post 86764 by beelzebub deleted for the following reason: Eh, people are hating this and it's the second time you've made a post out of a list on ranker.com to boot. This is not good post material. -- cortex

SUPER BONUS

Post 86763 by desjardins deleted for the following reason: the most important thing about good comedy is timing. And unfortunately, the timing isn't really right for this. -- jessamyn

More like Nancy LUGOSI, am I right? (Love you Nancy)

Post 86756 by Taft deleted for the following reason: crazy people are crazy - this is in the ZOMGZORZ nutbag category of things that don't need more publicity. -- jessamyn

Sexism in the Workplace

Post 86750 by dnesan deleted for the following reason: Posting something just to continue in the vein of epic threads is generally a really bad idea. -- cortex

Jonas Brothers and got you bummed?

Post 86747 by chronkite deleted for the following reason: Probably a good idea to explain why those links are worth our time if you want people to blindly click through to myspace profiles. -- cortex

Can I put you on hold?

Post 86741 by dov3 deleted for the following reason: Eh, I love a good peeve as much as the next guy, but this is pretty thin post material. -- cortex

2009-11-16

If Earthquakes Have a Richter Level, Do ShatnerQuakes Have a Nimoy Level?

Post 86731 by WCityMike deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- cortex

We all die at the 13th b'ak'tun!!!

Post 86723 by thatwhichfalls deleted for the following reason: Yup, this should probably just stay with the existing thread. -- cortex

A Crash Course in our Exponential Future

Post 86720 by kellytom382 deleted for the following reason: This reads like ad copy. -- cortex

Sextortion at Eisenhower High

Post 86710 by chunking express deleted for the following reason: double! -- jessamyn

Say Cheese! ... No, not you... who *are* you, anyway?

Post 86701 by not_on_display deleted for the following reason: Photobomb II: Revenge of the Guy Peeing In The Background -- cortex

2009-11-15

Pinker on Gladwell

Post 86691 by gallois deleted for the following reason: There's a recent Gladwell thread that this can go in if it's not already there. -- cortex

Retro light-grid obelisk thingy?

Post 86685 by jmnugent deleted for the following reason: needs to go to askme. -- jessamyn

Let's Get Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh!

Post 86683 by fourcheesemac deleted for the following reason: Not really going over well. Probably better to stick with primary sources instead of thinly/poorly attributed second hand stuff in this sort of case, at any rate. -- cortex

2009-11-14

Math (education) isn't a science, it's a religion!

Post 86679 by shivohum deleted for the following reason: try again without all the editorializing if this is something you sincerely want to discuss. Thanks. -- jessamyn

Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be

Post 86676 by WCityMike deleted for the following reason: The Onion has been donion. -- cortex

Coffee, Camping, and Asian Girls.

Post 86675 by Taft deleted for the following reason: Yeah, no. -- cortex

Look mum no hands

Post 86664 by adamvasco deleted for the following reason: post tomorrow with a better title, really this is a callous way to treat a serious news article -- jessamyn

2009-11-13

One Day, This Will Be Remembered as the First Real Tricorder

Post 86655 by Effigy2000 deleted for the following reason: Captain's log: supplemental. -- cortex

Pelican - 1, Bugatti-0

Post 86641 by HuronBob deleted for the following reason: Tiny news-of-the-weird articles make lousy posts. -- cortex

RIPCATS

Post 86635 by orthogonality deleted for the following reason: News of the weird + could be recursively mistaken as the worst obit ever = this is not a great idea. -- cortex

2009-11-12

anamorphic images!

Post 86630 by kaibutsu deleted for the following reason: Seen it before. -- cortex

"Christian" doesn't mean what you think it means

Post 86605 by Benny Andajetz deleted for the following reason: How posts are framed are just as important as the content. On topics like this, a neutral tone is better at keeping threads from going crazy right out of the gate. -- vacapinta

2009-11-11

Brazilian Girls

Post 86599 by chesty_a_arthur deleted for the following reason: poster's request. -- jessamyn

Roomba Presents: Pac-Man!

Post 86577 by Navelgazer deleted for the following reason: INSERT COIN -- cortex

I'm too fat for japan :(

Post 86568 by tehloki deleted for the following reason: seriously? ths is one fo those "hey this is a topic that doesn't go really well here, maybe you could make an effort when you craft your posts so that they don't turn into LOLFATTIEZ threads" situations. -- jessamyn

Who's the actual terrorist?

Post 86566 by flod logic deleted for the following reason: It's a fucked up story, but this really isn't a very good post for Metafilter. -- cortex

2009-11-10

Photo essay of life in Kaz. after Soviet nukes testing

Post 86558 by ShadePlant deleted for the following reason: previously -- cortex

Asian Woman Passes Driver's Test on 950th Try

Post 86549 by tobe deleted for the following reason: THIS IS NOT A GOOD POST FOR METAFILTER - sorry for shouting, but really.... -- jessamyn

The Snuggie

Post 86544 by swilson deleted for the following reason: banned, self-linker goodbye -- jessamyn

Awesome Gorey/Tim Burton-esque Animation

Post 86540 by worzel deleted for the following reason: self-link, banned. -- mathowie

Using VoIP in a noisy room?

Post 86533 by TrueVox deleted for the following reason: belongs on Ask Metafilter not Metafilter proper -- vacapinta

2009-11-09

Sexy Dreidel Video

Post 86519 by punktorah deleted for the following reason: I think you're done here. -- mathowie

2009-11-08

So many black people!

Post 86496 by tumbleweedjack deleted for the following reason: this is not a good post for metafilter. -- jessamyn

Your World of Text

Post 86495 by Taft deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- mathowie

“Can you see any clippy bits?” “Do you mean handy bits?” “Yes,” replied my boy. “Clippy bits.”

Post 86489 by nebulawindphone deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- mathowie

2009-11-07

Bad researcher. No biscuit.

Post 86478 by CheeseDigestsAll deleted for the following reason: This is already being discussed in the previous thread. Anybody who eats their dog because they didn't see an update on the front page of metafilter is not a very good pet-owner. -- cortex

Tux Radar

Post 86475 by yegga deleted for the following reason: I'm not sure what makes this any different than 10000 other linux/python blogs. Could you be more specific? -- jessamyn

Lemonheads in Chicago?

Post 86468 by wensink deleted for the following reason: Sure does look like you just made a mefi post out of your own blog entries. -- cortex

2009-11-06

What up?

Post 86457 by misha deleted for the following reason: Looks like the show's over. Twitter shut down the account so there's not much to see here. -- pb

The Secrecy Shall Continue

Post 86449 by bearwife deleted for the following reason: can someone do this over with an actual working first link? -- jessamyn

And where do acorns go if you eat them...?

Post 86448 by diogenes deleted for the following reason: The Daily Show is great, but pretty much everybody knows about it at this point. If you want to talk about Glenn Beck come hell or highwater, there's a sort of quasi-discussion in Metatalk right now. -- cortex

2009-11-05

Hitch Hates Humorists

Post 86437 by Effigy2000 deleted for the following reason: I know there's probably a schadenfreude angle here that's sort of appealing, but a one-linker of Hitch doing something other than writing something really, really superb is probably not worth the friction that yet another Hitch post produces. -- cortex

My Boyfriend is The President

Post 86433 by dagosto deleted for the following reason: You might want to start off with a post explaining a meme before showing parodies of it. -- mathowie

Iraqi recruits doing Jumping Jacks

Post 86426 by Monkeymoo deleted for the following reason: I <3 seanbaby, but this seems pretty butt. -- cortex

Waiting in line is for the poor, apparently....

Post 86407 by deejay jaydee deleted for the following reason: I can wait for a post about this that's less Oh Snap, if there's gonna be one, which I'm not sure there even needs to be. -- cortex

2009-11-04

Tragedy in the Heartland

Post 86399 by philip-random deleted for the following reason: SLOP. Single link Onion Post would be weak enough without also rehashing the overly hashed Glenn Beck memes. -- vacapinta

"RHADOMANCER, n. One who uses a divining-rod in prospecting for precious metals in the pocket of a fool." --Ambrose Bierce

Post 86397 by orthogonality deleted for the following reason: Maybe this can go in the other open post about the ADE 651 -- vacapinta

Marriage Equality is Only a Matter of Time

Post 86386 by jefficator deleted for the following reason: please post these links in the open thread, thanks -- jessamyn

2009-11-03

Curriculum vita of all works and other pictures of Olia Lialina

Post 86341 by yegga deleted for the following reason: it's not clear at all what you're doing in this post. For someone who no one has heard of, some context is often not just helpful but necessary. -- jessamyn

How About Rover Under Glass?

Post 86340 by Xurando deleted for the following reason: We've eaten this dog before. -- vacapinta

2009-11-02

If you can imagine it, it's on the Internet somewhere

Post 86332 by Unicorn on the cob deleted for the following reason: Eh, you know what, let 'em fly the freak flags in peace. There's not much here to do besides point and laugh. -- cortex

2009-11-01

H.P. Lovecraft documentary (first 10 minutes)

Post 86305 by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey deleted for the following reason: Time-limited youtube excerpt is kind of a weird thin post. Maybe just toss this in the recent Lovecraft thread. -- cortex

Nutt Sacked.

Post 86302 by ZenMasterThis deleted for the following reason: The previously is only a couple days old, so probably better to take this stuff there. -- cortex

Nutbusterz!

Post 86299 by XQUZYPHYR deleted for the following reason: Point-and-laugh at a blog with only two posts? This is pretty thin for a post. -- cortex

De-conversion 2.0

Post 86298 by Taft deleted for the following reason: Judgemental editorializing really needs not to happen when posting about hot-button issues. -- cortex