Where to go when Metafilter is down?
February 16, 2004 8:06 PM Subscribe
On the offchance that this kind of thing should happen again (Oh the humanity! Six horrible days!), can anyone recommend good replacement Metafilters?
If you people don't understand what I was going through, it's kind of like when your crack dealer gets sent to jail, your supply runs out, and you start taking heroin as a replacement. It's not nearly as good, but it passes the time until he returns from jail.
If you people don't understand what I was going through, it's kind of like when your crack dealer gets sent to jail, your supply runs out, and you start taking heroin as a replacement. It's not nearly as good, but it passes the time until he returns from jail.
My substitute for MeFi was actually working while at my job. Wasn't very satsifying, though
posted by TedW at 8:11 PM on February 16, 2004
posted by TedW at 8:11 PM on February 16, 2004
A decent RSS reader (FeedDemon, NewzCrawler) and a good selection of feeds almost, but doesn't quite, compensate. There's always #mefi (and Orkut) if you're desperate for company.
posted by cbrody at 8:15 PM on February 16, 2004
posted by cbrody at 8:15 PM on February 16, 2004
I like Kuro5hin and Slashdot isn't bad if you filter it enough. And there's always everything2. Die Puny Humans and memepool are pretty entertaining.
posted by Tlogmer at 8:25 PM on February 16, 2004
posted by Tlogmer at 8:25 PM on February 16, 2004
There is no substitute. All other sites are like giving a terminal nicotine addict a cardboard cigarette. Small comfort. That said, Fark is usually amusing, and can distract from the gnawing sensation that something is missing from your life.
posted by Grod at 8:42 PM on February 16, 2004
posted by Grod at 8:42 PM on February 16, 2004
The diaries at DailyKOS are pretty good if you REALLY like the political threads here. And most people don't.
posted by tittergrrl at 9:47 PM on February 16, 2004
posted by tittergrrl at 9:47 PM on February 16, 2004
I'll leave the original AskMe up for all y'all in just such a case.
posted by Hackworth at 11:30 PM on February 16, 2004
posted by Hackworth at 11:30 PM on February 16, 2004
I stumbled across MonkeyFilter, and found it a pretty good substitute. And it had bananas!
posted by salmacis at 12:30 AM on February 17, 2004
posted by salmacis at 12:30 AM on February 17, 2004
As far as getting good links, I was able to exist on a diet of BoingBoing, memepool, Fark, Gizmodo, and kottke. As for the company... there's no other.
posted by scarabic at 12:39 AM on February 17, 2004
posted by scarabic at 12:39 AM on February 17, 2004
I spent the last six days on a pretty steady diet of Straight Dope which has been having its own increasingly awful server problems which are being worked on as I type. The notion of losing it and MeFi all at once caused me to break out in hives. But its good nevertheless.
posted by Dreama at 2:41 AM on February 17, 2004
posted by Dreama at 2:41 AM on February 17, 2004
I am stuck in the rut of metafilter, kottke.org, memepool, fark, streettech and boing. Sometimes slashdot or plastic. The web is so big, and yet 6-7 sites are the best I can find for daily reading/discussion.
Three day weekend, so I went to Moab and visited canyonlands for the first time. It was stunning, and I'm from Utah.
posted by mecran01 at 9:05 AM on February 17, 2004
Three day weekend, so I went to Moab and visited canyonlands for the first time. It was stunning, and I'm from Utah.
posted by mecran01 at 9:05 AM on February 17, 2004
metafilter, BoingBoing, Slashdot, Blort, LinkFilter, Rivets, Plep, Gizmodo, ArsTechnica, MonkeyFilter, Fark, Zfilter
posted by stbalbach at 6:08 PM on February 17, 2004
posted by stbalbach at 6:08 PM on February 17, 2004
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posted by kickingtheground at 8:10 PM on February 16, 2004