https://www.metafilter.com/ The past 24 hours of MetaFilter Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:08:35 GMT Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:08:35 GMT en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 3 Southern California residents sentenced in bear suit insurance fraud scheme. This story is why we need to support professional journalism. The photo and video are the honey on top.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/212918/Dumber-than-the-average-bear tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.212918 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:08:35 GMT JimInSYR bearsuit stupidity https://www.metafilter.com/212918/Dumber-than-the-average-bear/rss BBC: "For the first 18 years of my life, I had no idea my surname was funny. I grew up in Buxton, a market town in Derbyshire, where Mycock is a popular name. There are more than 2,000 in the UK, give or take ... In the digital world, I have difficulties too: filling out online forms or setting up an email address can see my name rejected and the emails I send often go into spam folders. Searching for my surname is banned on some social media platforms. My mother Patricia had a dreadful time when she took on the surname. Her joy of divorcing my father was twofold as she not only left a somewhat feckless husband, but also de-Mycock-ed herself."]]> https://www.metafilter.com/212917/Im-going-to-learn-to-love-Mycock tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.212917 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:56:27 GMT Wordshore culture name social surname https://www.metafilter.com/212917/Im-going-to-learn-to-love-Mycock/rss a searchable index of the citizenry was released. Under GDPR, 1,000+ centenarians were given the option of having their names redacted. Background, context, ExecSumm, quirks on RTE, the state broadcaster.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/212916/I-found-The-Da tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.212916 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:55:08 GMT BobTheScientist Census Centenarians Data Ireland IrishFreeState Transcription https://www.metafilter.com/212916/I-found-The-Da/rss Colombian officials have authorised a plan to cull dozens of feral hippos, years after notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar brought in the first ones.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/212915/Colombia-approves-cull-of-up-to-80-feral-hippos tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.212915 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:23:49 GMT chariot pulled by cassowaries Colombia FeralHippos Hippos https://www.metafilter.com/212915/Colombia-approves-cull-of-up-to-80-feral-hippos/rss This clock displays the current time alphabetically.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/212914/Is-It-Time-What tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.212914 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:20:32 GMT chavenet Accursed Alphabetically Clock Time https://www.metafilter.com/212914/Is-It-Time-What/rss Who Is Blake Whiting? The most astonishingly productive historian in recent times is someone you'll never meet

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