https://ask.metafilter.com/ The past 24 hours of questions at Ask MetaFilter Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:55:45 GMT Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:55:45 GMT en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://ask.metafilter.com/389915/Replacement-for-Googles-Chromecast-Audio tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389915 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:55:45 GMT cotton dress sock Chromecast https://ask.metafilter.com/389915/Replacement-for-Googles-Chromecast-Audio/rss https://ask.metafilter.com/389914/Can-I-try-to-turn-a-job-interview-into-freelance-work tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389914 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:33:53 GMT Chenko freelance jobinterview https://ask.metafilter.com/389914/Can-I-try-to-turn-a-job-interview-into-freelance-work/rss
I'm finding conflicting info online -- some experts saying every other day is better because of the hepcidin that impedes daily absorption, but one study that seemed to say that daily actually is better. Wondering if anyone can vouch from their personal experience. Thanks.]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389913/Question-for-those-whove-dealt-with-low-ferritin tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389913 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:49:56 GMT swheatie ferritin iron supplment https://ask.metafilter.com/389913/Question-for-those-whove-dealt-with-low-ferritin/rss
I am having trouble making the decision. I have had so many changes in the past 10 years that part of me just wants to coast from here on out. I don't know if that is psychologically healthy for me, as a semi-perfectionist, though. I feel I am getting dumber but also happier as the months wear on.

My main reason for considering leaving is what I feel is a personality incompatibility between me and my boss. TL;DR She has mental health issues that remind me of my mother. As a child of a single parent household (my father died when I was young), I had to rely on my one parent for everything, but when your primary caregiver has a severe anxiety disorder, you learn to feel like you can't count on anyone. that has been the story of my life and why I am so independent and hyper competent. This situation with my boss reminds me of the fear, powerlessness and pressure I felt all throughout life where I have to compensate for the incompetence of an authority figure. I am saying all this as psychological analysis, not making any moral comments here. And yes I have been in therapy for this, but the fact is, it's a very uncomfortable position to be in.

Current job pros:
- Been there almost 4 years and very comfortable with the routines.
- I love my coworkers and it is a really fun team where some people have been there for 20 + years and some people are in their 20s, but everyone has a very young spirit and I love the intergenerational aspect of it.
- It is very slack and lenient for most of the time, with periods of intensity
- Because of my boss's issues (see other question) I am never under the gun for anything. I am naturally a diligent and intensely focused employee, apart from completing all my work I can behave in whatever way I want ( work from home, show up late, etc).

Current job cons:
- Key strategic disadvantage is that my director always wants us to work with an external agency to share the work. That agency has been taking more and more of the work for other teams, except for me because I upskilled and am now managing half the project. That was not my choice but what I was assigned to do, and I am now further ahead technically than anyone else on the team, but because it's a marketing team run by Comms specialists, they do not really value the technical stuff and are very much focused on the images because they don't understand what I do.
- I cannot move up in my current position because the team is stacked with too many strategists, and I was also upskilled into a niche which I only have 4 years experience in, so I am not eligible for any promotions for a few years. I did not know this when I took on the position. However as a generalist I have 15 years of experience and could be easily promoted.

- My boss is kind of a nightmare. Constantly anxiety spiraling, using meetings as personal venting sessions, telling me things that managers should never say, wasting a lot of time on rumination, seemingly holding grudges based on events that happened 4 or 5 years ago, constantly going on sick leave, interrupting everyone all the time. It is especially uncomfortable for me because I was hired to do the job she used to have , which seems to be the source of all of her resentment/ trauma. I have been told (by herself) that she is neurodivergent but I don't know what I am supposed to do about that. The other managers have known her for several years and for some reason promoted her, but they know what they are up against with her and she often gets admonished in meetings which is super uncomfortable for everyone.
- I like my work but it is the same exact thing every year and now it's been 3 years I am getting a bit bored.
- I sometimes feel I am working in a zoo. Everyone does whatever they wants, thankfully everyone is nice but the environment is friendly chaos which sometimes gets me really worked up because I'm fairly focused and serious. Other times I am grateful to have a social workplace where I can chat with coworkers all throughout the day, but I have this feeling of increasing intellectual leniency encroaching on my life. That could be work or middle age, but either way it scares me.


New job potential pros:
- I have heard good things about the managers' personalities, and that it is a positive environment.
- It would be a promotion, on another team which is under construction, but run by people who know what they're doing.
- It is a senior strategist position ( I am currently a strategist but not a senior one) meaning perhaps it would be a better use of my highly analytical mind.

New job cons:
- It would be in a more professional-feeling setting. It is still unionized but I feel it would be far less lenient than my current setup. I am ambivalent towards leniency; in general I prefer a structured environment but I do worry about the adjustment it would require. Since the pandemic everything has been very lax but I feel that period of time is ending.
- I don't know what the potential for burnout would be as this position seems somewhat more prestigious and therefore may have higher pressure attached.
- I am interviewing for one of 3 potential jobs and I won't get to choose which one I get. I have very little information about the actual day to day.
- the whole ''devil you know is better than the devil you don't'' aspect

Financially and career wise, I feel somewhat satisfied with where I`m at, however I still have 20 years of work ahead of me, so I feel it's somewhat too soon to rest on my laurels
Any reflections and advice are welcome. Especially wondering, would a marketing senior strategist (as opposed to a junior strategist) be more likely to be focused on using the analytical and strategic aspects of their professional capabilities, rather than the personality flex ones? I am definitely an introvert in the workplace and prefer to work on ideas and projects rather than motivating teams or doing group work. I love collaborating too, as long as my actual work process involves me strategizing inside my own head and thinking and writing. I am highly immune to peer pressure to the point that I often stick out unintentionally, not in a bad way necessarily, but just in the way that I am not super skilled at concealing my true personality in the workplace. so if the job turns out to be very political or image-focused, it would definitely not be a fit for me. Any tips on how to determine that within the interview?]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389912/help-me-decide-between-staying-in-current-job-or-not tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389912 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:02:08 GMT winterportage analytical risk strategists work https://ask.metafilter.com/389912/help-me-decide-between-staying-in-current-job-or-not/rss
I am trialing Mailbird, which I mostly like so far, but I'm not sure I need a paid client. What do you use, what is wrong with it, and why is it better than Mailbird? I'm stuck with using Windows at the moment. My partner does not like Thunderbird, fwiw.]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389911/Please-recommend-a-multi-account-email-client tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389911 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:53:03 GMT Mngo email emailclient gmail mailbird https://ask.metafilter.com/389911/Please-recommend-a-multi-account-email-client/rss
I'm not old but I'm not a spring chicken either. Looking back, I do not recall any technology being as controversial as AI. Perhaps there were some before my time. Like, I wasn't around when TV or cars came on the scene. Were there any technological inventions in the past that stirred up more strong feelings than AI?]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389910/Very-controversial-technologies-pre-AI tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389910 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:04:44 GMT anoldfriend6 Ai history technology https://ask.metafilter.com/389910/Very-controversial-technologies-pre-AI/rss https://ask.metafilter.com/389909/Should-I-get-yet-another-Samsung-Chromebook tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389909 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:24:18 GMT genmonster Chrome laptop samsung https://ask.metafilter.com/389909/Should-I-get-yet-another-Samsung-Chromebook/rss
Here's the list of places I've been, probably not comprehensive but it's what comes to mind:

Parks
Alameda Central in El Centro
Alameda de Santa María (and the Kiosko Morisco) in Santa Maria la Ribera
Chapultepec I & II (primarily the castle and the Cárcamo de Dolores)
Parque Mexico in Condesa
Zocalo in El Centro

Markets
Mercado la Merced
Mercado Martínez de la Torre
Mercado San Juan

Museums and Art
Casa Barragan
Monumento a la Revolución
Museo Casa de Leon Trotsky
Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo
Museo del Juguete Antiguo Mexico (MUJAM)
Museo Jumex
Museo Nacional de Antropología
Museo Rufino Tamayo
Museo Soumaya
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Templo Mayor
UNAM's Museo Universitario del Chopo (this excellent exhibit)
Zona Arqueológica Tlatelolco

Misc Fun and Interesting Places
Basílica Santa María de Guadalupe
Biblioteca Vasconcelos
El Chopo
Hospital de Jesus
Lagunilla flea market
La Perla's excellent, most fun drag show
Lucha Libre (Arena Mexico)
Plaza de las Tres Culturas
Torre Latinoamericano
Xochimilco

Murals
Hospital de Jesus chapel (Orozco)
Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso (Orozco, et al)
Palacio Nacional (Rivera)
Bellas Artes (Orozco, Rivera, Tamayo, Siqueiros, et al)
Carcamo de Dolores (Rivera)
Secretaría de Educación Pública (Rivera, et al)

Food and Drink
Various pulquerias
Various Casa de Toño locations
El Cardenal
Various Salon Corona locations
Bar la Opera
Churrería El Moro

Transit
I hope to eventually use all of the city's several amazing systems.
Metro (primarily lines 1, 2, 3, 8, and 9)
MetroBus (primarily lines 1, 3, and 4)
CableBus (just line 3, but I'll definitely ride the others)

Neighborhoods
This is just a list of areas where I've walked around quite a bit or spent time, not comprehensive though.
Colonia Buenavista
Condesa
Doctores
El Centro
Guerrero
Roma Norte
Romo Sur
Santa María la Ribera
Tepito
Tlatelolco]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389908/More-Things-to-Do-in-Mexico-City tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389908 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:14:11 GMT kensington314 DF ElDF Mexico MexicoCity https://ask.metafilter.com/389908/More-Things-to-Do-in-Mexico-City/rss https://ask.metafilter.com/389907/Do-you-have-a-lunch-bag-you-really-like tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389907 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:58:09 GMT The corpse in the library ImBrownBaggingIt lunch lunchbag https://ask.metafilter.com/389907/Do-you-have-a-lunch-bag-you-really-like/rss here, but it needs to be retired. That company doesn't make bed coverings any longer, so: Where do you look for bedspreads or coverlets in this mode, in 2026?]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389906/Looking-for-tastefully-playful-bedspreads tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389906 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:45:36 GMT mini caesar salad virtual workshop bedclothes bedspread coverlet resolved https://ask.metafilter.com/389906/Looking-for-tastefully-playful-bedspreads/rss https://ask.metafilter.com/389905/Multi-author-short-story-collection-needed tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389905 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:29:18 GMT charlesminus short stories https://ask.metafilter.com/389905/Multi-author-short-story-collection-needed/rss