https://www.metafilter.com/ The past 24 hours of MetaFilter Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:09:09 GMT Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:09:09 GMT en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Wings (1927; Fanfare)--now considered the Oscars' first Best Picture--is among dozens of classics referenced in the Cthulhu homage Minions & Monsters (2026; earlier trailer). Two LGBTQ-coded scenes in Wings led one TikToker to expect "the greatest cinematic crossover." Other WWI biplane combat films online include the romance Lilac Time (1928) and The Dawn Patrol (1930) & Hell's Angels (1930). Some WWI biplane combat memoirs: Rickenbacker (well-known but arch-conservative pilot / airline CEO), von Richthofen, McCudden, Bishop (subject of a musical), Grider & Springs (subject of an unproduced script by Faulkner), Bölcke, McConnell, Biddle, Bott, and Hall (co-author of Mutiny on the Bounty). Some biplane games: Tryplane, Bit Planes, and many old tabletop games including Dawn Patrol, "the first to have character advancement"?]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213792/Pictures-and-Pilots tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213792 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:09:09 GMT Wobbuffet academyaward academyawards aviation biplane biplanes boardgame boardgames cthulhu cthulhumythos film films flying game games history lgbtq memoir memoirs miniatures miniaturesgame miniaturesgames minions minis motionpicture motionpictures movie movies musical musicals nonfiction oralhistory oscar oscars pilot pilots roleplaying roleplayinggame roleplayinggames romance rpg rpgs tabletop ttrpg ttrpgs wargame wargames wwi https://www.metafilter.com/213792/Pictures-and-Pilots/rss report.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213791/The-GRAS-Loophole tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213791 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:14:04 GMT blue shadows FDA FoodAdditives FoodSafety GRAS HealthRegulations https://www.metafilter.com/213791/The-GRAS-Loophole/rss Wiped off mainland Australia by the introduction of cats and foxes, burrowing bettongs are making a triumphant comeback in outback New South Wales.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213790/Ecosystem-engineers-returned-to-desert-decades-after-local-extinction tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213790 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:10:04 GMT chariot pulled by cassowaries Bettongs BurrowingBettongs https://www.metafilter.com/213790/Ecosystem-engineers-returned-to-desert-decades-after-local-extinction/rss from scratch, in C, on a 386. Modern IDEs, code completion and AI integration did not gel with him, so he dug up diskettes for Borland Turbo C and Turbo C++ and did it 1980s style -- poring over books and coding by hand. This was the first programming language the young coder learned. In order to emulate the developers of the time, hardware was also limited to period PCs (an IBM he won on an auction for $630.)

[SnailMail] describes how his solution works from about 8:00 in the video (YT). No word on whether he copied that floppy.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213789/Unprompted tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213789 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 03:12:59 GMT Hardcore Poser 1980s DontCopyThatFloppy oldschool programming https://www.metafilter.com/213789/Unprompted/rss Revenue is just an agreement between friends.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213788/Call-us-we-wont-pick-up tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213788 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:03:24 GMT chavenet AI CircularRevenue Finance Grift SatireAsAService WashTrade https://www.metafilter.com/213788/Call-us-we-wont-pick-up/rss An objectively pointless rehash of beautiful source material that Disney seems desperate to strip-mine until even its memory is nothing more than the skeletal remains of something once alive. Jackson Weaver of the CBC has some things to say...]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213787/A-brutal-takedown-of-the-upcoming-live-action-Moana-movie tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213787 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:59:41 GMT ashbury CBC DisneyCriticism Movies Review https://www.metafilter.com/213787/A-brutal-takedown-of-the-upcoming-live-action-Moana-movie/rss Good Trouble Lives On, July 17-19. "Coined by civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, "Good Trouble" is the act of coming together to take peaceful, non-violent action to challenge injustice. The power of collective non-violent action resulted in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and we must maintain that same collective action to fight for voting rights today. This year's weekend of action will honor the legacy of Congressman John Lewis and carry the torch of the civil rights movement by doing what Lewis loved most – organizing, educating, and taking action."

As always, check mobilize.us for local protest events near you, there are events in every state every week. Indivisible, People Power United, Working Families Party and National Day Laborer Organizing Network are some organizations you can check out. Consider joining a local group! You can also check 50501's linktree for some highlighted national campaigns. Also of note, on July 14th are these two national training calls: Union of Concerned Scientists: Science Rising National Call. "It's not too late to register for the next Science Rising national call, which will highlight ways you can help counter the administration's anti-science and authoritarian actions, while laying the foundation for reimagining federal science policy for the public good. " ACLU: Organizing to Protect Democracy: August Recess Organizing Playbook. "Join ACLU People Power for our July Organizing to Protect Democracy session: a practical organizing training on how to engage members of Congress during August Recess and help advance civil liberties at the federal level."]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213786/Good-Trouble-Lives-On-July-17-19-Reach-Teach-Preach tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213786 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:11:59 GMT subdee 50501 aclu goodtroubleliveson unionofconcernedscientists usanationalprotest uspolitics https://www.metafilter.com/213786/Good-Trouble-Lives-On-July-17-19-Reach-Teach-Preach/rss The reality of living with Singapore's traffic noise [via]]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213785/No-quiet-at-home tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213785 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:40:17 GMT ellieBOA dB noise urban https://www.metafilter.com/213785/No-quiet-at-home/rss A Train Sim Created By Just One Person Is Being Called The Best Ever Made (SLKotaku)

I'm not exactly a train enthusiast, nor indeed particularly au fait with the range of train sim games previously available, but in Running Train I've found something absolutely captivating. And most bizarrely, I've found that quality not by actually playing it, but rather by letting it play itself. While the game encourages you to master the reasonably simple controls of its range of perfectly crafted engines, you can also just set it to play itself and then take over the free camera as it does. Doing so has brought me so much pleasure.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213784/This-is-a-train-sim-not-a-plane-sim-youve-no-business-in-the-sky tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213784 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:34:31 GMT holmesian gaming Japan TrainSim https://www.metafilter.com/213784/This-is-a-train-sim-not-a-plane-sim-youve-no-business-in-the-sky/rss Pleasure's All Yours(Bandcamp) the debut full-length from Atlanta's Ultra Lights is "a sugar rush with scuffed knuckles... pulling a thread connecting Johnny Thunders, the Replacements, Pavement, Parquet Courts, and (most obviously) the Strokes." (Pitchfork) Frontman John Robinson recently sat down with The Big Takeover to talk about being an up-and-comer again at 42 after two decades of near-misses in the underground scene with bands like Illegal Drugs and Turf War.

Here's the album in full on YouTube. If you want to start with the singles, that would be Good Enough, Bad Feeling, and Just Like You Want. My favorite track of theirs It's Your Funeral is from the EP that came before this and is about rising grocery prices. Spotify Instagram]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213783/A-sugar-rush-with-scuffed-knuckles tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213783 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:21:21 GMT DirtyOldTown Atlanta Band Chunklet indieRock UltraLights https://www.metafilter.com/213783/A-sugar-rush-with-scuffed-knuckles/rss Uncle Juff revisits the age-old Juggalo question. (SLYT Juff) ]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213782/Magnets-how-DO-they-work tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213782 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:14:17 GMT Shepherd clack icp juff juggalo magnets questions unclejuff https://www.metafilter.com/213782/Magnets-how-DO-they-work/rss Our delivery suite has a pseudo-dot-matrix printer, a team of blue scrubs, and the promise of a scalpel."]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213781/There-arent-many-babies-in-outer-space tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213781 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:46:46 GMT DarlingBri battlestargallactica healthcare LD longreads maternity scifi speculativeinsight startrek https://www.metafilter.com/213781/There-arent-many-babies-in-outer-space/rss