https://www.metafilter.com/ The past 24 hours of MetaFilter Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:11:16 GMT Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:11:16 GMT en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Queensland researchers are testing novel ways to kill varroa mites, which have developed a resistance to standard treatments.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213888/Spider-venom-to-target-super-mites-killing-Australias-honey-bees tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213888 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:11:16 GMT chariot pulled by cassowaries HoneyBees SpiderVenom VarroaMites https://www.metafilter.com/213888/Spider-venom-to-target-super-mites-killing-Australias-honey-bees/rss Darker Times, 07/20/2026), "Do You Guys Ever Think About Dying?": "The genre that I call home, that I've dedicated my life to, continues to surprise me in the depth of its understanding." Harrison, author of several horror novels, recommends more, plus podcasts like Books in the Freezer, She Wore Black, and Talking Scared. But if her allusion to partying with friends is more interesting, This Game is Killer: Alien on Board (2024; overview) and This Game is Killer: Frozen Horror (2025; overview) turns an old parlor game theme into a light board game for 6-10 people. Also the 100 Horror Movies in 92 Days Challenge begins August 1--a well-established occasion for exploring the genre like one Tiktoker last year: week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, and round-up.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213887/Horror-is-also-the-only-thing-that-gets-it-that-meets-me-where-I-am tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213887 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:06:25 GMT Wobbuffet anxiety barbie boardgame boardgames book books challenge challenges cinema depression fiction film films game games harrison horror literature mentalhealth movie movies novel novelist novels parlorgame parlorgames parlourgame parlourgames podcast podcasts RachelHarrison tabletop tiktok https://www.metafilter.com/213887/Horror-is-also-the-only-thing-that-gets-it-that-meets-me-where-I-am/rss A well-known example of the disappearing polymorph is the HIV/Aids drug ritonavir, developed by Abbott Laboratories, which gained approval in 1996. Two years later a more stable, less soluble crystalline form (form II) began appearing in manufactured batches, replacing the original form I and rendering the capsules ineffective.

More sources: Derek Lowe (one of many previous) discusses the"unintentional crystalline seed" hypothesis: that a tiny amount of an previously undiscovered crystal form of ritonavir infected the chemical synthesis (and all of the machinery and factory and duct work) associated with the first discovered and more useful form. This "infection" of the new crystal made it almost impossible to create the old form anymore. Disappearing Polymorphs(PDF) The original paper on disappearing polymorphs. Disappearing Polymorphs Revisited ]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213886/The-curious-case-of-disappearing-polymorphs tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213886 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:42:28 GMT furiouscupcake Chemistry DerekLowe DisappearingPolymorphs Polymorphs https://www.metafilter.com/213886/The-curious-case-of-disappearing-polymorphs/rss L7 Bassist, Jennifer Finch, Dead at 59 (slRollingStone)

Some of the songs Jennifer wrote for the band: Right On Thru Everglade Shirley]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213885/So-you-wanna-have-some-fun-Well-break-out-the-big-guns tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213885 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:16:43 GMT Kitteh JenniferFinch L7 obit RollingStone https://www.metafilter.com/213885/So-you-wanna-have-some-fun-Well-break-out-the-big-guns/rss Alman is a simplified dialect of German designed to reduce the complexity of the language while maintaining mutual intelligibility with Standard German. It systematically eliminates several complex grammatical features ... This makes Alman easier to learn while remaining fully comprehensible to Standard German speakers.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213884/What-English-accomplished-by-accident-German-shall-have-by-regulation tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213884 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:32:23 GMT chavenet Alman German Language Linguistics MarkTwain https://www.metafilter.com/213884/What-English-accomplished-by-accident-German-shall-have-by-regulation/rss Nothing New is a complete short horror comic by Glucowski. Loaf is stuck in an apartment that doesn't want them to leave. Surreal with strikingly sharp colours and linework. Content warnings on page 2.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213883/Petroleum-is-running-from-the-tap-again tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213883 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:50:14 GMT Lorc comic comics Glucowski Homestuck NothingNew ProbablyAMetaphor webcomic webcomics https://www.metafilter.com/213883/Petroleum-is-running-from-the-tap-again/rss covering The Weight by The Band, at Swart Bier & Weinlokal in Berlin. But what's a favourite cover, or remake (in any media) that you have heard or seen? Or have you covered a piece of music e.g. at karaoke, or art, or culture yourself in some way? Or talk about what's going on with you as this is your free thread.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213882/Cover-me-its-your-Free-Thread tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213882 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:59:26 GMT Wordshore cover Free FreeThread karaoke MeFite MetaFilter music talk Thread https://www.metafilter.com/213882/Cover-me-its-your-Free-Thread/rss