https://www.metafilter.com/ The past 24 hours of MetaFilter Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:06:19 GMT Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:06:19 GMT en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 But any modern account of the ancient Greeks—particularly the marathon of homicide in the Trojan War—has to capture both the heights of poetry and civilization, and the total, savage negation of what we recognize today as civilized. They are in the same people; they are in the same poem... In every line of Homer, a feast of choices is laid before the translator. But every dish chosen means a dozen others left uneaten... Short of getting some very nasty paper cuts, however, one can't reasonably expect a mere book to deliver such vivid evocations of a blood culture. The next best thing is to make the text flow, to make the story proceed, and to conserve as much as possible of the direct, savage beauty of Homer. That will help a new generation understand why for thousands of years, readers have discovered that time spent reading Homer is never wasted or regretted. The original text will still retain its awful secrets. What Emily Wilson's Iliad Misses [Archive]

Addional links to Emily Wilson essays on translating.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/214015/A-game-of-two-languages tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.214015 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:06:19 GMT blue shadows EmilyWilson Homer Iliad Odyssey Translation https://www.metafilter.com/214015/A-game-of-two-languages/rss "passport bro" trend , American men who move across the sea to seek women with traditional values. It's not only white men, but a diverse group of American men seeking women in Thailand, Brazil, Philippines, and Vietnam. Here's a deeper dive. This trend is stirring up a lot of controversy, for good reasons. Even from the (TW: language) pick-up artist community.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/214014/The-rise-of-the-passport-bro-trend tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.214014 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:48:31 GMT anoldfriend6 dating interculturalrelationships marriage https://www.metafilter.com/214014/The-rise-of-the-passport-bro-trend/rss Best to cherish the moments we have, together. Best to find a way not to transcend those moments, but to make those moments expand.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/214013/Its-okay-man tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.214013 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:28:15 GMT chavenet Cinema Friendship GrowinUp Love Movies RobReiner StandByMe StephenKing TheBody https://www.metafilter.com/214013/Its-okay-man/rss An unexpected find inside a box of donated goods saw a bomb squad called to a small town's gallery in regional South Australia.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/214012/Historian-discovers-explosive-while-searching-through-museum-donations tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.214012 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:38:05 GMT chariot pulled by cassowaries EudundaFamilyHeritageGallery MuseumDonations Museums PicricAcid https://www.metafilter.com/214012/Historian-discovers-explosive-while-searching-through-museum-donations/rss This is a guide for people who would like less intrusive AI in their tech environment. "I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time." MeFi's own Jessamyn published a guide on how to disable AI features across multiple platforms and apps.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/214011/How-to-disable-or-avoid-intrusive-AI tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.214011 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:56:59 GMT Silvery Fish AI disable disableAI jessamyn librarian https://www.metafilter.com/214011/How-to-disable-or-avoid-intrusive-AI/rss Quake Brutalist Jam III isn't just a collection of community levels for the 1996 fps. It's a total conversion mod that rethemes the game around big, blocky materials-centric architecture. Jam host Makkon created a completely new arsenal of weapons for the game, new monsters, powerups and a complete visual overhaul. All without sacrificing the game's original character. Don't own Quake? Download a standalone version of the mod here. Or just check out some of the videos under the fold.

I recommend Youtuber Korendian199's playlist of entertaining casual 100% speedruns. Despite the pace, they do a great job showing off the weapons, monsters, and the levels' scope and scale. All with entertaining commentary that highlights design decisions and differences. Want a comprehensive parade of all the changes? Here's a playthrough of the mod's own tutorial level, designed to show off all of its new features to players (and mapmakers). Skip to weapons. Skip to enemies. Prefer not to get so into the weeds, but still want to know what the fuss is about? Noodle has a short documentary about the mod and what's important about it. Or K.Galazia has a much longer one. Curious about some of the nitty gritty? Read Robert Yang's insightful postmortem of his level One Not Need Be A House. Love the aesthetic but want something closer to the original game? Check out the previous two brutalist jams! Both used the popular Copper quality-of-life gameplay mod, and are (nearly) vanilla quake. Want something even less like the original game? Check out the excellent Slave Zero X: Episode Enyo (trailer). A complete single player episode and total conversion, created as promotion for the 2024 side-scroller Slave Zero X (trailer) which is itself a spinoff of 1999 mech game Slave Zero (trailer).]]> https://www.metafilter.com/214010/Quakes-lack-of-a-rebar-launcher-was-always-a-glaring-oversight tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.214010 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:48:54 GMT Lorc architecture BenHale brutalism brutalist ComputerGames FPS Games IdSoftware Makkon Modding Mods Quake RobertYang SlaveZero SlaveZeroX Slipseer Videogames https://www.metafilter.com/214010/Quakes-lack-of-a-rebar-launcher-was-always-a-glaring-oversight/rss Laozi Wasn't Talking to You｜What "Wu Wei" Actually Means [SLYT]]]> https://www.metafilter.com/214009/The-Tao-was-not-for-you-it-was-written-for-rulers tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.214009 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:47:11 GMT clawsoon laozi taoism https://www.metafilter.com/214009/The-Tao-was-not-for-you-it-was-written-for-rulers/rss 'In Grandpa's Wake – Fall 1953']]> https://www.metafilter.com/214008/Stern tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.214008 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:48:44 GMT clavdivs galley GreatLakes Oreboat https://www.metafilter.com/214008/Stern/rss About 1000 Campbell's keeled glass snails are settling into their new home in the crevices of a secluded valley on Norfolk Island, after being bred back from the brink of oblivion.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/214007/Taronga-Zoo-breeds-rare-snail-back-from-brink-of-extinction tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.214007 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:20:08 GMT chariot pulled by cassowaries CampbellsKeeledGlassSnails GlassSnails KeeledGlassSnails https://www.metafilter.com/214007/Taronga-Zoo-breeds-rare-snail-back-from-brink-of-extinction/rss Not in thirty years. But the fix is upstream, and it is not mysterious: treat the water.

Fact based reporting on the current and past cyclosporia (aka poop lettuce) outbreaks from a subject matter expert. While I'm at it, here's an excellent article on the Christian nationalist beliefs of Taylor Farms' owners: Does the Bible Want You to Have Diarrhea? How Big Business in America Gets What It Wants — and Lets Everyone Else Pay the Price Cyclosporia previously on metafilter.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/214006/Treat-the-Water tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.214006 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:34:14 GMT subdee contrarian cyclosporia fda foodsafety substack taylorfarms uspolitics https://www.metafilter.com/214006/Treat-the-Water/rss Is that actually a full-motion-and-sound advertisement for a Spider-Man movie playing on the center stack screen of that new BMW? Why? How? Reading the comments, it seems that the ad appears when the car is started, with an option to play it or not being displayed on the screen. I suppose that's better than it autoplaying, but just barely. It's still the car taking your time and attention and control of your car's display to ask if you want to see a damn ad." More info on the Consumer Rights Wiki.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/214005/BMW-Is-Showing-Full-Screen-Spider-Man-Ads-on-Its-Cars-Dashboard-Screen tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.214005 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:31:24 GMT AlSweigart ad bmw enshittification https://www.metafilter.com/214005/BMW-Is-Showing-Full-Screen-Spider-Man-Ads-on-Its-Cars-Dashboard-Screen/rss