MetaFilter https://www.metafilter.com/ The past 24 hours of MetaFilter Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 The red colour of the dedicated species is a reminder of his feat winning plaudits across the globe for his World Cup performances with Cape Verde, goalkeeper Vozinha has another honour - with a newly discovered species of sea slug being named after him.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213803/The-red-colour-of-the-dedicated-species-is-a-reminder-of-his-feat tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213803 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT chavenet AldisaVozinha Biology CaboVerde CapeVerde Science Vozinha WorldCup https://www.metafilter.com/213803/The-red-colour-of-the-dedicated-species-is-a-reminder-of-his-feat/rss As the cost of living rises, old-school bartering makes a comeback Bartering is one of the oldest trade systems in the world, and as the cost of living soars, there is growing interest in trading homegrown and homemade goods.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213802/As-the-cost-of-living-rises-old-school-bartering-makes-a-comeback tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213802 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:02:14 GMT chariot pulled by cassowaries Bartering CostOfLiving TradingHomegrownAndHomemadeGoods TradingHomegrownGoods TradingHomemadeGoods https://www.metafilter.com/213802/As-the-cost-of-living-rises-old-school-bartering-makes-a-comeback/rss Lindsey Graham is dead US Senator from South Carolina Lindsey Graham has died at age 71. A Republican senator, Graham said in 2016, "If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed ... and we will deserve it." The Republican party has yet to be destroyed, and if it is to be destroyed Graham will not see its destruction. Because he is dead.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213801/Lindsey-Graham-is-dead tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213801 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:50:17 GMT mr_roboto Politics US https://www.metafilter.com/213801/Lindsey-Graham-is-dead/rss Waiata 100: New Zealand's most beloved homegrown songs Aotearoa has spoken.

A nice article about the list from Nick Bollinger - "What do New Zealand's favourite songs say about us?" A previous top 100 by APRA (the Australasian Performing Right Association) - Top 100 New Zealand Songs Of All Time]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213800/Waiata-100-New-Zealands-most-beloved-homegrown-songs tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213800 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:47:32 GMT maupuia NewZealandMusic TheCleanWozRobbed Top100SongsList https://www.metafilter.com/213800/Waiata-100-New-Zealands-most-beloved-homegrown-songs/rss Preservation underground Duke University would like to tell you about its conservation program. From modesty flaps to apology notes written on the effigy of a cat with a lettuce on its head, Duke library's conservation blog runs the gammut. Insight ranges from conservation methods and andequipment, to the items themselves. In their blog, Duke have made accessible some of the knowledge and techniques which allow preservation of some of our oldest and most charming artifacts.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213799/Preservation-underground tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213799 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:30:31 GMT Sunfish Conservation duke library preservation university https://www.metafilter.com/213799/Preservation-underground/rss this wretched place where they never stop watching Flock cameras tracked automobile journalist Joel Feder for days and sent police to arrest him.
"The Plymouth Police Department had been tracking me for days using Flock license plate cameras, waiting for the right moment to strike, because they thought I'd stolen the Range Rover. And the reason I was ID'd as a dangerous car thief was a simple data error made 2,000 miles away in California[.]"


Bodycam footage of the incident [Instagram]. How to Fight Deployment of Flock and Other Mass Surveillance License Plate Readers in Your Community [ACLU] Get the Flock out. [ACLU] DeFlock.org - Find nearby Flock cameras.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213798/this-wretched-place-where-they-never-stop-watching tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213798 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:24:42 GMT glonous keming ACLU bodycam CorporateSurveillance DeFlock DelendaEst Flock JoelFeder MassSurveillance Police Privacy Surveillance TheDrive https://www.metafilter.com/213798/this-wretched-place-where-they-never-stop-watching/rss Secretly moving the world's most famous tapestry The journey this truck has made over the previous 10 hours, by road and rail from northern France, was undertaken in great secrecy, due to the importance and value of the cargo within (reported to be insured for over a billion dollars). Great secrecy, anyway, until the secret was blown a couple of hours before the truck's arrival, in a social media post from French president Emmanuel Macron: "The Bayeux Tapestry is heading for London. This age-old treasure that tells our shared history is crossing the Channel." National Geographic reports on the big move, which took place over July 9-July 10, 2026.

...The British have been trying to borrow it for at least a century. Five times since 1931, British institutions have requested a loan, including for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953 and the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings in 1966. Five times, its French custodians ultimately said no. The two countries' ever shifting political relationship doubtless played a role, but the key objection was typically a practical one: The artwork was considered too old, too fragile, and too large to be transported safely. A meticulous, inch-by-inch study of the tapestry, conducted by French experts some years ago, precisely quantified the damage it has already sustained over the centuries: "24,204 stains, 16,445 wrinkles, 9,646 gaps in the cloth or the embroidery, 30 non-stabilized tears, more significant weakening in the first few metres of the work." ...In France, some of the professionals who'd worked on the tapestry made it known that they viewed this decision as irresponsible. In Britain, high-profile critics included the famed artist David Hockney, who passed away this June at 88. He denounced the proposed loan as "madness," arguing that "some things are too precious to take a risk with." But the decision had been made. The Bayeux Museum was set to close for a two-year renovation, and the challenge ahead was to determine how such a precarious object could be moved safely.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213797/Secretly-moving-the-worlds-most-famous-tapestry tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213797 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:04:33 GMT Bella Donna art BayeuxMuseum BayeuxTapestry BritishMuseum conservation transportation https://www.metafilter.com/213797/Secretly-moving-the-worlds-most-famous-tapestry/rss Technofeudalism and the Permanent Underclass perpetual/permanent underclass (New Yorker). The only logical course of action is to gain enough capital that you (and your descendants) will be on the winning side of things.

That New Yorker article was actively discussed on LinkedIn "What is the 'permanent underclass' and why is the idea stirring up fear inside Silicon Valley and beyond?" George Hotz's blog post You have three minutes to escape the perpetual underclass, with its associated and surprisingly reasonable Hacker News discussion. (Once you know and are aware of the language, you'll see it more. I'd love some additional examples in the wild, but my coffee is running out so this will have to do) This is a niche concern focused in California, New York, and Washington state, but those hubs build a lot of the technology we're forced to interact with. Unfortunately (for everyone involved) these are basically the same people who lost sleep over Roko's Basilisk almost 20 years ago. If those sleepless (mostly) bros had read a little more widely they would have encountered Pascal's Wager, which is the same thing. My thesis: this fear drives additional financial risk-seeking behavior (/r/WallStreetBets, Polymarket, sports betting) and yields support of authoritarian policymakers.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213796/Technofeudalism-and-the-Permanent-Underclass tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213796 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:58:37 GMT MengerSponge AI PermanentUnderclass PerpetualUnderclass Technofeudalism https://www.metafilter.com/213796/Technofeudalism-and-the-Permanent-Underclass/rss The beer scientist turning his attention to recording rare orchids Robert Mitchell's interest in rare orchids in the area around Frankston results in him naming three and penning a research paper.]]> https://www.metafilter.com/213795/The-beer-scientist-turning-his-attention-to-recording-rare-orchids tag:metafilter.com,2026:site.213795 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:11:24 GMT chariot pulled by cassowaries Orchids RareOrchids https://www.metafilter.com/213795/The-beer-scientist-turning-his-attention-to-recording-rare-orchids/rss