It: nailed. xkcd: Headlines. Similar:I can't believe I'm fact-checking a viral story about the gender of a plastic potato with … I can’t believe I’m fact-check…BusinessMy Shakespeare students are off peer reviewing their term paper rough drafts. I’m official…AcademiaWhy No One Clicked on the Great Hypertext StoryIt’s not that hypertext went on to becom…CultureThe Hubble…
…she’s pretending to be “Spock in a Tree on Omicron Ceti III.” Similar:We were pretty even for about 25m, but I let him get my queen, and I had no hope after tha…PersonalA very happy geekling playing Dungeons and Dragons on her one free evening. #llapGamesA rare win for Dad. CultureLego goes steampunkBe still, my nerdy…
The observation car Pearl sings of her love for Rusty, in the “Like ‘Cats’ but with Trains” show “Starlight Express.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma4FusuIgSM By the way, that’s a Star Wars Stormtrooper outfit, with pink accents added by my wife. Post by Stage Right. Similar:Google 1407Philipp Lenssen and I had a bit of fun i…AestheticsI wish I…
Back in my grad school days, I was called a “run-of-the-mill programmer” by a brilliant IT genius. For a guy whose only computer coursework consists of a Pascal class in high school (“taught” by a math teacher who didn’t know the language, and checked my answers against those in the teacher’s manual), I still consider…
King Henry rallies his troops just before the decisive Battle of Agincourt. From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered- We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,…
RT @textfiles: Hi internet. In another few minutes I go onstage to point everyone to archive.org/details/histor… and hopefully computer history … Similar:Hello, there, mini.Hello, there, mini. Let’s restore you fr…TweetsTweet: For an anatomy project, my #geekling made a Vulcan…For an anatomy project, my #geekling mad…TweetsHabits for happiness: tips for looking on the bright side of…
Not my item, but the pathos caught my eye. Similar:Not bad for a couple hours of work. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunk #neovictorianNot bad for a couple hours of work. #ble…AestheticsChecking out of @frontporchtheatricals Grand Hotel. What an experience!My brother had already planned to visit …AestheticsAugust Wilson Trifecta (Two Trains, Ma Rainey and Fences on the same…
Seriously: What is Amazon? A retail company? A media company? A logistics machine? The mystery of its strategy is deepened by two factors. First is the company’s communications department, which famously excels at not communicating. Three requests to speak with Amazon officials for this article were delayed and, inevitably, declined. This moves discussions of the…
Tween: “My friends say Bieber’s a jerk now.” Me: “It’s hard when your idols fall.” Tween: “That’s why I don’t have any. Except for you.” Similar:Juror's CreedWhile researching my obligations for #ju…CultureFormer student: "I remember sometimes being annoyed with all of our blogging assignments, …A third alum in the last few weeks has c…AcademiaI'm no longer surprised,…
A new Emily Dickinson archive is online. Here is the opening of one of her most famous poems. Reading View for Fascicle 23. Similar:Yesterday we took advantage of a rare free day.At the Carnegie Museum of Art. Aestheticsxkcd: Types of Editorsxkcd: Types of Editors.AmusingBlood & Laurels : Emily Short's Versu launches iPad GameEmily Short (Galatea,…
My wonderfully geeky tween made these Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde pendants with her Rainbow Loom. Next on her list: making Pac-Man. Similar:Chess tournament in Monroeville.PersonalAnother delightful section of a #steampunk #neovictorian control panel. #design #aesthetic…AestheticsThis class has been everything that I expect it would be and I cannot believe that we are …Some days…
Have you heard the story about the lady who spilled coffee on herself and won millions of dollars from McDonald’s? Have you looked up the details on the story, or do you just know the story as a TV show punch line? Stella became a symbol for frivolous lawsuits and fodder for talk show hosts,…
Reporters have been sometimes fired for willful misconduct, such as repeated instances of plagiarism or fabrication. Reporters who’ve suffered that fate, such as the New York Times’ Jayson Blair and The Washington Post’s Janet Cooke, were guilty of gross journalistic malpractice. But firing a reporter over an unintentional mistake is “extremely rare,” said Scott Maier,…
I’m getting ready to introduce my freshman writing students to college-level research, so I found it helpful to read this brief introduction to the internal problems Wikipedia creates for itself. When a major news event takes place, such as the Boston Marathon bombings, complex, widely sourced entries spring up within hours and evolve by the…
“Does size matter?” — student journalist, making a person-on-the street video interview about the new iPad. Similar:And the girl has succeeded in getting me to wear t…And the girl has succeeded in getting me…TweetsParallel structure in writing: Use it!These comic panels cover the issue well….HumanitiesWhat kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod So…
RT @joningold: Thing is, the freedom of the parser is a sham – not because it *doesn’t* understand everything but because no-one plays as t… Similar:Desert Bus: The Worst Video Game Ever CreatedPenn and Teller are involved with this s…BooksProto iPads and Paper Coexist in Classic Star TrekRewatching the classic Trek episode “The…CybercultureParallel Structure vs.…
In the Nightly Noodle Monthly, former North Adams Transcript journalist Isaac Avilucea posts this passage, which he says was removed from a sports feature that got him fired. But there’s a reason she’s not at MountGreylock anymore, choosing to transfer to a school with somewhat inferior academics and athletics. Part of it has to do with the stuffy social atmosphere that…
I just did the thing where you look everywhere for your glasses but you can’t find them because you are already wearing them. Similar:She doesn't have keys or a phone or an ID. Why does my tween need a purse?To stash her Lemonheads and Smarties. ht…AmusingI'm no longer surprised, but still want to document.This is…
Inside Higher Ed Similar:Journalist flexes in story about Trump Media accountant who has spelled his own name 14 di…Gotta love how this reporter worked the …AmusingWhat about Socialization?Sometimes, I worry that by homeschooling…Current_EventsWe don’t need more STEM majors. We need more STEM majors with liberal arts training.A chemist celebrates the liberal arts. …AcademiaPlaying video games…
I can’t quite understand a world in which people will pay $4 for a cup of coffee… So I have no particular interest in coffee-shop culture, but the unrelenting advance of automation is worth noting. But note the word “could” in the headline. The Briggo coffee kiosk knows how to make a perfect coffee because…