It: nailed. xkcd: Headlines. Similar:A 27-Story Vertical Forest Grows in MilanBosco Verticale was conceived in respons…AestheticsVienna State Opera, funny ballet.Vienna State Opera, funny ballet. Слава …AestheticsWhispers of the Past-Herb Morrison and the HindenburgIn this short documentary, I voice Herb …CultureTrump Fires Senior Adviser’s Son From Transition for Sharing Fake NewsTrump senior adviser’s son, who used…
…she’s pretending to be “Spock in a Tree on Omicron Ceti III.” Similar:Amazing show. Young lovers, a witty (but often stupid) servant, speeches, rants, exaggerat… PersonalWest Side Story (Aug 9-12) #somethingscomingCultureThe other day I did a socialize with some of my Humanities colleagues. (I am proud of myse…PersonalWhy Grown-Ups Keep Talking Like Little KidsFelt writey. Because…
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:By Inferno's Light #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 15) Dominion / Cardassian…
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:Habits for happiness: tips for looking on the bright side of lifeHabits for happiness: tips for looking o…PersonalIn Defense Of Metaphors In Science WritingWe live in an elegant universe. The c…CultureI'm no longer surprised,…
Not my item, but the pathos caught my eye. Similar:Certainty vs. uncertainty: "In which are we more likely to be deceived, and in which has r…I’ve taught Plato’s Phaedrus before, but…CultureTo meme, or not to meme.AestheticsSparklecleaver the PonyswordCorrections – December 30 – NYTimes.com….AmusingIn June, 2002, I was blogging about… a female autistic scholars lament, Dr.…
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…CultureRT @JordanFor: One of the counters from the Civil…RT @JordanFor: One of the counters from …TweetsIt's been nice knowing you, iPad3 It’s been nice…
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My wonderfully geeky tween made these Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde pendants with her Rainbow Loom. Next on her list: making Pac-Man. Similar:The Alternate (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 12) Odo helps a Bajoran scientist… Rewatching ST:DS9 As Odo squelche…EmpathyHe Googles for some random memes to connect with weak prose, but what he does…
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:Parallel Structure vs. Faulty ParallelismI just touched up a handout on Parallel …HumanitiesMy Minecraft-obsessed tween made this blocky foam pig at art camp. Next up: Stage Right summer musical th…Aesthetics10 Rules of Internet – Anil DashA very useful, concise…
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:RT @JordanFor: One of the counters from the Civil…RT @JordanFor: One of the counters from …TweetsMy Minecraft-obsessed tween made this blocky foam pig at art camp. Next up: Stage Right…
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:I'm no longer surprised, but still want to document.This is really noteworthy. Today the Pre…Current_EventsClassroom collaboration marketplaceWhile I am uncomfortable with the whole …BusinessMaybe I'll just delete these QUARTER OF A MILLION…
Inside Higher Ed Similar:Do you remember Harry Monster counting with adorable little John-John? Watch this 2 min cl…https://twitter.com/ValaAfshar/status/15…AmusingMinimalist Graphic Interpretations of Philosophical Concepts — Prints by Genis Carreras …Art Prints by Genis Carreras | Society6….AestheticsJust finished a good literature class discussion on this powerful play.Would love to teach it to healthcare stu…AcademiaHow Social Media Silences…
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…