Fancy a game of whist with your nemesis? The prospect of ruin adds piquancy to the pleasure. #indiefilm

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Had a blast watching all the amazing entries in Pittsburgh's 48 Hour Film Festival, but I do have a favorite!

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In October, 2002, I was blogging about stupid space explosions, the superiority complex, why whitespace matters, usability testing, and Krispy Kreme

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Weird History offers a good debunking of this persistent myth.

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My mother has taught me so much. I'm delighted I get to sit in her living room and teach her how to text.

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Spring 2023 Grades: Submitted! (I only had 3 last-minute submissions to mark today.)

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Headlines matter. Were they migrants, people who happened to be at a migrant center, pedestrians, or manslaughter victims?

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They grew up in a mostly analog/paper world and squirmed with joy the first time they clicked a hyperlink that they created

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AP Style tips on “neurodiversity”

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Family Business (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 3, Episode 23) Quark feuds with his mother (Andrea Martin); Jake introduces his father to a freighter captain

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Two classes will turn in final revisions at midnight Sunday, and final multimedia projects are in the middle of the week, but my most time-sensitive, intellectually demanding marking – giving detailed feedback on rough drafts – is over for the semester.

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