YouTube – Top 5 Viral Pictures of 1911

Okay, this one was cute, too.  Top 5 Viral Pictures of 1911. Similar:My copy of Plotkin's Hadean Lands arrived today. Current_EventsEats, Shoots & LeavesWhat’s your comma IQ? Mine just so happe…AmusingThe Writer Will Do Something by Matthew S. BurnsA hypertext choose-your-own adventure na…CybercultureStudents who grew up with search engines might change STEM education foreverThe headline is…

Gmail Motion BETA

One of the better April 1 gags I’ve seen in a while. Love the “lick a stamp and place it down” gesture. Gmail Motion BETA. Similar:Justine Sacco Is Good at Her Job, and How I Came To Peace With HerJustine Sacco is the PR exec whose tweet…CultureTechno-greebles. Geometrically these are identical plain cubes, with custom shaders…

Take That, Malware!

I spent hours fighting to remove a virus from the virtual Windows box on my MacBook. I could have just flipped a switch and restored a backup, but that would have let the bad guys win. Similar:Google, AI Announcements, and the Future of LearningGlenda Morgan does not sound that impres…AcademiaCode is not literatureA literate programmer…

T.M. Camp | Adventure

A touching, nostalgic look at “Colossal Cave Adventure.” Books are words on a page, sure. We follow along and visualize our own version of things, as much as the author’s descriptions will allow us the freedom to do so. But even the movies can change those, though. Whether we like it or not. And long…

Proofreading is Fun! Try it!

This seems like a line from Catch-22. The driver had minor injuries and was charged with carless driving. — New Port Richey-Port Richey-Hudson News. Similar:Write instructions for busy grouches.Updating the graphic for a writing hando…AcademiaPythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than PythagorasTranslating the markings from base 60 – …CultureDonald Trump's chilling escalation of…

USA Today rewrites strategy to cope with Internet

USA Today designed its coin-operated dispensers to resemble TV screens, but today’s flatscreen TVs don’t have rounded corners anymore. The content is getting a refresh, though. That breezy approach has reinforced perceptions that USA Today lacks the intellectual heft and sway of the Times and another national newspaper, The Wall Street Journal. Both those newspapers…

Found: Brass Candle Snifter

This was by the teacher’s station in Admin 403 today. I went to drop it off at the lost and found, but the campus police office was closed. Instead, I left it in the chaplain’s office, since that seemed appropriate. Similar:The Case for Banning Laptops in the ClassroomMaybe the students in this photo are dil…AcademiaScratchy…

Beyond Blogs

A weblog’s most characteristic feature — the prominence of the most recent entry — has consequences for long-term discussions. But those archives are linkable; a really good blog entry exists in a network of other related posts.  Constantly linking to your own ideas can be a form of narcissism, but judicious back-linking can overcome the…