Rainbow in Suburbia

The HD version actually came out better than I thought it would. More photos after the jump… Similar:Proper commenting is an important part of coding any project, especially in an educational…Proper commenting is an important part o…PersonalVisiting Ft Ligonier #sevenyearswar #history #localhistoryPersonalNerd Break! Listening To: Wilhelm Scream / Castle Thunder / Amen Break (While Watching…

NASA's restored video showing Neil Armstrong's first moonwalk

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Interactive fiction, from birth through precocious adolescence: a conversation with Jimmy Maher

A great interview, on Adventure Classic Gaming. Was something like Adventure inevitable? That’s a tough question, but I think probably so. I’d say that the real wild-card here is not Adventure but rather Adventure‘s inspiration, Dungeons and Dragons. You just can’t exaggerate the importance of D&D to all of the many storygames that have followed it.…

Quirk Classics #2: Book Trailer

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Pronouns Must Agree in Number with Referents

Clearly by “Them” the sign means “dogs,” but the since the sign refers instead to “Your Dog,” so it was already in need of some attention even before this alteration took place. Via Bryan Alexander. Similar:CNN fires Chris CuomoThis is what an ethical news organizatio…Current_Events"Cool" Rosetta Mission Scientist Matt Taylor Objectifies Women via T-Shirt, LanguageHow…

We Choose the Moon

A website will re-create the 1969 moon mission in real time (allowing for the 40-year time lag).  http://wechoosethemoon.org/ Similar:Make Video Horizontal Again For confessionals or tapdance routi…AcademiaThe Ongoing Obsession with Shakespeare’s True IdentityI’ve never been all too keen on Shakespe…Academia7 Tips for Budding Mobile Journalists“Mobile journalism is … not something yo…CybercultureWill ChatGPT Kill the Student…

Views: The Case of the Disappearing Liberal Arts College – Inside Higher Ed

The gradual, and almost invisible, transformation of many “liberal arts colleges” to more comprehensive institutions is similar to another gradual trend that has reshaped the composition and the work of the American academic profession. Over the past three decades, colleges and universities have replaced tenure-track faculty positions with part-time and full-time term-contract positions — a…

Google to launch operating system

A roundup of the initial reactions, via BBC: “One of Google’s major goals is to take Microsoft out, to systematically destroy their hold on the market,” said Mr Enderle. “Google wants to eliminate Microsoft and it’s a unique battle. The strategy is good. The big question is, will it work?” At the popular blog, TechCrunch,…

Steampunk Gears and Hearts

I tell my kids steampunk bedtime stories about the adventures of Captain Rod Gearhart and the Magnificent Blimpship. Since I also enjoy playing with Blender 3D, it seemed natural to make these clockwork heart decorations. (My wife offered detailed pointers to tweak the one on the right.) Similar:In September, 2001 I was blogging about… With…