Rainbow in Suburbia

The HD version actually came out better than I thought it would. More photos after the jump… Similar:Nerdling spots typo in space exploration textbook.PersonalJerz Family Tin Can Robot Warshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIBQkobPW…PersonalMy mother-in-law invited me to try out the 60- year-old tape machine that belonged to my f…My mother-in-law invited me to try out t…AwesomeGrades submitted.AcademiaMy students were…

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

Amazing! Similar:Once again, The Onion gets it right: Clinton Not Expecting To Collect White House Security…Once again, The Onion gets it right. …AmusingMost Christians don’t actually care about Starbucks cups. Here’s what we do know.No Christians in my social media feed ca…Culture7 web design trends you’ll actually see this year and how to survive themContent…

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

A bit predictable, but still enjoyable. Similar:The Abomination of Ebooks: They Price People Out of Reading Random House, which jacked up its eboo…BooksFormer NFL receiver Antwaan Randle El regrets ever playing football“There’s no correcting it. There’s no he…BusinessSibling Affection and Paternal Abstraction as Drawn By a Six-Year-Old; or, Aren't My Daugh…My six-year-old daughter is a…

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:My simulation project does not require me to master medieval daub and wattle architecture….My simulation project does not require m…AestheticsRocky…

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:8 Questions for 'Star Trek' Superfans Restoring Galileo ShuttlecraftThis nerd’s geek heart grew three sizes …AestheticsWe are in a golden age for journalismMost handwringing about the state of jou…BusinessTelevision is Now the Second Screen for Kids with…

New Live Poll Allows Pundits To Pander To Viewers In Real Time

Post office boxes! Post office boxes! My face hurts from laughing. New Live Poll Allows Pundits To Pander To Viewers In Real Time Similar:Awesome Modular TablesMaura 331, where I’ll spend 6 hours a we…AcademiaLeonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83Leonard Nimoy, the sonorous, gaunt-faced…Current_EventsRingling Bros. circus to close after 146 yearsThe more I…

Vlog, webisode, frenemy, and staycation: New In Mirriam-Webster

Older words also making their debut as a result of renewed interest online: sock puppet (a false identity used to manipulate opinions in online forums) and fan fiction. (Via Guardian) Similar:Combating Shakespearean shrinkage – Shakespeare & BeyondThe worst reaction to Shakespeare’s comp…CultureComputer grading will destroy our schools (says a humanist whose appeal to the humanities…

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:While at Sadecky's Puppets to record the role…