The Secret Life of Machines – Word Processor part 2

Beautiful, beautiful 1980s introduction to “sophisticated word-processor” technology. Similar:Blender Griffin, Part 2After another couple of hours of work, I…AestheticsFact Check: No, an NPR story on the Trump supporters' attempted coup dated January 6, 2021…A conspiracy theory featuring a news sto…CultureStuffed planet Venus, made for me by my dear mother, around 1974.AestheticsWaiting for a talk on…

Benjamin Ajak and Judy Bernstein

I just attended an inspiring talk by Benjamin Ajak (one of the Sudanese “Lost Boys”) and Judy Bernstein, who collaborated with Alephonsion Deng and Benson Deng to write They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky, which was SHU’s summer reading book.   “Education is the power of the world.” “When I tell my story,…

At NYU, the Only Blogger In Her Generation Y Class Vents

A journalism student at NYU published a Generation Y-ney piece on PBS’s MediaShift. The first thing I notice when I walk into the class is that there are 14 girls and two boys. Already NYU is dominated by females, but the journalism department is exceptionally estrogen-infested. Professor Quigley begins by explaining how blogs are becoming…

Interactive Fiction Competition 2008

>get games Similar:The Declaration of Independence (Dramatic Reading)I rather enjoyed recording this oral int…Current_EventsPICT Classic Theatre brings The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll to the airwavesI’m proud of the daughter for her involv…CultureFacebook Instant Articles Are on Their WayTons of large new media operations produ…BusinessOut & About: Cabaret Theatre presents its 'Cabbie Awards'You can just…

Courthouse News Service

Via Crooked Timber and BoingBoing: Thomson Reuters demands $10 million and an injunction to stop George Mason University from distributing its new Web browser application, Zotero software, an open-source format that allows users to convert Reuters’ EndNote Software. Reuters claims George Mason is violating its license agreement and destroying the EndNote customer base. (Courthouse News)…

I Hate Bucky Dent

Every door on every floor is closed, whether or not students are present. This seems so different from my days as a student, when you always left your door open if you were in, I suppose to signal your willingness to talk and to avoid homework if you could just find the smallest pretext to…

How To Put Out Kitchen Oil Fire

Blogging this to show to my kids later. Similar:In major step, UCSF scientists translate unspoken words of paralyzed man into writingThe “neuroprosthetic” technology involve…AwesomeHow to Use the Feynman Technique to Identify PseudoscienceSimon Oxenham quotes physicist Richard F…Culture50 Years Ago: The World in 1961 – Alan Taylor – In Focus – The AtlanticA fantastic series of…

Teens, Video Games and Civics

Pew Internet: Game playing is universal, with almost all teens playing games and at least half playing games on a given day. Game playing experiences are diverse, with the most popular games falling into the racing, puzzle, sports, action and adventure categories. Game playing is also social, with most teens playing games with others at…

Those Who Write, Teach

My provost sent this link to the English faculty, inviting us to share our responses. My father succinctly summarized his feelings about my choice to dedicate my 20s to writing fiction. “You’re not living in the real world,” he said. I reacted with a young man’s defensiveness, but in retrospect his assessment seems less critical…

My Weeping Daughter Pleads for George Lucas to Remake "Ewoks: The Battle for Endor" to Fix Mistakes

CMJ_Ewoks.mp3 (2 min 10 sec; 2.2Mb) The audio is a little over 2 minutes long. Listen to my daughter’s final tearful, generous, heart-felt wish for George Lucas, and then take a look at the chronology below. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) Howard the Duck (1986) Similar:9 Photography Tips (Steve McCurry) 9 Photography TipsAestheticsSecond episode…