Similar:Seriously, clouds? Now?PersonalHave 40 years of mobile phones given literature bad lines?The X Files did a good job of embracing …CybercultureTwittering The MachineI’ve never been a phone guy. My vo…AcademiaAlice in Quantumland: A Charming Illustrated Allegory of Quantum Mechanics by a CERN Physi…Alice in Quantumland: An Allegory of Qua…AestheticsLast event of a busy day…
Globally, Covid cases exceeded 250 million this month. The virus is still infecting 50 million people worldwide every 90 days due to the highly transmissible Delta variant, with thousands dying each day. Now a systematic review and meta analysis of non-pharmaceutical interventions has found for the first time that mask wearing, social distancing and handwashing…
Similar:Another homeschool year ends successfully. Here are the kids with their external evaluator…PersonalFeeding a Neighbor's LambsA neighbor invited us over to help feed …AmusingGrandpa Joe's Candy Store.Sugar rush at Grandpa Joe’s Candy Store….AestheticsSupport the arts in your community! @geyer_pac Hello Dolly!AmusingWinners Chosen in Annual Shakespeare Monologue and Scene ContestMichael Henninger took this wonderful ph…BooksThe only…
Similar:Seton Hill students Emily Vohs, Elizabeth Burns, Jake Carnahan-Curcio and Carolyn Jerz in …Seton Hill students Emily Vohs, Elizabet…AcademiaEnjoying an ice cream cake, apple pie, and the classic Star Trek episode “The Doomsday Mac…PersonalToday’s adulting was brought to you by a failed motor vehicle inspection. #notacarguy #win…The car shop wanted to charge over $300….ModdingToday's second…
There has been a paradigm shift in the thinking behind mask use, to the current emphasis on protecting oneself as opposed to the initial consideration of keeping others safe from what we might be exhaling, said Colin Furness, an infection control epidemiologist at the University of Toronto. “The game has changed,” he said. “We’re not…
Similar:I sometimes snark at the @Turnitin interface, but…I sometimes snark at the @Turnitin inter…CybercultureTrained eagle destroys drone in Dutch police videoThe animal versus machine moment is brou…BusinessBehind the bar in the officers' pub, from the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my…AestheticsGreensburg Holiday ParadePersonal10 Rules of Internet – Anil DashA very useful, concise summary…
The final episode of the fantasy/comedy audio miniseries “MisSpelled” drops today. A full voice cast, sound effects, original music, and a great story. I only wish I had met more of the cast in person! We were churning out these recordings in groups right before the pandemic. As the lockdown eased up, I returned to…
In addition to the fact that it’s good news that a federal judge is responding rationally to science, logic, and our basic human obligation to care for the most vulnerable members of our society, I’m also interested in the way Axios labels each paragraph of this news story and supplies details with bullet points. It’s…
Rewatching ST:TNG When a space probe zaps Picard unconscious, he wakes up in a civilian house, where a woman calls him “Kamin,” and says he has been feverish for days. Out exploring, Picard happens upon a tree planting ceremony. The leader is Kamin’s friend Batai, who answers Picard’s questions with concern. When Picard returns to…
Simulations are powerful tools for understanding our world. Murder Is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner Lee and The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death explores the surprising intersection between craft and forensic science. It also tells the story of how a woman co-opted traditionally feminine crafts to advance the male-dominated field of police investigation and to establish…
Similar:Professoring. With an(other) apple pie cupcake.I touched up and board-ified a presentat…AcademiaThe third Google hit for " #steampunk control panel" is a #blender3d image I cre…PersonalOn Her One Free Day Between Two Shows…[View the story “On Her One Free Day Bet…DesignI'm happy with today's #steampunk control panel. To fill out the master plan I'm constrain…One…
One of the heirs to the Disney fortune explains (and critiques) the mindset of the super-rich. If your comfort requires that society be structured so that a decent percentage of your fellow citizens live in a constant state of terror about whether they’ll get health care in an emergency, or whether they can keep a…
Great concept for a virtual escape room devoted to debunking fake information online. For years a supplement called “Euphorigen” has been used by the very wealthy to boost brain activity and productivity. Now the Government wants to make the benefits of Euphorigen available to everyone by introducing it into the public water supply. The company…
Rewatching ST:TNG A transporter accident causes LaForge and Ro to wander the Enterprise-D like ghosts. The teaser begins in medias res, with the Enterprise responding to a Romulan distress call. While prepping to beam over, Ro snarks at Riker under her breath, but backs down when challenged. The Romulans, who seem almost overwhelmed by the…
Yet many Texans feel they need the Alamo story. As one of the authors of Forget the Alamo stated, the myth speaks to what many Texans desperately want to believe about their state: that it arose from heroic circumstances, and that there’s a reason Texas is special. This includes the current crop of Republican Texas legislators. Instead of allowing critical…
Similar:Monument Valley: Minimal story, but an engaging world and a satisfying ending.I was in no rush to finish the beautiful…AestheticsAnd the People of the Book of Face Were Deceived “And I looked up and saw a sign, and…AestheticsThank you, male ballet dancers everywhere, for making moments like this possible.AestheticsWell-chosen wordsWhy is English spelling such a…
Is it only a matter of time until this prediction comes true? Texas School Censors All Of ‘Huck Finn’ Except The N-Words https://t.co/euXZsi7z25 pic.twitter.com/qRWoknjt6H — The Onion (@TheOnion) October 28, 2021 Similar:Battle of Agincourt — 600 Year Anniversary of Henry V's "St. Crispin's Day Speech"Sure, Marty McFly Day is interesting and…CultureAmusing Ourselves to Depth: Is The…
Rewatching ST:TNG When a landing party encounters a badly injured Borg drone, Picard is perfectly willing to let “it” die, but Crusher has other ideas. The Borg, a cyborg race that assimilates whole civilizations and builds a hive mind via cybernetic implants, are a terrifying sci-fi enemy; the music, the costumes and the iconic greeble-bedecked…
More than 130,000 American lives could have been saved with swifter action and better coordinated public health messages after the virus’ first wave, Birx told lawmakers. “I believe if we had fully implemented the mask mandates, the reduction in indoor dining, the getting friends and family to understand the risk of gathering in private homes,…
Here’s my rendition of the famous “band of brothers” speech from Henry V. Similar:Perspective | How NPR’s Steve Inskeep cracked the code for interviewing Trump The role of mainstream journalists i…Current_EventsCurse you, conference proposal word limits. I’m frustrated by these accursed c…AcademiaRules for Civility: 14-Year-Old George Washington's 110 Commandments for Cultivating Chara… Every Action done…