Introducing Kids to Role-playing

At the beginning of last semester, when I called roll in a class that included a student with the last name “Gearhart,” I have been telling steampunk bedtime stories to my kids (Peter, 10; and Carolyn, 6). Each night, after my daughter has finished the tooth-brushing and prayer-saying, in total darkness I try to advance…

Wookie Apostrophe

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We’re Teaching Books That Don’t Stack Up

Our provost sent this link to English faculty members this morning. One of my recent juniors was particularly eloquent on the subject. After having sat in my classroom for a year forcefully projecting his boredom, he started an e-mail dialogue with me over the summer. “The reason for studying fiction escapes me,” he wrote. “Why…

Check it for Tribbles First

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A Real Swinger

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Star Trek – Video Episodes on CBS.com

CBS makes up for canceling Star Trek almost 40 years ago, by publishing the full video of every episode on their website. (Sigh. Yet another cool thing I won’t have time for.) Similar:I think they mean typeface conference, but "Font Conference" is still amusing.I think they mean typeface conference, b…AestheticsOur Man Bashir #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch…

Flight Of The Conchords – The Humans Are Dead

Robots gloating, and occasionally philosophizing, over their decision to destroy the humans. Love the binary solo. The guy on the left does an excellent imitation of a standard PC speech synthesizer voice. Overall, this is a great send-up of the “arrogant humans create robots who turn on them” meme (which was first widely spread by…

Cursor*10 (nekogames)

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Blade Runner's Influence on Videogames from 1UP.com

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Spider Attacks Space Shuttle

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