Many many moons ago, Kyle asked me to make a few videos on Romania for one of his classes. I did and, for his ease of access, posted them to my YouTube account. There they have stayed. Funny thing about the internet… a few people have found their way to the...
The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Being an earlier work of Vowell’s, this book is more a collection of narrative essays than a single narrative work. Basically Sarah Vowell is Chuck Klosterman but, instead of pop culture and sports, she writes about politics...
This morning, I started listening to Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Snow Queen‘ and was blown away from the start. I feel like Andersen was looking into a magic ball and describing the current media climate: fragmentation, piling on, tearing down, and generally producing a more cynical and less-informed world. Here it is,...
So on Tuesday, I get an email from Kyle, wondering if I could make a brief video about Romania for a class he’s auditing. Heck yeah, I can! Man, did making these take me back! I’d forgotten how much I love teaching (and all I did was outline). Share:ShareClick to...
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Wow. This is such a sad, funny webpage. It’s crazy how many different ways there are for this stack of cards to fall! Share:ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share...
Sean over at Cosmic Variance posted this poem the other day. All I have to say is yay for kindred spirits! Share:ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn...
Here’s a video of Super Mario programmed with an AI. Pretty crazy, eh? I know it kind of defeats the fun of video games, but it’s kind of neat to watch (especially at ridiculously high speeds). Share:ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens...
I came across this article the other day. It has a lot of statistics thrown in there (and this cool site on understanding a trillion might help) but, if you stop and think about the numbers, the internet is pretty mind-boggling! Update: once you have a solid grasp on a...
I like twitter, but I found this graphic this morning that sums it up: And, for the adults in the audience, here is a further illustration. Share:ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...
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