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A.P. on Twitter
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RT @feliciaday: I enjoyed the new Star Trek movie but something bothered me and I wrote on my Tumblr about it. http://t.co/yHqy7j7iCN Am I … 14 hours ago
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@agoandanon You're in Boston now, right? You should do a thing involving @amandapalmer so I can experience it vicariously. 20 hours ago
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I'm disappointed by a lot I've seen on the #wiscfi tag. I hope the meeting can continue in a form I can support so I can attend in future. 21 hours ago
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Category Archives: Whimsy
Exploring My Non-Regional American English Dialect
I recently went back home to visit family and old friends in the very southwestern most region of Indiana. It had been three years since my last trip home, so I noticed a few things that got me thinking. I … Continue reading
Talking to the Enemy
I just listened to the most recent episode of This American Life, Your Own Worst Enemy. The premise of the show is that sometimes people do things that aren’t good for them. In the 3rd act, we follow a very … Continue reading
Interesting Things 22/02/2012
I’m still alive. There was supposed to be a Sunday Self Promotion this past weekend, but I just wasn’t feeling recording a video. I botched an attempt to build a radio control from a kit, but substituted a $2 IR … Continue reading
Greatest POTUS Publicity Photo Ever
A few days ago the White House hosted a science fair. I’m not familiar with the details, but there’s the white house press release and a justifiably celebratory article on Make. As a graduate student myopically obsessed with my own … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Whimsy
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Something Subjectively Beautiful: 15/01/2012
There hasn’t been any bizarre tinkering or craftiness in the past week, so I decided it was time for another example of Something Subjectively Beautiful. This might also qualify as a Self-Promotion Sunday since I guess I did take the … Continue reading
Coffe Brewing Method #4
Personally, I have made coffee four different ways. Naturally, as an American I have used an auto-drip machine. My coffee brewing workhorse has always been a french press, though. I think it makes a better tasting coffee, especially compared to … Continue reading
Self-Promotion Sunday: Stayin’ Alive
I feel really awkward promoting myself. Especially on the internet, even if it’s only nominally to friends and family. It feels like being a brand instead of a person, so I generally try to avoid it. Unless I did something … Continue reading
Reddit Stats Analysis Code
I think I’m on record as thinking Reddit is worthless as a content discovery platform. For a while I still held on to using it because it was popular and somewhere in the sea of trash that was promoted to … Continue reading
A Short Treatise On Making Things
My immediate family has never been big on construction projects. I grew up in a very “non-technical” culture. I specifically chose a college where I could get as far away from engineering as possible. I wanted to do science. Which … Continue reading
An Odd Missive From a Male Feminist
I had a lazy day this past weekend. You know, one of those ones where you never leave your apartment and sit around in your underwear reading blogs, playing video games, and putting in the odd bit of work so … Continue reading
Posted in Gender Studies, Whimsy
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