but a HELICOPTER IS A PLANE ok guys, all you need is to hover in inch off of the ground what if we just add a bunch of jets to the bottom of the plane let it go off make it a VTOL how about we tie a bunch of ballons to the plane. Kind … Masters of debate
I sense the meme is strong with this year’s cohort. The hole dug by the peasants allude to a greater symbolic theme than the simplistic nature of this story would suggest. Despite the cartoonish story featuring talking animals, the story actually tells a compelling theme of class warfare. The fox and hedgehog both represent the … First writings
This weblog has failed. It was my original intention to stage the Interopticon as a new platform for the TIC community, where students’ thoughts could dwell and, perhaps, even interact. Students were given writing assignments—not as many, I told myself, to help the goal become attainable—that would help resurrect our long-form engagement with The Issues. … Whiplash
This is Leo’s fault.
It’s been seven years since the photo above was taken by none other than the very monkey in the picture, a macaque named Naruto. That’s right: it’s a selfie. When the owner of the camera tried to use it in his book, good old PETA took to the courts to defend Naruto’s copyright of original … Pics out for Naruto
If you’ve been paying attention, you may have heard that the FCC did a bad thing. That is conceivably an arguable perspective, though one with which I am wholly sympathetic. Much of the caterwauling in response has been focused on our Internet (this very one, yes) and how it will be affected. While there may be reasons … What just happened
And here’s what I wrote: Dearest LMi friends, I write to you today with sorrowful news. My intention was to let you down slowly, to soften the blow, as your faithful years of service do not deserve such abrupt rudeness. Alas, my anxiety upon preparing to compose this note was compounded when I learned that … I just broke up with my ISP
I’ve been reflecting on the illusion of permanence—specifically, the seemingly stable environments in which parents wrap their children. I grew up in the 90s, so pretending that the world was safe and predictable was an easy task for my parents. The economy was booming. (Houses for everyone!) The biggest military concern was a dust-up near Kuwait. … Platformer