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Review – Geek Sublime: The Beauty of Code, the Code of Beauty by Vikram Chandra
Interested in programming, creative writing and aesthetics? “Geek Sublime: The Beauty of Code, the Code of Beauty” by Vikram Chandra may be the book for you.
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Toddler Delivers Commencement at Smith College
“Toddler Delivers Commencement at Smith College” is a satire I wrote and posted on my site.
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Standing, Powered, Whiteboard Desk
UpWrite by UpDesk: The first powered, standing, whiteboard desk. Get the gift your geeks will love.
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Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad & Storytelling in the Digital Age
How has technology affected the way we tell stories or their importance?
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Beloit Mindset Class of 2170
It’s that time of year again. What time? Beloit Mindset time! What? You find it far less valuable than every local news outlet does?
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Create a Whiteboard Desk
As we’ve been renovating our house, I noticed whiteboard paint for sale and thought it’d cool to put some up in a home office. Another idea is creating a whiteboard desk, which Bob Clagett did and describes on his blog, I Like to Make Stuff. Further, one could easily apply Read more…
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Space Oddity by Commander Chris Hadfield
This is the best cover of Space Oddity you’ll ever experience. Enjoy the summer, science, and arts. Thanks Commander Hadfield!
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Werner Herzog’s Literary Criticism of Where’s Waldo
What is the Werner Herzog school of literary criticism? It is sensing the primal nature in everything, including Where’s Waldo. A more important question may be, where isn’t Waldo, as the striped everyman reflects our own need to stand out in an ever crowding world full of tourists and barbarians?
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A Campus Christmas Carol
Selected user comments from the Chronicle of Higher Education as told through Xtranormal video.
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Chronicle Comments: Part 1
You love to hate them. Now experience user comments from the Chronicle of Higher Education as you’ve never experienced them before. These select gems are care of Euphemisms and the Job Market.