Weird, I was just talking about this a few days ago.
When Researchers Used IHOP to Determine if Kansas Is Flatter Than a Pancake via @atlasobscura
Category: Wandering.Shop
@MicroSFF Is there a tool to cancel worries in progress to allow this patch to …
@MicroSFF Is there a tool to cancel worries in progress to allow this patch to install? I’m not prepared to reboot the system.
7YO just told me he was going to write something down with his “epic …
7YO just told me he was going to write something down with his “epic pen.”
I love that this kid understands puns.
@Einahpets Same here. A lot of times I pull up navigation long enough to see …
@Einahpets Same here. A lot of times I pull up navigation long enough to see which of two routes is going to be slower, then turn it off.
But I do use it when I’m trying to get somewhere else after work, and since I’d rather avoid the freeway during rush hour, it keeps trying to send me on these zigzag paths.
I used to follow them, but then I’d see other cars in front of me clearly doing the same thing and realized I was contributing to a bigger safety problem.
Double the fun: Appearance of the 22° halo during a total solar eclipse – Halo Phenomena
Cool: A simulation of what a 22 degree halo *during* a total solar eclipse would look like. It turns out it’s not just the brightness that would differ, because the corona’s a ring, not a disc!
Double the fun: Appearance of the 22° halo during a total solar eclipse – Halo Phenomena
At the Arbeitskreis Meteore (AKM) spring meeting in March 2018, we discussed an observation made by Jörg Strunk during the “US eclipse” from August 21st, 2017: A 22° halo was visible in cirrus clouds around the sun up to around half a minute before the onset of totality. Similar observations…
The Death Star needs to stay outside the bathroom.
Another in the long series of things I never thought I’d have to say:
“The Death Star needs to stay outside the bathroom.”
I’ve finished part 3 (of 5) of #LesMiserables, which ends on a solid cliffhanger….
I’ve finished part 3 (of 5) of #LesMiserables, which ends on a solid cliffhanger.
Something I realized is a major difference from the last time I read it: I’m looking ahead for connections, not just backward. Since It’s only been 5 years since the last time, I remember more of the book (and not just the musical).
I’ve also started listening to a weekly podcast that’s also going through the book this year, which has been fascinating: https://readlesmis.libsyn.com/
It’s been a long time since I read the original trilogy…
Re: The Book of Dust
It’s been a long time since I read the original trilogy, so I had to look up a lot of the references.
The things that struck me most were the changes in understanding how Lyra’s world works: The supernatural elements encountered in the flood, which went far beyond what I remember, and the discovery that the Magisterium’s solid grip is so recent.
(That and the migraine auras. I’ve never encountered a character who experiences them, and the descriptions were spot-on.)
@noelle Further complicated by the “so-and-so liked…” notices in the news feed on …
@noelle Further complicated by the “so-and-so liked…” notices in the news feed on FB/birdsite making them a low-key boost as well, making the waters even muddier.
I have a few books that I return to over & over.
@bridgebury I have a few books that I return to over & over. ATM I can only think of Les Mis (since I’m reading it now) & the Earthsea series, but there are a few others. I’m amazed at all the stuff I missed or forgot in Les Mis, especially since I blogged the entire previous read through 5 years ago.
Les Mis: Marius/Cosette Courtship
One of many things that gets lost in adaptation is the extended courtship between Marius & Cosette (usually condensed to love at first sight). They pass each other in the park on a daily basis w/o paying much attention to each other, until she hits puberty & they start stealing glances at each other, trying to keep Valjean from noticing. She’s a lot better at that part than he is, though, which gets funny at times.
It does get creepy later on when Marius starts, well, creeping around her garden at night.
But at this point, it’s funny watching Marius hide behind trees so he & Cosette can make eyes at each other w/o Valjean seeing, make a fool over himself with the handkerchief he thinks she dropped (it was actually Valjean’s, so she can’t understand why he’s so fascinated by it), etc.
And when Valjean gets suspicious, and sets traps? Marius blunders into every single one.
TODO: Check to see how much it retreads Stealth Courtship and Rue Plumet from the first read-through, and overlap with the Twitter version.
Marius’ grandfather, after reading the morning news, rants about kids these days, their sloppy dressing, …
Marius’ grandfather, after reading the morning news, rants about kids these days, their sloppy dressing, entitlement, disrespect for political systems that were good enough back in his day, disparages their masculinity, makes racist comparisons, & declares all news media a scourge.
It’s presented as ridiculous. And it is.
But it’s also depressing in how familiar it is. >150 years later, it’s exactly what you’d expect from an old man shouting at the news today. #lesmiserables
@Einahpets 😆 On a similar note, my wife spotted someone dressed as a cosplay mashup …
On a similar note, my wife spotted someone dressed as a cosplay mashup of Tamatoa with Ziggy Stardust at WonderCon last week: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kelsonv/41140053401/
@unwary No worries – I think my run-on sentences will outweigh any extra sentence fragments… …
@unwary No worries – I think my run-on sentences will outweigh any extra sentence fragments… 😃
@Nezchan The worst part of it is that they almost can’t do the small …
@Nezchan The worst part of it is that they almost can’t do the small stakes stories anymore because they won’t be seen as “important,” so everything has to be a world-ending threat — and then where do you go from there. Save the solar system? Galaxy? Universe? Oops, better reboot….
@unwary That got a lot bleaker than I was expecting… 😲But yeah, it really is …
@unwary That got a lot bleaker than I was expecting… 😲
But yeah, it really is about finding your own…I don’t want to say meaning, but goal works — for what the game’s appeal is to you. I get bored in creative mode and would rather explore a survival world, but my son is all about building things and experimenting in creative. Which works out great except when we try to do multiplayer…
Caught up on some Marvel/DC comics this week
Caught up on some Marvel/DC #comics this week:
#JessicaJones got a nice send-off. Need to find time to watch season 2 of the show, looking forward to the comic returning after break.
#TheFlash still feels like they’re shaking things up every few issues just to shake things up, but it’s beginning to look like they might be going somewhere with it.
Dropping Titans. It had potential, but the team depends on character dynamics, and they’ve run those into the ground.
@Einahpets Yeah, it’s an impressive exploration of the many consequences of the tech & …
@Einahpets Yeah, it’s an impressive exploration of the many consequences of the tech & how people would use it. Both the threeps and the Agora, which I find myself seeing as a counterpoint to the Oasis.
I’m going to have to get out to the Festival of Books one of these days – I keep meaning to, but haven’t quite managed yet!
Spotted on Birdsite: Rey cosplayers recreate snapping scene
Spotted on Birdsite: Rey cosplayers recreate snapping scene
All the Reys snapping 😍 #WonderCon #ReysForDays
— Keri Bean (@PlanetaryKeri) March 25, 2018
@Einahpets Thanks! I’m not familiar with the series, but it looks interesting. I’m …
@Einahpets Thanks! I’m not familiar with the series, but it looks interesting. I’m trying to power through Les Mis (to the extent that I have time to power through books these days — though I do plan on breaking when Scalzi’s Head On comes out next month), but maybe after I’m done with it I’ll check them out.