1. From King’s Quest to Leisure Suit Larry: A Brief History of Sierra On-Line

    mentalflossr:

    If you had a home computer in the 1980s, you probably played at least one adventure game from Sierra On-Line. Here’s a brief history of the company – and the games – that helped define a generation of computer geeks.

  2. (via Bright Woman No H.S. Diploma = College Professor? | Laurie Chancey)

    (via Bright Woman No H.S. Diploma = College Professor? | Laurie Chancey)

  3. LSU students speak about Laurie Chancey’s teaching style (by ljchancey)

  4. Interview by Cliff Seiber, <i>Lake Charles American Press</i>, September 2001

    Interview by Cliff Seiber, <i>Lake Charles American Press</i>, September 2001

  5. oldblueeyes:

Fred Armisen imitates a decomposing fox.

    oldblueeyes:

    Fred Armisen imitates a decomposing fox.

  6. etsymethis:

    Warm Gray Stone - Hand Felted Wool Cat Bed

  7. (Source: surrogateself)

  8. (Source: caffeinedelusion)

  9. Cama de Gato [Cat&#8217;s Cradle] by -Jim Skea- #flickstackr

Flickr: http://flic.kr/p/qxE5j

    Cama de Gato [Cat’s Cradle] by -Jim Skea- #flickstackr

    Flickr: http://flic.kr/p/qxE5j

  10. (Source: geekfeed)

  11. mybrainonwax:

Unborn Ideas by Catrin Welz-Stein 

    mybrainonwax:

    Unborn Ideas by Catrin Welz-Stein 

    (Source: learnbabylon)

  12. longreads:

One person’s mission to get Americans to embrace science again. A profile of Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and director of the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History:

Although he is a card-carrying astrophysicist with a long list of scientific papers in publications like Astrophysical Journal, Tyson has turned himself into a rock-star scientist. He plays to sold-out houses. He appears on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, on the New York Times bestseller list, on Twitter (@neiltyson, with 242,400 followers as I write this). He is now shooting a remake of Carl Sagan’s classic Cosmos series, which will air on Fox in 2013. 
Tyson spreads himself so wide for two reasons. One is that there’s so much in the sky to talk about. The other reason is down here on earth. For all the spectacular advances American science has made over the past century—not just in astrophysics but in biology, engineering, and other disciplines—the best days of American science may be behind us. And as American science declines, so does America. So here, in the dark, under the stars, Tyson is going to try to save the future, one neck cramp at a time.


“King of the Cosmos.” — Carl Zimmer, Playboy
See more #longreads about space
Photo: Ryan Somma/Flickr

    longreads:

    One person’s mission to get Americans to embrace science again. A profile of Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and director of the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History:

    Although he is a card-carrying astrophysicist with a long list of scientific papers in publications like Astrophysical Journal, Tyson has turned himself into a rock-star scientist. He plays to sold-out houses. He appears on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, on the New York Times bestseller list, on Twitter (@neiltyson, with 242,400 followers as I write this). He is now shooting a remake of Carl Sagan’s classic Cosmos series, which will air on Fox in 2013. 

    Tyson spreads himself so wide for two reasons. One is that there’s so much in the sky to talk about. The other reason is down here on earth. For all the spectacular advances American science has made over the past century—not just in astrophysics but in biology, engineering, and other disciplines—the best days of American science may be behind us. And as American science declines, so does America. So here, in the dark, under the stars, Tyson is going to try to save the future, one neck cramp at a time.

    “King of the Cosmos.” — Carl Zimmer, Playboy

    See more #longreads about space

    Photo: Ryan Somma/Flickr

  13. nevver:

Brain Pickings

    nevver:

    Brain Pickings

  14. My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →

    1. Diversidad (4)
    2. The Throne (4)
    3. Das Racist (3)
    4. OutKast (2)
    5. Vitalic (1)

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