It was an intentional shibboleth by the town elders to change it to the now Michigan pronunciation. I think in the 50s? Definitely when it was still a sundown town.

The percentage of women computer science grads peaked around 1984, which is wild, but that's also around the time comp sci switched from primarily academic to primary commercial in application. My mother was the first person in our household to program.

Wait... That's not what they are called?

Anytime you attempt to parody a 21st century right of center position, the adherents of those policies will rush to assure you that they are in fact far worse than that.

That was an interesting and very good match to watch in person.

Sitting in Pontiac Michigan right now... I should probably go get my titers checked.

No owners arrived with pizza in the net. Very disappointed.

For sure. For what it's worth, you posting the last time about your upcoming book caused me to actually do the pre-order, and I appreciated the reminder.

I feel like the concepts of "doing a thing well" and "being commercially successful doing a thing" have almost completely decoupled for most any "thing". That doesn't mean you shouldn't pursue what you are passionate about, but know what you want out of it.

Now more than ever, you don't have to be cutting and pasting batshit posts that you have seen over on That Other Site and also, for fuck's sake, get off That Other Site, again, now more than ever

I'll just be happy if humans can manage to land on the moon in my lifetime, so I can match the experience of my great grandfather.

Clip from the article: "Her campaign strategy is identity-based, biography-based and 'anti-Trump', which has been the Democratic playbook since 2016."

Clearly a very serious article

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So we're a Boston Bruins trade away from having the first goalkeeper in that club!

It's so funny everytime I see a bunch of people I follow interacting with something that says "this account muted" because if I ever look, it's something that confirms why I muted that account.

what even is the fucking point

Elliptic geometry constructions were some of my favorite High School math activities. Glad to see people still doing them by hand!

Bluesky deserves to enjoy this amazing They Might Be Giants experiment, which I can't really summarize in a skeet

tmbw.net/wiki/Last_Wave

Who's the most famous alum of your high school?

Jennifer Garner

While we aren't necessarily known for making friends everywhere we go, we do love a good fundraiser for an important cause... And a little friendly competition.

The people feeling pain are rarely the people inflicting pain. For every Trump voter you think you think is being punished , there are 2x as many good/decent people who will be affected by this.

Even after Trump is gone, the world will remember that he threatened to forcibly seize the territory of a peaceful democratic ally, and our institutions failed to immediately remove him. That makes US dangerously unreliable, not just one senile gangster.

@Georgesantos: I am officially no longer a New York City resident.

Congratulations to Mamdami, reducing crime in New York on his first day!

I was OBSESSED with music videos and directing them (until grad school when I learned it was truly no longer a career) so I watched\analyzed a TON of music videos growing up & it's hard to pick just one but this is my Citizen Kane of music videos, endlessly influential in how I think of the form

Have you tried themoviedb.org ?

Screenshot from the Zoom of Princess Bride

Rob Reiner directed my favorite movie in the world, and then made all my dreams come true by, with Cary Elwes, organizing a cast reunion table read Zoom fundraiser for WisDems. A heart, spirit, and talent bigger than the whole world. May his and Michele's memory be a blessing.

Last Word for days

Columbine, VT student: 'Normalcy never comes back' "It’s going to take time," Regina Rohde told Matt Lauer on TODAY. "People are living minute to minute, not being able to cope with anything. Eventually it becomes hour by hour, week by week. It takes ...

But it's happened over and over and action is demanded and nothing happens. Columbine was 1999 www.today.com/news/columbi...

Yes!

I think if I excluded films I saw before I was 18, it would be 0. But there are several without that criteria.