Harbour Fordyce (All typos 100% human made)
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🏳️🌈 Writing, reading, and watching detective fiction and scifi. Hobbies include nerding out on botanical subjects and paying rent at Bay Area rates. They/them. More at harbourfordyce.com/links/
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Parisot (the Director) tells a story about how Tim Allen just started crying after a scene one day
"I don't like these feelings i'm having." Says Tim. "I'm going back to my trailor" and walks off.
There's silence for a second.
"Oh my god." Says Rickman. "I think Tim just experienced acting."
"I don't like these feelings i'm having." Says Tim. "I'm going back to my trailor" and walks off.
There's silence for a second.
"Oh my god." Says Rickman. "I think Tim just experienced acting."
Galaxy Quest - a perfect movie, just a wonderful love letter to actors, sci-fi, Star Trek in particular, and to fandom - really deserves a proper physical release with decent extras. Think Weaver's right that releasing a R-rated cut would be fun, too.
Sigourney Weaver Says She Wishes DreamWorks Released A Director’s Cut Of ‘Galaxy Quest,’ Reminisces On Sequel That Never Came To Pass
Sigourney Weaver reflected on cult classic Galaxy Quest and how she wishes the sci-fi satire had released an R-rated director's cut.
deadline.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Parisot (the Director) tells a story about how Tim Allen just started crying after a scene one day
"I don't like these feelings i'm having." Says Tim. "I'm going back to my trailor" and walks off.
There's silence for a second.
"Oh my god." Says Rickman. "I think Tim just experienced acting."
"I don't like these feelings i'm having." Says Tim. "I'm going back to my trailor" and walks off.
There's silence for a second.
"Oh my god." Says Rickman. "I think Tim just experienced acting."
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A big part of being a historian is being a detective! Who did this? Why? Where? Why does it matter in the grand scheme of things? You have to learn how to probe, how to uncover, how to read against the grain, how to find unusual sources, how to interpret those sources. How to piece together a puzzle
It also robs students of learning *how* to research.
December 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A big part of being a historian is being a detective! Who did this? Why? Where? Why does it matter in the grand scheme of things? You have to learn how to probe, how to uncover, how to read against the grain, how to find unusual sources, how to interpret those sources. How to piece together a puzzle
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Citation chains are positioned as stuffy pedantry, but they can be the gift economy at work, a virtual open community, a generous pedagogy and a honest dialogue with readers. Here’s who’s in the room with us right now; here’s who I am compelled to speak with; here’s work that will blow your mind…
December 21, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Citation chains are positioned as stuffy pedantry, but they can be the gift economy at work, a virtual open community, a generous pedagogy and a honest dialogue with readers. Here’s who’s in the room with us right now; here’s who I am compelled to speak with; here’s work that will blow your mind…
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If you claim to be an 'academic' or a 'researcher' or similar and your position is that you should not have to read things and/or write things and you would like the plagiarism machine to do that for you then please step aside and let someone who would like to work in the field have your job.
December 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
If you claim to be an 'academic' or a 'researcher' or similar and your position is that you should not have to read things and/or write things and you would like the plagiarism machine to do that for you then please step aside and let someone who would like to work in the field have your job.
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-Comes into your space uninvited, without permission
-Greedily uses up resources preferentially
- Forces a new mode of existence on you
-Steals your own shit to sell back to you
-Desperately wants to convince you that its arrival is good, that these are glad tidings
AI or colonialism?
-Greedily uses up resources preferentially
- Forces a new mode of existence on you
-Steals your own shit to sell back to you
-Desperately wants to convince you that its arrival is good, that these are glad tidings
AI or colonialism?
December 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
-Comes into your space uninvited, without permission
-Greedily uses up resources preferentially
- Forces a new mode of existence on you
-Steals your own shit to sell back to you
-Desperately wants to convince you that its arrival is good, that these are glad tidings
AI or colonialism?
-Greedily uses up resources preferentially
- Forces a new mode of existence on you
-Steals your own shit to sell back to you
-Desperately wants to convince you that its arrival is good, that these are glad tidings
AI or colonialism?
Every day I understand Ripley better
December 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Every day I understand Ripley better
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Can we take a break from the movie genre villains-are-misunderstood-and-have-good-reasons-for-the-terrible-things-they-do at least until the most evil people in the country aren't running the federal government?
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Can we take a break from the movie genre villains-are-misunderstood-and-have-good-reasons-for-the-terrible-things-they-do at least until the most evil people in the country aren't running the federal government?
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7. A City is Not a Computer - Other Urban Intelligences by @shannonmattern.bsky.social. bsky.app/profile/moda...
“Filtering urban design through algorithms and interfaces tends to bracket out those messy and disorderly concerns that simply ‘do not compute.’ We're left with the sense that everything knowable and worth knowing about a city can fit on a screen—which simply isn't true.” @shannonmattern.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
7. A City is Not a Computer - Other Urban Intelligences by @shannonmattern.bsky.social. bsky.app/profile/moda...
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in ancient Greece, they were called the wine-dark man group
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
in ancient Greece, they were called the wine-dark man group
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Challenging and good read to educators and students alike. This part really, really got me because it speaks compassionately to the context Gen Z finds themselves in.
Failure is existentially deadening to us.
Failure is existentially deadening to us.
December 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Challenging and good read to educators and students alike. This part really, really got me because it speaks compassionately to the context Gen Z finds themselves in.
Failure is existentially deadening to us.
Failure is existentially deadening to us.
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Sorry I didn't respond to your message I opened it 5 seconds after you sent it and forgot to reply while trying to wait an appropriate amount of time to reply
December 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Sorry I didn't respond to your message I opened it 5 seconds after you sent it and forgot to reply while trying to wait an appropriate amount of time to reply
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Grade: C
The churn of stale words in the heart again. The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new. This tired abstract anger; inarticulate passive opposition. I pushed and pulled in vain; the wheels would not turn. How hideous is the semicolon.
The churn of stale words in the heart again. The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new. This tired abstract anger; inarticulate passive opposition. I pushed and pulled in vain; the wheels would not turn. How hideous is the semicolon.
My Grading Scale for the Fall Semester, Composed Entirely of Samuel Beckett Quotes
A There is a little of everything, apparently, in nature, and freaks are common. Yes, there were times when I forgot not only who I was but that I ...
buff.ly
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Grade: C
The churn of stale words in the heart again. The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new. This tired abstract anger; inarticulate passive opposition. I pushed and pulled in vain; the wheels would not turn. How hideous is the semicolon.
The churn of stale words in the heart again. The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new. This tired abstract anger; inarticulate passive opposition. I pushed and pulled in vain; the wheels would not turn. How hideous is the semicolon.
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“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said
Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE—With a vow to destroy the abomination she had created if it was the last thing she ever did, television host Oprah Winfrey has spent weeks on a ship pursuing Dr. Phil through the Arc...
theonion.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said
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Finished Katabasis today, and I swear I'm not trying to be catty, but: I need everyone who is interested in this novel to read Isaac Fellman's The Two Doctors Gorski instead. Does most of what Katabasis tries to do, more thoughtfully and at a third of the page count.
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Finished Katabasis today, and I swear I'm not trying to be catty, but: I need everyone who is interested in this novel to read Isaac Fellman's The Two Doctors Gorski instead. Does most of what Katabasis tries to do, more thoughtfully and at a third of the page count.
See also:
People who dress like Imperial Storm.Troopers.
Anyone who throws a Gatsby Picnic.
People who dress like Imperial Storm.Troopers.
Anyone who throws a Gatsby Picnic.
Look, I get why people like their fedora hats and art deco cars. So do I. But I am pretty sure James M. Cain didn't care about fashion and Dashiell Hammett didn't give a shit about romantic lighting and Chandler wasn't, despite his detailed interior scenes, offering decorating advice
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
See also:
People who dress like Imperial Storm.Troopers.
Anyone who throws a Gatsby Picnic.
People who dress like Imperial Storm.Troopers.
Anyone who throws a Gatsby Picnic.
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Can't wait to watch STRANGER THINGS VS SUPERMAN on the new streaming service, NETBOFLIX+ NOW GO MOBILE ULTIMATE which I got on a Black Friday deal for $112 a month
December 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Can't wait to watch STRANGER THINGS VS SUPERMAN on the new streaming service, NETBOFLIX+ NOW GO MOBILE ULTIMATE which I got on a Black Friday deal for $112 a month
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Theaster Gates dissolves the boundaries between artist and collector, archivist and storyteller, ceramicist and interior decorator. These roles may seem exclusive, but they are not — as Gates has proven.
Theaster Gates Is Best When He’s Ambiguous
When Gates opens a gap between how something is perceived and what it is, he does not simply make a connection for the viewer — he invites self-reflection.
hyperallergic.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Theaster Gates dissolves the boundaries between artist and collector, archivist and storyteller, ceramicist and interior decorator. These roles may seem exclusive, but they are not — as Gates has proven.
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hey, look! it’s the meme guy!
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
hey, look! it’s the meme guy!
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Look, we don't like officially being more trustworthy than the CDC at this point. That's not really our bag, y'know?
But please, for the love of real science, continue to vaccinate your children.
Pay no heed to the wormbrain man.
But please, for the love of real science, continue to vaccinate your children.
Pay no heed to the wormbrain man.
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Look, we don't like officially being more trustworthy than the CDC at this point. That's not really our bag, y'know?
But please, for the love of real science, continue to vaccinate your children.
Pay no heed to the wormbrain man.
But please, for the love of real science, continue to vaccinate your children.
Pay no heed to the wormbrain man.
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"It’s my view that there’s no way you’re going to get a return on that."
IBM CEO Says the Math Just Doesn't Add Up on Its Competitors' AI Spending
IBM CEO Arvid Krishna said that the math of its AI competitors' spending doesn't add up, and won't return a profit.
trib.al
December 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"It’s my view that there’s no way you’re going to get a return on that."
The U.S. mliitary in FY 25 posted a $2.32 trillion loss.
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The U.S. mliitary in FY 25 posted a $2.32 trillion loss.
Apropos of nothing, nothing at all....
December 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Apropos of nothing, nothing at all....
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Santa: "Great, thanks. If we go light on the Krampus part, I wouldn’t complain, because it could dwarf everything else."
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Santa: "Great, thanks. If we go light on the Krampus part, I wouldn’t complain, because it could dwarf everything else."
"Jean Luc... You're dead, I'm God, and this is the reveal party for the 2026 Pantone color of the year."
December 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"Jean Luc... You're dead, I'm God, and this is the reveal party for the 2026 Pantone color of the year."