Albert S. Fu
@novumsimulacrum.com
#Sociology prof that plays video games & studies the #BuiltEnvironment. Taiwanese American in PA. Irvine + Binghamton alum. Author of Risky Cities: The Physical and Fiscal Nature of Disaster Capitalism https://tinyurl.com/jkvbxcn4 Views are my own
Rally for higher ed. in Philly w/ my @apscuf.org union siblings.
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Rally for higher ed. in Philly w/ my @apscuf.org union siblings.
This is kind of hilarious. In the 1950s, drywall producer National Gypsum used Muzak to ease "worker tension." Despite the claims, it didn't stop their factory workers and miners from striking.
October 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is kind of hilarious. In the 1950s, drywall producer National Gypsum used Muzak to ease "worker tension." Despite the claims, it didn't stop their factory workers and miners from striking.
Good game. Reminds me of Double Dragon.
September 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Good game. Reminds me of Double Dragon.
End of summer course prep for Fall 2025
August 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
End of summer course prep for Fall 2025
Thinking about the Philly DC33 & Teamsters Local 25 strikes + the role of private waste corps. After Philly's trash is picked up it goes to Covanta (ReWorld) & Waste Management (WM) facilities - including incinerators. Local 25 were pushed to strike by Republic Services. #1u
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July 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Thinking about the Philly DC33 & Teamsters Local 25 strikes + the role of private waste corps. After Philly's trash is picked up it goes to Covanta (ReWorld) & Waste Management (WM) facilities - including incinerators. Local 25 were pushed to strike by Republic Services. #1u
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Only started playing Cyberpunk this year and just wrapped it up. As an urbanist and sci-fi geek, Night City was an amazing setting. Now I'm on to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
July 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Only started playing Cyberpunk this year and just wrapped it up. As an urbanist and sci-fi geek, Night City was an amazing setting. Now I'm on to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
I picked this up at duty free to help with my summer session paper grading while in Istanbul (which has been the tradition the last few years). The funny thing is lots of students didn't in drafts in this class. Oh well ...
June 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I picked this up at duty free to help with my summer session paper grading while in Istanbul (which has been the tradition the last few years). The funny thing is lots of students didn't in drafts in this class. Oh well ...
Early morning run from Nişantaşı and down İstiklal. My brain is still trying to switch from left side to right side traffic. Thankfully, I did this before morning hour.
June 16, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Early morning run from Nişantaşı and down İstiklal. My brain is still trying to switch from left side to right side traffic. Thankfully, I did this before morning hour.
Yep. Made a trek to see it.
June 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Yep. Made a trek to see it.
Random NY and London
June 11, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Random NY and London
I let my kid open her birthday present early.
April 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I let my kid open her birthday present early.
Indeed, Kutztown (and some others) is geographically lucky in the grand scheme of things. See map from @pennlive.com below. However, as a state school, we will still be impacted by a state that is flat population-wise but has an aging population.
www.pennlive.com/news/2024/03...
www.pennlive.com/news/2024/03...
April 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Indeed, Kutztown (and some others) is geographically lucky in the grand scheme of things. See map from @pennlive.com below. However, as a state school, we will still be impacted by a state that is flat population-wise but has an aging population.
www.pennlive.com/news/2024/03...
www.pennlive.com/news/2024/03...
I was in a somewhat frustrating faculty discussion about the demographic cliff earlier this week. Below is a chart from #PASSHE 's 25-26 appropriations request. The decline in traditional college-aged students is real, but its impact varies by region.
www.passhe.edu/offices/publ...
www.passhe.edu/offices/publ...
April 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I was in a somewhat frustrating faculty discussion about the demographic cliff earlier this week. Below is a chart from #PASSHE 's 25-26 appropriations request. The decline in traditional college-aged students is real, but its impact varies by region.
www.passhe.edu/offices/publ...
www.passhe.edu/offices/publ...
Tried something different this semester in my class. I now do weekly quizzes rather than periodic exams. Why? Because of AI exam cheating. The drop on quizzes is - my guess - it's easier & perhaps even more likely for a student to cheat on 4 big exams. This is how the grade distribution changed.
April 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Tried something different this semester in my class. I now do weekly quizzes rather than periodic exams. Why? Because of AI exam cheating. The drop on quizzes is - my guess - it's easier & perhaps even more likely for a student to cheat on 4 big exams. This is how the grade distribution changed.
Didn't get everything I had planned done during Spring Break, but did manage to take my visiting mom to Longwood Gardens.
March 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Didn't get everything I had planned done during Spring Break, but did manage to take my visiting mom to Longwood Gardens.
Reuters. Not The Onion.
March 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Reuters. Not The Onion.
Yes, I compromised my political and economic beliefs to get this platinum trophy.
March 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Yes, I compromised my political and economic beliefs to get this platinum trophy.
Getting some writing done while getting into the spirit. It's how I pre-game.
February 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Getting some writing done while getting into the spirit. It's how I pre-game.
Our daughter asked us to use this highlighter. We had to explain our reaction to the ask.
February 8, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Our daughter asked us to use this highlighter. We had to explain our reaction to the ask.
More from PASSHE appropriations PowerPoints. These slides from 23-24 and 24-25 track the number of high school seniors in feeder counties. From 2004-2037, the population around KU has historically been and is projected to be stable. Yet we've seen declining enrollments since 2010. 1/2
February 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
More from PASSHE appropriations PowerPoints. These slides from 23-24 and 24-25 track the number of high school seniors in feeder counties. From 2004-2037, the population around KU has historically been and is projected to be stable. Yet we've seen declining enrollments since 2010. 1/2
The following figures are from the 23-24 and 24-25 PASSHE appropriations PowerPoints. You'll notice in the 23-24 version they note that languages had higher workforce demand than computer science. I think they realized what they did and changed to categorizations for 24-25. 1/2
January 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The following figures are from the 23-24 and 24-25 PASSHE appropriations PowerPoints. You'll notice in the 23-24 version they note that languages had higher workforce demand than computer science. I think they realized what they did and changed to categorizations for 24-25. 1/2
Lego NYC at Legoland NY.
December 30, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Lego NYC at Legoland NY.
Book nook 1 complete. Put it together with (some) help from the 8 year old. I'm debating whether to do another one during winter break.
December 15, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Book nook 1 complete. Put it together with (some) help from the 8 year old. I'm debating whether to do another one during winter break.
Pics from our annual holiday visit to Longwood Gardens. The beauty there is the calm before the storm of grading and the other end of the semester bureaucracy.
November 29, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Pics from our annual holiday visit to Longwood Gardens. The beauty there is the calm before the storm of grading and the other end of the semester bureaucracy.
Thanksgiving "break" is going to involve a lot of grading. At least, I managed to squeeze in a platinum trophy this week. #Veilguard was good. That said, NG+ or Golden Nug would improve replayability a lot.
November 27, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Thanksgiving "break" is going to involve a lot of grading. At least, I managed to squeeze in a platinum trophy this week. #Veilguard was good. That said, NG+ or Golden Nug would improve replayability a lot.