Awesome.

Awesome.
http://www.rickey.org/the-force-awakens-reimagined-as-calvin-and-hobbes-will-make-your-heart-melt/290153/?utm_content=buffer77ac6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

A good start, but it seems like it's missing a few things...

A good start, but it seems like it's missing a few things...

I don't usually share parody songs, but this time, it's because I come from a long line of educators and can totally...

I don't usually share parody songs, but this time, it's because I come from a long line of educators and can totally relate.

Also, the singing and production quality are surprisingly good.

Originally shared by Adrian Parsons

Funny.
http://www.forgottothink.com/hello-parody/

Title

Many, if not most, of us teach, in some way in some setting, far more regularly than we probably realize.

Many, if not most, of us teach, in some way in some setting, far more regularly than we probably realize. Here is some advice on doing it better.
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/01/30/463981852/how-to-be-a-great-teacher-from-12-great-teachers?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_medium=social

Have a good one!

Have a good one!

Originally shared by Thund3rbolt

This puppy has a very important message to all of you....

#thanksforyoursupport   #happyweekend

It's a trap.

Originally shared by David “not B” A

It's a trap.

Which of the following was one of George Lucas' early titles for Star Wars?

Which of the following was one of George Lucas' early titles for Star Wars?

No Googling, now...that's cheating.

A man with no pants crashed his car.

A man with no pants crashed his car.
The strangest collision by far.
The porn on his phone
Said "sex while alone."
A story both sad and bizarre.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/detroit-man-crashes-car-dies-while-watching-porn-on-phone/

Someone please tell me this is satire.

Someone please tell me this is satire.

Originally shared by Christopher Butler

This is the abomination that is DC's adaptation of Hanna Barbera's Scooby Doo.

Yes it's real.

Shaggy is a blond hipster with a curly mustache.

I facepalmed so hard I knocked out a tooth.

http://kotaku.com/what-the-heck-is-dc-comics-doing-to-scooby-doo-1755672720

#scoobydoo
#dccomics
#hannabarbera

http://kotaku.com/what-the-heck-is-dc-comics-doing-to-scooby-doo-1755672720

Netherlands

Netherlands

This is simultaneously the funniest and most pathetic thing I've seen this week.

This is simultaneously the funniest and most pathetic thing I've seen this week.

#grammar

#grammar

More enticing new sets coming out this year from LEGO.

More enticing new sets coming out this year from LEGO.

Originally shared by The Brothers Brick

Thanks to flickr user Jim van Gulik, we now have photos of LEGO’s newest big Technic set. We can’t confirm the precise set name yet, but it’s set number 42056, and is a Porsche 911 wrapped in zebra test patterns (used by auto manufacturers to disguise the…
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2016/01/26/lego-technic-42056-porsche-test-car-revealed-news/

And even more evidence that student ratings are harmful garbage.

And even more evidence that student ratings are harmful garbage.

And just to answer that little question in the back of your mind, no, I'm not fighting student evaluations because I get bad ones; my student evals are always in the top quintile. I oppose them because they're a bad metric of teaching effectiveness and course quality.

Originally shared by Alexander Kruel

Students judge their teachers. Often unfairly

The Economist has analysed 1,289,407 reviews of 1,066 professors and lecturers in New York state.

More: http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21688924-students-judge-their-teachers-often-unfairly-ratings-agency

A rapper believes in a flat Earth

A rapper believes in a flat Earth
But photos show it has a fat girth
So Tyson completes
A rap of his tweets
We all can appreciate that mirth
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/26/464474518/neil-degrasse-tyson-gets-into-a-rap-battle-with-b-o-b-over-flat-earth-theory?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_medium=social

More evidence that student evaluations of teaching are at best worthless, and at worst harmful, to the system and...

More evidence that student evaluations of teaching are at best worthless, and at worst harmful, to the system and process of education.
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/01/25/463846130/why-women-professors-get-lower-ratings?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_medium=social

Report Reveals Terrifying Flaws In College Campus Gun Laws

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/report-flaws-guns-on-campus_us_56a64d7be4b076aadcc73ec6?utm_hp_ref=politics

Interesting.

Interesting. My institution has about 45,000 students, and we feel pretty medium-sized compared to the monsters like OSU, which have closer to 65,000 students. It's all relative.

Originally shared by Joerg Fliege

How big is a typical university (in terms of student numbers)? And what is a "small" university?

Not counting specialist institutions without significant undergraduate teaching, we arrive at a median of 20,376 students.

(Data source: 1,126 universities in 88 countries  showing up in the THE World University Rankings.)
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/data-blog-how-do-we-define-small-university

Grand Jury returned a surprise:

Grand Jury returned a surprise:
Daleiden's "reporting" was lies,
Indicted because
He broke several laws.
"So what?" Abbott childishly cries.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/25/464351410/grand-jury-indicts-anti-abortion-activists-who-made-undercover-videos?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_medium=social

Speed it up and improve the dimensional recognition and you've got something pretty awesome.

Speed it up and improve the dimensional recognition and you've got something pretty awesome.

Originally shared by Beyond the Brick

This might very well be the best use of Google Glass... ever. An interactive virtual LEGO building assistant!
http://buff.ly/1nLvRot

Check it out.

Check it out. You can see what town your town's climate will be most like in the future based on current estimates of climate change.

For example, by 2100, Chicago winters will be much like today's winters in Alabama.

h/t Brian Gauspohl
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/sa-visual/a-visual-forecast-for-the-end-of-the-century/

Not that this will convince the deniers, but it's a fact.

Not that this will convince the deniers, but it's a fact.

Originally shared by Brian Gauspohl

13 of the 15 hottest years on record have happened since the year 2000

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/01/25/3742337/record-temperature-climate-change-study/ warming climate extreme weather
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/01/25/3742337/record-temperature-climate-change-study

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale ‘67

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale ‘67


#CarPorn

This is at least one of the reasons why you want fair dice.

This is at least one of the reasons why you want fair dice.

Originally shared by Brad D

Just happened to be scrolling through some of my old pictures when this popped up.  Can't remember if I've shared it before, but just in case...

Bloom County...still making me laugh after 137 years.

Bloom County...still making me laugh after 137 years.

Originally shared by Matthew J Price

Anyone remember playing KILLER: The Assassination Game back in the 80s?

Anyone remember playing KILLER: The Assassination Game back in the 80s? It became a phenomenon in my high school with about 30 of us playing it fairly obsessively for several months. My most memorable "kill" was getting to class early one day and taping two D batteries and a wire to the chair of the kid who sat in front of me. He sat down and I passed him a note that said, "BZZT! You've been electrocuted." He wasn't happy, but appreciated the ingenuity. Locker bombs (piles of packing peanuts that tumbled out when you opened your locker) ended up being what drove the principal to ban the game. Somebody always has to go too far.

That little kid has the appropriate Deadpool temperament/

That little kid has the appropriate Deadpool temperament/

Originally shared by Geoffrey Snyder

Don't fuck with Mini-Deadpool.

#AlwaysInCharacter #cosplay

We need this new building so badly.

We need this new building so badly. We're crammed in like sardines into our current facility, which was built for roughly half our current student and faculty counts. Growth is good -- I'll certainly take it over the opposite -- but it does pose problems of its own.

A side benefit of this process that I hadn't anticipated is that it's given me a reason to start learning a little about architecture. Bonus!
http://www.henninglarsen.com/news/archive/2016/01/new-educational-facility-in-cincinnati,-us-.aspx

Great video of Adam chatting with Phil and his crew of animators.

Great video of Adam chatting with Phil and his crew of animators.

Originally shared by Keith Wilson
http://www.wired.com/2016/01/force-awakens-holochess-process/

6) Appear on toast (why not?)

6) Appear on toast (why not?)

Originally shared by Michael Vaughan

God works in mysterious ways.

Oooh! That's very nice. #starwars

Oooh! That's very nice. #starwars

Originally shared by The Brothers Brick

Nikolai Mordan has built this awesome diorama of an Imperial base on Tatooine. It makes a fantastic backdrop for displaying LEGO’s UCS Imperial Shuttle, which looms ominously over the squads of stormtroopers and Imperial officers bringing the Imperial arm…
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2016/01/20/bringing-imperial-order-to-the-wretched-hive-of-scum-and-villainy/

This brilliant Stegosaurus has just 1 DAY remaining to gather another thousand votes to reach 10,000 votes and be...

This brilliant Stegosaurus has just 1 DAY remaining to gather another thousand votes to reach 10,000 votes and be considered for becoming an actual LEGO set. Please go to https://ideas.lego.com/projects/56748 and give it your support now. Thanks!
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/56748

The close-up images are hilarious...and awful. I bet this guy now has an entire drawer-full of unused minifig legs.

The close-up images are hilarious...and awful. I bet this guy now has an entire drawer-full of unused minifig legs.
http://lego.gizmodo.com/120-000-piece-lego-model-of-the-titanic-breaking-in-hal-1753739169

What's for dinner? And where's Polly?

What's for dinner? And where's Polly?

#RuinADateWithAnAcademicInFiveWords

#RuinADateWithAnAcademicInFiveWords

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/how-to-ruin-a-date-with-an-academic-in-5-words

*snort*

*snort*

via Jason Blalock

Originally shared by David Sarachman

Ha!

I'm having difficulty installing the batteries in my new cutlery.

I'm having difficulty installing the batteries in my new cutlery.

Originally shared by Diane Attaway

...

"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.

"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.

#bloomcounty

#bloomcounty
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12552959_1116031091760976_8910843913988529198_n.jpg?oh=31d83acf0c5afe49cf030b48c6dce7ec&oe=57033BF0

The very first CD I ever bought (in 1987) was The Cars' Greatest Hits.

The very first CD I ever bought (in 1987) was The Cars' Greatest Hits. For $0.99, you can get this whole compilation right now from Google Play Music. Not bad!
https://market.android.com/details?id=album-Bi2bvnieommxywpkioenjvrglc4

Charming!

Charming!

Originally shared by GiocoVisione

★SeaChant Castle★ Author: 'Sergeant Chipmunk'
A Castle, a Ship, a Town Square and Small Island!
What more do you want? :)
http://www.giocovisione.com/seachant-castle/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/52616397@N04/

★ LEGO Logo ★

Originally shared by GiocoVisione

★ LEGO Logo ★
From 1934 to today!
Follow GiocoVisione For More

#LEGO   #LEGOLogo   #Afol   #logo   #logodesign

Yet more evidence that water is starting to become more valuable than oil.

Yet more evidence that water is starting to become more valuable than oil.

Via Nick Veinot​
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/15/saudi-arabia-buying-up-farmland-in-us-southwest.html

The LA Gas Leak Is Scarier Than We Thought

http://gizmodo.com/the-la-gas-leak-is-scarier-than-we-thought-1752935526

I'm leaving, on a jet train

I'm leaving, on a jet train
Don't know when I'll be back again...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2565715/Train-built-1966-using-two-jet-engines-fastest-locomotive-America.html

Petroleum's prices are low

Petroleum's prices are low
Iran's oil is starting to flow
A barrel is cheap
The Saudis all weep
And lower expect it to go!
http://reut.rs/1JNu0cg

First, there was STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, to emphasize the need for more analytical and...

First, there was STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, to emphasize the need for more analytical and technical thinking in the students our educational system produces.

Then, I assume because some folks were feeling left out, that was expanded to STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math.

So why not METALS: Math, Engineering, Technology, Arts, Language, and Science? Because, after all, if you can't communicate your wonderful discovery, invention, or innovation, it's not really going to change anything.

Or, we could realize that no discipline is inherently and objectively more important than any other, invest in and teach all the things society needs, let people self-select into them (with guidance, starting at an early age) as their skills and interests suggest is best, and enjoy the fruits of the diverse intellectual environment that has served humanity well for so long.

Weird is the new normal.

Weird is the new normal.

via Keith Wilson

Originally shared by WLOX-TV

#UPDATE: Alex is the first hurricane to form over the Atlantic in January in more than 70 years.
http://shout.lt/bpJFw

I like these trends...

I like these trends...

Originally shared by David Fuchs
http://cleantechnica.com/2016/01/13/us-coal-production-falls-lowest-levels-since-1986/

I literally laughed so loudly that a couple people poked their heads in my office to see if I'd hurt myself.

I literally laughed so loudly that a couple people poked their heads in my office to see if I'd hurt myself.

h/t Lars DeRuntz

Originally shared by null

Bwahahahahahahaha!!!! I couldn't help myself...saw it and had to change it.

#ded #thosepeskykids #yallqaeda #snackshack

via James Cowan

via James Cowan

Originally shared by Steve W

Ooooh, yeah! 50th Anniversaries can be pretty awesome. :-)

Ooooh, yeah! 50th Anniversaries can be pretty awesome. :-)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-batcave-classic-tv-series-854768

Just how I like it ...

Originally shared by Panah Rad

Just how I like it ...
https://i.imgur.com/mQev0o7.gifv

P.S. I forgot the name of the artist, if you know, let me know. :)

And this...this is why I won't be moving to mainland Europe any time soon.

And this...this is why I won't be moving to mainland Europe any time soon.

I can't even stand friendly hugging, so kissing is right out!

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35285822
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35285822

I've been showing my kids these.

I've been showing my kids these. If I tell them they're 50 years old, that won't really mean anything more than if they're 5 years old. They're kids, after all...they don't understand or appreciate time.

via Keith Wilson

Originally shared by ThinkGeek

Today in Geek History: Holy anniversaries, Batman! The dynamic duo debuts on TV in 1966.

I posted about this full-size caravan (camper trailer) made of LEGO before, but this article has a video showing how...

I posted about this full-size caravan (camper trailer) made of LEGO before, but this article has a video showing how it was built. Nifty.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-34528117

When I was a pre-teen, first starting to explore music on my own in the early 80s, I remember discovering David...

When I was a pre-teen, first starting to explore music on my own in the early 80s, I remember discovering David Bowie's music (and his on-stage personae) and being rather intimidated by it all. I mean, this was heady, boundary-pushing, edgy stuff, not really intended for young adolescents of the day. That said, as I got older, I started to appreciate the many, many ways that Bowie innovated and expanded what pop/rock music was...and continues to become. His influences are many, lasting, and treasured.

Thanks, David...you are already missed.

From https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/3i27ia/my_mom_bought_a_strawberry_scented_minion_shampoo/

From https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/3i27ia/my_mom_bought_a_strawberry_scented_minion_shampoo/

OK, this takes the cake for most impressive architectural build I've seen so far, at least this year. Just stunning.

OK, this takes the cake for most impressive architectural build I've seen so far, at least this year. Just stunning.

And if it were an official kit, it'd run around $5,000. You know it's serious when toy purchases start requiring loans.

Originally shared by Jill H

Stunning! 
https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/her-majestys-theatre-in-london-recreated-out-of-57992-lego-bricks/

...

...
We will not be angry victims no more!
We're gonna- we're gonna say yeah...
Turn it off! Turn it off!
Turn that helicopter down!
...
Turn down the machines.
Turn down the helicopter.
Turn down the prime time.

Shut those guns down.
Yeah. yeah...
Isn't that better?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk5du6e2q5E&feature=share

Via Lynn H​

Via Lynn H​

Originally shared by Bill Smith

Getting to 100% renewable energy in the US by 2050 is a goal that is gaining traction among the US public.

#RenewableEnergy   #USA  
http://cleantechnica.com/2016/01/07/getting-100-renewable-energy-us/

Efficiency goes up, prices come down...and coal goes away.

Efficiency goes up, prices come down...and coal goes away.

Originally shared by Joe Pistritto

22% efficient solar cells coming from Panasonic this year (current rooftop solar is 15-17%). These panels are amorphous silicon, which means they degrade output less when hot than crystaline panels mostly used now. #CES2016

A phenomenal collection of MOCs here...

A phenomenal collection of MOCs here...

Originally shared by The Brothers Brick

If you haven’t looked through Vince_Toulouse’s photostream before, please, do so now. His creations are absolutely out of time (and space). And this dark-blue trike adds to the collection of bizzare vehicles just perfectly. It’s quite a remarable model…
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2016/01/09/this-retrofuturistic-trike-is-right-from-the-victorian-era/

Brilliant use of elements here...just wonderful.

Brilliant use of elements here...just wonderful.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1652/24206193156_8a5f7ca5ab_h.jpg

If you are a graphic or fine artist who does commission work, or you know of a G+ user who is, please leave a...

If you are a graphic or fine artist who does commission work, or you know of a G+ user who is, please leave a comment with the type of art you do (or he/she does, along with his/her name). I'm trying to assemble a new circle of graphic/drawing artists available for hire on G+. Thanks.

Title

The FDA's new recs are out.

The FDA's new recs are out.
The sugar biz surely will shout.
Cut intakes in half?
Most grownups will laugh,
And most of the children will pout.

#snacks

#snacks

While black kids are shot by police

While black kids are shot by police
These yahoos still sit there in peace
The Feds' nonchalance:
An unjust response?
Are terrorists catch-and-release?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/feds-low-key-approach-oregon-standoff/story?id=36129261

★ Cuckoo! by Legonardo Davidy ★

Originally shared by GiocoVisione

★ Cuckoo! by Legonardo Davidy ★
https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidhensel/

#LEGO   #MOC   #Cuckoo

Via John Lewis​

Via John Lewis​

Originally shared by Meguey Baker

LEGO color chart.
Here's a direct link to a hi-res image: http://i.imgur.com/muX23xQ.jpg
http://www.fastcocreate.com/3054307/image-of-the-day/this-lego-color-chart-contains-every-color-lego-ever

I am now ready to oppose the US government. #snacks

I am now ready to oppose the US government. #snacks

I'm pretty sure Jon Stewart wouldn't have retired if he'd known this was coming.

I'm pretty sure Jon Stewart wouldn't have retired if he'd known this was coming.

Oh, and check the memes in this story...precious!

Originally shared by Katie H.

Idiots.
http://freakoutnation.com/2016/01/watch-a-55-year-old-bundy-patriot-in-oregon-is-sitting-under-a-tarp-with-a-rifle-for-freedom/

I haven't seen a news story so ripe for mockery since Kim Freaking Davis!

I haven't seen a news story so ripe for mockery since Kim Freaking Davis!

via Matthew Wright

Originally shared by Dave Finnerty (TheMadAdmin)

#sendsnacks

Sharing for Lisa Chabot's comment on Kee Hinckley's post.

Sharing for Lisa Chabot's comment on Kee Hinckley's post.

#starwarigami

#starwarigami

Originally shared by How-To Geek

Lead the fight for freedom from boredom in the office with a fleet of origami X-Wing fighters!

Found at: (http://buff.ly/1RlvueX)

Bwahahahaha!!

Bwahahahaha!!

via Christopher Butler

Originally shared by null

Full of win.

If you're an American and want to maximize the tax credit available for solar panels, there is a new time horizon.

If you're an American and want to maximize the tax credit available for solar panels, there is a new time horizon.

Originally shared by David Fuchs

Neat thing about this is, the tax credit phase out occurs around the time solar beats all other power supplies, on cost per kW/hr in the US. Based on PV cell production forecasts and the associated kW/hr cost trend lines. (the 30% rule)

"In case you missed it over the holiday, Congress passed a new federal budget, notably extending tax credits for solar, wind, and other renewable energy technologies. The extension differs from previous ones in two ways: it extends the credits for multiple years but also (as ILSR has been discussing since 2012) phases them out over time."
http://cleantechnica.com/2016/01/05/congress-gets-renewable-tax-credit-extension-right/

LEGO’s new Nexo Knights line has launched and is finally available.

Originally shared by The Brothers Brick

LEGO’s new Nexo Knights line has launched and is finally available. We’ve already reviewed two of the medium-sized sets from this line, but some of the little sets intrigued me. Each of the named characters has an Ultimate version, available as an…
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2016/01/04/nexo-knights-70331-ultimate-macy-and-70332-ultimate-aaron-review/

BAHAHAHAHA!! ::dies::

BAHAHAHAHA!! ::dies::

via John Hummel

Originally shared by Hadrian Micciche

Y'all Can't Have an American Revolution Without Snacks
"Y’all Quaida, Vanilla ISIS, Yokel Haram, call them what you will. But there’s no doubt that Cliven Bundy’s son Ammon, supported by the rest of his Webelos troop, is taking a stand against high National Park gift shop prices with his heroic invasion of a deserted bird sanctuary in Oregon." [1]

"The angry campers appear to be called to YeeHawd by a peculiar brand of militant Mormonism [2], and, among other unusual beliefs, to regard the U.S. Constitution as holy scripture."

"Aside from their god-given liberty, they are only lacking one thing,  as their revolutionary battle flag proclaims:" Please Send Snacks.

They forgot to bring snacks. They plan to stay years -- but forgot to bring snacks. [3] The terrorist's plea for fuel for the revolution:

"If you have supplies or snacks or anything that may be useful to this stand then please send them to the address above ( a United States Postal Service office in Burns, Oregon). [4]

That's right. They are anti-government, yet they plan to make use of the tyrannical United States Postal Service.

Also, please send some real Boy Scouts to teach these right-wingnut warriors how to make a campfire.

"At the entrance to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, people associated with the occupying group blocked the road. As the temperature dropped below freezing Sunday night in the high desert outside the stone cottage that is the refuge’s headquarters, the occupiers set a small fire to stay warm, but the snow-saturated sagebrush would not stay lit." [5]

The terrorists vow to stay "as long as it takes" -- or until they fold for lack of snacks and/or freeze to death. 


1. https://www.fastcompany.com/3055077/today-in-tabs/ammon-bundy-camping-with-intent  
2. http://www.opb.org/news/article/explainer-the-bundy-militias-particular-brand-of-mormonism/?t=165606  
3. http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/oregon-terrorists-dont-plan-siege-very-well-put-out-plea-for-snacks-and-supplies--ZJglh9sRjx  
4. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/01/04/1466048/-Send-snacks?detail=hide 5. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/us/armed-group-vows-to-hold-federal-wildlife-office-in-oregon-for-years.html

Who's going to try this?

Who's going to try this?

Originally shared by Nerdist

Everything is awesomeeee!
http://nerdi.st/1NZ05fX

Title

Militia men want public land

Militia men want public land,
So Bundy & friends took a stand.
These terrorists flew
The red, white and blue;
The irony's lost on this band.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jan/2/peaceful-protest-in-oregon-ranching-case-on-saturd/

Photo courtesy of Joseph Childress

Photo courtesy of Joseph Childress

Not very practical, but rather clever.

Not very practical, but rather clever.

via Andres Soolo

Originally shared by Raymond Blum

littleBits 
WOW!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij0toovW9HI&feature=share

I got my daughter (11) this book for the holidays.

I got my daughter (11) this book for the holidays. She and I started reading it together and I'm really impressed. It has three things in it that I really appreciate:
1) Lots of real-world examples of the different styles of architecture it discusses, with enough, but not too much, detail that it remains interesting and appropriate for kids
2) LEGO-built equivalents of many of the famous buildings pictured in the books, with insights into how to translate each architectural style's characteristics into LEGO-building equivalents
3) Actual step-by-step instructions to build one archetypical example from each style, so you can end with actual models in your hands

Highly recommended if you are, or you have a kid, interested in LEGO and architecture. And at ~$22 for a nice-sized hardcover book, it's reasonably priced.
http://tomalphin.com/2015/03/the-lego-architect-book-preview.html

As George Station said: "This instance of art overtaking reality tops 2015's Back to the Future for many of us,...

As George Station said: "This instance of art overtaking reality tops 2015's Back to the Future for many of us, y'know."

Originally shared by Peter da Silva

Speaking of movies, it's just over a week to Roy Batty's incept date.

According to the new official style rules, people can no longer be "climate change deniers" or "climate change...

Originally shared by Travis Retzlaff

According to the new official style rules, people can no longer be "climate change deniers" or "climate change skeptics."
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... the willful refusal of "those who reject mainstream climate science" to acknowledge the overwhelming evidence in the world is giving actual skeptics a bad name.
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Instead, the new AP Stylebook recommends the use of "climate change doubters" or "those who reject mainstream climate science." They do not, however, forbid the use of other pejorative insults to describe the willful ignorance of this vocal minority.
http://www.upworthy.com/the-ap-stylebook-just-changed-the-meaning-of-global-warming-with-one-amazing-edit?c=ufb1