Q: How did Luke Skywalker cross the moon of Endor?

Q: How did Luke Skywalker cross the moon of Endor?

A: Ewok'ed.

Google's AFD joke is pretty good.

Google's AFD joke is pretty good.

Could've been darker and I would've LOLed harder, but this is decent for general audiences.

4/5 Would watch again.
https://store.google.com/magazine/gnome

Ha!

Ha!

Nice.

Nice.
https://www.cnet.com/news/google-doodle-winner-dreams-of-a-future-with-peace-diversity/

You can spare a couple of hours Tuesday night, right?

You can spare a couple of hours Tuesday night, right?

Originally shared by Lauchlin MacGregor
http://www.unitedstateofcinema.com/

heh heh

heh heh

via Matthew H

Originally shared by null

Worth reading.

Worth reading.

It knows.

Originally shared by Lisa Chabot
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2017/03/disneys-animatronic-trump-tragically-seems-understand/

Taking the 3 Rs -- reduce, reuse, recycle -- to new heights (ahem)...

Taking the 3 Rs -- reduce, reuse, recycle -- to new heights (ahem)...
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/29/521941656/launch-land-launch-spacex-tries-reusing-its-rocket

I lecture for free; they pay me to grade.

I lecture for free; they pay me to grade.

This is pretty much my life, with a few exceptions.

This is pretty much my life, with a few exceptions. All the academic stuff is spot on, especially the multiple coinciding demands on one's attention. I have fewer kid-related concerns than Tania does, but more homestead duties -- Did I remember to call the roofer to fix the gutter? I need to buy a new furnace air filter...maybe just get six. Need to pay the property tax bill tomorrow. The cable box is acting up again...gotta look at that. And so on. -- but it's pretty much all the same confusing, non-stop barrage of responsibilities.

I think what makes an academic career amazing -- professional autonomy -- is also what makes it incredibly frustrating. I get to decide what I want to work on and (largely) who I want to work with, but I also have a tendency to say "yes" to people and opportunities when I really should decline, and that leads to me taking on way too many projects. Discipline...it's something I'm still working on.
http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/03/27/521620741/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-academic-mom?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_medium=social

If money, time, and space in my home were no longer barriers...

If money, time, and space in my home were no longer barriers...

"The nearby Canadian city of Victoria disposes its untreated wastewater by pumping it directly into the Strait of...

"The nearby Canadian city of Victoria disposes its untreated wastewater by pumping it directly into the Strait of Juan de Fuca."

What the hell?? How can a modern city in a first-world nation do that in 2017?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/human-diseases-pacific-orcas-killer-whales-salmonella/

Awww

Awww

Originally shared by Will Keaney

This is entirely too much.
https://twitter.com/bentolmachoff/status/846476110846017536

Fun.

Fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrsNeqANI3k&feature=share

Playing Super Mario Run? Friend me: 0354-1969-1259

Playing Super Mario Run? Friend me: 0354-1969-1259

This just floors me every time I see it. These are big chickens, but this one seems like it'd terrorize a city.

This just floors me every time I see it. These are big chickens, but this one seems like it'd terrorize a city.

Originally shared by Alex Balcázar

When your chicken is a direct descendant of a T. Rex.

#GOPDnD

Originally shared by Geoffrey Snyder

#GOPDnD

These are some crazy gorgeous homes!

These are some crazy gorgeous homes!
http://www.oshatz.com/index.htm

Point taken.

Point taken.

We lost both Chuck Berry and Chuck Barris in the last week. Sad times.

We lost both Chuck Berry and Chuck Barris in the last week. Sad times.

h/t Stephen Wilson

Ha! :-D

Ha! :-D

Originally shared by Hacim Llih

My son shared this on #FAKEbook and 'Shirley' old news to you professor Craig Froehle Sir.. but just in case! ;]]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Tcm-Fbd4g&feature=share

I LOLed.

I LOLed.

Originally shared by Geoffrey Snyder

#Themoreyouknow

Does anyone else fear they'll watch this movie half-expecting Belle to whip out a wand and shout "Expelliarmus!"?

Does anyone else fear they'll watch this movie half-expecting Belle to whip out a wand and shout "Expelliarmus!"?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2771200/

#RIP

#RIP

utterly brilliant…

Originally shared by Manuel T Ortega

utterly brilliant…
giggleliciousness supreme...
thank you Cynthia S.

Truly one of the grandfathers of rock & roll. It's shocking to realize he was massively popular nearly 60 years ago.

Truly one of the grandfathers of rock & roll. It's shocking to realize he was massively popular nearly 60 years ago.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/18/520679732/chuck-berry-legend-of-rock-and-roll-dies-at-90?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_medium=social

I'm not sure what "L135 as fuck" is supposed to mean, but Nikon's product naming strategy used to be surprisingly...

I'm not sure what "L135 as fuck" is supposed to mean, but Nikon's product naming strategy used to be surprisingly edgy.

Rarely do we encounter a scientific fact that stirs public controversy and distrust in science as much as climate...

Originally shared by Brian Gauspohl

Rarely do we encounter a scientific fact that stirs public controversy and distrust in science as much as climate change. However, the theory is built on honest reporting of facts. This emerges from a new study from Lund University in Sweden.
http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/no-publication-bias-found-in-climate-change-research

WOW!

WOW!

Originally shared by GiocoVisione

#Himeji #Castle By Ryan
[Over 71,000 bricks and 185 hours to build!]
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanmcnaught/
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Judge Watson has issued his order

Judge Watson has issued his order
We won't practice hate at the border
My immigrant friend
Said Trump can't defend;
His prejudice simply abhorred her
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/15/520171478/trump-travel-ban-faces-court-hearings-by-challengers-today

I was fortunate enough to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef in 2003 and it was glorious.

I was fortunate enough to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef in 2003 and it was glorious. That it may never recover, at least not in a lifetime, makes me both sad and furious. Those who deny climate change, especially those in charge of setting national policies, are committing a crime against nature, and everyone (and everything) on the planet will soon pay for their transgressions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/science/great-barrier-reef-coral-climate-change-dieoff.html?smid=go-share

On one hand, this is positive.

On one hand, this is positive. Greater gas consumption will result in higher gas prices, motivating people to move to hybrid and electric vehicles sooner than they would with low gas prices.

On the other hand, we'll be altering the planet's climate and destroying species, if not entire ecosystems, at an even faster rate. Also, higher gas prices means more exploration, drilling, and pumping of petroleum through pipelines, resulting in more local environmental devastation.

The net result is pretty terrible for everyone who isn't a childless oil or auto executive nearing retirement.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/03/trump-begins-process-to-roll-back-fuel-economy-goals-automakers-rejoice/

“Breaking Down the Father on BBC Being Interrupted by His Children” @benthompson

“Breaking Down the Father on BBC Being Interrupted by His Children” @benthompson

It truly is spectacular.
https://medium.com/@benthompson/breaking-down-the-father-on-bbc-being-interrupted-by-his-children-9840cdc8857b

h/t Vilmar Simson

h/t Vilmar Simson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcDu7l8SKZQ&feature=player_embedded

This is what happens when you put a politician with ZERO scientific education (beyond high school) in charge of a...

This is what happens when you put a politician with ZERO scientific education (beyond high school) in charge of a scientific agency: guaranteed disaster.
http://nbcnews.to/2mF36wr

How is Jesus like a guy with an angry potato?

How is Jesus like a guy with an angry potato?

They both have a cross tuber.

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Originally shared by Ed Christian

My auto baby sitter app just needs a bit of fine tuning. Then we'll be up and running.

My auto baby sitter app just needs a bit of fine tuning. Then we'll be up and running.

It's official: Every image on the Internet now has a stock photo watermark.

It's official: Every image on the Internet now has a stock photo watermark.

Awww...

Awww...
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/08/519224169/at-5-girl-becomes-youngest-to-qualify-for-national-spelling-bee

This is a preview of the results we can expect to see from cuts to federal education funding.

Originally shared by Marla Caldwell

This is a preview of the results we can expect to see from cuts to federal education funding.

The court ordered lawmakers to devise a plan that would meet constitutional standards by the end of June and mandated a new formula to increase government spending on the state's public education system. The demand for extra education funding couldn't come at a worse time for Brownback, as the governor and Republican-held state legislature are caught in a stalemate on whether Kansas should repeal Brownback's landmark income-tax cuts in order to solve shortfalls that have plagued the state budget in recent years.

"We conclude the state's public financing system, through its structure and implementation, is not reasonably calculated to have all Kansas public education students meet or exceed the minimum constitutional standards of adequacy," the court wrote in an unsigned, unanimous opinion. By underfunding education, the judges said, the state system failed in one-fourth of all its public schools to appropriately educate students in basic reading and math skills and shortchanged half of the state's black students and one-third of its Hispanic students.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/03/kansas-supreme-court-tells-lawmakers-adequately-fund-public-schools

Jason reviews his wife's latest creation, a mesmerizing sculpture of a bat in flight.

Jason reviews his wife's latest creation, a mesmerizing sculpture of a bat in flight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2hl8PJm0VI&feature=share

h/t John Bump

h/t John Bump

Originally shared by Susan Jahn
http://nerdist.com/these-dc-comics-lego-art-sculptures-are-heroic-and-inspiring/

We, the public, should reject outright all stories with link-bait headlines.

We, the public, should reject outright all stories with link-bait headlines.

Compare the two headlines from Huffington Post and The Chive below to the one from The Verge. Notice a difference? The first two rely on that abominable technique of leaving out a key piece of information to make the reader curious. On the HuffPo article, you're forced to think "What was the mistake??" On The Chive one, it wants us all to wonder what was the idea about?

The Verge's headline, in contrast, offers up the key facts as a proper journalistic headline should.

If we wanted to rewrite the Verge headline to use the same awful technique as the first two, it'd probably turn out something like: "Google makes Photos better with this one weird trick."

The purposeful obfuscation of headlines in order to drive traffic is an appalling trend and one we should all reject by never clicking on them. The same should be said for overtly hyperbolic headlines (e.g., 'Trump campaign devastated by new leaks' -- the word "devastated" shouldn't be used in headlines unless a massive earthquake took out a significant city...then it's appropriate).

Seriously, until we hold "news" sources to a higher standard, we're never going to have better news sources. And until we start drawing a clearer line between news sources and entertainment/opinion outlets, we will continue to have people confusing/conflating the two.

OK, that is gorgeous.

OK, that is gorgeous.
http://airows.com/automotive/range-rover-velar-hd-photos

This is why I never mind when students who don't care about the course choose to not come to class.

This is why I never mind when students who don't care about the course choose to not come to class. They tend to disrupt and distract others around them, which causes those students to then lose out.
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-discipline-effective-monetary-investment.html

This puppy dislikes President Trump. A lot. #POTUS

Originally shared by Andrew Hall

This puppy dislikes President Trump. A lot. #POTUS
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/laughingindisbelief/2017/03/puppy-commits-suicide-before-becoming-trumps-new-pooch/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=google_plus&utm_source=socialnetwork

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Faith in humanity...restored?

Faith in humanity...restored?

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ
(No Googling until after you vote)

Q: What is Tasmania?