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Toby Donaldson

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Joined March 2007
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I’m trying to think of ways to make online teaching more interesting so decided to make trailers for my classes. Here’s my first attempt.
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Lena Olson@zehlyi3 Nov 2019
You could emulate 95% of feedback my advisor gave me about graphs with this one checklist.
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UXR@uxresearch29 Dec 2018
Me ten years ago, on seeing a poorly designed interface “Wow, what idiot designed this?” Me, today: “What constraints were the team coping with that made this design seem like the best possible solution?” Empathy trumps fundamental attribution errors.
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Garry Kasparov
@Kasparov6324 Dec 2018
I think I'm the Kasparov of that.
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This made me laugh ... then cry a little. – at Austin, TX
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David Novick@NovickProf18 Jul 2018
A new Munker illusion, which I call confetti. All the dots in the background are the same color (RGB 250, 219, 172) but are perceived as four different colors. The differences are subtle, though, and depend on the size of the image when it's viewed. cc @AkiyoshiKitaoka
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Erik Brynjolfsson
@erikbryn8 Apr 2018
Don't jump to conclusions. The blue lines are parallel.
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David Frum
@davidfrum19 Mar 2017
“A class of intellectuals that find corruption funny rather than outrageous”: Arendt ahead of the curve again, via lareviewofbooks.org/article/…
Why Arendt Matters: Revisiting “The Origins of Totalitarianism” | Los Angeles Review of Books

Why Arendt Matters: Revisiting “The Origins of Totalitarianism” | Los Angeles Review of Books

Roger Berkowitz reviews Hannah Arendt’s landmark “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” framing the book within the context of contemporary politics.

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Dave Peck@davepeck26 Jan 2012
Sucks how Wile E. Coyote is remembered for crappy ACME gadgets & not for his realistic paintings of tunnels.
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Need a distraction today? Not only does 12+1=11+2, but the letters "twelve plus one" rearrange to give you "eleven plus two"
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Why does Marge ask me what I want for Christmas every year? The answer’s always the same: five billion dollars.
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Tater Tots are delicious. But Tater Teens are moody and bitter.
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To counter all the unfounded rumors going around about me, let me set the record straight: I am NOT running for President.
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Why is 6 afraid of 7? Because 7, 9, 3. I'm not good with numbers.
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Adam Savage
@donttrythis15 Aug 2011
This is magnificent. A flying fish. Flying through the air (allright, it's a small blimp): vimeo.com/1968128?pg=embed&s…
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Sony admits hackers stole information from people's PlayStations. I hope it wasn't my avatar. It took hours to get the eyebrows right.
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in honor of oil-soaked birds, 'tweets' are now 'gurgles. http://bit.ly/cIhZNf
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