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Professor of Motion Picture Science at RIT. Ex Pixar. Visual Effects Society. Sensory neuroscientist. Snare drummer. Protanomalous trichromat. Appalachian. 1st Gen. flipphillips.com

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Australasia’s toothbrush!

10.03.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember going there while on annual family Lake Melissa visits, decades ago.

I’m glad it’s still around - so many little places gone.

10.03.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I 2nd this.

10.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Boltzmann blanket kiwis - Trader Joe’s has β€˜em in stock. Better than the Bayesian ones.

10.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Man I’m glad you guys are on here. I almost took a break.

This is the controversy I crave.

10.03.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Some of my best friends are ABD… but then again, I hang around with some characters. Turvey’s gardener had a PhD. The happily unemployed village scavenger, PhD. My general contractor… Brian May. Even the certification is just a checkmark.

We are more than the sum of our certificates.

10.03.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am re-watching Baskets. Holds up if you liked it the first time.

10.03.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s funny that notion sticks around.

09.03.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The possession of pertitude.

08.03.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who needs an Iron Dome when we can still have the Safety Dance?

08.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Performance art, giant puppets,

Performance art, giant puppets,

My weekend plans have changed.

08.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tonight marks Daylight Saving Time so be sure to remember to take your clock down off the wall and smash it to bits with a hammer.

08.03.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

#sleepin

07.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The frustration, it has become tiring.

06.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am "literally booted up a Windows 95 machine yesterday so I could 'reboot in MS-DOS mode'" years old.

06.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Think of all those 'postal scales' this will replace in center consoles, found throughout my 1980s youth.

06.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a Neanderthal, according to my kids, I'm surprised I survived my last surgery.

06.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

in a lecture today, learned that \phi in ASL is to make a phi with your two hands. \ddot{\phi^{ctl}_{t}} requires too many hands.

06.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right? Now - admittedly some systems have certain idiosyncratic ways of presenting their complaints, but come on man- this is first-year stuff that is supposed to grow with you.

05.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I am very proud of this. And tired too.

#moco #kuper #vfx

05.03.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have a question for my teaching friends, especially in the computing universe:

When did students start thinking that error messages are useless?

I just got a Slack from a student saying some code "printed errors and doesn't work." And they are stuck.

Where are they picking up this behavior?

05.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Ernie Bushmiller's 3 Rocks from Nancy.

Ernie Bushmiller's 3 Rocks from Nancy.

#Nancy #BillGriffith #ErnieBushmiller

05.03.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever πŸ’”

04.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 20004 πŸ” 8487 πŸ’¬ 352 πŸ“Œ 330

It's hard to go worse than "shitbirding disinformation spreader" yet I'm sure he's up to it.

'Skeptic' and 'proudly intentional ignoramus' are different things entirely.

05.03.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 1957 Mercury Mermaid.

Fancy a lift? Hahahahahahaha... PSYCHE!

04.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Yes please, I'll just cling to the hood.

04.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Elder Generation X

04.03.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health

03.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 2407 πŸ” 866 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 151

"... The three shared a common Jewish heritage and Scorpio astrological signs ... "

03.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

_Technically_ accurate. Which is the best Internet kind of accurate.

03.03.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0