Kristen Koopman

Years ago when I played Red Dead Redemption, and lyrics began to weave into the score, I thought it might be one of the most memorable aesthetic choices in a game. Then along comes Scylla in Hades II belting out "I am going to CLAAAAAAAAAAW out your EYEEEEES and DROWN. YOU. TO DEATH."

Q: How long does it take to build a new data center? A: Approximately one closed-door city council vote.

What To Know About Data Centers https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-data-centers/

As a Libro.fm acolyte, it is my duty to inform you that audio that's purchased from your favorite indie bookseller sounds better and is also more emotionally fulfilling than the same audio purchased from a megacorp that's assisting the authoritarian federal regime.

The Leverage cast seeing the Louvre heist and collectively posting, "Not it," is the whimsy we deserve.

Amazon is saying that things are significantly improving, but I'm noticing that services that were working earlier during the outage are no longer working. So that's fun.

Is this a sign of a Leverage: Redemption s4 renewal

a reminder that GHOSTBUSTERS starts with Columbia U *firing* Peter, Ray, and Egon for their cutting-edge research, making it, incidentally, an amazing low-key defense of academic freedom and possibly the best alt-ac revenge fantasy committed to screen

Phenomenology, feminist standpoint epistemology, & situated knowledges, via James Tiptree Jr & Carl Brandon. Next week closes out epistemology w/ @kkoopman.bsky.social's The Scientist Does Not Look Back (via @escapepod.org) & @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social's "WtYAIE" (via @levarburton.bsky.social).

i think they should make the giant halloween yard skeletons taller. i don't think they're tall enough yet. they should make them taller & taller & taller, until they reach the moon & i can climb up on one & get the hell off this accurséd place

E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.

Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."

My life improved last year when I started pronouncing AI as the name Al (AL) in my head whenever I saw it. In case you need that.

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Accidentally showed up for my dental cleaning half an hour early, how is this Friday treating everyone else?

They really are like tribbles, aren't they? (Autocorrect wanted this to be "troubles" but that seems a bit on-the-nose.)

Strongly recommend this thread from a friend of mine for explanations and nuance.

Tl;dr, Dismissed does NOT mean not guilty, it means the case was filed in the wrong jurisdiction.

Holy SHIT they've identified an actual biomarker!!!

That's me in the corner
That's me in the park, I'm
Several thousand pigeons
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've coo'd too much
I haven't coo'd enough

Energy Scarcity and Extreme Heat in Appalachian Virginia This story was produced through a collaboration between Radio IQ and Climate Central, a nonadvocacy science and news group. Michelle Young and Jennifer Brady (Climate Central) contributed data...

Year after year, the average temperature in Appalachian Virginia keeps rising, bringing greater risks of heat illness. Meanwhile, residents are struggling with escalating energy costs.

Story by @klburke.bsky.social & Melba Newsome for WVTF RADIO IQ & @climatecentral.org. bit.ly/46u4t6I

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

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Today I offer a reminder of the word ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted from too much work. To be ‘foreswunk’ (my own version) is to be exhausted before you even begin.

We may not deserve it, but we definitely need it.

OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF! A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.

Support queer art and help us get the rest of the way there! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Text says OTHERSIDE Kickstarter over 50% funded! on the OTHERSIDE banner art for background, which is purple and fantastical over floating space.

WE'RE OVER 50% FUNDED?! By the time it took our co-founders to remember to breathe and stop screaming, it's closer to over 60% funded—but then we'd have to try to remember to make another graphic and at this rate who knows!! SERIOUSLY cannot thank you all enough for this outpouring of support!!

"Kree, Jaffa! You got your Kingdoms confused and left out a comma."

My dearest Alice:

I write to you from a city under siege. The horrors have become inescapable. We are surrounded on all sides by an enemy who has left no corner of this place untouched by its poison. I speak, of course, of our old foe: gratuitous punctuation in business names

The downside of using Hades II as a reward for completing grading is you find yourself coming very, very close to signing off emails to students with "Death to Chronos, Professor Koopman."

1817 map snipping, "Well. Well. Well."

Look what we have here then.

YouTube video by Charalanahzard 5 Secret Ways to Use ChatGPT Like an AI Pro (2025 easy prompt guide!)

It’s time to wake up — if you aren’t using ChatGPT to optimize your work (and your life!) you’re getting left behind. Watch this for 5 simple, lesser-known ChatGPT prompts that geniuses use!

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