NovySan
@novysan.bsky.social
Assistant Professor University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Analog Astronaut; Alum - MIT Media Lab; Emmy Award winning VFX Technical Supervisor; Instructor of SciFi & Magic; Immersive DataViz; Machine Learning tools; Deep-Ocean Exploration
Re-listening to @greatdismal.bsky.social's 'Spook Country.' This line nearly made me sit up in bed. "The old man was as American as it got, but in what she thought of as some very recently archaic way. Someone who would’ve been in charge of something, in America, when grown-ups still ran things."
Leonardo DiCaprio: Quello Esatto
ALT: Leonardo DiCaprio: Quello Esatto
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Hmmmm, this plus Malört. What could possibly go wrong? www.tikilandtrading.com/products/cir...
Circus Peanut Clown Syrup
Every syrup in this catalog exists to make classic cocktails better. This one exists because the neon-orange marshmallow peanut — the candy sold by the bag since the 1800s, beloved and despised in equ...
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DAMMIT. Not Sam Neill. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
From ‘Jurassic Park’ to ‘Peaky Blinders’: Sam Neill’s Most Memorable Roles
The famed Kiwi actor, who also starred in classic films like 'Event Horizon,' 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople,' 'Possession,' 'Dead Calm' and 'The Piano,' died July 13 at age 78.
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An amazing feeling when a mission you were part of is the cover story of National Geographic magazine. Finally got a few hard copies.
My father in law is often proud to tell me that not many people have this combination of stickers on their horse trailer.
Douglas was on my committee for my General Exams. And Alan has altered the way I look at reality more than once: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lkb...
Alan Moore on Reclaiming Our Imagination from the Authoritarian Overlords
YouTube video by Douglas Rushkoff
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Wait... World Cup is just Eurovision Song Contest for jocks.
Believe Motivation
ALT: Believe Motivation
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Came across this amazing paper about how VisiCalc and spreadsheets in general allowed for the financial freewheeling of the 80's. Fascinating. We make tools, and then the tools make us. dspace.mit.edu/entities/pub...
Michael Milken's Spreadsheets: Computation and Charisma in Finance in the Go-Go ’80s
Wall Street lore holds that “junk bond” king Michael Milken once blamed the tumultuous changes that roiled American finance in the 1980s on VisiCalc, the pioneering spreadsheet software. This article ...
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As a kid, when Puff the Magic Dragon mentioned that Jackie brought “sealing wax,” I assumed it was “ceiling wax”—some essential home-maintenance product you were supposed to apply to the ceiling periodically, like changing furnace filters. I was quietly concerned that my parents were neglecting it.
Come to the Kiewit Luminarium's Groove After Dark this Saturday, June 27th to see the power of this fully operational #BubbleSynth. #Touchdesigner #VCVRack #lasers #lightart #Arduino #DigitalFabrication #PhysicalComputing
"A new study suggests that gravity may play a far greater role in human consciousness than previously recognized." www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
Frontiers | Space Oddity: microgravity as a neurocognitive catalyst for transformative consciousness experiences
Human consciousness has evolved under the constant pull of terrestrial gravity, yet its role in shaping perception and awareness has received limited theoret...
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Wait. 'A Chorus Line' is just 'CATS' for humans.
Winnie the Pooh: Ponder & Flex
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What the hell is going on!? A synthesizer that motion tracks BUBBLES...AND LASERS! The BubbleSynth lives again! SOUND ON. #touchdesigner #vcvrack
Should I be concerned that Spotify just generated a playlist called "Sad Mix" for me? Is this an algorithmic cry for help? Should I be worried?
Doctor Who: Rainy Scene
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Robert Altman's 'Popeye' is better than Alejandro Jodorowsky's 'Dune' BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY GOT MADE.
Flynn Rider's Confident Smirk
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🎶 "Pasadena in the rain Eating donuts and reading Twain How much longer can my brain Set itself on fire?" 🎵
There is a rooster next door and EVERY time it crows my brain expects the bass riff from Tom Waits's 'I'll Be Gone' to come in and then I'm disappointed it doesn't. EVERY. DAMN. TIME.
Tom Waits Confetti
ALT: Tom Waits Confetti
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[ANNOUNCEMENT] Blondie's 'Heart of Glass' is the greatest rollerskating song ever. I will not be taking questions at this time. That is all.
Blondie - Heart Of Glass (Deborah Harry)
ALT: Blondie - Heart Of Glass (Deborah Harry)
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[Poll] 'Somewhere in Time' vs 'Ladyhawke' for most romantic movie. Whichever you choose, you are correct.
This is why my application to architecture school was turned down.
Shower Thought for the Day: When you're chewing peanuts, you're actually making peanut butter.
a pixel art drawing of a jar of peanut butter with arms and legs .
ALT: a pixel art drawing of a jar of peanut butter with arms and legs .
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Our latest faculty search candidate at the Johnny Carson Center for EMA!