Category: Blog
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Comparing and contrasting Queer Theory and Critical Feminist Theory
Prompt: Compare and contrast the basic premises of any two sociological theories. How do these theories view the construction of gender? According to each of these theories, why does gender inequality exist and why is it maintained? I am comparing and contrasting Queer Theory and Critical Feminist Theory. I will start with the fundamental ideas…
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Life Expectancy Countdown App
Android app that shows a persistent notification with a countdown to the end of your life expectancy, along with many tips and strategies for maximizing life expectancy.
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Interface Marketplace
An app that allows you to create simple interfaces for interacting with APIs. Then share the interface deal through a marketplace. I know it sounds like Astria but it’s not the same. Imagine there is a website or app that people use, and they want to intercede in the connection between their computer and that…
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Expanse 8 – Tiamat’s Wrath
The most recent book in The Expanse series is easily one of the best so far. The last couple books have felt a little flat, and felt like they were setting up the next one. This one is what they were setting up. It’s full of action and has an ending. Many of the major…
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White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
I first heard about this book in a presentation given to my social justice class by another student. Then I heard about it through a book club which many of my friends attended. You can get the audio book for free here or ask me for a copy personally. This book does a great job…
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The Magician’s Land by Lev Grossman
The Magician’s Land is the third and final book in the Magician’s Series. It follows The Magicians and The Magician King. This book neatly ties up the loose ends left by the other two books. It takes us to a whole new level of magic and power, and it ends the series on a consonant…
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Interpretatio Germanica
Today I had a wonderful, magical, linguistic epiphany. Many people will know that there is a kind of imaginary line that goes across Europe from east to west, dividing the Northern languages from the Southern languages. The Northern languages are all very similar to each other; English, German, Norwegian, Swedish, etc. The Southern languages are…
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Do you know about the bible?
Walking on campus with another Social Justice student just now when someone came up to us and said, “Hi I’m with one of the bible clubs on campus. I wanted to ask if you know about the bible.” Me: “I went to state for bible trivia and I was raised by missionaries and pastors.…
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Simple Solar Powered Air Conditioning
In this post, I will show you how I built a very simple and affordable air conditioner from scratch. This is powered completely by solar power via USB and achieves up to a 40 degree temperature difference from the outside temperature.
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How I Made a Transparent Light-Up RGB/LED Hoodie!
Version 1.0 First let’s look at the finished product! It was inspired by the scene in the original Blade Runner when Decker is chasing Zora and she is basically naked but wearing a transparent hoodie or poncho. I liked the ironic way that her clothes sort of Queered the expectation of clothes as hiding what’s…