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Charles Fulton

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Web developer, Amtrak zealot, and occasional B-movie reviewer. He/him. I hang out on Mastodon at @mackensen@higheredweb.social.

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What's My JND? Find your Just Noticeable Difference in colour perception. How small a colour difference can you actually see?

0.0057.

www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd...

10.03.2026 15:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looks like it's actually 12 between 2019 and 2025: CA, CT, IN, MA, ME, MS, MT, NC, ND, NY, SC, and WV (Montgomery doubled since 2019, so you're going to...Alderson!).

05.03.2026 02:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

BTS has your back: www.bts.gov/browse-stati...

05.03.2026 01:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This goes back to the 19th century and rags like the National Police Gazette.

03.03.2026 17:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If John Keating isn't on the opening show we riot.

02.03.2026 17:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You could get 21% to support anything; it might as well be 0%. That's at least 10 points under his usual approval rating, which means a decent part of the lunatic base doesn't like it. Iran's been a punching bag for the US since 1979 but there's no effort to prepare the ground with the public.

01.03.2026 19:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
"I thought the joke was distasteful & unfortunate, & I think the way women are represented, it's a great teaching point to really shine light on how women should be championed for their amazing feats. Now I have to sit in front of you and explain someone else's behavior? It's not my responsibility."

"I thought the joke was distasteful & unfortunate, & I think the way women are represented, it's a great teaching point to really shine light on how women should be championed for their amazing feats. Now I have to sit in front of you and explain someone else's behavior? It's not my responsibility."

Hilary Knight got the question re: that phone call and the laughter at the Torrent presser. Her answer:

25.02.2026 23:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1880 ๐Ÿ” 502 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 77

Have we considered the possibility that the school, the consultant, or both, used AI to write the reports, or at least the underlying data? There's a lot of that at the executive level these days, and the school leadership might not question favorable figures.

23.02.2026 13:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great, great read. If you liked Hatchet you'll like this one.

19.02.2026 02:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"What is Germany?" is the modern European history final question from hell. Be concise, yet specific.

17.02.2026 21:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Routes of Empire Lines in 1970, including connecting routes. The intercity bus company was based out of Spokane with multiple daily trips to Coeur d'Alene and other daily round trips to British Columbia and central Washington.

Routes of Empire Lines in 1970, including connecting routes. The intercity bus company was based out of Spokane with multiple daily trips to Coeur d'Alene and other daily round trips to British Columbia and central Washington.

The Empire Lines bus network in 1970.

16.02.2026 03:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe? It's mentioned in this report from 2024: www.codot.gov/projects/col... (page 15), while noting they'd need an interim solution given procurement lead times.

15.02.2026 17:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Three nights on Amtrak. The part west of Denver has gorgeous scenery.

15.02.2026 03:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Grew up a CMU fan and this one legit makes me mad. I can sort of excuse Amherst, somehow...but Sacramento? Blech.

15.02.2026 02:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is this "the director's kink is fully on-screen" territory? Because that's usually interesting, even when the result isn't objectively good.

15.02.2026 02:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The rough midpoint between Sacramento and Amherst is Lincoln, Nebraska, which is west of every other school in the MAC.

15.02.2026 02:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

After a brief memorial, laz lit the cigarette at 6:00am. The 2026 Barkley Marathons has begun. #BM100

14.02.2026 11:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 864 ๐Ÿ” 224 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30 ๐Ÿ“Œ 104

State find some used rolling stock yet? Not like there's a lot on the open market right now.

12.02.2026 22:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rodger Sherman is SOFT on the Baarle-Herzog exclaves question

12.02.2026 15:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This scene is great for many reasons, not the least of which is legendary bit player Reg Thomason getting actual lines ("My wife *is* at home!")

11.02.2026 14:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A polaroid of me, Mickey Lolich, and my brother in 1984

A polaroid of me, Mickey Lolich, and my brother in 1984

Rest in peace Mickey Lolich.

This is when my brother and I met him at his Lake Orion donut shop in early 1984. He wasn't even at the shop that day but when we showed up they called him and he came in anyway because a couple of kids wanted to meet him. He was a hell of a nice guy.

04.02.2026 20:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 184 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

I love a good Heisenbug.

04.02.2026 21:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

HIST 241 Britain and the British Empire: 1688 to the Present
HIST 244 French Revolution and Napoleon
HIST 246 Germany and Central Europe in the 19th Century
AFST/HIST 293 History of Southern Africa
HIST 300 American Diplomacy Since 1898

31.01.2026 01:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

GOOD: a former Lions head coach finally gets another HC job.

BAD: it's the Browns.

27.01.2026 16:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Repo Man
Seconds
The Return of the Pink Panther
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Muppet Caper
The Right Stuff

25.01.2026 02:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.

22.01.2026 12:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 10410 ๐Ÿ” 2696 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 189 ๐Ÿ“Œ 39

congratulations to rogue bus guy on the new job

21.01.2026 03:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1996 ๐Ÿ” 351 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
John Carpenter's THE THING: THE MUSICAL
John Carpenter's THE THING: THE MUSICAL YouTube video by legolambs

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8faq...

20.01.2026 01:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Matt Canada

13.01.2026 20:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If LLMs really are an "indisputable breakthrough" (as the document says) then it seems odd to have a section designed to specifically foreclose disagreement with that premise. I suppose there's some worth in telling people upfront that their input isn't wanted.

11.01.2026 17:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0