Current Affairs on ‘The Trolley Problem’
“It encourages a kind of fatalism, where everything you do will inevitably be a disaster and moral questions seem hard rather than easy.”
Entries by David Chartier
The LEGO exhibit at MSI is incredible
Jessi and I finally got to see The Art of the Brick at the Museum of Science and Industry. It’s over 100 pixelicious LEGO sculptures from lawyer-turned-artist Nathan Sawaya, featuring a mix of recreations of famous paintings to his own unique art that explores shape, light, the human experience, and environmentalism. He’s huge on art […]
TIL we can embed Mastodon posts on the web
Just tap the three dot (…) menu on any post, then tap ”Embed.” Neat. Also: follow me on Mastodon and/or my gaming shenanigans.
We got to see the new Lincoln Park Zoo lion exhibit early
It’s a members preview weekend, the exhibit opens to the public Oct 14. The LPZ revamped the lion house and built a huge attached outdoor area, complete with zip lines for feeding (!) and lots of observation spaces. No, we didn’t get to see a zip line breakfast. I don’t think they’ve posted a feeding […]
Posting more to Flickr
Let’s be Flickr pals.
TIL I have a tintype photo of an ancestor taken in 1867
This photo includes my great (great?) grandfather. This is so wild! But also… MY MOM DEADASS COULDNT TELL IF THIS WAS ME OR MY BROTHER, WHO IS 13 YEARS OLDER. 😄 (It’s me).
An incomplete list of positive changes brought by Black Lives Matter
It can be hard to see the change that comes from protest. Here’s a whole bunch of positive changes brought about by Black Lives Matter.
Art: Citlalicue by Exellero
via Reddit
