Dave Thomer
@davethomer.bsky.social
I teach kids about history and I hang out with my family. Still brainstorming on the profile pic and header. He/him
I can see it. I was thinking more of
October 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I can see it. I was thinking more of
This is why we need complicated algorithms to make music recommendations. How else would we figure out that these three artists are similar?
September 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This is why we need complicated algorithms to make music recommendations. How else would we figure out that these three artists are similar?
This issue came out in ‘89 and had two words of dialogue. The Batman title was in a weird place that summer - they had just gotten all the publicity from killing Jason Todd, but Jim Starlin left the title right after and there were fill in writers for a while before they intro’d Tim Drake.
June 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This issue came out in ‘89 and had two words of dialogue. The Batman title was in a weird place that summer - they had just gotten all the publicity from killing Jason Todd, but Jim Starlin left the title right after and there were fill in writers for a while before they intro’d Tim Drake.
Don’t think I have taken this out of its bag in about twenty years. It looks like the comic was trying to sync up from the start.
December 17, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Don’t think I have taken this out of its bag in about twenty years. It looks like the comic was trying to sync up from the start.
Look, I grew up in the Northeast, I live in the Northeast, I work in the Northeast, I understand the basis for every generalization about the Northeast, but I will take a back seat to no Philadelphian in my appreciation for LeVar Burton. :)
November 4, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Look, I grew up in the Northeast, I live in the Northeast, I work in the Northeast, I understand the basis for every generalization about the Northeast, but I will take a back seat to no Philadelphian in my appreciation for LeVar Burton. :)
The fun thing about these is getting a rough idea of the growth curve by seeing the change between different dates.
September 17, 2024 at 2:08 AM
The fun thing about these is getting a rough idea of the growth curve by seeing the change between different dates.
In class this week: My seniors have been stranded on a deserted island with a handful of resources. This was supposed to be a first aid kit, but instead I guess it’s a name tag for Legion of Super-Heroes tryouts. I wonder what @markwaid.bsky.social would say.
September 16, 2024 at 8:53 PM
In class this week: My seniors have been stranded on a deserted island with a handful of resources. This was supposed to be a first aid kit, but instead I guess it’s a name tag for Legion of Super-Heroes tryouts. I wonder what @markwaid.bsky.social would say.
Talking about media industries as part of our opening unit on media literacy. I bought a copy of the Phila Inquirer from 1994 so students could see print media literally shrink over the last thirty years.
September 12, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Talking about media industries as part of our opening unit on media literacy. I bought a copy of the Phila Inquirer from 1994 so students could see print media literally shrink over the last thirty years.
In honor of George Pérez’s 70th birthday. Grateful for the stories and joy that he shared with the world.
June 9, 2024 at 5:29 PM
In honor of George Pérez’s 70th birthday. Grateful for the stories and joy that he shared with the world.
I get the newspaper delivered to my school every day. Got to give my students a lesson in advertorial content today!
May 23, 2024 at 7:23 PM
I get the newspaper delivered to my school every day. Got to give my students a lesson in advertorial content today!
Glad the 4K disc art for The Marvels conveys the appropriate tone for this very fun movie.
April 7, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Glad the 4K disc art for The Marvels conveys the appropriate tone for this very fun movie.
Pretty sure Adventures of Superman 450, right before the first three issues you posted, is the first Superman issue my brother bought when we started collecting comics in '89. What a doozy to jump into the start of a new story that was also playing off tons of backstory that we had to catch up on!
January 14, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Pretty sure Adventures of Superman 450, right before the first three issues you posted, is the first Superman issue my brother bought when we started collecting comics in '89. What a doozy to jump into the start of a new story that was also playing off tons of backstory that we had to catch up on!
I mean, I was definitely a more mellow Gen Xer, but I can't imagine anyone with even the faintest familiarity saying R.E.M. was not political.
January 2, 2024 at 12:22 AM
I mean, I was definitely a more mellow Gen Xer, but I can't imagine anyone with even the faintest familiarity saying R.E.M. was not political.
It looks like @jamesgunn.bsky.social is on a similar wavelength on Instagram/Threads.
December 9, 2023 at 11:42 PM
It looks like @jamesgunn.bsky.social is on a similar wavelength on Instagram/Threads.
Making sure you have this available when needed.
October 25, 2023 at 12:44 AM
Making sure you have this available when needed.