Adam Porter
@dratom.bsky.social
Religion professor (Satan in Pop culture), digital humanities, bicycle & public transit advocate, data analyst, politics junkie, science fiction fan
https://sites.google.com/ic.edu/aporter/home
https://github.com/adamlporter
https://sites.google.com/ic.edu/aporter/home
https://github.com/adamlporter
Finished the Capital City Century bike ride. The last 40 miles were especially tough because of the 90+ degree temps.
September 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Finished the Capital City Century bike ride. The last 40 miles were especially tough because of the 90+ degree temps.
Trump is the antithesis of Teddy Roosevelt - he may carry a big stick (or not) but he rarely speaks softly.
June 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Trump is the antithesis of Teddy Roosevelt - he may carry a big stick (or not) but he rarely speaks softly.
I am happy that my TV thinks I have any interest in baseball, let alone a "top pick", because it suggests AI has some room for improvement. 😉
June 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I am happy that my TV thinks I have any interest in baseball, let alone a "top pick", because it suggests AI has some room for improvement. 😉
Lots of Pope Leo XIV memes in r/Chicago.
The Malort in the background is an nice touch, since no one not from Chicago has ever tasted it. (Most Chicagoians contemplate becoming teetotalers after tasting it once.)
The Malort in the background is an nice touch, since no one not from Chicago has ever tasted it. (Most Chicagoians contemplate becoming teetotalers after tasting it once.)
May 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Lots of Pope Leo XIV memes in r/Chicago.
The Malort in the background is an nice touch, since no one not from Chicago has ever tasted it. (Most Chicagoians contemplate becoming teetotalers after tasting it once.)
The Malort in the background is an nice touch, since no one not from Chicago has ever tasted it. (Most Chicagoians contemplate becoming teetotalers after tasting it once.)
In one course last semester, I began each session by doing the NYT "Connections" puzzle.
It definitely demonstrates the superiority of [collaborative intelligence](brodzinski.com/2018/10/coll...) over individual intelligence.
Our group success rate was much higher than my solo rate.
It definitely demonstrates the superiority of [collaborative intelligence](brodzinski.com/2018/10/coll...) over individual intelligence.
Our group success rate was much higher than my solo rate.
February 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
In one course last semester, I began each session by doing the NYT "Connections" puzzle.
It definitely demonstrates the superiority of [collaborative intelligence](brodzinski.com/2018/10/coll...) over individual intelligence.
Our group success rate was much higher than my solo rate.
It definitely demonstrates the superiority of [collaborative intelligence](brodzinski.com/2018/10/coll...) over individual intelligence.
Our group success rate was much higher than my solo rate.
Wordle's dictionary is rather prudish -- it doesn't include words that would be found in any standard dictionary. 🤔
February 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Wordle's dictionary is rather prudish -- it doesn't include words that would be found in any standard dictionary. 🤔
The phlebotomist at the blood drive Center has a side hustle as a professional gift wrapper...
December 19, 2024 at 8:30 PM
The phlebotomist at the blood drive Center has a side hustle as a professional gift wrapper...
I fear this is how my students regard most of the things I ask them to read. . .
www.gocomics.com/monty/2024/0...
www.gocomics.com/monty/2024/0...
March 1, 2024 at 3:55 PM
I fear this is how my students regard most of the things I ask them to read. . .
www.gocomics.com/monty/2024/0...
www.gocomics.com/monty/2024/0...
Walking on icy sidewalks? Had knee surgery and don't want to risk a spill? Get some Stabilizers (or one of their many clones). Mine use velcro straps and will fit on trainers, light hiking boots, or real work boots.
Remember to take them off before destroying your floors!
Remember to take them off before destroying your floors!
January 22, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Walking on icy sidewalks? Had knee surgery and don't want to risk a spill? Get some Stabilizers (or one of their many clones). Mine use velcro straps and will fit on trainers, light hiking boots, or real work boots.
Remember to take them off before destroying your floors!
Remember to take them off before destroying your floors!
The Economist has not forgotten January 6 (www.economist.com/the-world-th...)
January 5, 2024 at 1:31 PM
The Economist has not forgotten January 6 (www.economist.com/the-world-th...)