K. CanopyinUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignTo the Unknown Civil Engineer Who Laid Out the Via DomitiaFor Engineers Week, 2023Mar 20, 2023Mar 20, 2023
K. CanopyinUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignSad MealsSay you worked on homework through dinner, and now your dining hall’s closed. Say you get up late and need to get to class. In honor of our…Jan 19, 2023Jan 19, 2023
K. CanopyBook Review: The Factory SeriesReading Derek Raymond’s The Factory series reminds me of how I felt when I fell off a swing set a long time ago. There’s the surprise of…Dec 10, 2022Dec 10, 2022
K. CanopyinUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignBook Review: The Factory SeriesI was never shocked by Derek Raymond’s The Factory series. Surprised, yes, but never shocked. It reminded me of a Shelby Steele quote: “On…Dec 6, 2022Dec 6, 2022
K. CanopyinUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignGhoulishI’d like to say that I’m not easily offended. I’m on Reddit after all, and I’m a fan of dark humor. And when I am offended, I hold to the…Nov 9, 2022Nov 9, 2022
K. CanopyinUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign“Traveling through the Dark,” by William E. Stafford, AnnotatedWilliam Stafford has the kind of name you’d expect from Tudor England or 17th century Massachusetts. You’d anticipate his poetry to have…Oct 14, 2022Oct 14, 2022
K. CanopyBest (and Worst) Bathrooms on CampusI’m always glad to help people new to campus. Don’t know where someplace is? I’ll help you. Ask me about civil engineering? I’ll give you…Sep 29, 2022Sep 29, 2022
K. CanopyinUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAppointment with Boredom“Ninety percent of everything is crap.” This is Sturgeon’s Law, and it has been repeated by many people. Actor William Windom raised the…May 5, 20221May 5, 20221
K. CanopyinUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignBrute Force (1947)(Edited 9–2022)Apr 29, 2022Apr 29, 2022
K. CanopyinUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignThe Civil Engineer’s SongbookCivil engineering does not, as a profession, have songs written about it. Cops have many, many songs, cowboys have songs, rockstars have…Apr 5, 2022Apr 5, 2022
