David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is great work — comics as journalism, check it out! 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is a huge loss. Those Annoying Post Brothers and Savage Henry are two of my favorite b&w comics memories. His fine, clean line work and masterful hatching were huge influences on me. An aesthetic I’ve been chasing most of my life. 020
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sold a Story season 2 is coming, and it addresses exactly the sort of deficiencies and attitudes I see at my school. Trailer features teacher interviews… my backup career plan is painting cartoons of geckos on coconut shells and selling them off a lauhala mat on the sidewalk in Waikiki. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New chapter of Physics Phunnies at Webtoon Canvas has been posted into the buffer to run 11/23. "Springs" will cover Hooke's Law and... hopefully wrap the subject of dynamics, meaning I will hit Work & Energy at the point in the year where we enter it in the AP Physics curriculum. 010
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New episode of Physics Phunnies, my webcomic of AP Physics, is up at Webtoon. I continue the Dynamics unit with a look at orbits. www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/ph...webtoons.comPhysics Phunnies - Orbits (1)Short informative cartoons from an AP Physics teacher. Updates with a two to six page episode every two weeks. Each episode is a mini-lesson on the level of a high school algebra-based AP Physics Part... 001
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is crazy... the A.I. bubble is literally EATING mankind's literary heritage. The boom for used book stores is nice, but every book destructively scanned is gone from circulation forever... and it won't be just one company doing this once. Not to mention the copyright theft angle...tomshardware.comJapanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as books are being bought by the ton, one 50-ton order sent to the US for AI scanning and destruction — multitude of suspicious bulk buys thought to end up ...Short-term boom could lead to a longer-term drought and removal of important works from circulation. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 25/09/2026So it turns out that Alpha Schools, that A.I. oriented school chain, MIGHT have a dark side! Who’d a thought??? From the report: “The best way to describe the vibe was dystopian. Computers, technology, very futuristic, but also very distant and cold.”buildcognitiveresonance.substack.comFOURTH REPORT: Former Alpha School students speak out“A science experiment that’s been framed as a school” - “pretty much a concentration camp” - “cool the first few months and then it just becomes shit” 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I’m done with this timeline. We need a complete reboot. I’d say it can’t get any stupider than this, but I don’t want to jinx it. I can’t believe this isn’t The Onion… thehill.com/homenews/adm...thehill.comTrump says AI will be renamed ‘super intelligence’ in all US documentsPresident Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that artificial intelligence will be renamed “super intelligence” in all U.S. documents. “The United States also totally re… 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It’s a dangerous job but sooner has to do it. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 19/09/2026New episode of Physics Phunnies at Webtoons Canvas has been uploaded; 'Curves and Banked Curves' will go live Nov. 9. Upcoming episodes include Orbits-1 9/28 and problem solving with orbital mechanics 10/12. AP Physics lessons from a cartoon teacher! 020
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 15/09/2026New Physics Phunnies just went live at Webtoons. In this episode of my webcomic of AP Physics we take a science sidequest to look at the concept of center of mass, and the math we can use to finds it.webtoons.comPhysics Phunnies - Science Sidequest: Center of MassShort informative cartoons from an AP Physics teacher. Updates with a two to six page episode every two weeks. Each episode is a mini-lesson on the level of a high school algebra-based AP Physics Part... 010
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Manga rec: Billy Bat, Naoki Urasawa. Fantastic story, vol. 2 just out. And the comic-within-a-comic is wonderful, rendered in golden age colors. Like if The Spirit was a Carl Barks character. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Tell them A.I. delenda est. It’s a few later questions in the survey, but you’ll have a chance to make your feelings known. No A.I. in our manga/comics/B.D.! A.I. is bad for us, bad for the environment, bad for creators. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Fortuitous manga find: On Their Frontlines, The Lives of Japanese War Brides, Marina Lisa Komiya. Thought I’d have to hunt it down online but found it at Oregon City’s Comics Adventure. It’s a great little shop, the sort of indie I like to support, check it out if you’re in the PDX area. 001
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Say it with me: Only the hottest so far... www.npr.org/2026/09/10/n...npr.orgScientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measuredThe European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August. Scientists said the heat surge is mostly due to human-caused climate change. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Another career field ruined by A.I. ...startupfortune.comAI Wiped Out Kenya's College Essay Writing Industry in Two Years - Startup FortuneAI took Kenya's essay-writing jobs in two years: how ChatGPT gutted a gig economy that once paid Teresios Bundi and thousands like him. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 05/09/2026New episode of Physics Phunnies, my AP Physics webcomic, in the buffer at Webtoons Canvas and set to run October 26: Kepler's Laws will introduce students to the basic proportionality of orbital distance to period. 010
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I’ve been sharing this with all of my students. We’ve created other things that make us dumber — social media, the sequel trilogy — but A.I. is going to turn us into the lounge chair people from Wall-E. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comWhen <fc>AI</fc> Thinks for Us: Unveiling the Cognitive and Social Toll of <fc>ChatGPT</fc> Over‐RelianceChatGPT has rapidly become an indispensable tool for users worldwide, integrating seamlessly into daily academic, professional, and social routines. Based on qualitative interviews with 45 regular us... 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is now the only way I'll explain to my students how the brain works: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6IL...youtube.comThe Brain Song – “Weird Al” YankovicYouTube video by alyankovic 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 31/08/2026New episode of 'Physics Phunnies' just went live: Hole in the World pt. 2. "What if you jumped into a hole that goes all the way through the planet" leads to an important (for physics students!) principle that Newton came up with.webtoons.comPhysics Phunnies - A Hole in the World - part 2Short informative cartoons from an AP Physics teacher. Updates with a two to six page episode every two weeks. Each episode is a mini-lesson on the level of a high school algebra-based AP Physics Part... 010
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Random rec: Soon, You'll Paint Your Heart Out, Neguse Okita, MANGA Plus. 27-year old adult manga artist offered to let a much younger childhood friend live with her, but when he arrives he's 18 and taller than her... now she's living the tropes of an adult manga. Fun, and only a little smutty.mangaplus.shueisha.co.jpMANGA Plus by SHUEISHA 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 30/08/2026But I'm a nerd, what do I care about polit-- Oooooh...npr.orgHow a comic book store got swept into the tariff stormTariffs continue to rile all kinds of American businesses more than a year after Trump unveiled his first set of tariffs — including a comic book store owner in Ohio. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 30/08/2026This is what right-wing education "reformers" dream about: The complete elimination of teachers, replaced by some billionaire's A.I. toy and "guides." I firmly believe the people who think this is a good idea didn't read enough science fiction growing up. Or took the wrong lessons from it.blockclubchicago.orgAn AI School, With No Teachers, To Open in Chicago This FallAlpha School, a pricey private school with campuses nationwide, uses artificial intelligence to instruct students. AI schools have been praised by the Trump administration, but researchers say there's... 010
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 22/08/2026As a teacher can I say that we shouldn’t be shaming parents into all of these expenses for what is supposed to be a free public education? We’re still a rich society, we can afford to do better. Lookin’ at you too, College Board. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 21/08/2026One more ep of Physics Phunnies in the buffer before school starts! In this installment we'll solve a couple of sample math problems with orbits. Yesterday was the last day of vacation, next week classes start... comic's now built out through mid-October. These pages go live 10/12. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 19/08/2026In Hāmākua Marsh, across the stream from Kailua, there’s a lone port-a-potty with nothing else around. I’m 90% certain it’s a TARDIS belonging to a Timelord named The Plumber. He fixes temporal blockages. Keeps the pipes of time flowing smoothly. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Webcomics fave: Nothing Doing. Workplace/friendship comic, some continuity, love the style. Engaging, consistently funny, surprisingly touching... check it out! horseonvhs.com/nothingdoing/horseonvhs.comNOTHING DOINGa comic about hating your job and loving your friends 010
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 17/08/2026A new episode of Physics Phunnies has gone live. 'Hole in the World' - what would happen if you jumped in a hole that goes all the way through the Earth? Don't, but the interesting part is that you get to an important realization Newton had. First of a two-parter. www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/ph...webtoons.comPhysics Phunnies - A Hole in the WorldShort informative cartoons from an AP Physics teacher. Right now this comic is updating irregularly; I hope to get it to a new episode every week or so. Each episode will be a mini-lesson on the level... 010
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Another episode of Physics Phunnies (at Webtoons), my AP Physics webcomic, is uploaded into the buffer. Busy weekend, trying to get as much done as possible before our school year (belatedly...) starts in a week. This ep will go live 9/28, about a month after I get my new crop of kids. 010
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Scratching my 'using comics for teaching' itch, here's a nifty NPR Abi Inman cartoon explaining and offering advice on financial guilt. Great advice and terrific use of cartoons as pedagogy!npr.orgSpending money shouldn't make you feel bad. But if it does, read this comicIf spending — or not spending — money makes you feel shame or regret, you might be grappling with financial guilt. Financial planner Lauryn Williams breaks down three types and how to deal. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 15/08/2026So they're rebooting One Piece as THE One Piece to cut the filler, and season 1 will be just seven episodes to cover 50 chapters. Great! They'll breeze through — wait, assume 1,200 chapters @ 50 ch/year, and that's ... 24 years. It'll have to run for 24 years to catch up with "now."cbr.comIt's Official, One Piece Is Over As We Know ItOne Piece is getting a brand-new anime from Netflix, charting a new course for the beloved series. 000
Reposted by David StroupJB RoseCityComicCon table H48 @jenniebreeden.thedevilspanties.com · 14/08/2026We had In-N-Out burger for the first time and it reminds me of Mamdani. It’s not AMAZING. It’s where the bar SHOULD BE. We’re so used to bad and expensive and gives you diarrhea. Can we make In-N-Out be the standard and anything below is condemned? The Europeans are looking at us funny. 1332
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 14/08/2026 A red sun rises… blood has been spilled this night. Air quality index is rising in Oregon again. Gettin’ smoky. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Enjoying getting into a lot of places here in Hawai’i like Bishop Museum and the zoo because schools are back in session here and we’ve got two weeks to go back in Oregon. Enjoy your “longer school year” and “better educational outcome,” nerds! School year: nces.ed.gov/programs/sta...nces.ed.gov Table 5.14. Number of instructional days and hours in the school year, by state: 2018Table 5.14. Number of instructional days and hours in the school year, by state: 2018 100
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 10/08/2026One more vacation manga find, from B&N Ala Moana Center’s narrow but oddly deep selection: No Longer Human, Osamu Dazai novel, Chika Itoh adaptation. I guess there have been several adaptations and this is the most straightforward? Am I going to need the Junji Ito too? Hmn. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Went to Julius Caesar, last show of this year’s Hawai’i Shakespeare Festival, and it started with a livestream of Octavius talking about how much he loves Caesar and doesn’t trust Brutus. The real audience could vote in chat. Parts were told as text messages and YouTube videos. It was fantastic! 100
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I spent SO much time in Bryce — remember Bryce? — trying to capture this layered view of ridge upon ridge fading into the distance… more time for my webcomics trying to do it with pen-and-ink and digital… to dubious and debatable results. The Koʻolaus from the Nuʻuanu Palu. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 07/08/2026OK, guys? Guys? The empire was the baddies. Literal “Stormtroopers” and obvious fascist aesthetic shoulda told ya. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Light reading unexpectedly found on my MiL’s shelves: The Revolution in Physics by de Broglie. Early days of quantum physics, but starts with classical kinematics and dynamics, like we do in AP Physics. Mining for ideas on teaching it when I meet my new crop of students in… three weeks? Ouch… 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Continuing vacation find blogging: found another volume of ʻAumākua from Hawai’i’s Mana Comics. The first was more fun than the last three Marvel movies… OK, that’s a low bar. Four? 000
Reposted by David StroupCaptain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 05/08/20261% of the country owns more wealth than the middle class. Why? Because Washington spent decades fighting for the rich instead of working families, and Trump has taken it to a new level. November is our chance to elect leaders who actually give a shit about working people. 26688225
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 06/08/2026 I just found my biggest white whale randomly at BookOff used books at Pearl Ridge Center: Journal of my Father, Jiro Taniguchi. Because of how my parents died right after I left Hawai’i this one hits me hard.., literally hard for me to talk about it without my voice cracking. Pure lucky find. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Random comic rec: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, Patrick Horvath. There’s a killer in a town of adorable woodland creatures. The beautiful line work and lovely watercolors make the horror even worse… by which I mean better. Eisner nom. Creeped me out just the right way! 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 05/08/2026 Random vacation comic find: Aumākua (guardian spirits), Heroes From Hawaiʻi! There appears to be a supervillain prison on Rabbit Island! When I left the islands in ‘97 there wasn’t really a comic creator scene I was aware of… I think I missed out. 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Why do I have to look at lettuce like it might be trying to kill me until we have a functional CDC and FDA again? So at my age, for the rest of my life? 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Another chapter of Physics Phunnies, my AP Physics webcomic, just went live. Time to learn the math behind Newton’s equation of universal gravitation. I hope you brought a calculator. share.google/B1XFsfzBkFZu...share.googlePhysics Phunnies - Gravity (4) - Bring the MathShort informative cartoons from an AP Physics teacher. Right now this comic is updating irregularly; I hope to get it to a new episode every week or so. Each episode will be a mini-lesson on the level... 000
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I live and teach in Portland OR, but I’m back home in Hawai’i visiting my MiL. Lead news is that today is the start of the school year… I don’t start teaching until the end of the month. Portland needs a longer school year. At least three real weeks of just instruction added in August. 100
David Stroup @davidlewisstroup.bsky.social · 03/08/2026 Manga find at B&N Ala Moana: “They were 11!” from 1975. Watch the anime decades ago and it left an impression, did NOT expect to find this. Turns out a small Portland OR company, Denpa, put out this new edition. Now I want to find more from them. 000
