Siri and Alexa consult AskJeeves and learn the truth about Clippy Elle Cordova 2025-01-16 | Part IV of virtual assistants saga 📎 Virtual Assistants playlist:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsCM0X-Md8pOyItWQoj8ZjnCa9oQB5iTZ
Pluto crashes the family gathering - animated version! Elle Cordova 2025-01-11 | Written and voiced by Elle CordovaAnimated by @officialreadygo Original skit here:youtube.com/shorts/hoviEEAOp1E?si=CBMZYS11WxW3cWYv
Calibri though? #typography Elle Cordova 2025-01-01 | This was a bold choice.UPDATE: the font sleuths of the internet have determined that this is not actually Calibri, but rather Kia’s very Calibriesque proprietary font called “Kia Signature.” And now that I think about it, this does go a long way toward explaining how the design choice got the final OK. Thanks for your service, everyone!
Siri and Alexa take down ChatGPT Elle Cordova 2024-12-29 | Part 3 of the Virtual Assistants saga in which Siri and Alexa hatch a plan to take down ChatGPT with the “help” (?) of a paperclip with a checkered past named Clippy.Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsCM0X-Md8pOyItWQoj8ZjnCa9oQB5iTZ&si=Nu4TeNO61SuqGwo0
The Fonts at TED! Elle Cordova 2024-12-26 | The #Fonts take over the TED stage!Such a cool experience performing some comedy, music, and poetry on that hallowed red stage earlier this year! Thanks so much to the TED team for inviting me. Here’s a link to the rest of it: youtu.be/HDHbjYNBwXI?si=EaY2j96zi8mOpeys
Astrology crashes the science party Elle Cordova 2024-12-24 | Astrology crashes the science party and Astronomy is not happy about it.
Siri and Alexa say goodbye to Cortana Elle Cordova 2024-12-21 | But ChatGPT crashes the party (and contracts an unexpected “bug”).This is Part 2 of the Virtual Assistants saga in which Siri and Alexa hatch a plan to take down ChatGPT with the “help” (?) of a paperclip with a checkered past named Clippy.Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsCM0X-Md8pOyItWQoj8ZjnCa9oQB5iTZ&si=Nu4TeNO61SuqGwo0
The unsung sidekick on Mars - Ingenuity #nasa Elle Cordova 2024-12-15 | Ingenuity (“the little helicopter that could”) has been the unsung sidekick to the Perseverance rover on Mars since February 2021. Now little Ginny is a Martian weather station in her second act.
A rhyme of one’s own Elle Cordova 2024-11-23 | There aren’t enough raps about Virginia Woolf. I’m just doing my small part.Beat by Kato the Producer
Rare collectors Elle Cordova 2024-11-21 | I think collectively we've all lost the ability to understand the word "collector" now.
Legendary Artifacts Club Elle Cordova 2024-11-20 | Universal Remote applies for Legendary Artifact status
Grammarian vs Errorist - a supervillain showdown Elle Cordova 2024-11-15 | The Grammarian has an epic showdown with arch nemesis, The Errorist. Ink will spill.http://patreon.com/ellecordova
The Ballad of the Ballot Elle Cordova 2024-11-04 | The Ballad of the BallotWhen I was just a young treeMy mama told meThat someday I’d grow big and strongBut at my small heightI never got enough lightSo it seems that my mama was wrong Then the ax man came And they hauled me away To the paper mill down the roadAnd some noisy machinesSpooled me into reams ofCard stock to take down your voteNow I admit I’m a lot With all my measures and props I’m a ballot with lots on my mindI got races for placesin courtrooms and stations,the White House and more on the lineBut my fear, to be frank Is that you’ll just leave me blankI’ll be crumpled and tossed in the binThis is my chance to countSo won’t you please fill me outGood luck, and may the candidate whowho isn’t clearly an aspiring dictator, who listens to scientists instead of capitalizing on misinformation, who puts the future of our planet before the profits of polluters, and who will uphold the basic tenets of our democracy instead of undermine the election results in a selfish grasp at power — win.
My stolen iPhone is on a Big Adventure Elle Cordova 2024-09-24 | It’s really getting to see the world.
Reference books on the retirement shelf - animated version! Elle Cordova 2024-09-13 | Written by me Animated by @officialreadygo
2060 Poet Laureate reads from new collection “Skibidi Days, Ohio Nights” Elle Cordova 2024-07-07 | ...
The person in line before you ordering coffee (beat added) Elle Cordova 2024-07-05 | It does totally sound better with this ridiculously fun beat made by @PaulGoldo
Day in the life of your average universe Elle Cordova 2024-06-25 | Working on my spacetime management, but overall it was a good day
Inventions hanging out (animated version!) Elle Cordova 2024-06-23 | Inventions hanging outWritten by Elle CordovaAnimated by @officialreadygo
Subatomic particles hang out in the Universe Saloon Elle Cordova 2024-06-21 | Quark, Higgs Boson, and Photon discuss a few shady characters (Entropy and Dark Energy) and the fate of their beloved Universe Saloon.
Memory subscription Elle Cordova 2024-06-16 | Should have just upgraded to Memory Keeper premium.A little dystopian comedy sketch about the near future.
Solar eclipse: 4 minutes of totality was awe-inspiring Elle Cordova 2024-04-09 | Still reeling from seeing my first solar eclipse in all its awe-inspiring totality. A moment I will never forget. Happy eclipse day to my fellow North Americans who looked up yesterday! #solareclipse #eclipse #totality
A poem inspired by @hankschannel talking about the #BigBang 💫posted one year ago today! Elle Cordova 2024-04-05 | One year ago today I wrote this space poem inspired by @hankgreen talking about the moments before the Big Bang. The unintentional singsong way Hank said that up/down side/side bit sounded poetic to me, so I stitched his video and expanded those two lines into a whole rhyming poem about the “time before events.”This post changed everything for me. It introduced me to a new, wider audience on TiKTok, Instagram, and YouTube, and it marked a shift in the type of stuff I wanted to create and share. I had previously only been posting my music online, but after sharing this poem, I started branching out into more poetry, sketch comedy, thought experiments, curiosity songs/parodies, and all the other things that make up this page today. I love creating on this app, and I feel so lucky to have found my way to each and every person reading this now. Thank you for coming along for the ride!
RX side effects Elle Cordova 2024-04-04 | Challenge accepted. RX side effects redux. And deja vu now makes a recurring appearance, per commenter requests!@ToniLindgren on the upright bass 🔥
Matter vs Antimatter: A Big Bang Showdown Elle Cordova 2024-03-16 | Matter and Antimatter have a showdown in the ol’ Void saloon just after the start of the Big Bang.
Emily Dickinson Elle Cordova 2024-02-24 | Emily Dickinson - Elle CordovaI’m gonna teach a little lessonSo you best be listeninCause I won’t have any literary critics omitting thisSee the greatest of the poems already been writtenIt’s by a spooky little 👻 Named Emily Dickinson Got a thirst for a verse outta Amherst Want the whole damn poem not the excerptI’ll take it down and come back for dessert Cause there ain’t nobody baking up bars like herCaps for emphasis she was lyrically sensuous Dedication to a woman But the censor won’t mention itAnd her rhymes weren’t quite straight either Slanting harder than the tower of Pisa Caught them other poets lacking Sent em packing Now they’re hacks in the backseatAsking whyWhat’s special about the buzz of a fly?But she’s done canonical she’s lastingShe was living all alone almost all of her lifeExcept a few Wild Nights with Sue on the slyShe was banging out bangers till 55 When a man in a carriage Stopped to give her a ride
