It’s not a Verizon Wireless issue. It’s not a Verizon Fios issue. It’s a problem linking my 5G Wireless and Fios accounts. The technology is working fine, but I can’t log in to pay my bill for the 5G service I purchased in July; I only see my bill for the landline account my wife…
Aesthetics / Books / Culture / Design / History / Literacy / Media / TechnologyA fascinating concept. (Thanks for the suggestion, Mom!) Ever wonder how we ended up with so many different styles of letters? Open any text editor, email client or design app and you will immediately be bombarded with a buffet of typographic choices. Serif or sans serif? Display or text? Classical or contemporary? Formal or casual?…
The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops, two people familiar with the communications between the administration and the news organizations said. The decisions in the New…
Similar:Enjoying a visit to the Carnegie Science Center with my son. Mars exhibit is immersive an…PersonalCarolyn and Alex in “The King and I”PersonalThe truth hits Thorvald. Loved PPT PlayTime’s online presentation of Ibsen’s A Doll’s Hous…Personal"I don't view Shakespeare's work as intimidating anymore." — midterm reflection from coll… “It has made me more confident in…
Books / Business / Current_Events / Design / Literature / Media / Technology / UsabilityI really hate that little sparkly icon which reminds me of all the human labor that was stolen to create a product that enriches the tech barons while contributing to the environmental destruction of the planet. I absolutely to NOT want to ask my book questions. I’m reading a book precisely because I want to…
I built a model of the two-pronged Starfighter (a really sleek and elegant vehicle that deserved a better name) and the one-engined Draconian fighter. I recall being impressed by the two-hour pilot I knew the series that followed was silly fluff. I was 11, so perhaps at the time I didn’t quite appreciate Erin Grey…
Similar:“I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” Very glad I got my son interested in 2001: …PersonalJury Duty UpdateI’m a happy, responsible, and no-longer-…GovernmentIt was Mrs. White with the revolver in the ballroom. #winning GamesOne deck below the bridge, the chief engineer coordinates with his technical heads here at…AestheticsGreensburg student wins Shakespeare contest…
Similar:The School of Humanities honors me and my colleagues @mikearnzen and Dan Martino as we com…The School of Humanities honors me and m…PersonalScreening of "Indentured" (short film the girl and I filmed in January)PersonalEnjoying an ice cream cake, apple pie, and the classic Star Trek episode “The Doomsday Mac…PersonalOne of the benefits of teaching at…
Similar:Now I can relax a bit. (But just a bit.)PersonalPart of my daily routine is practicing German for about 15m per day. With no particular pr…EducationChallenge Accepted.PersonalGreensburg Holiday ParadePersonalI actually don't mind Canvas — it just happens to be the course management system I have …Academia"Chores" — Clip from Snow White: The Musical (Stage Right…
Twelfth-grade reading scores are at historic lows, and college professors, even at elite schools, are increasingly reporting difficulties in getting students to engage with lengthy or complex texts. Perhaps that is to be expected in the era of TikTok and A.I. Some education experts believe that in the near future, even the most sophisticated stories and…
Chimpanzees in Arnhem’s Royal Burgers’ Zoo in the Netherlands had learned zookeepers’ rule that meals wouldn’t be served until all had assembled. But one day, as reported by Time magazine in 2007, two teenage chimps were more interested in staying out to play than coming in to eat. The others had to wait for hours,…
Similar:On the spiral staircase that leads from the top deck down to the officers' pub and wa…AestheticsMechanical innards for a Steampunk set piece. #Blender3D #greebleshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oChXOu8C…AestheticsI don't expect any but the largest text will be legible in my #steampunk project, but it w…AestheticsIs this Wonka's factory, or the presidential picnic @setonhilluniversity ? PersonalMy colleague @crissycp offers warm…
More than half of the teens surveyed believe journalists regularly engage in unethical behaviors like making up details or quotes in stories, paying sources, taking visual images out of context or doing favors for advertisers. Less than a third believe reporters correct their errors, confirm facts before reporting them, gather information from multiple sources or…
Pope Leo XIV, who has made peace and unity priorities of his pontificate, emphasized that “the more we are reconciled, the more we Christians can bear credible witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is a proclamation of hope for all” and, in the words of Pope Francis, “a message of peace and universal…
Similar:How exactly do bridges bridge? How do rivers rive? How much detail does my model of #medie…How exactly do bridges bridge? How do ri…AestheticsStar Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch I was in college and grad school dur…CultureTo DoTo Do (Jerz’s Literacy Weblog) 5: …AcademiaEnjoyed making a 3D print of the captain’s chair from the #steampunk bedtime…
Similar:Yesterday it was 298 so this is actually a good number.PersonalIf Wishes Were Horses (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 16) Hallucinations become…Rewatching ST:DS9 Quark tries to inte…CultureThis is about half of the #steampunk control panel details I've created in the past m…AestheticsHere's how Maria amuses herself on the ride home from dress rehearsal. #WestSideStoryPersonalCarolyn…
My classes are generally small enough that I have time to get to know each student’s writing. When a student who confuses “bias” and “biased” in a hand-written response later that day sends me an email later that day that uses “whom” and “betwixt,” I notice. I can’t prove a student is abusing AI, but…
AI is getting better at rote tasks, but it still takes a human to do 97% of typical freelance tasks (according to research published by a company that sells the services of humans who tag material to train LLMs). Last year I went through part of the training process for a job that offered “up…
I can’t stand Pinterest. I hate when Google sends me there, because Pinterest isn’t a source, it’s just a way to collect images from sources. I don’t want to interact with Pinterest, I want the images. For years I used a Chrome plugin called “Unpinterested,” which filters out the Pinterest results. Just now,…
Anyone seen “Hamnet”? I was not too impressed by “Shakespeare in Love,” which perpetuated the biographical fallacy — that the key to unlocking the one, true meaning of a literary work is listing how each detail in a literary work “could represent” some detail in the author’s life, and that once you’ve constructed that list,…
Madeline Cash reflects on her boomer mother’s use of ellipses. When I texted to thank her, she responded, ‘Enjoy . . .’ Why not Enjoy period or Enjoy exclamation point? Did she resent the gift? Are the treats poisoned? There’s an extensive online discourse on the Baby Boomer generation’s penchant for ellipses. ‘OK . . .’ ‘Thanks…
Similar:Letter of Recommendation: Fanny PacksWhat other accessory ensures the safety …CultureI'm Gradually Losing My Hearing. (It’s Part of Aging.)During a department meeting today, I not…AcademiaA merry look at journalism in the classic "The Year without a Santa Claus"PersonalWorld Press Freedom Day. (Don't take the free press for granted. Journalists are not the e…PersonalTouch Me Now:…
Never again.
Similar:I’m still teaching journalism and my usual courses, but after 21 years I’ve stepped aside …I’m still teaching journalism and my usu…AcademiaIn August, 2000 I was blogging about poetry, presidential wordplay, home-schooling, online…In August 2000, I was blogging about …CybercultureMy parents holding a picture of the family I took with my first SLR camera in…
Similar:My son just handed me my serving of noodles in the butter substitute container. Recycling.AmusingGetting ready to run a ChoiceScript workshop for Computers and Writing 2023. #cwcon #cwcon…PersonalOnce on This Island (Stage Right! Greensburg; May 11 & 12 Promo Video)The girl plays Ti Moune in “Once on This…CultureAnnie — Cabinet TomorrowMy 10yo daughter Carolyn played…
