After FB crowed about this super-upbeat story, a notice appeared saying it was a paid editorial, and then the story disappeared. This looks very bad for Teen Vogue, and very bad for democracy. Read story on Boingboing. Similar:Hacking the Attention EconomyThe techniques that are unfolding are ha…Culture14 Machines That Were Brilliant in 1985I used something…
Feeling classy while I lose. Similar:Pluto FlybyWhen I was about 10, I wrote to NASA and…Current_EventsDr Jerz I think your microphone glitchedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPqnXF7A…AcademiaA student just booked an appointment to discuss picking up journalism as a second major. E…AcademiaVisiting Ft Ligonier #sevenyearswar #history #localhistoryPersonalCreated a new graphic for an existing handout on writing editorials.The “lead editorial” represents…
Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy. Some basic concepts: What is Newsworthy? Recent events that are unusual, nearby, have widespread/significant impact, or involve celebrities are more newsworthy than events that are stale, distant, have limited/trivial impact, or happen to average people. (9 min audio.) Objectivity: Traditional journalism reports fairly…
Similar:How to Create a Welcoming Culture for Autistic StudentsAn autistic undergraduate has tips for p…AcademiaThings are not going well when the other king and queen stop by for such an intimate visit…AmusingShall we dance? The girl tries on her ball gown for The King and I. Her featured show is …DanceThe automatic doors on my…
Similar:Earth doesn't need more 'successful people'.The plain fact is that the planet does n…AestheticsCNN Holds Morning Meeting To Decide What Viewers Should Panic About For Rest Of DayKicking around ideas ranging from an upt…AmusingCreative People Say NoWhen I was a master’s student working as…AcademiaThe Case for Breaking Up With Your ParentsI already felt fairly independent…
Emily Dickinson Fun Page #literature #amusing #dashes Similar:The Maquis, Part 1 (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 20) Dukat pressures Sisko to… Rewatching ST:DS9 A man in a gold Sta…AmusingFinal week of Pict Classic Theatre's Oliver Twist (NEXTpittsburgh)Today is Carolyn’s day off from Oliver T…BooksBeing a dad-nerd means finding new ways to play.https://youtu.be/-c6IirtwFawAesthetics▶ Taylor Mali…
Hitting the weekend with just 6 ungraded papers. #partylikeaprof Similar:Furnished a random nook in the #neovictorian #steampunk cruiser I'm building. Not ha…PersonalA professor examines why her students seem to act so helpless (essay)This essay on college students acting he…AcademiaA Thursday throwback to end 2015.PersonalNerd-buddies”He likes Lord of the Rings, Star Wars *…BooksLife would be so…
Similar:What’s My Cue? Let’s Talk Shakesepare with Andy Kirtland Virtural #BritsburghCultureAnother section of #steampunk control panel. #neovictorian #design #aesthetics #blender3d …AestheticsMerry Christmas 2018PersonalToiletries for a steampunk villain who needs to look dapper. Straight razor and shaving br… Nice lighting shows clearly that I h…DesignAgain with the chess.I try to go to Planet Fitness or chess…
Similar:My theory: Trump was composing therapeutic poetry, and got stuck on the last line. PersonalSCUBA Diving at the PoolBecause a beautiful sunny day at the poo…CultureHow long has Google Docs let you pop up a window with your current word count? Why wasn’t …PersonalI let her tend the rabbits.Great production of a very moving story….BooksJohn Speed’s…
Similar:Sherlock Holmes and The Woman (daughter and I rehearsing for a live recording Friday after…CultureSpring 2023 Grades: Submitted! (I only had 3 last-minute submissions to mark today.)AcademiaIn July 1999, I was blogging about Dante's ashes, Apollo 11, gender-neutral language, and …In July, 1999, I was blogging about: …CultureEvita in Zelionople CultureHide and Q (TNG Rewatch,…
A Facebook executive, Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, recently defended Facebook’s policies about political advertising, which critics say rewards politicians who spend a lot of money pushing lies to the slogan-chanting, meme-sharing masses (including the ones in red hats and the ones with the blue hats). Bosworth seems to suggest that for Facebook to tamper with its…
Similar:Heart of Glory (TNG Rewatch, Season 1 Episode 20)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…MediaSeeing the Barebones production of The Sound Inside. (Support the arts in your community!)PersonalA selfie with a Chekov action figure after learning of Anton Yelchin's deathCurrent_EventsCelebration of Writing Fall 2019PersonalDear 11yo DaughterYou are growing up smart, talented, dete…PersonalClassic. So good! #startrek #tosPersonal
Similar:What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood? @shu_hog… AmusingThe Girl Has Started Rehearsals for PICT Classic Theatre’s Jane EyreI’ve chauffeured the girl into Pittsburg…BooksGetting in the Christmas spirit.PersonalFurnished a random nook in the #neovictorian #steampunk cruiser I'm building. Not ha…PersonalRehearsing for Little Women Tuesday (Carolyn plays…
Similar:I regularly teach A Raisin in the Sun but haven't seen a live production in decades. Looki… AwesomeThat time three-year-old me spotted a Mary Cassatt painting at the Art Institute of Chicag…My mother had a framed print of Mary Cas…AestheticsVibing to a park saxophonist as I code for an upcoming conference presentation, and wait t…Vibing…
My goal in trying to do an object each day is to familiarize myself with the workflow, so that I don’t have to keep looking at a list of instructions.
My last few #blender3D experiments with wood objects went so well I thought I’d try an object with two materials. The reflective nature of metal means I had to add a “gloss” map — I should probably have stuck with a single diffuse material. Lots of trial and error.
I realized I have turn off the “glossiness” in order to make the diffuse color maps. With four different styles of wood, with two different types of metal, the normal map, and the gloss map, I had a lot of do-overs, but I managed.
The blue image is a “normal map,” which graphics engines use to fake extra details on flat geometrical surfaces. I have different color maps for pine, spruce, mahogany and walnut.
“Engineers now predict the day will come when we get all our newspapers and magazines by home computer.” Similar:Maybe I'll start a cover band, cleaning up hip-hop songs…Maybe I’ll start a cover band, cleaning …CultureMy colleague @crissycp offers warm soda bread and tea every year, as part of her authentic…AcademiaEmily Short's advice on writing great…
I can’t seem to get into superhero movies. The non-stop CGI onslaught just leaves me cold. As an English professor who teaches classes like Shakespeare in Context and World Drama, I do a lot of reading and see a lot of local theatre. But I’m hardly a media snob. For relaxation, I often put on…
Similar:Synergistic Synthesis XVII Sub B1 Chair by Kenneth SmytheAfter my daughter’s theater workshop, I …AestheticsDaughter is in 2 theatrical productions opening this weekendThe daughter plays Laertes in Seton Hill…BooksFaculty stacked up in launch tube beneath McKenna gym, ready for graduation 2022.AcademiaA new headshot for the girl.PersonalOver the years I have leveled up my Blender3D skills.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNLArSlF…AestheticsChurning…
Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation after a 20-year break Starfleet offers Riker his own command and sends his estranged father to brief him on his new mission. Meanwhile, Wesley notices Worf is more anti-social than usual. A character-based episode that has some good moments for the ensemble, but overall didn’t do much for me.…