I adored this truck, and spelling words with the letters. When I got older, it was the shuttlecraft for my Star Trek figures. Similar:And yes, that's her picture in the program (from the PPT Shakespeare contest).At PPT’s The Diary of Anne Frank. …CultureThe Outrageous Okona (TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 4)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next…
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Physics simulation demo: crate made up of mostly loose boards. #Blender3d #design #practice Similar:Alex and Carolyn rehearse for “The King and I” Saturday nightPersonalWoman comments on man's looks. Man FREAKS OUT.If I ever over-react to a tweet, I hope …AestheticsThe girl will be Mrs Lovett in Stage Right's Sweeney Todd at the end of July.…
A brief respite from grading. Similar:Look at how many times this false claim of media conspiracy is being shared. Compare that …PersonalMy big acting moment in this scene is declining a drink. #indie #filmAmusingI create five color variations of each #blender3d building I #design, and each of those ha…I create five color variations of each…
I have certainly made more complex scenes, but this time, I modeled each board, getting the grain of the wood at least plausibly right on each face, and placing each nail realistically. Following the workflow for creating game assets, I converted the completely realistic 3D simulation with 3D boards and nails into flat images. The…
I have certainly made more complex scenes, but this time, I modeled each board, getting the grain of the wood at least plausibly right on each face, and placing each nail realistically. Following the workflow for creating game assets, I converted the completely realistic 3D simulation with 3D boards and nails into flat images. The…
My social media feed was full of people mocking the White House yesterday for publishing a photo titled “First snow of the year!” on a day when Washington had clear skies and freakishly warm weather. What was the Trump administration trying to pull? Why would they publish such a blatant lie? It wasn’t a lie.…
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:Page Weight MattersUnexpected consequences, when a develope…CybercultureThe Girl Has Started Rehearsals for PICT Classic Theatre’s Jane EyreI’ve chauffeured…
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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…
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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…
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