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:I was briefly excited that Turnitin.com's new app works in a park with no WiFiThen I realized… I’m…
Feeling classy while I lose. Similar:The Last Outpost (ST:TNG Rewatch. Season 1, Episode 4) Riker shouts from a cliff while Fer…Rewatching ST:TNG after about a 20-year …Culture‘Broken Age’ ReviewThis will be my self-reward when I finis…CybercultureI'm not tired of @shu.pippin yet! Final performance is sold out.PersonalIt's exam week, and at the moment I have exactly…
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:Writing School Papers: Does Your First Version Say It All?My colleague Mike Arnzen talked about th…AcademiaToday I didn't save the world, but I did help a student while power-walking at the mall.I’m far from perfect, and injustice and …AcademiaThe Course of True Fun Never Did Run Smooth: A Midsummer Night's Dwarf Fortress ReflectionI am in…
Similar:It’s been a while since something got me into a movie theater. Obviously I wasn’t in a rus… It’s been a while since something got …AmusingDozens of Plagiarism Incidents Are Reported in Coursera's Free Online Courses”If we really are trying to teach the wo…AcademiaSlate: "Police Erupt in Violence Nationwide" | Notice how writing style frames…
Emily Dickinson Fun Page #literature #amusing #dashes Similar:Obama vs. Romney D&D Smack-Down at NYC GalleryThis week, if you head to the Allegra La…AestheticsUnless Buzzfeed-style Clickbait Replaces all Forms of Human Communication, or Republicans …I love some good meta. I wrote a dialogu…AmusingHow do I cite generative AI in MLA style? | MLA Style CenterWe ask…
Hitting the weekend with just 6 ungraded papers. #partylikeaprof Similar:Siblings gotta sib.PersonalIf I don’t stock the officers’ pub on my #steampunk #fantasy #CGI flagship, who will? (All…PersonalToday's 10sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsIn-home schooling popularity slipping across stateWe were on our way out the door to see A…CultureOverheard: "This is the best show…
Similar:If I don’t hang my own artwork on the walls of my #steampunk fantasy ship-of-the-line, who…AestheticsA full minute standing ovation after that rousing final “Alleluia.” Thrilling!PersonalEnjoying more live theater.CultureWall display by the talented Jess Lohr, interpreting an infographic by Norton (textbook pu…PersonalMemories of Toronto Yonge Street EncountersI arrived in Toronto in 1992 as a 22yo…
Similar:The Princess and the PaintFriday night, my daughter will be playin…AestheticsAnother delightful section of #neovictorian #steampunk control panel, intended for backgro…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsA Successful Failure: The TI-99/4A Turns 40My family had one of these when I was 12…AwesomeSunny but cool. Great day for a long walk with my son.PersonalOn this date…
Similar:One hundred years ago, Czech writer Karel Čapek introduced the world to the word “Robot”PersonalMicrosoft “lobotomized” AI-powered Bing Chat, and its fans aren’t happyMicrosoft limits long conversations to a…Current_EventsLet's talk about books, old sport.BooksOk, never mind Dusgcxms2… buddy, you can keep your first place as far as I’m concerned. Ok, never mind Dusgcxms2… buddy, you…EducationIdeology…
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:Me, contemplating the implications of maybe doing a socialize this weekend.PersonalThe girl is the Dew Drop Fairy in @laurelballetperformingco The Nutcracker Saturday evenin…PersonalHomeschool prom 2017PersonalIn September, 2000, I was blogging about PICK UP AX, Bellamy's Looking Backward, WB Yeats,…In September 2000, I was blogging about …BusinessThey're coming in faster than I can mark them. This…
Similar:Opening night. Support local artists in your community!PersonalMany familiar faces in this cast but this one is my favorite. Sold out opening of Grand Ho…PersonalAlike (2015)This short film reminds us why art matte…AestheticsThis morning I awoke to YouTube’s live footage of crowds circling a mosque in Mecca. For m… CultureFather David Hudgins RIP | In…
Similar:A Brazilian couple bought a deforested ranch and spent decades planting over 2 million tre…A Brazilian couple bought a deforested r…Personal"Dammit Mom, I'm a daughter, not a theoretician!"”Dammit Mom, I’m a daughter, not a theor…AmusingIn July 1999, I was blogging about Dante's ashes, Apollo 11, gender-neutral language, and …In July, 1999, I was blogging about:…
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:New York Times runs just 1000 names of the nearly 100,000 Americans who have already died …AcademiaStudents are trusting software like this to do their work. The technology will continue t…CultureMy 10yo Created Bookmarks to Express Her…
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:Foggy April morning on the hill.PersonalAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsIt's Science! Carolyn Uses Anastasia's Lip Balm KitMy friend Anastasia gave me a home-made …AestheticsGreat energy at our Comp & Culture poster paper session. So proud of these students an…AcademiaYou can be a Trek fan without loving TOS. But if we…
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.…