Similar:Unmarked assignments. Major drafts came in over the weekend so I lost some ground but I kn…PersonalThe Enemy (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 7) — LaForge and a Romulan Cooperate to …Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….EthicsLast weekend I roughed out shapes to represent buildings, in order to provide some sense o…Last weekend I roughed…
Similar:Before the haircut. PersonalMore #Blender3D practice. Making many objects to liven up a #steampunk environment.PersonalAnd now that June’s almost over, it’s time to start prepping for the fall term. (Sigh.)PersonalAmenities are limited on a short range excursion craft, but we can still meet for tea in t…AestheticsSpring 2022 Midterm Grades: SubmittedPersonalHello, I’m Dr. Jerz, I’ll be…
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:Carolyn portrays Maria in West Side Story, Aug 9-12. #ifeelpretty #tonight #somewhereAt the Geyer Peforming Arts Center in Sc…AestheticsI let her tend the rabbits.Great production of a very moving story….BooksHow Facebook – the Wal-Mart of the internet…
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:Furnished a random nook in the #neovictorian #steampunk cruiser I'm building. Not ha…PersonalAgain with the @shu.pippinPersonalIf I am not a pedagogical god, at least my marking app has no ungraded submissions. PersonalTwo classes will turn in final revisions at midnight Sunday, and final multimedia project…Still plenty of work to do before I fini…AcademiaThat felt sooo good!PersonalHeadphones,…
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.…
Similar:Ok, never mind Dusgcxms2… buddy, you can keep your first place as far as I’m concerned. Ok, never mind Dusgcxms2… buddy, you…EducationThe annual patriotic showing of #1776 has begun.CultureThe six wives of Henry VIII, in pie chart formIf you’ve ever wanted to see the reigns …AmusingDuet (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 18) Kira is…
Critical thinking skills and basic textual analysis are increasingly important in a cultural landscape where the powerful are counting on the average person not caring about such things as the truth. Biden opened by talking about how English common law in the 1300s allowed for husbands to beat their wives, and then said that we…
Similar:Arsenic and Old Lace. I haven't seen this show since I played the lead as a high school ju…CultureThe Case for Breaking Up With Your ParentsI already felt fairly independent from m…AcademiaPerspective | After a stunning news conference, there’s a newly crucial job for the Americ… I have always taken a neutral stan…CultureAttending the Texture…
Similar:Reader, I ushered him. @pictclassictheatrePersonalUpdating a villain's lair in #Blender3D. Still a work in progress.AestheticsCheckmate. Crushed again.GamesThe Galactically Hot Women of Star Trek TOS – a photoset on FlickrI know what you’re thinking, but my stor…AestheticsCollege bookstores adapting to changing times with additional servicesIn the corner of the Seton Hill Universi…AcademiaChristmas 1970. I was feverish…
Similar:Celebration of Writing — a big presentation day for freshman writing classes.PersonalPushing and pulling vertices. Components that fit together perfectly when I model them in …AestheticsEye of Sauron, Hobbit Door, Palantir and One Ring Easter Eggs.AestheticsI'd like to speak to the manager. Yes, I'll wait right here. The manager is of course somewhere e…AestheticsMerchant of…
My mother wants me to thank John at The Train Depot in Chantilly, Va., who cleaned and oiled the engine and made it ready to run after 35 years in storage. My very handy mother stripped the 18-gauge speaker wires to connect the lock-ons to the transformer and track. Similar:Siblings gotta sib.PersonalDetails for a modular…
Similar:"It's called an amphora," the artist says.AestheticsMy students were awesome. So many thoughtful final projects. So much growth. A stressful, …PersonalAfter my conference talk, a post-audition, pre-Jane-Eyre-performance dinner with the girl.PersonalMy brother, in town to see The Nutcracker, starts a chess game with my sonPersonalTerm grades submitted. Homeschool son graduated. Time to breathe.AcademiaChipping away at…
Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation after a 20-year break. The Enterprise encounters an abandoned Federation shuttlecraft and a time-travel mystery. A “bottle” episode that takes place entirely on the Enterprise, which frees up the production budget for some cool “energy vortex” special effects and gorgeous computer interface displays that really help create the illusion…
Insightful essay from a US Military vet who went to college at age 52. Let me address this “snowflake” thing. According to the “Urban Dictionary” a “snowflake” is a “term for someone that thinks they are unique and special, but really are not. It gained popularity after the movie “Fight Club” from the quote “You…
Similar:Lessons (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 19) Picard and a new officer bond over …Rewatching ST:TNG When Picard is up i…AestheticsCaptain’s Holiday (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 19) Picard’s Archeologica…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….AmusingA quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier with my history-loving son.A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier wi…CultureI've missed doing this!…
Similar:The U.S. government and Facebook are negotiating a record, multibillion-dollar fine for th…Are you still relying on Facebook to fil…BusinessAssociate Dean of What?The idea of students as customers relies…AcademiaI'm glad President Trump was right about the coronavirus vaccine In May, NBC published a “Fact Check” c…Current_EventsOops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow.Oops.…
Similar:Thinking about physical therapy and cheerful, chatty older gents…I feel like I’m living in a sitcom. A…CultureMoonBot (from the family steampunk bedtime RPG 2007-2013) vs. a crate and lamps.https://youtu.be/h2P2Ve-oZ1U AestheticsThe girl as Gimli, Legolas, Aragorn and Thorin. #proudofthegirl #notentirelysurewhy #still…AestheticsCome see Carolyn as “The Girl” in The Fantasticks, Oct 18-27. CultureThe Girl Wins the Upper…