Similar:Back in the groove. I should be able to keep this number headed in the right direction unt…PersonalSledding in Spring Break SnowMy wife suddenly decided I should be a G…Current_EventsI baked pools of light into the wallpaper, so I can quickly suggest background lighting, s…AestheticsMy older brother falls to my son's chess skills.PersonalI can't really…
Some days are slogs. Some weeks are slogs. Some weeks are slogs that end with a wonderfully heartening comment from a student. I will not deny that I was a little worried about reading Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet as I know that they are two of Shakespeare’s most famous plays and I feared that…
Yesterday, an artist on Twitter named Nana ran an experiment to test a theory. Their suspicion was that bots were actively looking on Twitter for phrases like “I want this on a shirt” or “This needs to be a t-shirt,” automatically scraping the quoted images, and instantly selling them without permission as print-on-demand t-shirts. Dozens of…
Most of my students use MS-Word, but maybe a third use Google Docs (that’s a big increase lately) and a handful (but a bigger handful) use Pages. Today during a writing conference, a freshman comp student blinked in confusion when I asked her to “take me to your word processor.” I tried again. “Open up…
On LinkedIn each year author Dan Schawbel writes a list of workplace trends to watch for in the coming year. This time around Schawbel makes this prediction about degrees in subjects like literature, philosophy and history: “AI will automate technical skills and drive the demand for soft skills like creativity, communication and empathy. While there’s been such a…
Similar:Fancy a game of whist with your nemesis? The prospect of ruin adds piquancy to the pleasur…PersonalPopulating my simulation with a crowd. Tweaking and experimenting. #unity3d #medievalyork …PersonalMerry Christmas 2018PersonalLook what I found on my shelf in a closet. #history #archaeology #media Look what I found on my shelf in a cl…PersonalTrimsheets baked with greebly…
A pretty 16yo destined to bring peace to a war-torn planet falls for Wesley, but 1) her governess disapproves and 2) well… Wesley. The puppy-love story is cringe-worthily wholesome (influenced by the long dark adorable shadow of “The Wonder Years”), but still enjoyable.
Similar:The girl performed musical commercials for a fund-raiser in the Laurel Highlands (and she …The girl performed musical commercials f…Culture#PPTPlaytime adaptation of The Merchant of Venice.Top — nonverbal addition with Jessica an…DramaWhat Khan Academy's Fun, Free Learning Empire Has to Do with Dystopian Social Control Over the Christmas break, I’ve been ch…AcademiaMan enough to sew my own…
Professional disinformation isn’t spread by the account you disagree with — quite the opposite. Effective disinformation is embedded in an account you agree with.
My math education predated the widespread use of graphing calculators. I remember writing my own BASIC programs to graph simple functions, but that was in a summer school programming class during middle school, not part of my high school curriculum. I’m amazed these old calculators cost this much. Bulky and black, with large, colorful push…
Similar:On my fantasy #steampunk cruiser, every uniform is a parade dress uniform. #Blender3D #ble… The first few weeks of Jun…AestheticsTime Squared (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 13)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…PersonalTheir faces when another dad joke drops. See The Fantasticks today at 2 or next week Thu-S…PersonalLook at the unusual colors chosen by the…
Similar:Twitter has blocked President Trump’s account, citing policy violations.PersonalMy Kids Loved Narnia but Were Unimpressed by Turkish DelightAmerican kids today would have little id…AmusingDaughter is in 2 theatrical productions opening this weekendThe daughter plays Laertes in Seton Hill…BooksPreview of "The Fantasticks" (thanks, Tribune-Review, for covering the arts community)For Luisa, Jerz’s character, “the world …CultureMy buddy…
Similar:A new headshot for the girl.PersonalUnmarked assignments. Major drafts came in over the weekend so I lost some ground but I kn…PersonalThe barbican at Mickelgate was pulled down in the 1800s but I made a rough approximation f…The barbican at Mickelgate was pulled do…PersonalA student who is writing her research paper on Taylor Swift made…
Citing student objections to offensive content, Point Park University canceled its production of The Adding Machine: The Musical, which was scheduled to run Dec 6-15. The PPU Globe reports that during an emotional “town hall” meeting that included the cast and crew and more than enough members of the public to fill the Highmark Theater,…
Similar:In the Hands of the Prophets (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 19) Keiko's scienc…Rewatching ST:DS9 A candidate for Baj…CulturePart of my daily routine is practicing German for about 15m per day. With no particular pr…EducationTrying out a new lens to capture creepy-toy-come-to-life choreography. AestheticsJerz Nerdcation 2013On a visit to the Washington DC area for…CultureOne…
Similar:Before and after making a meme of myself as Oberon, King of the FaeriesCultureI’m not making a serious attempt at recreating specific architecture, just trying to conve…I’m not making a serious attempt at recr…PersonalThe Xplor Store: The Forgotten Carnegie Science Center Exhibit? (Guest Post by Leigh Jerz…The other day, my wife suggested a Carne…BooksMidsummer opens…
Similar:Biggest accomplishment of the dayThe real problem is timing — they had c…GovernmentMy mom’s Lionel train set (a gift from her father in 1948) had been in storage for 35 year… My mother wants me to thank John at …AestheticsStories from the Tall Tales Club – Episode 1 The Time ElephantI’ve had a lot of…
Similar:Reading a Classic American Play to My Daughter BooksCreating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can…Creating textures for background buildin…AestheticsSecret Mouthwash Dance Exposed as FraudRecently, while getting the kids ready f…AmusingLook at the unusual colors chosen by the three Russian cosmonauts who just arrived at the …PersonalA little better all…
Sitting in a downtown sub shop. A half dozen 40yo dudes — boots & jeans & beards & tattoos — pile in, trash-talking each other. “I don’t wanna sit next to *that* retard!” says a guy in a knit cap. “You gotta pick your ‘tards!” I take a deep breath. Almost immediately, the dude with…
In November 1999, I was blogging about John’s Book Pages (by a CS grad student who had recently read Gene Wolfe and Anthony Bourdain, among many others) What camomile tea has in common with the attack squadron over Skylon 4 (rec.humor newsgroup reference to a disastrous “tandem story” assignment) “Nimoy is, to say the least,…