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Happy to see a familiar face in a slide during today’s Academic Affairs Workshop. Classes start Monday. #syllabusforward Similar:LGN Launches Quandary to Develop Ethical Thinking through PlayThe Learning Games Network, a non-profit…CultureSorry, not sorry. I don't want such friends. Back in 2003, shortly after I moved …CultureReporters’ Privilege Compendium | Pennsylvania Shield Laws Guide -…
The Liar’s Dividend suggests that in addition to fueling the flames of falsehoods, the debunking efforts actually legitimize the debate over the veracity. This creates smoke and fans suspicions among at least some in the audience that there might well be something true about the claim. That’s the “dividend” paid to the perpetrator of…
I’m fairly satisfied with this version of a medieval building trimsheet. Source photo is of Pickersleigh Court, Malvern, Worcestershire. I was disappointed by my first try in May, but I’ve come a long way since then. Similar:Eclipse!PersonalI saw this Friday night. Great fight choreography, lighting & staging, adaptation of t…PersonalAnne Of Green Gables Blond On…
My daughter who sometimes does things will be singing & swinging August 16 – 25 with @frontporchtheatricals Similar:The stair railings on my #blender3d #neovictorian #steampunk cruiser need some realigning….AestheticsLatest #blender3d progress on a villain's lair. Added more carpets and cabinetry, and sta… AestheticsThe science of fake news: Addressing fake news requires a multidisciplinary effortThe rise…
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Even though I wrote about some of Eugene O’Neil’s earlier plays in my dissertation, I had never seen or even read this play before. I knew the basic subject matter but didn’t know the details. All the actors did a great job and the production values were top notch, as I expect from Quantum. Similar:What…
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A great professional experience for her. Similar:Mostly German, sometimes refreshing my high school Latin.PersonalCode of Honor (ST:TNG Rewatch — Season 1, Episode 3) Rehashed Amok Time plot that gets ra…Rewatching TNG after almost 20 years. (Y…CultureThe Media Bubble is Real — And Worse Than You ThinkIn the early 20th century, print journal…CultureMy second greenscreen test.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-LPwKQ…CybercultureThe…
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Taking a break from my syllabustering in order to design some stairs. I’ve learned so much this summer! #blender3d Similar:Q Who? (ST: TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 16)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…MediaApple Hill Playhouse is closing, leaving theater group seeking new homeConfiguring socially distanced seating a…BusinessThe film Carolyn was in is a finalist. The…
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John Speed’s 1611 map of #medievalyork features a “scale of paces.” My #unity3d placeholder character currently takes 45 steps to run the distance Speed marked as 50 paces. (I can adjust that easily.) Similar:Merry Christmas 2013Current_EventsThe daughter joined the cast of this show a few days ago. As Safie, she sings a folk song …She…
As those familiar with the liberal arts know, in antiquity there were seven such arts. Three formed the trivium of the humanities: rhetoric, grammar, and logic. And four formed the quadrivium of the sciences: music, arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy. The assertion was this was the knowledge one required to participate as a citizen, as a…