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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:Cookies. That is all.AestheticsThe Rivals #PPTPlaytimeA great production of a delightful play.CultureLook at the unusual colors chosen by the three Russian cosmonauts who just arrived at the …PersonalI apologize for this one. R2-D2 stars in Andrew…
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The barbican at Mickelgate was pulled down in the 1800s but I made a rough approximation from other sources. #medievalyork #blender3d Similar:Pater Noster Passenger ElevatorsSome 50 years ago, my father took me to …AmusingMoonBot (from the family steampunk bedtime RPG 2007-2013) vs. a crate and lamps.https://youtu.be/h2P2Ve-oZ1U AestheticsI'm happy with today's #steampunk control panel. To fill…
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:Carolyn as Hodel and Peter as Lazar in the Stage Right homeschool Fiddler on the Roof.Personal"Orphans" was amazing. Powerul, funny, cruel, humane,…
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…
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I’ve roughed out earthen embankments for the city walls. I know there was at some point a moat but this is more than enough accuracy for now. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:It's a thing to do.PersonalTime article with clickbaity headline: Web users annoyed by marketing tricksThis Time magazine article is a good one…CybercultureTeacher suspended after pro-Trump…
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Your second attempt at modeling #medievalyork fortifications in #blender3d will be better than your first from just two weeks ago. Similar:I feel juvenile enough today that this headline made me snicker.AmusingJournalists play a vital role in a democracy. That sometimes includes serving the public b…PersonalGreat Twitter thread on Aaron Burr, from the Internet ArchiveFunny what…
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