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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:The Battle (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 8) A Ferengi plots tricks with Picard's former …A Ferengi set on revenge tricks Picard i…HistoryTook the whole day off and spent part of it making #greebles with #Blender3D…
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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:My third time seeing @shu.pippin. I'll be back tomorrow for closing night.PersonalWorked a short day today, and it shows. Tomorrow is another day!Personal"Moorish girl" in Man of La Mancha. (Vulcan Moorish girl.)PersonalHome Soil (TNG…
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:Leftovers from the food my colleagues brought in to bribe/reward those few students who sh… Leftovers from the food my colleagues b…AcademiaSeeing…
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…
If I ever share something that turns out to be disinformation, please let me know. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kremlin is turning to unwitting Americans and commercial public relations firms in Russia to spread disinformation about the U.S. presidential race, top intelligence officials said Monday, detailing the latest efforts by America’s adversaries to shape public…
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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:A comic about Seagulls. If you feel like this… A comic about Seagulls. If…CultureUniversities must stop presuming that all students are tech-savvyAlthough considerable resources have…
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