Moments after Donald Trump was rushed to safety following a failed assassination attempt at a Saturday night rally, some of his supporters turned toward the press pen with obscenities as they fingered reporters for blame. “This is your fault!” one attendee emphatically yelled, pointing at individual journalists as he approached the fence line separating them from attendees.…
Your first attempt at a medieval gate and city walls will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Today's second 10sq cm of #steampunk control panel. Love those letter flip tiles. Maybe I'…AestheticsAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. Trying to add a subtle pattern to the light-…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsCarolyn appears…
Sold out opening night of Mamet’s Oleanna. Chilling. Gasps from the audience. Office furniture may be a bit too fancy for an untenured prof, but multiple copies of the prof’s book on the shelves was a realistic touch. Similar:I have for some reason reached another #duolingo milestone.CultureThank you, anonymous donor of Mardi Gras candy.Okay, on…
These buildings are so much better than my first try about a month ago, and good enough for me to move on to the next step. #blender3d #blender3dart #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Journalists are vital to the health of a free nation. #firstamendnent #freepressPersonalFall 2022 Grades: SUBMITTED AcademiaSpring 2023 Midterm Grades: Submitted!PersonalStar Trek: "Wink Of An Eye"/"The…
Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend. Similar:I'm honestly not sure where that came from.For my summer project, teaching myself t…AestheticsChoose Your Own Buzz LightyearI was on the road (and away from a compu…AestheticsMore modular, swappable building components. I’ve got to work on the sides of these mid-si…More modular, swappable building compone…Aesthetics#Blender3D rendition…
#blender3d is teaching me more than I ever thought I’d need to know about roof geometry. Enjoying free WiFi in a shady courtyard downtown. Similar:Your second attempt at modeling #medievalyork fortifications in #blender3d will be better …Your second attempt at modeling #medieva…AestheticsCarolyn plays Ti Moune in the Stage Right homeschool company "Once on This Island"…PersonalHappy…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:Video Game about Cancer and GriefOn my list for the next time I teach “Vi…AestheticsThe YouTubers who blew the whistle on an anti-vax plotWhile rational minds worry about the imp…Current_EventsNot bad for a couple…
The writer, director, and one of the cast members talk about the play that my daughter Carolyn is getting ready to open Friday. Tickets: https://veryberrydead.bpt.me/ Similar:The Minecraft GenerationIt’s a world of trial and error and cons…AestheticsWeaponizing Empathy: You reacted to the outrageous claim that I crafted specifically to ou…NRATV host Collins Idehen Jr (who goes…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:‘This is no longer a debate’: Florida sheriff bans deputies, visitors from wearing masks On Tuesday, as Florida set…CultureThank you, anonymous donor of Mardi Gras candy.Okay, on closer inspection I see the red…AestheticsMost…
I used to spend time in class teaching students about how your act of choosing to link from your blog to someone else’s blog was part of the formula Google used to rank its search results. The words you picked when you crafted your hyperlink was a way of conveying or withholding value. Tagging is…
Replica of George Washington’s field camp. @fortligonier Similar:Nerd Break! Listening To: Wilhelm Scream / Castle Thunder / Amen Break (While Watching Lig…In order to provide some context for a b…AestheticsNow I can relax a bit. (But just a bit.)PersonalThe Girl Wins the Upper Division Monologue in the 25th Annual Pittsburgh Public Theatre's …CultureWhat’s My Cue?…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:I can’t fix this broken world but I guess I did okay using #blender3d to model this wedge-… AestheticsFie upon your multi-page, ad-stuffed crapfest of shame. (Don't click!)What I wrote is not actually a list, jus…DesignDetails for a modular mid-range scoutship, from the #steampunk #neovictorian bedtime stori…Details…
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I’m not making a serious attempt at recreating specific architecture, just trying to convey a sense of what the streets might have looked like. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #simulation Similar:Another section of #steampunk control panel. #neovictorian #design #aesthetics #blender3d …AestheticsFacebook, Now You Remind Me of a Half-Drunk Cocktail Party SchmoozerLast week, Facebook asked me what sports…BusinessDr Jerz…
Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d Similar:Siblings gotta sib.Personal"The Nightmare of Prince Prezelsky"Leigh, Peter, Carolyn and I had fun reco…AmusingSeize the Day!PersonalDistributing Candy at Holiday ParadeCurrent_EventsSo glad to be attending another live theatrical production. @quantumtheatre never disappoi…Projections, live music, sounds, props, …BusinessUnmarked assignments in my queue: 0This…
Glenda Morgan does not sound that impressed with Google’s latest promises about AI and education. [T]hus far I am unconvinced that the kinds of tutoring currently offered via AI matches the concept of watching a student’s thought processes and identifying the core issues they aren’t understanding. Instead, AI tutoring today seems to consist of breaking…
When scholars of journalism study the effects of the shrinking press corps, they usually focus on how it hurts civil society. Vast swaths of the country are at risk of becoming “news deserts,” with limited access to reliable local journalism. This state of affairs makes it harder for people to make educated decisions and is…
Not bad for a couple hours of work. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunk #neovictorian I painstakingly created every knob and switch as a 3D object two summers ago. Now I can slap these textures anywhere. Similar:“Waiting for Life” (Once on This Island)https://youtu.be/NeoVD3prQWYPersonalKids Turn Bratz into Star Wars Rey DollsSometimes, I catch myself thinking there…AestheticsRt Covid-19 — How…
Over the past couple of years, researchers at Jigsaw, a Google subsidiary that focuses on online politics and polarization, have been studying how Gen Zers digest and metabolize what they see online. The researchers were hoping that their work would provide one of the first in-depth, ethnographic studies of Gen Z’s “information literacy.” But the…
I was never really a fan of MTV, I assume because I grew up without cable TV as a teenager in the 80s, and because I was very busy with grad school and starting a family in the 90s. I didn’t really feel like I had much in common with my “Gen X” cohort (most…