Hey, Newsweek, alert your webmaster. I can still see some news through your wall of ads. Similar:Here I am sketching spaceships like I’m 12 again. I feel like re-reading the novelization …AestheticsIn October 2001, I was blogging about nothing, apostrophes, the anthrax scare, and Boilerp…In October 2001, I was blogging about …AmusingPortraits of my 11yo:…
(Lights up on a college journalism classroom. The professor enters, surveys the room.) Professor: Math! Students: (Shocked reaction.) Professor: Math!! Students: (Scattered cries of “No!”) Professor: MATH!!! Students: NO!!! (Blackout.) (40 minutes later.) Professor: So, at the very least when you encounter numbers in your reporting, contact sources who can help you…
I saw Seton Hill’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone last night, which I loved. After I left the theater, I realized I left my hat under the seat, so I went back into the house for it. As I passed in front of the stage, Karen Glass and a line of black-clad theater technicians walked…
Similar:I Love Books: A Campus Library EvolvesI love books. I love smelling them, t…AcademiaAdvising incoming majors.AcademiaI pulled out a shelf on my teaching station and was greeted by this lovingly arrayed arsen…PersonalShe feels pretty at the dress rehearsal (opens Thursday)On the ride home, in the middle of a spi…AmusingMy second greenscreen test.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-LPwKQ…CybercultureAt Computers and Writing…
When is it legal to make a video in a public place? A kerfluffle at my local mall involves a restaurant owner accused of mocking and taking video of a special needs person having a meltdown. Several times a week I take my son to the food court and hand him my credit card. More…
We had a case recently where a dying man wanted to see his grandchild, but it would not have been born in time. His daughter was able to rent an infant for the day.
Otero goes into great detail describing her criteria for placing the various news sources. She changed a few labels and shifted position for a few sources. It’s not perfect. It’s not the only answer. It is, nevertheless, a very useful way to get us to think about what we’re clicking on, reading, and sharing. Update,…
Most of the students in my “News Writing” class don’t want to be journalists, but they all want to make a living from their writing skills. I’m trying to emphasize some of the markers that journalists put into their work, in order to signal that their work is credible. For instance, one saying in journalism…
Similar:Salesman at Pittsburgh Public Theatre. PersonalSpring 2022 Final Grades: Submitted.PersonalBiggest accomplishment of the dayThe real problem is timing — they had c…GovernmentProgress (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 15) Kira befriends a stubborn squatterRewatching ST:DS9 Dax and Kira are ch…CultureMore split-screen actinghttp://youtu.be/EGgeZWskEs8DesignThe other day I did a socialize with some of my Humanities colleagues. (I…
You won’t usually catch me saying anything nice about Microsoft. (Ok, Flight Simulator was good.) A few days ago when life was a little more stressful than usual, I found myself nearly overwhelmed by what should have been a routine editing task. Then I stumbled across MS-Words’s View->Focus mode, which hides most of the intrusive…
Similar:When your January term starts Dec 18. #partylikeaprofAcademiaTop: flat, monochrome rectangles. Middle: rectangles with a flat bitmapped texture of butt…AestheticsThe Rivals at Seton Hill UniversityAcademiaI've missed doing this! Another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel goodness. #blender3d …AestheticsThe chief engineer does not know where the floating lamps are coming from, but he looks gr…AestheticsWhy…
Fake news works on our emotions, usually by stoking our fears or confirming our biases. Real news relies on verifiable facts, including emotions only by attributing them to credible sources, and placing those emotions in context. We help spread fake news when we let our emotions guide our reactions, rather than taking a minute to…
This review of a book about early photography offers some thoughtful reflections on how technology has been frequently used to distort the truth rather than reveal it. It’s a quote — I’d never seen it before — from Franz Kafka: “Nothing can be so deceiving as a photograph.” It immediately caught my interest because it…
Here is the transcript the girl provided, of her pun battle with my former student and Stage Right’s resident lyricist & character actor Greg Kerestan.
Similar:You cannot serve both…PersonalCelebration of Writing Fall 2018PersonalLast event of a busy day downtown. #AgathieChristie #murderontheorientexpressAestheticsDrawing of Once on This Island by the amazing Rebecca Scassellati.PersonalSeeing Lyle Kessler's "Orphans" with the girl.PersonalFamily, I Hear You. I Love You. Go Away. This Weekend, I'm Marking Papers.No, I don’t want to see the new jacket y…Academia
Similar:The girl enjoyed seeing Alex Noble and the rest of the cast of Sive. (Last shows, 2 & 8 to…CultureMy undergraduate connects the Leontes/Polixenes conflict in The Winter's Tale to a pro wre…Today’s class on The Winter’s Tale was v…DramaWhy the King’s Quest demo reignited my love for adventure gamesI would give this King’s Quest…
I recently spoke with the Sarah Sutton, General Manager of the Walmart on Victory Boulevard, and she’d like me to express to you all that while she’s still willing to permit any adjunct faculty members in need of shelter to sleep in the loading bay behind the store, trapping and consuming the seagulls that flock…
Similar:Charming solar system scale installation on Baltimore St. in Kansas City.PersonalFlipped Classes: Omit Housekeeping Mechanics from Recorded Lectures to Lengthen Their Shel…When a Facebook friend asked for tips on…AcademiaThe Curtains Were Blue: In Which I Fix Another Meme. Above is my response to a meme that …AcademiaA tale of two headlines: CNN and Fox shade…
Similar:Advising incoming majors.AcademiaI think this #denoising filter makes my #CGI scene look a bit like a hand-illustrated chil…I think this #denoising filter makes my …AestheticsCoronavirus: advice from the Middle Ages for how to cope with self-isolationLike many people, I curate my social med…CultureThe Girl's Obsession with Scottish History ContinuesWife: “What did you do with your…
RCA’s console never rivaled the impact of Atari’s VCS, Magnavox’s Odyssey, or Mattel’s Intellivision, and few people remember it today. But the true story behind it is fascinating. Its underlying technology began in 1969 as a personal computer developed at home by one man with a vision, Joseph Weisbecker. His daughter, Joyce, ended up being…