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…
Cops gotta cop, and that means keeping pesky journalists under control. Tirado was 38 in May 2020 when she drove from Nashville, Tenn., to Minneapolis to cover the unrest unfolding after the murder of George Floyd. He died when a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes. The city became an epicenter…
Modular support craft from the #neovictorian #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now adult children. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics Similar:Technical and Literary Writing: What’s the difference? « DekonztruktschonIn an advanced new media class, I’m intr…AcademiaAs Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. …https://youtu.be/diQF9buONqY I ha…AestheticsThis…
How can a nostalgic, branching-path story-game encourage my 100-level journalism students take risks and learn from their mistakes? Using the ChoiceScript programming language, which features a robust stats system that can remember and respond to player choices, I coded up a “writing your first news story for the student paper” scenario, which unfolds as a…
I was approached on LinkedIn with the opportunity to work to help train an AI, for an hourly wage that’s much higher than I would get for teaching an extra class at my university. I thought about it. I told myself it would help me do my job better if I have a clear sense…
Support the humans who make art in your community. Death of a Salesman. #wirerecorderlife #fountainpenlife #howdotheywhipcheese #nobodydastblamethisman #bernardwormrising Similar:Looking forward in the back room of the officers' pub, in the #steampunk cruiser from…AestheticsReader, I ushered him. @pictclassictheatrePersonalNipper Hears "His Master's Voice"As a kid growing up in Fairfax County, j…BusinessA question I find myself thinking all…
Beautiful set. Support the humans who do arts in your community (instead of settling for AI sludge.) Similar:Distributing Candy at Holiday ParadeCurrent_EventsSolitaire ChessSpent a relaxing evening in playing soli…AmusingI dunno what to call this but it really hit the spot.PersonalRecent SHU journo grad, upon the hiring of an even more recent SHU journo grad: "Many…
Vibing to a park saxophonist as I code for an upcoming conference presentation, and wait to see The Coffin Maker. A neighbor is sending some distinctly fruity smoke my way. Similar:Chess again with my son.GamesIn July 1999, I was blogging about Dante's ashes, Apollo 11, gender-neutral language, and …In July, 1999, I was blogging about:…
Details for a modular mid-range scoutship, from the #steampunk #neovictorian bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult children. #blender3d Similar:Perspective | After a stunning news conference, there’s a newly crucial job for the Americ… I have always taken a neutral stan…CultureUnderstanding Poetry INCIDENTAL COMICS: Understanding Poetr…CultureHow journalists can prep for a possible violent eventJournalists…
Proper commenting is an important part of coding any project, especially in an educational context. #ChoiceScript #journalism Similar:Full Bloom opens next weekend. Tickets 724-527-5777.PersonalHow Not To Make Professional ContactsTowards the end of my year-long radio ne…AmusingRecording my lines for a student escape room project.PersonalEnjoying a visit with an Austrian imperial commander (ahistorically but magnificently pres…Enjoying…
My basement dehumidifier was flashing an error code. YouTube had a tutorial with a possible fix. The thing is running now. Waiting to see whether the error returns. Similar:Spring 2020 Quarantine Grades SubmittedPersonalSo glad to be attending another live theatrical production. @quantumtheatre never disappoi…Projections, live music, sounds, props, …BusinessThis was a rough term. Still have…
Joel Lipton, 10 years old at the time, wrote to Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz. Fast-forward to this past February, when Lipton and his wife were cleaning out their closet. […] “Dear Joel,” the letter reads. “I think it is more difficult these days to define what makes a good citizen then it has ever been…
Apple has apologized, but like writer Peter C. Baker, I’m not quite ready to let go of that really horrifying ad depicting a roomful of beautifully displayed musical instruments, sound gear, art supplies, and even toys being slowly squashed by a huge hydraulic press (ostensibly to highlight the creative potential of the latest iPad). Picture…
I’m very amused at this nerdy news story about some tension between a judge who asks for legible documents and a lawyer who files documents with flasher typography. While I recognize that language changes and the distinction between “font” and “typeface” is unimportant to the general public, I teach my journalism students that historically…
This friendly gangster was parked at WalMart in Johnstown yesterday. Similar:West Side Story (Aug 9-12) #somethingscomingCultureThis the last hour I will have a teenager in my house. (Tomorrow my youngest turns 20.) I blogged in 2004: “The ti…AwesomeCheerful scene from @pictclassictheatre Jane Eyre (getting great reviews; 11 more performa…PersonalCrochet octopus for the win! Crazy costume…
It’s unlikely to be at the forefront of the former president’s mind as he reflects on the verdict, but one immediate consequence is that Trump will probably lose the honorific title of “Mr” in the news pages of the UK’s Daily Telegraph. The Telegraph’s style guide states: “Defendants in criminal court cases … are to be referred…
Frog and Toad at the Mountain Playhouse with the daughter. Similar:Hamlet!PersonalSparkle unicorn "Winston" lends ethos to a presentation on moral agency on anima…PersonalCrabby 9yo Constructs a Head-mounted Frump-amplification Isolation CubeMy 9yo was ordered not to leave the kitc…DesignRefreshing my memory of working with reel-to-reel tape as a radio news intern (c. 1989).HistoryAnother corner building. Designed…
She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This seemed logical. Similar:No I didn’t exactly *plan* to spend my Sunday evening tweaking the pedestrian access to th…AestheticsThis actually happened the other day when I was offline.This actually happened the other day whe…PersonalBrass desk lamp, with…
At the Johnstown Flood Museum. (May 31 1889 the neglected dam at the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club broke, unleashing devastation on the valley below.) Similar:Kristin and Haley's Discussion on Poe's "The Raven"I gave my literature students 30 minutes…AcademiaNo, these "Perspective matters" photographers aren't misrepresenting the size of a fire in…I have shared and…
Your first #blender3d retractable #steampunk landing wheels will be your worst. But you have to start somewhere. Similar:Ideal Homeschool Summer Day: Studying Latin, Justifying Nilla Wafers, and Making a Duct Ta…Today, I managed to get in a couple of h…AestheticsJames Goodwin Clonney: Mother's WatchThis painting, of two impish children ta…AestheticsA gangway, flanked by still more…