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:In-person classes heighten age-related hearing problems (opinion)My family tells me I’m starting to speak…AcademiaSpring 2023 Grades: Submitted! (I only had 3 last-minute submissions to mark today.)AcademiaCombined, base color, roughness and metallic passes. #Blender3d steampunk control panel. AestheticsThis…
Beautiful set. Support the humans who do arts in your community (instead of settling for AI sludge.) Similar:One strategic twist-tie, and my bedside cable-tangles are a distant memory.PersonalIt’s that time again.PersonalRecording my lines for a student escape room project.PersonalRandom gauge design, for background details in a fantasy #steampunk project. #blender3d #b… AestheticsAcademic robe, Is this…
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:In-person classes heighten age-related hearing problems (opinion)My family tells me I’m starting to speak…AcademiaAdded a splash of color to this section of a #neovictorian #steampunk…
Details for a modular mid-range scoutship, from the #steampunk #neovictorian bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult children. #blender3d Similar:Checking out of @frontporchtheatricals Grand Hotel. What an experience!My brother had already planned to visit …AestheticsIs this Wonka's factory, or the presidential picnic @setonhilluniversity ? PersonalAging Gen-Xer Doesn't Find Bad Movies Funny Anymore”I got this cool…
Proper commenting is an important part of coding any project, especially in an educational context. #ChoiceScript #journalism Similar:Equus. Powerful theatre.PersonalSupport the arts in your community!PersonalCEO’s brutalist office, for a Zoom-based production of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)….AestheticsIn the Hands of the Prophets (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 19) Keiko's scienc…Rewatching ST:DS9 A candidate for Baj…CultureGrades…
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:The Library Adjacent to My Ethership Control Room Needed BooksFor me, summer vacation means spending h…AestheticsLonely Among Us (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 6) Crew-posessing spark roams…
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:Lego-Building Tween Refers to "The Hobbit" TextMy daughter, having just received a hand…AestheticsHow Not To Make Professional ContactsTowards the end of my year-long radio ne…AmusingAfter the haircut. The girl seems to like it.PersonalReally enjoyed watching Your Name with the family. Visuals hooked me, but the…
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:The girl sank her brother's last ship with the homophonous cry "I-1."AmusingThe chief engineer of a fantasy #steampunk flagship needs a small booth for shift change r…AestheticsSecret Mouthwash Dance Exposed as FraudRecently, while getting the kids ready f…AmusingJury Duty UpdateI’m a happy, responsible, and no-longer-…GovernmentI…
She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This seemed logical. Similar:The girl was cast as Luciana (the younger sister) in The Comedy of Errors in the PPT's sum…Show is July 28 at the O’Reilly Theater….DramaA day may come when the strength of the girl…
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:If I don't design the control panels for my fantasy #steampunk project, who will? #blender…AestheticsMy brother is visiting to play a game of chess with his nephew and watch…
Your first #blender3d retractable #steampunk landing wheels will be your worst. But you have to start somewhere. Similar:Cheerful scene from @pictclassictheatre Jane Eyre (getting great reviews; 11 more performa…PersonalIn Defense of Liking ThingsIt used to bother me that people got all…CultureCommunities of Play: The Social Construction of Identity in Persistent Online Game WorldsI played the…
My contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s plan to record all the proverbs. Similar:Salman Rushdie: how Cervantes and Shakespeare wrote the modern literary rule bookBy a set of strange coincidences, compli…BooksDarkest Hour (2017)I’m not a huge fan of war movies, but my…CultureWhat blogging wasI’ve maintained this blog since the spri…CybercultureWhy Study Humanities? What I Tell…
Already facing scandal, the Washington Post‘s new-ish CEO and publisher, Will Lewis, has announced that the newspaper will be pivoting to artificial intelligence to turn around its dismal financial situation. […] The paper’s chief technology officer, meanwhile, announced to staffers that going forward, WaPo is to have “AI everywhere in our newsroom,” according to Tani. It’s unclear,…
Three different sized buildings. Still working on variations for the biggest one. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Rude mechanical sighting! Shakespearing it up with @newrentheatreco.PersonalAn Unexpecting MinorityTruthfully, I expected my new department…Academia1,000-pound rosary sends heavy message: PrayThe rosary that retired quarry worker Be…AestheticsAmazing birthday cake, created by Jane Eyre herself, Karen Baum. (Thank you @kaboom1250!)PersonalAP Style: try…
More 18th Century fun @fortligonier Similar:Snape and Ginny at the Hogwarts Club event.PersonalBooks Come Alive! Catalina Magdalena Cast (Stage Right Greensburg) The cast for “Catalina Mag…BooksPop Culture Showdown with My Retro DaughterThe girl tried to weird me out with a vi…AestheticsMy mother-in-law invited me to try out the 60- year-old tape machine that belonged to…