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:Typeset In The FutureWhile watching classic science fiction f…AestheticsLining up for Honors Convocation 2016. #setonhillAcademiaCreative People Say NoWhen I was a master’s…
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…
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:The Amazon Mystery: What America's Strangest Tech Company Is Really Up ToSeriously: What is Amazon? A retail comp…BusinessThe Little Girl from the 1981 LEGO Ad is All Grown Up, and She’s Got Something to…
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:Hello, I’m Dr. Jerz, I’ll be your server tonight for Christmas on the Hill. Hello, I’m Dr. Jerz, I’ll be your serv…PersonalStunning picture of my daughterAestheticsSeeing the Barebones production of The Sound Inside. (Support the arts in…
Beautiful set. Support the humans who do arts in your community (instead of settling for AI sludge.) Similar:Before the haircut. PersonalThree more performances of Jane Eyre. Closes Saturday night! @pictclassictheatrePersonalWhat would holidays be without Dickens' beloved 'Christmas Carol?'It takes some visits from three scary sp…DramaHow Not To Make Professional ContactsTowards the end of my year-long radio…
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:What does the girl do with my iPad while I try to jump-start her mother’s car at a gas sta…https://youtu.be/tOYQc8vByoYPersonalI just finished recalibrating the port…
Details for a modular mid-range scoutship, from the #steampunk #neovictorian bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult children. #blender3d Similar:Theory Trading CardsThis set of 21 Theory Trading Cards, pub…AcademiaWhat is a COVID-19 compliance supervisor? What to know about Hollywood's newest jobIn the wake of the pandemic, the enterta…BusinessFrom this station on the bridge, the…
Proper commenting is an important part of coding any project, especially in an educational context. #ChoiceScript #journalism Similar:Dress rehearsal for The Nutcracker.AestheticsAs Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. …https://youtu.be/diQF9buONqY I ha…AestheticsI may have mentioned that I have a daughter who does things. @frontporchtheatricalsI may have mentioned…
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:After my conference talk, a post-audition, pre-Jane-Eyre-performance dinner with the girl.Personal"Shakespeare in Love" with the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra and Stage Right!When I teach Shakespeare, I will from…
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:Family outing to the Pittsburgh National AviaryPersonalMore Adventures in Suburban AdultingAbout four years ago I bought an electri…CultureHappy Easter 2022PersonalApparently I’m using boolean modifiers to carve out negative-space greebles for a texture …AestheticsHello, I’m Dr. Jerz, I’ll be your server tonight for Christmas on 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 Mom From The Cat in the Hat Finally SpeaksAs a toddler, my son once methodically s…AmusingBehind the bar in the officers' pub, from the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my…AestheticsComputers and Writing 2020 Funding Request: SubmittedMy contributions this year are a worksho…AcademiaThis…
She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This seemed logical. Similar:Lounge area of a steampunk villain’s lair. Still needs a light fixture or two. #blender3dAestheticsWaiting for the sound of bagpipes. #setonhillgrad 2016PersonalThe ‘Little Free Library’ arrives in the D.C. areaThe “Little Free Library” concept…