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:Edible Chess Chess pastry cutters handmade in bra…AestheticsDebunking the newspapers are dying ideaDon’t count on viral social media posts …CultureIncoming Seton Hill…
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:My Anti-Linkbait Pledge: Cynical Overhyping vs. Simply Being OnlineWhen I find something interesting that a…CultureIPads in the classroom: The right way to use them, demonstrated by a Swiss school.The devices are not really valued…
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:Yesterday it was 298 so this is actually a good number.PersonalOur 2014 class banner was an iPad. I can’t believe I just noticed that today.PersonalDear daughter, let Miley Cyrus be a lesson to youI am intrigued by…
Beautiful set. Support the humans who do arts in your community (instead of settling for AI sludge.) Similar:Everyone Nov 1AmusingCarolyn as Hodel and Peter as Lazar in the Stage Right homeschool Fiddler on the Roof.PersonalPlaying with depth of field (blurring details that are closer than and farther from the fo…AestheticsTonight's Supermoon.AestheticsSmalltalk through masks is hard;…
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:Carolyn's Theater Bio for Prime Stage's The Outsiders (Mar 6-15) Actor biography sample Program bi…BooksAdded an overhead minimap to my #medievalyork #unity3d simulation. #mysteryplayAdded an…
Details for a modular mid-range scoutship, from the #steampunk #neovictorian bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult children. #blender3d Similar:Find yourself someone who makes you plomeek soup like Nurse Chapel makes for Spock.PersonalHappy birthday to the son.PersonalVideo games 'teach dyslexic children to read' Playing games which require children t…CybercultureWide-angle view of a villain’s secret…
Proper commenting is an important part of coding any project, especially in an educational context. #ChoiceScript #journalism Similar:Finished Reading "Fibble," Book 4 in "Heck: Where Bad Kids Go."I finished reading to my daughter the fo…BooksJust submitted final grades for the compressed course that began the day after fall grades…PersonalSiblings gotta sib.PersonalThis morning I awoke to…
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:There was a hand, too. Did you bring the hand?AmusingAnd if my point of view is somewhat misty-eyed…And if my point of view is somewhat mist…AestheticsAnother 10sq…
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:A masked, socially distant museum visit. So nice to get away from syllabuses and email for… Ford built about a half dozen of the…AestheticsMy journalism students just gave me this wristband: "What would Jerz do? / Verify or duck…. Aesthetics"I might be putting a little…
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:Refreshing my memory of working with reel-to-reel tape as a radio news intern (c. 1989).HistoryDaily 10sq cm of control panel eye candy. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunkAestheticsGoodby big Android… hello little budget iPhone SE 3rd.I just removed from my syllabus template…AcademiaAnother lovely variation of a #steampunk control…
She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This seemed logical. Similar:Thoroughly enjoying Collaborators at Quantum Theatre.PersonalThinking about the new semester vs. Creating submission slots in CanvasPersonalThe stair railings on my #blender3d #neovictorian #steampunk cruiser need some realigning….AestheticsA pleasant find: somebody left a painted rock…