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:Interview: Bjarne P. Tveskov, Classic LEGO Space Designer – Boing Boing GadgetsBoing Boing interviews Bjarne P. Tveskov…AestheticsCandyland is a masterpiece of game design (John Brieger unpacks the specific cultural cont… AestheticsRey is not a…
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:Facebook paid Teen Vogue to run a fake article praising Facebook for "helping ensure the i… After FB crowed about this sup…BusinessThe truth hits Thorvald. Loved PPT PlayTime’s online presentation of Ibsen’s A Doll’s Hous…PersonalOne of the…
Beautiful set. Support the humans who do arts in your community (instead of settling for AI sludge.) Similar:More #Blender3D practice. Additional details for a steampunk control panel. Just because.AestheticsPlaying with depth of field (blurring details that are closer than and farther from the fo…AestheticsYour first test layout of medieval city streets will be your worst.…
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:Added a pilot and cockpit details to my flyby of a #steampunk scout ship. Costume is a pr…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyvR90jm…AestheticsA familiar performer choreographed and dances the "Canaan…
Details for a modular mid-range scoutship, from the #steampunk #neovictorian bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult children. #blender3d Similar:Looking forward in the back room of the officers' pub, in the #steampunk cruiser from…AestheticsEvery Post-Game Press Conference (Weird Al)https://youtu.be/oXAW2qd65nAAmusingIn June, 2000 I was blogging about anagrams, 1750 Paris, ambiguity, a hyperlink patent cl…In June,…
Proper commenting is an important part of coding any project, especially in an educational context. #ChoiceScript #journalism Similar:Delightful #steampunk #neovictorian control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesth…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsMore 18th Century fun @fortligonierMore 18th Century fun @fortligonierPersonalAnother day, another 10 square centimeters of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blende…AestheticsI've completed my second set…
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:I baked pools of light into the wallpaper, so I can quickly suggest background lighting, s…AestheticsAny pasta can become a pasta salad when the office microwave stops…
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:Is this stripe appearing or disappearing? FULL BLOOM (Aug 30 to Sep 2)PersonalDress rehearsal of The NutcrackerPersonalA snifter of brandy helps a supporting character deliver exposition & set up for a nic…PersonalSeeing the premiere of a play based on the life of a Holocaust survivor…
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:Audisee Presents: The War of the WorldsAs new age synthesizer music, a rich bar…BooksToday’s adulting was brought to you by a failed motor vehicle inspection. #notacarguy #win…The car shop wanted to charge over $300….ModdingRenata, Carolyn and Alex in a scene from this weekend's Pippin.CultureTop deck…
She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This seemed logical. Similar:Empty InboxMy to-do do list and my “Follow Up” fold…CybercultureThis happened the last time an eclipse was visible in the area. My students left the room,…Pinhole projection. PersonalSo glad to be attending another live…
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:Fie upon your multi-page, ad-stuffed crapfest of shame. (Don't click!)What I wrote is not actually a list, jus…DesignOne strategic twist-tie, and my bedside cable-tangles are a distant memory.PersonalWhat about…
Your first #blender3d retractable #steampunk landing wheels will be your worst. But you have to start somewhere. Similar:Checking sources back in 2006 involved using this *steampunk* contraption.Research Before Google Books AcademiaParallels (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 11) Worf gets technobabbled into a ti… Rewatching ST:TNG After returning…AmusingImagine a world…PersonalIrony in Blakes7 Reboot?RT @Laroquod: @DennisJerz…