Frog and Toad at the Mountain Playhouse with the daughter. Similar:SCUBA Diving at the PoolBecause a beautiful sunny day at the poo…CultureSimulated iceberg, preserved artifacts and re-creations at the Titanic installation. …CultureYesterday it was 298 so this is actually a good number.PersonalVisiting my parents. Admiring their original Hallmark Enterprise Christmas ornament. I ask…AmusingDean Jones Dead:…
She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This seemed logical. Similar:I went with frisse. German uses esse “to eat” for people…AmusingListening to Weird Al's "Word Crimes." Awesome. My teaching method does not involve sham…AmusingA Box With A Hidden Video Camera Documents Journey Through The…
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:I think this #denoising filter makes my #CGI scene look a bit like a hand-illustrated chil…I think this #denoising filter makes my …AestheticsThings That Will Freak out Every OCD…
Your first #blender3d retractable #steampunk landing wheels will be your worst. But you have to start somewhere. Similar:One strategic twist-tie, and my bedside cable-tangles are a distant memory.PersonalThe Defector (ST:TNG Rewatch; Season Three, Episode 10) Cold War Brinksmanship, via Shakes…(Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break…CultureLast weekend I roughed out shapes to represent buildings, in order…
My contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s plan to record all the proverbs. Similar:College is not a commodity. Stop treating it like one.If we are going to treat college as a co…AcademiaMy college writing students are out making short videos responding to a prompt.While my students are out of the room ma…AcademiaSo, What's in It…
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:Not a #carguy but I pried open the hatch of the van to change 4 bulbs. #adulting PersonalVery impressive mural has been installed in Admin for SHU’s Centennial.PersonalReport to the bridge so the captain can assess your virtual upholstery skills. #blender3d…
More 18th Century fun @fortligonier Similar:Spanish dance @laurelballettheater @westmorelandsymphony The NutcrackerDanceSomeone seems to have slipped this over my transom. Thank you, #foodsubstitutefairy whoeve…PersonalGetting there.Getting there.PersonalBackstage opening night.PersonalBook geyser. My latest #Blender3D practice.In a peaceful grassy setting, a geyser o…AestheticsSupport the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolfSupport the arts in your community! #aug…Culture
More modular, swappable building components. I’ve got to work on the sides of these mid-sized buildings next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Internet Explorer cheated its way to the top, and I won't miss itI started teaching myself HTML in earnes…AcademiaYes, this is my 11yo daughter yodeling on stage.http://youtu.be/reyclH7zuHIAmusing“If music be the food of love, play on!”…
Enjoying a visit with an Austrian imperial commander (ahistorically but magnificently present) at Ft Ligonier. Similar:The girl will be performing as the Dew Drop Fairy in the Dec 8 evening performance of The …AestheticsRepresenting the Humanities at Accepted Students Day.Representing the Humanities at Accepted …PersonalMy buddy JTK helps me make a key point in my…
More modular low-poly background buildings. I’ll do some more facades then move to the next size larger. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Such pictures fill my weekday world at fiveYour pictures fill my weekday world at f…AestheticsPresenting at #NEMLA session 8.1 Friday. “Hacking English: Examining a multimedia sandbox …Academia"What Teachers Make" Sequence of AssignmentsEvery year I rewatch…
Added multiple swappable upper storeys. Next I will make slightly fewer variations of a slightly larger building. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:In the Hands of the Prophets (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 19) Keiko's scienc…Rewatching ST:DS9 A candidate for Baj…CultureOne hundred years ago, Czech writer Karel Čapek introduced the world to the word “Robot”PersonalFired for…
What, exactly, am I looking at here? I’m so confused. Similar:Making a villain's lair in #Blender3D (this weekend's relaxation)AestheticsThe Defector (ST:TNG Rewatch; Season Three, Episode 10) Cold War Brinksmanship, via Shakes…(Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break…CultureBasic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project….Basic details for #medievalyork city wal…PersonalSupport the arts in…
Reliving memories and saying goodbye to my late colleague Sr. Ann Infanger. Similar:Spent a half hour taming this tangle of cables (left) with a little tiny six-inch-wide car…AestheticsBackstage opening night.PersonalLighting makes a difference. The officers' pub from the interplanetary cruiser #steampunk … AestheticsAnother delightful #blender3d #cgi #steampunk control panel. #design #aesthetics #blender3… On a busy…
Modular components to mix and match. The upper storeys are next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #gettingbetter Similar:Crabby 9yo Constructs a Head-mounted Frump-amplification Isolation CubeMy 9yo was ordered not to leave the kitc…DesignThis morning I awoke to YouTube’s live footage of crowds circling a mosque in Mecca. For m… CultureA Fistful of Datas (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season…
The new AI advanced version of Google Search, aka Google SGE or Search Generative Experience, provides wicked smart AI answers to your queries. And if you ask it how to pass kidney stones quickly, Google will tell you to drink at least two quarts of urine every 24 hours. Source: Google SGE Recommends You Drink…
Rewatching ST:DS9 A nervous Morn sniffs a flower and presents it to a woman who accepts it warmly. At the replimat, Odo and Sisko chat about the forthcoming O’Brien baby and the risks of interspecies love. Worf’s jealously and aloofness is played for laughs against Dax’s open friendliness as they discuss a trip to Risa…
Weirdly beautiful. Wonderful bit of game history exploring why the code for the 1993 game Doom uses a slightly wrong value for pi (the programmer recalls that he misremembered the 10th digit), and a bizarre exploration of what happens to the gameplay when you deliberately change pi to different values. We all know that the…
I guess now we know why for the past decade or so Google doesn’t seem to be valuing what used to be magical about Google — the ability to rank pages so effectively and connect users to web pages that met their needs. That’s just not what’s driving Google these days. With AI search results…
Enjoyed making a 3D print of the captain’s chair from the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult kids. Similar:Daughter made a Rainbow Loom Marty McFly. Note vest jacket and hover board.PersonalThat time three-year-old me spotted a Mary Cassatt painting at the Art Institute of Chicag…My mother had a framed print of Mary…