This friendly gangster was parked at WalMart in Johnstown yesterday. Similar:A gangway, flanked by still more #steampunk control panels, leads forward from the chief e…AestheticsWe were pretty even for about 25m, but I let him get my queen, and I had no hope after tha…PersonalThe Outrageous Okona (TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 4)Rewatching Star Trek:…
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:Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhillunivers…Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into…PersonalNo more braces!PersonalUpdating a villain's lair in #Blender3D. Still a work in progress.AestheticsTrying out a new lens to capture creepy-toy-come-to-life choreography. AestheticsIn August 1999 I was blogging…
She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This seemed logical. Similar:Empathy in a Downtown Sub ShopSitting in a downtown sub shop. A half d…CultureTo my daughter for 2020: “You shall prevail.”PersonalHamlet. #tobePersonalToasty Warm Bed (designed by drunk AI neural net)AestheticsHow To Talk To Babies…
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:Important University of Virginia Messages Regarding Sexual AssaultUniversity of Virginia president takes a…AcademiaIn April 2000, I was blogging about HTML frames, the future of reading, grammar, Kairos, a…In April…
Your first #blender3d retractable #steampunk landing wheels will be your worst. But you have to start somewhere. Similar:My #Blender3D set design for a Zoom-based production of Rossum's Universal Robots, which I…I’ve loved this 1920s play for almost 30…AestheticsTime Squared (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 13)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…PersonalThe Distracted Classroom: Transparency, Autonomy, and…
My contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s plan to record all the proverbs. Similar:Seriously, clouds? Now?PersonalToday I didn't save the world, but I did help a student while power-walking at the mall.I’m far from perfect, and injustice and …AcademiaFall 2022 Grades: SUBMITTED AcademiaComing of Age (TNG Rewatch: Season 1, Episode 18)Rewatching ST:TNG A character-heavy e…MediaA…
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:A student who is writing her research paper on Taylor Swift made a passing reference to Ka…PersonalLittle green owl, if your emotions depend this much on how often I practice, that’s defin…Little green owl, if your emotions depe…PersonalThree more performances…
More 18th Century fun @fortligonier Similar:That time three-year-old me spotted a Mary Cassatt painting at the Art Institute of Chicag…My mother had a framed print of Mary Cas…AestheticsEclipse!PersonalAnother #steampunk #neovictorian control panel module. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #…Aesthetics"I don't view Shakespeare's work as intimidating anymore." — midterm reflection from coll… “It has made me more confident…
More modular, swappable building components. I’ve got to work on the sides of these mid-sized buildings next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:They called it a "flashlight" because early handheld lights weren't designed to shine stea…A student’s short story featuring a trea…CultureLooking forward to what looks like an exciting evening of dance.PersonalFirst-Gen Social Media Users Have Nowhere to…
Enjoying a visit with an Austrian imperial commander (ahistorically but magnificently present) at Ft Ligonier. Similar:Here's to the grim-based photojournalist who saved my bacon ~35 years ago Here’s to you, grim-faced photojournal…AcademiaSigma Tau Delta English Honors Society induction ceremony. Congratulations new members. #s…PersonalMy too-big Android phone stresses the pockets of one of my favorite shirts.…
More modular low-poly background buildings. I’ll do some more facades then move to the next size larger. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Dear organization from my past that just sent me a scolding email…Dear organization from my past that just…CultureA colleague bakes Irish soda bread to share on the Humanities floor every St Patrick's DayPersonalI'd like to…
Added multiple swappable upper storeys. Next I will make slightly fewer variations of a slightly larger building. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Have 40 years of mobile phones given literature bad lines?The X Files did a good job of embracing …CybercultureMy schedule every Friday this term. (Payback for teaching a course over Christmas break.) PersonalIn November 1999, I…
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Reliving memories and saying goodbye to my late colleague Sr. Ann Infanger. Similar:The Drowsy Chaperone @setonhilluniversityPersonalHappily masked in center row C. (The daughter is dance captain.)DramaThe Rivals #PPTPlaytimeA great production of a delightful play.CultureI pulled out a shelf on my teaching station and was greeted by this lovingly arrayed arsen…PersonalCarolyn as Maria in West Side…
Modular components to mix and match. The upper storeys are next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #gettingbetter Similar:Each building in my #medievalyork simulation has four levels of detail (so that distant ob…AestheticsMy wife reports: “There was one smart aleck walking along the street who exclaimed: “Look,…PersonalWhy Were Old Video Games So Pixelated?I get all my news online…
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…