My contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s plan to record all the proverbs. Similar:I accidentally did too much DuoLingo. I don't want to advance to the harder league. Come o…EducationA question I find myself thinking all the time.PersonalThe super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse This was probably the wealthiest, most…BusinessRightful Heir (#StarTrek…
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:The girl around the house casually dressed "as a Jacobite."AmusingAmusing Reference to ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ Imagine a scenario in which circumstan…AestheticsSpotted: the North American tree daughter.NatureToo Short a Season (TNG Rewatch: Season 1, Episode 15) When an old admiral youthens,…
More 18th Century fun @fortligonier Similar:And again I ush.PersonalAnother delightful section of #neovictorian #steampunk control panel, intended for backgro…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsAnother delightful caricature by Rebecca ScassellatiAestheticsPut up the Hoop Sooner: 10 lessons of parenting from one wise guy who's done doing the dad…Earlier today, we dropped our daughter o…AcademiaSome editing and…
More modular, swappable building components. I’ve got to work on the sides of these mid-sized buildings next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Finland's Museum of Contemporary EmotionsA history of the beginning of the pandem…AestheticsTerm grades submitted. Homeschool son graduated. Time to breathe.AcademiaUnion siege cannon, printing press, and "From Slavery to Freedom" were the highl…PersonalIn January, 2002 I…
Enjoying a visit with an Austrian imperial commander (ahistorically but magnificently present) at Ft Ligonier. Similar:A professor examines why her students seem to act so helpless (essay)This essay on college students acting he…AcademiaThose emails can wait.PersonalColorful variations of an upholstered desk chair for my fantasy #steampunk #blender3d proj…AestheticsThe chief engineer does not know where the…
More modular low-poly background buildings. I’ll do some more facades then move to the next size larger. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:As Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. …https://youtu.be/diQF9buONqY I ha…AestheticsFather David Hudgins RIP | In His Own Words My friend from high school passed away…DramaFaculty stacked…
Added multiple swappable upper storeys. Next I will make slightly fewer variations of a slightly larger building. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Stage Right Nation goes Into the Woods at Saint Vincent Summer Theater. Great job Renata, …Stage Right Nation goes Into the Woods a…PersonalPfully Pfizered and pfeeling pfine so pfar. Current_Events'Little Mermaid' brings new music to…
What, exactly, am I looking at here? I’m so confused. Similar:Me, contemplating the implications of maybe doing a socialize this weekend.PersonalThe girl will be performing as the Dew Drop Fairy in the Dec 8 evening performance of The …Aesthetics45m into a game against a player ranked 400pts higher than him. In a frilly shirt for…
Reliving memories and saying goodbye to my late colleague Sr. Ann Infanger. Similar:Teaching myself the #Unity3D game engine. Each step requires a lot of focused attention. I… Teaching myself the #Unity3D game engi…AestheticsThe Problems of Real-Time Feedback in Teaching WritingSometimes my students get nervous becaus…AcademiaThe Missing Will, by Agatha Christie (WAOB Audio Theatre)I had a…
Modular components to mix and match. The upper storeys are next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #gettingbetter Similar:Official Rules to NanofictionaryI was at a youth car wash today, watchin…DesignRethinking TV news, Part III: First, kill the stand-upI’ve told my journalism students that TV…DesignOklahoma Was Never Really O.K. (Frank Rich, Vulture)”Oklahoma! was greeted as jingoistic ent…AestheticsThe Anatomy of…
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:The daughter is working hard as a dancer and Flaemchen understudy. @frontporchtheatricalsCultureI actually don't mind Canvas — it just happens to be the course management system I have …AcademiaLive theater. August Wilson's Jitney, in…
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This actually happened the other day when I was offline. Similar:Drinking milk and using the #WaybackMachine to fix broken links in a 10-year-old blog post…PersonalWhat's wrong with the way I talk?Wife & daughter competing w each oth…AestheticsMore #Blender3D practice. Making many objects to liven up a #steampunk environment.PersonalFaculty assembling in launch tube beneath Salvitti Gym.…
Modular low-poly medieval buildings. Ground-level storefronts have more detail than the upper storey windows and interiors. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #gettingthere My second try is definitely better than my first from a few weeks ago. I’ve told myself at this stage, no props! No barrels or crates or hay bales, wall sconces, procedurally-generated random street…
Spring 2024 Grades: Submitted Similar:My current Zoom backdrop. #blender3d #partylikeaprofAestheticsIt's exam week, and at the moment I have exactly one unmarked assignment (for a paper due …It’s exam week, and at the moment I have…AcademiaFather David Hudgins RIP | In His Own Words My friend from high school passed away…DramaToday's unexpected but welcome moments of…