Replica of George Washington’s field camp. @fortligonier Similar:Though I have marking and prep and committee work and paperwork to do, I took an hour befo…PersonalFigured out how to configure my iPad as an external monitor for my laptop. Much more effic…CybercultureBlank template details and a wider view of a 30cm x 30cm grid of brass…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:When she isn't playing Hodel, she'll be dancing with a bottle.PersonalMy Polish grandmother used to bake these cookies, which my wife picked up at a Ukranian fe… My grandmother shaped …AestheticsWest Side Story Maria MontagePersonalFigured out how to configure my iPad as an external monitor for my…
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I’m not making a serious attempt at recreating specific architecture, just trying to convey a sense of what the streets might have looked like. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #simulation Similar:Dear 11yo DaughterYou are growing up smart, talented, dete…PersonalBook geyser. My latest #Blender3D practice.In a peaceful grassy setting, a geyser o…AestheticsAmenities are limited on a short range…
Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d Similar:Not attempting historical accuracy but still had to learn a heck of a lot to model the ste… Later I need to add spokes to those …DesignWho choked up while reading aloud Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot” during a lesson on creative…
Glenda Morgan does not sound that impressed with Google’s latest promises about AI and education. [T]hus far I am unconvinced that the kinds of tutoring currently offered via AI matches the concept of watching a student’s thought processes and identifying the core issues they aren’t understanding. Instead, AI tutoring today seems to consist of breaking…
When scholars of journalism study the effects of the shrinking press corps, they usually focus on how it hurts civil society. Vast swaths of the country are at risk of becoming “news deserts,” with limited access to reliable local journalism. This state of affairs makes it harder for people to make educated decisions and is…
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:Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83Leonard Nimoy, the sonorous, gaunt-faced…Current_EventsHow To Gain or Lose 30 Minutes of Life Every…
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:Enterprise-D Blueprints As a newlywed, when my in-laws were …BooksTARDIS from today's 3D printing class.AestheticsServing at Christmas on the Hill 2025PersonalMeme alleging Trump said “Africans Are Lazy, Good at Sex, Theft” is a hoax…
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…
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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:Many things in the world are awful. But creating this #steampunk #blender3d control panel …AestheticsTrump admitted he attacks press to shield himself from negative coverage,…
Details for a modular mid-range scoutship, from the #steampunk #neovictorian bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult children. #blender3d Similar:Overflow seating for the 50th anniversary of the canonization of #elizabethannseton @seton…PersonalThe Search, Part 1 (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 3, Episode 1) Sisko takes the Defiant o… Rewatching ST:DS9 Although the se…PopCultCry from a Far…
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