Frog and Toad at the Mountain Playhouse with the daughter. Similar:Another delightful #blender3d #cgi #steampunk control panel. #design #aesthetics #blender3… On a busy day when I spent 7.5 hours o…AestheticsProper commenting is an important part of coding any project, especially in an educational…Proper commenting is an important part o…PersonalHow long has Google Docs let you…
She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This seemed logical. Similar:Why It’s So Hard For Foley Artists To Make Footstep SoundsAccording to Foley artist Stefan Fratice…AestheticsThis long-nelected CD-ROM case tucked away behind my monitor holds almost as many portable…PersonalSome new locations for my #neovictorian…
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:In August, 2002, I was blogging about ebook readers and email in teaching; how urban legen…In August, 2002, I was blogging about …AcademiaEye of the Beholder (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch,…
Your first #blender3d retractable #steampunk landing wheels will be your worst. But you have to start somewhere. Similar:Biggest accomplishment of the dayThe real problem is timing — they had c…GovernmentElsa at noon. College “Intro to Chemistry” in the afternoon. Amy March at night.PersonalSettling in for a jukebox show (not my favorite genre but the Go-Gos…
My contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s plan to record all the proverbs. Similar:Looking forward to this! @thepublicpghLooking forward to this! @thepublicpghDramaOpen Letter from a Millennial: Quit Telling Us We’re Not SpecialEven the things we do for fun – playing …BusinessMy older brother falls to my son's chess skills.PersonalRemembering the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster (1986)Space…
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 boy is visiting the Prohibition exhibit @HistoryCenter while I continue at NeMLA.PersonalSTEM Needs a New LetterCreativity alone does not foster innovat…ArtRandom gauge design, for background details in a fantasy #steampunk project. #blender3d #b… AestheticsStarship Mine (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season…
More 18th Century fun @fortligonier Similar:Hitting the weekend with just 6 ungraded papers. #partylikeaprof Hitting the weekend with just 6 ungrad…Personal10 years later it’s so much worse.PersonalBoy that feels good. AcademiaCrochet octopus for the win! Crazy costume for #pptplaytime Boougie Gentleman (adaptation …PersonalAdded a splash of color to this section of a #neovictorian #steampunk control…
More modular, swappable building components. I’ve got to work on the sides of these mid-sized buildings next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:You are personally responsible for becoming more ethical than the society you grew up in.Some people out there will never like yo…CultureI ditched Google for Bing with ChatGPT for a month — here's what happened…
Enjoying a visit with an Austrian imperial commander (ahistorically but magnificently present) at Ft Ligonier. Similar:August Wilson Trifecta (Two Trains, Ma Rainey and Fences on the same day)Fences was performed in the backyard of …CultureForward is the officers' wardroom. To the right is an airlock. Left leads to the on-call o… AestheticsWaiting for a talk…
More modular low-poly background buildings. I’ll do some more facades then move to the next size larger. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:8k trimsheets baked as efficient building blocks for my #fantasy #steampunk #cgi cruiser. …PersonalIt will be harder to leave Facebook than it was to leave Twitter It was not that hard to leave Twitter….CybercultureAmazing birthday…
Added multiple swappable upper storeys. Next I will make slightly fewer variations of a slightly larger building. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Tricking the eye to see 3D details in geometrically flat surfaces for my #steampunk #blend… AestheticsA Word About Group ProjectsOkay, students… who loves group projec…AcademiaLeonard in Slow Motion (9min video)Leonard exists in slow motion but lives…
What, exactly, am I looking at here? I’m so confused. Similar:MS-Word's helpful "View -> Focus" mode delays stress-related breakdowns.You won’t usually catch me saying anythi…CybercultureTaking a break from my syllabustering in order to design some stairs. I’ve learned so much…Taking a break from my syllabustering in…PersonalA support sloop on deck and in the landing bay.…
Reliving memories and saying goodbye to my late colleague Sr. Ann Infanger. Similar:Another section of a #steampunk control panel. Useful for a cutaway shot after a character…AestheticsRhythm of the Dance (Irish dance, song, and music touring show)My family thoroughly enjoyed this perfor…AestheticsAugust Wilson Trifecta (Two Trains, Ma Rainey and Fences on the same day)Fences was…
Modular components to mix and match. The upper storeys are next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #gettingbetter Similar:Architecture in Video Games: Designing for Impact Deanna Van Buren writes: I wonder w…BusinessI just dusted off a #textadventure project I started in Inform6 around 1999.I just dusted off a #textadventure proje…CybercultureWhat gives you comfort? I collect lights. Some 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:Still in her make-up from her scene as Marley's ghost, with script in hand standing i…PersonalSportsWorks Adventure at the Carnegie Science CenterI confess that I have never been all tha…CultureWhat Khan Academy's Fun, Free…