My contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s plan to record all the proverbs. Similar:My View: What will you do with an English degree? PlentyI just found my first reading assignment…AcademiaHow Daydreams and Videogames Can Make Us Confident In Real Life (Yes)Is there a daydreamer in your life? Ther…CultureSilicon Avatar (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode…
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:My Encounter with EpochTimes.comPeter and I spoke to a reporter from Epo…AestheticsInfinite Scrolling: XKCD's Creative Insight on a Common Interface IndignityAmusingifMUD IF discussion | Emily Short's Interactive StorytellingEmily Short on the limitations of parser…CyberculturePrime Stage Theatre to end 2018-2019 season…
More 18th Century fun @fortligonier Similar:Duet (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 18) Kira is convinced an ailing Cardassian…Rewatching ST:DS9 Kira is convinced s…CultureRichard Scarry unfinished manuscript to be publishedSome of my happiest memories of fatherho…Aesthetics"The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does …PersonalRecent SHU journo grad,…
More modular, swappable building components. I’ve got to work on the sides of these mid-sized buildings next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:The eagles in Lord of the Rings are a plot hole, but also an us problemPart of my enjoyment of genre franchises…BooksIf I don’t hang my own artwork on the walls of my #steampunk fantasy…
Enjoying a visit with an Austrian imperial commander (ahistorically but magnificently present) at Ft Ligonier. Similar:Elsa at noon. College “Intro to Chemistry” in the afternoon. Amy March at night.PersonalThis morning I awoke to YouTube’s live footage of crowds circling a mosque in Mecca. For m… CultureFrozen (Greensburg Civic Theatre, Greasepaint Players)DramaMy third time seeing @shu.pippin.…
More modular low-poly background buildings. I’ll do some more facades then move to the next size larger. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Official Rules to NanofictionaryI was at a youth car wash today, watchin…DesignJerz and Daughter Teach Scratch (Digital Storytelling Tutorial)In the past I have posted tutorials for …CybercultureAnother very rough day. Students are cheerful and patient,…
Added multiple swappable upper storeys. Next I will make slightly fewer variations of a slightly larger building. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Track and field fundraiser:photo by Carolyn. FIRST ONE!!!PersonalThe boy wins once again. #chessGamesMy 11yo, of the opening chapters of a YA novel with an orphan heroineMy 11yo, of the opening chapters of a YA…BooksStill More…
What, exactly, am I looking at here? I’m so confused. Similar:Vibing to a park saxophonist as I code for an upcoming conference presentation, and wait t…Vibing to a park saxophonist as I code f…PersonalCEO’s brutalist office, for a Zoom-based production of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)….AestheticsCaptain Gearheart inspects progress on his #neovictorian #steampunk æther cruiser. Now…
Reliving memories and saying goodbye to my late colleague Sr. Ann Infanger. Similar:Carolyn as Hodel and Peter as Lazar in the Stage Right homeschool Fiddler on the Roof.PersonalYesterday my stack of unmarked assignments was about 120, so this is not bad.Nothing in this stack is pressing, but t…AcademiaBrass desk lamp, with translucent green shade and…
Modular components to mix and match. The upper storeys are next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #gettingbetter Similar:Another visit to downtown Pittsburgh with my history-loving son.CultureCulture Desk: My Life in PencilsDevotees of the Blackwing had been payin…AestheticsEducated, uplifted, boosted, and fed. Block party celebrating August Wilson continues thro…CultureTrying out a new lens to capture creepy-toy-come-to-life choreography. AestheticsSobering…
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:A picture of puffy white clouds floating in a blue skyAestheticsDeus Ex MemoriesI’ve just finished my final training run…CybercultureStack of wooden desk trays with metal supports. #Blender3D. Normal map, glossy map; mahoga…My goal in…
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This actually happened the other day when I was offline. Similar:When students don't show up during office hours: I adjusted the cabinet and added a new (s…AestheticsIn August 1999 I was blogging about Poohsticks Bridge, penmanship, Archimedes, and ebooksIn August 1999, I was blogging about …BooksStill shot from a flyover video that's been taking about…
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:The stair railings on my #blender3d #neovictorian #steampunk cruiser need some realigning….AestheticsDeus Ex MemoriesI’ve just finished my final training run…CybercultureLintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mys…Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildi…PersonalAbout to launch. PersonalYounger friends, can you write or read cursive? I’m curious.CultureAnother 10 sq cm of…