Frog and Toad at the Mountain Playhouse with the daughter. Similar:Lego goes steampunkBe still, my nerdy heart. Steampunk —…AestheticsTwittering The MachineI’ve never been a phone guy. My vo…AcademiaGeorge Joseph Jerz (1933-2023)George Joseph Jerz, born on September 3r…Empathyi trained an ai chatbot on my childhood journal entries – so that i could engage in real-t…I kept…
She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This seemed logical. Similar:I love a little courtyard. I think I’ve made enough #blender3d buildings for now. On to th…PersonalThe Trouble with Tribbles: A Television Adaptation by Richard GoreyShaenon K. Garrity – New Smithson!.AestheticsAnother section of a…
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:Merry Christmas 2013Current_EventsBrett Favre Urges Ban On Youth Tackle Football, Pleads For No Hitting 'Til 14Concussions in sports often a topic my s…CultureAngry 10yo Edits the Paper Heart She…
Your first #blender3d retractable #steampunk landing wheels will be your worst. But you have to start somewhere. Similar:After I noticed an overnight traffic spike to a classic handout, I touched it up and creat…This is the overall traffic to my websit…PersonalFact check: Trump lies about CNN at Mississippi rallyI tell my journalism students they won’t…Current_EventsConfessions…
My contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s plan to record all the proverbs. Similar:Journalism has become ground zero for the vocation crisis When scholars of journalism study the …BusinessRoyalty: For the Irish, it’s like having a neighbour who’s really into clowns and, also, y…When I lived in Canada, I had friends wh…AmusingPrincipal fires security guards to…
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:Captive Pursuit (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 6) O'Brien Befriends a Nervous,…Rewatching ST:DS9 Sisko is listening …DesignThe Problems of Real-Time Feedback in Teaching WritingSometimes my students get nervous becaus…AcademiaJournalism, Fake News, and "Clickbait Defamation"Sometimes when my social media contacts…
More 18th Century fun @fortligonier Similar:Another 10sq cm of background details for a #steampunk project. #blender3d #blender3dart #…AestheticsMore Adventures in Suburban AdultingAbout four years ago I bought an electri…CultureI may have mentioned that I have a daughter who does things. Her next is "To Battle: A Fig…Tickets for To Battle: A Fight Play AmusingSettling in…
More modular, swappable building components. I’ve got to work on the sides of these mid-sized buildings next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:From The 'London Times' of 1904A Mark Twain short story, written in 189…CybercultureAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #design #aesthetics #blender3d #blender3dar…AestheticsMaking Interactive Fiction Mainstream: ReadersJon Ingold describes the gamelike storyt…AestheticsRadio News Delivery:…
Enjoying a visit with an Austrian imperial commander (ahistorically but magnificently present) at Ft Ligonier. Similar:You are personally responsible for becoming more ethical than the society you grew up in.Some people out there will never like yo…CultureLooking forward to this! @thepublicpghLooking forward to this! @thepublicpghDramaMy 13yo homeschooler had no idea how to open a little…
More modular low-poly background buildings. I’ll do some more facades then move to the next size larger. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:The only snow alert you'll ever need.AmusingSupport the humans who make art in your community. Death of a Salesman. #wirerecorderlife …Support the humans who make art in your …PersonalAt Home In Fantasy's Nerd-Built WorldsIn other…
Added multiple swappable upper storeys. Next I will make slightly fewer variations of a slightly larger building. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:The Missing Will, by Agatha Christie (WAOB Audio Theatre)I had a great time playing Hastings in t…CultureAnd so it begins: the unmarked assignments counterThis little icon will control my life fo…AcademiaRelics (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season…
What, exactly, am I looking at here? I’m so confused. Similar:The girl’s first day on set filming for “The First Day of Summer” Carolyn plays a teenager who’s outsi…CultureLounge area of a steampunk villain’s lair. Still needs a light fixture or two. #blender3dAestheticsDragging Myself to a New Skill Level with Blender 3DWorking on some very…
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Modular components to mix and match. The upper storeys are next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #gettingbetter Similar:Facebook’s News Feed: Often Changed, Never GreatI’ve never liked Instant Articles — Fac…BusinessSpent the morning in a socially distanced recording studio.PersonalWhat kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod So I’m not being selfish… this is …EducationA Time magazine…
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:What blogging wasI’ve maintained this blog since the spri…CybercultureSparkle unicorn "Winston" lends ethos to a presentation on moral agency on anima…PersonalFall 2017 Grades Submitted. No professional tasks until Tuesday. Bliss!PersonalSeeing the Barebones production of…