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:This weekend! GeyerPAC.comPersonalHe checkmates me in two moves. I lasted about a half hour, and went down fighting.Personal"Syllabus Day": The Absolute Worst Way to Start the SemesterI’d rather blog about prepping my fall c…AcademiaToday's 10 sq cm of retro #steampunk…
More 18th Century fun @fortligonier Similar:Before the haircut. PersonalCrochet octopus for the win! Crazy costume for #pptplaytime Boougie Gentleman (adaptation …PersonalFamily, I Hear You. I Love You. Go Away. This Weekend, I'm Marking Papers.No, I don’t want to see the new jacket y…AcademiaI played hooky from work to see Wild Robot with my familyI played hooky…
More modular, swappable building components. I’ve got to work on the sides of these mid-sized buildings next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Time lapse movie shows exoplanets orbiting star HR8799, 133 light years away. (Published i… AestheticsFirst they came… #kristallnacht @nccheshuFirst they came… #kristallnacht @ncchesh…PersonalScrooge Is My BrotherMy daughter delivered the opening “Marle…CultureThe daughter was invited back…
Enjoying a visit with an Austrian imperial commander (ahistorically but magnificently present) at Ft Ligonier. Similar:The Cabaret Theatre (Latrobe) presents Shakespeare's popular Midsummer Supernatural pranksters! mismatched …CultureShe was a musical ingenue Sunday, filmed a slasher movie past midnight Monday, and was pre…DancePublic service announcement! If you are feeling awkward at a social event and you…
More modular low-poly background buildings. I’ll do some more facades then move to the next size larger. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:When F. Scott Fitzgerald Judged Gatsby By Its Cover With a big Hollywood movie now in th…AestheticsFun With Charts: Scale MattersAt first glance, this chart makes it loo…CultureAnd so it begins.BooksSpaghetti dinner with my son.PersonalSame…
Added multiple swappable upper storeys. Next I will make slightly fewer variations of a slightly larger building. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:In December 2000, I was blogging about typeface snobbery, freedom in video game spaces, th…In December 2000, I was blogging about …AestheticsStapler jam during a midterm exam.My years of watching MacGyver definitely…AcademiaSTEM Needs a New…
What, exactly, am I looking at here? I’m so confused. Similar:Delighted, amused, touched, and quite frankly weirded out (so… many… puppets…) by @t…PersonalMy daughter was five or six when she created the character “Moonbot” for the #steampunk be…https://youtu.be/GoWiNB_tlJ8 AestheticsThe amazing daughter is featured in the ads for this commercial dance event. The amazing daughter is…
Reliving memories and saying goodbye to my late colleague Sr. Ann Infanger. Similar:Had a rough day. Designing another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel doesn't fix everyt…AcademiaDatalore (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 12) Data's bro wants to be with a big crystal tr…In “Datalore,” an encounter with Data’s …CultureWhy Were Old Video Games So…
Modular components to mix and match. The upper storeys are next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #gettingbetter Similar:Babel (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 5) Virus Garbles Everyone's SpeechRewatching ST:DS9 Overworked O’Brien …DesignThere, in my morning snapshot of the kids home-schooling in the kitchen, is the cable I sh…EducationYes, this is my 11yo daughter yodeling on stage.http://youtu.be/reyclH7zuHIAmusingDear…
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:I was perhaps a bit more conversational and chipper than usual during class today. A grinn…I was perhaps a bit more conversational …AcademiaAll three shows have been sold out for over a month. Opens…
Similar:Last event of a busy day downtown. #AgathieChristie #murderontheorientexpressAestheticsNo more braces!PersonalIt's “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” 111th birthdayInteresting introduction to the history …BooksA practical application of close reading skills: Nazi-spottingWhenever I teach a literature class, I p…AestheticsJury Duty UpdateI’m a happy, responsible, and no-longer-…GovernmentIT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE — Berkeley Rep audio productionSinclair Lewis’s 1935 anti-fascist novel…Culture
This actually happened the other day when I was offline. Similar:The School of Humanities honors me and my colleagues @mikearnzen and Dan Martino as we com…The School of Humanities honors me and m…PersonalA gangway, flanked by still more #steampunk control panels, leads forward from the chief e…AestheticsDate a girl who reads.I earned a +8 or…
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:This actually happened the other day when I was offline.This actually happened the other day whe…PersonalWe Tried to Do Vanlife Right. It Broke Us Down.Shortly before I got married, my sister …CultureThey both reached for the gun.PersonalFrom this station on the bridge, the exposition officer can relay whatever random bit of…
I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Here's how Maria amuses herself on the ride home from dress rehearsal. #WestSideStoryPersonalTricking the eye to see 3D details in geometrically flat surfaces for my #steampunk #blend… AestheticsI pulled out a shelf on my teaching station and was greeted by this lovingly arrayed arsen…PersonalWhen…