My contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s plan to record all the proverbs. Similar:An interesting analysis of Trump's rhetorical strategy.In the Washington Post, Greg Sargent ana…CultureHow the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive The ink used in a fountain pen, the …CultureFascinating observation on Trump's ability to drive the "Spygate" story Within the span of five days,…
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 daughter found where all the missing pens and pencils end upAmusingEnjoy the showmanship as a 94yo woman performs in a dance competition.https://youtu.be/8LOdmka4_90AestheticsAm I a Bad Father Because I Let My Daughter Eat M&Ms in Her Mashed Potatoes?[poll id=”2″] AestheticsAs…
More 18th Century fun @fortligonier Similar:Before and after making a meme of myself as Oberon, King of the FaeriesCultureIn September, 2000, I was blogging about PICK UP AX, Bellamy's Looking Backward, WB Yeats,…In September 2000, I was blogging about …BusinessSpot of sunlight seems to be sliding down an escalator. View t…AestheticsOverwhelmed? Start a new…
More modular, swappable building components. I’ve got to work on the sides of these mid-sized buildings next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Replica of George Washington’s field camp. @fortligonierReplica of George Washington’s field cam…PersonalThe daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two …The daughter is in “Very Berry…
Enjoying a visit with an Austrian imperial commander (ahistorically but magnificently present) at Ft Ligonier. Similar:No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a me…No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta st…AestheticsAfter a productive run-through of West Side Story, the girl decided to slide out from unde…AmusingThe daughter is home from London.PersonalI'm…
More modular low-poly background buildings. I’ll do some more facades then move to the next size larger. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Ascending the path to High Hrothgar? No, just the snow-covered steps from the parking lot… Ascending the path to High Hrothgar?…Personal15 Times "Filler Text" Became a Journalist's Worst EnemyIt doesn’t happen often but when filler…
Added multiple swappable upper storeys. Next I will make slightly fewer variations of a slightly larger building. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Presidential RhetoricCultureStudents present their research for the Celebration of Writing @setonhilluniversityPersonalThere are many Star Wars references in Dani Girl, so I made this tribute to Tom Jung's 197…CultureEdible Chess Chess pastry cutters handmade in bra…AestheticsThe…
What, exactly, am I looking at here? I’m so confused. Similar:Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.First runner-up for the girl’s Halloween…AestheticsI'd love to do a shift at these gorgeous #neovictorian workstations, created in #Blender3D…AestheticsHow Not To Make Professional ContactsTowards the end of my year-long radio ne…AmusingMy…
Reliving memories and saying goodbye to my late colleague Sr. Ann Infanger. Similar:A Grave Tale (a short story I narrated for WAOB Audio Theatre)A Grave Tale (WAOB Audio Theatre) Wri…LiteratureLighting makes a difference. The officers' pub from the interplanetary cruiser #steampunk … Aesthetics"I don't view Shakespeare's work as intimidating anymore." — midterm reflection from coll……
Modular components to mix and match. The upper storeys are next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #gettingbetter Similar:They're coming in faster than I can mark them. This number will be higher tonight, so I'm …PersonalUngrading after 11 weeksMathematics professor Robert Talbot repo…AcademiaChapbooks — the latest assignment in my “History and Future of the Book” class.Students have already…
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 pleasant find: somebody left a painted rock by the side of the road.AestheticsContagion (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 11)Picard faces aggressive Romulans and an …DesignI didn't mark a single paper or set foot…
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This actually happened the other day when I was offline. Similar:'Dream' casting a family affairAmong actors in Cabaret Theatre’s upcomi…CultureT-Shirts for student journalists who recently leveled up to “staff writer”(with bear signe…PersonalLet’s Make the Academic Job Market More HumaneIt’s been decades since I’ve had the “I’…AcademiaWe love us some Sherlock any way we can get…
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:He checkmates me in two moves. I lasted about a half hour, and went down fighting.PersonalBuilding a ridiculous amount of detail as I create tiles for distant sections of a #blende…AestheticsCelebration of Writing Fall 2018PersonalI Love Books: A Campus Library EvolvesI love books. I love smelling them, t…AcademiaToday's 10 sq cm…