She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This seemed logical. Similar:Screening of "Indentured" (short film the girl and I filmed in January)PersonalAlas for You (Godspell, Stage Right)Three weeks ago tonight, I got an email …DramaI may have mentioned that I have a daughter who…
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:The Moral Authority Of AnimalsChimpanzees in Arnhem’s Royal Burgers’ Z…EmpathyIf You Think You Hate Puns, You're WrongI wrote my college application essay on …AmusingSteampunk flag for the United States…
Your first #blender3d retractable #steampunk landing wheels will be your worst. But you have to start somewhere. Similar:Raw Deal on Printer Ink”The ink we print with can cost more tha…BusinessTime lapse movie shows exoplanets orbiting star HR8799, 133 light years away. (Published i… AestheticsLonely Among Us (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 6) Crew-posessing spark roams…
My contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s plan to record all the proverbs. Similar:She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This s…She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We ar…AmusingThe Last Soviet CitizenInteresting reflection on the collapse o…CultureMy brother is visiting to play a…
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:Chapbooks — the latest assignment in my “History and Future of the Book” class.Students have already done a 400-word sp…AcademiaI create five color variations of each #blender3d building I #design, and each of those ha…I create five color variations of…
More 18th Century fun @fortligonier Similar:I played Pseudolus freshman year in college. Haven't seen the show in a while.AmusingBiggest accomplishment of the dayThe real problem is timing — they had c…GovernmentAfter you finish your brass-polishing shift, join me at the Gear and Heart to swap stories…AestheticsLook what mysteriously appeared outside my office door!PersonalThe Girl's Obsession…
More modular, swappable building components. I’ve got to work on the sides of these mid-sized buildings next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Crabby 9yo Constructs a Head-mounted Frump-amplification Isolation CubeMy 9yo was ordered not to leave the kitc…DesignRepresenting the Humanities at Accepted Students Day.Representing the Humanities at Accepted …PersonalAfter my conference talk, a post-audition, pre-Jane-Eyre-performance dinner with…
Enjoying a visit with an Austrian imperial commander (ahistorically but magnificently present) at Ft Ligonier. Similar:The girl around the house casually dressed "as a Jacobite."AmusingCarolyn and spider friends performing "Power" from Stage Right's Sleeping B…PersonalI am happy with how this turned out. My mother told me about this story when I was little,…PersonalWith actor Ken…
More modular low-poly background buildings. I’ll do some more facades then move to the next size larger. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Trump, Obama seem equally disinterested in portrait unveiling — but journalism takes hits…On social media recently I saw people mo…AestheticsThis the last hour I will have a teenager in my house. (Tomorrow my youngest turns…
Added multiple swappable upper storeys. Next I will make slightly fewer variations of a slightly larger building. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:What does a professor do, other than lecture for a few hours a week? Wow, this response! 😮 We really do hav…AcademiaRevisiting a Website I Created in 1996: Engineering Writing Centre (University of Toronto)During the…
What, exactly, am I looking at here? I’m so confused. Similar:My current Zoom backdrop. #blender3d #partylikeaprofAestheticsCliffhanger from ST:TNG Best of Both Worlds. I haven't made time to watch TNG in probably …The cliffhanger for Star Trek: The Next …HistoryGetting in the Christmas spirit.PersonalDrinking milk and using the #WaybackMachine to fix broken links in a 10-year-old…
Reliving memories and saying goodbye to my late colleague Sr. Ann Infanger. Similar:Peter vs. the PenguinsFor the past hour, Peter (who is not yet…AmusingCarolyn will portray Cosette Saturday at 2pm with 70 talented Stage Right castmates.The teen summer camp production of Les M…CultureThoughtful Gestures Sometimes Speak Louder than WordsShe ended up waiting out the light…
Modular components to mix and match. The upper storeys are next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #gettingbetter Similar:Dear organization from my past that just sent me a scolding email…Dear organization from my past that just…CultureFantasticks (Theatre Factory, Oct 18-27) AestheticsIconic 'West Side Story' still resonates todayCarolyn Jerz of Greensburg will be playi…ArtSuch pictures fill my weekday world…
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:Your first test layout of medieval city streets will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyo…Your first test layout of medieval city …DesignVibing to a park saxophonist as I code for an upcoming conference presentation, and…
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