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 filed my grades early. I shall now, briefly, do something irresponsible.Grades submitted. I’ll reward myself wit…PersonalMy schedule every Friday this term. (Payback for teaching a course over Christmas break.) PersonalWaiting for the sound of…
Similar:Today’s adulting was brought to you by a failed motor vehicle inspection. #notacarguy #win…The car shop wanted to charge over $300….ModdingEducators approve national campaign to halt high stakes, “toxic tests”Not a news item, but an announcement fro…CultureMy son (black) has captured better pieces, but my brother (white) has a better position. C… PersonalTook the whole day…
This actually happened the other day when I was offline. Similar:I spent Thanksgiving break building a #trimsheet for steampunk control panels, because why…AestheticsHollow Pursuits (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 21) Misfit Crewmember Faces…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….AmusingHappy 13th Birthday CarolynI’ve had the privilege of being this ama…DramaPerforming as Alquist in ActIII of Rossum’s Universal…
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:Look what mysteriously appeared outside my office door!PersonalEaster 2022PersonalMy #AugustWilson #Steampunk NightmareToday is my last official day teaching a…AcademiaProgress.Personal"Dammit Mom, I'm a daughter, not a theoretician!"”Dammit Mom, I’m a daughter, not a theor…AmusingStage Right's Alice in WonderlandMy daughter shared the role of Alice thi…Culture
I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Handshakes Really Do MatterMonday night handshake/eye contact pract…CultureTalked too much during a meeting today.Talked too much during a meeting today. …AcademiaWhat if I design a #steampunk fantasy cruiser and there aren’t enough chairs? How do I kno… AestheticsFurnished a random nook in the #neovictorian…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Breakfast Battle from "The Miracle Worker" (Pamela Lee as Annie Sullivan and Carolyn Jerz …Update: Here’s a clip of the whole break…CultureThe Girl's Obsession with Scottish History ContinuesWife: “What did you do with your bedshee…AestheticsCliffhanger from ST:TNG…
Madi Hime is taking a deep drag on a blue vape in the video, her eyes shut, her face flushed with pleasure. The 16-year-old exhales with her head thrown back, collapsing into laughter that causes smoke to billow out of her mouth. The clip is grainy and shaky – as if shot in low light…
My simulation project does not require me to master medieval daub and wattle architecture. But sadly, I now know just enough to be disappointed by this first attempt. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #keepgoing Similar:More #Blender3D practice. Making many objects to liven up a #steampunk environment.PersonalApparently, I needed to watch a supercut of doors and corridors from…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Really enjoyed watching Your Name with the family. Visuals hooked me, but the story kept m…AestheticsPlaying a well-dressed bad guy. Personal#blender3d is teaching me more than I ever thought I’d need to know about roof geometry. E…#blender3d is teaching me more than I…
Have you seen Apple’s “Crush” ad? It features a huge huge hydraulic press crushing musical instruments, art supplies, google-eyed toys, and other beloved artifacts of imagination and creativity. I remember seeing a video years ago that showed how a smartphone replaced a desktop full of tools like a calculator, notepad, rolodex, and so forth. But…
I’m still teaching journalism and my usual courses, but after 21 years I’ve stepped aside as faculty adviser to the Setonian. The student voice of the hill (founded in 1919) will continue to evolve. First published in 1919, The Setonian not only predates SHU’s journalism major, it also predates the majestic London planetrees that the…
A Brazilian couple bought a deforested ranch and spent decades planting over 2 million trees. #hope #life #stewardship #earth #ispeakforthetrees Similar:Yesterday it was 298 so this is actually a good number.PersonalAfter a productive run-through of West Side Story, the girl decided to slide out from unde…AmusingChallenge Accepted.PersonalI voice the role of Electron Jones in this…
A little over a century ago, the printer T.J. Cobden-Sanderson took it upon himself to surreptitiously dump every piece of this carefully honed metal letterpress type into the river. It was an act of retribution against his business partner, Emery Walker, whom he believed was attempting to swindle him. With its extra-wide capital letters, diamond shaped punctuation and…
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So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Ursula K. Le Guin: A Personal Take on Go Set a Watchman Before Watchman was published, I…BooksLet there be light The Irish have a weakness for puns, …Aesthetics"Gen Zers know the difference between rock-solid news and AI-generated memes. They just do…Over the…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Attending the Texture Contemporary Ballet.PersonalThe geekling is 14 today.PersonalAfter a productive run-through of West Side Story, the girl decided to slide out from unde…AmusingA Quick and Comprehensive Guide to Type A Quick and Comprehensive Guide to T…AestheticsDear 11yo…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Finished Reading The Chronicles of PrydainWe could hardly stop reading just before…BooksThe Duolingo owl has been judging my German every day for the last year.EducationFaculty assembling in launch tube beneath Salvitti Gym. #classof2017 @setonhilluniversityPersonalChildren of Eden (Stage Right, April 2014)My wife and I in Biblical costumes for…