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…
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This actually happened the other day when I was offline. Similar:Standardized Test Scores Don't Really Measure LearningThere are ways to raise a child’s test s…AcademiaCarolyn featured on Steel City News for The Nutcracker The credit at 0:30 should read “Caro…AestheticsYes, this is my 11yo daughter yodeling on stage.http://youtu.be/reyclH7zuHIAmusingA very happy geekling playing Dungeons and Dragons…
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:Connecting with the BoyToday my son asked me to take him shoppi…CultureMy Kids Are Shatner Than MostI passed along to my geeklings an apprec…DramaAdvising incoming majors.AcademiaA snifter of brandy helps a supporting character deliver exposition & set up for a nic…PersonalThis the last hour I will have a teenager in my…
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At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Hide and Q (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 9) Riker, buffed up by Q, grants desires of the…Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…AmusingMy Kids Loved Narnia but Were Unimpressed by Turkish DelightAmerican kids today would have little…
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:Secret Mouthwash Dance Exposed as FraudRecently, while getting the kids ready f…AmusingAnother 10 sq cm of details for a #steampunk control panel. Just…
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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:Who is the more dramatic — my extroverted tween or my philosophical teen?Stoked from a morning show-choir perform…AmusingWork / Life Balance: UnlockedI think I must be doing something right …AcademiaI haven't seen this show since…
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:Making Interactive Fiction Mainstream: ReadersJon Ingold describes the gamelike storyt…AestheticsStar Trek The Original SeriesAmazing mural. Amazing. …AestheticsShakaar #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 3, Episode 20) Winn asks Kira to reclaim macguffins… Rewatching ST:DS9 After losing to O…EmpathyNew data on the first three…
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This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Jerz and Daughter Teach Scratch (Digital Storytelling Tutorial)In the past I have posted tutorials for …CybercultureAfter I noticed an overnight traffic spike to a classic handout, I touched it up and creat…This is the overall traffic to my websit…PersonalMy colleague Dr. Cusick bakes Irish soda bread every…