I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Today’s #blender3d modeling, inspired by a satellite photo courtesy of Google Maps. (I’m n…Today’s #blender3d modeling, inspired by…Designi trained an ai chatbot on my childhood journal entries – so that i could engage in real-t…I kept a journal from Feb 3 1983 (the da…CultureMore…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:After a productive run-through of West Side Story, the girl decided to slide out from unde…AmusingRespect the Text: Teaching Textual Primacy to Non-English MajorsIn the past, I have used the first day o…AcademiaA few Dwarven Moments in…
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:Faculty lining up for #SetonHill's "Go Orientation" — new ceremony hands students from th…AcademiaRobots Are Coming for Our PoemsThe robots are quickly and…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:After some long-delayed recabling, these are the bits I culled from my work setup.PersonalMy big brother and my son facing off at chess. I am outclassed! GamesSo peaceful and majestic. Another outing with my son.PersonalHappy ice cream turkey cake day. AestheticsDear students,…
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:Surprised and delighted to find that Scratch 3.0 runs on an iPad.PersonalPractice, practice, practice. Making many things in #Blender3D. Arranging them to make a t… AestheticsMy beautiful daughter says "Happy Valentine's Day" View…
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…
A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier with my history-loving son. Similar:Ok, never mind Dusgcxms2… buddy, you can keep your first place as far as I’m concerned. Ok, never mind Dusgcxms2… buddy, you…EducationComputers and Writing 2020 Funding Request: SubmittedMy contributions this year are a worksho…AcademiaWhat Is Newsworthy? (10m animated lecture)https://youtu.be/xSKllj9wuSk How do j…CultureViral App FaceApp Now…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.PersonalMy big acting moment in this scene is declining a drink. #indie #filmAmusingSpring 2024 Grades: SubmittedSpring 2024 Grades: SubmittedPersonalUnmarked papers today. How it started, how it's going.PersonalForward is the officers' wardroom. To the right…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Shrek: The Musical (Nov 22-24; Stage Right! Greensburg)Come see me as the Captain of the Guard,…Current_EventsTrump’s Claims About Media Coverage of Terror Attacks Are BogusThe difference between PR and journalism…CultureAnother random background control panel for a #blender3d #steampunk project. I wish all…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Merchant of Venice Part 2 live, now! #PPTPlaytimeDramaI just discovered what will grind up a significant portion of my free time over the break.So Khan Academy now has a grammar unit. …PersonalYour first attempt at a medieval gate…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Lovely #greebles give attractive details to the the flat surfaces of this little bot (from…AestheticsThoughtful Gestures Sometimes Speak Louder than WordsShe ended up waiting out the light cycle…AmusingShrek: The Musical (Nov 22-24; Stage Right! Greensburg)Come see me as the Captain of the Guard,…Current_EventsDress rehearsal for Mamma Mia.PersonalI…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Reading Literature on Screen: A Price for Convenience?Because all of my Seton Hill students ge…AcademiaRebound Rumble, FIRST Robotics 2012 GameIn the FIRST Robotics competition, indiv…CybercultureQpid (#ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 4, Episode 20) Q and Vash and Robin Hood,…
Nothing in this stack is pressing, but they do include rough drafts of final papers, so that will involve concentration and tact and empathy and time. Similar:Pict Classic Theatre Romeo and Juliet. PersonalWe love us some Sherlock any way we can get it.PersonalHeart of Glory (TNG Rewatch, Season 1 Episode 20)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…MediaIs…
Here’s the underlying problem. We have an operating image of thought, an understanding of what thought is and how to make thought productive of knowledge and truth through the use of various methods. This image and its methods are, of course, products of human history. They change over time, in different cultures, and so on.…
Representing the Humanities at Accepted Students Day. Similar:I think I smelled a hint of my mint toothpaste just now. Wishful thinking, or another sign…For the past 2 weeks I have slept a lot,…AcademiaAs Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. …https://youtu.be/diQF9buONqY I ha…Aesthetics#Blender3D practice: #Steampunk control panel…
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:A picture of puffy white clouds floating in a blue skyAesthetics“I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” Very glad I got my son interested in 2001: …PersonalThank you, anonymous donor of Mardi Gras candy.Okay, on closer inspection I see the red…AestheticsI'm not tired of @shu.pippin…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:Help! I may be running out of excuses for not wearing…Help! I may be running out of excuses fo…CultureAll Sheep MatterCultureFBI admits flaws in hair analysis over decadesSo what if a WaPo story about huge flaws…Current_EventsWhy I Left Academe to Become…