I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:On set. #indiefilm #historicaldrama #creativity #enjoylifePersonalFULL BLOOM at Latrobe’s Olde Main, Aug 30-Sep 2.CultureI baked pools of light into the wallpaper, so I can quickly suggest background lighting, s…AestheticsMy Daughter's Synesthesia: "S" Is Always Red, and "T" Is Lime GreenAccording to a color-picking test…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsTouch Me Now: York Plays 2025A cast of hundreds participated in a pub…AcademiaPippin! Last show today at 2pm.CultureReception after faculty workshop. #partylikeaprofessorPersonalTop 8 events not to miss 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:Is this stripe appearing or disappearing? FULL BLOOM (Aug 30 to Sep 2)PersonalWeaving: Breathing: Thinking: The poetics of Emerson's NatureText derives from texere,…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Habits for happiness: tips for looking on the bright side of lifeHabits for happiness: tips for looking o…PersonalCharming solar system scale installation on Baltimore St. in Kansas City.PersonalIn June 2021 I roughed out the proportions and deck heights for the flagship of…
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:All the Classroom’s a StageSome good observations in this essay. As…AcademiaI may have mentioned that I have a daughter who does things. @frontporchtheatricalsI may have mentioned that I have a daugh…CultureEvita in Zelionople CultureIn June…
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:How Trigger Warnings Are Hurting Mental Health on CampusIt can be scary outside the box. A unive…AcademiaThe Man Who Photographed GhostsThis review of a book about early photog…AestheticsWhat’s an environmental issue? — Gus SpethI don’t know the provenance of this quot…CultureAnother delightful…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Another visit to downtown Pittsburgh with my history-loving son.Culture‘A slow-motion disaster’: Journalism museum in talks about possible building saleLast year, SHU did not sponsor a bus tri…BusinessOne of my students is demonstrating the perceived value of brand-name vs…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:It's exam week, and at the moment I have exactly one unmarked assignment (for a paper due …It’s exam week, and at the moment I have…AcademiaSummer project: learning the Unity gaming engine.One bedtime about 11 years ago, my 5yo d…PersonalSon took out trash w/o being asked; daughter…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:There’s No Longer Any Doubt That Hollywood Writing Is Powering AITwo years after the release of ChatGPT, …BusinessCriminal Code: Procedural Logic and Rhetorical Excess in VideogamesGreat example of the application of well…CultureLeonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’…
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:Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mys…Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildi…PersonalThis winter I changed my weekday alarm tone to chirping birds. This winter…
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.…
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