Enjoyed making a 3D print of the captain’s chair from the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult kids. Similar:As a student journo, naturally I covered the visit from Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry…I recall just sort of telling the editor…AcademiaOut for a walk during some downtime. Paused to appreciate this beautiful city…
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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…
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At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Prepping for the “Celebration of Scholarship and Service” #york2025 #medievaldrama #mediev…Personal“Thank you for being kind.” —Friday afternoon email from a student who’d been a little sal…PersonalAnnie 2012 with Annie 2017. Annie 2012 with her Warbucks. "Together at…
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:How Literature Became Word Perfect There can be no true distinction drawn …CybercultureU Michigan's North Quad Complex: A Media CathedralThe North Quad Residential…
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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:A Grave Tale (a short story I narrated for WAOB Audio Theatre)A Grave Tale (WAOB Audio Theatre) Wri…LiteratureLatest #blender3d progress on a villain's lair. Added more carpets and cabinetry, and sta… AestheticsMy 10yo Sings "Hopelessly…
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:It's not just you — we are all more forgetful during the pandemic, experts say. Here's ho… Pandemic living can make it much more …CultureMy new inspiration as I work on my syllabuses I applaud you, person who, halfway …AcademiaThe intelligence coup…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Releasing a Tiny Game and Trying to Get Paid[G]ames is a bit more financially brutal…BusinessRemembering the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster (1986)Space Shuttle Challenger Destroyed (my …CultureLooking forward in the back room of the officers' pub, in the #steampunk…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:After the haircut. The girl seems to like it.PersonalStill in her make-up from her scene as Marley's ghost, with script in hand standing i…PersonalAnother delightful section of a #steampunk #neovictorian control panel. #design #aesthetic…AestheticsLittle Women (the daughter plays Amy, the youngest sister)PersonalLeveling up my skills in #blender3D.…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Journalism is doing just fine, thanks — it’s mass-media business models that are ailingHmm… I warn my freshmen not to use the…BusinessSorry, not sorry. I don't want such friends. Back in 2003, shortly after I moved …CultureMy…