I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Thank you, 1993 Dennis, for documenting this low-resolution (the background image was 640x…Thank you, 1993 Dennis, for documenting …AestheticsLook at the adorable little tape casette. Adventure International / Scott Adams Inc. spoke…GamesRemembering James Doohan on his 100th Birthday (found on the Star Trek Wholesomeposting…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:The Forsaken (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 17) Lwaxana Troi and the station c…Rewatching ST:DS9 Bashir is hosting t…CultureMaybe it wasn’t a sensible idea to hold 5 hours of student consultations on the day midter…AcademiaDid you…
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:Thoreau's Cellphone ExperimentWhen I teach “Intro to Literary Study,” …AcademiaWant a tech job? Study this. Advice from Mozilla, Reddit, Tumblr and moreStudents often…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Topics in Am Lit: August Wilson — Online J-Term course starts Dec 16.PersonalForward is the officers' wardroom. To the right is an airlock. Left leads to the on-call o… AestheticsEverything is beautiful at the ballet.DanceIs this why oldsters love nostalgia? I’m 50.…
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:Another #steampunk interior. High tech garden gazebo or away team dropship? Why not both? … AestheticsI just picked up both Aslan's How and Cair Paravel. #narnia #monopolyPersonalDaily 10sq cm of control panel eye candy. #blender3d…
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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The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Kitchen utensils for my steampunk villain's hideout. #Blender3D. There’s nothing particularly steampu…AestheticsJournalists are vital to the health of a free nation. #firstamendnent #freepressPersonalThe Daughter's 21st Birthday Current_EventsIn-person classes heighten age-related hearing problems (opinion)My family tells me I’m starting to speak…AcademiaA day may come when the strength of the…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Awesome 1935 Soviet Movie Deploys Saxophone-Controlled Robots to Crush Tophat- and Bowler-…I wish I understood Russian, so that I c…AestheticsOn teaching coding to English studies studentsBecause this is a practical, hands-on, i…AcademiaThe dangers of short form content – The Woke Salaryman: Source:…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Again with the @shu.pippinPersonalCreating Games for JournalismWe as journalists can learn a lot from v…CybercultureReal college classes have writing assignments and required reading.While I can imagine teaching a course th…AcademiaA Video Game About Changing What Happens In Shakespeare's…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:The lighting doesn't really convey that this is supposed to be a slightly curved scroll of…AestheticsNow that I have polished so many details, I'm working on more selective lighting. #steampu… AestheticsLooking forward in the back room of the officers' pub, in the #steampunk cruiser from…AestheticsSledding in Spring…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Scoutship Flyby — #Blender3d and #MakeHumanhttps://youtu.be/8bgqZ_-iBcEAestheticsAn English professor tries to help ChatGPT write and revise a sonnetShortly after my online AmLit survey beg…AcademiaMany things in the world are awful right now but my latest section of a…
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:I am at that stage of life where I am excited about loading a new dishwasher for the first…PersonalFeeding a Neighbor's LambsA neighbor invited us over to help feed…
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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The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:I baked pools of light into the wallpaper, so I can quickly suggest background lighting, s…AestheticsEnjoying more live theater.CultureYahoo, You Nagged Me Too Many Times; Bye!I have a Yahoo account that I use when a…BusinessSparkle unicorn "Winston" lends ethos to a presentation on moral agency on anima…PersonalSuch…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:Everyone Nov 1AmusingThey Smiled Too!Victorians had to stay still for 3 secon…AestheticsMaking Connections in Virtual One-ShotsI often invite my colleague Kelly Clever…AcademiaJournalists write to inform, not to impress.Sometimes when I find myself putting mor…JournalismThat 'Useless' Liberal Arts Degree Has Become Tech's…