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At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Safety is a good thing.PersonalNipper Hears "His Master's Voice"As a kid growing up in Fairfax County, j…BusinessThat's what's been bothering me since yesterday's #AirPod reveal. #manamanaNumber of times one of my $9.99 headphon…BusinessHappy memories of PC games…
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:I had to act like I knew something about golf. There I am on the right at about :15.Personal"Syllabus Day": The Absolute Worst…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Valid for any new yearEthicsAnother 10 sq cm of details for a #steampunk control panel. Just background eye candy, not…AestheticsPac-Man on Atari 800 @setonhilluniversity discussion of Summer reading book #readyplayeron…PersonalI baked pools of light into the wallpaper, so I can quickly suggest…
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:"I think the Exposition Officer's bridge station might have too many control pan…PersonalThe girl performed musical commercials for a fund-raiser in the Laurel Highlands (and she …The girl performed musical commercials f…CultureToday's 10 sq cm…
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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No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Another lovely variation of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3dart #neovictorian #desig…AestheticsWhen you accidentally send a "Dear Satan" letter.My family and I are in the voice cast of…PersonalCandy Land Was Invented for Polio Wards It is a game absent…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Updating a villain's lair in #Blender3D. Still a work in progress.AestheticsRefreshing my memory of working with reel-to-reel tape as a radio news intern (c. 1989).HistoryTeaching myself the #Unity3D game engine. Each step requires a lot of focused attention. I… Teaching myself the #Unity3D game engi…AestheticsI rather like…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Seton Hill's Griffin Holds an iPad in Front of Admin Steps (Blender 3D Models)I textured the model I created yesterday…ArtMy more or less daily 10cm section of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart…AestheticsTwitter is testing a tool…
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:Responding to Literature at the College LevelA new handout, based on the opening lect…AcademiaSettling in for a half day updating my knowledge of the job market my students will…
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:More glorious #steampunk control panels, created for no practical purpose. #blender3d #ble…AestheticsDelighted, amused, touched, and quite frankly weirded out (so… many… puppets…) by @t…PersonalAs Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. …https://youtu.be/diQF9buONqY I ha…AestheticsSpot of sunlight seems to be…
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