I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:When you need to record footsteps on a sidewalk, and the carpeted studio has a brick wall.AmusingThe Miller of the Dee; by James Baldwin; read by Dennis JerzI showed up at the recording studio for …AestheticsConfessions of a Nerdy Homeschooling DadAre you unexpectedly home-schooling…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:And if my point of view is somewhat misty-eyed…And if my point of view is somewhat mist…AestheticsReception after faculty workshop. #partylikeaprofessorPersonalLounge area of a steampunk villain’s lair. Still needs a light fixture or two. #blender3dAestheticsDetailed Articulation of…
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 accidentally did too much DuoLingo. I don't want to advance to the harder league. Come o…EducationOpening night. Support local artists in your…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:My project starts to get clunky while managing 1000 NPCs but I think if I split them up in…My project starts to get clunky while ma…AestheticsA colleague bakes Irish soda bread to share on the Humanities floor every St Patrick's DayPersonalReally enjoyed…
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:Getting ready to run a ChoiceScript workshop for Computers and Writing 2023. #cwcon #cwcon…PersonalElmo? Yes, I do mind. I learned far more from Bert.Like plenty of people my age, I grew up …AestheticsA picture of…
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:Writing, Coding and Education: Why They MatterBack in my grad school days, I was calle…AcademiaUngrading after 11 weeksMathematics professor Robert Talbot repo…AcademiaComputer scientist Leslie Lamport to [Brandeis] grads: If you can’t write, it won’t comput…I like introducing my English majors to …AcademiaClassroom collaboration marketplaceWhile I…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Basic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project….Basic details for #medievalyork city wal…PersonalA dinosaur and an octopus are among those doing a speed-writing workshop in my journalism …PersonalThe girl is the Dew Drop Fairy in @laurelballetperformingco The Nutcracker Saturday evenin…PersonalBlank template details and a…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:What Grammar and Style Checkers MissTeaching students to write does not mean…AcademiaI'm happy with today's #steampunk control panel. To fill out the master plan I'm constrain…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsPlay-Doh was Originally Wallpaper CleanerThe story of Play-Doh began when Kutol,…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:My Son Plays Mozart Too Fasthttps://youtu.be/gXAtRI1NLxs He says “M…AmusingThe YouTube "Blender3D to Unity UMA" tutorials blow through all the steps in a h…PersonalMy parents doing their daily crossword. I’m spending a few days visiting my …PersonalStar Trek: "Wink…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Still shot from a flyover video that's been taking about 3 minutes to render each fra…AestheticsI just caught myself thinking, “This doesn’t suck.” #medievalyork #mysteryplay #blender3d …I just caught myself thinking, “This doe…AestheticsTaking a break from my syllabustering in order to design some stairs. I’ve learned so…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:The boy wins once again. #chessGamesThe Last Jedi: Oh, the Feels.No spoilers here. (I managed to avoid al…MediaWhen People Only Read the Headline — Misuse of JournalismThe Society of Professional Journalists …BusinessYeet with Emily Dickinson (according to…
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:This is the first time during the pandemic that we’ve brought this game out. Very topical.PersonalEditors and editorial board quit top linguistics journal to protest subscription feesWhen I publish…
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 am at that stage of life where I am excited about loading a new dishwasher for the first…PersonalAn afternoon with Ben Franklin. CultureKeeping it classy. My 20yo son encounters the fruit-eating scene from the 1996 point-and-c…PersonalA vacation minibar story from 20 years ago.PersonalBeing a deaf lipreader during…
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:Academic Writing BluesTwo days ago my problem was that I had n…AcademiaMy college writing students are out making short videos responding to a prompt.While my students are out of the room ma…AcademiaThe barbican at Mickelgate was pulled down in the 1800s but I made a rough approximation…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:Family, I Hear You. I Love You. Go Away. This Weekend, I'm Marking Papers.No, I don’t want to see the new jacket y…AcademiaHumanities research is groundbreaking, life-changing… and ignored Most arguments for “saving” the humani…AcademiaThis class has been everything that I…