I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:I baked pools of light into the wallpaper, so I can quickly suggest background lighting, s…AestheticsI both like and hate that Canvas tracks the number of unmarked assignments that await me. …I both like and hate that Canvas tracks …PersonalOn my fantasy #steampunk cruiser,…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:If I don’t stock the officers’ pub on my #steampunk #fantasy #CGI flagship, who will? (All…PersonalThe Bremen Town Musicians (WAOB Audio Theatre) My daughter plays the narrator, my…HumanitiesHandshakes Really Do MatterMonday night handshake/eye contact pract…CultureCarolyn featured on…
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:This 1960s teenager knew the neighborhood that inspired August Wilson’s plays“Aw, man, you know the brother um takin’…AestheticsThere, in my morning snapshot of…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Settling in for a half day updating my knowledge of the job market my students will face.Settling in for a half day updating my k…Personal"Jewish priests do this. It's where Leonard Nimoy got the Vulcan sign," says the geekling,…CultureBlender 3D Flyover 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:Stage Right offers four versions of its musical 'Annie' | TribLIVELeapin‘ Lizards! There are four versions…CultureSecret Mouthwash Dance Exposed as FraudRecently, while getting the kids ready f…AmusingAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #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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So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:In one small prairie town, two warring visions of AmericaGreat writing and great photography in t…CultureAI crawlers destroying websites in hunger for contentTraffic on my website has plunged over t…BusinessHelvetica Bold Oblique Sweeps FontysHelvetica Bold Oblique was the big winne…AestheticsCollege Seniors Confident…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:A new headshot for the girl.PersonalI am very happy for these folks, who spent 20 or so years tweaking an insanely complex, co… AwesomeYouTube distortion after the same clip is re-uploaded 1000 timesIn theory, technology lets people make…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Snape is not amused at this year's Hogwarts Feast.PersonalCarolyn as Luciana in the PPT Shakespeare Summer Intensive DramaI just looked up the context for the bald guy dropping the chili. I guess I was expecting something like…DesignMore #blender3d #cgi practice. Added workstations underneath the chief engineer's sta…PersonalI am…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:The Surprisingly Savvy Weird Al Internet Machine When he talks about his business being…AestheticsCarolyn's "waiter with wobbly stack of plates" bit from Hello DollyPersonalFox lawyers Convince Judge that Fox's Tucker Carlson is "not stating actual facts" and…
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:Student Journalists Are Our Future—We Should Start Treating Them Like ItCatherine Palmer was already a seasoned …CultureIs this the little girl I carried? Is this the little boy at…
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:Charming solar system scale installation on Baltimore St. in Kansas City.PersonalPut up the Hoop Sooner: 10 lessons of parenting from one wise guy who's done doing the dad…Earlier today, we dropped our daughter o…AcademiaZooming into the abyss: Black squares don’t contribute much to the learning environment.PersonalAnother delightful section…
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