I guess now we know why for the past decade or so Google doesn’t seem to be valuing what used to be magical about Google — the ability to rank pages so effectively and connect users to web pages that met their needs. That’s just not what’s driving Google these days. With AI search results…
Enjoyed making a 3D print of the captain’s chair from the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult kids. Similar:I'm nerdy enough to give my 15yo a used copy of "The Hero with a Thousand Faces." I’m nerdy enough to give my 15yo a used …BooksSquirrel noisily enjoying a nut alongside the Grotto…
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This actually happened the other day when I was offline. Similar:New utility chair and appliances from the service areas of my fantasy #steampunk #blender3…AestheticsA little board-gaming for Labor Day.Personal13: The Musical Promohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40MbeApiX…CultureTwittering The MachineI’ve never been a phone guy. My vo…AcademiaOver the years I have leveled up my Blender3D skills.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNLArSlF…AestheticsRefreshing my memory of working with…
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…
Spring 2024 Grades: Submitted Similar:The Hunted (ST: TNG Rewatch; Season Three, Episode 11) Honorable soldier exiled by the pea…(Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break…EthicsMore #steampunk control panels. Recessed workstations with fold-down keyboards. #blender3d…PersonalSimulated iceberg, preserved artifacts and re-creations at the Titanic installation. …CultureFolger Shakespeare Library on "The Fate of Ophelia"On my ride into work yesterday,…
I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Seeing Floyd Collins, a musical about caving and journalism. Front Porch Theatricals.PersonalCan't upload photos to Facebook from my MacBookI spent 30 minutes trying to upload abou…CybercultureOn my fantasy #steampunk capital ship, every uniform is a full dress uniform. #blender3d #…AestheticsAdding details to a clip-art…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Spent a half hour taming this tangle of cables (left) with a little tiny six-inch-wide car…AestheticsI filed my grades early. I shall now, briefly, do something irresponsible.Grades submitted. I’ll reward myself wit…PersonalAt the Johnstown Flood Museum. (May…
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:A familiar performer choreographed and dances the "Canaan Days" tango in Stage Right's Jos…AestheticsTwitter, Fix Your Cropping AlgorithmWhen given the chance to crop…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:The geekling is 14 today.PersonalLittle Women (Thurs-Sun)PersonalMy student journalists sport their fashionable “What Would Jerz Do?” wristbands.AcademiaCarolyn performed as Ariel yesterday in the New Renaissance Theatre Company's production o… Carolyn performed as Ariel yesterday i…AmusingReady to teach another set of students what…
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:What blogging wasI’ve maintained this blog since the spri…CybercultureThis was a rough term. Still have a winter term course to publish before midnight but time…AcademiaI asked my geekling whether she was ready for bed…I asked…
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:If you want to work with words, then journalism courses are very practical options.AcademiaIt not only went VROOM, it carried chunky plastic letters that could *spell* VROOM.Tonight, when I got home after all the e…AestheticsVibing to a park saxophonist as I code for an upcoming conference presentation, and…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Reading a Classic American Play to My Daughter BooksGoogle Docs MLA Style Works Cited Class ActivityI have rarely been satisfied with spendi…AcademiaYou, Too, Can Have a Viral Tweet Like Mine: Demystifying Poetic MeterSaving for the next time I teach “Intro …AcademiaSummer Theater…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:I just finished recalibrating the port scanner station and lookout post. If you need help … AestheticsMy son (black) has captured better pieces, but my brother (white) has a better position. C… PersonalWe were a Neilsen ratings family during…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Portraits of my 11yo: Pretty, Goofy, and Pretty GoofyAmusingThis weekend! GeyerPAC.comPersonalAfter you finish your brass-polishing shift, join me at the Gear and Heart to swap stories…AestheticsOut & About: Cabaret Theatre presents its 'Cabbie Awards'You can just make out Carolyn, Leigh, an…CultureBeam me up, Chewie!AwesomeStill More FaceTime FunI…