If we’re all going to be disagreeing more, we should be careful to do it well. What does it mean to disagree well? Most readers can tell the difference between mere name-calling and a carefully reasoned refutation, but I think it would help to put names on the intermediate stages. So here’s an attempt at…
Similar:Added an overhead minimap to my #medievalyork #unity3d simulation. #mysteryplayAdded an overhead minimap to my #medieva…DesignNature walks 2012 and 2018.AestheticsAnother #steampunk #neovictorian control panel module. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #…AestheticsBeauty and the Beast (St. Vincent Summer Theatre)The girl (blue skirt and pigtails), who …Current_EventsZagg Rugged iPad Air2 keyboard case — USB mini socket came right out…
The teen summer camp production of Les Miserables runs at the Palace Theatre Friday at 8:30, Saturday at 2pm, and Saturday at 8:30. Similar:Even in the U.S., Chinese Students May Have Tiananmen ‘Amnesia’But now that he was at college in Americ…CultureSecurity is Sleeping in the Back Seat of the CarFor decades, my mother collected paperba…EmpathyIn…
Long before the Apple ad, and Michael Radford’s 1984 film version of Nineteen Eighty-Four, there was the 1949 radio drama above. Starring British great David Niven, with intermission commentary by author James Hilton, the show aired on the educational radio series NBC University Theater. —Open Culture Similar:Moon for the MisbehottenEven though I wrote about some…
I’ve only glanced at TextureWriter, but already I wish I had seen it two months ago, so that I could have incorporated it into my online “Digital Storytelling” class. (I’ll use it this fall, though.) Similar:i trained an ai chatbot on my childhood journal entries – so that i could engage in real-t…I kept a journal…
Midsummer closes tonight, July 23. My daughter is playing Puck. Jim’s makeup is wonderful. Similar:The facts evolve as we look into how our re-accommodation process that involved goons drag…The language in the official United…BusinessA Fistful of Datas (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 8) Worf Trapped in Western S…Rewatching ST:TNG Silly Gagh-Western …AmusingLearn from this typesetter's…
Similar:Hamlet!PersonalThis long-nelected CD-ROM case tucked away behind my monitor holds almost as many portable…PersonalRecording my lines for a student escape room project.PersonalWhen you need to record footsteps on a sidewalk, and the carpeted studio has a brick wall.AmusingEmpathy in a Downtown Sub ShopSitting in a downtown sub shop. A half d…CultureThe girl’s first day…
Similar:Furious Trump orders officials to boycott correspondents' dinnerTrump spent the morning insulting the ne…CultureStick to facts, but write news your readers will actually want to read. Students who put a lot of effort int…AcademiaThe girl's modern dance choreography workshopAestheticsThe Most Awesome 450 Page Presentation Everhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt9F7tKc…AestheticsWe Had No Idea What Alexander Graham Bell Sounded Like. Until…
Recently on Facebook I made some of my friends go “hmm” when I corrected a meme that suggested the medieval church burned Copernicus at the stake for teaching that the sun is the center of the solar system. (“Contrary to popular belief, the Church accepted Copernicus’ heliocentric theory before a wave of Protestant opposition led…
Similar:You may move your tassels from right to left. #classof2017 PersonalClues (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 14) Data's faslehoods nonpluss and Pic…Rewatching ST:TNG After the crew blac…EmpathyPlaying a well-dressed bad guy. PersonalMy English major skills crushed the girl in Bananagrams.Wildcard? You mean quitter tile! GamesSHU Community Lines Up to Honor JoAnne Boyle's Final Trip Up the…
As a college English teacher, I come to the table with a nuanced professional stance on the value of originality in writing. In a given discourse community, I can refer to common ideas without making it look like I am claiming original thinking. For example, when I was an undergrad with a work-study job in the…
My retired parents and bachelor engineer brother came from out of state so they could see Carolyn and me in the Latrobe Cabaret Theatre’s Midsummer. Mom says it was the first Shakespeare play she had ever seen. My family was sitting in the front row, so I could see their reactions from the stage. I’m…
Now imagine the resources required to simulate the brains of millions or billions of dead people. It’s possible that some future technology will allow for unlimited RAM and we’ll all get free service. The same way we’re arguing about health care now, future activists will chant, “The afterlife is a right, not a privilege!” But…
Similar:How exactly do bridges bridge? How do rivers rive? How much detail does my model of #medie…How exactly do bridges bridge? How do ri…AestheticsStill shot from a flyover video that's been taking about 3 minutes to render each fra…AestheticsSquirrel noisily enjoying a nut alongside the Grotto drive at Seton Hill.PersonalMy kids are in a tree.…
The lead roles in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” are being performed by a father and daughter. Dennis Jerz of Greensburg plays Oberon, king of the fairies, and his daughter, Carolyn Jerz, plays Puck, Oberon’s mischievous helper. As director, Mr. Carosella describes Carolyn, who will be a high school freshman this fall, as a “triple threat.”…
Similar:I can't really articulate why i enjoy crafting #steampunk control panels, but it's been a …AestheticsI actually don't mind Canvas — it just happens to be the course management system I have …AcademiaHeard any good stories lately?My daughter has a terrible time settling…BooksEvery day on my fantasy #neovictorian interplanetary cruiser features glowing green ether ……
Among actors in Cabaret Theatre’s upcoming production of “Midsummer Night’s Dream” are a father-daughter duo and a husband-and-wife team. Dennis Jerz and daughter Carolyn Jerz, both of Greensburg, will play King Oberon and Puck, while Jerry and Jen Woodling of Export portray Theseus and Hippolyta. –Tribune Review Similar:How Facebook and Twitter control what you see about…
Similar:Jumpsuit for a female mechanic in my #neovictorian #steampunk project. #blender3d #unity3dAestheticsServing at Christmas on the Hill 2025PersonalTARDIS from today's 3D printing class.AestheticsTop 8 events not to miss in DecemberMy daughter Carolyn appears as Young Est…CultureSet design for Acts II and III of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) #blender3dDesignProgress over 11 years of Blender3D practiceOver the…
Supernatural pranksters! mismatched lovers! rude mechanicals! My daughter plays Puck and I play Oberon in Shakespeare’s popular comedy, July 13-16, and 20-22, 7:30pm, at the Cabaret Theatre (Latrobe). Similar:Vanessa Otero's Updated Media Bias Chart (Liberal/Mainstream/Conservative; Facts/Analysis/…Otero goes into great detail describing …CultureTelling Trump’s Story to Children: For Book Publishers, It’s TrickyThis is a challenging writing task.…
A Midsummer castmate shared a link to this online memorization tool. I’ve been using it for a half hour. It really helps. You paste in the text, then it blanks out all but the first letter of each word. At the next stage, it shows just the first two words of each line. —Memorizer (Memorization Tool) Similar:Lining…