It seemed the labs were using an outdated protocol for calculating the probability of DNA matches in “mixtures”; that is, crime scene samples that contain genetic material from several people. It may have affected thousands of cases going back to 1999. At first, they assumed the update wouldn’t make a big difference — just a…
Similar:More glorious #steampunk control panels, created for no practical purpose. #blender3d #ble…AestheticsSiblings gotta sib.PersonalCrazy, Kinetic, Acoustic Visit to the Carnegie Science CenterA few days ago, I blogged about visiting…EducationAnime Treatment of Star WarsI am not particularly into anime, though…AestheticsKinetic Theatre's "Hound of the Baskervilles" was hilarious. Kinetic Theatre’s production was ful…BooksThe other day I did a…
I passed along to my geeklings an appreciation for hammy sci-fi overacting. Similar:Midterm Grades Submitted.AcademiaThe girl has gotten progressively more dedicated over the past few days.When you’re a homeschool parent, you go …AestheticsSub Rosa (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 14) Dr. Beverly's Space Ghost Romance Rewatching ST:TNG Dr. Crusher eul…PopCultModular low-poly medieval buildings.…
This whole item applies very well to one of my children. Me: Put your shoes on. Child: Did you know that we don’t actually vote for president, we vote for people who vote for president? Me: I don’t care, put your shoes on. Child: I am. Me: You’re not. Put your shoes on. Child: Why do we have shoes anyway? Me: Just put your…
I still blog, because I want control over my own archives, so that I can link back to my own posts to provide context (such as this 2004 post on the emerging SHU blogging community, or this 2011 post on the switch from MovableType to WordPress). Your past pretty much doesn’t exist if you post it…
Electronic Book Review just published an article I wrote with Dave Thomas, on cave space in video game ecology. Parts of this article are a companion to my 2007 Digital Humanities Quarterly article on the 1970s text computer game Colossal Cave Adventure. Crowther’s translation of real world caving experience into the digital medium provides a…
My daughter Carolyn, Matthew Hommel, Vinny Tresco, and my wife are in this show. (My wife is also the director.) The show runs Oct 1-3 (Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 at the Geyer Performing Arts Center in Scottsdale, Pa.) Geyer production ‘Dani Girl’ offers inspiration to those touched by cancer. –Tribune Review Similar:The Icarus Factor (ST:TNG…
Mars is the only [other] place where we have solid evidence for liquid [water]. —The Washington Post –– Similar:Text Wrangler Discontinued (Free Mac Text Editor)I still miss Notepad++, a Windows tool o…Current_EventsWhen Asking the Question is Part of the News Story (New Example: Clinton Supporters)I ask my journalism students to avoid us…Current_EventsControlling behavior of HQ CEO…
In a stunning reversal of decades of copyright claims, the judge ruled that Warner/Chappell never had the right to charge for the use of the “Happy Birthday To You” song. Warner had been enforcing a copyright since 1988, when it bought Birch Tree Group, the successor to Clayton F. Summy Co., which claimed the original…
Similar:When backwards newbie poets write…PersonalThe girl’s first day on set filming for “The First Day of Summer” Carolyn plays a teenager who’s outsi…CultureThat moment when you're logging into a table read of #RUR (Rossum's Universal Robo…PersonalNot a #carguy but I pried open the hatch of the van to change 4 bulbs. #adulting PersonalSigma Tau Delta English…
Similar:Jerz Nerdcation 2013On a visit to the Washington DC area for…CultureI'm not showing you my email inbox, or my laundry pile, or the state of my soul. Just…PersonalAnother 40sq cm chunk of a #steampunk control panel. I'll do three more variations followi…AestheticsSlicing up a massively detailed trimsheet to simulate reflections and geometry for four va…PersonalYour…
I hated Clippy, not because it looked like it was leering at me, but because it was so intrusive. [T]he engineers in the room were willing to throw out the focus-group-provided data—data which they paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for—because it didn’t cohere to their expectations. The software shipped with 10 male assistants and…
Source: Cyanide & Happiness (Explosm.net) Similar:We Need to Talk about the Burgeoning Robot Middle ClassMaybe it’s not the super-robots we need …BusinessPassage: a Gamma256 video game by Jason RohrerGrand Text Auto introduced me to the exc…AestheticsKristin and Haley's Discussion on Poe's "The Raven"I gave my literature students 30 minutes…AcademiaNovel defined: a term used by some…
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. An opportune time, then, to revisit R. Sikoryak’s “Good ol’ Gregor Brown,” which first appeared in Russ Kick’s The Graphic Canon, from Seven Stories Press. —Literary Hub Similar:Rivals (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 11) A charming entrepreneur opens a casi… Rewatching ST:DS9 A…
A clever little stunt, getting a little publicity for the robot and the dance troupe. A robot has taken the first step towards becoming a working actor by applying for a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card.The robot, whose acting style could be considered stiff, is named IRB 2400. It made its screen debut recently by costarring…
Similar:On my fantasy #steampunk capital ship, every uniform is a full dress uniform. #blender3d #…AestheticsRhythm of the Dance (Irish dance, song, and music touring show)My family thoroughly enjoyed this perfor…AestheticsJustice (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 7) When Wes trips on a fence, joggers' god gets in…In which Wesley commits a crime on the L…CultureAfter a…
That moment when you see a dozen or more of your own journalism students guiltily ignoring the “no electronic devices” note in the program so that they can livetweet Honors Convocation. Similar:Novel defined: a term used by some students to mean “any text we study in English class”AcademiaMy 13yo and 18yo enthralled by WarGames.Wife likes…
Similar:Homeschool prom 2017PersonalSlicing up a massively detailed trimsheet to simulate reflections and geometry for four va…PersonalSomeone I know very well is in the trailer for Midnight (2020)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5BczlGs…CultureSupport the arts in your community!PersonalCan you really say you’ve designed #neovictorian uniforms for a fantasy #steampunk cruiser…AestheticsVolunteering at our local food bankEthics
Similar:Why I Rarely Blog about My Home Building ProjectsWe’re kind of in the eye of the storm, b…ModdingI know that look.This was my 9yo today. She doesn’…AmusingA little board-gaming for Labor Day.PersonalFeeling Like an Impostor at 49I reminded my Shakespeare students that …AcademiaI just bought Diamond City.GamesThe Penance of Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester, by Edwin…
Pretty sure you can’t do this to a Kindle. Posted by Tenth + Fourth on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Similar:Humanities and STEM Can and Should Get Along BetterIn my lit and writing classes, I regular…AcademiaMr. President, stop attacking the pressReagan recognized that as leader of the …CultureSkeleton Crew at BarebonesSupport the arts in your community.…