I passed along to my geeklings an appreciation for hammy sci-fi overacting. Similar:The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two …The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a …AmusingKids Turn Bratz into Star Wars Rey DollsSometimes, I catch myself thinking there…AestheticsTrials and Tribble-ations #StarTrek…
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:I rather like my…
Mars is the only [other] place where we have solid evidence for liquid [water]. —The Washington Post –– Similar:Stunning writing in this WaPost reflection on the Trump campaign's journey from a gold esc…I’m stunned by the writing. Here’s just …CultureRob Rogers' firing is a frightening omenPulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Nick A…CulturePhysician: "My career of treating patients has…
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:Furnished a random nook in the #neovictorian #steampunk cruiser I'm building. Not ha…PersonalWhy ‘Cats’ the Movie Fails So FlamboyantlyI can’t seem to get into superhero movie…AestheticsHelping students find my office (St. Joseph 403)PersonalWhat gives you comfort? I collect lights. Some of these have magnets!!AmusingHere I am sketching spaceships like I’m 12 again. I feel like…
Similar:I had already created the little utility craft on the lower left, but this weekend I expan…PersonalThis is about half of the #steampunk control panel details I've created in the past m…AestheticsWhat blogging wasI’ve maintained this blog since the spri…CybercultureAt the Johnstown Flood Museum. (May 31 1889 the neglected dam at the South Fork Fishing…
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:NYPD's Lt. Cattani offers heartfelt apology for "wrong decision" that threw his reputation…Cops are trained to make snap decisions …Current_EventsIn March, 2001, I was blogging about "All Your Base…", digital history, 3D printers, and…In March 2001, I was blogging about …AestheticsAirlock for a #steampunk #blender3d project featuring #neovictorian #greebles. #blender3da……
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:Serious reading takes a hit from online scanning and skimming, researchers say The brain was not designed…
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…
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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:Higgs Boson VideoGreat video about subatomic particles, f…AcademiaResearch Poetry (communicating research results and expressing their significance through …For an article on communicating research…AcademiaPost Gazette…
Similar:Trying something a bit different for today's 10 sq cm of #steampunk #blender3d control pan…AestheticsMidterm Grades Spring 2025: Posted!I planned ahead pretty well this term. I…AcademiaIt's such a privilege to introduce these young people to Shakespeare's body of work.After starting my 200-level “Shakespeare…AcademiaMe: Carolyn, are you ok? Carolyn:Just reminding myself that I am a gift.AmusingThe…
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Pretty sure you can’t do this to a Kindle. Posted by Tenth + Fourth on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Similar:Typeset In The FutureWhile watching classic science fiction f…AestheticsNew Data Shatters Video Game Player Stereotypes: Gamers Regularly Involved in Community, C…”Gamers are everywhere and they’re every…BusinessAmericans grapple with recognizing facts in news stories: Pew surveyThe more…
Get the brand of the beer, the make, model and year of the car and the name and breed of the dog. Here’s a great story that suggests journalists also “get the brand of the bra.” Similar:Love This Headline: "He took a date to the park where he was gored by a bison, figuring it…DramaRob…
What other accessory ensures the safety of your essentials, with easy access, while also liberating your hands? The fanny pack, when used properly, enables a whole host of activities that other bags render awkward: a deep embrace, a dance party, the ability to quickly find and swipe and secure your MetroCard. Through its rare combination…