I passed along to my geeklings an appreciation for hammy sci-fi overacting. Similar:That's my daughter in the hoop. Pippin Oct 21-23 and 27-29. AestheticsCome see Carolyn as “The Girl” in The Fantasticks, Oct 18-27. CultureNerd Break! Listening To: Wilhelm Scream / Castle Thunder / Amen Break (While Watching Lig…In order to provide some context…
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:How The Language Of…
Mars is the only [other] place where we have solid evidence for liquid [water]. —The Washington Post –– Similar:STEM Education Won't Solve the World's ProblemsI love STEM. My SAT score for math was e…AcademiaI didn't ask for the AI icon on my Kindle app. I can't turn it off.I really hate that little sparkly icon w…BooksPolice…
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…
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Similar:Everyone Nov 1AmusingWooden document holders. Pretty routine, but practice is practice. #Blender3DPersonalI really enjoyed powering through Wilson’s Century Cycle during winter term.AwesomeMy son, volunteering at the local food bank.PersonalTo my daughter for 2020: “You shall prevail.”PersonalThat moment when you're logging into a table read of #RUR (Rossum's Universal Robo…Personal
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:5 of the Fiercest One-Liners in HistoryYes, the Spartans’ one-word response to …Culture"seriously, the guy has a point" — on the Charging Bull and Fearless Girl ControversyArt conveys significance; however, much …AestheticsAnime Treatment of Star WarsI am not particularly into anime, though…AestheticsPrime Stage's THE OUTSIDERS Stays Golden at the New…
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:‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation As much as we like to think of…
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:How Not To Make Professional ContactsTowards the end of my year-long radio ne…AmusingWe Tried to Do Vanlife Right. It Broke Us Down.Shortly before I got married, my sister …CultureSold out show today. Carolyn gets tomorrow off, then a final week.Personal"Moorish girl" in Man of La Mancha. (Vulcan Moorish girl.)PersonalMy buddy JTK helps me make 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:Who Watches the Watchers (ST:TNG Season Three Episode 4) Rationalist, talky mythbustingRewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….EthicsSuch pictures fill my weekday world at fiveYour…
Similar:1776. Binge-watching Liberty's Kids. New this year: Carolyn singing songs from Hamilt…PersonalAdvising incoming majors.AcademiaOn Office Hours and Student Contact at the Small Liberal Arts College I don’t expect students to be constantl…AcademiaMy 4Cs StoryI chaired a session on Friday, and gave …AcademiaThe girl’s first day on set filming for “The First Day of Summer” Carolyn…
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Pretty sure you can’t do this to a Kindle. Posted by Tenth + Fourth on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Similar:Techno-greebles. Geometrically these are identical plain cubes, with custom shaders that s…DesignFacebook’s Instant Articles restore subscription options they previously strippedThe ability to serve content faster than…BusinessHow to be a Medieval Spectator (Intro to Toronto York Plays…
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:I Set A Trap To Catch Students Cheating With AI. The Result Was DeflatingMy classes are generally small enough…
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…