I had already created the little utility craft on the lower left, but this weekend I expanded the fleet and made an appropriately period control yoke. #blender3dart #steampunk #cgi #neovictorian

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Everyone thinks AI is replacing factory workers, but Amazon’s layoffs show it’s coming for middle management first

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Wood pile stacking animation (Blender 3D)

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Let’s talk about AI art (long, scrollworthy post from The Oatmeal)

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Maybe it wasn’t a sensible idea to hold 5 hours of student consultations on the day midterm grades were due, but I really enjoyed it.

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Where are Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, etc. in your “American Literature” syllabus?

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