The video clip shows uniforms I’ve created lately, for a personal project based on the steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult children. I start with the standard human models that are part of the Unity Game Engine’s UMA system, and in Blender3D I shape each piece of clothing as 3D geometry, down…
Similar:Confuse Students to Help Them LearnConfusing sometimes helps cats, so why n…AcademiaA Simple Investigation #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 17) Odo falls for a femme…Rewatching ST:DS9 A duo of knobby-fac…AmusingThe Life and Times of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯But, in addition to symbolizing despair,…CybercultureFaculty assembling in launch tube beneath Salvitti Gym. #classof2017 @setonhilluniversityPersonalChapbooks — the latest assignment in…
Rewatching ST:DS9 In Ops, O’Brien frets to Dax about his very pregnant, very active wife’s latest outing to the Gamma Quadrant. Quark, having just returned from a visit to Ferenginar, seems unusually happy to be back, but blurts out just before the opening credits that he’s dying. While on Ferenginar, Quark was diagnosed with the…
Similar:Carnegie Science Center's Guitar ExhibitThis summer, I’m a “CSC Insider” — mean…AestheticsBehind the bar in the officers' pub, from the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my…AestheticsIs the United Airlines man being smeared in the media even the right David Dao? It shouldn… “Doctor dragged off United fligh…BusinessFamily, I Hear You. I Love You.…
Similar:"I might be putting a little too much effort into designing the cravat for the captai…AestheticsMy Father's Day adventure included replacing the family gaming computer (a 2011 Mac Mini…..One of the benefits of working at Seton …AcademiaCanada's Globe and Mail Uses Expandable Inline Meta-articles to Explain Its CoverageJournalism matters. Educated citizens wh…Cyberculture‘Snow White’ gets a…
Similar:The daughter is working hard as a dancer and Flaemchen understudy. @frontporchtheatricalsCultureSoldiers and Sailors Memorial and Museum Another visit to Pittsburgh with my his…CultureSteampunk flag for the United States of Britannia (from the alternate history my kids and …In the steampunk world my kids and I mad…AestheticsAssembling wall units to bake into a texture atlas.…
Similar:I baked pools of light into the wallpaper, so I can quickly suggest background lighting, s…AestheticsHappy Easter 2024PersonalGirlhood 2014They don’t even seem to want to watch Fr…CultureFall colors are past their peak but it's still a beautiful late October day.PersonalSet design for Acts II and III of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) #blender3dDesignYes, I spent the…
Similar:Office Hours Are ObsoleteI have nothing against holding office ho…AcademiaMy understanding of biased polls is… (choose one) AmusingTheory Trading CardsThis set of 21 Theory Trading Cards, pub…Academia"Daddy, I'm sick of your tears."”Daddy, I’m sick of your tears.” –my 11…Culture12 Mistakes Nearly Everyone Who Writes About Grammar Mistakes MakesDescriptive grammarians rejoice. Formal…CultureConundrum (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5,…
Tribune Review Similar:On Immigration, Poetry Isn’t Policy, but Poetry Matters, by David French, National ReviewThe conservative National Review offers …ArtPublic service announcement! If you are feeling awkward at a social event and you see me t…AwesomeLittle Women (Thurs-Sun)PersonalSchisms (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 5)Rewatching ST:TNG Riker is having troub…DesignSteampunk officer uniforms — test #Blender3D…
Similar:Yep, it's time to read student papers on Flannery O'Connor.Academia"Dammit Mom, I'm a daughter, not a theoretician!"”Dammit Mom, I’m a daughter, not a theor…AmusingMake Video Horizontal Again For confessionals or tapdance routi…AcademiaTouch Me Now: York Plays 2025A cast of hundreds participated in a pub…AcademiaLego faces are getting angrier, study findsThe headline is hype. How…
Rewatching ST:DS9 After a comic opening on the station (featuring Quark working an advertising jingle into the cups served up by the food replicators), we join Kira, Dax and a starry-eyed Bashir (“Is it my imagination or are the stars a little brighter in the Gamma Quadrant?”) on a runabout, following a distress beacon to…
Similar:Why Fan Theories Are Destroying Film Discourse Fan theories are no substitute for cri…CultureChatGPT Can Be Broken by Entering These Strange Words, And Nobody Is Sure WhyReddit usernames like ‘SolidGoldMagikarp…CybercultureLet He Who Is Without Sin #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 7) Worf Scorns RisaRewatching ST:DS9 A nervous Morn sniffs…AmusingActors Fail to Distract Audience from…
Similar:A #steampunk control panel in context. #blender3d #design #aesthetics #blender3dartAestheticsMy laptop hard drive is full & my comfort-food shelf is emptyMy laptop drive is full & my comfort…CultureI baked pools of light into the wallpaper, so I can quickly suggest background lighting, s…AestheticsSecurity is Sleeping in the Back Seat of the CarFor decades, my mother…
I check into Musk’s X every few days, but I no longer *use* it as I once did, as a way of learning from credible experts responding to breaking news, and as a way of connecting with colleagues in my field, mostly just listening quietly while they shared their wisdom with each other. I first…
Similar:Judge: Apple conspired to fix eBook prices.Judge: Apple conspired to fix eBook pric…BooksThe Supreme Court could soon change the internet forever — here’s what you need to know There’s a history of case law protecting…CybercultureAcademic study concludes that teaching kids to touch-type can make them better writersImproving students’ handwriting skill di…EducationI Made Cheerful Maze Game in…
Similar:New handout: "The Shape of an Academic Paper"I’ve given an in-class presentation on “…AcademiaThe Language of Gender ViolenceOppressors deny their own agency and deh…CultureIt's Not "Fake News" Just Because You Disagree With ItI use the term “fake news” to refer to d…CultureLeveling up my skills in #blender3D. Using invisible shapes to cut holes …DesignTwenty-Six Old…
Similar:Enjoy the showmanship as a 94yo woman performs in a dance competition.https://youtu.be/8LOdmka4_90AestheticsRhythm of the Dance (Irish dance, song, and music touring show)My family thoroughly enjoyed this perfor…AestheticsTaking the Lid Off the McDonald’s Coffee CaseHave you heard the story about the lady …BusinessHow The Language Of Special Education Is EvolvingThe words we use and the ways…
Similar:The Psychology of Getting More Done In Less TimeSummary of not-so-new scholarship, but p…CultureLocal TV News Stations Present Amazon PR Video as JournalismAbout a dozen local TV news stations air…BusinessAI Agents Are Terrible Freelance WorkersAI is getting better at rote tasks, but …BusinessHow a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of GeniusesFirst of…
Long before sci-fi shows created their visuals with computer-generated images, sfx crews filmed detailed models against a plain background, which would later be removed and replaced with stars and planets. Wide-angle close-up lenses, softly glowing internal lights, and slow camera motion give the impression of great size. The large 11-foot model of the original Star…
Rewatching ST:DS9 In the Defiant mess hall, Dax and Bashir give O’Brien friendly advice about parenting, and Dax and O’Brien warn Bashir not to sit in Worf’s favorite seat. A Jem-Haddar sneak attack on DS9 has fragmented a docking pylon, and during the hectic scene that follows, the camera leaves Kira’s in-progress tactical report so…