‪Uncanny footage of an outdoor sculpture.‬‏ – YouTube

‪Uncanny footage of an outdoor sculpture.‬‏ – YouTube. Blender Camera Mapping Tutorial Similar:How I Joined Teach for America and Got Sued for $20 Million”By the time school opened, I was thrill…EducationMy Minecraft-obsessed tween made this blocky foam pig at art camp. Next up: Stage Right summer musical th…AestheticsEntire staff of Russian TV channel resigned during…

Visit to Ft. Ligonier

Fort Ligonier re-enactors. French and Indian War. Similar:Cat-sitting. Hello, Blue.PersonalTexas lawyer trapped by cat filter on Zoom call, informs judge he is not a catA Texas lawyer accidentally left a kitte…AmusingInteresting. How to manage the gap between what we need to say, and what the other person …Interesting. I don’t particularly car…CultureSondra's Garden: Butterfly Release…

Can a Playground Be Too Safe?

After observing children on playgrounds in Norway, England and Australia, Dr. Sandseter identified six categories of risky play: exploring heights, experiencing high speed, handling dangerous tools, being near dangerous elements (like water or fire), rough-and-tumble play (like wrestling), and wandering alone away from adult supervision. The most common is climbing heights. “Climbing equipment needs to…

Shuttle Astronauts Set to Leave Space Station for Last Time | Atlantis STS-135 Final Mission | International Space Station | Space.com

In an occurrence which became somewhat of a tradition for shuttle crews and those of the International Space Station expeditions, the Expedition 28 crew and the STS-135 Atlantis astronauts formed a microgravity circle for a portrait aboard the orbiting complex’s Kibo laboratory of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. This image was taken on July 15,…

Borders to Shut Down

Borders, which employs about 10,700 people, scrapped a bankruptcy-court auction scheduled for Tuesday amid the dearth of bids. –via Borders to Shut Down – WSJ.com. Similar:Kindle App Vs. iBooks. (Spoiler: They’re Virtually Identical Now!)I noticed with interest that Kindle now …AestheticsTrying to Tame Huck FinnAdventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of…AcademiaHow to Get Boys to…

James Goodwin Clonney: Mother’s Watch

This painting, of two impish children taking advantage of a moment of unsupervised freedom as their mother naps, is one of my favorites from the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, here in Greensburg. The pun in the title intrigues me, as does the amazing complexity of the children’s clothing. The painting was not there when…

[2.5] FPS MouseLook Script

Yay, me. I got the MouseLook script to work in my Blender Game Engine work-in-progress.  Thanks to [2.5] FPS MouseLook Script. Based on models I had already created for one reason or another, the game currently involves donuts, paneled walls, tables, and iPad projectiles. Oh, and you’re a little bot. You may have guessed that I’m not…

Robert Lepper’s Typewriter Peacock

I love this piece, on display at the Westmoreland Museum of Art, as part of “They Practice What They Teach: Artist Faculty of Carnegie Institute of Technology.” Similar:Synergistic Synthesis XVII Sub B1 Chair by Kenneth SmytheAfter my daughter’s theater workshop, I …AestheticsOkay, please stop droolingIt perfectly pulls together four importa…CybercultureJournalists prefer plain language.AestheticsDetails for a…

Why Google+ So Far Is Almost Entirely Male – Technology – The Atlantic Wire

Men are into Google+; ladies, not so much. Google confirmed yesterday that over 10 million people have signed up for the new social networking site, but they didnt mention that men make up three quarters of those early adopters. Instead, Mashables Jolie ODell did some digging using sites that compile these sorts of stats, and…

BBC – Editorial Guidelines – Guidance – Social Networking, Microblogs and other Third Party Websites: Personal Use – Summary

The personal use of the internet by BBC staff must be tempered by an awareness of the potential conflicts that may arise. There should be a clear division between “BBC” pages and “personal” pages. On Social Networking sites, you should be mindful that the information you disclose does not bring the BBC into disrepute. For…