Fall, 2009

LA100: Basic CompositionEL200: Media Lab and SetonianEL227: News WritingEL237: Writing about LiteratureEL266: American Literature I (1800-1915) Similar:A New Talent EmergesI tried hard to frown disapprovingly whe…HomeI Canna Give Ye Any More Screens, Cap'n! The iPad Mini and the ChromeBook are…HomeTake that, grass! Eat rotary analog steel.HomeThe Dadliest DecadeThe eighties, at least, were drenched in…HomeDress Rehearsal…

The 2009 Lyttle Lytton Contest

My favorite “winner” in this year’s Lyttle Lytton Contest, which awards writers who can, in one sentence, imitate the infamous “It was a dark and stormy night” novel opening. Alex turned to Gertrude, in much the same way Martin Landau turned to Barbara Bain in the opening of Space: 1999. — Alex Dering Similar:Finished Reading…

Blender 3d Softbody Demo

I can’t say I understand my creation, but it sure was fun making it. Similar:NASA Communicates with Ailing Voyager 1 SpacecraftI remember staying up well past my bedti…Current_EventsNow that I have polished so many details, I'm working on more selective lighting. #steampu… AestheticsThe ChatGPT Lawyer Explains HimselfAs Mike Edwards notes, “AI doomers will …CultureUnnatural Selection…

Secretary charged with changing daughter's grades

A high school secretary has been charged with illegally changing grades in a school computer system to improve her daughter’s class standing and with lowering the grades of two other girls. —Elanor Chute, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Similar:AI crawlers destroying websites in hunger for contentTraffic on my website has plunged over t…BusinessKatie Couric Gun Documentary Undermined By…

Mega Drop-Down Navigation Menus Work Well

Big, two-dimensional drop-down panels group navigation options to eliminate scrolling and use typography, icons, and tooltips to explain the user’s choices. — Jakob Neilsen Similar:IN-ZOOM (A world-premiere 10-minute play)A very current short play by Bill Irwin….CultureHad a rough day. Designing another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel doesn't fix everyt…Academia11 Problems to Anticipate Before…

Mind Your BlackBerry or Mind Your Manners

“You’ll have half the participants BlackBerrying each other as a submeeting, with a running commentary on the primary meeting,” Mr. Reines said. “BlackBerrys have become like cartoon thought bubbles.” Some professionals admitted that they occasionally sent mocking commentary about the proceedings, but most insisted that they used smartphones for legitimate reasons: responding to deadline requests,…