Mars rover captures first sound of dust devil on red planet. Similar:Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.First runner-up for the girl’s Halloween…AestheticsGoogle’s healthcare AI made up a body part — what happens when doctors don’t notice? Though not in a hospital setting, the …CultureJournalism, Fake News,…
Similar:So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschr…So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #…AcademiaToday’s adulting was brought to you by a failed motor vehicle inspection. #notacarguy #win…The car shop wanted to charge over $300….ModdingShrek Image Mashup (Musical Theatre Promo)Hey, Tony. See this photo of Shrek? H…AestheticsStar Trek TOS…
Similar:So happy to work with @crissycp and benefit from her kindness and baking talents.PersonalIn-person classes heighten age-related hearing problems (opinion)My family tells me I’m starting to speak…AcademiaYep, it's time to read student papers on Flannery O'Connor.AcademiaMe waiting for students to drop by during office hours. AcademiaHelping students find my office (St. Joseph 403)PersonalAnother random background…
Similar:Spring 2023 Midterm Grades: Submitted!PersonalOfficial Rules to NanofictionaryI was at a youth car wash today, watchin…Design"The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does …PersonalThank you, anonymous person who left a container of Oreo minis outside my door.PersonalA snifter of brandy helps a supporting character deliver exposition &…
Today’s college students may be very good at using apps, but even power users of social media often struggle with basic computer tasks. Four final projects in a row have been published as private files that I can’t access, or they were uploaded in some proprietary format using a tool my school-issued MacBook doesn’t recognize.…
Rewatching ST:DS9 Quark is enjoying an ear massage from a humanoid woman who is clearly more interested in a business deal when they are interrupted by the arrival of Grand Nagus Zek. In the B story, Bashir is nominated for a prestigious Federation medical award, yet he seems aggressively unenthusiastic. (Some good character bits, and…
Similar:A stranger approached me today.A stranger approached me today. I was a…CultureInside the utopian, brick-loving world of LEGO's adult fandomI used to enjoy buying my kids a $4 set …AestheticsSecond Sight (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 9) Sisko falls for a woman who kee…Rewatching ST:DS9 Sisko narrates a pe…PopCultTuxedo Pooh Reads Oscar Wilde I…
Similar:My big brother and my son facing off at chess. I am outclassed! GamesThe girl as Gimli, Legolas, Aragorn and Thorin. #proudofthegirl #notentirelysurewhy #still…AestheticsAttending Religious Perspectives on the War in Gaza. Attending Religious Perspectives on the…PersonalSiblings gotta sib.PersonalThe School of Humanities honors me and my colleagues @mikearnzen and Dan Martino as we com…The School of…
I recorded this oral interpretation of a delightful Christmas story. Similar:Why We Fall for Fake News and How to Bust ItMeasuring the impact of fake news spread…AcademiaNovel defined: a term used by some students to mean “any text we study in English class”AcademiaSet design for Acts II and III of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) #blender3dDesignMy…
Similar:Just reminding myself that these moments do and will exist. I’ve evaluated every student s…AcademiaYou may move your tassels from right to left. #classof2017 PersonalHow Not To Make Professional ContactsTowards the end of my year-long radio ne…AmusingI just looked up the context for the bald guy dropping the chili. I guess I was expecting something like…DesignI've…
Video game history is colliding: Sierra founders are bringing a seminal text adventure game to VR (The Verge) Colossal Cave Adventure (Crowther 1976; Crowther and Woods 1977) (photo credit) Photo of Ken and Roberta Williams; Wikipedia photo of Adventure on a CRT Sierra On-Line (Sierra Entertainment, Inc.); King’s Quest, Space Quest, Phantasmagoria; original publisher of…
Two days ago my problem was that I had nothing written and I had three days to produce a 2250-word document. Today my problem is that I have 3150 words written and I have one day to produce a 2250-word document. I liked the first problem better. Similar:Bing’s A.I. Chat Reveals Its Feelings: ‘I Want…
The public disintegration of a platform that millions of people used every day has been painful to watch. Now that Google’s search results seem almost completely colonized by AI-generated crap, it will be harder for me to listen in on and learn from a wide range of everyday people sharing their opinions and talking to…
Similar:Releasing a Tiny Game and Trying to Get Paid[G]ames is a bit more financially brutal…BusinessI'm marking them faster than they come in, which is a good thing. I won't be doi…PersonalFamily catch and eat octopus with six tentacles during Greek vacationI keep a silly personal blog devoted to …PersonalLeonard in Slow Motion (9min video)Leonard exists…
“Journalism is an imperfect human activity done by biased people who have bills to pay and passions that drive them,” said Dennis Jerz, Seton Hill associate professor and advisor of The Setonian. “If you believe that your organization is the only pure organization that exists you are approaching journalism from a perspective that I just…
Similar:Oh dear, George Lucas! Why the Star Wars universe is going from bad to worseThough I always preferred a different fr…EmpathyFake Kitsch! Not Really the 80s! There is a part of me that misses …AestheticsAnd so it begins.BooksApparently I’m using boolean modifiers to carve out negative-space greebles for a texture …Aesthetics"Orphans" was amazing. Powerul, funny,…
Similar:Fie upon your multi-page, ad-stuffed crapfest of shame. (Don't click!)What I wrote is not actually a list, jus…DesignCarolyn portrays Maria in West Side Story, Aug 9-12. #ifeelpretty #tonight #somewhereAt the Geyer Peforming Arts Center in Sc…AestheticsHenry Bemis waited his whole life to finally read a book. Listen to Lynn Venable’s story,…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc3DHCiz…BooksThe Rhetoric of Anthems and…
I kept a journal from Feb 3 1983 (the day my freshman high school English teacher assigned a journal entry as homework) through about 1992 (when I was busy in grad school, though I did write long emails to my fiancee). As I was wrapping up my dissertation, I started blogging in 1999. At no…
Similar:The daughter introduced me to this wonderful Martin Freeman comedy. Kind of like School of…PersonalIconic 'West Side Story' still resonates todayCarolyn Jerz of Greensburg will be playi…ArtMy daughter who sometimes does things will be singing & swinging August 16 – 25 with @fron…My daughter who sometimes does things wi…CultureMy brother, in town to see The…
Similar:More #blender3d #steampunk goodness. #design #aesthetics #blender3dart AestheticsOpinion: Don’t Be Fooled by America’s Flattening CurveAnother example of effective new media d…Current_EventsMaking sidewalks to go with the buildings. Tedious but will save time later. #blender3d #m…PersonalPreemptive Strike (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 24) Lt. Ro's loyalties are te… Rewatching ST:TNG The newly promo…EthicsQuick visit to…