A text game that you play by opening folders. Similar:The Mere Presence of Your Smartphone Reduces Brain Power, Study Shows The researchers found that participants…AcademiaSet design for Acts II and III of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) #blender3dDesignHappy memories of PC games I played with my son (now 19) sitting on my lap.While doing some spring cleaning…
Similar:Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Star-Spangled Banner and the War of 1812 When he saw “by the dawn’s early light…AestheticsSMS Generator SMS Generator.AmusingIn Which I Bow Before the Mistress of Teen SnarkThe Girl: I’m sorry I’m being so… Me:…CultureMy son, volunteering at the local food bank.PersonalMy wonderful daughter.PersonalEpilogue to Rossum's Universal RobotsMy big finish as Alquist in a…
Similar:A 10-page paper? Are you serious? The running you do in a 100-yard das…AcademiaThe Benefits of Writing Crap (A Reminder)A first draft gives you something to go …EssaysActors Fail to Distract Audience from Prop Newspaper HeadlinesMy daughter and I were talking about pro…AmusingFamily Business (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 3, Episode 23) Quark feuds with his…
Similar:As Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. …https://youtu.be/diQF9buONqY I ha…AestheticsThe ballroom of my #steampunk fantasy space cruiser is now a less lonely place. Thanks to watching many, many YouTub…AestheticsStage Right Nation goes Into the Woods at Saint Vincent Summer Theater. Great job Renata, …Stage Right Nation…
Similar:#4C18 snack still life.PersonalI played hooky from work to see Wild Robot with my familyI played hooky to go see Wild Robot this…Aesthetics"You work for the @CollegeBoard?" the bright-eyed teen behind the fast food counter asks. …”Unsweetened tea. And can you use this c…AcademiaParadise Blue (so glad to be seeing more live theater lately)PersonalI felt…
Similar:The Geekling Worked a Shatner/Nimoy Tribute into GodspellMy geekling daughter, who in Willy Wonka…AmusingBrain, InterruptedIn most situations, the person juggling …AcademiaI'm down to a king and two pawns but my son likes playing until he crushes me.PersonalStunned by Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman and the rest of the cast in Ma Rainey's Black Bot…Stunned by Viola…
Similar:A new headshot for the girl.PersonalAfter a productive run-through of West Side Story, the girl decided to slide out from unde…AmusingKate Upton and Ryan Gosling Explain the SequesterApparently these are two famous and phys…AestheticsOn Night, Darkness & the PastWhen we banish the dark, what do we lose…AestheticsOmaha schoolgirl dresses as a different historical figure each…
In June, 2002, I was blogging about A female autistic scholar’s lament The origins of Horton Hears a Who A NatGeo article on the media-saturated life of Iowa college students The function of “er” in speech A Pravda article on parallels between Orthodox Christianity and computer programming Dr. Toast’s Amazing World of Toast (I really…
What was I doing during the summer of June 2001? My daughter was born about nine months later, so I know at least part of what I was doing at the time. 04 Jun 2001 Violent video games encourage violent behavior (Contemporary Pediatrics) 06 Jun 2001 Sci-Tech Web Awards 2001 08 Jun 2001 Author “used…
Similar:Yesterday's Enterprise (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 15) Alternate histor…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….MediaQuantity leads to quality – Austin KleonAnecdote: [A] ceramics teacher announced…AestheticsFDR in AnnieI’ve accepted the role of FDR in the upc…CultureMore details in the powder room of my villain's lair. #Blender3DAestheticsFULL BLOOM (Aug 31-Sep 2)PersonalAfter lights out, the girl is…
What a storyteller. Boston Globe journalist Jack Thomas, who wrote about his impending death a few months ago, made me laugh out loud several times in this touching essay. Very powerful. He was 83. I’ve had the privilege of having spent more than 60 years working for newspapers. There was not a day when it…
Similar:Standardized Test Scores Don't Really Measure LearningThere are ways to raise a child’s test s…AcademiaTwine: the program that’s democratised the video gaming worldTwine games look and feel profoundly dif…CybercultureLook at the adorable little tape casette. Adventure International / Scott Adams Inc. spoke…GamesIt will be harder to leave Facebook than it was to leave Twitter It…
I always slow down and spend some time with this painting when I visit my local art museum. This scene from the Arthurian legends has been out of exhibition for a while and will be back with a new frame Oct 16. A scene of mourning at Camelot, the castle of the legendary King Arthur,…
Similar:The Geekling Worked a Shatner/Nimoy Tribute into GodspellMy geekling daughter, who in Willy Wonka…AmusingPreparing for some serious nerd time with the family this summerSet phasers to “nerd”! This summer I’ll…CultureOk, never mind Dusgcxms2… buddy, you can keep your first place as far as I’m concerned. Ok, never mind Dusgcxms2… buddy, you…EducationI’ve finally started to create…
I’m conflicted. This is a very well done animated documentary, creating visuals that were not part of the original press coverage of Floyd Collins, the caver trapped in Sand Cave in 1925, and the subject of the first media circus, fed by the emerging new medium of radio journalism. The animation adds sight gags and…
Similar:Ominous Darkness Descending On Webpage Portends Grim Age Of Autoplaying Ad To ComeFortune’s fool, I wagered I would be spa…AmusingSteampunk officer uniforms — test #Blender3D #Unity3Dhttps://youtu.be/SDh4TW8ujNg The vide…AestheticsWhat have my students learned about creative nonfiction writing? During class they are col…What have my students learned about crea…AcademiaStunning, bleak unemployment chart from the front page…
When I started my blog in 1999 (by adding a date to a “Link of the Day” archive I had been maintaining for a year or so), I coded everything in HTML, by hand. This was before Facebook, before YouTube, before Wikipedia, and around the time that the domain google.com first went live. Most of…
Similar:Half a Life (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 4, Episode 22) Lwaxana Meets CogsworthRewatching ST:TNG The teaser sets up an…CultureThinking about the new semester vs. Creating submission slots in CanvasPersonalTrials and Tribble-ations #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 6) Trivial Time Travel…Rewatching ST:DS9 Strait-laced time c…AmusingPOV: You are coding the automatic doors on your fantasy neovictorian…
Similar:Elementary, Dear Data (TNG Rewatch: Season 2, Episode 3) When a holodeck bet spawns a fict…Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…AmusingThe Naked Now (Season 1, Episode 2: ST:TNG Rewatch) When a script that blows chunks makes …With a large ensemble, we saw many scene…CultureThe girl asked me to read R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) to her.…
Tell me you didn’t click the link without telling me you didn’t click the link. I don’t watch any TV news and CNBC plays no role in my life, but come on. This post has gotten thousands of likes and generated hundreds of comments, many of them suggesting that CNBC is out of touch for…