Educating myself about how today’s college students search for information online. 1) TikTok shows them relevant content FASTER than Google. The algorithm knows them WELL, and they love that. — Adrienne Sheares (@AdriSheares) August 12, 2022 Similar:Entire staff of Russian TV channel resigned during a live stream with last words: “no war”…The Entire staff of…
Rewatching ST:DS9 On a slow night at the bar, Quark grumbles expositionally to Rom (reminding viewers of recent story arc developments). A drunken Klingon assaults Quark, then falls on his own knife. To attract a crowd (and customers), Quark embellishes: he killed Kozak in self-defense. O’Brien comes home to find a pensive Keiko philosophizing expositionally…
Similar:Here I am sketching spaceships like I’m 12 again. I feel like re-reading the novelization …AestheticsNew CarWednesday morning my resourceful brother…BusinessThe girl rehearsing as Babette in Stage Right's Beauty and the BeastCarolyn rehearses with Nick Lenz. Her sh…Current_EventsDogmeat and I may yet win this game. Yes, this was the decisive moment. I…GamesWork / Life Balance:…
Similar:Yes Virginia the Musical coming to ConnellsvilleCarolyn Jerz may be only 11 but is alrea…Current_EventsWork-Life Balance, from 11(!) Years AgoI think I’m managing work-life balance p…AcademiaChess tournament in Monroeville.PersonalWho's ready for some free outdoor Hamlet?PersonalAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #design #aesthetics #blender3d #blender3dar…AestheticsThe storage shelves of my fantasy steampunk CGI starship will…
Similar:Make Video Horizontal Again For confessionals or tapdance routi…AcademiaYour first attempt at a medieval gate and city walls will be your worst. #blender3d #medie…Your first attempt at a medieval gate an…PersonalThe six wives of Henry VIII, in pie chart formIf you’ve ever wanted to see the reigns …AmusingIntroduction to The Skin of Our Teeth (optimistic,…
Similar:In-person classes heighten age-related hearing problems (opinion)My family tells me I’m starting to speak…AcademiaSoldiers of the Empire #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 21) Worf joins General Ma…Rewatching ST:DS9 Bashir scolds Marto…AmusingMore #steampunk control panel goodness. This section features a nice retro pixelboard text…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsTwine: the program that’s democratised the…
One day earlier in the summer I visited the studio for a couple of hours and churned out three or four recordings. Here is one of them. Similar:That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. G…That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of…AestheticsAmazing birthday cake, created by Jane Eyre herself,…
Similar:Desk blotters, with procedural leather and wood materials by Blendermada. #blender3dAestheticsMy brother drove my mother in to see Carolyn in tonight’s opening night Kinetic Theatre pr…PersonalI just thought of a time before you were born when I should have been kind, but I can't re… Sometimes when I’m driving along los…AcademiaThe daughter (giving the piggyback…
Rewatching ST:DS9 After the recap of Part 1, a female Changeling (leader? spokesperson?) says Odo was sent by his people out into the universe as their equivalent of an infant, in order to learn about the “solids.” When she takes Odo’s hand, both of their limbs mingle as orange goo, which causes Odo to appear…
In sync with the resurgence of labor activism nationwide, actors, dancers, stage managers, technicians and others have been questioning the nuts and bolts of their contracts — both the documents that detail their jobs and the wider assumptions about what they owe an audience. Can the theater, they ask, find a way to uphold them…
Rewatching ST:DS9 Although the season 2 finale didn’t end in a cliffhanger, the season 3 opener begins with “Last time on Star Trek Deep Space Nine,” followed by clips, followed by “And now, the continuation.” (Note… not “the conclusion.”) In Ops, Kira and the senior staff are debating how best to respond to a Jem’Hadar…
Similar:Figured out how to configure my iPad as an external monitor for my laptop. Much more effic…CybercultureLatest #blender3d progress on a villain's lair. Added more carpets and cabinetry, and sta… AestheticsHamlet. #tobePersonalI played hooky from work to see Wild Robot with my familyI played hooky to go see Wild Robot this…AestheticsCreative People Say NoWhen I…
Similar:Any pasta can become a pasta salad when the office microwave stops working!CultureThey figured it out.PersonalA full minute standing ovation after that rousing final “Alleluia.” Thrilling!PersonalWhen backwards newbie poets write…PersonalVolunteering at our local food bankEthicsAnother delightful #blender3d #cgi #steampunk control panel. #design #aesthetics #blender3… On a busy day when I spent 7.5 hours o…Aesthetics
Similar:Short-range #neovictorian excursion craft, now with glowing power orbs! Over the past year…https://youtu.be/-cJp-kelrL8 AestheticsSome new locations for my #neovictorian #steampunk personal project. Created in #blender3d…AestheticsUntil next term, I have zero more unmarked assignments. #fistpumpUntil next term, I have zero more unmark…AcademiaSlicing up a massively detailed trimsheet to simulate reflections and geometry for four va…PersonalA Conversation…
Similar:Put up the Hoop Sooner: 10 lessons of parenting from one wise guy who's done doing the dad…Earlier today, we dropped our daughter o…AcademiaHappy Winnie the Pooh Public Domain Dayhttps://twitter.com/textfiles/status/147…CultureThe Most Toys (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 22) Data Abducted by Eccentri…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….ArtEnjoying a soul food dinner in honor of…
Similar:Modular components to mix and match. The upper storeys are next. #blender3d #medievalyork …Modular components to mix and match. The…AestheticsDistributing Candy at Holiday ParadeCurrent_EventsWhat about Socialization?Sometimes, I worry that by homeschooling…Current_EventsYes, we will see almost anything branded Sherlock Holmes.PersonalI asked my geekling whether she was ready for bed…I asked my #geekling whether she was rea…AmusingJust…
Similar:Apple’s new diverse emoji are even more problematic than beforeThis author did a great job articulating…AestheticsComputers and Writing 2020 Funding Request: SubmittedMy contributions this year are a worksho…AcademiaI'm amused by the quirky way the "Thin Bread Crust" meme remixes the remix.I’m interested in the way the “Thin Blue…BusinessBusy NYC Restaurant Solves Major Mystery by Reviewing…
Rewatching ST:DS9 Sisko is unimpressed by Jake’s botany science project, and offers to take him on a vacation through the wormhole to do a planetary survey, proving he’s learned absolutely nothing from O’Brien’s attempt to take a runabout on a vacation. Space Dad is flummoxed when Space Son announces he’s invited Nog to come along,…
Nichelle Nichols, 89, who played Lt. Uhura in the original 'Star Trek' TV series and films, has died. https://t.co/CudCGU5d6S — CNN (@CNN) July 31, 2022 Similar:Find yourself someone who makes you plomeek soup like Nurse Chapel makes for Spock.PersonalMy big acting moment in this scene is declining a drink. #indie #filmAmusingYouTube Now: Why We Focus…
Similar:As a student journo, naturally I covered the visit from Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry…I recall just sort of telling the editor…AcademiaMore #steampunk control panel goodness. This section features a nice retro pixelboard text…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsOn my fantasy #steampunk cruiser, every uniform is a parade dress uniform. #Blender3D #ble… The first…