More #Blender3D practice. Making many objects to liven up a #steampunk environment.

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Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, who testified unmasked at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, has since tested positive for the coronavirus, the airline said in a statement.

Kelly testified at the hearing that he believes masks do not add substantial protection to airplane passengers and cited aircraft ventilation systems.

“I think the case is very strong that masks don’t add much, if anything, in the air cabin environment,” he said. “It is very safe and very high quality compared to any other indoor setting.”

The hearing lasted approximately three hours. Five witnesses were seated in close proximity and went most of the hearing unmasked.

Kelly was seated between American Airlines CEO Doug Parker and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby. Kirby tested negative, the airline said. American said that “Doug is symptom-free, fully vaccinated and getting tested this afternoon.” –CNN Business

True Q (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 6) Visiting Intern Exhibits Q-like Powers

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Happily masked in center row C. (The daughter is dance captain.)

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Schisms (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 5)

Rewatching ST:TNG Riker is having trouble sleeping, except during Data’s poetry recitation. (“O Spot! The complex levels of behavior you display / Connote a fairly well developed cognitive array.”) As the ship faces a labor-intensive task of charting the Space Thing of the Week, LaForge has made some adjustments to the deflector grid. Riker’s dozing…

Fall 2021 Grades Submitted

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It’s a lie that having zero assignments to mark means I have nothing “to do,” but this particular task is done.

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Adding random objects to the bookshelves for a fantasy #steampunk project. #blender3d

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Students Don’t Read Syllabi, Exhibit 58623

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Hidden Spaces, New Possibilities

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Worked a short day today, and it shows. Tomorrow is another day!

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Okay, not my most thrilling #blender3D creation, but a fantasy steampunk ship-of-the-line should have supplies for all contingencies.

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Chipping away at the total as the final submissions pour in.

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I didn’t exactly set out to achieve this goal, but it’s not hard to do the minimum to keep the streak going.

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