This sort of thing was funnier back in 2017. Similar:Irony in Blakes7 Reboot?RT @Laroquod: @DennisJerz If #Blakes7 tu…Business‘Aims’: the software for hire that can control 30,000 fake online profiles At first glance, the Twitter user “Can…BusinessMy journalism students just gave me this wristband: "What would Jerz do? / Verify or duck…. AestheticsJoe Biden gives the…
Carving out some time to enjoy this show as I prep to teach the Pittsburgh Cycle @SetonHill Similar:My college writing students are out making short videos responding to a prompt.While my students are out of the room ma…AcademiaSo, what do professors do all day, anyway?Some days I am not Dennis. I am Marky Mc…AcademiaOn the…
I’m also thinking of the cost to the students who have to repeat a course or fail out of a demanding program because they couldn’t AI their way to a passing grade. “People use it much more than we expected,” the cofounder wrote, later adding in response to another user that he “personally chose the price and…
It was not that hard to leave Twitter. I removed the app from my phone and followed a lot of journalists and professionals on Bluesky. I still checked Twitter on my laptop, but not every day. Then one day when X asked me for my password to log back in, I decided not to bother.…
I’m far from perfect, and injustice and suffering and tragedy in the world won’t be much affected by the story I’m about to narrate, but as I was walking in the mall with my son, I dictated a 500-word email response to a student whose paper topic didn’t work out and who asked for my…
Rewatching ST:DS9 Space Dad fusses hoveringly as Jake packs to move in with Nog. Cadet Nog, who has been placed on DS9 for a sophomore internship, is all about duty and cleanliness and exercise, setting up comic tension with Jake, who wants to play computer games and have fun. Odo smugly collects Quark, who’s wanted…
Similar:Slash: Not Just a Punctuation Mark AnymoreI will have to watch for these uses of “…AcademiaThe American Scholar: Celebrity ProfilesPhllip Lopate writes a good essay on the…EssaysSeton Hill Hogwarts Dinner What would I get if I added powdered…AcademiaHumanities and STEM Can and Should Get Along BetterIn my lit and writing classes, I regular…AcademiaQ-Less (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch,…
Similar:Proud of My JournosI saw several heads that I recognized, b…AcademiaBeautiful. No Data / Lore opposition required. AestheticsWe ask 3 Broadway photographers: How do you turn a live show into a still image?Great story about the art of photographi…AestheticsSupport the arts in your community!Personal'Thought Leader’ gives talk that will inspire your thoughtsSaving this for the…
Rewatching ST:DS9 Sisko, Dax, Odo and Garak return from a conference on the Cardassian occupation of Bajor, where Garak got flak for his pro-Cardassian bias, and Odo is uncomfortable with his own reputation as a hero. They’re in a runabout, so it’s no surprise that a plot contrivance particle field hits them before the opening…
Donald J. Trump sued ABC because a journalist truthfully described Trump on air as a convicted rapist. The legal definition of rape absolutely does cover what Trump was found guilty of doing to E. Jean Carroll. Instead of taking the case to court, where legal experts say they would have won easily, ABC agreed to…
Rewatching ST:DS9 Strait-laced time cops arrive on the station to demand “just the truth, Captain.” Sisko’s voice-over informs us that on a trip to recover a Bajoran Plot Contrivance Orb, the Defiant picks up a passenger who would be strangely familiar to anyone who had seen any of Paramount’s extensive promotion for this episode, scheduled…
The daughter missed her graduation ceremony because she was performing in Kinetic Theatre‘s A SHERLOCK CAROL. Thank you, David Whalen for officiating in this “irregular” backstage ceremony! Similar:Tell-all crime reporting is a peculiarly American practice. Now U.S. news outlets are reth…Journalists should balance the public’s …CultureGrading writing: The art and science — and why computers…
Similar:Carolyn is the Production Understudy for PPT’s Dial M for Murder in September A great professional experience for he…CultureStage Right's Alice in WonderlandMy daughter shared the role of Alice thi…CultureOpinion: A deceptively edited video of Joe Biden signals what’s coming (Washington Post)Critical thinking skills and basic textu…AcademiaMore household props for a #blender3d #steampunk project. I…
“If you and your partner regularly use these phrases, it’s a sign that you’re already a mentally strong couple,” (psychotherapist Amy Morin) says. “And if you don’t yet, you can start implementing them and find that you’ll grow stronger both individually and as a unit.” —MSN “I’m going to tell you something that may be…
The technology will continue to improve so that that simulated gymnastics videos will look less and less bizarre, but people who can use AI to create flawless gymnastics videos aren’t actually learning gymnastics. No human being will become a better gymnast thanks to a better AI simulation of a gymnastics routine. More convincing AI-generated…
Similar:Rehearsing for Little Women Tuesday (Carolyn plays Amy)PersonalAfter purchase of latest accessory, I can no longer close my camera bag. #ConspicuousConsu… With the money I saved by working on…PersonalOk, never mind Dusgcxms2… buddy, you can keep your first place as far as I’m concerned. Ok, never mind Dusgcxms2… buddy, you…EducationIconic 'West Side Story' still resonates…
Similar:The Most Disastrous Typos In Western History The Most Disastrous Typos In Western H…BooksLGN Launches Quandary to Develop Ethical Thinking through PlayThe Learning Games Network, a non-profit…CultureNASA Calls It A Mission As Curiosity Rover Fills Up Whole 2-Gigabyte Memory CardMore great satire from The Onion. PASAD…AmusingNYT newsroom integration memoBy integrating the newsrooms we plan to…
When I went off to college to be an English major, my father (who passed last December at 90) told me a story about how his respected professor at Northwestern University spent a whole lecture on the seven levels of symbolism in Melville’s Moby-Dick. Being of an analytical mind and precise mind, my father copied…
Similar:My mom’s Lionel train set (a gift from her father in 1948) had been in storage for 35 year… My mother wants me to thank John at …AestheticsMe (glares in iambic pentameter)Me: I need to post the opening lecture f…AcademiaWhich of my colleagues wants attention?AcademiaSomething to Ponder — Let Me Fix That Meme For YouArtMany…
Similar:Talkback session after the matinee and my brother and faculty colleagues after the evening…Talkback session after the matinee and m…AwesomeThe Girl at rehearsal (where else?).PersonalI’m still teaching journalism and my usual courses, but after 21 years I’ve stepped aside …I’m still teaching journalism and my usu…AcademiaMan enough to sew my own computer bag. Insecure enough…