This sort of thing was funnier back in 2017. Similar:She was the PTA mom everyone knew. Who would want to harm her?Great reporting from Christopher Goffard…EthicsCave Gave Game: Subterranean Space as Videogame Place | Electronic Book ReviewElectronic Book Review just published an…AcademiaWhy the trial by ordeal was actually an effective test of guiltHow could an…
Carving out some time to enjoy this show as I prep to teach the Pittsburgh Cycle @SetonHill Similar:The Rhetoric of Anthems and the Drama of KneelingI don’t follow sports, so I don’t feel f…CulturePop Culture Showdown with My Retro DaughterThe girl tried to weird me out with a vi…AestheticsWhat’s an environmental issue? — Gus SpethI…
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:Scat "boop oop a doop" and variations (Esther Lee Jones, Helen Kane, Betty Boop, Marilyn M… A few years ago I was working regularl…BusinessNor the Battle to the Strong #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 4) Jake Sisko, cub …Rewatching ST:DS9 On an assignment to w…EmpathyIn March 2000, I was blogging about Palm V computers…
Similar:We were a Neilsen ratings family during the pandemicIn March 2020, just as the lockdown clos…BusinessInterface changes make it a little harder to work with Google's image searchWhen I’m looking for a picture I’m going…BusinessThere’s Something Off About LED BulbsWhen I’m stressed, or I feel life is spi…AestheticsThe Woman in BlackLast night’s preview was a…
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:The Most Unexpected Workplace Trend Coming in 2020: the Return of the Liberal Arts Major On LinkedIn each year author Dan Sch…BusinessMidterm Grades Spring 2025: Posted!I planned ahead pretty…
Similar:And yes, that's her picture in the program (from the PPT Shakespeare contest).At PPT’s The Diary of Anne Frank. …CultureSpring 2023 Grades: Submitted! (I only had 3 last-minute submissions to mark today.)AcademiaHelp! I may be running out of excuses for not wearing…Help! I may be running out of excuses fo…CultureThis class has been everything that 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:Hide and Q (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 9) Riker, buffed up by Q, grants desires of the…Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…AmusingWhat's wrong with the way I talk?Wife & daughter competing w each oth…AestheticsThe Geekling Worked a Shatner/Nimoy Tribute into GodspellMy geekling daughter, who in Willy Wonka…AmusingI'm honestly not sure where that came from.For…
Similar:On the Trail of the Memex: Vannevar Bush, Weblogs and the Google Galaxy”Hypertext as mediated by the Web browse…CybercultureMy Anti-Linkbait Pledge: Cynical Overhyping vs. Simply Being OnlineWhen I find something interesting that a…CultureA #neovictorian #steampunk ship-of-the-line needs a dramatic flag and a conveniently locat…AestheticsCredible case that a lost Shakespeare sonnet has been identified A dedication…
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:Get Hands-on Writing Experience.AcademiaThey still need work but we have 2 weeks before classes start, so I feel pretty good.They still need work but we have 2 weeks…PersonalCarolyn had fun playing a street urchin this weekend in Stage Right’s production of Little…Another fun show! Great job, cast and cr…Current_EventsMy contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s plan…
Similar:Cheerful scene from @pictclassictheatre Jane Eyre (getting great reviews; 11 more performa…PersonalSettling in for a half day updating my knowledge of the job market my students will face.Settling in for a half day updating my k…PersonalAfter a successful piano recital.CultureTalk with us about books! English as a minor or second major @setonhilluniversityAcademiaSherlock Holmes and The…