Playing with depth of field (blurring details that are closer than and farther from the focal point). #Blender3D #Steampunk

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Thomas Jefferson on “newspapers without government” vs “government without newspapers”

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This is the first time during the pandemic that we’ve brought this game out. Very topical.

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My son showed me Seven Samurai. I had never seen it before. Amazing!

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My son just handed me my serving of noodles in the butter substitute container. Recycling.

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My J-Term course on August Wilson doesn’t actually start until tomorrow, but the first assignments are already coming in. Sixteen weekdays to cover Wilson’s 10-play Century Cycle.

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Seton Hill Virtual Commencement Fall 2020

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We Had the Vaccine the Whole Time

You may be surprised to learn that of the trio of long-awaited coronavirus vaccines, the most promising, Moderna’s mRNA-1273, which reported a 94.5 percent efficacy rate on November 16, had been designed by January 13. This was just two days after the genetic sequence had been made public in an act of scientific and humanitarian generosity…