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

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More #Blender3D practice. Additional details for a steampunk control panel. Just because.

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

Those darn founders with their darned respect for the free press. So biased! I am persuaded myself that the good sense of the people will always be found to be the best army. They may be led astray for a moment, but will soon correct themselves. The people are the only censors of their governors:…

Swiss cheese metaphor for fighting the pandemic: “Multiple Layers Improve Success”

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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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As I was preparing to take this screenshot, two more papers came in.

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Is There a Santa Claus? (Reading of 1897 editorial by Francis Pharcellus Church)

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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…