Similar:Networks cut away from Trump’s White House addressNEW YORK (AP) — ABC, CBS and NBC all cut…Current_EventsGoogle Docs "Writing to Learn" ActivityI created a fresh Google Docs page with …AcademiaMars Curiosity rover sings 'Happy Birthday,' dares Earth to collect royalties One year ago today, NASA’s Curio…AmusingSkin of Evil (TNG Rewatch, Season 1 Episode 23)My rewatch…
Similar:Craiyon: The signing of the Declaration of Independence, starring Chewbacca.PersonalWide-angle view of a villain’s secret lair. #blender3dAestheticsWork / Life Balance: UnlockedI think I must be doing something right …AcademiaAfter purchase of latest accessory, I can no longer close my camera bag. #ConspicuousConsu… With the money I saved by working on…PersonalLook how the box leads your…
Similar:Sold out closing performance. Support the arts in your community!Sold out closing performance. Support th…PersonalReady to teach another set of students what research is (and what it isn’t).AcademiaRandom gauge design, for background details in a fantasy #steampunk project. #blender3d #b… AestheticsOkay, not my most thrilling #blender3D creation, but a fantasy steampunk ship-of-the-line …DesignCheerful scene from…
This article focuses on a police officer who had just completed training in how to de-escalate an encounter with a mentally ill citizen, and just three days later found himself face-to-face with a mentally ill woman with a gun (and her toddler with a sippy cup). De-escalation training gives cops better tools than AR-15s, and…
Configuring socially distanced seating and maintaining sanitation protocols in the rough-hewn, Civil War-era barn that houses the theater would be difficult, [executive artistic director Pat Beyer] said.
“I cannot see this structure being brought up to speed in today’s climate. They still haven’t worked out yet how theaters will operate,” she said. “If they can’t figure out what to do at Heinz Hall and the Benedum, how do they expect me to figure it out?”
German uses esse “to eat” for people, but frisse “to feed on” for animals. This is a bear, so “I am eating a potato” should naturally be “Ich frisse eine Kartoffel.” But it’s an anthropomorphized talking bear, which implies the self-awareness of “Ich esse eine Kartoffel.” But surely a bear that knows…
Powerful assessment of Donald Trump, written by Peter Wehner, a speechwriter who served Reagan and both Bushes. For context, here’s what Wehner writes about the conservative movement during the Reagan years: The conservative movement in the 1980s, although hardly flawless, was intellectually serious and politically optimistic. And Reagan himself was a man of personal decency,…
Similar:Charlie Brown has his kite-eating tree. I have my keys-eating chair. #foundthem PersonalKeeping things in the proper perspective at 4Cs: Praise for my delivery of a line from Sta…Already met a lot of good people and fou…AcademiaThey figured it out.PersonalLounge area of a steampunk villain’s lair. Still needs a light fixture or two. #blender3dAestheticsBless thee, Carolyn,…
Background for Trump’s remarkable pivot to a pro-mask stance. First, here’s a report from the right-leaning Forbes, last week. One possible reason for Trump’s continued public embrace of Fauci–even as he shirks his advice behind the scenes–is Fauci’s popularity: an Economist/YouGov poll released Wednesday showed 55% of voters surveyed have a favorable view of Fauci…
Similar:AP Style: try to determine, and then respect, a source's preferences when it comes to…PersonalHappy 13th Birthday CarolynI’ve had the privilege of being this ama…DramaParty Like a Jerz My dad just made us root beer floats.PersonalWhat about Socialization?Sometimes, I worry that by homeschooling…Current_EventsUnnatural Selection (ST:TNG Rewatch Season 2, Episode 7)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…MediaCarolyn is…
It seems that an unusually high percentage of links I posted to my website in July 2000 no longer work, but here are a few links that I could find via the Wayback Machine: The guy who invented the “pet rock” won the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction contest for really bad writing. Humorous courtroom transcripts Q: All…
In a shift in tone, and after weeks of focusing public events on other issues, Trump urged Americans to wear a mask. […] “We’re asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask, get a mask,” Trump said in perhaps his strongest urging to date on that issue. “Whether you…
I’ve seen the original meme on my social media feed. I’ve fixed it. The purpose of the first three masks differs from the purpose of the fourth mask. The first three masks are designed to protect the wearer from breathing in harmful things in the environment. The mask Dr. Fauci wears is designed not to…
The Medium headline calls Colossal Cave Adventure “one of the first the video games,” but it’s a stretch to use “video” to describe the modality of a command line text parser game. The former Patricia Crowther was very helpful to me when I interviewed her by telephone for my DHQ article. I could have written…
It’s distressing and shocking to realize that some people are more willing to spread conspiracy theory shit than it they are to check their sources. Isn’t it the bad guys who are supposed to be spreading lies? I like reading news stories for myself, rather than spreading disinformation on social media. How hard is it…
Similar:"The Nightmare of Prince Prezelsky"Leigh, Peter, Carolyn and I had fun reco…AmusingThis class has been everything that I expect it would be and I cannot believe that we are …Some days are slogs. Some weeks are slo…AcademiaMore 18th Century fun @fortligonierMore 18th Century fun @fortligonierPersonalThis was a rough term. Still have a winter term course…
A copy-paste meme I’ve encountered recently compares chickenpox, herpes and HIV with COVID-19, and builds up to a powerful rebuke to those who dismiss the seriousness of the current pandemic. I was particularly moved by these words: For those in our society who suggest that people being cautious are cowards, for people who refuse to…
Similar:Text Games in a New Era of StoriesClever NYT writer cleverly notices a gen…CultureDr. David von Schlichten honors the spectrum of motivations (not always financial) feature…Dr. David von Schlichten honors the spec…AcademiaIs Babylon 5 secretly the most influential TV show of the past 25 years?When my wife and I were grad students in…CultureAs Twinkle Twinkle…
Several times in the past few days I’ve come across this claim in my social media feed. I didn’t share it or try to fact-check it; I just kept scrolling. Here’s the verdict, from USA Today: “Based on our research, this claim is FALSE. While the education secretary has advocated for schools reopening in the…
Similar:The AI Mirror Test: Why Even the Smartest People Keep Falling ShortWhat is important to remember is that ch…CultureEmployers Will Hire You For: 1) Leadership; 2) Teamwork; 3) Writing; 4) Problem-solving 5)…What do employers say they are looking f…BusinessHow We Found Tom Price’s Private JetsGreat behind-the-scenes story of the har…Current_EventsAgain with the chess.I try to…