I first started teaching with this handout in 1999 and posted it on my blog in 2000. Like the Ship of Theseus, I’ve made gradual changes so it’s not really the same document, but just now I spotted hilariously out of date references to bringing along transparencies with you as a backup. Similar:Literature Is Not…
First they came… #kristallnacht @nccheshu Similar:I dunno what to call this but it really hit the spot.PersonalThe chief engineer of a fantasy #steampunk flagship needs a small booth for shift change r…AestheticsNew utility chair and appliances from the service areas of my fantasy #steampunk #blender3…AestheticsProgress.PersonalComputers and Writing 2020 Funding Request: SubmittedMy contributions this year are…
Back in 2003, shortly after I moved with my wife and two young children to take my current job, I was eager to make new friends and rebuild my social network. One evening, my wife agreed to watch the kids so I could drop by the local branch of a national service organization in which…
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. @thepublicpgh Similar:A Brief Tour of the Digital Delights of the Folger Shakespeare LibraryBut luckily for you, one does not need t…CybercultureHappy Winnie the Pooh Public Domain Dayhttps://twitter.com/textfiles/status/147…CultureThe Bill That Could Save College Students $1,200 a YearFaculty who need to publish for professi…AcademiaText, Speech, Machine: Metaphors…
[A] popular type of generative AI model can provide turn-by-turn driving directions in New York City with near-perfect accuracy — without having formed an accurate internal map of the city. Despite the model’s uncanny ability to navigate effectively, when the researchers closed some streets and added detours, its performance plummeted. When they dug deeper, the researchers…
I was perhaps a bit more conversational and chipper than usual during class today. A grinning student asked what I was drinking. (It really is just iced tea.) Similar:Yesterday we took advantage of a rare free day.At the Carnegie Museum of Art. AestheticsLetter of Recommendation: Fanny PacksWhat other accessory ensures the safety …CultureHyperbole and a…
I create five color variations of each #blender3d building I #design, and each of those has closeup, high, mid, and low resolution variations. It’s tedious but enjoyable. Kinda like knitting. #medievalyork #mysteryplay #aesthetics Similar:Opening Night: New "The Little Mermaid"At night, instead of getting ready for b…Current_EventsifMUD IF discussion | Emily Short's Interactive StorytellingEmily Short on…
Journalism is not a crime. It’s not a crime if it offends the powerful. It’s not a crime if it doesn’t offend them enough to suit you. Yes, journalists make mistakes. Yes, you should take a break from doomscrolling for your mental health. But the First Amendment freedom of the press is crucial to democracy.…
I just caught myself thinking, “This doesn’t suck.” #medievalyork #mysteryplay #blender3d #design #aesthetics Similar:How Zuckerberg’s Facebook is like Gutenberg’s printing pressHistorian Niall Ferguson notes that Sili…BooksFirst page of a student’s Texture project. (This made me laugh.) This clever freshman writing student…AcademiaBack in the groove. I should be able to keep this number headed in the…
As part of an ongoing bid to get his hands on Vantablack, the super dark, light-absorbing material to which Anish Kapoor controversially has the exclusive license, artist Stuart Semple has legally changed his name to… Anish Kapoor. “It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time,” Semple told me. “I like the idea of being able to try a name…
Predatory publications are not concerned with writing quality (or even coherence), and thus also do not care about writing tools (although we could, perhaps, include generative AI as a tool that replaces those used by human authors). The rules change pretty radically as the predatory version does away with nearly all of the rules in…
Our family has seen David Whalen in the persona of Sherlock in five or six different shows. So happy Carolyn will be on stage with him this time. Similar:Churning Out More Non-profit Arts PromosAs part of my volunteer work for a local…AestheticsThe Visitor #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 4, Episode 3) Old Jake Reflects on the…
“While my dad has always spoken lovingly and fondly of his old Camaro he sold for my ‘diaper money’ he was never sour about it,” Jared confesses. “There wasn’t negativity about it. He wasn’t sad. He wasn’t angry. He talks about the selling of the car like it was a duty.” This diaper money Camaro…
“While my dad has always spoken lovingly and fondly of his old Camaro he sold for my ‘diaper money’ he was never sour about it,” Jared confesses. “There wasn’t negativity about it. He wasn’t sad. He wasn’t angry. He talks about the selling of the car like it was a duty.” This diaper money Camaro…
I may have mentioned that I have a daughter who does things. @frontporchtheatricals Similar:Liberal Arts Majors Are the Future of the Tech IndustryMy sister the computer programmer benefi…AcademiaRichard Halloran / Owns Home Computer.“Engineers now predict the day will come…AmusingWhat It Was Like to Watch the Beatles Become the BeatlesBeyond their music itself, their greates…CultureFather copes…
If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:Took the whole day off and spent part of it making #greebles with #Blender3D because reaso…AestheticsOne wild place. (Sunday.) NatureBilbo's party sociological infographic.AestheticsTo DoTo Do (Jerz’s Literacy Weblog) 5: …AcademiaPop Culture Showdown with My Retro DaughterThe girl tried to weird me out with a…
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:Attending Religious Perspectives on the War in Gaza. Attending Religious Perspectives on the…PersonalWhat You Get When 30 People Draw a World Map From Memory Tasked with creating “a piece of art…Aesthetics"I'm a geek. Deal…
I have a daughter who does things. If demon curses and buckets of stage blood are your thing, join the fun this weekend in Greensburg. (I will not be seated in the splash zone.) Similar:Merchant of Venice Part 2 live, now! #PPTPlaytimeDramaFamily outing to the Pittsburgh National AviaryPersonalMy precious is fifteen. PersonalReading Game/Text: EverQuest, Alienation, and…
Yes, Duolingo is free and I’ve learned a lot. No, I don’t like the psychological manipulation. I’m still using it but I changed my user name. Similar:Portofess”If people can confess on Oprah, Phil an…EthicsMcCain: Dictators 'get started by suppressing free press' “If you want to preserve democracy a…CultureHow Mickey Mouse Evades the Public DomainI get…
“Murdering meteorologists won’t stop hurricanes. I can’t believe I just had to type that.” — Michigan-based meteorologist Katie Nickolaou. A wide range of misinformation has been spread as Helene and then Milton gathered pace in the Gulf of Mexico, such as claims spread by Trump that Fema had run out of cash for hurricane survivors…