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the Ship of Theseus, I’ve made gradual changes so it’s not really the same document, but just now I spotted hilariously out of date references to bringing along transparencies with you as a backup.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:xkcd: Types of…
First they came… #kristallnacht @nccheshu Similar:The daughter opens another show. This weekend only.The daughter opens another show. This we…PersonalA new headshot for the girl.PersonalYou cannot serve both…PersonalCombined, base color, roughness and metallic passes. #Blender3d steampunk control panel. AestheticsFamily catch and eat octopus with six tentacles during Greek vacationI keep a silly personal blog devoted to…
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:Don't Help Your Kids With Their HomeworkGreater parental involvement in school (…AcademiaThe chief engineer has a forward-facing station, on a platform above the technical staff c…PersonalIs this stripe appearing or disappearing? FULL BLOOM (Aug 30 to Sep 2)PersonalThe boy plays chess with his uncle…
[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:Disagreement Hierarchy: Arguments, ranked from name-calling to the careful refutation of a…My weekend coronavirus lockdown project …AcademiaAt the chess club holiday party. Peter looks forward to his…
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:Accession #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 4, Episode 17) Sisko rethinks his role as Emissar…Rewatching ST:DS9 Bashir reluctantly …AestheticsSelf-referential capitalism; paradoxical fusion of…
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:My understanding of biased polls is… (choose one) AmusingThe spoils.PersonalOrson Welles Radio Play "War of the Worlds" at 75 The New York Times reported “Many Fl…CultureA WELL HOUSE FOR A LARGE SPRINGI was digging through my archives and ca…AestheticsThis is manageable. Far better…
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:Should the AP Really Have Fired This Pulitzer-Prize War Photographer?The original shot caught a Syrian rebel …AestheticsStandardized testing: I opted my kids out. The schools freaked out.…
“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:Special ed teacher quits: ‘I just cannot justify making students cry anymore’The disorder is in the system which requ…CultureWhy Fan Theories Are Destroying Film Discourse Fan theories are no substitute for cri…CultureThe Onion's Supreme Court Briefing on Satire Is StunningFrom October: A…
If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:Your first test layout of medieval city streets will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyo…Your first test layout of medieval city …DesignI just thought of a time before you were born when I should have been kind, but I can't re… Sometimes when I’m…
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:I'm in the timeline where the Borg are everywhere and Riker doesn't want to go b…PersonalMom’s Fears About Daughter Leaving For College Channeled Into Fight About Storage BinsImpatiently scanning store shelves while…AmusingCreative writing majors…
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:Father-daughter bonding between takes.That’s a prop knife in my right hand. AestheticsApparently, I needed to watch a supercut of doors 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:A Successful Failure: The TI-99/4A Turns 40My family had one of these when I was 12…AwesomeI played Pseudolus freshman year in college. Haven't seen the show in a while.AmusingA…
“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…