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:Who needs the Metaverse? Meet the people still living on Second LifeYears ago I spent some time in Second Li…AcademiaI have a daughter who does things. Here’s…
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:Incoming Seton Hill Students Pick Up Their MacBooks and iPads TodayI find it impossible not to be cheerful …AcademiaEverybody Dies (Shakespearean Tragedy…
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:Script: Prospero Makes a Circle on the Beach. Scene Designer: "How?"I was amused by this little note on the …AmusingAll three shows have been sold out for over a month. Opens tomorrow.DramaI have more to do than mark 99 assignments, but this…
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:My schedule every Friday this term. (Payback for teaching a course over Christmas break.) PersonalFormer Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh sentenced to 3 years for ‘Healthy Holly’ children’s …Former…
“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:Learning the hard way, by making mistakes and starting over. The fore section of the fanta… AestheticsSocrates envisaged a time when we would forget how to remember.From Daisy Dunn’s review of Puchner’s Th…BooksThe eagles in Lord of the Rings are a plot…
If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:Faculty lining up for #SetonHill's "Go Orientation" — new ceremony hands students from th…AcademiaDisaster (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 5) Picard Trapped in Elevator with Wee…Rewatching ST:TNG A character-based b…AmusingAttached (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 8) Picard and Crusher are telepathical……
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:Through the Looking Glass #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 3, Episode 19) Sisko Must Rescue … Rewatching ST:DS9 The teaser give…DramaThe Real Reason Why You Can't WriteHave you ever stopped to think about wha…AcademiaThe YouTube…
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:The daughter looks stunning in pink. AestheticsThe Anatomy of a Shakespeare Play: King Lear (Free video lecture from Pict, 2pm Friday)PersonalConundrum…
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:More #steampunk control panel goodness. #blender3d #design #aesthetics #blender3dartAestheticsSlash: Not Just a Punctuation Mark AnymoreI will have to watch for these uses of “…AcademiaGoogle engineer put on leave after…
“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…
It’s so heartbreaking seeing the amount of disinformation being spread by elected officials and partisan agitators with lots of followers. FEMA is not out of money, it’s not confiscating damaged property, and it’s not biased for against any ethnic groups or political affiliations. Similar:Carolyn as Hodel and Peter as Lazar in the Stage Right homeschool…
My mother-in-law invited me to try out the 60- year-old tape machine that belonged to my father-in-law. When I worked in radio news in the late 1980s, we were still loading reels and splicing tape, so it all came back to me pretty quickly. Similar:Boosting the Signal: Peaceful Protesters in Baltimore are the NormVideo…
My job is often to help students understand things that they aren’t good at doing yet. If a student arrives in my classroom with a solid ability to construct clear sentences and summarize difficult readings, using an AI tool that helps them spot grammar mistakes with less effort and capture the gist of a reading…
Did you see that guy’s license plate? Similar:copyranter: New Milwaukee Public Library ads mock facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. copyra…AmusingTricking the eye to see 3D details in geometrically flat surfaces for my #steampunk #blend… AestheticsMy Shakespeare students are off peer reviewing their term paper rough drafts. I’m official…AcademiaBing’s A.I. Chat Reveals Its Feelings: ‘I…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:Learn from this typesetter's mistakeWisdom to keep in mind as I plan for thi…LiteracySubtle Stylesheet Tweaks for Mobile SiteOn the mobile version of my WordPress we…AestheticsHow to Lie with Data VisualizationData visualization is one of the most im…DesignPrincipal…