I played hooky to go see Wild Robot this afternoon, so I went back to the office to mark more papers. Plenty more to go, but I put a good dent in things. The story and characters of Wild Robot were not as engaging as those of Wall-E, and the problem of “how do predators…
Similar:After you finish your brass-polishing shift, join me at the Gear and Heart to swap stories…AestheticsThe Mystery of Charles Dickens by Joyce Carol OatesDickens is so brilliant a stylist, his v…AestheticsHow to Make a Website: Guide to Web Creation, Design & StylingI am a textual thinker, not a visual thi…AestheticsAnother delightful section of a…
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the Ship of Theseus, I’ve made gradual changes so it’s not really the same document, but just now I spotted hilariously out of date references to bringing along transparencies with you as a backup.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:Mr. Chen Goes…
First they came… #kristallnacht @nccheshu Similar:The daughter introduced me to this wonderful Martin Freeman comedy. Kind of like School of…Personal"Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania."PersonalMisleading to suggest that because I have nothing left to mark that I have nothing to do, …PersonalA former student contacted me to share her thoughts.A few years ago, I told…
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:Toiletries for a steampunk villain who needs to look dapper. Straight razor and shaving br… Nice lighting shows clearly that I h…DesignFeeding a Neighbor's LambsA neighbor invited us over to help feed …AmusingHow journalists can prep for a possible violent eventJournalists face a unique…
[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:An Academic Conference Where YOU are the Hero: Interactive Fiction in Print and OnlineI wish I had known about this in advance…AcademiaTake my feedback if you want…
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:Take my feedback if you want to pass.I won’t be so assertive in the first wee…AcademiaAdvent of Digital Humanities Will Make English…
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:Me as a highshool photo-bomber, I presume at the cast party for The Music Man.DramaThe Falling Man — 9/11 Suicide PhotographPowerful, painful essay. Worth revisitin…CultureMore Evidence that Choosing a Typeface Is ImportantAestheticsAfter you finish your brass-polishing shift, join me at the Gear…
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:If I don’t design the sign for the pub on my #steampunk space cruiser, who will? #prioriti… AestheticsEditorial: Video Games and The Great Train Robbery Through 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:Len Deighton’s Bomber, the first book ever written on a word processor.The talented and insightful scholar Matt…BooksRandom #steampunk workstation with a porthole, because why not. Most of the surfaces are f…Aesthetics"Chores" — Clip from Snow White: The Musical (Stage Right Greensburg, Sept 2012)Here’s…
If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:As Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. …https://youtu.be/diQF9buONqY I ha…AestheticsA student who had often been frustrated during my class used this poem in her final reflec… PersonalAmanda Knox responds to high-profile movie profiting off of…
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:Nerdling spots typo in space exploration textbook.PersonalThe College Fear FactorWhat happens in a literature discussion …AcademiaShattered Mirror #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 4, Episode 20) Jake Meets Mirror Jennifer …Rewatching ST:DS9 Lonely Jake frumps …MediaHamlet!PersonalRehearsing…
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 Toulmin model for analyzing arguments came up at a faculty pedagogy workshop today. I … AcademiaSnape is not amused at…