Similar:Woah there, online tech site. Let's not set that bar too high, now.I just saw the following clickbait for a…Current_EventsWhy did I only blog 3 times in June 2001?What was I doing during the summer of Ju…CybercultureThe Media Bubble is Real — And Worse Than You ThinkIn the early 20th century, print journal…CultureTake my…
Another example of effective new media design, by those nasty #fakenews America-hating journalists at the New York Times. Because I’m so insecure that I can’t bear to encounter facts and professional analysis that threaten my cherished personal beliefs, I won’t click through and see for myself how scrolling through the story makes this complicated information…
Similar:Line breaks are really, really importantI’m sure that whoever wrote this headlin…Current_EventsHermann Zapf, the font designer behind Palatino and Zapf Dingbats, has died at 96Hermann Zapf, the designer of fonts such…Aesthetics'A Klingon Christmas Carol' Translates Dickens' Scrooge Fable to 'Star Trek' Universe for …Be still, my nerdy heart. (The other hea…Amusing‘Twelfth Night’ is a Shakespearean hoot,…
My social media feed just featured adorable pictures of dolphins engaging with a sloth. Instead of blogging the Business Insider page or the Bored Panda or the Reddit pages or local TV news programs that repurposed content from the Texas State Aquarium, I wanted to find the original. The dolphin pictures are still frames from…
Similar:My big brother and my son facing off in chess. I am totally outclassed here.PersonalClassroom Vignette: MLA StyleStudent (shouldering backpack and headin…AcademiaSeeing Floyd Collins, a musical about caving and journalism. Front Porch Theatricals.PersonalWhere No One Has Gone Before (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 5) Wes's warp-drive guru help…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….CultureOne hundred years…
Journalists covering state responses to the coronavirus pandemic are hampered as officials reduce seating in briefing rooms, introduce unreliable technology and, in some cases, refuse real-time questions. Governors have also seemingly used the crisis to retaliate for critical coverage, blocking access or reducing press pools to friendlier outlets. But some state governments have pivoted with more…
In April 2000, I was blogging about… HTML frames (who remembers how much they sucked?) The sorry state of web design (AskTog) The future of reading “Rules grammar change: English traditional replace to be new syntax with” (The Onion) Journalism students who don’t read or watch journalism A design critique I published in the innovative…
Similar:Advising incoming majors.AcademiaMy laptop hard drive is full & my comfort-food shelf is emptyMy laptop drive is full & my comfort…CultureThe Minecraft GenerationIt’s a world of trial and error and cons…AestheticsThey both reached for the gun.PersonalLast night I dreamed I was a stagehand during a metatheatrical number called “Butts in Sea…I saw Seton Hill’s production…
Possibly, in a few months, we’ll return to some version of the old normal. But this spring won’t be forgotten. When later shocks strike global civilization, we’ll remember how we behaved this time, and how it worked. It’s not that the coronavirus is a dress rehearsal—it’s too deadly for that. But it is the first of many calamities that will likely unfold throughout this century. Now, when they come, we’ll be familiar with how they feel.
Similar:More #steampunk control panel bits for a #neovictorian #blender3D project. I have a master…AestheticsAfter the haircut. The girl seems to like it.PersonalStage Right's 'Seussical' offers songs, messagesThe Tribune-Review does a great job cove…Current_EventsJoust @setonhilluniversity discussion of summer book #readyplayeronePersonalAttending Religious Perspectives on the War in Gaza. Attending Religious Perspectives on the…PersonalNipper Hears "His Master's Voice"As…
I’ve been using the Intagrate Lite WordPress plugin, which creates a new WordPress blog entry out of every photo I post to Instagram. A few months ago the plugin stopped working, but recently the developer updated it. I’ve noticed that I frequently have to refresh my connection between Instagram and WordPress, by logging in to…
Similar:The Masterpiece Society (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 13) Space Thing Threate…Rewatching ST:TNG When a Space Th…CultureYou Can Smell Trump's FearLike all successful demagogues, Trump ha…CultureU.S. Public Wary of Biomedical Technologies to ‘Enhance’ Human AbilitiesAmericans are more worried than enthusia…CultureThere’s No Longer Any Doubt That Hollywood Writing Is Powering AITwo years after the release…
Similar:How Are Websites Made?This one chart is actually the punch lin…AmusingMake Video Horizontal Again For confessionals or tapdance routi…AcademiaInmates in a Brazil prison shorten their sentences by writing book reviewsAn amazing story of hope and dignity. T…BooksNOT a scene from The Miracle Worker.PersonalHow Literature Became Word Perfect There can be no true distinction drawn …CybercultureSources…
Similar:Don’t Text While Parenting — It Will Make You CrankyThe study summarized in Time Magazine lo…CultureLies about history in Texas can be traced to the Lone Star State's own Big Lie: The AlamoYet many Texans feel they need …CultureDiaper Money Camaro Comes Home Four Decades Later“While my dad has always spoken lovingly…AwesomeMyths about "Learning Styles Persist in…
Similar:Infographics: the PowerPoint of the 2010sI used to say that PowerPoint slideshows…CybercultureI was briefly excited that Turnitin.com's new app works in a park with no WiFiThen I realized… I’m a guy who gets ex…AcademiaFaculty Senate meet & greet. With food. In the parlors till 6. AcademiaWe Tried to Do Vanlife Right. It Broke Us Down.Shortly…
Similar:Really enjoyed watching Your Name with the family. Visuals hooked me, but the story kept m…AestheticsMidterm Grades Spring 2025: Posted!I planned ahead pretty well this term. I…AcademiaTips to Improve HappinessKing says many simple and effective tech…CultureMy son (black) has captured better pieces, but my brother (white) has a better position. C… PersonalFinished the female officers for…
If you think of science like the multiple-choice quizzes in a high school science class, where there’s exactly one correct answer that your teacher knows in advance, then watching science happen in real time can be confusing. Especially when it mixes up with politics, business, and human stubbornness. If socially disruptive anti-virus actions work, they…
Similar:My daughter found where all the missing pens and pencils end upAmusingOn the Virtues of a Dadsplained Literary ChildhoodThe last book I read to her was Wutherin…BooksSlow flyby of a scout shop. Starfield backdrop; particle-based engine exhaust; hull uses a…More progress as I continue to level up …AestheticsYour first #blender3d retractable #steampunk landing wheels will…
We are all vectors by which fake news can spread. That means you and I can make things better for everyone if we practice information hygiene. Don’t share the meme that has a screenshot of a headline until you’ve Googled for that headline and read the story for yourself. If you won’t listen to me,…
Today my Facebook feed featured memes that mocked Trump for telling people to drink bleach, pour it into their bodily orifices, etc. He did say some reckless things, but Donald Trump did *not* suggest that people inject bleach, drink disinfectant, or expose their bodily orifices to sunlight. An opinion on the president is more valuable if…