Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break. After the Federation colony on Raina IV is obliterated, the Enterprise discovers a perfectly preserved house with two elderly survivors. The standoffish Uxbridge impresses Worf by confronting strangers with a non-functional hand phaser, and the hospitable Rishon tells a charming story of how the two fell in love on Earth.…
Similar:Confessions of a Former Bastard CopMedium is not a peer-reviewed source, an…CultureThe Best of Both Worlds, Part 2 ( #StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 1) Your res…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break …PersonalThe Formation of LoveRelationships start with a period of cou…CultureOedipus Tyrannos (Oedipus Rex) — Brief IntroductionMy first lecture screencasts for my newl…AcademiaHow…
I submitted midterm grades at about 11 last night, quickly modeled a new object, and let the animation render overnight. Similar:I Hate Your BlogI hate your blog. Your recipe for vegan …AmusingPope calls Argentine kiosk owner to cancel paper deliveryThis is a very cute story, further illus…AmusingWhat Borges Learned from CervantesBorges reinvented Don Quixote…
Carolyn and were recently cast in a historical film. I recorded my video audition last week, feverish with an upper respiratory tract infection, coughing and gulping from a mug of tea between lines. Our characters are in different time periods, but we each get to fight someone in a duel. Filming for our scenes was…
Similar:Stage Right spreads the gospel of music with 'Godspell'The Tribune-Review is very dependable in…Current_EventsA pleasant Independence Day photo shoot with the daughter.AestheticsDiana Kimball on "What Scares Us About Programming?"A few months old, but still interesting:…AcademiaMy Kids Loved Narnia but Were Unimpressed by Turkish DelightAmerican kids today would have little id…AmusingBlender Griffin, Part 3Okay, that’s enough…
Are you unexpectedly home-schooling your kids? Every family is different, and every kid is different. But I think anxious parents who are in unexplored territory probably need to hear this: you won’t hurt your children if you don’t keep them academically occupied for a block of 7 hours. On a typical brick-and-mortar school day, kids…
Copper is antimicrobial. It kills bacteria and viruses, sometimes within minutes. In the 19th century, exposure to copper would have been an early version of constantly sanitizing one’s hands. Since then, studies have shown that copper is able to destroy the microbes that most threaten our lives. It has been shown to kill a long list…
My first lecture screencasts for my newly-online class. (Thanks, COVID-19.) Similar:Another social media post attacks journalists for doing their jobs — Updated Elijah McCla…If you’ve been following the sad story o…CultureUpdating a handout I originally wrote in 1998. #tech #writingA mechanism description analyzes (that i…AcademiaKing Oberon Midsummer Make-upMidsummer closes tonight, July 23. My da…CultureThe girl…
CNN’s Stephen Collinson praises the president’s Monday press conference. This version of Donald Trump will save lives. The President offered Americans something they have rarely seen from him in his latest and most somber press conference yet on the coronavirus pandemic on Monday. He dispensed unimpeachable information based on fact. He called for national unity and…
There’s nothing particularly steampunky or villainous about kitchen utensils, but I am glad I feel well enough to get back to Blender3D. Similar:Research Before Google Books (from 2006)Me: It took a few days for the spool of …AcademiaOur Love Affair With Digital Is OverThe other day I found myself very annoye…CultureThe Whole Internet Hates MeAmusingKLINGON…
I found this image on Facebook (where it was being shared without attribution). Similar:Bias is a noun. CultureA Mind Forever Voyaging reviewWhen it comes to gameplay, A Mind Foreve…CybercultureWhy Audiences Hate Hard News—And Love Pretending OtherwiseA reminder that polls that ask people to…CultureApple faces threat of legal action over ‘in app’ paymentsI haven’t taken the…
I don’t know that much about the world of finance. This was a helpful explanation of what it means to say the Fed “injected” 1.5 trillion dollars. According to Slate, that money was in the form of short-term loans, not a gift. “Again, this is all short-term lending against the safest collateral in the world,…
Those mean fake news people at the Washington Post are at it again, this time pushing a series of four simulations that vividly illustrate the impact of social distancing. Where do they get off, creating clear and informative graphics to illustrate a scientific principle? What do they think they’re doing, some kind of public service?…
Similar:The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1 ( #StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 26) We Hav…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break …PersonalIt will be harder to leave Facebook than it was to leave Twitter It was not that hard to leave Twitter….CybercultureScoutship Flyby — #Blender3d and #MakeHumanhttps://youtu.be/8bgqZ_-iBcEAestheticsSwiss cheese metaphor for fighting the pandemic: "Multiple…
Similar:Daughter Carolyn plays Cherry in Prime Stage's production of The Outsiders (Mar 6-15)My daughter Carolyn plays Cherry in Prim…BooksKids Today: A Response to Mark Bauerlein (from "Dean Dad")Mark Bauerlein’s essay “What’s the Point…AcademiaMurder Is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner Lee and The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained DeathSimulations are powerful tools for under…AestheticsThe Most Unexpected Workplace Trend…
People typically think of soap as gentle and soothing, but from the perspective of microorganisms, it is often extremely destructive. A drop of ordinary soap diluted in water is sufficient to rupture and kill many types of bacteria and viruses, including the new coronavirus that is currently circling the globe. The secret to soap’s impressive…
Similar:Sarek (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 23) Aging with Dignity and Vulcan Min…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….CultureWhy are sports in trouble in the U.S.? Because we didn’t do the work. Hard-hitting column from Sally Jen…BusinessReading a Classic American Play to My Daughter BooksSeton Hill graduates its last "New Media Journalism" major this year.The…
Similar:Facebook is gaslighting the web. We can fix it. – Anil DashNow, we’ve shown that Facebook promotes …BusinessMénage à Troi (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 24) Lwaxana, Ferengi, Chess, …Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….LiteratureVoiceover artist Gayanne Potter urging ScotRail to remove her voice from new AI announceme…When I was working in radio news in…
“It’s due to a slew of rich, physically and emotionally raw performances from this steadfast ensemble that Hinton’s timeless characters are realized as the heroes, albeit tragic ones, that they’re meant to be…. As the youngest of the Greasers, Ponyboy has a unique dynamic with the rest of the gang. He’s doted on to varying…
So proud of my talented, hard-working daughter! Similar:“People are much more frightened than they are bigoted,” making his economic message reson…No actor says “My character does this an…BusinessHaving a rough day. But in a span of about 24 hours, three former students reached out to …One former student said I’m the only adu…AcademiaThat’s one small…