Godzilla vs Kong. Cast includes Millie Bobbie Brown, Brian Tyree Henry, Julian Dennison, Alexander Skarsgard, and Rebecca Hall. Directed by Adam Wingard. Legendary Entertainment. PG-13. Runtime: 1hr 53min. 2021 Warning: I may have spoilers, if spoilers matter to you. I personally do not care about spoilers; I will watch whatever and be my own judge,…
Book Review / China / China / Geography / Literature / Physics / Science
The Three-Body Problem, by Cixin Liu. Tom Doherty Books. 2006. I grew up reading science fiction and fantasy. I’d like to think I’ve read most of classics, but I haven’t. I have several authors I haven’t read, like Ursula K. Le Guin and Roger Zelazny. Money I made mowing yards and doing odd jobs I…
Book Review / Literature / Racism / Slavery
Kindred, by Octavia Butler. Beacon Press. 1979. Recent news FX is planning on developing a series based on Ms. Butler’s book inspired my interest. I’ve never read anything she penned prior to reading this book, no short story, article, or any other book. I’ve known of her for years; anyone who has read science fiction…
3d Printing / 3D scanning / Geography / MAKE / Mapping / Technology
I am setting up the devices, downloading drivers and software, and testing out the various components.
In Building an Augmented Reality Sandbox, I provided a brief history leading up to the assembly of my university’s first augmented reality sandbox (ARS). Now, I want to layout in as graphic of detail as possible the steps necessary to bring our ARS to fruition. One of the most frustrating things about the Internet is…
Background In 2012, or thereabouts, I sat down with my boss, Dr. Kit Wesler. He didn’t really have an open door policy in spite of leaving his door open. Usually, an open door simply meant he was venting heat from his office into the hallway. Happens when one works in an old building with south-facing…
education is supposed to be about nurturing thoughtful creativity, yet we are often forced to “stay on script.”
Once a year, for about a week, San Diego becomes home to thousands of geeks, nerds, technophiles, and other creative people who seek out each other to share, collaborate, network, eat, drink, and run around the Gaslamp District. No, I’m not referring to the San Diego Comic-Con, the most important event in pop culture geekery.…
Many years ago I worked on a mapping project for our local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Some people may remember the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service (SCS). The SCS no longer exists; it’s duties and responsibilities being folded within the NRCS. Another fellow and I managed a team of undergraduates in the mapping of county…
One can never tell from where inspiration arises. The Maker Movement is one of the best, most inspiration movements to have arisen in the United States since the Boy or Girls Scouts. The Maker Movement draws inspiration from circumstances and people from all walks of life, is not limited by race or gender, and is…
I’m afraid I’m must apologize in advance. Usually, I try to avoid using expletives in my writings. Expletives tend to decrease the impression of a message, I think. Can be off-putting and limit a person’s credibility when expletives are used in a forum where a higher level of decorum is the goal. Last night, Saturday,…
Fall 2015 my university commissioned one of our on-campus engineers to design and build not one but two Lightboards. If you aren’t familiar with what a Lightboard is you’ve come to the proper blog. On Tuesday, March 1st, I gave a mess of lecture about the size and shape of the Earth, and double-down on…
The Book of the New Sun. Gene Wolfe, author. “The Shadow of the Torturer,” “The Claw of the Conciliator,” “The Sword of the Lictor,” and “The Citadel of the Autarch,” were published from 1980-1983 by Simon & Schuster. Paperback. For literal decades The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator sat on…
This is not my TEDTalk by any stretch of the imagination. In my wanderings and associated interactions around campus I’ve met a few people involved with teaching and technology. These individuals associate teaching and technology with me, too. Our local faculty development center IT manager asked me last week if I’d like to do a…
The Chinese New Year began on Monday, February 8th, which was yesterday. Sorry; I should have posted an announcement on Sunday so people could have planned parties and what-not. This is the Year of the Monkey, but not just any monkey. No, this is the Year of the Fire Monkey. Chinese culture has it’s own…
