As most web users these days know, Google is ubiquitous. The company runs the largest online search engine, developed the most popular smartphone software, and has gracefully adopted and led in use of “the cloud”, which is the basis of… Continue Reading
After hours of slaving away trying to reconstruct a no-longer-standing house, I finally finished a rough approximation of Dean Lodge! I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out. Although… Continue Reading
Progress This week, our group focused on solidifying the direction of our project. We decided on the terms we would be tracking, which in most cases were inspired by historical or campus events (such as World War II or when… Continue Reading
After going about a month without using SketchUp, which I made a not-so-accurate model of my house with, I finally began work on a recreation of the long-gone Dean Lodge, an old women’s house that was burned down more than… Continue Reading
As part of our project to create models of buildings, past and present, on Carleton’s campus, we need pictures. Is there any place better to get pictures of Carleton College than the college itself? The archives have a whole lot… Continue Reading
Humanities and computer science have long been seen as the opposite poles of one long spectrum. Computer science is strict and logical; the humanities are open to interpretation and lack correct answers. Although the marketability of learning to code is… Continue Reading
Starting in 1998, a team of scholars in the UK set out to create a digital record of all of Newton’s writings, academic or not. Seventeen years, 6.4 million words, and countless texts later, The Newton Project is mostly complete. It… Continue Reading
Welcome to my home! Or at least, a house that appears to bear some resemblance to mine. The roofs are the same color, the garage looks almost exactly like the one attached to my house, and the siding is spot… Continue Reading
