Brent Lievers
@wblievers.bsky.social
educator of future engineers | researcher of the biomechanical | lover of pie in all its many forms
An AI writing tool that I can get behind: Formalizer (goblin.tools/Formalizer)!
Have Formalizer reword your text to make it “more professional”, “easier to read” or “less snarky”. You can also set the level of spiciness.
Here are some examples based on a simple email.
Have Formalizer reword your text to make it “more professional”, “easier to read” or “less snarky”. You can also set the level of spiciness.
Here are some examples based on a simple email.
October 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
An AI writing tool that I can get behind: Formalizer (goblin.tools/Formalizer)!
Have Formalizer reword your text to make it “more professional”, “easier to read” or “less snarky”. You can also set the level of spiciness.
Here are some examples based on a simple email.
Have Formalizer reword your text to make it “more professional”, “easier to read” or “less snarky”. You can also set the level of spiciness.
Here are some examples based on a simple email.
I am not excited to be scraping my car windshield in October, but the frost on this wooden railing this morning almost made up for it.
October 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I am not excited to be scraping my car windshield in October, but the frost on this wooden railing this morning almost made up for it.
Spotify's shuffle gave me what seemed like an ominous message on my commute home: "Bring me to life! (Your ex-lover is dead, for what it's worth.)"
So now I am trying to think of better messages that could come from three song titles…
So now I am trying to think of better messages that could come from three song titles…
September 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Spotify's shuffle gave me what seemed like an ominous message on my commute home: "Bring me to life! (Your ex-lover is dead, for what it's worth.)"
So now I am trying to think of better messages that could come from three song titles…
So now I am trying to think of better messages that could come from three song titles…
Fall 🍎🍎🍎 means apple cake with carmel sauce!
September 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Fall 🍎🍎🍎 means apple cake with carmel sauce!
Thanks to the Laurentian University Engineering Student Society (#LUESS) for organizing yesterday's successful Purple Day events! We trust all the first-year engineering students enjoyed themselves.
Hopefully, everyone's skin & hair will be (almost?) back to its normal hue by Monday.
Hopefully, everyone's skin & hair will be (almost?) back to its normal hue by Monday.
September 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Thanks to the Laurentian University Engineering Student Society (#LUESS) for organizing yesterday's successful Purple Day events! We trust all the first-year engineering students enjoyed themselves.
Hopefully, everyone's skin & hair will be (almost?) back to its normal hue by Monday.
Hopefully, everyone's skin & hair will be (almost?) back to its normal hue by Monday.
We uncovered an envelope of old drawings in the engineering office this morning, all related to old mining practices.
My favourite is this one on how to lower a mule down a mine shaft. No record of the mules' response is given.
(We believe the English was translated from the French text.)
My favourite is this one on how to lower a mule down a mine shaft. No record of the mules' response is given.
(We believe the English was translated from the French text.)
September 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We uncovered an envelope of old drawings in the engineering office this morning, all related to old mining practices.
My favourite is this one on how to lower a mule down a mine shaft. No record of the mules' response is given.
(We believe the English was translated from the French text.)
My favourite is this one on how to lower a mule down a mine shaft. No record of the mules' response is given.
(We believe the English was translated from the French text.)
Do you have this one?
Our pianist played the 60s Spiderman theme as the recessional at our wedding. Was telling the kids about this one night at supper. They didn't know the tune, so we found it for them on YouYube. The bad physics of this scene really stood out to adult me.
Our pianist played the 60s Spiderman theme as the recessional at our wedding. Was telling the kids about this one night at supper. They didn't know the tune, so we found it for them on YouYube. The bad physics of this scene really stood out to adult me.
September 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Do you have this one?
Our pianist played the 60s Spiderman theme as the recessional at our wedding. Was telling the kids about this one night at supper. They didn't know the tune, so we found it for them on YouYube. The bad physics of this scene really stood out to adult me.
Our pianist played the 60s Spiderman theme as the recessional at our wedding. Was telling the kids about this one night at supper. They didn't know the tune, so we found it for them on YouYube. The bad physics of this scene really stood out to adult me.
Not much of a dancer normally, but a "Pulled Pork Dance"? Sorry I missed it.
August 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Not much of a dancer normally, but a "Pulled Pork Dance"? Sorry I missed it.
The fall term doesn't start until after Labour Day, but the barrage of emails has already begun.
Attentive visitors to Missouri's Belton Cemetery can undoubtedly hear Dale Carnegie rolling over in his grave.
#IBeforeE
Attentive visitors to Missouri's Belton Cemetery can undoubtedly hear Dale Carnegie rolling over in his grave.
#IBeforeE
August 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The fall term doesn't start until after Labour Day, but the barrage of emails has already begun.
Attentive visitors to Missouri's Belton Cemetery can undoubtedly hear Dale Carnegie rolling over in his grave.
#IBeforeE
Attentive visitors to Missouri's Belton Cemetery can undoubtedly hear Dale Carnegie rolling over in his grave.
#IBeforeE
Seems the bear has moved in because we now have some more permanent signage advising of their presence.
July 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Seems the bear has moved in because we now have some more permanent signage advising of their presence.
This morning they didn't wait for the lifeguard but they did bring an adult to supervise their swim.
June 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This morning they didn't wait for the lifeguard but they did bring an adult to supervise their swim.
Not a meteorologist, but I feel Iike the folks at Environment Canada are being non-committal with that icon: 🌞 + 🌧 + ⛅️ + 🌩?
(At least it doesn't include ❄️ + 🦈 + 🌪.)
(At least it doesn't include ❄️ + 🦈 + 🌪.)
June 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Not a meteorologist, but I feel Iike the folks at Environment Canada are being non-committal with that icon: 🌞 + 🌧 + ⛅️ + 🌩?
(At least it doesn't include ❄️ + 🦈 + 🌪.)
(At least it doesn't include ❄️ + 🦈 + 🌪.)
To my Dean: Is it too late to add catching & releasing this grackel as "service" on my annual report?
May 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
To my Dean: Is it too late to add catching & releasing this grackel as "service" on my annual report?
My final marks are all submitted, so my winter-term course work is officially done! 🎉🥳🎈
Enjoy these renderings of some of the group projects completed by my 1st-year #ENGR1017 computer aided design (CAD) class, where they had to recreate digital models of a commercial product. Colour me impressed.
Enjoy these renderings of some of the group projects completed by my 1st-year #ENGR1017 computer aided design (CAD) class, where they had to recreate digital models of a commercial product. Colour me impressed.
April 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My final marks are all submitted, so my winter-term course work is officially done! 🎉🥳🎈
Enjoy these renderings of some of the group projects completed by my 1st-year #ENGR1017 computer aided design (CAD) class, where they had to recreate digital models of a commercial product. Colour me impressed.
Enjoy these renderings of some of the group projects completed by my 1st-year #ENGR1017 computer aided design (CAD) class, where they had to recreate digital models of a commercial product. Colour me impressed.
The calm before the storm. My second and final exam of the winter term starts soon… Best of luck to the students writing #ENGR3566 tonight!
April 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The calm before the storm. My second and final exam of the winter term starts soon… Best of luck to the students writing #ENGR3566 tonight!
“We are the Knights Who Say…”
April 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
“We are the Knights Who Say…”
Spring is a myth. Please send pictures of green, flowering things.
April 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Spring is a myth. Please send pictures of green, flowering things.
Spring is having a hard time spring-ing in our part of the world. *sigh*
April 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Spring is having a hard time spring-ing in our part of the world. *sigh*
A lot of dessert was made — and eaten! — in our house this weekend. The pavlova disappeared in a day. The layered blueberry cheesecake lasted until tonight.
April 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
A lot of dessert was made — and eaten! — in our house this weekend. The pavlova disappeared in a day. The layered blueberry cheesecake lasted until tonight.
We heard from 3 of Dr. Mariana Kersh's (UIUC) students to close out our #ENGR3566 guest lectures for this year: Melany Opolz, Michael Focht & Mikayla Hoyle. A great overview of their multidisciplinary research, applying a variety of imaging, testing, & modelling approaches to bone & tendon in 🚶& 🐎.
March 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We heard from 3 of Dr. Mariana Kersh's (UIUC) students to close out our #ENGR3566 guest lectures for this year: Melany Opolz, Michael Focht & Mikayla Hoyle. A great overview of their multidisciplinary research, applying a variety of imaging, testing, & modelling approaches to bone & tendon in 🚶& 🐎.
Huge thanks to Aiden Dillon & Brett Brouse, from the Taylor Lab @uoregon.bsky.social, who tag-teamed yesterday's #ENGR3566 guest lecture about fractals, neurons, & their potential for helping restore lost vision. It was a great mix of math, computing, physics, material science, & biology.
March 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Huge thanks to Aiden Dillon & Brett Brouse, from the Taylor Lab @uoregon.bsky.social, who tag-teamed yesterday's #ENGR3566 guest lecture about fractals, neurons, & their potential for helping restore lost vision. It was a great mix of math, computing, physics, material science, & biology.
Enjoyed an amazing guest lecture this morning by Dr.
@melodyoungg.bsky.social from Duke University. She covered her doctoral work on climbing mechanics in various species (🐸🦜🦥🚶♀️), plus her post-doctoral studies on latch-mediated spring actuation in trap jaw ants & snapping shrimp! #ENGR3566
@melodyoungg.bsky.social from Duke University. She covered her doctoral work on climbing mechanics in various species (🐸🦜🦥🚶♀️), plus her post-doctoral studies on latch-mediated spring actuation in trap jaw ants & snapping shrimp! #ENGR3566
March 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Enjoyed an amazing guest lecture this morning by Dr.
@melodyoungg.bsky.social from Duke University. She covered her doctoral work on climbing mechanics in various species (🐸🦜🦥🚶♀️), plus her post-doctoral studies on latch-mediated spring actuation in trap jaw ants & snapping shrimp! #ENGR3566
@melodyoungg.bsky.social from Duke University. She covered her doctoral work on climbing mechanics in various species (🐸🦜🦥🚶♀️), plus her post-doctoral studies on latch-mediated spring actuation in trap jaw ants & snapping shrimp! #ENGR3566
Yesterday we kicked off this year's series of guest lectures in #ENGR3566 with Dr. Emily Rogers-Bradley from @ucalgary.bsky.social. She spoke on gait and her work with semi-active prosthetics. A great talk with lots of quality questions from the students!
March 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Yesterday we kicked off this year's series of guest lectures in #ENGR3566 with Dr. Emily Rogers-Bradley from @ucalgary.bsky.social. She spoke on gait and her work with semi-active prosthetics. A great talk with lots of quality questions from the students!
I love my children
February 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I love my children