Ezra Harris

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  • Sad Onion Comics with Screen Recording using OBS Studio

    About a week ago I and some of our friends started to write comics, about an onion, which is called “Sad Onion” because he is always sad. The reason he is unhappy is that when he was younger, he saw other onions get chopped up and put into soup, food, etc. A couple of days ago I created a video slideshow of those comics. Here is the finished video: comment if it needs music or sound effects.

    The way I made the slideshow is first I put the paper that had the comic on it onto our HP printer scanner glass. On an Apple computer open “Preview” then on the very top of the mac click “File” then click “Import From Scanner” then choose the printer that you put the paper in, then click the toolbar icon, after that crop out everything except the first comic strip then click save. 

    After that close “preview” and open Microsoft powerpoint, once open click “New Document” (note: it might already have an open and ready document) then there is a title slide put the title whatever you want it to be. Once you are done click the”new slide” button near the top of the app. After that, click the button that is called “Insert Picture from File” and 

    I used a free program called OBS Studio for screen recording.

  • Why Roman Roads Last So Long – History of Inventions – Lesson 24

    Roman Roads have outlasted modern type roads because the Romans made their roads from harder materials than the modern car roads. They were built with slabs of stone instead of crushed stones, sand, and slag 

     

  • Power Out in Northern California

    Well, starting yesterday the power went out. It will probably be out till this afternoon. But the good news is that we got a generator and a wifi mobile hotspot from my brother Jonathan, so that is how I can write this blog post. We are using the generator for our fridge and sometimes for our coffee makers. PG&E shut off the power to some parts in northern California because the winds could start a fire with a telephone pole coming down.

  • Before Roman Roads – History of Inventions – Lesson 24

    Before Roman roads, the Romans used dirt paths. The way a dirt path would be formed is when someone or some animal walks in the same place over and over, that place will become a path, it will become just hard dirt and rocks, and will overtime knock off loose dirt or rocks. Even small animals like a little dog can make a path as good as bigger animals.

    The problem with dirt paths is that it can get muddy after rainstorms, and that can make traveling along a path very difficult, and muddy roads can cause delays for ancient people trying to get army from one country to the other, which can cause for wars to be lost.

    An ideal road in ancient times should be able to to do this:

    • Help armies travel quickly
    • Be able to send messengers without delay from the rain
    • Easy travel with big wagons of supplies without getting stuck in the mud 
    • Milestones to tell you how far you are going
    • The road will always stay whether, or not someone has walked on it or not
    Here is a video about Roman roads:

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