“Murdering meteorologists won’t stop hurricanes. I can’t believe I just had to type that.” — Michigan-based meteorologist Katie Nickolaou. A wide range of misinformation has been spread as Helene and then Milton gathered pace in the Gulf of Mexico, such as claims spread by Trump that Fema had run out of cash for hurricane survivors…
It’s so heartbreaking seeing the amount of disinformation being spread by elected officials and partisan agitators with lots of followers. FEMA is not out of money, it’s not confiscating damaged property, and it’s not biased for against any ethnic groups or political affiliations. Similar:Enterprise-D Blueprints As a newlywed, when my in-laws were …BooksFilmmakers fighting “Happy…
My mother-in-law invited me to try out the 60- year-old tape machine that belonged to my father-in-law. When I worked in radio news in the late 1980s, we were still loading reels and splicing tape, so it all came back to me pretty quickly. Similar:The Most Disastrous Typos In Western History The Most Disastrous…
My job is often to help students understand things that they aren’t good at doing yet. If a student arrives in my classroom with a solid ability to construct clear sentences and summarize difficult readings, using an AI tool that helps them spot grammar mistakes with less effort and capture the gist of a reading…
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A healthy respect for the free press and the institution of journalism is absolutely crucial for a healthy democracy. Media literacy matters, while a jaded “I don’t trust journalists, I do my own research” DIY attitude is easily co-opted. A false claim that Vice President Kamala Harris was involved in a June 2011 hit-and-run incident…
What is this? I do not like this change, @duolingo (For some reason I can’t practice to recover from an error.) Similar:The girl sank her brother's last ship with the homophonous cry "I-1."AmusingTies of Blood and Water #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 19) Kira re-evaluates a …Rewatching ST:DS9 Kira is excited to …BusinessSurprise: Humanities…
About 30 years after I first saw John Speed’s 1676 map of York, today I was working on a region labeled “Z.” Or is that a “2“? There’s both an X and a 3 nearby… confusing context! A glance at the legend shows how brilliantly Speed handled the ambiguity. #usability #ux #ui #design #medieval #cartography…
Added an overhead minimap to my #medievalyork #unity3d simulation. #mysteryplay Similar:Carolyn's Theater Bio for Prime Stage's The Outsiders (Mar 6-15) Actor biography sample Program bi…BooksChildren of the Holocaust return to Auschwitz and pay tribute to those who saved themIn the last chaotic days of Nazi Germany…CultureThe Drinks are On Us! and Us! and Us Too!I…
Talkback session after the matinee and my brother and faculty colleagues after the evening performance. Audiences were gasping, laughing nervously, exclaiming sotto voce about “fingerprints!” and “the key!“ and “Was that *supposed* to happen?” and “This is *good*!” @thepublicpgh #dialm #understudy (We knew well in advance Carolyn would be performing yesterday.) My daughter informed me…
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She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:Trials and Tribble-ations #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 6) Trivial Time Travel…Rewatching ST:DS9 Strait-laced time c…AmusingI think I’ve mentioned I have a daughter who sometimes does things.I think I’ve mentioned I have a daughter…PersonalLook at how…
My simulated city has 1000 capsule inhabitants that are just smart enough to gather around markers and wait. In May, I had nothing. I‘m learning. #medievalyork #mysteryplay #unity3d Similar:Impact of One-size-fits-all Web DesignI don’t particularly miss the splash lan…BusinessHealing the WebThe lessons I learned in just over an ho…BusinessThe Last Jedi: Oh, the Feels.No spoilers…
I’ve had a lot of fun in this new ensemble audio storytelling series. Did I do a good job convincing my friends I really saw a time-traveling elephant? Similar:New York Times Ready to Charge Online ReadersI will miss it, but honestly, I do not s…BusinessDon't Like Hamlet? Now's Your Chance To Rewrite It”It’s not really…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:William Shakespeare’s Star WarsBecause apparently I am not already nerd…AestheticsNon-Euclidean Doom, where the value of pi is not 3.14159Weirdly beautiful. Wonderful bit of game…CybercultureHow PatrioticAmusingThank you, anonymous person who left a container of Oreo…
How exactly do bridges bridge? How do rivers rive? How much detail does my model of #medievalyork need? My first try will be my worst try. #mysteryplay #blender3d Similar:Maybe it wasn’t a sensible idea to hold 5 hours of student consultations on the day midter…AcademiaThe Portable Writing desk — the Victorian laptopFocusing on the materiality…
My project starts to get clunky while managing 1000 NPCs but I think if I split them up into groups of about 10, and only give instructions to the group leader, that will help. Not bad for my first weekend simulating crowds. #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Seeing a different cast. Break all the legs!CultureStudents say they…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:How important is the look 'n' feel of your website?”The look ‘n’ feel of your website is im…BusinessHow We ReadI feel a little nerdier than usual when …AestheticsIt started with a ride down an escalator and ended with…
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