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…
Did you see that guy’s license plate? Similar:“Waiting for Life” (Once on This Island)https://youtu.be/NeoVD3prQWYPersonalHelvetica Bold Oblique Sweeps FontysHelvetica Bold Oblique was the big winne…AestheticsFaculty Senate meet & greet. With food. In the parlors till 6. AcademiaMS-Word's helpful "View -> Focus" mode delays stress-related breakdowns.You won’t usually catch me saying anythi…CybercultureWhat is this? I do not…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:The Child (TNG Rewatch: Season 2, Episode 1)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…CultureUnless Buzzfeed-style Clickbait Replaces all Forms of Human Communication, or Republicans …I love some good meta. I wrote a dialogu…AmusingThe chief engineer of a fantasy #steampunk…
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:Computer scientist Leslie Lamport to [Brandeis] grads: If you can’t write, it won’t comput…I like introducing my English majors to …AcademiaExcessive Copyright Strikes Again in 2016Current US law extends copyright for 70 …BusinessA big…
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:Ray Harryhousen, visual effects pioneer, dies The Harryhausen family regret to…AestheticsThe Falling Man — 9/11 Suicide PhotographPowerful, painful essay. Worth revisitin…CultureThe Drinks are On Us! and Us! and Us Too!I got a text message a couple days ago…..CultureIn December 2001 I was blogging aboutIn December…
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…
Looking forward to this! @thepublicpgh Similar:"Shakespeare in Love" with the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra and Stage Right!When I teach Shakespeare, I will from ti…CultureTeaching myself the #Unity3D game engine. Each step requires a lot of focused attention. I… Teaching myself the #Unity3D game engi…AestheticsExcited for Annette Vee’s visit. My journalism students have to submit a story…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:Night Terrors (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 17) Trapped crew grows paranoi…Rewatching ST:TNG After discovering t…PersonalHow The Ballpoint Pen Killed CursiveIn Death of a Salesman, Biff impulsively…BusinessYoungster in a tight spot has an inspirationhttps://twitter.com/TheFigen/status/1550…AwesomeSave our children…
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:The eagles in Lord of the Rings are a plot hole, but also an us problemPart of my enjoyment of genre franchises…BooksAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk…
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:Lessons from the Covington Catholic FlashpointMy social media network includes people …CultureWhat if Generative AI turned out to be a Dud?I’m sad thinking of all the students…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Criminal Code: Procedural Logic and Rhetorical Excess in VideogamesGreat example of the application of well…CultureTouch Me Now: York Plays 2025A cast of hundreds participated in a pub…AcademiaWe're enjoying the intensity and also the (surprisingly…
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:Winnie the Pooh saga turns 100 years old todayOne hundred years ago today a Canadian s…BooksSpaghetti dinner with my son.PersonalFDR and Grilled MillionairesTonight we’ll be blocking my…
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:Journalists are vital to the health of a free nation.…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:45m into a game against a player ranked 400pts higher than him. In a frilly shirt for the …CultureThe Great Works of SoftwareI realized that each one of these techno…AestheticsFacebook "Grid View." Is this new? My first thought…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:Multimodal News Packages (for Student Journalists)A multimodal news package simply means “…AcademiaTales from the Antiquities Theft Task ForceA shot of Kim Kardashian leaning ag…AestheticsThe Classic Typewriter Page Frequently Asked QuestionsHow can I get rid of That Old Typewriter…AestheticsOne of my undergrad lit papers. Dot-matrix printed, with…
First steps towards reconstructing a 30-year-old simulation. Marking the locations of the traditional performance stations for the York Corpus Christi pageant. #medievalyork #mysteryplay #unity3d Similar:My "Writing About Literature" Students Are Sampling Text Adventure GamesI’m having my students play Adam Cadre’s…CultureCanadian teen's short film captures Spring 2020Not graphic, but emotionally powerful. …CultureUChicago College Admissions, Indiana Jones…
Thank you, 1993 Dennis, for documenting this low-resolution (the background image was 640×480 pixels with 16 colors) simulation so thoroughly. I hope to bring it back to life and upgrade it to 3D soon. Similar:The girl will be performing as the Dew Drop Fairy in the Dec 8 evening performance of The …AestheticsThe Drinks are…
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