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:Earth With RingsSure, Saturn’s rings are cool, but the E…AestheticsMisleading to suggest that because I have nothing left to mark that I have nothing to do, …PersonalComing up for the girl is another classic show: The Fantasticks.So looking forward to seeing her in this…CultureDuet (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:Listening to Weird Al's "Word Crimes." Awesome. My teaching method does not involve sham…AmusingYork Corpus Christi Pageant, Toronto, June 7I’ll be in Toronto next week to observe …AcademiaGoogle 1407Philipp Lenssen and I had a bit of fun i…AestheticsA…
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:Surprise: Humanities Degrees Provide Great Return On InvestmentCompleting a humanities degree is a good…AcademiaAbout the Sinkhole in the Adjunct Faculty Lounge, and Other Mid-Semester AnnouncementsI recently spoke with the Sarah Sutton, …AcademiaClues (#StarTrek #TNG…
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:I filed my grades early. I shall now, briefly, do something irresponsible.Grades submitted. I’ll reward myself wit…PersonalKeeping it classy. My 20yo son encounters the fruit-eating scene from the 1996 point-and-c…PersonalWhispers of the Past-Herb Morrison and the HindenburgIn this short documentary, I voice Herb …CultureWhat It…
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:Pope Francis calls for "news communicated with serenity, precision and completeness"Pope Francis recently addressed Italian …CultureLGN Launches Quandary to Develop Ethical Thinking through PlayThe Learning Games Network, a non-profit…CultureThe Alot is Better Than You at EverythingThere is…
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:In Purgatory's Shadow #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 14) Garak answers a coded …Rewatching ST:DS9 Kira helps Odo re-a…DramaMisSpelled: Premiering Oct 1In this podcast series, I…
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:Taking Harassment Seriously Requires Serious DistinctionsEditor and columnist Jonah Goldberg ques…CultureShe was a musical ingenue Sunday, filmed a slasher movie past midnight Monday, and was pre…AcademiaHow the…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Share a Coke with "Pepsi"AestheticsFirst steps towards reconstructing a 30-year-old simulation. Marking the locations of the …First steps towards reconstructing a 30-…AestheticsIn Which I Ask a Hard-working Journalism Student to Consider UndeadlinesA student recorded…
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:Opening Night: New "The Little Mermaid"At night, instead of getting ready for b…Current_EventsVintage TV News Coverage of Pac-ManVintage TV news coverage of Pac-Man. …CybercultureTwitter has blocked President…
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:Students in “A.I. and the Future of Literacy” are presenting…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Without ComPUNction: Doing verbal battle at the O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships. “It doesn’t have to be good. It just ha…AestheticsFilmmakers Find Section of Destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger on Ocean FloorInstead of World War II-era plane debris…HistoryMy 14yo…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:Many things in the world are awful, but my latest #Blender3D work on my #steampunk control…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsRemembering James Doohan on his 100th Birthday (found on the Star Trek Wholesomeposting Fa…When I was a kid watching the reruns aft…HistorySpaghetti dinner 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:Editorial: Video Games and The Great Train Robbery Through the development of crosscuttin…AestheticsLysistrata live.Current_EventsGirlhood 2014They don’t even seem to want to watch Fr…CultureVulcan mind-melds from Star Trek: The Original Series, in…
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:Thoughtful PopCult Analysis of 'Peanuts' Deserves Better than a Clickbaity Headline Hating…On a shelf in the slanty room under the …CultureFancy…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:Branding Essentials for the English Major: 4 Examples of How to Re-package Your Skills for…It seems every week some “expert” publis…AcademiaMeme alleging Trump said “Africans Are Lazy, Good at Sex, Theft” is a hoax I’ve seen this meme shared by severa…EthicsReport to the bridge so the captain…