I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:Goodbye, Google Search. I've switched to search.brave.com …for now. I can’t stand Pinterest. I hate when G…BusinessWhat gives you comfort? I collect lights. Some of these have magnets!!AmusingHappy Easter!PersonalCollege student makes masks for the…
I have a daughter who does things. If demon curses and buckets of stage blood are your thing, join the fun this weekend in Greensburg. (I will not be seated in the splash zone.) Similar:Which of my colleagues wants attention?AcademiaNow I can relax a bit. (But just a bit.)PersonalProgress.PersonalMy too-big Android phone stresses the pockets…
Yes, Duolingo is free and I’ve learned a lot. No, I don’t like the psychological manipulation. I’m still using it but I changed my user name. Similar:AmLit Rescue — Scratch GameA student in my “American Literature: 19…AcademiaJournalists dole out cash to politicians (quietly)Traditionally, many news organizations h…EthicsAnother section of a #steampunk control panel, made in…
“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:Measuring Humanities Degrees Misses Much of Their Value“I don’t see why we…
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:Yesterday it was 298 so this is actually a good…
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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Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:What Does the Demise of Cursive Mean?Are you aware that our children aren’t b…CultureThe LA Times deletes tweets that used passive voice, as details emerged about police killi… Several journalist-involved tweet dele…Current_EventsDay of Dennis Jerz » Today, a…
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:How Mickey Mouse Evades the Public DomainI get my fill of Disney pretty quick. In…BusinessNBC's Chuck Todd takes aim at CNN”The big danger always confronting CNN —…BusinessCommonly Misused Words: ITS and IT'S AmusingSkeleton Crew…
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:My Shakespeare students are off peer reviewing their term paper rough drafts. I’m official…AcademiaThe ballroom of my #steampunk fantasy space cruiser is now a less lonely place. Thanks to watching many, many YouTub…AestheticsEmpathy in a Downtown Sub ShopSitting in a downtown sub shop. A half…
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:Shutting the Door on the Hard-Knock LifeIn sync with the resurgence of labor act…BusinessWhat Deathbed Visions Teach Us About LivingThis is not only powerful material for t…AwesomeMy Shakespeare students are off peer reviewing their term paper rough…
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:English Is the Language of Science. That Isn't Always a Good ThingEnglish speakers tend to assume that all…AcademiaThere is no cloud. It's just someone else's computer.I have…
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:Ready to teach another set of students what research is (and what it isn’t).AcademiaBack in the MLAAs the humanities decline in the United …AcademiaI can’t fix this…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Mask up.PersonalEncounter at Farpoint (Season 1, Episode 1: ST:TNG Rewatch) Picard gathers his crew, hates…Rewatching ST:TNG after almost 20 years….CultureI'm just getting around to watching this speech from Arnold Schwarzenegger. Impressive!I really never paid…
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:UChicago College Admissions, Indiana Jones Mystery PackageWhat we know: The package contained an i…AcademiaEvita in Zelionople CultureImpact of One-size-fits-all Web DesignI don’t particularly miss the splash lan…BusinessThe…