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:I really enjoyed powering through Wilson’s Century Cycle during winter term.AwesomeMore household props for a #blender3d #steampunk project. I had made the spice rack and utensi…AestheticsScreening of "Indentured" (short film the girl and I filmed in January)PersonalI am a dog and I am a good boy and I…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:Another 10 sq cm section of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart #designAestheticsIs your child texting about recursive acronym palindromes? Is your child texting about recursive …AmusingTeaching Composition with Interactive FictionI’m on a committee that is exploring 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:"We are not Amazon franchises": booksellers respond to Amazon Source Wonderful snark from an indie bookselle…AmusingThe White House’s plan to colonize the moon, briefly explained: Putting humans on the moon… Political tensions alone could…
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 Made Cheerful Maze Game in ScratchWell, it’s cheerful unless you touch som…AestheticsHow to Lie with Data VisualizationData visualization is one of the most im…DesignAm I a Bad Father Because I Let My Daughter Eat M&Ms in Her Mashed Potatoes?[poll id=”2″] AestheticsLooking forward to what…
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:Imaginary vs Real Office SpaceHere’s a fantasy workspace, that I built…AcademiaPittsburgh in the Round review of The Outsiders”It’s due to a slew of rich, physically …BooksI saw this Friday night. Great fight choreography, lighting & staging, adaptation of t…PersonalAnother section of a #steampunk control panel for a texture atlas. #blender3d…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:The truth hits Thorvald. Loved PPT PlayTime’s online presentation of Ibsen’s A Doll’s Hous…PersonalNo, these "Perspective matters" photographers aren't misrepresenting the size of a fire in…I have shared and liked this image, and …AestheticsA Grave Tale (a…
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:To meme, or not to meme.AestheticsGrandpa Joe's Candy Store.Sugar rush at Grandpa Joe’s Candy Store….AestheticsVery Berry Dead Makes a Big Impression at Big Storm Performance CompanyCarolyn Jerz…
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:The Schizoid Man (TNG Rewatch: Season 2, Episode 6)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…Medialittle drops — Why Dove's "Real Beauty Sketches" Video Makes Me Uncomfortable… and Kind…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:AP Style: try to determine, and then respect, a source's preferences when it comes to…PersonalMedia Companies Are Getting Sick of FacebookAll of us with Facebook accounts do work…BusinessGood example of ‘do NOT remove things…
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:The Most Toys (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 22) Data Abducted by Eccentri…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….ArtI just had some fun spotting a possible source…
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:Happy memories of PC games I played with my son…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Today's lunarbaboon… there might be something in my eye. Hey! Want me to take her f…AwesomeThis Is What Summer Vacation Is For: Designing a Steampunk Airsloop with Blender 3DSummer vacation means if I am telling my…AestheticsQuoth the ramen,…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:Happy memories of PC games I played with my son (now 19) sitting on my lap.While doing some spring cleaning around …CultureT-Shirts for student journalists who recently leveled up to “staff writer”(with bear signe…PersonalSpace Shuttle Challenger (Destroyed 28 Years Ago Today)I was in my final…
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:‘I saw the possibility of what could be done – so I did it’: revolutionary video game The ….. Realising that statistics wasn’t for…CybercultureJohn Speed’s 1611 map of #medievalyork features a…
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:Stupid Puns For the WinMy daughter just trounced me in a pun wa…AmusingMe Checking into My #4C19 Conference Hotel RoomI’ll just…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:Liberal Arts Classes Could Teach Neil deGrasse Tyson a Thing or Two about the Path from Da… Your mileage may vary, but I immediate…BooksStopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening – By Donald J TrumpI have a pretty good idea whose woods th…AmusingMy Kids Loved Narnia…