Did you see that guy’s license plate? Similar:How To Read a Poem Out LoudRead the poem slowly. Most adolescents s…HumanitiesAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel goodness. #blender3dart #blender3dAesthetics"I might be putting a little too much effort into designing the cravat for the captai…AestheticsThe girl as the Spanish Soloist in @laurelballettheater & @westmorelandsymphony The…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:Shall I Encode Thee In DNA? Sonnets Stored On Double HelixIf you took everything human beings have…CultureWhen it comes to the truth, point of view really does matter.You may have seen a version of this meme…DesignWhat Grammar and…
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:In January 2001, I was blogging about Bill Clinton's #WhiteHouse security deposit, anachro…In January 2001, I was blogging about …AcademiaClues (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 14) Data's faslehoods nonpluss and Pic…Rewatching ST:TNG After…
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:The girl continues her exploration of Scottish history.Carolyn: “Does no one have a kind word f…PersonalThe Geekling Worked a Shatner/Nimoy Tribute into GodspellMy geekling daughter, who in Willy Wonka…AmusingGeorge Stone Credits Scott Adams Adventure Games for Inspiring "Max Headroom"Scott Adams (creator of “Adventureland,”…CybercultureJournalists play a…
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:She feels pretty at the dress rehearsal (opens Thursday)On the ride home, in the middle of a spi…AmusingIconic 'West Side Story' still resonates todayCarolyn Jerz of Greensburg will be playi…ArtGem of the Ocean (August Wilson's Century Cycle, 1 of 10)August Wilson’s Century Cycle > Spoil…BooksKinetic Theatre's "Hound of the Baskervilles"…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:Some problems bringing #Blender3D models into the #Unity3D game engine. The pink represent…AestheticsHow One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s LifeA PR professional should have known bett…BusinessWhy Do People Share Fake News? A Sociotechnical Model of Media…
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:Go Forth and Conquer, but Postpone the Selfie“We have about 850 graduates, and we hav…AcademiaWhen the Reporter Becomes Part of the Story (Aggressive Reporter Covering Pittsburgh Zoo…
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 High Ground (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 12) Sensitive, Artistic Terrorist I…(Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break…EmpathySpace:1999 design aesthetic merged detailed miniatures with curvy Euro-futurist interior…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:What's in this old box from the student newspaper office? Why, it's a vintage Polaroid cam…HistoryThe daughter missed her graduation ceremony because she was performing in Kinetic Theatre'…The daughter missed her graduation cerem…AcademiaWe are…
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:Faculty Senate meet & greet. With food. In the parlors till 6. AcademiaThank you, frog and friends, for reminding us all what the Internet is supposed to…
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:Research Poetry (communicating research results and expressing their significance through…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Rude mechanical sighting! Shakespearing it up with @newrentheatreco.PersonalThe Most Unexpected Workplace Trend Coming in 2020: the Return of the Liberal Arts Major On LinkedIn each year author Dan Sch…BusinessSo this is Pi DayMy wife says she bought the pies…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:Interview: Bjarne P. Tveskov, Classic LEGO Space Designer – Boing Boing GadgetsBoing Boing interviews Bjarne P. Tveskov…Aesthetics‘Tentacles squelching wetly’: the human subtitle writers under threat from AIArtificial intelligence is making steady…ArtCanadian teen's short film captures Spring 2020Not graphic, but emotionally powerful. …CultureThe Unstoppable Rise of…
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:Releasing a Tiny Game and Trying to Get Paid[G]ames is a bit more financially brutal…BusinessMore #steampunk control panel goodness. #blender3d #blender3dart #aestheticsAestheticsVery interesting adaptation of Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. #pptlaytime @thepublicpghCultureOh…
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:That Class Where Stanford Profs Projected Hundreds of Zoom Students on a Video WallOf course, not all institutions happen t…AcademiaRandom gauge…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:Brought my in-progress #blender3d project into the #unity3d gaming engine. Plenty of frust… AestheticsI should be writing my "Fake News" paper for this weekend's "Computers and Writing." Inste…Could the absurd examples of bizarre pub…AcademiaThe joy of text – the fall and rise of interactive fictionAlthough the IF…
I came of age playing too many CD-ROM point-and-click adventure games to ignore these steep stairs. (Downtime in downtown #Pittsburgh.) Similar:An important day to remember.Never again.PersonalUpdated a post about Sarah Rush — the "launch when ready" crew member from 1979 Battlesta…I recently noticed that a blog post I cr…AmusingCandy Land Was Invented for Polio Wards…