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:The girl got picked for an audience participation bit as the muse of comedy in Xanadu. Gre…CultureMore 18th Century fun @fortligonierMore 18th Century fun @fortligonierPersonalThis Is What Summer Vacation…
“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:Elevator shaft on a #steampunk #blender3d cruiser, just because. #design #aesthetics #blen……
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:The Cabaret Theatre (Latrobe) presents Shakespeare's popular Midsummer Supernatural pranksters!…
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:In May, 2001 I was blogging about lanuguage, design and Cliffs NotesIn May 2001, I was blogging about B…AmusingIn October, 2000, I was blogging about bobbed hair, Woolf, a CFP for interactive fiction s…In October 2000, I was blogging about …CultureBen Franklin Sings about Your Rights as a…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:ifMUD IF discussion | Emily Short's Interactive StorytellingEmily Short on the limitations of parser…CybercultureIt not only went VROOM, it carried chunky plastic letters that could *spell* VROOM.Tonight, when I got home after all the e…AestheticsLighten Up (an illustrator…
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:Real college classes have writing assignments and required reading.While I can imagine teaching a course th…AcademiaCoined by Shakespeare? Think againFor years, Shakespeare has been thought …Academia'Arrival' Is Smart, Stylish Sci-Fi About Language, Not Laser…
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:You have 20 minutes before the sun blows upThis charming game focuses on exploring …AestheticsThis is about half of the #steampunk control panel details I've created in the past m…AestheticsI just had some fun spotting a possible source of the word "dongle" (the plug-in security…
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:Q Who? (ST: TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 16)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…MediaAuditioning in Pittsbugh (flanked by shots from recent performances).CultureSledding in Spring Break SnowMy wife suddenly decided I should be a G…Current_EventsJust a handful more of these elegant #steampunk control panels and I can move on to the…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:The Left has a post-truth problem too. It's called comedy.As I gear up to teach about memes and fa…CultureCooper Hewitt: the typeface by Chester Jenkins “[S]ince Cooper Hewitt is a governme…AestheticsFirst Day in the Theatre for Twelfth…
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 Sword of Kahless #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 4, Episode 9) Kor invites Worf and Dax…Rewatching ST:DS9 Kor (the charismatic …AmusingYork Plays 2025: Five cameras, adding up…
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:Ermahgerddon: The Untold Story of the Ermahgerd GirlDeciding against the coonskin cap, Golde…AmusingCaptain’s Holiday (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 19) Picard’s Archeologica…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:I think I’ve mentioned I have a daughter who sometimes does things.I think I’ve mentioned I have a daughter…PersonalIf you win the very first time you play a game, that means you are skilled…
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:Serving at Christmas on the Hill 2025PersonalLooking forward to this! @thepublicpghLooking forward to this! @thepublicpghDramaTwo Steps Down the Interactive Fiction RoadWonderfully detailed analysis of two gro…AestheticsA #steampunk…
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:HTML5 Boilerplate: The web’s most popular front-end template HTML5 Boilerplate…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Releasing a Tiny Game and Trying to Get Paid[G]ames is a bit more financially brutal…Business@shu.pippin was great. Four more chances to see it!PersonalAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel goodness. #blender3dart #blender3dAestheticsAscending the path to High Hrothgar?…