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:Boston marathon bombing: All the mistakes journalists make during a crisis like the Boston… First, do not pass on speculatio…Current_EventsPredatory Journals Hit By 'Star Wars' StingI’ve been contacted by…
“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:Manti Te'o's Dead Girlfriend, The Most Heartbreaking And Inspirational Story Of The…
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:Finished Reading "Fibble," Book 4 in "Heck: Where Bad Kids…
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:Worked a short day today, and it shows. Tomorrow is another day!PersonalThe daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two …The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a …AmusingEnjoying live theater.The Illustrious Invalid. @kinetictheatre_pghPersonalBrand new chairs for PICT draw…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading?A good feature from the New York Times: …BooksWhat Critics of Student Writing Get Wrong [T]o improve as writers, student…AcademiaSuperman Comic about Sympathy and HopeJust in case someone out there could use…AestheticsCompleted…
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:The Sentence That Knocked Down the Berlin Wall (But Almost Didn’t)Words that defined Ronald Reagan’s presi…CultureMicrosoft Research Launches Code Hunt Game to Teach ProgrammingAnother item for the “when I’m finished …Business'Atari Dump' Will Be…
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:What Jane [Austen] Saw: 1796 Shakespeare GalleryYou are invited to time travel to two ar…AestheticsUdacity's Sebastian Thrun, Godfather Of Free Online Education, Changes CourseSuddenly, something that had been unthin…Academia"Moorish girl" in Man of La Mancha. (Vulcan Moorish girl.)PersonalWaiting for a talk on preserving artifacts from…
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:Your first attempt at a medieval gate and city walls will be your worst. #blender3d #medie…Your first attempt at a medieval gate an…PersonalDaily 10sq cm of control panel eye candy. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunkAestheticsOpening night. They've got magic to do! CultureWho's ready for some free outdoor Hamlet?PersonalIdeal Homeschool Summer Day: Studying…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:In December 2000, I was blogging about typeface snobbery, freedom in video game spaces, th…In December 2000, I was blogging about …AestheticsThe difficulty is the point (teaching critical thinking skills differs from teaching facts…In the past few…
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:Tricking the eye to see 3D details in geometrically flat surfaces for my #steampunk #blend… AestheticsStudents say they prefer lectures, but "active learning" is more effectiveA recent…
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 Ascent #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 9) Odo and Quark bicker their way up …Rewatching ST:DS9 Space Dad fusses ho…AmusingEach building in my #medievalyork simulation…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:My precious is fifteen. PersonalThe Last Jedi: Oh, the Feels.No spoilers here. (I managed to avoid al…MediaStage Right's Alice in WonderlandMy daughter shared the role of Alice thi…CultureJustine Sacco Is Good at Her Job, and…
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:On Instructional Technology and Face-to-Face Interaction CybercultureThe Current War (Quantum Theatre Musical)Waiting for The Current War to start. I …AwesomeIt's Science! Carolyn Uses Anastasia's Lip Balm KitMy…
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:I was briefly excited that Turnitin.com's new app works in…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Ascending the path to High Hrothgar? No, just the snow-covered steps from the parking lot… Ascending the path to High Hrothgar?…PersonalOur family has seen David Whalen in the persona of Sherlock in five or six different shows…Our family…