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:She was a musical ingenue Sunday, filmed a slasher movie past midnight Monday, and was pre…AcademiaWhat, exactly, am I looking at here? I’m so confused.What, exactly, am I looking at here? I’m…PersonalShakespeare's WillPersonalWhen you hear your daughter the understudy is going on for a sold-out show. Live theater…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:The Mere Presence of Your Smartphone Reduces Brain Power, Study Shows The researchers found that participants…AcademiaWhen is the phrase "when asked about…" part of good news writing? Rarely.A new graphic for an existing handout, w…AcademiaPersuasion: Logos, Pathos, Ethos 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:Zagg.com Just Provided Me with Great Customer Servicetl;dr: Zagg.com just offered to replace …BusinessSo Long Blogging. Hello—Yep, We're Going to Say It—PloggingI still blog, because I want control ove…BusinessThe Key To Better Work? E-mail…
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:A Merry Look at Journalism in "The Year Without a Santa Claus"In the classic stop-action TV special “T…AestheticsIn a literature class, the author's words matter more than the author's life and times, or… Updating the graphic for a resource …AcademiaI am happy with how this…
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:Heart of Stone (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 3, Episode 14) Odo tries to keep Kira's spi…Rewatching ST:DS9 In a runabout, Kira…CulturePeter Sallis: Wallace and Gromit actor dies aged 96 The voice of Wallace has died. The si…CultureThe woman…
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:Sinéad O'Connor's open letter to Miley CyrusI was never a fan of Sinéad O’Connor, bu…AestheticsWho needs the Metaverse? Meet the people still living on Second LifeYears ago…
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:Time’s Arrow, Part 1 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 26) Data's head in a mine …Rewatching ST:TNG An archaeologist wh…CultureThey Smiled Too!Victorians had to stay still…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Chess tournament.PersonalThat's my daughter in the hoop. Pippin Oct 21-23 and 27-29. Aesthetics35% of my site visitors right now are using mobile devicesThis year I have seen an uptick in the p…CybercultureTonight's Supermoon.AestheticsNASA's Perseverance…
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:Hey there, chaotic world in academia and beyond, could you settle down just a bit so I can…AcademiaSynergistic Synthesis XVII Sub B1 Chair by Kenneth SmytheAfter my…
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:They're coming in faster than I can mark them. This…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Book geyser. My latest #Blender3D practice.In a peaceful grassy setting, a geyser o…AestheticsNerd Break! Listening To: Wilhelm Scream / Castle Thunder / Amen Break (While Watching Lig…In order to provide some context for a b…AestheticsTechnical and Literary Writing:…
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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:Prototypes in Technical Writing: What are They?Many a high school student has muddled t…AcademiaStar Wars: TIE Fighter 20th Anniversary RetrospectiveIn the Star Wars films, the empire is ev…CybercultureAmazing High School Yearbook…
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:A very happy geekling playing Dungeons and Dragons on her one free evening. #llapGamesGraphic Design Pun Cards Sara Heffernan designed these…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:Student Newspapers Scurry to Make Ends Meet“After 112 years as The Daily Emerald, t…AcademiaSo peaceful and majestic. Another outing with my son.PersonalI Set A Trap To Catch Students Cheating With AI. The Result Was DeflatingMy classes are generally small enough th…AcademiaI, Borg (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5,…