What is this? I do not like this change, @duolingo (For some reason I can’t practice to recover from an error.) Similar:5 myths about Facebook’s Messenger appReal journalism takes a look at that Huf…BusinessUnpopular grammar rulesLanguage is a fluid, living social const…CultureHow To Read a Poem Out LoudRead the poem slowly. Most adolescents s…HumanitiesMicrosoft has…
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 Enemy (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 7) — LaForge and a Romulan Cooperate to …Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….EthicsToasting Shakespeare at the Bard's Birthday BashOrganized by Pittsburgh Shakespeare in t…CultureCameras and Masks: Sustaining Emotional Connections with Your Students in an Age of COVID1…There…
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:The Impact of Google on Our MemorySo what is it that makes us memorize les…CultureBrother Stuck in the BathroomThe girl posted this story on Instagram …AmusingThe Trouble With Online EducationI’ve taught an online “Video Game Cultur…AcademiaDisaster (#StarTrek…
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:Rookie News Anchor — Fired Instantly for Dropping 'F***ing S***' On the AirYes, it is nerve-wracking to speak live …Current_EventsOut of the Zuckersphere, (back) into the BlogosphereThis…
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:August Wilson Trifecta (Two Trains, Ma Rainey and Fences on the same day)Fences was performed in the backyard of …CultureRob Rogers' firing is a frightening omenPulitzer Prize-winning…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:As CRT Supplies Vanish the Classic Arcade Machine is Virtually DeadIf you understand the environment in whi…CultureOverwhelmed? Start a new to-do list with "1) Breathe; 2) Make 'to-do' list" Felt momentarily overwhelmed by the…
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:World Press Freedom Day. (Don't take the free press for granted. Journalists are not the e…PersonalLEGO turned itself around by analyzing overbearing parents[C]hildren play to get oxygen,…
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:My Shakespeare students are off peer reviewing their term paper…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:My big brother and my son facing off in chess. I am totally outclassed here.PersonalMinimalist Graphic Interpretations of Philosophical Concepts — Prints by Genis Carreras …Art Prints by Genis Carreras | Society6….AestheticsGreat energy at our Comp & Culture…
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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:Cameras and Masks: Sustaining Emotional Connections with Your Students in an Age of COVID1…There are some sound pedagogical reasons…AcademiaThree different sized buildings. Still working on variations for the biggest one. #blender…Three…
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:Into the depths of code. Algorithmic archaeologies and cave fantasies in video gamesThe full article (by Angelo Careriis) in…AcademiaDress rehearsal for…
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I created about a dozen basic building shapes, with textures to add variety. #goodenough #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:What About “The Breakfast Club”?I made three movies with John Hughes; wh…CultureYouTube distortion after the same clip is re-uploaded 1000 timesIn theory, technology lets people make a…AestheticsUltimate Infographic Design Guide + Design Tricks – VenngageThis website is selling…
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Little green owl, if your emotions depend this much on how often I practice, that’s definitely a ‘you’ problem, buddy. Similar:Finished Reading "Fibble," Book 4 in "Heck: Where Bad Kids Go."I finished reading to my daughter the fo…BooksJohn Speed’s 1611 map of #medievalyork features a “scale of paces.” My #unity3d placeholde…John Speed’s 1611 map of…