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:Carolyn had fun playing a street urchin this weekend in Stage Right’s production of Little…Another fun show! Great job, cast and cr…Current_EventsTo all these tools I've loved before…While cleaning out my desk at home I add…AestheticsDaughter is in 2 theatrical productions opening this weekendThe daughter plays Laertes in…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:Impact of One-size-fits-all Web DesignI don’t particularly miss the splash lan…BusinessControversial Content in YA Literature: A College Professor and Homeschooling Parent Answe…I received this comment on my blog: [F]…BooksJohn Speed’s 1611 map of #medievalyork features a “scale of…
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:I just installed the "Old Layout for Facebook" plugin for Chrome.I just installed the “Old Layout for Fac…CybercultureBing’s A.I. Chat Reveals Its Feelings: ‘I Want to Be Alive. 😈’In a two-hour conversation with our…
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:I've missed doing this! Another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel goodness. #blender3d …AestheticsI came of age playing too many CD-ROM point-and-click adventure games to ignore these stee…I came of age playing too many CD-ROM po…AestheticsMe as a highshool photo-bomber, I presume at the…
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:Enterprise-D Blueprints As a newlywed, when my in-laws were …BooksIntroduction to The Cherry Orchardhttps://youtu.be/8o_4Bjcfl0Y …AcademiaSad that NASA is taking a back seat to a private company, but still nerding over an Americ…BusinessThe lighting doesn't really convey that this is supposed to be a slightly curved scroll of…AestheticsEvery few years,…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:‘People are rooting for the whale’: the strange American tradition of Moby-Dick reading ma…When I went off to college to be an Engl…AcademiaSinéad O'Connor's open letter to Miley CyrusI was never a fan of Sinéad O’Connor, bu…AestheticsTolkien…
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:MisSpelled: Premiering Oct 1In this podcast series, I voice a mage w…AmusingA Book Itself Is a Little Machine: Emily Short's Interactive FictionWords do some things much better…
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:Among today’s major professional accomplishments: installing this hook. #springbreakMy office door feels more complete now. …AcademiaIt's reckless and dangerous for a leader with a habit of doubling…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Starship Mine (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 18) Picard out-thinks thieves rai…Rewatching ST:TNG Picard plays cat-an…CybercultureStage Right Theatre Company's 'Fiddler' all about family, on, off stageI am thrilled to be part of this…
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:Hexagons Are the Bestagonshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thOifuHs…AmusingWooden document holders. Pretty routine, but practice is practice. #Blender3DPersonalRespect the Text: Teaching Textual Primacy to Non-English MajorsIn the past, I have used the…
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:Proto iPads and Paper Coexist in Classic Star TrekRewatching the…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Another visit to downtown Pittsburgh with my history-loving son.CultureTrouble importing UMA clothes from Blender 3.6In Blender3D, I created a jumpsuit, rigg…CybercultureI filed my grades early. I shall now, briefly, do something irresponsible.Grades submitted. I’ll reward myself wit…PersonalShakespeare's WillPersonalWe…
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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:William Shakespeare’s Star WarsBecause apparently I am not already nerd…AestheticsMurder Is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner Lee and The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained DeathSimulations are powerful tools for under…AestheticsColorful variations of an…
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:#4C18 snack still life.PersonalWooden document holders. Pretty routine, but practice is practice. #Blender3DPersonalGoogle Autocomplete Still Makes Hateful Autocorrect SuggestionsThe top suggestion…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:A full minute standing ovation after that rousing final “Alleluia.” Thrilling!PersonalSinéad O'Connor's open letter to Miley CyrusI was never a fan of Sinéad O’Connor, bu…AestheticsWhy Audiences Hate Hard News—And Love Pretending OtherwiseA reminder that polls that ask people to…CultureVolunteering at our local food bankEthicsThe girl's entrance as…