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:NASA: No, The Eclipse Won't Blind Pets I once heard a fellow grad student s…Current_EventsYes, I spent the last hour designing this brutalist pen holder for a virtual production…
“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:CDC: Vaccinated people can resume activities without a mask or physical distance…
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:First they came… #kristallnacht @nccheshuFirst they came… #kristallnacht @ncchesh…PersonalThe Transformation…
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:Yahoo, You Nagged Me Too Many Times; Bye!I have a Yahoo account that I use when a…BusinessShare a Coke with "Pepsi"AestheticsBecause Internet: the new linguistics of informal EnglishI’m planning to begin my online Shakespe…CultureEnjoyed making a 3D print of the captain’s chair from the #steampunk bedtime stories I…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:A #neovictorian #steampunk ship-of-the-line needs a dramatic flag and a conveniently locat…AestheticsOregon Trail: How three Minnesotans forged its pathRawitsch, a lanky, bespectacled 21-year-…CultureMSU asks faculty & staff to volunteer in short-staffed dining halls; @MSU_Football tweets …MSU, instead 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:Let's talk about books, old sport.BooksHow a billionaires boys’ club came to dominate the public squareThe world’s richest man, Elon Musk, atta…BusinessFacebook paid Teen Vogue to run a fake article praising Facebook for "helping…
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 is Technical Writing?I noticed an uptick in traffic to an old…AestheticsSalesman at Pittsburgh Public Theatre. PersonalMore #steampunk control panel goodness. This section features a nice retro pixelboard text…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…Aesthetics"Godspell" is sure to entertain audiences of all ages and faithsThat’s me…
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:#AugustWilson #CenturyCycle Three week intensive course (whew!) All the students did very …PersonalCollege bookstores adapting to changing times with additional servicesIn the corner of the Seton Hill Universi…AcademiaShakespeare Popularized Falconry TermsEnglish is full of figures of speech…
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:Pope calls Argentine kiosk owner to cancel paper deliveryThis is a very cute story, further illus…AmusingWhy We Fall for Fake News and How to Bust ItMeasuring the…
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 A.V. Club's AI-Generated Articles Are Copying Directly From IMDbI’ve enjoyed human-written A/V Club arti…BusinessHigh Schooler's Fake Story of Stock Riches Fools New York Editors”If your mother…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Exploring Myst's Brave New World”We wanted a true persistent world. If y…CybercultureYou can be a Trek fan without loving TOS. But if we think tolerance and empathy are good t…I was born in 1968…
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:When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That’s a MoraySomewhere today a headline writer is wea…AwesomeMost Television From Before 2000 Is Trapped…
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:After you finish your brass-polishing shift, join me at the…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:The Duolingo owl is proud of me.PersonalCarolyn choreographed a fight-dance adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.PersonalFor God's sake John, sit down!CultureToasting Shakespeare at the Bard's Birthday BashOrganized by Pittsburgh Shakespeare in t…CultureCOVID-19 Cases (Useful Breakdown by Country, State, Population)…