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:xkcd: Pathogen ResistanceThis is just an excerpt. Read the whole …AmusingFacebook, Now You Remind Me of a Half-Drunk Cocktail Party SchmoozerLast week, Facebook asked me what sports…BusinessMy son teaching chess to a young pupilCultureThe girl as Mrs Lovett with Ben Federico as Sweeney Todd.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITqwfTCk…CultureUnearthing a Long Ignored African Writing…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:More #steampunk #blender3d goodness. #design #cgi #blender3dartAestheticsOne deck below the bridge, the chief engineer coordinates with his technical heads here at…AestheticsLetter to the editor: Setting record straight on Seton Hill newspaperHere’s my letter responding to an recent…AcademiaBehind the…
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:Anne Of Green Gables Blond On Book CoverEr.. no. This is not Anne of Green Gable…BooksMy son just handed me my serving of noodles in the butter substitute container. Recycling.AmusingIn February, 2001, I was…
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 Little Girl from the 1981 LEGO Ad is All Grown Up, and She’s Got Something to SayGreat article featuring the little girl …BusinessDisruptions: Texting Your Feelings, Symbol by SymbolBeing a word-oriented thinker, I don’t h…AestheticsAssassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaOn 28 June 1914, Archduke…
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:Rossum's Universal Robots (Act 2)https://youtu.be/XfOONrGsf2I For my b…CultureWeb Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers: Four MovesThe confirmation bias describes the very…AcademiaI have for some reason reached another #duolingo milestone.CultureLook at how many times this false claim of media conspiracy…
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:IPads in the classroom: The right way to use them, demonstrated by a Swiss school.The devices are not really valued as por…CybercultureSPJ Journalist’s Toolbox Tools of 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:Friend I hadn't seen for about 20 years delivers a vintage nerdy gift.During the original run of Star Trek: Th…MediaThere was a hand, too. Did you bring…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Sorry, not sorry. I don't want such friends. Back in 2003, shortly after I moved …CultureSteampunk officer uniforms — test #Blender3D #Unity3Dhttps://youtu.be/SDh4TW8ujNg The vide…AestheticsThe daughter introduced me to this wonderful Martin Freeman comedy. Kind…
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:Pipe Trouble’s government woes highlight gaming illiteracyInteresting discussion of a political ho…CultureServing at Christmas on the Hill 2025PersonalCharlie and the Chocolate Factory / Willy Wonka Lesson Plans…
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:From Shakespeare to Sondheim to Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, everything you "dew�…PersonalHas…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Why I Rarely Blog about My Home Building ProjectsWe’re kind of in the eye of the storm, b…ModdingIt’s been a while since something got me into a movie theater. Obviously I wasn’t in a rus… It’s been a…
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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:Everyone wants to save the world, but no one wants to help Mom do the dishes.CultureMy contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s plan to record all the proverbs.My contribution to WAOB Audio…
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:AnniePersonalLonely Among Us (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 6) Crew-posessing spark roams and a droid …Conflict between two species who petitio…AestheticsThis…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:Why teens are leaving Facebook: It’s ‘meaningless’However, there’s a silver lining for Mar…BusinessToday's 10sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsSportsWorks Adventure at the Carnegie Science CenterI confess that I have never been all tha…CultureWhen you need to record footsteps on a sidewalk, and the carpeted studio…