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…
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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…
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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:Respect the Text: Teaching Textual Primacy to Non-English MajorsIn the past, I have used the first day o…Academia"The Nightmare of Prince Prezelsky"Leigh, Peter, Carolyn and I had fun reco…AmusingIdeal Homeschool Summer Day: Studying Latin, Justifying Nilla Wafers, and Making a Duct Ta…Today, I managed to…
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:Measuring Humanities Degrees Misses Much of Their Value“I don’t see why we are fixated on the s…AcademiaI voice the role of Electron Jones in this audio detective series. The first episode was r…Making this illustration in Blender3D…
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:Mailbag: breaking in again » Raph's WebsiteGood advice from Raph Koster to someone …BusinessA 40sq cm section of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsElon Musk has officially…
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That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Happy Easter 2024PersonalGame Design Program for Education & TrainingI haven’t tried GameSalad yet… and won…AcademiaQuidditch Comes to Seton HillwartsVisitors often remark the campus reminds…AcademiaMy Son Plays Mozart Too Fasthttps://youtu.be/gXAtRI1NLxs He says “M…AmusingWilliam Shakespeare, Playwright…
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:U.S.S. Requin — Extended Tour of the Cold War Submarine at the Carnegie Science CenterSoon after WWII began, the USS Requin be…CultureNASA: No, The Eclipse Won't Blind…
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:What are you eating at midnight breakfast?PersonalFacebook Updates News Feed…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Something to Ponder — Let Me Fix That Meme For YouArtMy second greenscreen test.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-LPwKQ…CybercultureWhat does the girl do with my iPad while I try to jump-start her mother’s car at a gas sta…https://youtu.be/tOYQc8vByoYPersonalPut up the Hoop Sooner: 10…
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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:Happy Easter 2016PersonalIt's been a Dwarf Fortress afternoon. AwesomeOver the years I have leveled up my Blender3D skills.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNLArSlF…AestheticsWander (1974) — a lost mainframe game is found!Interesting news for historians of digit…Current_EventsThe…
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:Carolyn as Maria in West Side StoryPersonalxkcd: Headlines It: nailed. xkcd: Headlines.AmusingCarolyn as Luciana in the PPT Shakespeare Summer Intensive DramaI just…
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