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:Why your brain’s so bad at letting go of negative comments Negative comments engage avoidance…CybercultureLighten Up (an illustrator explores the racial politics of skin color in comics)Lighten Up —…
“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:What Can You Do With a Humanities Ph.D., Anyway?Victoria Blodgett, director of…
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:After decades lost, Star Trek’s original Enterprise model may have…
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:'Atari Dump' Will Be Excavated, After Nearly 30 YearsThe New Mexico landfill or “Atari Dump” …AmusingSparklecleaver the PonyswordCorrections – December 30 – NYTimes.com….AmusingDaughter is in 2 theatrical productions opening this weekendThe daughter plays Laertes in Seton Hill…BooksLooking in on the officers' wardroom (conference and dining) one deck above…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:Set design for a virtual production of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots). Post-apocalypti… AestheticsNewly acquired technology for teaching writing in the age of AI. (Not for high stakes test…AcademiaThe Measure of a Man (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 9)Rewatching…
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 sometimes snark at the @Turnitin interface, but…I sometimes snark at the @Turnitin inter…CybercultureFacebook Ad Refreshes Interrupt the Composition ProcessSo I’m trying to edit a Facebook status,…BusinessA big day for our first year writing…
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:Spent a half hour taming this tangle of cables (left) with a little tiny six-inch-wide car…AestheticsNow I can relax a bit. (But just a bit.)PersonalSecurity is Sleeping in the Back Seat of the CarFor decades, my mother collected paperba…EmpathyThree challenges for the web, according 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…
Looking forward to this! @thepublicpgh Similar:Carnegie Science Center: Roboworld (and a bit of SportsWorks)Here’s a brief video, made up of clips I…CultureMathematics and What It Means to Be HumanA humanities faculty member and a math f…AcademiaThe Xplor Store: The Forgotten Carnegie Science Center Exhibit? (Guest Post by Leigh Jerz…The other day, my wife suggested a…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:The Post drops the ‘mike’ — and the hyphen in ‘e-mail’When I announced these style changes, an…CultureWalking in Another's Skin: Failure of Empathy in To Kill a MockingbirdThe money quote: “In this essay, I argue…AcademiaThe lighting doesn't…
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:My Cow Game Extracted Your Facebook DataThe Cambridge Analytica scandal is drawi…AmusingVintage TV News Coverage of Pac-ManVintage TV news coverage of Pac-Man. …CybercultureGoogle SGE Recommends You Drink…
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:Hoarding disorders have increased during the pandemic. Here’s how to help a loved one who …Hoarding disorder — a mental health cond…CultureThe Left has a post-truth problem…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of GeniusesFirst of all, I’m always wary about any …CultureWander (1974) — a lost mainframe game is found!Interesting news for historians of digit…Current_EventsTeachers finding…
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:Technical and Literary Writing: What’s the difference? « DekonztruktschonIn an advanced new media class, I’m intr…AcademiaEmpathy in a Downtown Sub ShopSitting in a downtown sub shop. A…
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:Why Did Dial-Up Modems Make So Much Noise?Screeeech . .…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Goodby big Android… hello little budget iPhone SE 3rd.I just removed from my syllabus template…AcademiaTales from the Antiquities Theft Task ForceA shot of Kim Kardashian leaning ag…AestheticsChecking out of @frontporchtheatricals Grand Hotel. What an experience!My brother had already planned…