I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:The Adversary #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 3, Episode 22) A Changeling saboteur uses the…Rewatching ST:DS9 The cold opening ha…Media#blender3d is teaching me more than I ever thought I’d need to know about roof geometry.…
I have a daughter who does things. If demon curses and buckets of stage blood are your thing, join the fun this weekend in Greensburg. (I will not be seated in the splash zone.) Similar:A Merry Look at Journalism in "The Year Without a Santa Claus"In the classic stop-action TV special “T…AestheticsThe captain will shortly…
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:Procession #classof2017PersonalWhat are you eating at midnight breakfast?PersonalEye of Sauron, Hobbit Door, Palantir and One Ring Easter Eggs.AestheticsFirst steps towards reconstructing a 30-year-old simulation. Marking the locations of the…
“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:Intimations of MortalityPlato, Montaigne, Pascal—those were the …CultureThose mean fake news people…
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:Google Favors Good Reporting, Not Liberal Views: StudyIt’s a logical…
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:45m into a game against a player ranked 400pts higher than him. In a frilly shirt for the …CultureAnother homeschool year ends successfully. Here are the kids with their external evaluator…PersonalMy second greenscreen test.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-LPwKQ…CybercultureThe Life and Times of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯But, in addition to symbolizing despair,…CybercultureSelf-Regulation: American Schools Are Failing…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at EverythingThe Alot is an imaginary creature that I…AmusingThe Hidden Benefits Of DaydreamingWhen your mind wanders, its like P. T. B…CultureSuddenly Human (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode…
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:Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at EverythingThe Alot is an imaginary creature that I…AmusingVerizon's $4.4 billion deal for AOL sends AOL stock on a tearVerizon has experimented with journalism…BusinessAbout…
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:Fired for Making a Game: The Inside Story of I Get This Call Every DayHe knows that if he’d instead posted a s…BusinessOut for a walk during some downtime. Paused to appreciate this beautiful city of #Pittsbur…AestheticsMisleading to suggest that because I have nothing left…
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:Enjoying my "Dystopia in American Literature" class.After a kind of prelude in which we look…AcademiaI know that look.This was my 9yo today. She doesn’…AmusingMore rehearsing. More dancing. PersonalThis the last hour I will have a teenager in my house. (Tomorrow my youngest turns 20.) I blogged in 2004: “The ti…AwesomeThings Past…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:IN-ZOOM (A world-premiere 10-minute play)A very current short play by Bill Irwin….CultureYour first attempt at a medieval gate and city walls will be your worst. #blender3d #medie…Your first attempt at a medieval gate an…PersonalThe Inner Light (#StarTrek…
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:Love Online”The exchange of love letters was centra…CultureFinal week of Pict Classic Theatre's Oliver Twist (NEXTpittsburgh)Today is Carolyn’s day off from Oliver T…BooksWhy Tetris is the 'perfect'…
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:FULL BLOOM at Latrobe’s Olde Main, Aug 30-Sep 2.CultureChatGPT answers more than half of software engineering questions incorrectlyThe results showed that out of the 512 q…BusinessNo space…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:After a productive run-through of West Side Story, the girl decided to slide out from unde…AmusingScript: Prospero Makes a Circle on the Beach. Scene Designer: "How?"I was amused by this little note on the…
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:Everyone Should Get an ADoes a bus-driver-training school rank i…AcademiaAddressing Our Biases: Medieval BathingDid medieval people bathe? If you alr…CultureUnmarked assignments in my queue: 0This app, which…