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:McCain's 2008 Concession Speech: Republicans interrupt their candidate's concession speech…That…
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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Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation As much as we like to think of our…CultureUltimate Infographic Design Guide + Design Tricks – VenngageThis website is selling something. You c…AestheticsSHU Italy Trip « blogs.setonhill.eduSeveral students on Maureen…
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:She feels pretty at the dress rehearsal (opens Thursday)On the ride home, in the middle of a spi…AmusingFigured out how to configure my iPad as an external monitor for my laptop. Much more effic…CybercultureWhy…
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:This the last hour I will have a teenager in my house. (Tomorrow my youngest turns 20.) I blogged in 2004: “The ti…AwesomeWho left these on my office door? *fake cough sounds like “Betsy”*PersonalMy Summer Project: A WordPress Website for Stage Right, a Local Non-Profit…
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:R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) Artistic Prosperity TrailerWe rehearsed and recorded a Zoom recordi…ArtFeeding a Neighbor's LambsA neighbor invited us over to help feed …AmusingIt will be harder to leave Facebook than it was to leave Twitter It was not that hard to leave Twitter….CybercultureA 20 sq cm section of #steampunk…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:Astaire Unwound (Ceiling Dance from "Royal Wedding")My high school physics teacher, Admiral …AestheticsThis is Ralph. Ralph is a concept, created by you while reading this.AmusingU.S. Public Wary of Biomedical Technologies to ‘Enhance’ Human AbilitiesAmericans are more worried…
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:Looking forward towards the wardroom (center) and the officers' pub, the Gear and Hea…AestheticsMTV VMAs: Will Smith Family's Reaction Was to Gaga, Not Miley (Video)I didn’t watch…
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:4 writing lessons from the comedy of Joan RiversAll writers can learn from studying the …Current_EventsReal college classes have writing assignments and required reading.While I can imagine…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Is this stripe appearing or disappearing? FULL BLOOM (Aug 30 to Sep 2)PersonalLook what mysteriously appeared outside my office door!PersonalGoogle Docs MLA Style Works Cited Class ActivityI have rarely been satisfied with spendi…AcademiaAnime Treatment…
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:Rehearsing for Little Women Tuesday (Carolyn plays Amy)PersonalDon’t worry: It’s not just art!Before a school play, a principal worrie…AestheticsIn January, 2002 I was blogging about… A 20-something…
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:Winners Chosen in Annual Shakespeare Monologue and Scene ContestMichael Henninger…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Added an overhead minimap to my #medievalyork #unity3d simulation. #mysteryplayAdded an overhead minimap to my #medieva…Design"I don't view Shakespeare's work as intimidating anymore." — midterm reflection from coll… “It has made me more confident in my…AcademiaI am not…
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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:Fall 2023 Grades: Submitted! AcademiaLife would be so much better if all the interfaces we encountered looked like #Steampunk c…AestheticsLast night I dreamed I was a stagehand during a metatheatrical number…
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:Living Room PhysicsI’ve blogged before about my eight-year-…EducationSeize the Day!PersonalStapler jam during a midterm exam.My years of watching MacGyver definitely…AcademiaPortraits of…