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:FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules For 'Open Internet'Verizon and Comcast lobbyists hang their…BusinessIf you win the very first time you play a game, that means you are skilled and…
“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:A Prof Debunks Standardized Testing & Pearson Strikes BackAll this emphasis on…
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:Short-range #neovictorian excursion craft, now with glowing power orbs! Over…
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:A Conversation with Dennis Jerz, Actor — WAOB Audio Theatrehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU6vs0ZB…DramaA #neovictorian master status display board for a #steampunk #blender3d project. Inspired …AestheticsWhat would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood? @shu_hog… AmusingSpring 2022 Final Grades: Submitted.PersonalI'm down to a king and…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:Jack Rollins-Frosty the Snowman I voiced Jack Rollins, writer …HistoryHe couldn’t get over his fiancee’s death. So he brought her back as an A.I. chatbotThe death of the woman he loved was too …CybercultureYour first #blender3d retractable #steampunk…
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:What Could Have Entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2015?If the pre-1978 laws were still in effec…BooksCry from a Far Planet by Tom Godwin (WAOB Audio Theatre; read by Dennis Jerz)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ0BBIss…CultureNo, you’re not…
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:Come see Carolyn and her talented castmates in The Fantasticks (Theatre Factory, Trafford …PersonalMy parents doing their daily brain treasers in a coffee shop.PersonalOuttakes from “Once on This Island” promohttps://youtu.be/QlMJuogD9to AmusingEmpty InboxMy to-do do list and my “Follow Up” fold…CybercultureEnjoyed watching the restored version of…
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:How much of what local TV stations post to Facebook is actually local? For many, right aro…I am not a fan of TV news, and in fact o…BusinessMisaligned interior and exterior portholes. Bulkheads from the deck below…
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:Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests It has long been assumed that William …CultureDefend the Open Web: Keep DRM Out of…
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:Thank you, male ballet dancers everywhere, for making moments like this possible.AestheticsCBS News Suspends Twitter Posting ‘In Light of the Uncertainty’ About Musk-Owned Social Pl…CBS News is…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Enjoying live theater.The Illustrious Invalid. @kinetictheatre_pghPersonalNon-Euclidean Doom, where the value of pi is not 3.14159Weirdly beautiful. Wonderful bit of game…CybercultureThe First Programmer Was a LadyOver a hundred years before a monstrous …CybercultureSecurity is Sleeping…
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:I almost cried when I saw this entrance to the children's section of the Kansas City …PersonalAfter a productive run-through of West Side Story, the girl decided…
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:Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:A pie slice from the ring surrounding the ballroom, from the #steampunk bedtime stories I …AestheticsWaiting for the house to open. @prime_stagePersonalSteampunk flag for the United States of Britannia (from the alternate history my kids and …In the…