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:My laptop hard drive is full & my comfort-food shelf is emptyMy laptop drive is full & my comfort…Culture#PPTPlaytime adaptation of The Merchant of Venice.Top — nonverbal addition with…
“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:Family outing to the Pittsburgh National AviaryPersonalThe girl around the house casually…
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:First page of a student’s Texture project. (This made me…
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…
What is this? I do not like this change, @duolingo (For some reason I can’t practice to recover from an error.) Similar:The internet’s memory is fading in front of us. Preserve what you can. Long, self-indulgent essays from a wri…BusinessWhen is Donald Trump kidding? When is he being sarcastic? When is he being serious? Who…
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…
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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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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:Death of the narrator? Apple unveils suite of AI-voiced audiobooksApple has quietly launched a catalo…CybercultureNASA's Perseverance lander brought some Easter eggs with it to MarsIt’s a bit of…
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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:After a successful piano recital.CultureI just found an abandoned blog draft, dated 2011, on economics in early computer games. Pu…I just found a post on economics in earl…AmusingPythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000…
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:The Girl Wins the Upper Division Monologue in the 25th Annual Pittsburgh Public Theatre's …CultureThe Case for Slow Journalism: When to Unplug from the Endless News CycleOften…
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:Spring 2025 Final Grades Submitted!AcademiaRobots Are Coming for Our PoemsThe…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Make America Meme Again! Create your own Trump executive order.Now all the powerful visual rhetoric of …AmusingBasic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project….Basic details for #medievalyork city wal…PersonalAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk…