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:URL Hacking (new graphic for an older page that’s surprisingly popular on my site)CybercultureWriting School Papers: Does Your First Version Say It All?My colleague Mike Arnzen talked about th…AcademiaAnd so it begins: the unmarked…
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:Tell Me a Smart Story: On Podcasts, Videos, and Websites as Writing AssignmentsIt does take longer to evaluate student …AcademiaSnape is not amused at this year's Hogwarts Feast.PersonalIn June, 2001 it seems I only blogged three times…I’m not sure what else I was doing durin…AmusingTheory…
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:Spring 2023 Midterm Grades: Submitted!PersonalA full minute standing ovation after that rousing final “Alleluia.” Thrilling!PersonalFaces the girl makes during her Luisa monologue. (Four more chances to see The Fantasticks…AestheticsUsing a Typewriter Simulator to Teach Media HistoryWorking on the syllabus for my “Media an…CultureLast weekend I roughed out shapes to represent…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:Bottled Authors: the predigital dream of the audiobookThere was no way to preserve sounds befo…AcademiaNYC sent non-police teams to respond to mental health calls for a month. Data shows that m…Remember that meme that shows two cops…
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:An afternoon with Ben Franklin. CultureFox lawyers Convince Judge that Fox's Tucker Carlson is "not stating actual facts" and "an…To defend Fox personality Tucker Carlson…CultureA Dance Mom…
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:Nature Has A Formula That Tells Us When It's Time To Die[S]ize seems to predict lifespan. The fo…HealthWhy It’s So Hard For Foley Artists To Make Footstep…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:'We're back': Bushy Run's 2023 battle reenactment will be heldI’m glad to know that this recent contro…CultureBlender Griffin, Part 2After another couple of hours of work, I…AestheticsPolice respond to Twitter bot sending death threat…
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:5 of the Fiercest One-Liners in HistoryYes, the Spartans’ one-word response to …CultureElderly ballerina hears familiar music from 50 years agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owb1uWDg…AestheticsAnother section of #steampunk control panel, because…
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:I came of age playing too many CD-ROM point-and-click adventure…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:The girl has gotten progressively more dedicated over the past few days.When you’re a homeschool parent, you go …AestheticsHypertext as a Teaching Tool — Brown University Poetry Classroom 1974This short film documents an early attem…AcademiaA fleet of drones…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:Updating a villain's lair in #Blender3D. Still a work in progress.AestheticsA gangway, flanked by still more #steampunk control panels, leads forward from the chief e…AestheticsNow Is the Perfect Time to Memorize a PoemPowerful writing, by Matthew Schneier. …AestheticsMostly German, sometimes refreshing my high school Latin.PersonalFall…
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:The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1 ( #StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 26) We Hav…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break …PersonalFirst-Gen Social Media Users Have Nowhere to GoI check…
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:You cannot serve both…PersonalI asked my geekling whether she was ready for bed…I asked my #geekling whether she was rea…AmusingOpening Night:…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:When Robert Pinsky Wrote a Video Game[F]or a brief time in the mid-nineteen-e…CultureOscar Wilde and the Importance of Being Earnest (Part 1 of 2)https://youtu.be/tF4ndwOoPPsCultureFatal Encounters: One man is tracking every officer-involved killing in the U.S.Most cops don’t kill the people they’re …CultureReading should not carry a health…
I came of age playing too many CD-ROM point-and-click adventure games to ignore these steep stairs. (Downtime in downtown #Pittsburgh.) Similar:The Miller of the Dee; by James Baldwin; read by Dennis JerzI showed up at the recording studio for …AestheticsIncredible archer shows his speed-shooting skillsI know next to nothing about archery. Ac…AestheticsThe YouTube "Blender3D to…
I created about a dozen basic building shapes, with textures to add variety. #goodenough #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:the history of computer games: from 'pong' to 'pac-man'”in the beginning, there was nothing. we…CybercultureBasic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project….Basic details for #medievalyork city wal…PersonalUngrading after 11 weeksMathematics professor Robert Talbot repo…AcademiaWhite…
Who choked up while reading aloud Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot” during a lesson on creative nonfiction? This guy. Similar:#AugustWilson #CenturyCycle Three week intensive course (whew!) All the students did very …PersonalAnother homeschool year ends successfully. Here are the kids with their external evaluator…PersonalUnmarked assignments. As more keeps coming in, can I reduce that number each…