I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:I felt a great disturbance in the Fandom”…as if millions of voices suddenly cr…AestheticsBacon Starry Night MemeI’ve no idea where the “Bacon Starry Nig…AestheticsCoronavirus: advice from the Middle Ages for how to cope with self-isolationLike…
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:Eats, Shoots & LeavesWhat’s your comma IQ? Mine just so happe…AmusingIn April, 2001 I was blogging about interactive fiction, Roget's Thesaurus,…
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:Actually, this post really *is* about ethics in journalism.People – journalists and non-journalists…Current_EventsCan we hope to understand how the Greeks saw their world?Fascinating contemplation of color perce…AestheticsLooking forward in…
“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:What, exactly, am I looking at here? I’m so confused.What, exactly, am…
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:Melissa Terras' Blog: Male, Mad and Muddleheaded: Academics in Children's…
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:Details matter in journalism. Get the brand of the beer, the make, m…EthicsWhen an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That’s a MoraySomewhere today a headline writer is wea…AwesomeInform 7 is now open sourceInform…
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:Facebook Updates News Feed So Your Favorite Friends Rise to the TopNow, News Feed, at its most basic level,…BusinessUnpopular grammar rulesLanguage is a fluid, living social const…CultureMost Americans have a high opinion of the…
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:Only a Dad (Edgar Guest poem, read by Carolyn and Peter Jerz for WAOB Audio Theatre)Carolyn and Peter Jerz recite “Only a Da…CultureWhat Twitter Changes Might Mean for AcademicsThis is one of the reasons I still consi…AcademiaDiamonds Are Bullsh*tI did propose with a diamond ring,…
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:Visiting Ft Ligonier #sevenyearswar #history #localhistoryPersonalThe case for puns as the most elevated display of wit Geary admits that he often makes pun i…CultureReplaying Childhood: On Gifting my Video Games to the Library of CongressTevor Owens writes:…
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:Unplugging for a Few Hours at Spruce Flats BogVisited a bog created when loggers clear…AestheticsI’m fairly satisfied with this version of a medieval building trimsheet. (Source photo…
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:She was a musical ingenue Sunday, filmed a slasher movie past midnight Monday, and was pre…AcademiaThis Is Not a Book: Thomas Jefferson & Apple's App StoreHumanities professors…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Another section of #steampunk control panel, because reasons. #blender3d #blender3dartOne of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsCarolyn at about 7yo drew Titania in love with Bottom. #tbt #midsummerArtMy theory: Trump was composing therapeutic poetry, and…
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:And you thought your last teleconference was rough!PersonalSome problems bringing #Blender3D models into the #Unity3D game engine. The pink represent…AestheticsThe girl is rehearsing for Hello DollyPersonalMy beautiful…