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:In May, 2000, I was blogging about the 'I Love You' virus, hacking URLs, PG Wodehouse, and…In May, 2000, I was blogging about …AcademiaIf You Think You Hate Puns, You're WrongI wrote my college application essay on …AmusingZagg Rugged iPad Air2 keyboard case — USB mini socket came…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:Journalists who are doing their job by reporting fairly on a controversial topic often get…Americans can fairly and legitimately di…EthicsMy 4Cs StoryI chaired a session on Friday, and gave …AcademiaSteampunk flag for the United States of Britannia (from…
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:I’m a 12-year-old girl. Why don’t the characters in my apps look like me? I found that when an app did sell girl…BusinessListening to Weird Al's "Word Crimes." Awesome. My teaching method does 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:New Renaissance Theatre Company's The Merry Wives of Windsor (in rep with The Tempest…PersonalFor God's sake John, sit down!Culture"She even disgraces the name of Linton." –Heathcliff, on his simpering wife Isa… PersonalRenata, Carolyn and Alex in a scene from this weekend's Pippin.CultureThe 7 key components 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:#setonhill remembers 9/11/2001.AcademiaScrooge Is My BrotherMy daughter delivered the opening “Marle…CultureHomage to PoeMichael Dirda offers a thoughtful assess…BooksSettling in for a jukebox show (not my favorite genre but the Go-Gos are fun).PersonalStunning writing in this WaPost reflection…
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:Trump’s war on the media is driving students to journalismTwenty-one-year-old political science st…AcademiaJournalism isn’t dying. But it’s changing WAY faster than most people understand.Think of journalism as…
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:No girl wins: three ways women unlearn their love of video games – OffworldSeveral times I assigned Brenda Laurel’s…Business12yo Actress Carolyn Jerz on Pict Classic Theatre's Great…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:My son showed me #PacificRim.My son showed me #PacificRim. Liked the …CybercultureAnnie 2012 with Annie 2017. Annie 2012 with her Warbucks. "Together at last. Together …PersonalRaw Deal on Printer Ink”The ink we print with…
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:What's next in game narrative, with Emily Short Something that I tended to think was…CultureAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #aesthetics #designOne of many…
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:U Michigan's North Quad Complex: A Media CathedralThe North Quad…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Elderly ballerina hears familiar music from 50 years agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owb1uWDg…AestheticsEaster 2022Personal5 Fun Ways to Help Your Kids Learn Math OnlineMy son has finally found a math textbook…Cyberculture"Only You" — 11yo Carolyn Sings a Power Ballad from "Starlight Express"The observation…
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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:Nicholas Winton, “Britain’s Schindler,” Dies at 106Nicholas Winton, a British stockbroker w…CultureIn Which I Ask a Hard-working Journalism Student to Consider UndeadlinesA student recorded this interaction on h…AestheticsTwo classes will turn…
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:Why NORAD Tracks SantaThe call had come in on one of the top s…AmusingSmalltalk through masks is hard; I really was…
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