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:Paramount Erases Archives of MTV Website, Wipes Music, Culture History After 30 Plus YearsI was never really a fan of MTV,…
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:A Man Alone (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 4) Crime scene clues implicate Cons…Rewatching ST:DS9 After threatening a…CybercultureSome fairy tales may be 6000 years oldFairy tales are transmitted…
“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:Texting? Pets? Millennials Are Flunking Job Interviews – CNBCThe other day, a…
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:The Declaration of Independence (Dramatic Reading)I rather enjoyed recording this…
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:It's exam week, and at the moment I have exactly one unmarked assignment (for a paper due …It’s exam week, and at the moment I have…AcademiaThe Other 21st Century Skills User Generated Education.AcademiaGirl Moved To Tears By Of…
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:FDR and Grilled MillionairesTonight we’ll be blocking my big scene a…CultureCertainty vs. uncertainty: "In which are we more likely to be deceived, and in which has r…I’ve taught Plato’s Phaedrus before, but…CultureSchisms (#StarTrek #TNG…
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:Mother 3: My Mom, and MeThoughtful, powerful, personal analysis …AestheticsU Michigan's North Quad Complex: A Media CathedralThe North Quad Residential Complex at th…AcademiaAmong today’s major professional accomplishments: installing this hook. #springbreakMy office door feels more complete now. …AcademiaMy wonderful daughter.PersonalAmazing birthday cake, created by Jane…
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:Touch Me Now: York Plays 2025A cast of hundreds participated in a pub…AcademiaSafety is a good thing.PersonalThe Toulmin model for analyzing arguments came up at a faculty pedagogy workshop today. I … AcademiaShakespeare’s Choose-Your-Own AdventureIf meeting three strange ladies in the s…AmusingA #steampunk control panel in context. #blender3d #design #aesthetics…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:It’s so heartbreaking seeing the amount of disinformation being spread by elected official…It’s so heartbreaking seeing the amount …Current_EventsRemember Who The Enemy IsGood article on Catching Fire. (I haven’…BooksHearing "Godzilla on My Mind" author Wiliam TsutsuiPersonalIn September…
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:The Girl Has Started Rehearsals for PICT Classic Theatre’s Jane EyreI’ve chauffeured the girl into Pittsburg…BooksStudent journalist experiences the 'trickle down' of hostility toward the pressMy own…
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:Video Tips for Students: Don't do what I'm doing! You can't see my eyes, the background i…You might have been asked to submit a sh…AcademiaPost-publication review as…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Boy that feels good. AcademiaSlicing up a massively detailed trimsheet to simulate reflections and geometry for four va…PersonalBlog RSS Feed Generator for WP RSS AggregatorI paid a little attention to a long-negl…CyberculturePICT's production of…
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:R.I.P. Blogging, Killed By Screenshorts Are screenshorts slowly killing bloggi…CybercultureAnother very rough day. Students are cheerful and patient, obviously happy to be here.Another very rough day. Students…
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:Snape is not amused at this year's Hogwarts Feast.PersonalFie upon…