“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:Making Connections in Virtual One-ShotsI often invite my colleague Kelly Clever…AcademiaThe hidden…
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:We’re in Denial About the True Cost of a Twitter…
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:Public, Private, Political: Social Theories and Blogging PracticesPublic, Private, Political: Social Theor…AcademiaProofreading matters. (For the record, Blanche actually said, "We most certainly enter a p…I make mistakes on my blog all the time….Current_EventsMore #Blender3D practice. Additional details for…
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:Ominous Darkness Descending On Webpage Portends Grim Age Of Autoplaying Ad To ComeFortune’s fool, I wagered I would be spa…AmusingJournalist flexes in story about Trump Media accountant who has spelled his own name 14…
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:In July 1999, I was blogging about Dante's ashes, Apollo 11, gender-neutral language, and …In July, 1999, I was blogging about: …CultureI can't really articulate why i enjoy crafting #steampunk control panels, but it's been a …AestheticsThe Hidden Feminist Messages in 'Schoolhouse Rock!'Hidden? Sure, but…
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:A full minute standing ovation after that rousing final “Alleluia.” Thrilling!PersonalThe girl will be performing as the Dew Drop Fairy in the Dec 8 evening performance of The …AestheticsThe Forsaken (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 17) Lwaxana Troi and the station c…Rewatching ST:DS9 Bashir is hosting t…Culture"The Nightmare of…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:'History has treated her badly': Hamnet and the 400-year-old mystery around Shakespeare's …Anyone seen “Hamnet”? I was not too i…CultureAnd now that June’s almost over, it’s time to start prepping for the fall term. (Sigh.)PersonalIn August 1999…
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:2023 public domain debuts include last Sherlock Holmes workFritz Lang’s Metropolis, the first talki…AcademiaShakespeare on EclipsesPrepping for tomorrow’s first meeting of…AcademiaThe End of Headphone Jacks, the Rise…
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:Defend the Open Web: Keep DRM Out of W3C StandardsThe DRM proposals at the W3C exist for a…BusinessThe daughter joined the cast of this show a few…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:The Best Halloween Costume Is a Robot Halloween Costume – Atlantic MobileAwesome robot costume is awesome. The…AestheticsRiding on Square WheelsStan Wagon, a mathematician at Macaleste…DesignThe girl rehearsing as Babette in Stage Right's Beauty 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:Allergic to Grammar ErrorsSource: Cyanide & Happiness (Explosm…AmusingHow Star Wars was saved in the editI learned a lot while watching this vide…AestheticsWhat Causes the Smell of New…
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:Part of Wright brothers' 1st airplane on NASA's Mars chopper…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:On the Importance of Nonverbal Feedback in the Classroom [an Anecdote]I don’t generally like teaching with sli…AcademiaUnity3D Maze Game TutorialWorkspace for an in-progress Unity3D tut…AcademiaInterior Detail of Steampunk Convertible Gazebo Spent much of Tuesday wrestling with co…AestheticsThe girl…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:I touched up an intro to hypertext essays from 2000.When I initially wrote this introduction…CybercultureDress rehearsal for Mamma Mia.PersonalMeet octobot, a soft-bodied robot that looks like the futureOur future robot overlords never looked …AestheticsThe daughter introduced me to this wonderful Martin Freeman comedy. Kind of…