What is this? I do not like this change, @duolingo (For some reason I can’t practice to recover from an error.) Similar:Amazon may well be the most evil company in techLast week, I had a hardware emergency. A…BusinessWe are in a golden age for journalismMost handwringing about the state of jou…BusinessHow a billionaires boys’ club…
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:Those shoggoths hacked from lungs unspeakable1) Last night, I’m fairly certain some …AmusingStudents Speak Up: Trust Us With DevicesThe students who are, in the first few w…CybercultureDesk blotters, with procedural leather and wood materials by Blendermada. #blender3dAestheticsAnother #steampunk #neovictorian control panel module. #blender3d #blender3dart #design…
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:Silicon Avatar (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 4) Grieving scientist mom wrecks…Rewatching ST:TNG Riker does some ser…CultureThe Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow: Icelandic bromance, with weapons, secret panels, and…I try to read to my…
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 press lobby is going feral—ignore it Given that they need to write multiple…CultureThe Drinks are On Us! and Us! and Us Too!I got a text message…
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:Two classic novels returning to Accomack schools following voteAccomack County Public Schools announced…BooksTwenty-Six Old Characters, The (1947)Sheaffer Pen celebrates the art of writi…AestheticsMy Father's Day adventure included…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:30 Web Designs Featuring Vintage Style Typography30 Web Designs Featuring Vintage Style T…AestheticsTrump, halting his own policy: "I didn’t like sight of families being separated." No fake news here. This is why journ…Current_EventsWhat would…
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:Why scientists should care about artMy artsy daughter loves stories about sc…ArtOklahoma Was Never Really O.K. (Frank Rich, Vulture)”Oklahoma! was greeted as jingoistic ent…AestheticsFULL BLOOM at Latrobe’s…
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:Challenger Disaster: 30 YearsI was a high school senior, watching…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Desk trays, with procedural wood materials by Blendermada. #blender3dAestheticsNo, Dr. Seuss is not being "banned" or "censored" — but Dr. Seuss Enterprises is voluntar…It’s nothing new that Theodore “Dr. Seus…BooksShrek Image Mashup (Musical Theatre Promo)Hey, Tony. See this…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (workshop premiere of a new musical by Greg Kerestan) I really enjoyed seeing the first work…CultureThe grudging emergence of American journalism's classic editorial: New details about ''Is …”Is There A Santa Claus?” was published …HistoryThis friendly gangster was parked at…
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:A Brief Tour of the Digital Delights of the Folger Shakespeare LibraryBut luckily for you, one does not need t…CybercultureifMUD IF discussion | Emily Short's Interactive StorytellingEmily Short on the limitations…
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:I Cannot Begin to Tell You How Proficient I Am in Microsoft WordIs this satire? It doesn’t matter. It ga…AestheticsI came…
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I came of age playing too many CD-ROM point-and-click adventure games to ignore these steep stairs. (Downtime in downtown #Pittsburgh.) Similar:Journalists prefer plain language.AestheticsThe Sword of Kahless #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 4, Episode 9) Kor invites Worf and Dax…Rewatching ST:DS9 Kor (the charismatic …AmusingGoogle engineers mined the text adventure game "Zork" for AI image promptsYouTube…
I created about a dozen basic building shapes, with textures to add variety. #goodenough #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:35% of my site visitors right now are using mobile devicesThis year I have seen an uptick in the p…CybercultureMale Microsoft Leaders Ignored Women Who Really Hated ClippyI hated Clippy, not because it looked li…BusinessOpinion: Don’t Be Fooled…
Who choked up while reading aloud Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot” during a lesson on creative nonfiction? This guy. Similar:If I am not a pedagogical god, at least my marking app has no ungraded submissions. PersonalProper commenting is an important part of coding any project, especially in an educational…Proper commenting is an important part o…PersonalSmalltalk through masks…
Little green owl, if your emotions depend this much on how often I practice, that’s definitely a ‘you’ problem, buddy. Similar:Salesman at Pittsburgh Public Theatre. PersonalWhen she's grown and flown, I will miss the thick deposit of glitter in my back seat.When she’s grown and flown, I will miss …AestheticsSeeing A Wrinkle in Time. @prime_stagePersonalIf I…