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:Another delightful #blender3d #cgi #steampunk control panel. #design #aesthetics #blender3… On a busy day when I spent 7.5 hours o…AestheticsAnother 10sq cm section of a #neovictorian control panel for a personal #blender3D #steamp…AestheticsWhy NORAD Tracks SantaThe call had come in on one of the top s…AmusingThinking about the…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:The dangers of short form content – The Woke Salaryman: Source: The dangers of short form co…AcademiaInternet Explorer and Murder Rates: More Fun with Causation and Correlation IE.png – mlkshk.AmusingMaking a case for a singular ‘they’ I am…
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:Google 1407Philipp Lenssen and I had a bit of fun i…AestheticsAP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its jou…A federal judge ordered the White House …Current_EventsHasbro removes embedded…
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:Many familiar faces in this cast but this one is my favorite. Sold out opening of Grand Ho…PersonalPhoto of William Crowther, 2012I just noticed that a few days ago, a Wi…CybercultureMy theory: Trump was composing therapeutic poetry, and got stuck on the last line. PersonalRelics (#StarTrek…
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:Sondra's Garden: Butterfly Release Honors Dr. Lettrich (Seton Hill University)”Every good lesson plan has a culminatin…AcademiaI just caught myself thinking, “This doesn’t suck.” #medievalyork #mysteryplay #blender3d …I just caught myself thinking, “This doe…AestheticsAnother 10sq cm of background details for a #steampunk project. #blender3d #blender3dart #…AestheticsCarolyn as Luciana in the PPT…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:The Case Against Reading EverythingRight now, I’m teaching “American Lit 19…BooksI'm not tired of @shu.pippin yet! Final performance is sold out.PersonalJohn Oliver Returns to Out-News the News—by Ignoring TrumpI prefer reading and listening to the ne…CultureNASA! Mars!!…
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 Geekling Worked a Shatner/Nimoy Tribute into GodspellMy geekling daughter, who in Willy Wonka…AmusingThis makes a lot of sense.AmusingThe girl as Mrs Lovett with Ben Federico 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:Infographics: the PowerPoint of the 2010sI used to say that PowerPoint slideshows…CyberculturePittsburgh Post-Gazette reducing print edition to 2 days a week; cites plan to go all digi……
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Great Twitter thread on Aaron Burr, from the Internet ArchiveFunny what you find in books. When digit…AwesomeWe were pretty even for about 25m, but I let him get my queen, and I had no…
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:Spit & Polish ''Pac Gentleman"Spit & Polish: When this game was f…AestheticsWhich of my colleagues wants attention?AcademiaHow to Reduce Racial Bias in Grading (Use Objective Rubrics)To gauge…
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:Looking forward to another visit to Illyria. Support humans who…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Happy retirement celebration to two dear colleagues.AcademiaAt Home In Fantasy's Nerd-Built WorldsIn other words, more than the profound l…AestheticsInnovative journalism: A game about the rising sea, a podcast about fire, a 20-year Colum…How do you tell a story…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:Our Love Affair With Digital Is OverThe other day I found myself very annoye…CultureAdobe Shockwave interfereres with my system, blocks my attempts to remove it, and replaces…Does Adobe Shockwave fit your definition…BusinessReport to bay 3, where tea will be served as the gondola delivers you…
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:Oh , potatoes and molasses. If you want some, you can ask us. PersonalNew York Times runs just 1000 names of the nearly 100,000 Americans who have already died …AcademiaMy Tween Preps…
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:A day may come when the strength of the girl fails and she must make more than one trip to…PersonalSynchronous Online…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:Nellie Bly statue to be unveiled at Pittsburgh airport ThursdayIn 1889, Bly became famous for an-around…AwesomeFun With Charts: Scale MattersAt first glance, this chart makes it loo…CultureI have two scenes in a horror film. My head appears in a third scene.During Fall Break, I filmed my scenes…