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:Tricking the eye to see 3D details in geometrically flat surfaces for my #steampunk #blend… AestheticsRecording Christmas Stories for WAOB Audio TheatreFor WAOB Audio Theater, my family spent …PersonalAnecdotal evidence reliable? One man says “yes”.AcademiaWondermark: In Which There Is a TauntingWondermark AmusingMisSpelled: Premiering Oct 1In this podcast series,…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:Reading in the MorningTo qualify for a day at the local water …BooksNellie Bly statue to be unveiled at Pittsburgh airport ThursdayIn 1889, Bly became famous for an-around…AwesomeI’ve roughed out earthen embankments for the city walls. I know…
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:Vote for your favorite Monopoly token — or else!One of the six current game pieces will …AestheticsCommonly Misused Words: THAN and THEN AmusingInterface changes make it a little harder to work with Google's image…
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:Marching in a parade and watching a patriotic musicalHappy Independence Day, fellow Americans…CultureChapbooks — the latest assignment in my “History and Future of the Book” class.Students have already done a 400-word sp…AcademiaCheerful scene from @pictclassictheatre Jane Eyre (getting great reviews; 11 more performa…PersonalCarolyn at about…
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:Full Bloom opens tonight.PersonalThe Outsiders — four sold-out weekday matinees; four more performances this weekend So proud of my talented, hard-working …BooksMy #AugustWilson #Steampunk NightmareToday is my last official day teaching a…AcademiaClues (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 14) Data's faslehoods nonpluss and Pic…Rewatching ST:TNG After the crew blac…EmpathyGeometry and…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:The Falling Man — 9/11 Suicide PhotographPowerful, painful essay. Worth revisitin…CultureWriting for the Godless: Flannery O’Connor on Dogma, Belief, and the Difference Between Re…I’m not teaching her time period this te…BooksHasbro removes embedded typeface from My Little…
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:Move Along Home (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 10) Hopscotch Cringe Shenanigan…Rewatching ST:DS9 I was kind of dread…CultureHarvard University says it can't afford journal publishers' pricesRobert…
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:Actors can't play Hamlet as simply mad in world of mental health awareness, actor saysHow does our 21st century understanding …Culture"Godspell" is sure to entertain audiences of…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:My brother drove my mother in to see Carolyn in tonight’s opening night Kinetic Theatre pr…PersonalUnplugging for a Few Hours at Spruce Flats BogVisited a bog created when loggers clear…AestheticsIgnorance Meets an Invisible DisabilityI’m…
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:Kitchen utensils for my steampunk villain's hideout. #Blender3D. There’s nothing particularly steampu…AestheticsVideo: Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror – NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryYes, the Mars rovers are cute…
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:Turnitin.com UI Woes: One-click, No-confirmation Deletion of QuickMark SetsIn general,…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:15 Times "Filler Text" Became a Journalist's Worst EnemyIt doesn’t happen often but when filler …AmusingVintage Freebies for DesignersI wish I had time for cool stuff like th…AestheticsI wish I could credit the designer. This is brilliant.PersonalFreshman writing…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:What kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod So I’m not being selfish… this is …EducationAnother 40sq cm chunk of a #steampunk control panel. I'll do three more variations followi…AestheticsEnjoyed watching the restored version of the hugely influential 1927 sci-fi movie #Metropo…Enjoyed watching…
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:More #steampunk control panels. Recessed workstations with fold-down keyboards. #blender3d…PersonalAfter the haircut. The girl seems to like it.PersonalAddressing Our Biases: Medieval BathingDid medieval people bathe? If you alr…CultureYou come very close…
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:Happy Father’s Day One of my favorite pictures of my fa…Current_EventsThesis Critique Activity: Another Use of a Class-edited Google DocA few…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:Some new locations for my #neovictorian #steampunk personal project. Created in #blender3d…AestheticsVisiting the KLBE Air MuseumPersonalNational Headline Contest 2011Great headlines from winner David Bowman…AestheticsDiaper Money Camaro Comes Home Four Decades Later“While my dad has always spoken lovingly…AwesomeTelegrams were always better plot devices than USPS lettersI can’t summon…