What is this? I do not like this change, @duolingo (For some reason I can’t practice to recover from an error.) Similar:The Most Epic Demo in Computer History Is Now an OperaThis is nice, but what I really want to …AestheticsCertainty vs. uncertainty: "In which are we more likely to be deceived, and in which…
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:After the haircut. The girl seems to like it.PersonalIs There a Santa Claus?Update, Dec 2020: https://www.youtube.c…CultureYou are personally responsible for becoming more ethical than the society you grew up in.Some people out there will never like yo…CultureVideo ResumesI’m thinking of asking students in a med…BusinessRUN.…
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:Unity Normal Problems (Importing an object from Blender 2.8b)I had a complex model that I created in …AestheticsOn Death and iPods: A RequiemI never owned a classic iPod, though I d…CultureSports Meant So Much to Me. Why…
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:Googling Is for Old People. That’s a Problem for Google.When I ask my students to use the librar…AcademiaHealing the WebThe lessons I learned in just over an…
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:Happily masked in center row C. (The daughter is dance captain.)DramaBusiness is the most popular college major, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good choiceMake that dime-a-dozen…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:I just tried Open Shot Video Editor, a free open source toolFor years I used ScreenFlow, which offer…Current_EventsPage Weight MattersUnexpected consequences, when a develope…CybercultureWhere the press is free, and every man able to read,…
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:How Are Websites Made?This one chart is actually the punch lin…AmusingA question I find myself thinking all the time.PersonalWhy I Like Papers, PleaseAt a certain point, the…
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:Feeling classy while I lose. Feeling classy while I lose.…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:I'm in the timeline where the Borg are everywhere and Riker doesn't want to go b…PersonalStage Right offers four versions of its musical 'Annie' | TribLIVELeapin‘ Lizards! There are four versions…CultureMy tween found this creative use for an…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:Hasbro removes embedded typeface from My Little Pony website after copyright infringement … Considering the scope of the alleged in…AestheticsAnother delightful section of #steampunk control panel, for a personal #blender3d project….AestheticsMy understanding of biased polls is… (choose one) AmusingAlways Bet on TextGraydon Hoare offers a rousing hymn…
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:Open Source College Math BookOne day last year, David Lippman got an …AcademiaObamacare's broken website cost more than LinkedIn, Spotify combinedMuch of the criticism of Healthcare.gov …CultureLast weekend I roughed out…
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 slave who works in a junk shop naturally builds a protocol droid. Right.He could have built, you know, a junkyar…DesignMarching…
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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:Everyone Nov 1AmusingThe girl performed musical commercials for a fund-raiser in the Laurel Highlands (and she …The girl performed musical commercials f…CultureMaybe it wasn’t a sensible idea to hold 5 hours of student consultations on…
I created about a dozen basic building shapes, with textures to add variety. #goodenough #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:And yes, that's her picture in the program (from the PPT Shakespeare contest).At PPT’s The Diary of Anne Frank. …CultureYes Virginia the Musical coming to ConnellsvilleCarolyn Jerz may be only 11 but is alrea…Current_EventsPics from Thursday's dress rehearsal of…
Who choked up while reading aloud Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot” during a lesson on creative nonfiction? This guy. Similar:The Physics Behind Traffic JamsIn between today’s various events, I das…CultureThoreau's Cellphone ExperimentWhen I teach “Intro to Literary Study,” …AcademiaCharming solar system scale installation on Baltimore St. in Kansas City.PersonalAny pasta can become a pasta salad when…
Little green owl, if your emotions depend this much on how often I practice, that’s definitely a ‘you’ problem, buddy. Similar:Let’s Make the Academic Job Market More HumaneIt’s been decades since I’ve had the “I’…AcademiaThey still need work but we have 2 weeks before classes start, so I feel pretty good.They still need work but…