Yes, Duolingo is free and I’ve learned a lot. No, I don’t like the psychological manipulation. I’m still using it but I changed my user name. Similar:What It Takes To Change Your Brain's Patterns After Age 25Most of our brain’s patterns are solidif…HealthI was 'raped' in VR – the effects can 'mirror' real sex assaultsThis…
“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:Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I…
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:Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will…
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:When Asking the Question is Part of the News Story (New Example: Clinton Supporters)I ask my journalism students to avoid us…Current_EventsMaking a journalism game to teach myself ChoiceScriptMe: (Making a journalism game to teach m…AcademiaTouch Me Now: York…
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:If Google+ Heads to the Grave, at Least It’ll Have DirectionForced Google+ integration in Google Rea…BusinessIn September, 2000, I was blogging about PICK UP AX, Bellamy's Looking Backward, WB Yeats,…In September 2000, I was…
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:Winnie the Pooh saga turns 100 years old todayOne hundred years ago today a Canadian s…BooksNational Headline Contest 2011Great headlines from winner David Bowman…AestheticsJack Rollins-Frosty the Snowman I voiced Jack Rollins, writer …HistoryMore #steampunk control panel goodness. This section features a nice retro pixelboard text…One…
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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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:Video Tips for Students: Don't do what I'm doing! You can't see my eyes, the background i…You might have been asked to submit a sh…Academia"This Is Probably…
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:Thornton Wilder’s Optimistic Catastrophe: “The Skin of Our Teeth”From a review of a 2017 production in Br…CultureTeaching the First Amendment FreedomsIn an opening lecture, I briefly listed…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:On the way to closing night of "Orphans."PersonalSpring 2025 Final Grades Submitted!AcademiaMade it to the closing performance @quantumtheatreDramaTalked too much during a meeting today.Talked too much during a meeting today. …AcademiaRaise It Up! ::…
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:Quoth the ramen, "Eat some more!"PersonalGIFs, memes and liveblogs: The controversial new language of book reviewingSalon has an interesting essay on multim…AestheticsLittle Women (Thurs-Sun)PersonalDid you see that…
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:FDR and Grilled MillionairesTonight we’ll be blocking my big scene…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Spaghetti dinner with my son.PersonalMe as a highshool photo-bomber, I presume at the cast party for The Music Man.DramaEdible Chess Chess pastry cutters handmade in bra…AestheticsYes, Duolingo is free and I’ve learned a lot. No, I don’t like…