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:SAT essay section: Problems with grading, instruction, and prompts.In my freshman writing courses I work ha…AcademiaHalf of my students have never read Hamlet. (I told them not to get…
“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:Kimmel's Jab at Pence's "empty box" joke illustrates a bi-partisan #fakenews problemIf,…
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:Star Trek: Voyager Premiered 20 Years AgoI remember wanting to…
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 caricature by Rebecca ScassellatiAestheticsHow Are Websites Made?This one chart is actually the punch lin…AmusingElevator shaft on a #steampunk #blender3d cruiser, just because. #design #aesthetics #blen… AestheticsImaginary vs Real Office SpaceHere’s a fantasy workspace, that I built…AcademiaThe poetry of deafnessMy auditory processing disorder makes it…AestheticsShe’s on her…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:Getting a little bit better with each #blender3D scene I render.AestheticsWhen an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That’s a MoraySomewhere today a headline writer is wea…AwesomeWhat can you do with an English Major?AcademiaWhere…
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:Apple's iPad turns 5: Has it lived up to Steve Jobs' 2010 keynote?[Jobs] was right to leave out the produc…BusinessThat "Top 5" countdown listicle stuffs 5 pages of runners-up between #2 and #1.Relaxing in…
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:FULL BLOOM at Latrobe’s Olde Main, Aug 30-Sep 2.CultureI apologize for this one. R2-D2 stars in Andrew Lloyd Weber's musical CATS.PersonalAlphabet in Motion: How Letters Get Their Shape: pop-up book by Kelli AndersonA fascinating concept. (Thanks for the s…AestheticsWhat Could Have Entered the Public Domain…
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:The barbican at Mickelgate was pulled down in the 1800s but I made a rough approximation f…The barbican at Mickelgate was pulled do…PersonalStupid Puns For the WinMy daughter just trounced me in a pun wa…AmusingThe daughter opens another show. This weekend only.The daughter opens another show. This we…PersonalThe girl asked…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:Digital literacy is different from print literacy. How do we balance the trade-off?My job includes teaching students to rea…AcademiaYou are personally responsible for becoming more ethical than the society you grew up in.Some people out there will…
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:Updated Media Bias Chart — Left/Center/Right, Facts/Analysis/Partisan/Propaganda (Ad Font…Update — Media Bias Chart 10.0 All h…CultureAdding details to a clip-art silhouette, for a project that will be…
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:Spit & Polish ''Pac Gentleman"Spit & Polish: When this game was f…AestheticsShakespeare's Globe Theatre, Minecraft Stylehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?time_conti…AestheticsJohn Dewey: Portrait of a Progressive Thinker: His ideas altered the education…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Feature: History Lesson: the treasured past of LucasArts point and clicksI played more of the Sierra point-and-c…CultureSad that NASA is taking a back seat to a private company, but still nerding over an Americ…BusinessAttending…
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:Blender Griffin, Part 2After another couple of hours of work, I…AestheticsNarrating "A Christmas Carol" for WAOB Audio Theatre. (The four episodes will be released …DramaTricking the eye…
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:At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland.At the…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Carnegie Science Center: Roboworld (and a bit of SportsWorks)Here’s a brief video, made up of clips I…CultureCooper Hewitt: the typeface by Chester Jenkins “[S]ince Cooper Hewitt is a governme…AestheticsReader, I ushered him. @pictclassictheatrePersonalMy 10yo Launches a Soda Bottle…