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:The Princess and the PaintFriday night, my daughter will be playin…AestheticsFallout Monopoly with the boy. PersonalAnother 40sq cm chunk of a #steampunk control panel. I'll do three more variations followi…AestheticsThe heir to the throne of Gondor and and a scruffy looking nerf herder are handing out can… PersonalWhy Do So…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:The Mystery of Charles Dickens by Joyce Carol OatesDickens is so brilliant a stylist, his v…AestheticsWired and Business Insider remove articles by AI-generated ‘freelancer’Journalists who can’t verify their sourc…Current_EventsFacebook is predicting the end of the written wordFacebook’s video…
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:BP argues missing comma in insurance contract entitles company to US$750-millionI make it a point to drive past my local…BusinessDepression Dog Successfully Previewed HTML in DIY LOL GENERATOR AmusingSoldiers of the Empire…
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:7 ways for teachers to beat the Sunday bluesTell yourself, I am rejecting these thou…EducationIn June, 2000 I was blogging about anagrams, 1750 Paris, ambiguity, a hyperlink patent cl…In June, 2000, I was blogging about …AmusingCaptive Pursuit (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 6) O'Brien…
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:Cheerful scene from @pictclassictheatre Jane Eyre (getting great reviews; 11 more performa…PersonalRecent SHU journo grad, upon the hiring of an even more recent SHU journo grad: "Many time…A couple weeks ago I posted about a rece…AcademiaAfter I…
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:Here is an example of how I teach with Inform 7.Here is an example of how I teach with I…Academia80 Days: "1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas…
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:During a modest snowfall, I’m passing the time in a public place where someone else has tu…Stay tuned for more live footage of Stor…CultureBetween static hand-coded HTML…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:The complex geometry on this wedge building took me all weekend. #blender3d #medievalyork…The complex geometry on this wedge build…AestheticsThank You, Verizon, for this Confusing ScreenA few weeks ago, I had to get a new cred…BusinessNarnia…
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:'We're back': Bushy Run's 2023 battle reenactment will be heldI’m glad to know that this recent contro…Culture“I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” Very glad…
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:Masked up, so I don't infect you, in case you…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Rossum's Universal Robots (Act 2)https://youtu.be/XfOONrGsf2I For my b…CultureThe girl is intrigued by the plot twists in _The Mayor of Casterbridge_.PersonalHow not to attract women to coding: Make tech pinkJust watched videos of the musicals “Tho…AcademiaWFAA legend on pioneering…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:The Missing Will, by Agatha Christie (WAOB Audio Theatre)I had a great time playing Hastings in t…CultureWhat Khan Academy's Fun, Free Learning Empire Has to Do with Dystopian Social Control Over the Christmas break, I’ve been ch…AcademiaF-16 pilot was ready to give her life on Sept. 11She…
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:Carolyn Jerz featured on Tap Titans TodayI love watching my daughter perform. Her…AestheticsThat's my daughter in the hoop. Pippin Oct 21-23 and 27-29. AestheticsThe Royale (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 12)Rewatching…
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:Insipidest. Play. Ever. –Pepys, on "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Sort of.After attending a performance of Midsumm…CultureCoronavirus: advice from the Middle Ages…
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