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:Want a tech job? Study this. Advice from Mozilla, Reddit, Tumblr and moreStudents often say they hate group work….AcademiaYeah natural born creative genius is a cool myth, but have…
“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:CBS News Suspends Twitter Posting ‘In Light of the Uncertainty’ About Musk-Owned…
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:Time article with clickbaity headline: Web users annoyed by marketing…
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:My big brother and my son facing off at chess. I am outclassed! GamesThe Maquis, Part 1 (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 20) Dukat pressures Sisko to… Rewatching ST:DS9 A man in a gold Sta…Amusing‘NPR Voice’ Has Taken Over the Airwaves In literary circles, the practic…CultureYou can…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:little drops — Why Dove's "Real Beauty Sketches" Video Makes Me Uncomfortable… and Kind …Very insightful…. A reminder that even…AestheticsIs College Worth It? Clearly, New Data SayAmericans with four-year college degrees…AcademiaifMUD IF discussion | Emily Short's Interactive StorytellingEmily…
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:I just tried Open Shot Video Editor, a free open source toolFor years I used ScreenFlow, which offer…Current_EventsMy 1951 day DuoLingo streak was fun, but… Ever since DuoLingo announced it…BusinessEvolution of Gambling: Pay by…
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:Criminal Code: Procedural Logic and Rhetorical Excess in VideogamesGreat example of the application of well…CultureRiding on Square WheelsStan Wagon, a mathematician at Macaleste…DesignGet Hands-on Writing Experience.AcademiaEvery day on my fantasy #neovictorian interplanetary cruiser features glowing green ether … In the backstory for the interactive…Aesthetics19 Book…
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:How Not To Make Professional ContactsTowards the end of my year-long radio ne…AmusingAnd you thought your last teleconference was rough!PersonalMy adorable daughter (Easter 2021) Aesthetics#Blender3D rendition of the bridge of the æthership that featured in the musical #steampun…PersonalA merry look at journalism in the classic "The Year without a Santa…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:AI generated images from the prompt "guy being bricked in a prison like a poe story b…PersonalIn August, 2002, I was blogging about ebook readers and email in teaching; how urban legen…In August, 2002, I was blogging…
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:Stapler jam during a midterm exam.My years of watching MacGyver definitely…AcademiaWhen is Donald Trump kidding? When is he being sarcastic? When is he being serious? Who ge…Earlier…
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:No, this Jeopardy! contestant was not making a white supremacist hand gestureConspiracy theories, knee-jerk tribal th…Current_EventsA week of nonstop breaking political news stumps AI chatbotsChatbots are designed…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Letter Grades Deserve an 'F'In a points-based grade book, the studen…AcademiaZagg Rugged iPad Air2 keyboard case — USB mini socket came right out with the plug. Grr!I have not had much luck with Zagg…
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:A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier with my history-loving son.A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier wi…CultureYesterday it was 298 so this is actually a good number.PersonalRaise It…
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:Dragging Myself to a New Skill Level with Blender 3DWorking…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:I've completed my second set of 25 #neovictorian control panels, which I'll eventually use… AestheticsThis history of video game graphics is a walk down memory laneBlogging this so I can assign it to my “…AcademiaJust look at the…