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 girl as Mrs Lovett with Ben Federico as Sweeney Todd.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITqwfTCk…CultureA very shallow story that doesn't provide any context for who is giving the high praise an… https://twitter.com/CBSDFW/status/14…CultureDress rehearsal for Mamma Mia. This weekend only.PersonalActors Fail to Distract Audience from Prop Newspaper HeadlinesMy daughter and I were talking…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:The Case for Breaking Up With Your ParentsI already felt fairly independent from m…AcademiaSpring 2023 Grades: Submitted! (I only had 3 last-minute submissions to mark today.)AcademiaMy virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow…
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:Computer scientist Leslie Lamport to [Brandeis] grads: If you can’t write, it won’t comput…I like introducing my English majors to …AcademiaContemptible and Exploitive “Share if You’re Not Ashamed of Me” Facebook ScamsOutline: Various Facebook posts…
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:Games as Text and K12 Social Studies Rather than training students to ident…CultureThings that have made me start singing "Tradition!" in my head so far todayAfter last night’s first rehearsal for “…AmusingJanuary 6th … the board game? About 20 of us are here in Brooklyn…
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:More Adventures in Suburban AdultingAbout four years ago I bought an electri…CultureOne of the Sadder Lost and Found Messages You'll Probably See TodayNot my item, but the pathos caught my ey…DesignRapture #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 10) Sisko's "visions" complicate politic…Rewatching ST:DS9 Kira is moved by th…DramaDance of "the…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:The Alot is Better Than You at EverythingThere is no Englilsh word “alot.” That i…AmusingDance Nation @barebonesblackboxCultureChipping away at the total as the final submissions pour in.PersonalNASA! Mars!! Panorama!!! Video!!!! Audio!!!!!New video from NASA’s Mars 2020 Persever…AwesomeScience…
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:At Home In Fantasy's Nerd-Built WorldsIn other words, more than the profound l…AestheticsI’ve roughed out earthen embankments for the city walls. I know there was at some…
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:Robots Are Coming for Our PoemsThe robots are quickly and surely coming…AestheticsWhispers of the Past-Herb Morrison and the HindenburgIn this short documentary, I voice Herb …CultureMy mother-in-law…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:I am very happy for these folks, who spent 20 or so years tweaking an insanely complex, co… AwesomeConfuse Students to Help Them LearnConfusing sometimes helps cats, so why n…AcademiaShe’s wearing a shirt with…
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:DOJ Enters Into Landmark Web and Mobile App Consent DecreeUnder the consent decree cite to http://…Current_EventsAnother #neovictorian control panel for a personal #steampunk project. #design #aesthetics…AestheticsWhen backwards…
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:Opinion: Don’t Be Fooled by America’s Flattening CurveAnother example of…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Yes, this is my 11yo daughter yodeling on stage.http://youtu.be/reyclH7zuHIAmusingSmall Changes in Teaching: The Last 5 Minutes of ClassI just ordered the book Lang mentions in…AcademiaItalian journalist to be beatified for helping Jews escape persecutionJournalist who helped saved Jews from…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:In May, 2000, I was blogging about the 'I Love You' virus, hacking URLs, PG Wodehouse, and…In May, 2000, I was blogging about …AcademiaPreppers for the win. Kinda.The euphoria of getting my grades in Fri…PersonalParty Like a Jerz My dad just made us root beer floats.PersonalBilbo's…
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:In Which I Bow Before the Mistress of Teen SnarkThe Girl: I’m sorry I’m being so… Me:…CultureWhere There's a Whip, There's a WayThe girl was singing lyrics she learned …AmusingMy colleague…
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:First they came… #kristallnacht @nccheshuFirst they came… #kristallnacht @ncchesh…PersonalLife would be so much better if all the interfaces we encountered looked…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:On my fantasy #steampunk cruiser, every uniform is a parade dress uniform. #Blender3D #ble… The first few weeks of Jun…AestheticsDeadline seems to have briefly published, then taken down, story that says Pence has teste…Deadline seems to have briefly published…Current_EventsAlways Bet on TextGraydon Hoare offers a rousing hymn…