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:Inaccuracy Of Every Single Detail Forces Student Paper To Pull Story At Last Minute“We at The Recorder strive to ensure tha…AmusingAP Style: try to determine, and then respect, a source's preferences when it comes to…PersonalArsenal of Freedom (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 21)With an A-plot that comments on…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:About to DM a journalism class role-playing exercise. Surprises coming! AcademiaThe ballroom of my #steampunk fantasy space cruiser is now a less lonely place. Thanks to watching many, many YouTub…AestheticsRoyalty: For the Irish, it’s like having a neighbour who’s really…
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:Grandpa Joe's Candy Store.Sugar rush at Grandpa Joe’s Candy Store….AestheticsNewspaper For Sale: The Growing Threat of News Deserts in Western PennsylvaniaAs circulation has declined, local newsp…BusinessFormer Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed [a Certain Political…
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:LEGO turned itself around by analyzing overbearing parents[C]hildren play to get oxygen, to unders…CultureThe Declaration Of Independence, 240 Years Later (NPR)When in the Course of human events, it b…CultureNext up for the girl: Cherry in "The Outsiders" (March 6-15)Books“Your resume is not about you:” Insights…
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:We Had No Idea What Alexander Graham Bell Sounded Like. Until Now | History & Archaeology”Hear my voice. Alexander Graham Bell.” …CulturePhysics simulation demo: crate made up of mostly loose boards. #Blender3d #design #practic… https://youtu.be/OqqlWZvWaqM Physic…AestheticsJANE EYRE…
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:Emissary (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2) Cmdr. Sisko establishes a Fede…Rewatching ST:DS9 The episode begins …DramaUnderstanding Anti-SLAPP laws – The Reporters Committee for…
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:'New York Times' considers legal action against OpenAI as copyright tensions swirlBe careful of the parts of news stories …BusinessMeasuring Humanities Degrees Misses Much of Their Value“I…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:My too-big Android phone stresses the pockets of one of my favorite shirts. My grandmother…PersonalI really enjoyed powering through Wilson’s Century Cycle during winter term.AwesomeSomeone I know very well is in the trailer for…
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:Thoroughly enjoying Company.PersonalAbove the ready-room desk is the captain's power-napping loft, because self-care is i…AestheticsThe Mystery of Charles Dickens by Joyce Carol OatesDickens is so brilliant a…
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:Happy Sweet Sixteen, Carolyn!The girl spent her birthday weekend open…PersonalAnother…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:These buildings are so much better than my first try about a month ago, and good enough fo…These buildings are so much better than …PersonalIn November 2001 I was blogging aboutIn November 2001, I was blogging about …AmusingMostly…
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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:Making a villain's lair in #Blender3D (this weekend's relaxation)AestheticsIn September, 2002, I was blogging about science writing, satire, ebonics, Google News, ow…In September, 2002, I was blogging about…CybercultureLong Live the LARPers…
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:A brief respite from grading. A brief respite from grading. PersonalAuthor Says a Whole Culture—Not a Single 'Homer'—Wrote 'Iliad,' 'Odyssey'I think…
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