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:There, in my morning snapshot of the kids home-schooling in the kitchen, is the cable I sh…EducationLoud as a Whisper (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 5)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…DramaI'm enjoying "William Shakespeare's Star Wars" more than I expectedI didn’t expect a pseudo-Elizabethan ren…AmusingChecking out of @frontporchtheatricals…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:My crazy Friday night involved tweaking the graphic for an #MLAstyle instructional web pag…AcademiaModular components to mix and match. The upper storeys are next. #blender3d #medievalyork …Modular components to mix and match. The…AestheticsChatGPT took their jobs. Now they…
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:The Abomination of Ebooks: They Price People Out of Reading Random House, which jacked up its eboo…BooksLawsuit Against Warner/Chappell Music Claims Happy Birthday Belongs to Public Domain20 years ago, I chose for my dissertatio…AcademiaJudge:…
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:Report to the bridge so the captain can assess your virtual upholstery skills. #blender3d …Aesthetics“If music be the food of love, play on!” I may have mentioned that I have a daughter who d… Culture#4C18 snack still life.PersonalThe College Fear FactorWhat happens in a…
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:Before the haircut. PersonalOops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow.Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it …AestheticsA pleasant find: somebody left a painted rock by the side of the road.AestheticsI can't really articulate why i enjoy crafting #steampunk control panels, but it's been a …AestheticsThat moment…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:Combined, base color, roughness and metallic passes. #Blender3d steampunk control panel. AestheticsSeriously, Fuck You, "Kindle Unlimited"I’m just quoting the f-bomb in the link,…BooksMore glorious #steampunk control panels, created for no practical purpose. #blender3d #ble…AestheticsSold out show today.…
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:Fake News Can Be Deadly. Here's How To Spot ItWe are all vectors by which fake news ca…Current_EventsResearch Poetry (communicating research results and expressing their significance through…
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:StoryNexus: building your own adventure gamesIf you’re a veteran gamer you’ll remembe…CybercultureStopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening – By Donald J TrumpI have a pretty good…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:As a student journo, naturally I covered the visit from Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry…I recall just sort of telling the editor…AcademiaAnother day, another 10 square centimeters of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blende…AestheticsFuturistic Acrylic…
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:Forgotten closet box: powder blue summer suit with a crisp 1990 $10 bill in the pocket and…The chunky laptop seems to boot and the …DesignWriting Computer Games…
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:13: The Musical Promohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40MbeApiX…CultureA brief respite from grading. A brief…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Lego signs multi-million-pound deal with BBC to create Dr Who setThe concept for a Doctor Who set came fr…BusinessMy 1951 day DuoLingo streak was fun, but… Ever since DuoLingo announced it…BusinessWhat a 21st-Century English Major Can Do: Screencast…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:Adding a little Middle-Earth drama to a photo shoot.The girl was concerned she wasn’t nerdy …AestheticsHow Are Websites Made?This one chart is actually the punch lin…AmusingNew CarWednesday morning my resourceful brother…BusinessReuben Klamer, designer of Trek's "phaser rifle" and Milton-Bradley's "The Game Of Life" d…Although more…
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:Fun With Charts: Scale MattersAt first glance, this chart makes it loo…CultureIn June, 2001 it seems I only blogged three times…I’m not sure what else I was doing durin…Amusing"Only You" –…
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:I’ll be seeing the final performance tomorrow. @bigstormpcI’ll be seeing the final performance tom…PersonalAfter a pretty crappy day, I found shreds…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:Stick to facts, but write news your readers will actually want to read. Students who put a lot of effort int…AcademiaWhy Our Brains Make Us Click on ListsThe article-as-numbered-list has several…CultureZagg Rugged iPad Air2 keyboard case — USB mini socket came right out with the plug. Grr!I…