This is a welcome step, but we cannot trust big corporations to solve the fake news problem for us. (Slow down and think before you share that infuriating or inspiring detail you see in your feed.) In a move to combat the epidemic of false and unreliable information on the internet, Google is pledging to…
This NYT story on the effects of race on the economic future of American citizens offers chilling findings. Come for the data visualization; stay for the thoughtful analysis. Another example of why journalism matters. Black boys raised in America, even in the wealthiest families and living in some of the most well-to-do neighborhoods, still earn…
Similar:A #steampunk control panel in context. #blender3d #design #aesthetics #blender3dartAestheticsAnother section of a #neovictorian control panel for a #steampunk #blender3d project. I h…AestheticsThe girl's modern dance choreography workshopAestheticsLooking forward towards the wardroom (center) and the officers' pub, the Gear and Hea…AestheticsSkin of Evil (TNG Rewatch, Season 1 Episode 23)My rewatch reflection on the Star Trek:T…DesignVibing…
Similar:i trained an ai chatbot on my childhood journal entries – so that i could engage in real-t…I kept a journal from Feb 3 1983 (the da…CultureFDR in AnnieI’ve accepted the role of FDR in the upc…CultureStar Wars, Star Trek And V Author Ann Crispin Passes AwayAs a high school student, I wrote a fan…
Similar:Out for a walk during some downtime. Paused to appreciate this beautiful city of #Pittsbur…AestheticsI asked my geekling whether she was ready for bed…I asked my #geekling whether she was rea…AmusingThis happened the last time an eclipse was visible in the area. My students left the room,…Pinhole projection. PersonalAfter you finish your brass-polishing shift, join…
Already met a lot of good people and found opportunities for following up. I’m here through Saturday morning. For now, though, I’m eating a sandwich. Similar:They both reached for the gun.PersonalAI researchers find AI models learning their safety techniques, actively resisting trainin…Researchers had programmed the various l…CybercultureWho's ready for some free outdoor Hamlet?PersonalThe Interactive Fiction…
Putting speaker notes on an iPad is always more fun when using a typeface that invokes TNG Okudagrams. Similar:Photos inspired by Wuthering HeightsA photographer blogged about taking phot…AestheticsHidden Spaces, New Possibilities I’ve often had dreams about returning …CultureWindows 3.1 Turns 30: Here’s How It Made Windows EssentialAfter watching all the episodes of the 8…AestheticsThe film…
My wife says she bought the pies intending to use them for a math lesson, but she just ended up letting the kids start eating them. Similar:Too Short a Season (TNG Rewatch: Season 1, Episode 15) When an old admiral youthens, shows…Rewatching ST:TNG. I was underwhelmed…HistoryIn June, 2002, I was blogging about… a female autistic…
Similar:Imagine a world…PersonalA day after using an apparently altered hurricane map, Trump defends his Alabama claimIt was Mr. Trump who used a black Sharpi…Current_EventsAbove the Forward Ops conference platform we see the chief engineer's station and a glimps…Aesthetics"Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania."PersonalDistributing Candy at Holiday ParadeCurrent_EventsToiletries for a steampunk villain who needs to look…
Using the mixed media of sketch notes, animation, and voiceover, this video explores the field of composition’s relationship between multimodality and composing. The piece illustrates how multimodal strategies such as sketchnotes can enhance idea generation and learning and provide classroom strategies for multimodal composition. […] We must remember that, yes, digital composition is multimodal but…
The way we teach it at Seton Hill, as a process that leads to a researched term paper, I think it’s safe to add freshman comp to the good list. We continue to operate on the basis that knowledge is stored in repositories, usually a book or an teacher. This dependence on textbooks has distorted…
The rise of fake news highlights the erosion of long-standing institutional bulwarks against misinformation in the internet age. Concern over the problem is global. […] Our call is to promote interdisciplinary research to reduce the spread of fake news and to address the underlying pathologies it has revealed. Failures of the U.S. news media in…
Hat tip to my former student Kiley Fischer, who brought this story to my attention saying “Good example of ‘do NOT remove things from photos.’” Longtime City Paper reader Edward King-Smith, 37, of Pittsburgh’s Stanton Heights neighborhood was among those who alerted Deitch that his publication included a photo of a woman tattoo artist wearing…
You Are the Media You Eat Similar:State officials: Bushy Run staff must consult with Native groups before staging reenactmen…When my kids were younger, trips to Busy…CultureMaybe I'll start a cover band, cleaning up hip-hop songs…Maybe I’ll start a cover band, cleaning …Culture13: The Musical Promohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40MbeApiX…CulturePhysician: "My career of treating patients has ended"Very painful Reddit thread.…
Farhad Manjoo says he’s a better, more-informed person thanks to his decision to try getting his news only from print sources. Turning off the buzzing breaking-news machine I carry in my pocket was like unshackling myself from a monster who had me on speed dial, always ready to break into my day with half-baked bulletins.…
I try to go to Planet Fitness or chess with my son each day. Did not get to either yesterday. Similar:I baked pools of light into the wallpaper, so I can quickly suggest background lighting, s…AestheticsQuick visit to see my mother and siblings.AestheticsAdventure | T.M. CampGreat story of nerdiness and discovery a…CybercultureYes, I do feel…
I’ve chauffeured the girl into Pittsburgh for the first rehearsal for PICT’s Jane Eyre. She’ll be playing Leah (Mr. Rochester’s servant at Thornfield Hall), Barbara (a different servant at Lowood school), Georgiana (one of Jane’s girlhood tormentors in the Reed household), and “Girl 1″ (maybe one of the adult Jane’s pupils, or perhaps a classmate…
I enjoyed watching this chess-themed coming-of-age, based-on-a-true-story movie with my son today. Good storytelling and cinematography. I liked the bit during the closing credits when we saw the real people alongside the actors who portrayed them. Similar:TWEEN GIRL: "What's a tribble?"TWEEN GIRL: “What’s a tribble?” MY GE…PersonalWhat’s an environmental issue? — Gus SpethI don’t know…
My office door feels more complete now. Similar:Backstage opening night.PersonalToday's unexpected but welcome moments of grace She waived a fee. He accepted a…AwesomePreparing for some serious nerd time with the family this summerSet phasers to “nerd”! This summer I’ll…CultureWrite instructions for busy grouches.Updating the graphic for a writing hando…AcademiaRude mechanical sighting! Shakespearing it up with…
Forty-seven minutes after news broke of a high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., the posters on the anonymous chat board 8chan had devised a plan to bend the public narrative to their own designs: “Start looking for [Jewish] numerology and crisis actors.” The voices from this dark corner of the Internet quickly coalesced around a plan…