The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:The poetry of deafnessMy auditory processing disorder makes it…AestheticsThe Child (TNG Rewatch: Season 2, Episode 1)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…CultureWhy I Took My Kids’ Toys AwayMy wife is something of a hoarder. Now,…
The writer, director, and one of the cast members talk about the play that my daughter Carolyn is getting ready to open Friday. Tickets: https://veryberrydead.bpt.me/ Similar:Part II of the Mon Valley Medium was a powerful experience. Funny and painful. @thepublicp…CultureAn interesting analysis of Trump's rhetorical strategy.In the Washington Post, Greg Sargent ana…CultureSound Design and the…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:The YouTubers who blew the whistle on an anti-vax plotWhile rational minds worry about the imp…Current_EventsMy Shakespeare students are off peer reviewing their term paper rough drafts. I’m official…AcademiaIn October 2001, I was…
I used to spend time in class teaching students about how your act of choosing to link from your blog to someone else’s blog was part of the formula Google used to rank its search results. The words you picked when you crafted your hyperlink was a way of conveying or withholding value. Tagging is…
Replica of George Washington’s field camp. @fortligonier Similar:My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #…My virtual army of grey capsules is just…AestheticsScience Fair VictoryIn this photo from the front page of tod…ArtCarolyn and Nick in Beauty and the BeastAestheticsWho's ready for some free outdoor Hamlet?PersonalWhat would…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:Dress rehearsal of The NutcrackerPersonalWhen she isn't playing Hodel, she'll be dancing with a bottle.PersonalGetting in the Christmas spirit.PersonalThe stair railings on my #blender3d #neovictorian #steampunk cruiser need some realigning….AestheticsSunny but cool. Great day for a long walk with my son.PersonalEnjoying a soul food dinner in honor…
Similar:A spooooooky post about predatory journals for this Halloween season.Predatory publications are not concerned…AcademiaPrime Stage – "Twelfth Night" – Carolyn Jerz ("Viola")https://youtu.be/FlaO1VI1nbk The wife…CultureBeing a dad-nerd means finding new ways to play.https://youtu.be/-c6IirtwFawAestheticsDaughter Carolyn plays Cherry in Prime Stage's production of The Outsiders (Mar 6-15)My daughter Carolyn plays Cherry in Prim…BooksPeople who caught Covid in first…
I’m not making a serious attempt at recreating specific architecture, just trying to convey a sense of what the streets might have looked like. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #simulation Similar:The girl enjoyed seeing Alex Noble and the rest of the cast of Sive. (Last shows, 2 & 8 to…CultureWhen you accidentally send a "Dear Satan" letter.My…
Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d Similar:Family outing to the Pittsburgh National AviaryPersonalEnjoyed watching "Queen of Katwe" (Ugandan girl chess prodigy movie)I enjoyed watching this chess-themed com…CultureThis is the first time during the pandemic that we’ve brought this game out. Very topical.PersonalEclipse!PersonalMore details in the powder room…
Glenda Morgan does not sound that impressed with Google’s latest promises about AI and education. [T]hus far I am unconvinced that the kinds of tutoring currently offered via AI matches the concept of watching a student’s thought processes and identifying the core issues they aren’t understanding. Instead, AI tutoring today seems to consist of breaking…
When scholars of journalism study the effects of the shrinking press corps, they usually focus on how it hurts civil society. Vast swaths of the country are at risk of becoming “news deserts,” with limited access to reliable local journalism. This state of affairs makes it harder for people to make educated decisions and is…
Not bad for a couple hours of work. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunk #neovictorian I painstakingly created every knob and switch as a 3D object two summers ago. Now I can slap these textures anywhere. Similar:10 Rules of Internet – Anil DashA very useful, concise summary of web-en…BusinessSpace Shuttle Challenger (Destroyed 28 Years Ago Today)I was in…
Over the past couple of years, researchers at Jigsaw, a Google subsidiary that focuses on online politics and polarization, have been studying how Gen Zers digest and metabolize what they see online. The researchers were hoping that their work would provide one of the first in-depth, ethnographic studies of Gen Z’s “information literacy.” But the…
I was never really a fan of MTV, I assume because I grew up without cable TV as a teenager in the 80s, and because I was very busy with grad school and starting a family in the 90s. I didn’t really feel like I had much in common with my “Gen X” cohort (most…
Cops gotta cop, and that means keeping pesky journalists under control. Tirado was 38 in May 2020 when she drove from Nashville, Tenn., to Minneapolis to cover the unrest unfolding after the murder of George Floyd. He died when a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes. The city became an epicenter…
Modular support craft from the #neovictorian #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now adult children. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics Similar:Spring office cleaning thoughts: 1) I used to print a lot. 2) I have enough tote bags. I used to print a lot. I have e…AcademiaToday's 10sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsFamily…
How can a nostalgic, branching-path story-game encourage my 100-level journalism students take risks and learn from their mistakes? Using the ChoiceScript programming language, which features a robust stats system that can remember and respond to player choices, I coded up a “writing your first news story for the student paper” scenario, which unfolds as a…
I was approached on LinkedIn with the opportunity to work to help train an AI, for an hourly wage that’s much higher than I would get for teaching an extra class at my university. I thought about it. I told myself it would help me do my job better if I have a clear sense…
Support the humans who make art in your community. Death of a Salesman. #wirerecorderlife #fountainpenlife #howdotheywhipcheese #nobodydastblamethisman #bernardwormrising Similar:Which of my colleagues wants attention?AcademiaIt was Mrs. White with the revolver in the ballroom. #winning GamesDatalore (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 12) Data's bro wants to be with a big crystal tr…In “Datalore,” an encounter with…
Beautiful set. Support the humans who do arts in your community (instead of settling for AI sludge.) Similar:Christopher Robin made for a pleasant family outing.PersonalIs this the little girl I carried? Is this the little boy at play?PersonalUshering The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. @prime_stagePersonalMy mother-in-law invited me to try out the 60- year-old…