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:Just a #neovictorian avatar in spats and a tailcoat, checking out the back porch and bridg… AestheticsUshering The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. @prime_stagePersonalI just finished recalibrating the port scanner station and lookout post. If you…
Beautiful set. Support the humans who do arts in your community (instead of settling for AI sludge.) Similar:Screening of "Indentured" (short film the girl and I filmed in January)PersonalLego goes steampunkBe still, my nerdy heart. Steampunk —…AestheticsDaughter made a Rainbow Loom Marty McFly. Note vest jacket and hover board.PersonalAnd if my point of view is…
Vibing to a park saxophonist as I code for an upcoming conference presentation, and wait to see The Coffin Maker. A neighbor is sending some distinctly fruity smoke my way. Similar:Slicing up a massively detailed trimsheet to simulate reflections and geometry for four va…PersonalAfter purchase of latest accessory, I can no longer close my camera…
Details for a modular mid-range scoutship, from the #steampunk #neovictorian bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult children. #blender3d Similar:Cursor*10Great free Flash game, emulated at the I…AestheticsAnother delightful section of #neovictorian #steampunk control panel, intended for backgro…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsFreelance Writing Online: What Are You Worth?Freelance writers have to be entrepreneu…BusinessGoogle…
Proper commenting is an important part of coding any project, especially in an educational context. #ChoiceScript #journalism Similar:Fight choreography via teleconference. As You Like It @steelcityshakespearePersonalThe annual patriotic showing of #1776 has begun.CultureUshering The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. @prime_stagePersonalThe girl rehearsing as Babette in Stage Right's Beauty and the BeastCarolyn rehearses with Nick…
My basement dehumidifier was flashing an error code. YouTube had a tutorial with a possible fix. The thing is running now. Waiting to see whether the error returns. Similar:MoonBot is back. This time he fights a new adversary. #Blender3D physics practice.I submitted midterm grades at about 11 l…AestheticsIn July 1999, I was blogging about Dante's…
Joel Lipton, 10 years old at the time, wrote to Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz. Fast-forward to this past February, when Lipton and his wife were cleaning out their closet. […] “Dear Joel,” the letter reads. “I think it is more difficult these days to define what makes a good citizen then it has ever been…
Apple has apologized, but like writer Peter C. Baker, I’m not quite ready to let go of that really horrifying ad depicting a roomful of beautifully displayed musical instruments, sound gear, art supplies, and even toys being slowly squashed by a huge hydraulic press (ostensibly to highlight the creative potential of the latest iPad). Picture…
I’m very amused at this nerdy news story about some tension between a judge who asks for legible documents and a lawyer who files documents with flasher typography. While I recognize that language changes and the distinction between “font” and “typeface” is unimportant to the general public, I teach my journalism students that historically…
This friendly gangster was parked at WalMart in Johnstown yesterday. Similar:Pie, anyone?PersonalOutsiders. Four sold out matinees this coming week. — Prime StageFour sold out matinees this coming week….BooksCheckmate. Crushed again.GamesAdam Bard shaves off half his hair and beard on opposite sides for unique driving licence …Something I might want to do one day, be…AestheticsThe daughter…
It’s unlikely to be at the forefront of the former president’s mind as he reflects on the verdict, but one immediate consequence is that Trump will probably lose the honorific title of “Mr” in the news pages of the UK’s Daily Telegraph. The Telegraph’s style guide states: “Defendants in criminal court cases … are to be referred…
Frog and Toad at the Mountain Playhouse with the daughter. Similar:Reader, I ushered him. @pictclassictheatrePersonalJust an elegant retro keyboard for a #steampunk #cgi project. Procedural materials mean I …AestheticsSeeing the Barebones production of The Sound Inside. (Support the arts in your community!)PersonalI’ve roughed out earthen embankments for the city walls. I know there was at…
She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This seemed logical. Similar:Replica of George Washington’s field camp. @fortligonierReplica of George Washington’s field cam…PersonalPop Culture Showdown with My Retro DaughterThe girl tried to weird me out with a vi…AestheticsIn July 1999, I was blogging about Dante's…
At the Johnstown Flood Museum. (May 31 1889 the neglected dam at the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club broke, unleashing devastation on the valley below.) Similar:The Daughter's 21st Birthday Current_EventsThe Last Outpost (ST:TNG Rewatch. Season 1, Episode 4) Riker shouts from a cliff while Fer…Rewatching ST:TNG after about a 20-year …CultureSherlock Holmes and The…
Your first #blender3d retractable #steampunk landing wheels will be your worst. But you have to start somewhere. Similar:VIRUS DIARY: For these kids, no adventures to choose BURKE, Va. (AP) — On a recent car ride…BooksI came of age playing too many CD-ROM point-and-click adventure games to ignore these stee…I came of age playing too many…
My contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s plan to record all the proverbs. Similar:When your January term starts Dec 18. #partylikeaprofAcademiaSo Why Do People Shrug? Researchers Say ¯\_(ツ)_/¯While contemplating what sort of body la…CultureStanford to offer new undergraduate majors integrating humanities, computer scienceTraining humanists who can code like a t…AcademiaDigital literacy is different from print…
Already facing scandal, the Washington Post‘s new-ish CEO and publisher, Will Lewis, has announced that the newspaper will be pivoting to artificial intelligence to turn around its dismal financial situation. […] The paper’s chief technology officer, meanwhile, announced to staffers that going forward, WaPo is to have “AI everywhere in our newsroom,” according to Tani. It’s unclear,…
Three different sized buildings. Still working on variations for the biggest one. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:I'm honestly not sure where that came from.For my summer project, teaching myself t…AestheticsThey grew up in a mostly analog/paper world and squirmed with joy the first time they clic…Today’s students have many strengths. Th…AcademiaCrochet octopus for the win! Crazy…