I first started teaching with this handout in 1999 and posted it on my blog in 2000. Like the Ship of Theseus, I’ve made gradual changes so it’s not really the same document, but just now I spotted hilariously out of date references to bringing along transparencies with you as a backup. Similar:Another section of…
First they came… #kristallnacht @nccheshu Similar:Scratch 3.0 beta is available. Try out the text-to-speech blocks!PersonalI regularly teach Uncle Tom's Cabin, but have never seen it before. BooksAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #design #aesthetics #blender3d #blender3dar…AestheticsRandom gauge design, for background details in a fantasy #steampunk project. #blender3d #b… AestheticsThe Girl's Obsession with Scottish…
Back in 2003, shortly after I moved with my wife and two young children to take my current job, I was eager to make new friends and rebuild my social network. One evening, my wife agreed to watch the kids so I could drop by the local branch of a national service organization in which…
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. @thepublicpgh Similar:Another 40sq cm chunk of a #steampunk control panel. I'll do three more variations followi…AestheticsThe Case Against High-School Sports”I’ve been in hundreds of classrooms,” s…CultureThoughtful analysis of how the tension, shot choices, and music contribute to a memorable …https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbq9xy8a…AestheticsI’m still teaching journalism and my…
[A] popular type of generative AI model can provide turn-by-turn driving directions in New York City with near-perfect accuracy — without having formed an accurate internal map of the city. Despite the model’s uncanny ability to navigate effectively, when the researchers closed some streets and added detours, its performance plummeted. When they dug deeper, the researchers…
I was perhaps a bit more conversational and chipper than usual during class today. A grinning student asked what I was drinking. (It really is just iced tea.) Similar:Handshakes Really Do MatterMonday night handshake/eye contact pract…CultureBefore and after making a meme of myself as Oberon, King of the FaeriesCultureEverybody Dies (Shakespearean Tragedy Infographic) The image…
I create five color variations of each #blender3d building I #design, and each of those has closeup, high, mid, and low resolution variations. It’s tedious but enjoyable. Kinda like knitting. #medievalyork #mysteryplay #aesthetics Similar:How PatrioticAmusingAt the chess club holiday party. Peter looks forward to his Wednesday…GamesFaces the girl makes during her Luisa monologue. (Four more…
Journalism is not a crime. It’s not a crime if it offends the powerful. It’s not a crime if it doesn’t offend them enough to suit you. Yes, journalists make mistakes. Yes, you should take a break from doomscrolling for your mental health. But the First Amendment freedom of the press is crucial to democracy.…
I just caught myself thinking, “This doesn’t suck.” #medievalyork #mysteryplay #blender3d #design #aesthetics Similar:Captain Gearhart found some stairwell problems on his latest #Unity3D tour of his #Blender… AestheticsThe daughter (giving the piggyback ride in pic 2) doing a thing that starts tomorrow. Tribune ReviewAmusingLong Live the LARPers — My daughter plays the antagonist in this…
As part of an ongoing bid to get his hands on Vantablack, the super dark, light-absorbing material to which Anish Kapoor controversially has the exclusive license, artist Stuart Semple has legally changed his name to… Anish Kapoor. “It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time,” Semple told me. “I like the idea of being able to try a name…
Predatory publications are not concerned with writing quality (or even coherence), and thus also do not care about writing tools (although we could, perhaps, include generative AI as a tool that replaces those used by human authors). The rules change pretty radically as the predatory version does away with nearly all of the rules in…
Our family has seen David Whalen in the persona of Sherlock in five or six different shows. So happy Carolyn will be on stage with him this time. Similar:Reflections on Flannery O'Connor's "The River"I’m teaching “The River” today in an “In…CultureTrump administration gave Courage Award to a woman who criticized Trump, then rescinded th… The…
“While my dad has always spoken lovingly and fondly of his old Camaro he sold for my ‘diaper money’ he was never sour about it,” Jared confesses. “There wasn’t negativity about it. He wasn’t sad. He wasn’t angry. He talks about the selling of the car like it was a duty.” This diaper money Camaro…
“While my dad has always spoken lovingly and fondly of his old Camaro he sold for my ‘diaper money’ he was never sour about it,” Jared confesses. “There wasn’t negativity about it. He wasn’t sad. He wasn’t angry. He talks about the selling of the car like it was a duty.” This diaper money Camaro…
I may have mentioned that I have a daughter who does things. @frontporchtheatricals Similar:I just learned I only have months to live. This is what I want to say. – The Boston GlobeWhat a storyteller. Boston Globe jour…Awesome5 Characteristics of Successful Work Groups (at Google)Google’s internal study of work groups f…BusinessPerspective | Could ‘Ferris Bueller’s…
If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:A #neovictorian #steampunk ship-of-the-line needs a dramatic flag and a conveniently locat…AestheticsA pallet of cabinet fronts and structural elements to flesh out #neovictorian #steampunk i…PersonalExplore Geotagged Wikipedia Pages as a Text Adventure GameFor humans who like browsing through Wik…AmusingWhen it comes to the…
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:Distributing Candy at Holiday ParadeCurrent_EventsAnother fun 10 sq cm of a #neovictorian #steampunk control panel. #elegance #design #aesth…AestheticsMom’s Fears About Daughter Leaving For College Channeled Into Fight About Storage BinsImpatiently scanning store shelves while…AmusingStill…
I have a daughter who does things. If demon curses and buckets of stage blood are your thing, join the fun this weekend in Greensburg. (I will not be seated in the splash zone.) Similar:Sparklecleaver the PonyswordCorrections – December 30 – NYTimes.com….AmusingWhat are 'Judeo-Christian values'? Analyzing a divisive termblock of American society. But for crit…AcademiaBrothers…
Yes, Duolingo is free and I’ve learned a lot. No, I don’t like the psychological manipulation. I’m still using it but I changed my user name. Similar:I asked my geekling whether she was ready for bed…I asked my #geekling whether she was rea…AmusingI think I smelled a hint of my mint toothpaste just now. Wishful…
“Murdering meteorologists won’t stop hurricanes. I can’t believe I just had to type that.” — Michigan-based meteorologist Katie Nickolaou. A wide range of misinformation has been spread as Helene and then Milton gathered pace in the Gulf of Mexico, such as claims spread by Trump that Fema had run out of cash for hurricane survivors…