They still need work but we have 2 weeks before classes start, so I feel pretty good. Similar:Audisee Presents: The War of the WorldsAs new age synthesizer music, a rich bar…BooksGinger Christ Superstar!AestheticsStar Trek: "Wink Of An Eye"/"The Empath"Amusing, if cynical, reaction to some of…AmusingStage Right Theatre Company's 'Fiddler' all about family, on, off stageI…
Getting there. Similar:Downtime with the boy.PersonalIf I don't design the control panels for my fantasy #steampunk project, who will? #blender…AestheticsConnecting with the BoyToday my son asked me to take him shoppi…CultureTwitter has blocked President Trump’s account, citing policy violations.PersonalDaughter made a Rainbow Loom Marty McFly. Note vest jacket and hover board.PersonalIf I don’t hang my…
Taking a break from my syllabustering in order to design some stairs. I’ve learned so much this summer! #blender3d Similar:My precious is fifteen. PersonalPopulating my simulation with a crowd. Tweaking and experimenting. #unity3d #medievalyork …PersonalLiz Fosslien's insightful comic on unhealthy conflict vs. healthy conflict.PersonalReading a Classic American Play to My Daughter BooksSad that NASA is taking…
Similar:Apparently, I needed to watch a supercut of doors and corridors from Star Trek.I did in fact search YouTube for videos …AestheticsRiding on Square WheelsStan Wagon, a mathematician at Macaleste…DesignMan enough to sew my own computer bag. Insecure enough to seek validation on social media …AmusingWhy Is Othello Black?To us today, the word “black” carries…
Similar:This is about half of the #steampunk control panel details I've created in the past m…AestheticsPlaying with depth of field (blurring details that are closer than and farther from the fo…AestheticsDon't call it "social distancing" or you just might get a polite correction from the admin…AcademiaWhat’s an environmental issue? — Gus SpethI don’t know the…
The barbican at Mickelgate was pulled down in the 1800s but I made a rough approximation from other sources. #medievalyork #blender3d Similar:Visiting Ft Ligonier #sevenyearswar #history #localhistoryPersonalIconic 'West Side Story' still resonates todayCarolyn Jerz of Greensburg will be playi…ArtCarolyn choreographed a fight-dance adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.PersonalDr Jerz I think your microphone glitchedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPqnXF7A…AcademiaSeeing Lyle Kessler's…
John Speed’s 1611 map of #medievalyork features a “scale of paces.” My #unity3d placeholder character currently takes 45 steps to run the distance Speed marked as 50 paces. (I can adjust that easily.) Similar:And yes, that's her picture in the program (from the PPT Shakespeare contest).At PPT’s The Diary of Anne Frank. …CultureI may have mentioned…
As those familiar with the liberal arts know, in antiquity there were seven such arts. Three formed the trivium of the humanities: rhetoric, grammar, and logic. And four formed the quadrivium of the sciences: music, arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy. The assertion was this was the knowledge one required to participate as a citizen, as a…
If I ever share something that turns out to be disinformation, please let me know. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kremlin is turning to unwitting Americans and commercial public relations firms in Russia to spread disinformation about the U.S. presidential race, top intelligence officials said Monday, detailing the latest efforts by America’s adversaries to shape public…
Out for a walk and saw this. I hope you are having a nice day. Similar:Connecting with the BoyToday my son asked me to take him shoppi…CultureWest Side Story (One-Minute Preview)From Mrs. Lovett two weeks ago to Maria …AestheticsMy son showed me #PacificRim.My son showed me #PacificRim. Liked the …CybercultureRare find discovered amid town's Old…
I’ve roughed out earthen embankments for the city walls. I know there was at some point a moat but this is more than enough accuracy for now. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Do television and electronic games predict children’s psychosocial adjustment?Wow… what a drab, unquoteworthy, unsou…AcademiaReally enjoyed watching Your Name with the family. Visuals hooked me, but…
Your first test layout of medieval city streets will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyork Background details for a #mysteryplay project. Similar:The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1 ( #StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 26) We Hav…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break …PersonalThere’s No Longer Any Doubt That Hollywood Writing Is Powering AITwo years after…
Your second attempt at modeling #medievalyork fortifications in #blender3d will be better than your first from just two weeks ago. Similar:Trump and JFK: Masters of New MediaI didn’t use Newsweek’s clickbaity headl…CultureTalkback session after the matinee and my brother and faculty colleagues after the evening…Talkback session after the matinee and m…AwesomeThe girl has gotten progressively…
Chatbots are designed to give conversational answers and keep people engaged. Names and links to sources for answers range from nonexistent to hidden, though some companies are starting to make them more visible. Even when AI does include a source, it adds it after the fact, said Jevin West, a professor and co-founder of the…
I’ll be seeing the final performance tomorrow. @bigstormpc Similar:Another lovely variation of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3dart #neovictorian #desig…AestheticsWhen You've Already Got a Major, But You Love Books (Seton Hill English) When committee work is fun… making…AcademiaMy theory: Trump was composing therapeutic poetry, and got stuck on the last line. PersonalOh that sweet, sweet feeling of…
I worked on LLMs, and now I got opinions. Today, let’s talk about when LLMs make mistakes. On AI Slop You’ve already heard of LLM mistakes, because you’ve seen them in the news. […] LLMs could be used to summarize sources. Something that’s fairly obvious in my journal club is that many researchers are…
How can you tell if a space alien is a friend or an enemy? One spaceman has that decision to make in Tom Godwin’s “Cry from a Far Planet.” Listen to Dennis Jerz read the science fiction classic to discover the answer. Similar:A computer scientist urges more support for the humanities (opinion)”Lior Shamir, a computer…
Today’s #blender3d modeling, inspired by a satellite photo courtesy of Google Maps. (I’m not aiming for architectural perfection, but with each try I’m definitely leveling up.) #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Today's 10 sq cm of a #steampunk control panel (background greebles for a personal project…AestheticsThree-dimenstional PrintersA new generation of three-dimensional pr…DesignVery interesting adaptation of Shakespeare’s Merchant of…
I have a daughter who does things. Here’s what she’ll be starting on next week. @frontporchtheatricals Similar:‘Because’ has become a preposition, because grammarThe construction is more versatile than …AmusingNicholas Winton, “Britain’s Schindler,” Dies at 106Nicholas Winton, a British stockbroker w…CultureBoston Bombing Survivor Dances Onstage for First TimeTechnology and artistry combine in this …CultureRecording Christmas Stories…
Basic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project. #mysteryplay #blender3d Not aiming for architectural accuracy, just background details. Similar:My English major skills crushed the girl in Bananagrams.Wildcard? You mean quitter tile! GamesAmazing birthday cake, created by Jane Eyre herself, Karen Baum. (Thank you @kaboom1250!)PersonalA colleague bakes Irish soda bread to share…