Even though I wrote about some of Eugene O’Neil’s earlier plays in my dissertation, I had never seen or even read this play before. I knew the basic subject matter but didn’t know the details. All the actors did a great job and the production values were top notch, as I expect from Quantum. Similar:Quebec…
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A great professional experience for her. Similar:Reading-Is-Fundamentalists Slaughter 52 IlliteratesCommitted to the eradication of illitera…CultureKelly Gallagher on "Readicide" I am reading to my daughter the four…BooksThe Great Gatsby Character Map SomethingSoSam.AestheticsFinally — the pace at work subsides a bit.PersonalSetting up high, medium and low levels of detail for this element of a city wall. #medieva…PersonalRandom…
They still need work but we have 2 weeks before classes start, so I feel pretty good. Similar:Here I am sketching spaceships like I’m 12 again. I feel like re-reading the novelization …AestheticsCollege student makes masks for the deaf & hard of hearing Other than one trip to the grocery sto…Current_EventsSymbiosis (TNG Rewatch, Season 1…
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Taking a break from my syllabustering in order to design some stairs. I’ve learned so much this summer! #blender3d Similar:Seton Hill students Emily Vohs, Elizabeth Burns, Jake Carnahan-Curcio and Carolyn Jerz in …Seton Hill students Emily Vohs, Elizabet…AcademiaSettling in for a jukebox show (not my favorite genre but the Go-Gos are fun).PersonalStage Right's Alice in…
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The barbican at Mickelgate was pulled down in the 1800s but I made a rough approximation from other sources. #medievalyork #blender3d Similar:Pfully Pfizered and pfeeling pfine so pfar. Current_EventsPuns really matter to us over here in English.I swore I would wield my powers only for…AcademiaWe love us some Sherlock any way we can get it.PersonalA…
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:She doesn't have keys or a phone or an ID. Why does my tween need a purse?To stash her Lemonheads and Smarties.…
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…
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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:Eats, Shoots & LeavesWhat’s your comma IQ? Mine just so happe…AmusingTrump administration gave Courage Award to a woman who criticized Trump, then rescinded th… The…
Your first test layout of medieval city streets will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyork Background details for a #mysteryplay project. Similar:This is manageable. Far better than some semesters.This is manageable. Far better than some…PersonalThe joy of text – the fall and rise of interactive fictionAlthough the IF community first formed a…CybercultureWe are in a golden…
Your second attempt at modeling #medievalyork fortifications in #blender3d will be better than your first from just two weeks ago. Similar:Rt Covid-19 — How Quickly Coronavirus is Spreading in the American StatesThis site tracks Rt, the value that meas…CultureA Brief Tour of the Digital Delights of the Folger Shakespeare LibraryBut luckily for you, one does…
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:“Thank you for being kind.” —Friday afternoon email from a student who’d been a little sal…PersonalAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsVulcan mind-melds from Star Trek: The Original Series, in the order that I can think of th… With Dr. Simon Van Gelder in…
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:Just finished a good literature class discussion on this powerful play.Would love to…