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:Get…
I think I’ve mentioned I have a daughter who sometimes does things. Similar:Visiting my parents. Admiring their original Hallmark Enterprise Christmas ornament. I ask…AmusingHappy 13th Birthday CarolynI’ve had the privilege of being this ama…DramaMy Son Plays Mozart Too Fasthttps://youtu.be/gXAtRI1NLxs He says “M…AmusingLiving Room PhysicsI’ve blogged before about my eight-year-…EducationSnazzy officer uniforms from the #steampunk bedtime…
A great professional experience for her. Similar:Almost all the traffic to fake news sites is from Facebook, new data show I think and post about fake news a lot…CultureHitting the weekend with just 6 ungraded papers. #partylikeaprof Hitting the weekend with just 6 ungrad…PersonalSears Reshaped America, From Kenmore to AllstateWe just bought a new refrigerator…
They still need work but we have 2 weeks before classes start, so I feel pretty good. Similar:And so it begins.BooksSeriously, clouds? Now?PersonalKirk's manly, sensitive advice to young CharlieIn popular culture, Captain Kirk from th…CultureBusy with Midterm GradesPosted midterm grades for the most labor…AcademiaUshering for a school matinee. Love seeing the kids excited about @prime_stage…
Getting there. Similar:It's a lie that having zero assignments to mark means I have nothing "to do," but this par… A relief.AcademiaPreppers for the win. Kinda.The euphoria of getting my grades in Fri…PersonalPictures from opening night of @pictclassictheatre Jane Eyre. (Show runs through the rest …PersonalThe girl as the Spanish Soloist in @laurelballettheater & @westmorelandsymphony…
Taking a break from my syllabustering in order to design some stairs. I’ve learned so much this summer! #blender3d Similar:Merchant of Venice Part 2 live, now! #PPTPlaytimeDramaThe Course of True Fun Never Did Run Smooth: A Midsummer Night's Dwarf Fortress ReflectionI am in rehearsals to play Oberon in a c…CultureI baked about 12 million vertices…
Similar:Writing Tips for Critical Thinking Critical Thinking Matters Pers…AcademiaMore #blender3d #steampunk #design. #blender3dart #aesthetics The officers’ conference roo…AestheticsHexagons Are the Bestagonshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thOifuHs…AmusingRefreshing my memory of working with reel-to-reel tape as a radio news intern (c. 1989).HistoryBottled Authors: the predigital dream of the audiobookThere was no way to preserve sounds befo…AcademiaJust a #steampunk captain inspecting the æther…
Similar:Inequity and BYODIf we are really wanting to help these k…CultureVerizon's $4.4 billion deal for AOL sends AOL stock on a tearVerizon has experimented with journalism…BusinessThe chief engineer does not know where the floating lamps are coming from, but he looks gr…AestheticsSwiss cheese metaphor for fighting the pandemic: "Multiple Layers Improve Success"The anti-maskers are right…
The barbican at Mickelgate was pulled down in the 1800s but I made a rough approximation from other sources. #medievalyork #blender3d Similar:Outtakes from “Once on This Island” promohttps://youtu.be/QlMJuogD9to AmusingChristopher Robin made for a pleasant family outing.PersonalFULL BLOOM at Latrobe’s Olde Main, Aug 30-Sep 2.CultureAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. Trying to add a…
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:Letter of Recommendation: Fanny PacksWhat other accessory ensures the safety …CultureSorry, not sorry. I don't want such friends. Back in 2003, shortly…
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:Portraits of my 11yo: Pretty, Goofy, and Pretty GoofyAmusing‘It’s mindblowing’: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge“Murdering meteorologists won’t stop hur…Current_EventsWhen you need to record footsteps on a sidewalk, and the carpeted studio has a brick wall.AmusingScreening of…
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:Paleo-Future: robotsThis is from the robots category of Pale…AestheticsSomeone seems to have slipped this over my transom. Thank you, #foodsubstitutefairy whoeve…PersonalWhat blogging wasI’ve maintained this…
Your first test layout of medieval city streets will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyork Background details for a #mysteryplay project. Similar:UNC student newspaper goes viral for coverage of campus shooting As Emmy Martin was locked down Monday …AcademiaHere for the daughter.AcademiaWhat's a Snollygoster? Even lexicographers are wrong sometimesThis is an amusing little story about ho…CultureToday's 10…
Your second attempt at modeling #medievalyork fortifications in #blender3d will be better than your first from just two weeks ago. Similar:Checkmate. Crushed again.GamesA Word About Group ProjectsOkay, students… who loves group projec…AcademiaI'm not showing you my email inbox, or my laundry pile, or the state of my soul. Just…PersonalFaculty Senate meet & greet. With food. In…
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:The Bremen Town Musicians (WAOB Audio Theatre) My daughter plays the narrator, my…HumanitiesFallout Monopoly with the boy. PersonalThree more performances of Jane Eyre. Closes Saturday night! @pictclassictheatrePersonalMy English major skills crushed the girl in Bananagrams.Wildcard? You mean quitter tile! GamesGetting there.Getting there.PersonalLetter of Recommendation: Fanny PacksWhat other accessory…
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:No, Trump's tweet about "Heritage, History, and Greatness" is not a quote from…