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:Listening…
I think I’ve mentioned I have a daughter who sometimes does things. Similar:Adding details to a clip-art silhouette, for a project that will be released in a day or t… An important but small detail in a B…AestheticsThe geekling is 14 today.PersonalI almost cried when I saw this entrance to the children's section of the…
A great professional experience for her. Similar:Behind the bar in the officers' pub, from the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my…AestheticsFinished Reading "Deathly Hallows" for the First TimeWhem my kids started reading the books o…BooksDress rehearsal for The Nutcracker.AestheticsThat should be the top "Under 800" prize, but the plaque has an extra zero.…
They still need work but we have 2 weeks before classes start, so I feel pretty good. Similar:What blogging wasI’ve maintained this blog since the spri…CybercultureIn a literature class, the author's words matter more than the author's life and times, or… Updating the graphic for a resource …AcademiaMoonBot (from the family steampunk bedtime RPG 2007-2013)…
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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:Beam me up, Chewie!AwesomeThey still need work but we have 2 weeks before classes start, so I feel pretty good.They still need work but we have 2 weeks…PersonalSam Shepard Giggles, Doesn't GoogleI wrote my undergraduate honors…
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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:Sold out opening night of Mamet’s Oleanna. Chilling. Gasps from the audience. Office furni…Sold out opening night of Mamet’s Oleann…PersonalForgotten closet box: powder blue summer suit with a crisp 1990 $10 bill in the…
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:The Mom From The Cat in the Hat Finally SpeaksAs a toddler, my son once methodically s…AmusingFanciful Fun in Theatre Factory’s “The…
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:Wide-angle view of a villain’s secret lair. #blender3dAestheticsOops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow.Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it …AestheticsIdeology shapes our view of reality, which affects what persuades us. EthicsWhy do academics dress so…
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:My simulation project does not require me to master medieval daub and wattle architecture….My simulation project does not require m…Aesthetics"Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania."PersonalMedia…
Your first test layout of medieval city streets will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyork Background details for a #mysteryplay project. Similar:Versu's Epilogue: How an Interactive Fiction Pioneer's 15 Year Project Ended Up in Limbo a…However there’s a particularly sad tale …BusinessI think they mean typeface conference, but "Font Conference" is still amusing.I think they mean…
Your second attempt at modeling #medievalyork fortifications in #blender3d will be better than your first from just two weeks ago. Similar:Celebration of Writing Fall 2019PersonalFolger Shakespeare Library on "The Fate of Ophelia"On my ride into work yesterday, my mothe…AcademiaMaking a journalism game to teach myself ChoiceScriptMe: (Making a journalism game to teach m…AcademiaLego goes steampunkBe…
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:Under my academic robes… photographer vest with 3 frozen ice packs. #heatwave #HonorsCon…PersonalHere's a close look at the scepter leading the procession. #SetonHillGrad 2016 starts…PersonalSquirrel noisily enjoying a nut alongside the Grotto drive at Seton Hill.PersonalPreteen Acting Scene Version 2 – YouTubeI had a free evening and…
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:The CRAFT of News Writing (Clear, Relevant, Accurate, Fair, Timely)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwEZPWSE…CultureTwitter changes strategy in…