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:You…
I think I’ve mentioned I have a daughter who sometimes does things. Similar:Ignorance Meets an Invisible DisabilityI’m sure my young, healthy-looking frien…CultureLonely Among Us (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 6) Crew-posessing spark roams and a droid …Conflict between two species who petitio…AestheticsWhere There's a Whip, There's a WayThe girl was singing lyrics she learned …AmusingUnnatural…
A great professional experience for her. Similar:Multiple Choice = GoogleNo big surprises here, but this blog pos…AcademiaCoronavirus: advice from the Middle Ages for how to cope with self-isolationLike many people, I curate my social med…CultureThings That Will Freak out Every OCD PersonA good collection. I’m only linking to i…AestheticsWhat’s My Cue? Let’s Talk Shakesepare with…
They still need work but we have 2 weeks before classes start, so I feel pretty good. Similar:Settling in for a half day updating my knowledge of the job market my students will face.Settling in for a half day updating my k…Personal"Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania."PersonalRossum's Universal Robots (Act 2)https://youtu.be/XfOONrGsf2I For my b…CulturePicking up…
Getting there. Similar:Today's 10 sq cm of #blender3d #steampunk control panel. #aesthetics #design #blender3dartAestheticsI just realized I've been misspelling and mispronouncing "detritus" all my life. I’ve been a college English faculty …AcademiaI filed my grades early. I shall now, briefly, do something irresponsible.Grades submitted. I’ll reward myself wit…Personal"Shakespeare in Love" with the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra…
Taking a break from my syllabustering in order to design some stairs. I’ve learned so much this summer! #blender3d Similar:In April, 2001 I was blogging about interactive fiction, Roget's Thesaurus, John Lennon, H… A student newspaper article about in…BooksVibing to a park saxophonist as I code for an upcoming conference presentation, and wait t…Vibing to…
Similar:Today's 10 sq cm of retro #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsQuebec teen discovers ancient Mayan ruins by studying the starsThis sounds like the plot of a Young Ind…CultureMurder Is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner Lee and The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained DeathSimulations are powerful tools for under…AestheticsThe Ongoing Obsession with Shakespeare’s True IdentityI’ve never been all…
Similar:'Fontgate': Microsoft, Wikipedia and the scandal threatening the Pakistani PMI would call this “typefacegate,” but th…CultureSnowfall at the White House (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour, Jan 7) Tweeted by W…My social media feed was full of people …AestheticsMy mom’s Lionel train set (a gift from her father in 1948) had been in storage…
The barbican at Mickelgate was pulled down in the 1800s but I made a rough approximation from other sources. #medievalyork #blender3d Similar:Challenge Accepted.PersonalSpanish dance @laurelballettheater @westmorelandsymphony The NutcrackerDanceA student who is writing her research paper on Taylor Swift made a passing reference to Ka…PersonalFolger Shakespeare Library on "The Fate of Ophelia"On my ride into work…
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 Forsaken (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 17) Lwaxana Troi and the station c…Rewatching ST:DS9 Bashir is hosting t…CultureFaculty lining up…
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:2001: A Space Odyssey – Discerning Themes through Score and ImageryIncredibly detailed close reading of the…AestheticsSigma Tau Delta English Honors Society induction ceremony. Congratulations new members. #s…PersonalSome problems bringing #Blender3D models into the #Unity3D game engine. The pink represent…AestheticsTerm grades…
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:Scratchy "Cloak of Darkness" on Scratch”Scratchy Cloak of Darkness” is based on…AestheticsFreedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy. Freedom…
Your first test layout of medieval city streets will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyork Background details for a #mysteryplay project. Similar:Midsummer opens tomorrow.PersonalI'm nerdy enough to give my 15yo a used copy of "The Hero with a Thousand Faces." I’m nerdy enough to give my 15yo a used …BooksI was perhaps a bit more conversational…
Your second attempt at modeling #medievalyork fortifications in #blender3d will be better than your first from just two weeks ago. Similar:What Causes the Smell of New & Old Books?Generally, it is the chemical breakdown …AestheticsTwenty-Six Old Characters, The (1947)Sheaffer Pen celebrates the art of writi…AestheticsThis 1960s teenager knew the neighborhood that inspired August Wilson’s plays“Aw,…
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:Elmo? Yes, I do mind. I learned far more from Bert.Like plenty of people my age, I grew up …AestheticsGirlhood 2014They don’t even seem to want to watch Fr…CultureHad a rough day. Designing another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel doesn't fix everyt…AcademiaPrime Stage – "Twelfth…
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:MoonBot is back. This time he fights a new adversary. #Blender3D physics practice.I…