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:Enjoying…
I think I’ve mentioned I have a daughter who sometimes does things. Similar:Snazzy officer uniforms from the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult ch…Aesthetics7 ways for teachers to beat the Sunday bluesTell yourself, I am rejecting these thou…EducationFamily, I Hear You. I Love You. Go Away. This Weekend, I'm Marking Papers.No, I…
A great professional experience for her. Similar:Just a #steampunk captain inspecting the æther power orbs. #Blender3D #Unity3D #design #ae…AestheticsI think I’ve mentioned I have a daughter who sometimes does things.I think I’ve mentioned I have a daughter…PersonalAfter I noticed an overnight traffic spike to a classic handout, I touched it up and creat…This is the…
They still need work but we have 2 weeks before classes start, so I feel pretty good. Similar:Midterm Grades Submitted.AcademiaLittle Women (Thurs-Sun)PersonalParty Like a Jerz My dad just made us root beer floats.PersonalBackstage opening night.PersonalJust submitted final grades for the compressed course that began the day after fall grades…PersonalShakespeare's WillPersonal
Getting there. Similar:If I don't design the control panels for my fantasy #steampunk project, who will? #blender…AestheticsEvery few years, I Google the name of the kid who saw "The Empire Strikes Back" the night …HistoryThings that have made me start singing "Tradition!" in my head so far todayAfter last night’s first rehearsal for “…AmusingAnd if…
Taking a break from my syllabustering in order to design some stairs. I’ve learned so much this summer! #blender3d Similar:Merry Christmas 2013Current_EventsWhy do academics dress so badly? (Answer: they are too happy)I used to wear a suit and tie when I tau…AcademiaThis happened the last time an eclipse was visible in the area. My students…
Similar:Tricking the eye to see 3D details in geometrically flat surfaces for my #steampunk #blend… AestheticsFirst steps towards reconstructing a 30-year-old simulation. Marking the locations of the …First steps towards reconstructing a 30-…AestheticsThe Mystery of Charles Dickens by Joyce Carol OatesDickens is so brilliant a stylist, his v…AestheticsI do not know why this antique service…
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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:I came of age playing too many CD-ROM point-and-click adventure games to ignore these stee…I came of age playing too many CD-ROM po…AestheticsBefore and after making a meme of myself as Oberon, King of…
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:I just discovered what will grind up a significant portion of my free time over the break.So Khan Academy now has a…
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:Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Minecraft Stylehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?time_conti…AestheticsVery impressive mural has been installed in Admin for SHU’s Centennial.PersonalGetting a little bit better with each #blender3D scene I render.AestheticsIn August, 2000 I was blogging about poetry, presidential wordplay, home-schooling, online…In August 2000, I was…
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:5 Ways to Avoid Being Rude (According to 100-Year-Old Etiquette Rules)If you are a gentleman, never lower the …CultureThe Great Gatsby Character Map SomethingSoSam.AestheticsHow Poetry…
Your first test layout of medieval city streets will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyork Background details for a #mysteryplay project. Similar:Desk trays, with procedural wood materials by Blendermada. #blender3dAestheticsWhat You Get When 30 People Draw a World Map From Memory Tasked with creating “a piece of art…AestheticsThe Unstoppable Rise of the Digital Content CreatorThis is…
Your second attempt at modeling #medievalyork fortifications in #blender3d will be better than your first from just two weeks ago. Similar:A little board-gaming for Labor Day.PersonalTesting out my new greenscreenFriendly advice… If you are practicing…AestheticsIt was Mrs. White with the revolver in the ballroom. #winning GamesSymbiosis (TNG Rewatch, Season 1 Episode 22)Rewatching Star Trek: The…
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…
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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:Loud as a Whisper (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 5)Rewatching Star Trek: The…