They still need work but we have 2 weeks before classes start, so I feel pretty good. Similar:My son showed me #PacificRim.My son showed me #PacificRim. Liked the …CybercultureThe Enemy (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 7) — LaForge and a Romulan Cooperate to …Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….EthicsBeam me up, Chewie!AwesomeIt's a thing to…
Getting there. Similar:Modular support craft from the #neovictorian #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my …Modular support craft from the #neovicto…AestheticsThe daughter looks stunning in pink. AestheticsThis happened the last time an eclipse was visible in the area. My students left the room,…Pinhole projection. PersonalAs Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a…
Taking a break from my syllabustering in order to design some stairs. I’ve learned so much this summer! #blender3d Similar:Saints and Poets, Maybe They Do SomeI wrote the following in 2004, when my s…Drama1776. Binge-watching Liberty's Kids. New this year: Carolyn singing songs from Hamilt…PersonalIn a literature class, the author's words matter more than the…
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Similar:Official Rules to NanofictionaryI was at a youth car wash today, watchin…DesignThe Great Gatsby Character Map SomethingSoSam.AestheticsJuly 7, 1936: Get a Grip — Phillips Screws Up the ToolboxThis Wired article also mentions the Can…BusinessTrimsheets baked with greebly texture goodness add eye-pleasing woodgrain & tech detai…AestheticsNarrow ParsersCreating n00b-friendly interactive ficti…CybercultureIn September, 2000, I was blogging about…
The barbican at Mickelgate was pulled down in the 1800s but I made a rough approximation from other sources. #medievalyork #blender3d Similar:Overview of the Forward Ops station, one deck below the main bridge of the fantasy #steamp…PersonalI have a daughter who does things. Here’s what she’ll be starting on next week. @frontporc…I have a daughter…
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:What, exactly, am I looking at here? I’m so confused.What, exactly, am I looking at here? I’m…PersonalDance of "the awkward nerd trying…
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:The Physics Behind Traffic JamsIn between today’s various events, I das…CultureWest Side Story Maria MontagePersonalA gangway, flanked by still more #steampunk control panels, leads forward from the chief e…AestheticsAnonymous comment cards from student journalists at the end of the second…
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:Ave atque valeWhat is a liberal education and what it …AcademiaDeath of NFL inevitable as middle class abandons the gameLike vegan pizzas and secular Christmas…
Your first test layout of medieval city streets will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyork Background details for a #mysteryplay project. Similar:Zagg Rugged iPad Air2 keyboard case — USB mini socket came right out with the plug. Grr!I have not had much luck with Zagg keybo…PersonalCarolyn as Hodel and Peter as Lazar in the Stage Right…
Your second attempt at modeling #medievalyork fortifications in #blender3d will be better than your first from just two weeks ago. Similar:Stage Right Theatre Company's 'Fiddler' all about family, on, off stageI am thrilled to be part of this great c…Current_Events"What Teachers Make" Sequence of AssignmentsEvery year I rewatch Taylor Mali’s passi…AcademiaPreview of "The Fantasticks" (thanks,…
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:Bird flight simulator. The boy goes for altitude and distance, the girl does stunts.In the bird-flight simulator at the Pitt…CybercultureSet design for a virtual production of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots). Post-apocalypti… AestheticsCollege student makes masks for the deaf & hard of hearing Other than one trip to…
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:Introduction to The Skin of Our Teeth (optimistic, absurdist metatheater; Thornton Wilder,…https://youtu.be/1okt8MIVTtsAcademiaIn November…
Today’s #blender3d modeling, inspired by a satellite photo courtesy of Google Maps. (I’m not aiming for architectural perfection, but with each try I’m definitely leveling up.) #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Beam me up, Chewie!AwesomeThe chief engineer has a forward-facing station, on a platform above the technical staff c…PersonalSame photo, two different interpretations.This is why I spend time…
I have a daughter who does things. Here’s what she’ll be starting on next week. @frontporchtheatricals Similar:The Ascent #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 9) Odo and Quark bicker their way up …Rewatching ST:DS9 Space Dad fusses ho…AmusingAnother section of a #steampunk control panel. Useful for a cutaway shot after a character…AestheticsOn the way to…
Basic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project. #mysteryplay #blender3d Not aiming for architectural accuracy, just background details. Similar:We found a mushroom fairy ring in our yardIt won’t make the afternoon of mowing mo…AestheticsThe Incredible Shrinking Ad [The Future Web Is Mobile]Is higher education ready for the switch…AcademiaCarolyn, Easter 2017 PersonalThis weekend……