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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:In August, 2000 I was blogging about poetry, presidential wordplay, home-schooling, online…In August 2000, I was blogging about …CybercultureWe found a mushroom fairy ring in our yardIt won’t make the afternoon of mowing mo…AestheticsUntil next term,…
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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:Friday night. What am I doing? #partylikeaprofAcademiaKeeping it classy. My 20yo son encounters the fruit-eating scene from the 1996 point-and-c…PersonalMy wife reports: “There was one smart aleck walking along the street who exclaimed: “Look,…PersonalJust…
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:Enjoying an ice cream cake, apple pie, and the classic Star Trek episode “The Doomsday Mac…PersonalStar Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch I…
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…
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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:The Miracle Worker opens tomorrow.PersonalHappy Easter 2020 CultureMother 3: My Mom, and MeThoughtful, powerful, personal analysis …AestheticsAlphabet in Motion: How Letters Get Their Shape: pop-up…
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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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