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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:Arsenic and Old Lace. I haven't seen this show since I played the lead as a high school ju…CultureJournalists play a vital role in a democracy. That sometimes includes serving the public b…Personal"Orphans" was amazing. Powerul,…
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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:Don't call it "social distancing" or you just might get a polite correction from the admin…AcademiaMade it to the closing performance @quantumtheatreDramaYou can be a Trek fan without loving TOS. But if we think…
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:While searching my bag for a cable, I found an unexpected wealth of food-substitute items.AmusingParadise Blue (so glad to be seeing more…
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:D&D-Themed movie Zero Charisma pits Nerds vs. HipstersMy wife usually gives me nerd-themed DVD…CultureCarolyn performed as Ariel yesterday in the New Renaissance Theatre Company's production…
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Your second attempt at modeling #medievalyork fortifications in #blender3d will be better than your first from just two weeks ago. Similar:An important day to remember.Never again.PersonalJust a #neovictorian avatar in spats and a tailcoat, checking out the back porch and bridg… AestheticsToday’s #blender3d modeling, inspired by a satellite photo courtesy of Google Maps. (I’m n…Today’s…
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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…
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