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:In September, 2002, I was blogging about science writing, satire, ebonics, Google News,…
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:Happy birthday to the son.PersonalIt's Friday night in July, and I'm jamming with my fall course preps.The dean sends me an email at 9:07pm. In…AcademiaBeautiful set. Support…
I have a daughter who does things. Here’s what she’ll be starting on next week. @frontporchtheatricals Similar:The Righteous MindI just finished “The Righteous Mind: Why…CulturePLS York Plays 2025 — Prof. Matthew Sergi's Call for Theatrical ParticipantsVery excited to see this project coming …AcademiaCommunities of Play: The Social Construction of Identity in Persistent Online Game WorldsI…
Basic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project. #mysteryplay #blender3d Not aiming for architectural accuracy, just background details. Similar:I've completed my second set of 25 #neovictorian control panels, which I'll eventually use… AestheticsShy Preschooler Won't Say Her Lines in "Peter Pan" Rehearsal (Stage Right! Greensburg)Little Maggie isn’t so sure she wants…
The cast of comical, quirky characters are most enjoyable. Marigold (Carolyn Jerz) is hilarious as the new age, love child who always sees the best in everybody and everything. Jerz floats, whirls, and glides across the stage. She’s delightful and believable in her role. Her presence on stage brings lightness and spreads joy. —Burgh Vivant…
Carolyn Jerz lights up the stage from her first entrance, almost literally. Dressed in bright colors and elaborately coiffed, with her face made up so pale white that it glows (think Björk meets Catherine O’Hara in Beetlejuice), Jerz imbues the role of spiritualist and yoga enthusiast Marigold with an outsider energy that is otherworldly, larger than life,…
Moments after Donald Trump was rushed to safety following a failed assassination attempt at a Saturday night rally, some of his supporters turned toward the press pen with obscenities as they fingered reporters for blame. “This is your fault!” one attendee emphatically yelled, pointing at individual journalists as he approached the fence line separating them from attendees.…
Your first attempt at a medieval gate and city walls will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:The Anatomy of a Shakespeare Play: King Lear (Free video lecture from Pict, 2pm Friday)PersonalAnother random background control panel for a #blender3d #steampunk project. I wish all us…AestheticsMy big brother and my son facing off in chess. I…
Sold out opening night of Mamet’s Oleanna. Chilling. Gasps from the audience. Office furniture may be a bit too fancy for an untenured prof, but multiple copies of the prof’s book on the shelves was a realistic touch. Similar:Just a #steampunk captain inspecting the æther power orbs. #Blender3D #Unity3D #design #ae…AestheticsWhat, exactly, am I looking…
These buildings are so much better than my first try about a month ago, and good enough for me to move on to the next step. #blender3d #blender3dart #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Friday night. What am I doing? #partylikeaprofAcademiaThis long-nelected CD-ROM case tucked away behind my monitor holds almost as many portable…PersonalSam Shepard Giggles, Doesn't GoogleI wrote…
Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend. Similar:Another section of #steampunk control panel, because reasons. #blender3d #blender3dartOne of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsSpace Shuttle Challenger (Destroyed 28 Years Ago Today)I was in my final semester of high schoo…EducationEaster 2022PersonalMerry Christmas 2019PersonalVery interesting adaptation of Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. #pptlaytime @thepublicpghCultureFaculty lining up for…
#blender3d is teaching me more than I ever thought I’d need to know about roof geometry. Enjoying free WiFi in a shady courtyard downtown. Similar:Sherlock Holmes and The Woman (WAOB Live Virtual Performance)I was happy to play Watson. The daughter…BooksStunned by Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman and the rest of the cast in Ma Rainey's Black…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:Jon Bentley | My Life in ArtWonderfully weird retro pop art. Jon re…AestheticsGet Hands-on Writing Experience.AcademiaSpit & Polish ''Pac Gentleman"Spit & Polish: When this game was f…AestheticsDebunking the newspapers are dying ideaDon’t count on…
The writer, director, and one of the cast members talk about the play that my daughter Carolyn is getting ready to open Friday. Tickets: https://veryberrydead.bpt.me/ Similar:Such A Good Feeling: The Affectionate Documentary 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?'My son and I saw “Won’t You Be Ny Neighb…CultureScientists Trace Society's Myths to Primordial OriginsAncient cultures from Africa…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:It's such a privilege to introduce these young people to Shakespeare's body of work.After starting my 200-level “Shakespeare…AcademiaVirtual debates about homelessness in Sim City hold up a mirror to real lifeBack in 2009,…
I used to spend time in class teaching students about how your act of choosing to link from your blog to someone else’s blog was part of the formula Google used to rank its search results. The words you picked when you crafted your hyperlink was a way of conveying or withholding value. Tagging is…
Replica of George Washington’s field camp. @fortligonier Similar:So this is Pi DayMy wife says she bought the pies intendi…AmusingWe Tried to Do Vanlife Right. It Broke Us Down.Shortly before I got married, my sister …CultureBrand new chairs for PICT draw applause.PersonalThat’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. G…That’s…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:Top 8 events not to miss in DecemberMy daughter Carolyn appears as Young Est…Culture5 Fun Ways to Help Your Kids Learn Math OnlineMy son has finally found a math textbook…CybercultureOutsiders. Four sold out matinees this coming week. — Prime StageFour sold out matinees this coming week….BooksIt’s been…
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