I’ll be seeing the final performance tomorrow. @bigstormpc Similar:The Girl Has Started Rehearsals for PICT Classic Theatre’s Jane EyreI’ve chauffeured the girl into Pittsburg…BooksThe Last Jedi: Oh, the Feels.No spoilers here. (I managed to avoid al…MediaMy 14yo Helps Teach a Vacation Bible School Class In character as “Pontius Pilate,” wa…PersonalI rather like my instructional page…
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:Pagers, Pay Phones, and Dialup: How We Communicated on 9/11For much of the…
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:I am a dog and I am a good boy and I am prepping my Spring courses.AcademiaNellie Bly: A Race Against Time | Heinz History CenterOn Nov.…
I have a daughter who does things. Here’s what she’ll be starting on next week. @frontporchtheatricals Similar:Carolyn's "waiter with wobbly stack of plates" bit from Hello DollyPersonalPac-Man on Atari 800 @setonhilluniversity discussion of Summer reading book #readyplayeron…PersonalThe film Carolyn was in is a finalist. The screening will start soon. #48hrfilmproject Sup…PersonalI both like and hate…
Basic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project. #mysteryplay #blender3d Not aiming for architectural accuracy, just background details. Similar:Empathy in a Downtown Sub ShopSitting in a downtown sub shop. A half d…CultureFamily, I Hear You. I Love You. Go Away. This Weekend, I'm Marking Papers.No, I don’t want to see the…
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:Taking a break from my syllabustering in order to design some stairs. I’ve learned so much…Taking a break from my syllabustering in…PersonalGoodbye, Google Search. I've switched to search.brave.com …for now. I can’t stand Pinterest. I hate when G…BusinessBuilding…
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:Put up the Hoop Sooner: 10 lessons of parenting from one wise guy who's done doing the…
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:“I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” Very glad I got my son interested in 2001: …PersonalThe girl's modern dance choreography workshopAestheticsWhen you…
Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend. Similar:Faces the girl makes during her Luisa monologue. (Four more chances to see The Fantasticks…AestheticsDarwin Was Wrong: Your Facial Expressions Do Not Reveal Your EmotionsIn real life, people express a given emo…CultureAn afternoon with Ben Franklin. CultureAlmost Flat DesignApple, Google and Microsoft have very di…AestheticsAmazing High…
#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:Man enough to sew my own computer bag. Insecure enough to seek validation on social media …AmusingSpring 2023 Grades: Submitted! (I only had 3 last-minute submissions to mark today.)AcademiaI’m still teaching…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:As yearbooks die, colleges lose a link to the pastThis year, for the first time in decades…AcademiaFun and Games with Samuel Beckett and Pict.Beckett’s masterpiece Waiting For Godot …CultureBreakfast Battle from "The Miracle Worker"…
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:Thirty Years Ago, the Challenger Crew Plunged Alive and Aware to Their DeathsThe Challenger made it through the spect…CultureAnother social media post attacks journalists for doing their jobs — Updated…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:Ma Rainey's Black Bottom ( #AugustWilson #CenturyCycle, 3 of 10)August Wilson’s Century Cycle > …BooksCarolyn Gombell Is Not a Real Person: #JusticeforCarolyn Is a Campaign Against Twitter Ref…Fascinating use of social media. To be…
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:I had some unexpected downtime today, so I filled out another span of my #blender3d #steam…AestheticsThe girl sank her brother's last ship with the homophonous cry "I-1."AmusingSpent a half hour taming this tangle of cables (left) with a little tiny six-inch-wide car…AestheticsI am not really sure why I…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland.At the airport, sending the daughter off…PersonalI baked about 12 million vertices of steampunk control panel geometry into a flat plane wi…PersonalGirlhood 2014They don’t even seem to want to watch Fr…CultureElevator shaft on a #steampunk #blender3d cruiser, just because.…