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:Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolfSupport the arts in your community!…
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:My 11yo, of the opening chapters of a YA novel with an orphan heroineMy 11yo, of the opening chapters of a YA…BooksThe daughter experiences her birthday cookie…
I have a daughter who does things. Here’s what she’ll be starting on next week. @frontporchtheatricals Similar:Major benefits for students who attend live theater, study findsI wonder what additional measurable bene…CultureBlue Feed, Red FeedFacebook is designed to keep your attent…CultureBihar Boards: An annual ritual of cheating and chitting!When Board examinations are due in Bihar…AcademiaMaking progress.PersonalLooking…
Basic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project. #mysteryplay #blender3d Not aiming for architectural accuracy, just background details. Similar:Carolyn plays Ti Moune in the Stage Right homeschool company "Once on This Island"…PersonalArsenic and Old Lace. I haven't seen this show since I played the lead as a high school ju…CultureThe Rivals…
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:MoonBot is back. This time he fights a new adversary. #Blender3D physics practice.I submitted midterm grades at about 11 l…AestheticsThe choreographer daughter is doing a thing.The choreographer daughter is doing a th…PersonalOverflow seating for the 50th anniversary of…
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:This long-nelected CD-ROM case tucked away behind my monitor holds almost as many portable…PersonalThe girl is rehearsing…
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:Wide-angle view of a villain’s secret lair. #blender3dAestheticsWho's ready for some free outdoor Hamlet?PersonalTime Squared (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 13)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next…
Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend. Similar:Should the AP Really Have Fired This Pulitzer-Prize War Photographer?The original shot caught a Syrian rebel …AestheticsPassage: a Gamma256 video game by Jason RohrerGrand Text Auto introduced me to the exc…AestheticsBefore the haircut. PersonalMy Polish grandmother used to bake these cookies, which my wife picked up at…
#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:More world-building props for a fantasy #steampunk #Blender3D project.DesignThe girl is the Dew Drop Fairy in @laurelballetperformingco The Nutcracker Saturday evenin…PersonalI’ve roughed out earthen embankments for the city walls. I know…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:Paradise Blue (so glad to be seeing more live theater lately)PersonalSettling in to enjoy live theater. Support the arts in your community!PersonalJerz and Daughter Teach Scratch (Digital Storytelling Tutorial)In the past I have posted…
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:I Find Myself in Another Showhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=517BhV1j0…DramaThe Gift of the Magi (by O. Henry; read by Dennis Jerz; We Are One Body Audio Theatre)I recorded this oral interpretation of a…CultureWhat Each…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:Why are sports in trouble in the U.S.? Because we didn’t do the work. Hard-hitting column from Sally Jen…BusinessOverheard: "This is the best show I've ever seen at the Geyer" and "Who IS…
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:My son teaching chess to a young pupilCultureCollege student makes masks for the deaf & hard of hearing Other than one trip to the grocery sto…Current_EventsSupport the humans who make art in your community. Death of a Salesman. #wirerecorderlife …Support the humans who make art in your …PersonalDaughter…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:Come see Carolyn and her talented castmates in The Fantasticks (Theatre Factory, Trafford …PersonalMaking movie magic with my dueling gut-shot daughterAestheticsMy journalism students just gave me this wristband: "What would Jerz do? / Verify or duck…. AestheticsHappy retirement celebration to two dear colleagues.AcademiaCrochet octopus for the win!…
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