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:Mom’s Fears About Daughter Leaving For College Channeled Into Fight About Storage BinsImpatiently…
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:Udacity's Sebastian Thrun, Godfather Of Free Online Education, Changes CourseSuddenly, something that had been unthin…AcademiaNo one’s ready for this: Our basic assumptions about photos capturing reality are…
I have a daughter who does things. Here’s what she’ll be starting on next week. @frontporchtheatricals Similar:Sunny but cool. Great day for a long walk with my son.PersonalBefore I Go: A Stanford neurosurgeon’s parting wisdom about life and timeA very moving reflection by a dying man,…CultureThomas Jefferson on "newspapers without government" vs "government without newspapers"Those…
Basic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project. #mysteryplay #blender3d Not aiming for architectural accuracy, just background details. Similar:A selfie with a Chekov action figure after learning of Anton Yelchin's deathCurrent_EventsMy basement dehumidifier was flashing an error code. YouTube had a tutorial with a possibl…My basement dehumidifier was flashing an…PersonalAssembling wall…
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:Tips to Improve HappinessKing says many simple and effective tech…CultureMe (glares in iambic pentameter)Me: I need to post the opening lecture f…AcademiaGeometry and color maps for wooden desk tray. #Blender3D #practiceThe blue image is a “normal map,” which…
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:Folger Shakespeare Library on "The Fate of Ophelia"On my ride into work yesterday, my mothe…AcademiaGinger Christ Superstar!AestheticsNew…
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:Little Women (the daughter plays Amy, the youngest sister)PersonalOn my fantasy #steampunk cruiser, every uniform is a parade dress uniform. #Blender3D #ble… The first few…
Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend. Similar:We'll Always Have Paris (TNG Rewatch: Season 1, Episode 24)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…MediaA pie slice from the ring surrounding the ballroom, from the #steampunk bedtime stories I …AestheticsI had already created the little utility craft on the lower left, but this weekend I expan…PersonalOut…
#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:Today’s adulting was brought to you by a failed motor vehicle inspection. #notacarguy #win…The car shop wanted to charge over $300….ModdingCrochet octopus for the win! Crazy costume for #pptplaytime Boougie Gentleman…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:I'm happy with today's #steampunk control panel. To fill out the master plan I'm constrain…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsWood pile stacking animation (Blender 3D)For a medieval project, I wanted a wood …AmusingCelebration…
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:FULL BLOOM at Latrobe’s Olde Main, Aug 30-Sep 2.CultureMeet the guys who tape Trump's papers back togetherI tell this old newsroom tale to my stud…CultureIs this why oldsters love nostalgia?…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:This is How Literary Fiction Teaches Us to Be HumanPracticing empathy through drama and poe…BooksThesis Critique Activity: Another Use of a Class-edited Google DocA few weeks ago, I had students in my up…AcademiaUnderstanding…
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:Summer Theater Camp Photos: "Patrice" in "13" My 11yo performed the part of “Patrice…Current_EventsThere, in my morning snapshot of the kids home-schooling in the kitchen, is the cable I sh…EducationTrack and field fundraiser:photo by Carolyn. FIRST ONE!!!PersonalStill shot from a flyover video that's been taking about 3 minutes…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:The girl told me to post this with the caption, “The Addams Family Goes to the Big League….PersonalComputers and Writing 2020 Funding Request: SubmittedMy contributions this year are a worksho…AcademiaCrazy, Kinetic, Acoustic Visit to the Carnegie Science CenterA few days ago, I blogged about visiting…EducationIn a literature…
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