I’ve enjoyed human-written A/V Club articles in the past. I see no reason to seek out articles written by bots that copy existing material word-for-word and add no value. The company G/O, mentioned in the clip below, owns the A.V. Club and is behind the shift to bot-authored articles: “A/V Club [sic] licenses content from…
Jaw-dropping. So creative and joyful. Similar:Benedict XVI (Pontifex) on TwitterJohn Paul II was a master of communicati…Current_EventsBREAKING: British Burn Washington … 2 Centuries AgoTwo hundred years ago this week, during …AmusingTelegrams were always better plot devices than USPS lettersI can’t summon up actual nostalgia for t…BusinessNAVY TO DROP ALL-CAPS COMMUNICATIONSCaps off to the Navy’s plan…
Rewatching ST:DS9 Worf wins a furious sparring match with Dax, but she discombobulates his composure, first by accusing him of trying to flirt with her, and then by actually flirting with him. A drunken Klingon arrives on the station, calling for Worf. It’s his brother Kurn, come to ask for a ritual death due to…
Rewatching ST:DS9 Played for laughs, Kira gets many inoculations as she prepares for a diplomatic mission to a Cardassisan outpost. Her pilot is none other than Dukat, who has been demoted and ostracized after acknowledging his half-Bajoran daughter, Ziyal, who now lives on his clunky freighter. Dukat smugly flirts with Kira at dinner, clearly enjoying…
Sometimes when I’m driving along lost in thought, I flinch. If my son or my daughter asks me what’s wrong, I’m rarely able to articulate an accurate response like, “I just thought of a time before you were born when I should have been kind, and I can’t remember whether I was.” So I usually…
Though I always preferred a different franchise, I loved the first Star Wars trilogy. The other trilogies? Not so much. And I haven’t followed any of the Star Wars TV shows, but the Shakespeare reference in this review of Ahsoka really caught my eye. Ouch! More pressingly, it’s just exhausting to sit through yet another…
A very fluffy article that does a good job diving into an everyday thing and sharing expert opinions. While some of these sources are simply random people, others have specialized skills and training that makes their opinions newsworthy enough to provide some substance to a not-exactly-hard-news story. Some of us just can’t get our thoughts…
Rewatching ST:DS9 Odo meticulously arranges his office in preparation for a routine meeting with Kira. For her, it’s an enjoyable part of her workday, but Odo looks like he’s nervously preparing for a date. Quark complains that Odo makes too much noise shape-shifting into various creatures in the quarters above his. First Minister Shakaar arrives…
Similar:Starting my “Writing about Literature” class by having students react to a John Donne sonn…PersonalAnother delightful section of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #design #aesthetics #…AestheticsSurprised and delighted to find that Scratch 3.0 runs on an iPad.PersonalNot a #carguy but I pried open the hatch of the van to change 4 bulbs. #adulting PersonalSkin of Evil…
Similar:Confuse Students to Help Them LearnConfusing sometimes helps cats, so why n…AcademiaAdding random objects to the bookshelves for a fantasy #steampunk project. #blender3dAestheticsRussian Grand Ballet Swan Lake.PersonalFULL BLOOM (Aug 31-Sep 2)PersonalChoose Your Own Buzz LightyearI was on the road (and away from a compu…AestheticsSparklecleaver the PonyswordCorrections – December 30 – NYTimes.com….Amusing
Similar:Terms of ServiceFascinating example of new media journal…AestheticsProgress on a customizable "[E] to Activate" system (Visual Scripting, Unity3D)https://youtube.com/shorts/-X8eBT5QoPY …Cyberculture"Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania."PersonalPerspective | Could ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ really be done? We found out. The three of us approach them in…AmusingReplica of George Washington’s field camp. @fortligonierReplica of George Washington’s field cam…PersonalPerforming as…
As Emmy Martin was locked down Monday afternoon on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, with police searching nearby for an “armed and dangerous person,” she was simultaneously terrified and clear-headed. Her “pulse through the roof,” she already had identified her escape route. But as the editor-in-chief of The Daily Tar Heel, she also was reporting and…
Similar:Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.First runner-up for the girl’s Halloween…AestheticsTheir faces when another dad joke drops. See The Fantasticks today at 2 or next week Thu-S…PersonalThe daughter is home from London.PersonalPie, anyone?PersonalMy older brother falls to my son's chess skills.PersonalI may have mentioned that I…
Similar:Daughter made a Rainbow Loom Marty McFly. Note vest jacket and hover board.PersonalYou have 20 minutes before the sun blows upThis charming game focuses on exploring …AestheticsVienna State Opera, funny ballet.Vienna State Opera, funny ballet. Слава …AestheticsBehind the bar in the officers' pub, from the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my…AestheticsThe daughter missed…
Similar:45m into a game against a player ranked 400pts higher than him. In a frilly shirt for the …CultureGreensburg student wins Shakespeare contest A Greensburg student did the Bard pr…CultureWhat kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod So I’m not being selfish… this is …EducationJust submitted final grades for the compressed course that…
Similar:My precious is fifteen. PersonalSnowfall at the White House (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour, Jan 7) Tweeted by W…My social media feed was full of people …AestheticsLooking forward towards the wardroom (center) and the officers' pub, the Gear and Hea…AestheticsMechanical innards for a Steampunk set piece. #Blender3D #greebleshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oChXOu8C…AestheticsFather-daughter bonding between takes.That’s a prop knife…
Rewatching ST:DS9 Continuing from Part 1 (s4e11 “Homefront“), Sisko and Odo puzzle over Starfleet’s reports on the planetwide power outage, noting that the elite cadet group Red Squad was first recalled, then assigned to unspecified field duty. Though the streets are empty except for the security guards, Joseph Sisko opens his restaurant, seeing the guards…
Rewatching ST:DS9 The wormhole is opening and closing for no apparent reasons. The Bajorans think it’s a sign from the Prophets; Sisko is convinced there’s a scientific explanation. Dax has been pranking Odo — breaking into his quarters while’s regenerating in his liquid state and slightly rearranging his furniture. A security video reveals that a…
Similar:Merry Christmas 2017 PersonalThe daughter looks stunning in pink. AestheticsApple Hill Playhouse is closing, leaving theater group seeking new homeConfiguring socially distanced seating a…BusinessI love my students enough to teach them the difference between passive voice and past tens…If a goggles-for-brains Lego character c…EducationDaughter made a Rainbow Loom Marty McFly. Note vest jacket and hover board.PersonalFirst…
Be careful of the parts of news stories that rely on ifs and coulds and maybes. Having said that, this is fascinating exploration of what’s at stake. It’s a fact that OpenAI’s business model involved training its large-language model on copyrighted material, without acquiring legal permission to do so, and without any mechanism to share…