A support sloop on deck and in the landing bay. #steampunk #neovictorian #aesthetics #design #Blender3D #Unity3D

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Long Live the LARPers — My daughter plays the antagonist in this award-winning 48 Hour Film Project. (It’s a musical!)

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Making a journalism game to teach myself ChoiceScript

Me: (Making a journalism game to teach myself ChoiceScript.)
Nobody:
Me: Maybe I should add a “current time” display.
Nobody:
Me: And I should code up all the special cases for a.m., p.m., noon and midnight, to match AP Style.
Nobody:
Me: How long could it take?
(Six hours later….)

ChatGPT took their jobs. Now they walk dogs and fix air conditioners.

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Inside Voices — A Weekend Musical

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The film Carolyn was in is a finalist. The screening will start soon. #48hrfilmproject Support the arts in your community!

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An English professor tries to help ChatGPT write and revise a sonnet

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The internet’s memory is fading in front of us. Preserve what you can.

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