The technology will continue to improve so that that simulated gymnastics videos will look less and less bizarre, but people who can use AI to create flawless gymnastics videos aren’t actually learning gymnastics. No human being will become a better gymnast thanks to a better AI simulation of a gymnastics routine. More convincing AI-generated…
Similar:Everyone Nov 1AmusingThe Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow: Icelandic bromance, with weapons, secret panels, and…I try to read to my kids for an hour eve…BooksSquirrel noisily enjoying a nut alongside the Grotto drive at Seton Hill.PersonalSam Shepard Giggles, Doesn't GoogleI wrote my undergraduate honors thesis o…CybercultureSignage failure at Seton Hill, c. 2008.PersonalAuditioning in…
Similar:Novel defined: a term used by some students to mean “any text we study in English class”Academia'Jane Austen, Game Theorist' by Michael Suk-Young Chwe Is a Joke When [Chwe] says that Austen was a g…AcademiaParents Dedicate New College Safe Space In Honor Of Daughter Who Felt Weird In Class Once“When our Alexis felt weird after…
When I went off to college to be an English major, my father (who passed last December at 90) told me a story about how his respected professor at Northwestern University spent a whole lecture on the seven levels of symbolism in Melville’s Moby-Dick. Being of an analytical mind and precise mind, my father copied…
Similar:A few Dwarven Moments in Stage Right's Snow WhiteThe dwarf scenes were a real hoot. …DramaCarolyn's "waiter with wobbly stack of plates" bit from Hello DollyPersonalThe problem I just learned about calls for tea in the big mug.CultureWeird History offers a good debunking of this persistent myth.PersonalI didn't exactly set out to achieve this goal,…
Similar:Today's unexpected but welcome moments of grace She waived a fee. He accepted a…AwesomeLittle green owl, if your emotions depend this much on how often I practice, that’s defin…Little green owl, if your emotions depe…PersonalThe girl got picked for an audience participation bit as the muse of comedy in Xanadu. Gre…CultureStudents in “A.I. and the…
Similar:We celebrate the good life of my father, George Joseph Jerz “Be straight like a board!” …EmpathyCarolyn as Hodel and Peter as Lazar in the Stage Right homeschool Fiddler on the Roof.PersonalCarolyn will portray Cosette Saturday at 2pm with 70 talented Stage Right castmates.The teen summer camp production of Les M…CultureRhythm of the Dance…
When I ask my students to use the library database to find scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles, some students stick with the search methods they’re already familiar with, and they submit works cited lists that include articles written by undergraduate interns, or articles from low-value pay-to-publish ecosystems like “Frontiers.” While I don’t read every article students…
Similar:Carolyn as Maria in West Side StoryPersonalInterior Detail of Steampunk Convertible Gazebo Spent much of Tuesday wrestling with co…AestheticsLego goes steampunkBe still, my nerdy heart. Steampunk —…AestheticsThe Fantasticks closes today at 2.PersonalI’ll be seeing the final performance tomorrow. @bigstormpcI’ll be seeing the final performance tom…PersonalMore #steampunk control panel bits for a #neovictorian #blender3D project. I…
Similar:Not bad for a couple hours of work. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunk #neovictorianNot bad for a couple hours of work. #ble…AestheticsNo I didn’t exactly *plan* to spend my Sunday evening tweaking the pedestrian access to th…AestheticsI accidentally did too much DuoLingo. I don't want to advance to the harder league. Come o…EducationThe Problems of Real-Time Feedback…
Similar:Picking up books for another termAcademiaChoosing Carolyn's HeadshotWhich of these headshots do you like bes…AestheticsCollege student makes masks for the deaf & hard of hearing Other than one trip to the grocery sto…Current_EventsGrades submitted.AcademiaMy son just handed me my serving of noodles in the butter substitute container. Recycling.AmusingThe girl is the Dew Drop Fairy in…
Similar:After your shift at the protocol station, join me in the officers' lounge, just up the spi… AestheticsThe girl as Mrs Lovett with Ben Federico as Sweeney Todd.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITqwfTCk…CultureSports Meant So Much to Me. Why Wouldn’t My Son Play?I heard the boy tell Raffi that all his …CultureMy Son Plays Mozart Too Fasthttps://youtu.be/gXAtRI1NLxs He says “M…AmusingAttending…
Similar:This the last hour I will have a teenager in my house. (Tomorrow my youngest turns 20.) I blogged in 2004: “The ti…AwesomeGetting there.Getting there.PersonalSorry, not sorry. I don't want such friends. Back in 2003, shortly after I moved …CultureFirst steps towards reconstructing a 30-year-old simulation. Marking the locations of the …First steps towards reconstructing…
Similar:The Myth of the Unemployed Humanities MajorStudents who work their way up to leader…AcademiaR.I.P. Blogging, Killed By Screenshorts Are screenshorts slowly killing bloggi…CybercultureWhen Students Won't Do the ReadingReading this story from IHE recalled my …AcademiaFacebook exec erroneously cites The Lord of the Rings when comparing the social network to…A Facebook executive, Andrew “Boz” Boswo…BusinessNew CarWednesday…
Similar:We're enjoying the intensity and also the (surprisingly appropriate) humor.PersonalFantasticks (Theatre Factory, Oct 18-27) AestheticsPut up the Hoop Sooner: 10 lessons of parenting from one wise guy who's done doing the dad…Earlier today, we dropped our daughter o…AcademiaI regularly teach Uncle Tom's Cabin, but have never seen it before. BooksCarolyn appears as homeschooled teenager "Carolyn."…
Similar:Checking sources back in 2006 involved using this *steampunk* contraption.Research Before Google Books AcademiaIs this stripe appearing or disappearing? FULL BLOOM (Aug 30 to Sep 2)PersonalFont vs Typeface: bold and italics are fonts, but Arial and Times New Roman are typefacesAestheticsThe Amazon Mystery: What America's Strangest Tech Company Is Really Up ToSeriously: What is Amazon?…
Another corner building. Designed and textured. Needs an interior. #blender3d #design #aesthetics #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:I'm amused by the quirky way the "Thin Bread Crust" meme remixes the remix.I’m interested in the way the “Thin Blue…BusinessI really enjoyed powering through Wilson’s Century Cycle during winter term.AwesomeA Merry Look at Journalism in "The Year Without a Santa…
What have my students learned about creative nonfiction writing? During class they are collaborating on a Google Doc that’s coming together very nicely before our eyes. Similar:Small Business Social Media 101: How To Get StartedUseful skills for anyone hoping to turn …BusinessKitchen utensils for my steampunk villain's hideout. #Blender3D. There’s nothing particularly steampu…AestheticsCaptain’s Holiday (#StarTrek…
Two years after the release of ChatGPT, it may not be surprising that creative work is used without permission to power AI products. Yet the notion remains disturbing to many artists and professionals who feel that their craft and livelihoods are threatened by programs. Transparency is generally low: Tech companies tend not to advertise whose…
I both like and hate that Canvas tracks the number of unmarked assignments that await me. (This number was 230 this weekend.) If marking papers was all I needed to do, this number would be much lower. Similar:My Father's Day adventure included replacing the family gaming computer (a 2011 Mac Mini…..One of the benefits of…