Back in 2003, shortly after I moved with my wife and two young children to take my current job, I was eager to make new friends and rebuild my social network. One evening, my wife agreed to watch the kids so I could drop by the local branch of a national service organization in which…
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. @thepublicpgh Similar:Victorian Literature for Accounting MajorsIf I can get the English majors in my ne…AcademiaIf I don't design the control panels for my fantasy #steampunk project, who will? #blender…AestheticsAfter Hours – Why The Star Trek Universe is Secretly HorrifyingAfter Hours – Why The Star Trek…
[A] popular type of generative AI model can provide turn-by-turn driving directions in New York City with near-perfect accuracy — without having formed an accurate internal map of the city. Despite the model’s uncanny ability to navigate effectively, when the researchers closed some streets and added detours, its performance plummeted. When they dug deeper, the researchers…
I was perhaps a bit more conversational and chipper than usual during class today. A grinning student asked what I was drinking. (It really is just iced tea.) Similar:I'm not showing you my email inbox, or my laundry pile, or the state of my soul. Just…PersonalHeard any good stories lately?My daughter has a terrible time…
I create five color variations of each #blender3d building I #design, and each of those has closeup, high, mid, and low resolution variations. It’s tedious but enjoyable. Kinda like knitting. #medievalyork #mysteryplay #aesthetics Similar:I am very happy for these folks, who spent 20 or so years tweaking an insanely complex, co… AwesomeDownloading Great ExpectationsA few…
Journalism is not a crime. It’s not a crime if it offends the powerful. It’s not a crime if it doesn’t offend them enough to suit you. Yes, journalists make mistakes. Yes, you should take a break from doomscrolling for your mental health. But the First Amendment freedom of the press is crucial to democracy.…
I just caught myself thinking, “This doesn’t suck.” #medievalyork #mysteryplay #blender3d #design #aesthetics Similar:Trying something a bit different for today's 10 sq cm of #steampunk #blender3d control pan…AestheticsIn a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. @thepublicpghIn a hole in the ground there lived a ho…Booksxkcd: Headlines It: nailed. xkcd: Headlines.AmusingThere’s No Longer Any…
As part of an ongoing bid to get his hands on Vantablack, the super dark, light-absorbing material to which Anish Kapoor controversially has the exclusive license, artist Stuart Semple has legally changed his name to… Anish Kapoor. “It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time,” Semple told me. “I like the idea of being able to try a name…
Predatory publications are not concerned with writing quality (or even coherence), and thus also do not care about writing tools (although we could, perhaps, include generative AI as a tool that replaces those used by human authors). The rules change pretty radically as the predatory version does away with nearly all of the rules in…
Our family has seen David Whalen in the persona of Sherlock in five or six different shows. So happy Carolyn will be on stage with him this time. Similar:Liberal Arts Classes Could Teach Neil deGrasse Tyson a Thing or Two about the Path from Da… Your mileage may vary, but I immediate…BooksMarching in a parade…
“While my dad has always spoken lovingly and fondly of his old Camaro he sold for my ‘diaper money’ he was never sour about it,” Jared confesses. “There wasn’t negativity about it. He wasn’t sad. He wasn’t angry. He talks about the selling of the car like it was a duty.” This diaper money Camaro…
“While my dad has always spoken lovingly and fondly of his old Camaro he sold for my ‘diaper money’ he was never sour about it,” Jared confesses. “There wasn’t negativity about it. He wasn’t sad. He wasn’t angry. He talks about the selling of the car like it was a duty.” This diaper money Camaro…
I may have mentioned that I have a daughter who does things. @frontporchtheatricals Similar:What Could Have Entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2015?If the pre-1978 laws were still in effec…BooksReplacing Disputed Flags with Related ArticlesInstead of flagging links to questionabl…BusinessTravel trouble, gun restrictions and no more ‘Mr Trump’: the trials of life as a…
If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:The School of Humanities honors me and my colleagues @mikearnzen and Dan Martino as we com…The School of Humanities honors me and m…PersonalMaking a villain's lair in #Blender3D (this weekend's relaxation)AestheticsMy more or less daily 10cm section of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3d…
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:Nerd-buddies”He likes Lord of the Rings, Star Wars *…BooksHow PatrioticAmusingQpid (#ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 4, Episode 20) Q and Vash and Robin Hood, SomehowRewatching ST:TNG Who doesn’t like se…MediaSilicon Avatar (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5,…
I have a daughter who does things. If demon curses and buckets of stage blood are your thing, join the fun this weekend in Greensburg. (I will not be seated in the splash zone.) Similar:Feeding a Neighbor's LambsA neighbor invited us over to help feed …AmusingSpotted: the North American tree daughter.NatureMore bits of my summer…
Yes, Duolingo is free and I’ve learned a lot. No, I don’t like the psychological manipulation. I’m still using it but I changed my user name. Similar:Chess tournament.PersonalLiberal arts college professor assaults alt-right group memberCarefully choosing language that fits yo…AcademiaFirst Evidence That Social Bots Play a Major Role in Spreading Fake News Shad and co…
“Murdering meteorologists won’t stop hurricanes. I can’t believe I just had to type that.” — Michigan-based meteorologist Katie Nickolaou. A wide range of misinformation has been spread as Helene and then Milton gathered pace in the Gulf of Mexico, such as claims spread by Trump that Fema had run out of cash for hurricane survivors…
It’s so heartbreaking seeing the amount of disinformation being spread by elected officials and partisan agitators with lots of followers. FEMA is not out of money, it’s not confiscating damaged property, and it’s not biased for against any ethnic groups or political affiliations. Similar:The Passenger (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 9) Dead criminal keeps…
My mother-in-law invited me to try out the 60- year-old tape machine that belonged to my father-in-law. When I worked in radio news in the late 1980s, we were still loading reels and splicing tape, so it all came back to me pretty quickly. Similar:Astronauts cloaked Klingon space patch: Star Trek-inspired emblem revealed The…