I first started teaching with this handout in 1999 and posted it on my blog in 2000. Like the Ship of Theseus, I’ve made gradual changes so it’s not really the same document, but just now I spotted hilariously out of date references to bringing along transparencies with you as a backup. Similar:AI-generated essays are…
First they came… #kristallnacht @nccheshu Similar:Rehearsing for Little Women Tuesday (Carolyn plays Amy)PersonalEpic Game of Thrones pun battle. Carolyn Jerz Vs. Greg KerestanHere is the transcript the girl provided…AmusingWhere There's a Whip, There's a WayThe girl was singing lyrics she learned …AmusingOkay yes, this affirmation does matter to me and it will go into my…
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:Jane Elliott’s “National Brotherhood Week” Lesson https://youtu.be/oGvoXeXCoUYCultureOrson Welles Radio Play "War of the Worlds" at 75 The New York Times reported “Many Fl…CultureLife in Code and Software (Open Humanities Press)This book explores the relationship betw…AcademiaWe Are the Product Facebook SellsFacebook does not care what…
[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:On this date in 1999 I first added a date to the list of web links I had been curating. (T…On this date in 1999, I first…
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:Stunning picture of my daughterAestheticsStudents present their research for the Celebration of Writing @setonhilluniversityPersonalThere was a hand, too. Did you bring the…
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:You aren’t doing it wrong… if no one knows what you are doing.PersonalAnother student matinee. So many excited kids for Frankenstein. @prime_stage BooksMore sections of #steampunk control panel. #blender3dart #blender3d #design #aestheticsAestheticsWhat a great time everyone had at the "Cabbies."CultureAnother #steampunk interior.…
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:Epilogue to Rossum's Universal RobotsMy big finish as Alquist in a Zoom-based…DramaSaint Crispin's Day Speech from "Henry V"Dennis Jerz performs the famous speech p…Culture“Waiting for Life” (Once…
“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:Seeing Lyle Kessler's "Orphans" with the girl.PersonalWhy the King’s Quest demo reignited my love for adventure gamesI would give this King’s Quest reboot a …Culture‘Heil Trump’ and an anti-gay slur were scrawled on an Indiana church right after Trump’s e…A well-written news…
If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:Waiting for the sound of bagpipes. #setonhillgrad 2016PersonalOkay, a lot of the world is pretty awful right now, but here's an uplifting video about th…https://youtu.be/umW4koJU3e0AmusingMy parents doing their daily crossword puzzle.PersonalFinished Reading "Fibble," Book 4 in "Heck: Where Bad Kids Go."I finished reading…
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:Media Bias Chart 7.0 (Left vs Right Bias; High vs Low Value and Reliability; Ad Fontes Med…Don’t reject a news source just because …CultureThinking about physical therapy and cheerful, chatty older gents…I feel like…
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:Educated, uplifted, boosted, and fed. Block party celebrating August Wilson continues thro…CultureJournalist flexes in story about Trump Media accountant who has…
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:Swiss cheese metaphor for fighting the pandemic: "Multiple Layers Improve Success"The anti-maskers are right when they say…CultureFacebook Updates its Fight Against Fake NewsThe only reason Facebook is paying atten…BusinessI'm…
“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…