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:Lessons (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 19) Picard and a new officer bond over …Rewatching ST:TNG When Picard is up i…AestheticsDogmeat and I may yet win this game. Yes, this was the decisive moment. I…GamesPoetry Stimulates the Brain's Reward-Anticipation Arousal Near Ends of…
[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:York Corpus Christi Play Simulator Screencast (PSim 2.1; D.G. Jerz)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwNv1lx3…AcademiaPrototypes in Technical Writing: What are They?Many a high school student has muddled t…AcademiaPrepare to lower the personnel…
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:My English major skills crushed the girl in Bananagrams.Wildcard? You mean quitter tile! GamesStudents who grew up with search engines might change…
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:Snazzy officer uniforms from the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult ch…AestheticsCrabby 9yo Constructs a Head-mounted Frump-amplification Isolation CubeMy 9yo was ordered not to leave the kitc…Design'History has treated her badly': Hamnet and the 400-year-old mystery around Shakespeare's …Anyone…
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:Internet Archive puts classic 70s and 80s games onlineClassic video games from the 1970s and 1…CultureTheir faces when another dad joke drops. See The Fantasticks today at…
“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:The Alot is Better Than You at EverythingThere is no Englilsh word “alot.” That i…AmusingSpring 2024 Grades: SubmittedSpring 2024 Grades: SubmittedPersonalThey called it a "flashlight" because early handheld lights weren't designed to shine stea…A student’s short story featuring a trea…CultureNAVY TO DROP ALL-CAPS…
If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:Taking the Lid Off the McDonald’s Coffee CaseHave you heard the story about the lady …BusinessI spent Thanksgiving break building a #trimsheet for steampunk control panels, because why…AestheticsRehearsing for Little Women Tuesday (Carolyn plays Amy)PersonalCombined, base color, roughness and metallic passes. #Blender3d steampunk…
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:Rhythm of the Dance (Irish dance, song, and music touring show)My family thoroughly enjoyed this perfor…AestheticsI let her tend the rabbits.Great production of a very moving story….BooksVortex (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 12)…
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:We're enjoying the intensity and also the (surprisingly appropriate) humor.PersonalMy 4Cs StoryI chaired a session on Friday, and gave …AcademiaChecking out…
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:5 myths about Facebook’s Messenger appReal journalism takes a look at that Huf…BusinessMy Anti-Linkbait Pledge: Cynical Overhyping vs. Simply Being OnlineWhen I find something interesting that a…CultureReally enjoyed watching…
“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:Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend.Chilling on Forbes Avenue with…
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:Procession #classof2017PersonalWhat’s Up With That: Why It’s So Hard to…