First they came… #kristallnacht @nccheshu Similar:Fall 2021 Grades Submitted Mission accomplished.AcademiaI’ve finally started to create female uniforms for the #neovictorian fantasy #steampunk æt…PersonalMerry Christmas 2013Current_EventsQuick visit to see my mother and siblings.AestheticsA pie slice from the ring surrounding the ballroom, from the #steampunk bedtime stories I …AestheticsThe girl was cast as Luciana (the younger sister)…
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:Writing Tips for Critical Thinking Critical Thinking Matters Pers…AcademiaPopulating my simulation with a crowd. Tweaking and experimenting. #unity3d #medievalyork …PersonalShe was a musical ingenue Sunday, filmed a slasher movie past midnight Monday, and was pre…DanceA Brazilian couple bought a deforested ranch and spent decades…
[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:You may move your tassels from right to left. #classof2017 PersonalMidterm Grades Submitted.AcademiaFinally — the pace at work subsides a bit.PersonalEverybody Dies (Shakespearean Tragedy Infographic) The image (by…
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:Stories from the Tall Tales Club – Episode 1 The Time ElephantI’ve had a lot of fun in this new ensemb…AmusingCrabby 9yo…
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:The Trouble with Tribbles: A Television Adaptation by Richard GoreyShaenon K. Garrity – New Smithson!.AestheticsIn March, 2001, I was blogging about "All Your Base…", digital history, 3D printers, and…In March 2001, I was blogging about …AestheticsGo not to the elves for counsel,…
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:We are all of us works in progress. Sometimes progress looks messy.PersonalTo Apple, Love TaylorApple changes its plans, after initially…BusinessDear daughter, let Miley Cyrus be a lesson…
“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:Live theater. August Wilson's Jitney, in the back yard of the August Wilson House.PersonalThe 3 Scariest Words A Boy Can Hear ("Be a Man")Former NFL player and current pastor Joe…CultureAnalysis | The fake news is coming from inside the White HouseTo believe…
If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:A Thursday throwback to end 2015.PersonalToo Short a Season (TNG Rewatch: Season 1, Episode 15) When an old admiral youthens, shows…Rewatching ST:TNG. I was underwhelmed…HistoryNot doing well. As usual.PersonalThe annual patriotic showing of #1776 has begun.CultureOn the way to the theater for the…
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:In November 2001 I was blogging aboutIn November 2001, I was blogging about …AmusingWhat Does Children’s “Obsession” With Technology Tell Us About What They Really Need?Wise thoughts. When we look at children…CybercultureNow that I…
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:Fact check: You can safely ignore that "HOW TO FIGHT COVID AT HOME" meme I noticed this meme a few days…
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:Lighting makes a difference. The officers' pub from the interplanetary cruiser #steampunk … AestheticsRoss deserves better "Friends": a defense of nerdsI was not a fan of this show, but…
“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:Journalism 101: I fixed this meme for you.I can sympathize with the…