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:Carnegie Science Center: Roboworld (and a bit of SportsWorks)Here’s a brief video, made up of clips I…CultureDid you see that guy’s license plate?Did you see that guy’s license plate? …AmusingTo my daughter for 2020: “You shall prevail.”PersonalThe Best of Both Worlds, Part 1 (…
[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:A pallet of cabinet fronts and structural elements to flesh out #neovictorian #steampunk i…PersonalOn my fantasy #steampunk cruiser, every uniform is a parade dress uniform. #Blender3D #ble……
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:Debunking the newspapers are dying ideaDon’t count on viral social media posts …CultureWar via TikTok: Russia's new tool for propaganda machine “This…
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:Classroom collaboration marketplaceWhile I am uncomfortable with the whole …BusinessMy big brother and my son facing off at chess. I am outclassed! GamesLast night I dreamed I was a stagehand during a metatheatrical number called “Butts in Sea…I saw Seton Hill’s production…
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:Pick Up Your Smartphone Less Often. You Might Think BetterResearch suggests we neeed to be bored s…CultureMr. President, stop attacking the pressReagan recognized that as leader of…
“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:She was nervous about the dog misbehaving during "Tomorrow," so I told her she could pract… https://youtu.be/718e4XsNvGY Leap…AmusingEnjoying a visit to the Carnegie Science Center with my son. Mars exhibit is immersive an…Personal"The face of the last man on Earth." #alquist #rur…
If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:#PPTPlaytime adaptation of The Merchant of Venice.Top — nonverbal addition with Jessica an…DramaFinding downtime during orientation week is not a walk in the park. Except when the downti…Personal4 writing lessons from the comedy of Joan RiversAll writers can learn from studying the …Current_EventsOk,…
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:I feel juvenile enough today that this headline made me snicker.AmusingAt the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland.At the airport, sending the daughter off…PersonalWhat kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod…
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:The girl is intrigued by the plot twists in _The Mayor of Casterbridge_.PersonalMy 14yo Helps Teach a Vacation Bible School Class…
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:Another delightful section of #neovictorian #steampunk control panel, intended for backgro…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsIdlewild's Story Book Forest Improves Its SignageIn the past, I have pointed out…
“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:#SHUConvocation is about to begin @setonhilluniversityPersonalMedia Bias Chart version 10 — Left…
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:Yesterday my stack of unmarked assignments was about 120, so…