First they came… #kristallnacht @nccheshu Similar:Midterm Grades Submitted.AcademiaShe feels pretty at the dress rehearsal (opens Thursday)On the ride home, in the middle of a spi…AmusingGrandpa Joe's Candy Store.Sugar rush at Grandpa Joe’s Candy Store….AestheticsI had already created the little utility craft on the lower left, but this weekend I expan…PersonalSpring 2020 Quarantine Grades SubmittedPersonalAm I…
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:How Daydreams and Videogames Can Make Us Confident In Real Life (Yes)Is there a daydreamer in your life? Ther…CultureCarolyn choreographed a fight-dance adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.PersonalThey're coming in faster than I can mark them. This number will be higher tonight, so I'm …PersonalMostly…
[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:An important day to remember.Never again.PersonalExplore Geotagged Wikipedia Pages as a Text Adventure GameFor humans who like browsing through Wik…AmusingHalf of my students have never read Hamlet.…
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:On the Ethics of Rebranding a Former Trump Administration Official as an Amusing TV Person…It’s also a disservice to readers to rep…CultureWe…
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:If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show.If you like bloody, singing, punning dem…AmusingKitchen utensils for my steampunk villain's hideout. #Blender3D. There’s nothing particularly steampu…AestheticsAirlock for a #steampunk #blender3d project featuring #neovictorian #greebles. #blender3da… AestheticsAs a student journo,…
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:Hello, Dolly! (Apr 27, 28 & 29, Palace Theater, Greensburg)”65 kids from 15 different schools- comi…CultureTwo Trains Running ( #AugustWilson #CenturyCycle, 7 of 10)August Wilson’s Century Cycle…
“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:Captain Gearheart inspects progress on his #neovictorian #steampunk æther cruiser. Now fea…https://youtu.be/VXz7kspFimM AestheticsInternet Archive puts classic 70s and 80s games onlineClassic video games from the 1970s and 1…CultureDo Cultural Critics Have Any Value Left?[T]he Internet has dramatically changed …AestheticsYou're not going to…
If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) Artistic Prosperity TrailerWe rehearsed and recorded a Zoom recordi…ArtMy beautiful daughter says "Happy Valentine's Day" View t…Aesthetics'Dream' casting a family affairAmong actors in Cabaret Theatre’s upcomi…CultureI Hate Your BlogI hate your blog. Your recipe for vegan …AmusingMore #steampunk…
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:I just caught myself thinking, “This doesn’t suck.” #medievalyork #mysteryplay #blender3d …I just caught myself thinking, “This doe…AestheticsIf You Check the Source of an Inspirational Prayer You Shared on Social Media, You Might B…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:My daughter found where all the missing pens and pencils end upAmusingNot bad for a couple hours of work. #blender3d #blender3dart…
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:A serious summer activity.Once classes start again, we will all ha…CultureHabits for happiness: tips for looking on the bright side of lifeHabits for happiness: tips for looking o…PersonalWalking in…
“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:For News Outlets Squeezed From the Middle, It’s Bend or BustHundreds of…