First they came… #kristallnacht @nccheshu Similar:Elmo? Yes, I do mind. I learned far more from Bert.Like plenty of people my age, I grew up …AestheticsI'm honestly not sure where that came from.For my summer project, teaching myself t…AestheticsVibing to a park saxophonist as I code for an upcoming conference presentation, and wait t…Vibing to a…
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:Resources for combating sexual harassment in the newsroom — Society of Professional Journ…The Society of Professional Journalists …CultureA certain potions instructor is done with everything after submitting midterm grades. (Har…AcademiaPersonality Profiles: Prize-Winning Student Journalism SamplesThe personality profile is a staple of i…Culture"A Story Before…
[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:Introduction to The Cherry Orchardhttps://youtu.be/8o_4Bjcfl0Y …AcademiaPlato's Allegory of the CaveIn The Republic, Plato uses an extended …AcademiaPICT's production of Jane Eyre has its first preview tonight.PersonalMy…
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:Facebook shrinks fake news after warnings backfireIn its efforts to combat the spread of f…BusinessErnest Shackleton's ship Endurance, lost since 1915, is…
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:Academic Writing BluesTwo days ago my problem was that I had n…AcademiaWe celebrate the good life of my father, George Joseph Jerz “Be straight like a board!” …EmpathyThree challenges for the web, according to its inventorA letter, published a few weeks…
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:Kickball Ice Cream Maker Is Both a Stupid and Awesome Idea$35 Kickball Ice Cream Maker does exactl…AestheticsMS Paint AdventuresWonderfully silly take on old-school poi…AmusingHow professors use their…
“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:As yearbooks die, colleges lose a link to the pastThis year, for the first time in decades…Academia"Look for the helpers" is good for distracting preschoolers from horrors they can't change…”Look for the helpers” is only one part …CultureDear students, no need to…
If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:I'm marking them faster than they come in, which is a good thing. I won't be doi…PersonalInterview: Bjarne P. Tveskov, Classic LEGO Space Designer – Boing Boing GadgetsBoing Boing interviews Bjarne P. Tveskov…AestheticsParty Like a Jerz My dad just made us root beer floats.PersonalProfessor…
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:Pictures from opening night of @pictclassictheatre Jane Eyre. (Show runs through the rest …PersonalLego faces are getting angrier, study findsThe headline is hype. How about “Lego fa…AestheticsI’m fairly satisfied with this version of a…
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:Office Hours in the Pool Hall My favorite story comes from the week …AcademiaWe are all of us works in progress.…
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:The Defector (ST:TNG Rewatch; Season Three, Episode 10) Cold War Brinksmanship, via Shakes…(Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break…CultureGround-nesting Yellowjacket WaspsWhile my 16yo son was mowing the lawn wi…CultureSame photo,…
“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:My big brother and my son facing off in chess. I am…