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:Chipping away at Pygmalion and GalateaPygmalion is a legendary sculptor (whose…ArtThe Battle (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 8) A Ferengi plots tricks with Picard's former …A Ferengi set on revenge tricks Picard i…HistoryNext up for the girl: Cherry in "The Outsiders" (March 6-15)BooksMotivation Amid…
[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:Sparkle unicorn "Winston" lends ethos to a presentation on moral agency on anima…PersonalThe boy plays chess with his uncle before seeing The Fantasticks.PersonalMy Kids Are Shatner Than…
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:And to think… I had just decided to retire this meme because the last time I used in cla…AcademiaPrepare for the Ultimate…
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:Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. –Mr Dooley on the function of journali…“Comfort the afflicted and afflict the c…CultureJust a random side corridor in the #neovictorian #steampunk cruiser I've been building in …AestheticsA pleasant find: somebody left a painted rock by…
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:The right — and surprisingly wrong — ways to get kids to sit still in class When it came time for me to make sugge…CultureInfrared photo confirms Munch…
“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 Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow: Icelandic bromance, with weapons, secret panels, and…I try to read to my kids for an hour eve…BooksLetter Grades Deserve an 'F'In a points-based grade book, the studen…AcademiaSnazzy officer uniforms from the #steampunk bedtime stories…
If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:Enjoying some sibling nerdtime with Lego The Hobbit.GamesUgh. Unmarked items waiting for me as I start to recover from an illness.PersonalThe daughter looks stunning in pink. AestheticsTwittering The MachineI’ve never been a phone guy. My vo…AcademiaFree Game Friday: Text-Based Games 2012 Interactive Fiction…
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:Journalists are vital to the health of a free nation. #firstamendnent #freepressPersonalThe spoils.PersonalThe Real Reason Why You Can't WriteHave you ever stopped to think about wha…AcademiaMSU asks faculty & staff to volunteer in short-staffed…
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:Masked up, so I don't infect you, in case you are in a vulnerable group. Feeling healthy. …CultureI'm not showing you…
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:Is this stripe appearing or disappearing? FULL BLOOM (Aug 30 to Sep 2)PersonalThat gut-wrenching photo of immigrant children in a cage? First published in 2014.Don’t blame “the media” for…
“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:The Naked Now (Season 1, Episode 2: ST:TNG Rewatch) When a script…
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:Ushering for a school matinee. Love seeing the kids excited…