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:Media Bias Chart version 11 — Journalism sorted by bias (Left / Center / Right), reliabili…The very useful “media bias chart” is on…CultureMore Adventures in Suburban AdultingAbout four years ago I bought an electri…CultureI am very happy for these folks, who spent 20 or…
[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:Faculty lining up for #SetonHill's "Go Orientation" — new ceremony hands students from th…AcademiaA support sloop on deck and in the landing bay. #steampunk #neovictorian #aesthetics #desi…AestheticsSon…
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:Eye of Sauron, Hobbit Door, Palantir and One Ring Easter Eggs.AestheticsBoth Sides in JournalismCultureMS-Word's helpful "View -> Focus" mode delays stress-related breakdowns.You…
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:This happened the last time an eclipse was visible in the area. My students left the room,…Pinhole projection. Personal"The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does …PersonalI apologize for this one. R2-D2 stars in…
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:Media Bias Chart 8.0 (Left vs. Right; Fact vs. Propaganda; Complex vs. Clickbait; Idle Cha…From AdFontes Media. If you never…CultureGoodbye, Google Search. I've switched to search.brave.com …for…
“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:Details for a modular mid-range scoutship, from the #steampunk #neovictorian bedtime stori…Details for a modular mid-range scoutshi…AestheticsAdaobi Tricia Nwaubani: My Great-Grandfather, the Nigerian Slave-TraderThis fascinating essay, by the grandchil…CultureHappy Easter 2022PersonalMany things in the world are awful right now but my latest…
If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:Another 10 sq cm of details for a #steampunk control panel. Just background eye candy, not…Aesthetics'Babylon 5' Reboot in Development at The CW From Original Series Creator J. Michael Stracz…The Variety story breaking this news doe…Current_EventsAscending the path to High Hrothgar? No, just…
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:Disruptions: Texting Your Feelings, Symbol by SymbolBeing a word-oriented thinker, I don’t h…AestheticsSo this is Pi DayMy wife says she bought the pies intendi…AmusingAnother #steampunk #neovictorian control panel module. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #…AestheticsSurprised and…
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:How Star Wars was saved in the editI learned a lot while watching this vide…AestheticsQuidditch Comes to Seton HillwartsVisitors often remark…
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 storage shelves of my fantasy steampunk CGI starship will need props with appropriate … AestheticsDespite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the …[A]…
“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:Walking in Another's Skin: Failure of Empathy in To Kill a MockingbirdThe…
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:Steampunk flag for the United States of Britannia (from the…