My First Library Job
I’m back home and walked by the old Carnegie public library building where I had my first library job in high school. I was a Page and shelved books, was…
How We’re Using AI in an Audiovisual Archive
For over three years, we archivists and technologists at WGBH Educational Foundation have been collaborating with computational linguists at Brandeis University to develop, test, and implement a set of tools…
Meet Luca
We adopted Luca three weeks ago. He’s cuddly, friendly, wild at times and brings a lot of joy to our lives.
Working From Home Before the Internet
Here's a taste of the innovative uses of technology from 1989, in this episode "Thriving on Chaos" from KERA and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. I especially love the…
The Terraformers as created by generative AI.
Review: Annalee Newitz’s The Terraformers Sacrifices Plot and Pacing to Make a Point
The Terraformers as created by generative AI. The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz sounded like a book I'd enjoy. "A science fiction epic for our times and a love letter to…
The Hunt: They Didn’t Need Fancy Amenities or a State-of-the-Art Medbay, but a Waste Recycler Would Be Nice. Which Spaceship Did They Choose?
Brask and Coutilla have been living with crewmates on a cramped freighter based out of Brooklyn. The couple wants to establish a bloodline and has finally saved up enough credits to strike out on their own. "A brood nest was a necessity, but everything else was negotiable," said Coutilla.
Afternoon Sketch Break
Taking a break from screens. He reached out his hand, uncertain of what would happen next.
Bill Moyers Documentary, Rosedale: The Way It Is (1976)
Arkansas was trending on Twitter. Usually, that's never a good sign. I clicked to see what it was about and that led me to this tweet. The racism on display…
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Review: A Deadly Education in Which Harry Potter Meets Hunger Games
I can imagine how this novel was pitched. It's like Harry Potter meets Hunger Games with a side of Mean Girls. That idea must sound awesome to some people; but, it was fairly bland.
Random Sketch
Sitting at the counter drawing while my partner cooked dinner. Kind of a sad looking young man.