How good is AI translation from German to English these days? Could it, say, take a PDF scan of an old typescript, and give it back to me in English? #ai #ml #translation
“How would you react if you learned that a sad and beautiful poem that touched you deeply had been written by a computer?” (Stock, The Book of Questions, 006)
“Would you rather lose the use of all motorized vehicles, all telecommunication devices and computers, or one of your hands?” (Stock, The Book of Questions, 001)
Somebody tell August it doesn’t have to be like this. We can skip the last few hot days and head straight to fall. I can feel the flannel! I can smell the pumpkin spice! But it’s going to be almost 100F today.
Any other Harbor Freight addicts out here on the IndieWeb? #tools #harborfreight
I keep hearing claims that the overall number of abortions tends to decrease during Democrat presidencies and increase during Republican ones. Makes sense to me, given the differences in “pro-family” policies. But what are the best statistics, studies, etc. to look at here? Looking for references.
My my! What a picture.
Hoo boy, I’m reading “Democracy Awakening” by Heather Cox Richardson and it’s amazing just how much Republicans asshattery was left out of my right-wing history education growing up!
“Live as if you were living for the second time and had acted as wrongly the first time as you are about to act now.” (Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning)
Chilly mornings are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy 😊
After making it to 24th grade or so a few years back, it still feels weird not having a first day of school each fall!
Anyone else out there trying to fill-in the gaps from their woefully inadequate history education from Abeka Book / Bob Jones?
What’s a word that deserves to be used more often, in your context? For me (NW OH, USA): “chuffed”, “gutted”, and “y’all”.
What are the best, non-fundamentalist catechetical resources for young children that you’ve come across?
What are the most useful journal prompts you’ve come across?
Real men dismantle the patriarchy.
Check if you’re registered to vote! www.vote.org
Anyone out there tried the “MindJournal”? What did you think? I love journals, notebooks, etc. Wondering if it’s worth $48 or just a really overpriced notebook.
I’d like to start writing longer blog posts regularly again, but I have no idea what the hell to write about! Only idea today is a post on “manly soaps” describing why I like Duke Cannon much better than Dr. Squatch.