A.I. DOOMERISM? PART 2
YESTERDAY, we learned about aspects of Artificial Intelligence, both good and bad, described in Paul Taylor’s LRB review of two books on the subject. The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and … Continue reading
A.I. DOOMERISM? PART 1
BACK IN 2020 PAUL TAYLOR taught me what little I know about “SIR modeling,” “Susceptible, Infectious, Recovered” as they relate to epidemics such as Covid. This time around, Taylor writes … Continue reading
AN OLD FRIEND, A NEW GMAX PROJECT
THE CONSOLIDATED PBY CATALINA is an old friend at SimanaitisSays. In fact, it made an appearance here in “Twenty-six Miles Across the Sea, a PBY Has Transported Me.” Actually, I … Continue reading
A GIFTED LIFE OF TRAVEL
HAVING JUST READ THE DISCOVERER BLOG’S “12 Types of Trips Everyone Should Take in Their Lifetime,” I am all the more certain that I’ve had a gifted life of travel. … Continue reading
MATHS VERSUS MATH
THE ENGLISH CALL IT “MATHS,” WHEREAS we ’Mericans call it “math.” And in a sense, this monolithic view of math’s many elements is reflected in math instruction in the U.S. … Continue reading
THE OED IS COOKIN’—IN JAPANESE
THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE adds 23 Japanese words in its latest update. Ella Creamer reports this in The Guardian, March 27, 2024: “More than half of … Continue reading
SOCAL ART SCENE—ONE CELEBRATORY, THE OTHER PUZZLING PART 2
YESTERDAY, SHEPARD FAIREY’S ART at the Glendale Central Library was celebrated here at SimanaitisSays. Today in Part 2, Voice of America reports an art puzzle, also occurring in SoCal. Where’s … Continue reading
SOCAL ART SCENE—ONE CELEBRATORY, THE OTHER PUZZLING PART 1
MY LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD is in the art news. One is celebratory, an exhibit of the works of Shepard Fairey called “Peace is Radical.” The other is puzzling, … Continue reading
THE BENETTON FORMULA 1 TEAM: REBELS—YOU’RE TELLING ME!?
JOURNALIST EXTRAORDINAIRE JUDY STROPUS alerted me to a new book Benneton Rebels of Formula 1, by Damien Smith, Foreward by Pat Symonds, Evro Publishing, 2023. Amazon lists it. I surely … Continue reading
DRIVE TO SURVIVE? UH, NO, IT WAS JUST FOR FUN
WIFE DOTTIE’S NIECE LINDA RECENTLY came upon strips of b/w negatives shot by Dottie when I drove a Formula Ford at what I believe was the last competitive event at … Continue reading
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