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• Stakes in the Sand: Prediction, Cultural Ranks, and the Fourth Arena [+LLM Bonus]

  

  Prediction is a tricky business. Since the motion of the planets is governed by mechanical laws which we understand, predicting their positions is a relatively... Read more

  The 19 December 2023 by   Bbenzon
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• Did Henry VIII Have a Black Trumpeter at His Court?

  

  Ted Gioia, How African Musicians Came to Medieval and Renaissance Europe, The Honest Broker, Dec. 19, 2023. From the beginning: How did an African trumpeter... Read more

  The 19 December 2023 by   Bbenzon
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• The Wit and Wisdom of ChatGPT on the Coexistence of Needles and Haystacks

  

  Everyone wants to use AI to find needles in haystacks without asking why there are haystacks or needles.— Hollis Robbins (@anecdotal) December 21, Read more

  The 21 December 2023 by   Bbenzon
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• Christian Apologists Are Like Gardeners

  

  by Stuart Gray I read a brilliant description of Christian Apologetics, and the role of the Christian apologist this week. In her book Apologetics and the... Read more

  The 23 December 2023 by   Stuart_gray
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• Some Quick Notes on Color in a Photo

  

  This is more or less how the scene appeared to me when I shot it: Notice that the only things that are in focus are the large weeds in the foreground. Everythin... Read more

  The 23 December 2023 by   Bbenzon
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• Does ChatGPT Know What a Tragedy Is?

  

  Tragedy is one of those things where one says, “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it.” Consequently philosophers and literary scholars have been... Read more

  The 30 December 2023 by   Bbenzon
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