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Jun 18, 2024 | 
cambridge.org | Andrew Smith
Hostname: page-component-7479d7b7d-fwgfcTotal loading time: 0Render date: 2024-07-09T05:55:45.815ZHas data issue: falsehasContentIssue false Published online by Cambridge University Press: Summary Dickens and the Gothic provides a critical focus on representations of social and psychological entrapment which demonstrates how Dickens employs the Gothic to evaluate how institutions and formations of history impinge on the individual.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
ggrecon.com | Andrew Smith
The very best Minecraft seeds offer up special challenges, giving you tonnes of easy resources, or presenting interesting quirks in the environment's generation, and we've got a list of some of the best for patch 1.20. Minecraft is a unique experience due to its massive sandbox and randomisation that makes each world completely different.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
cassgb.org | Andrew Smith
25% off CASSGB membership this DecemberThe Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain is offering a 25% discount on new member applications during the month of December. You can treat your self to a subscription, or give a subscription as a Christmas gift. If you would like to gift a subscription please contact UK membership (with discount) costs £24 per year, and a subscription for Under 25 membership is only £11.25Please use the coupon code XMAS2023 at the checkout page.
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Nov 26, 2023 | 
medium.com | Andrew Smith
Life 3.0: Navigating the Future of Artificial Intelligence - An Exploration of Max Tegmark's Vision for HumanityThe book " Life 3.0" by Max Tegmark delves at the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and its significant effects on humankind. The book explores the emergence of AI, its future directions, and the ethical issues surrounding its advancement. It is divided into three sections.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
simonkjones.substack.com | Simon Jones |Andrew Smith |Erica Drayton
The Triverse isMid-Earth, an alternate 1970s LondonMax-Earth, a vision of the 26th century Palinor, where magic is realPreviously: Two bodies have been found in an alley behind an exclusive, very expensive high-rise apartment complex called The Lighthouse. Detectives Kaminski and Chakraborty are investigating, but a complaint has been made against them by an employee of The Lighthouse. Meanwhile, Patrick Boorman, a businessman at the centre of the case, has just got in touch….
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Glen Scrivener |Andrew Wilson |Jay Sklar |Andrew Smith
The following is an uncorrected transcript generated by a transcription service. Before quoting in print, please check the corresponding audio for accuracy. Andrew WilsonYou realize this is not a relativist culture at all. And so although at the heart of Western culture at the moment, there is a still a post truth problem, which is we are affirming Christian things based on premises that don’t support them at all because they’re materialist in nature.
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Oct 27, 2023 | 
goatfury.substack.com | Andrew Smith |Dré Labre |Rudy Fischmann |Carla Pettigrew
The Incredible Hulk was the highlight of my week. It ran from 1977 until 1982, so the Hulk must have been the most important thing in the world, at least until He-Man, GI Joe, and The Transformers took over during the following years. This show was crazy interesting! Dr. David Banner (as opposed to Bruce Banner in the comics) is exposed to dangerous gamma radiation—they call it an accidental overdose, which is kind of silly, since there’s no such thing as a “proper dose” of gamma radiation.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
goatfury.substack.com | Andrew Smith
Tensions were really escalating during this medieval encounter. Arthur’s frustration grew as the taunts continued from his French counterpart. “I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!” Having had enough, the French soldiers guarding the castle decided to deploy an unconventional battle tactic.
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Oct 19, 2023 | 
goatfury.substack.com | Andrew Smith
If I told you the term “prehistory” had only been around since the 1830s, would that seem strange? It’s true. If you’re like me, this comes as a big surprise, but it really shouldn’t. Before the 19th century, historians had to rely on a variety of sources to learn about the ancient world—limited written records, sparse archaeological artifacts, and “oral traditions”, the least trustworthy method imaginable to determine how humans lived before writing.
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Oct 13, 2023 | 
goatfury.substack.com | Andrew Smith |Dré Labre |Rudy Fischmann |Carla Pettigrew
Welcome to Sci-Friday, a collective endeavor to share science fiction recommendations each week. More than 20 folks have participated so far, and I’ll leave some links at the bottom of this post so you can find their work, too (I myself have gotten some excellent ideas for stuff to watch or read every week).
