Here’s a brief example of why I say that Baryshnikov just might have been the best male dancer ever. I saw him many times in person and I can attest to his greatness. He is a small guy – I … Continue reading →

(1) Regarding a discussion about AI in today’s Open Thread – any source of information, be it tedious old-fashioned library work, Google, or AI so far (and maybe into the future), is vulnerable to “garbage in, garbage out.” The human … Continue reading →

Seen in the YouTube comments: “Barry captures another heart.”

… it’s been unusually busy, and I’ll post in an hour or two.

(1) There’s been large earthquake in Japan, and a tsunami warning. It’s hard to get a sense of whether there’s much loss of life, but it doesn’t seem as though there is. Plenty of property damage, though. (2) Let’s hear … Continue reading →