AndrewLiptak

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by AndrewLiptak 7mo ago
Authors are being absolutely inundated with these. I've gotten 2-4 a day for the last couple of months, and it's really obnoxious. A lot of folks can tell that it's AI, but some folks can't.
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Weekend sci-fi story: a Marine contends with an AI on the battlefield(issues.org)
2 points by AndrewLiptak 8mo ago|0 comments
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by AndrewLiptak 1y ago
It's situational. It's helpful to us that our executive director is a carpenter: he makes and fabricates a lot of things that end up in displays. As far as 3D printing, we haven't dabbled with it, but we have had folks come i
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by AndrewLiptak 1y ago
They shouldn't but they do.
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by AndrewLiptak 1y ago
Because sometimes museum guests aren't just pushing things too hard, they are actively taking steps to destroy things, just to see if they can get away with it. Can confirm.
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by AndrewLiptak 1y ago
As a museum professional, I don't agree with a couple of points: If you want science for grownups, you have conferences. I work at a history museum, and we serve both students and adults: whole range of people. Conferences aren'
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by AndrewLiptak 1y ago
Something I've noticed with academics of all stripes is that they don't always recognize that not everybody shares their assumptions / views / insights / knowledge, and that's not a good mindset to go into buil
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by AndrewLiptak 1y ago
It costs a lot of money to create a frame! You need skilled people to make one, get the proper archival glass to protect whatever you're displaying. There's a lot of work and field best practices that goes into this.
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by AndrewLiptak 1y ago
I work in a museum, so I'll add in a couple of cents. Seth isn't entirely wrong here: museums are good opportunities for hands-on activities and to see things in a real sensory way that you can't in other places. "I beli
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Automatic Noodle is a delightful story about robots, noodles, and community(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
1 points by AndrewLiptak 1y ago|0 comments
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When Is Cosplay a Crime?(npr.org)
3 points by AndrewLiptak 1y ago|0 comments
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Destination: Jupiter(clarkesworldmagazine.com)
99 points by AndrewLiptak 1y ago|42 comments
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by AndrewLiptak 5y ago
I try and read for an hour or so a day before I get started with work. I've lapsed hard on that, but I'm clawing my way back.
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Some new sci-fi books to check out this December(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
1 points by AndrewLiptak 5y ago|0 comments
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A good lesson on the value of failing, throwing something out and starting over(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
1 points by AndrewLiptak 5y ago|0 comments
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The Art of Future War(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
2 points by AndrewLiptak 5y ago|0 comments
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New sci-fi and fantasy books to check out this November(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
2 points by AndrewLiptak 5y ago|0 comments
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A bunch of Sci-fi / fantasy books coming out in October to read(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
2 points by AndrewLiptak 5y ago|0 comments
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Asimov's Foundation became the story that powered space opera(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
3 points by AndrewLiptak 5y ago|0 comments
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by AndrewLiptak 5y ago
There was a great bit of free software that I had downloaded a bunch of years ago, LibraryDB, which allowed you to set up your own software. If memory serves, you could hook up a laser scanner and scan the barcode, which would make things p
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Interview with The Expanse's James S.A. Corey about writing, TV, and sci-fi(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
1 points by AndrewLiptak 5y ago|0 comments
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How The Expanse went from game idea to book series to TV show(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
1 points by AndrewLiptak 5y ago|0 comments
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New sci-fi and fantasy books to check out this September(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
3 points by AndrewLiptak 5y ago|0 comments
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The rise and fall of storytelling platform Curious Fictions(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
2 points by AndrewLiptak 5y ago|0 comments
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by AndrewLiptak 5y ago
This one is so good!
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An ACX audiobook narrator was scammed into narrating a new edition of Dune(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
3 points by AndrewLiptak 5y ago|0 comments
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New sci-fi and fantasy books to check out this August(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
69 points by AndrewLiptak 5y ago|33 comments
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Tech CEOs should stop using sci-fi as a blueprint for humanity’s future in space(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
3 points by AndrewLiptak 5y ago|2 comments
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The Challenges of First Contact(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
26 points by AndrewLiptak 5y ago|9 comments
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Apple's Foundation looks like it'll be a refreshing update on books(transfer-orbit.ghost.io)
2 points by AndrewLiptak 5y ago|0 comments

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