@vjbarnett.bsky.social
Renegade Bonhoeffer scholar. General editor, Bonhoeffer Works (English). I write about churches in Nazi Germany & the Holocaust. Here to discover new research, interesting books, poetry, music & occasionally the humor. www.victoriajbarnett.com
The 2022 watershed. Apparently some AI models are not being trained on research generated after 2022 because of the risk that it has been polluted by AI. So I was told, anyway.
That looks like a wonderful concert!
I am very Impressed.
Putin is getting so much more than he paid for….
The possibilities are endless (but I mustn’t spend the rest of my afternoon going down that rabbit hole)!
Probably an honorary doctorate from Dennis Prager University. I’m also thinking a lot of AI “history.”
The Speed of Darkness, Muriel Rukeyser
When I wrote of the women in their dances and wildness,
it was a mask,
on their mountain, god-hunting, singing, in orgy,
it was a mask; when I wrote of the god,
fragmented, exiled from himself, his life, the love gone
down with song,
it was myself, split open
Umbrella Jump (Elliott Erwitt, 1989, Paris, France)
I was thinking about that statement "we are going meter intelligence just like water and energy"....and that's why nothing should be a commodity. We shouldn't be metering water, we should be celebrating, sharing, and stewarding it.
the embroidered marsh
Our country is being driven over the cliff by pubescent men whose only life skill is bullying.
You’re actually one of the ppl I look for because your work always makes me think (& I like your photography especially). So your fan base may small but it’s highly appreciative!
Yep.
Or he should get out more in the real world.
The temperature outside is 78 degrees and today I saw the first forsythia and cherry blossom buds. By tomorrow noon it's supposed be down in the 30s with snow showers...time for a German weather quote!
I’m catless at the moment but the grandkids are lobbying for a new one.
Hang in there!
And my previous editorial assistant.
Moment of zen…
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That’s not how it works.
Yes! It’s also fascinating to think about when I translate. To some extent that happens automatically—the syntax in German (my second language) changes in different eras and then the trick is to shift my brain to English that conveys that.
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I am certain that the right one is out there waiting for you.
Love this photo. Alfred Steglitz, 1915, "From the Back Window."
Awful man.
Groan….
What a wonderful little memoir of your life together (& the photos!!). It is indeed an encouraging read about the everyday joy that animals (& blogs about them!!) bring to our lives. Thanks for sharing this, GP.
And let’s not forget Nurul Amin Shah Alam, the refugee who was abandoned to freeze to death in Buffalo a few weeks ago, those who have died in detention camps, and those who have died after deportation. There have to be consequences for this.