Jay DiNitto's Blog

Not so much AI itself, but employing it. At me, specifically. Below is an email I received recently. I redacted the name but there’s something of a real person behind it, with an Instagram account. I have to admit I took this seriously at first, but there’s just too much here for me to believe ... AI is Getting Crazy

Angel’s Egg is an atmospheric, abstract, and symbolic film, so viewer interpretations will abound. Director Mamoru Oshii, though, explained exactly what it’s about: Oshii said in a 1985 interview with Animage that the contents of the egg are supposed to represent dreams and hopes, something that may or may not exist, and that while the ... What Angel’s Egg is About

From The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Vol 1: Once, as I rode out into the woods for my health, in 1737, having alighted from my horse in a retired place, as my manner commonly has been, to walk for divine contemplation and prayer, I had a view that for me was extraordinary, of the glory ... Jonathan Edwards on Encountering God

Ingredients 1 c flour 1/3 c olive oil 1/3 water 1/8 tsp salt Directions Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit Mix all ingredients in a bowl Place dough onto a parchment- or silicone-lined baking sheet and cut it into 6 equal pieces Flatten balls into a rough circle Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until ... Recipe: Unleavened Bread

Here’s me dying in Alien: Isolation. Oops: When ally AI gets confused, from Halo 4: A ridiculous toy: Another toy. I remember it wasn’t working correctly because of low battery power and I found its struggle amusing: A guileless baby bunny that allowed me to get dangerously close: A Christmas tree lighting animation at the ... Friday Night Video(s): Personal Video Dump

Ingredients 16 oz pasta 3 leeks 7-10 asparagus spears 1 c peas 4 tsp minced garlic 5 c vegetable broth 2 tblsp mint 2 tblsp chives 2 tblsp lemon juice 1/2 c parmesan 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest 1 c white wine 6 tblsp olive oil salt 1/4 tsp black pepper (more, if you want) Directions ... Recipe: Fay Marie’s Pasta Primavera

Right outside the Boston Public Library’s main building, the McKim Building, on the Dartmouth Street entrance. On the pedestals themselves, there wasn’t any information on who these two women were so my headcanon at the time established them as muses. The Boston Public Library website says they represent Science and Art, so I wasn’t too ... Photos and Video: Boston Public Library, Gloucester

It’s not officially fall yet in 2025, but in the of praxis of childhood, our summers ends when school starts. That annual transition sticks with you into adulthood in many ways, but instead of breaking into school we just break out our hoodies, knit hats, boots—rituals remnant from this academic moveable feast day. The seasons ... Wednesday Humpday Midday Music: “Summer’s Gone” by Bob Bradley and Thomas Balmforth

Sakuga in Japanese just means the work of animating, but if it’s used in as western-language loanword, it means any especially detailed, realistic, or noteworthy animated sequence or scene. Directors will sometimes create a sakuga scene to draw attention to thematically important, or to reinforce an aspect of the mise en scène or kind of ... Friday Night Video: Machine Sakuga Compilation