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My former colleagues at another university in Middle East have also been moved to online teaching indefinitely, with the students…
If much of the interest of high-quality papers lies between the lines—in the metaphorical fire that a paper lights in…
I would also recommend that potential grad students make inquiries into how far the compensation package actually goes towards cost…
It’s a mix. I’m still in the UAE with my family, and we feel safe. But some students and faculty…
In the above comment, Michel wrote: “As an aside, every once in a while I check out how the chatbots…
I could imagine LLMs having saved me a *ton* of time in graduate school–e.g., by having supplied reasonable answers to…
The McMaster Department of Philosophy has now put together the following notice commemorating Barry: Barry Allen: A Philosophical Life Barry…
Terry Reid was the British blues rock singer who was Jimmy Page's first choice as lead singer for the band he was forming that became Led Zeppelin. Reid turned Page down, and recommended Robert Plant, and the "rest is history" as they say. Reid recorded many albums and singles, but never achieved significant success. But you can hear what Page and others admired about his voice in this number from his debut album:
The obvious yet essential nod goes to Cheap Trick for their cover of "Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace" on their first album, which is rivaled only by the third LP, Heaven Tonight. While I'm not a huge fan of the live album from Japan, which I nevertheless acquired upon release before the domestic version appeared, here's Reid enjoying the arena rock he deserves.
I saw CT a number of times in the early days, both pre- and post-Budokan, including at LA's Whisky. Unlike almost any other band, they managed to improve as the venue expanded. To my ear, that's quite a feat.
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