The COVID-19 pandemic has generated sizable amounts of trash in the forms of masks, test kits, vaccine syringes, gloves, and other various items that have become more prevalent.
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Anyone who has seen The Mandalorian is familiar with deepfakes. The realistic (almost to the point of being eerie) young Luke Skywalker looks like Mark Hamill taken straight from the 1970s.
“Dad, Dad, tell me a story pretty please,” says a three-year-old little girl as her father tucks her in to go to sleep.
These are dark times, and I take solace where I can get it. Lately I’ve gotten it from The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by anthropologist David Graeber, who died shortly after finishing the book, and archaeologist David Wengrow.
Anniversaries are generally a reason for celebration. Birthdays, the start of a new relationship, and notable cultural events are among some of the anniversaries we celebrate each year (many of which involve cake, which I certainly am a fan of).
Throughout high school, I was repeatedly told by adults that college would be the best years of my life. I always thought they were crazy.
Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision have resulted in the ability to create ‘fake people.’ These people are either generated entirely from scratch by an AI or are made by digitally altering the appearance of actors that appear similar to them.
We here at Off the Press were surprised to learn that one of the many parties we were not invited to is called the “Founders Day Ball,” and that it is going to be tonight.
This article was written by Marisa Powers & Tasha Khosla.
Introduction
The “defund the police” cause has been pushed more aggressively by activists and other liberal voters after the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020.
The Stute has been around since 1904. Don’t believe me? It’s on the cover of every issue! And being a part of such a long-standing organization is something that never ceases to amaze me.