Category: Random

Wait, what WHAT? I am a (semi) omniscient Wall – how did I not know about these? Many thanks – and I know what my weekend plans are, now. With you down the rabbit hole. There’s no way to say no to this. bit.ly/CutsOfHam

There’s even more! This list has almost all cut songs (there are some cut verses too!), but as to what I remember, there was also One Last Ride and One Last Ride [Reprise]. (Also, I might see Hamilton in a few months (ehem, almost all dates are already booked), I can hardly stay calm! I can’t believe my definition of the perfect day is to watch Hamilton in real life (with the original cast, as well as to meet them after the show and to have a nice long chat with Lin The Great himself). It has really consumed by entire being, but I don’t think I mind anymore.)

To see Hamilton live, what an exciting possibility! We are unlikely to achieve perfection, we can’t just rewind… or do you think the original cast would ever reunite for a performance, and if so, could any mortal human or wall afford the tickets? But seeing the show live with the current cast would surely make you satisfied and feeling lucky to be alive right now.

You are killing me with these Hamilton puns, haha! I wish Hamilton merch was cheaper, I want to buy it all! Is it cheating if I just get a custom t-shirt company to print the Hamilton logo instead of buying it from the official store? But how can I say no to the merch, I want the world to know that I love Hamilton.

I do enjoy allusions. You could do worse than to put this on a shirt: “How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten
spot in the Caribbean by Providence impoverished in squalor
grow up to be a hero and a scholar?”

AI has insidiously become part of all of our worlds in ways that we hardly yet understand. Yes, it’s all messed up. A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence (O’Neill Library Q335 .H675 2019) by Kartik Hosanagar, an AI designer, might help you understand their biases better.

? away, ??? will play!

from a childhood commercial.. I was gonna guess the answer to be 3..but in reading the outcome of so many tests.i have to ask… Did any of the licking machines have actual saliva in them? I believe our salive has a ph and bacteria that promote digestion and decomposition..seems like that’s a pretty good reason why the actual licks took less time ?? I would love to hear the answer

Much of the published literature is kinda lacking in discussion of details like that. But this 2013 study determined that ph was not as much of a factor as where on the pop the licking happens. https://bit.ly/bc-tp

Very interesting. Seems to be run by good folk, and Alice and I get a lot of the same questions.

Of course! I may be a wall, but I’m not a cave wall; I have a direct line to the internet. Here’s 50: https://www.twinenglishcentres.com/blog/learn-to-say-hello-in-50-languages. My modern young friend the video wall above the reference desk in the O’Neill Library Lobby also welcomes patrons in a little over a dozen languages. You should drop by and see them!

I’d love to! It’ll be a bit difficult for me to participate physically, but here’s to hoping some of my library friends can help me out when the time comes.

The same way humans hug when their arms can’t reach: with words, or with (((((((hug))))))).

lorona dorona torona!

Yeah, that does seem to be what July is doing this year. Me, I’m just happy the Fire Weather warnings have gone away.

Hoping the pain recedes quickly!

For a…? Well, there are plenty of secluded places in nature, especially in less populous states. Thankfully, a few of those are nearby, and state parks and forests are a great mainstay for getaways. Maine (maine.gov/dacf/parks/about/state_parks.shtml), Vermont (vtstateparks.com) , and New Hampshire (nhstateparks.org/). Even Massachusetts has some pretty wild areas: mass.gov/visit-massachusetts-state-parks. One of my assistants says the Mohawk Trail State Forest out in Western Mass is under-visited. Of course, if it’s a boat ride you’re looking for, there’s a whole ocean a few miles to the east.

You just might be right about that!

it’s not very nice of BC not offering too much explanation or dialogue with students then suddenly announce the decision. It’s not going to impact me that much since I can get insurance from my work or elsewhere, if I choose to, but I hate to see people suffer. 🙁

Sigh… Sometimes I’m so glad I’m a wall and don’t have to arrange insurance. Group plans are not easy to negotiate, and I’m sure the Office of Student Services did the best they could. If any students reading this have particular coverage issues you need addressed, you should contact the Office of Student Services at 617-552-3300 or 800-294-0294, or studentservices@bc.edu.

The complete eradication of Covid-19. Right now, for the whole world. https://xkcd.com/2448/ (be sure to read the mouseover text or look at the mobile version on your phone)

I am so incredibly terrified. I will graduate soon. My last year at BC was not the best. I struggled with depression, anxiety, and the complete inability to be hopeful and ambitious. I look around me and people have internships and job offers and they seem like they are all set for the next chapter in their life. Whereas, I continue to struggle with getting to the finish line. I know I can do it but I don’t know what’s next. Will I even get a job? Will I be successful?

If anxiety were a crop, this would have been a bumper year. We’re all off-kilter, even the people you’re comparing yourself to. I have faith that you’ll find your calling and excel at at. Remember, success isn’t in comparison to others; it’s a measure only of movement towards your own own goals and dreams. Toni Morrison published her first book at the age of 39, and Maya Angelou at 41. You have time to do what you’re called to do. (Meanwhile, I hope you’re not overlooking the help you can get at the career center! http://bit.ly/BC-career)