Category: Random

I don’t see a question here!

Natural Language Processing is an area of study in computer science, Large Language Models are one of the current technologies being used to do it.

Chase two girls, lose the one

I’m sorry to hear about this. Bigotry is NEVER okay. If you have personally experienced bigotry or saw it happen, I suggest reporting it to the Office of the Dean of Students (https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/dean-of-students/about/contact-and-hours.html)

I’m not a connoisseur of turkeys, but I suspect the wild urban ones are a little leaner and tougher than ones raised on farms. 

Is someone playing the Starting Line?

1979 https://bit.ly/1979MCIS, all day long. There is so much bombast on this record that its a relief to hear a stripped down, heartfelt and hazy pop song. The guitar playing on this track is a delight!

If you’re feeling sad all the time, you deserve some support. BC Counseling Services (https://bit.ly/BCUCSOptions) is a great resource. I highly recommend checking them out. 

Awwww! 🙂 

I mean, that sounds like a terrible idea and I don’t really eat, but OK. I think I’d go with the one first gen AirPod. Less mass is probably good here. Also not really sure how the noise canceling works, worried there might be resonance issues.

NorCal sounds better for me as a wall. The weather is more variable, so people are indoors more. I love people watching. 

Tough call! It depends on how you define “best.” Paul & Ringo have had the longest, and Paul’s been the most productive & done the most concerts, and Ringo seems the happiest, but John is often credited with the most meaningful and lasting influence with Imagine, and George’s work is heralded for creatively blending many musical styles. It’s important to remember that the arts aren’t sports, so superlatives are necessarily subjective.

They have a fantastic chance. With a front line of Raphinha, Lamal and Lewandowski they have an attack that can hurt any team. It is a shame that a final of Barcelona vs PSG is not possible because of the brackets but there is a strong possibility of a semi final taking place between those two teams, and that should be a cracking game. Personally the wall is a big Villa fan, so perhaps there is a chance that Ascensio, Mings and co will be booking tickets to Munich in May.

Hmm. Not sure if that’s a comment or a question. That’s the title (The Open Veins of Latin America) of a very notable book by Eduardo Galeano about waves of European and American colonialism. It’s still frequently assigned in lots of classes on Latin America. If you’re looking for more on Latin American history and culture you could take a look at some of our suggested resources: https://bit.ly/bc-latam. Galeano also wrote on lots of other topics, and we have many of his works in English and Spanish.

In my experience humans don’t have the capacity to choose or govern how their offspring turn out, so the answer is love and acceptance no matter what.

I can’t, they don’t usually give walls that kind of decision-making power. But good luck! I think you’re awesome whether you get it or not.

Increased hydration and a doctor’s appointment. Constipation can be the result of many things: diet, stress, and underlying health issues. 

I am not aware of one surefire way to win Settlers of Catan but this New York Time article (nyti.ms/3Fknbmb) might be a helpful guide. Good luck!

Why do people in the Northeast – only drink iced coffee? -be mean? -wear black?

Because I am a wall, I can only guess at these, but I’ll do my best! Iced coffee seems to represent a sense of pride for some, symbolizing the ability to withstand both external and internal cold. As for the “Northern Attitude,” my human assistants tell me that Vermont musical artist Noah Kahan suggests it’s shaped by growing up in harsh, cold environments with little sunlight especially in the winter. The National Institute of Health highlights that 10% of New Englanders experience Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), compared to just 1% in sunnier climates. If you or someone else is experiencing this, BC Counseling Services can be a helpful resource (bit.ly/BC-counseling). Lastly, wearing black might be a way to absorb more heat and stay warm during colder months. Or maybe it just matches a lot of things… Hope this helps!

For thousands of years, Native peoples lived around Massachusetts Bay. To learn about this history, my first thought, unsurprisingly, is library books. They are free and plentiful. Here’s a book list to get you started: bit.ly/nps-boston-indigenous. I also recommend Google!

No idea, but good luck!