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"In this life you have to perfect one human relationship in order to really know God" -- Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke (Isak Dinesen)
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Cornbread & Grandma’s Chicken Soup
"A feel-good study by one of UNMC’s top researchers has proven to be comfort food for the media for nearly 30 years. Several years ago, Stephen Rennard, MD, one of UNMC’s top scientists, decided it would be fun to put the old folk wisdom to the test. Cultures all over the world have some version of the credo that if you’re sick, you should eat chicken soup. It’ll make you feel better. Grandma says so! So it must be true."
Large Language Model Standards
LLMs analyze unthinkable amounts of data needed for architectural design, structural analysis, and project management. These models can generate detailed plans, suggest optimized construction techniques, and assist in cost estimation. In a fractious industry such as ours LLMs facilitate natural language interfaces for discussing complex concepts and discovering agreement. Join us today when we sort through a few particulars and possibilities.
Distributed Representations of Words and Phrases
“All language is but a poor translation.” -- Franz Kafka ('Blue Octavo Notebooks' 1918)
Quadrivium: Spring
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 15:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
print(“Python”)
Python is an open-source programming language that enables applications across a wide range of domains; not the least of which are artificial intelligence platforms. In real asset facility management it is the "glue code" that binds the Internet of Things and Large Language Models. The stable version of Python 3.14.5 was released for public use on May 10th.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We are tooling up for the NFPA 2029 National Electrical Code Technical Committee Meetings in September and the IEEE Industrial Applications Society Meetings in October.
Gallery: Graduation Commencement Speeches
Steve Jobs, Victor Davis Hanson, Harrison Butker, Elon Musk, Admiral McRaven, Chase Dahl, and James Taylor. With link to George W. Bush's May 1991 admonition at the University of Michigan about the scourge of "political correctness" tolerated by the cultural overlords of United States education.