Columbia College recently announced its dean’s list for the Fall 2022 semester (August-December 2022). To be named to the dean’s list, a student must have completed 12 semester hours in a 16-week period and achieved a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0-point scale. Among those named to the dean’s list is Brandon Terrell of […]
Lakewood
Lakewood City Manager January 6 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) January 6 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Letter: Much Ado About Nothing
At high noon on January 1 – and absently I checked my watch and sure enough it was twelve noon exactly – I heard what sounded like a woman screaming at a main intersection near here. As I drove in that direction, I thought I should call for back up but as the crying was […]
Faster and Faster; part 4, ‘More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine’
If you have a minute of audio of a lost loved one… now you have their voice forever. Just add anecdotes to flesh out family histories that, in a way, never die. https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/10/18/1061320/digital-clones-of-dead-people/ Now take the next inevitable step of combining audio and deepfake AI to create… Well, you have to see it for yourself. […]
In the Book Nook with … Andy Becker
Author Andy Becker lives in Gig Harbor, Washington, with his wife and their two dogs, Nova and Splash. The fulltime writer and “part-time, mostly retired, lawyer” published his first book, “The Spiritual Gardener: Insights from the Jewish Tradition to Help Your Garden Grow” in the spring of 2019. This title won the New York City […]
Clover Park School Board to Host Board Meeting on Jan. 9
Clover Park School District announcement. LAKEWOOD, Wash. — The Clover Park School District (CPSD) Board of Directors will hold a regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 9, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually and live-streamed on Zoom and YouTube. Individuals can attend online by visiting the meeting Zoom webinar link or the district YouTube channel. Attendees will […]
Fatality Apartment Fire in Lakewood
West Pierce Fire & Rescue announcement. On Wednesday morning, firefighters responded to an apartment fire at the 12900 block of Lincoln Avenue SW in Lakewood. The call was dispatched at 11:41 a.m. and the fire was out at 11:55 a.m. This quick stop by firefighters helped to contain the fire to the one apartment and […]
Caring for Kids Happy Hearts Auction
Submitted by Diane Formoso. Caring for Kids is holding it annual Caring for Kids Happy Hearts Dinner Auction. The event will be held on Saturday, February 11th at the Clover Park Technical College McGavick Center starting at 5:00 P.M. Tickets are $45 or a table for 10 is $450. If you would like to buy […]
Faster and Faster; part 3, ‘What You See Will Defy Explanation’
For sheer breathtaking fun and amazement, it’s hard to beat generating beautiful visuals with just a few words. Think of an entity. Now think of a visual style. Then… https://www.midjourney.com/showcase/recent/ Next step, create conceptual worlds that never existed (until now). https://labs.openai.com/ Now… let AI create a comicbook series. https://www.cnet.com/culture/ai-drew-this-stunning-comic-series-youd-never-know-it/ Or create people that never existed. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/thanks-to-ai-its-probably-time-to-take-your-photos-off-the-internet/ If […]