To be honest, there were a lot of ramps and new stairs that had been attached over the years. But the original building? Yeah. no one on crutches need apply.
Even with all of the new ADA compliances, that hilltop was nigh-unassailable.
School architecture is fascinating. My high school was built to be riot proof and as a result looks like a county jail. Eastland looks like could sub in for either a castle or a version of Shawshank.
Meanwhile, my younger son’s school feels like a wonderland; flooded in natural light, high ceilings, the works. And no stairs to get into the building. You only need to navigate a curb from the parking lot.
I agree with you and your friend both on the role of AI for both art and writing. A good writer will always find a place to land. Someone churning out fodder for content mills should probably start looking over their shoulder. Charlie Warzel had a pretty good article this week about his use of AI, and the ensuing firestorm it caused on Twitter.
I've begun reading your Robert E Howard biography. Given the time period, are you sure they didn't fortify the school against Comanche or Pancho Villa instead of zombies? (Although, a zombie outbreak in that place back then would be a cool story setting.)
Speaking of zombies, your analysis of defensive advantgaes of the building reminded me of Seanan McGuire's "Feed". Have you ever read it?
I’ve not read it, but hey, I’m always up for a good zombie skirmish.
Who knows what they were thinking in Eastland? They got oil in the 1920s and maybe that hill was nothing more than to keep it out of the mud. Those concrete drainage gutters are serious. I don’t know what their annual rainfall is, but it’s evidently measured in feet.
So, a high school that’s totally inaccessible to students with neuromuscular disabilities? How quaint.
To be honest, there were a lot of ramps and new stairs that had been attached over the years. But the original building? Yeah. no one on crutches need apply.
Even with all of the new ADA compliances, that hilltop was nigh-unassailable.
School architecture is fascinating. My high school was built to be riot proof and as a result looks like a county jail. Eastland looks like could sub in for either a castle or a version of Shawshank.
Meanwhile, my younger son’s school feels like a wonderland; flooded in natural light, high ceilings, the works. And no stairs to get into the building. You only need to navigate a curb from the parking lot.
I agree with you and your friend both on the role of AI for both art and writing. A good writer will always find a place to land. Someone churning out fodder for content mills should probably start looking over their shoulder. Charlie Warzel had a pretty good article this week about his use of AI, and the ensuing firestorm it caused on Twitter.
I will look that article up. Thanks!
I probably could’ve just linked to it. Sorry about that!
https://newsletters.theatlantic.com/galaxy-brain/62fc502abcbd490021afea1e/twitter-viral-outrage-ai-art/
No worries, I found it and ended up subscribing.
I've begun reading your Robert E Howard biography. Given the time period, are you sure they didn't fortify the school against Comanche or Pancho Villa instead of zombies? (Although, a zombie outbreak in that place back then would be a cool story setting.)
Speaking of zombies, your analysis of defensive advantgaes of the building reminded me of Seanan McGuire's "Feed". Have you ever read it?
I’ve not read it, but hey, I’m always up for a good zombie skirmish.
Who knows what they were thinking in Eastland? They got oil in the 1920s and maybe that hill was nothing more than to keep it out of the mud. Those concrete drainage gutters are serious. I don’t know what their annual rainfall is, but it’s evidently measured in feet.