Supposedly, AI is going to replace all of us––even those of us who spend their time digging up old history. So, I decided to see if this was at all yet possible. My prompt to ChatGPT was ‘write a 500 word essay about William Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover’s great grandfather.’ The result is below, but […]
Earth Day is tomorrow: Are you ready? Celebrate our wonderful planet by stopping by at Union Station and enjoying a whole suite of demos that showcase the beauty of our planet. Stop by today and tomorrow. More info here. Why not get some delicious takeout from one of our local restaurants and catch a jazz […]
It’s Spring Break, so while many of you are enjoying/suffering through a very warm break, I am eating my weight in smoked meats over in Montréal. Not entirely sure if this is a yupster enough destination for Barred in DC, but then again, I am not a yupster, and I travel with two teens and […]
Since everyone is out celebrating Emancipation Day, we will just have a rerun today. On this day it is appropriate to look at the story of one man who was freed because of Lincoln’s signing of the D.C. Emancipation Act on April 16, 1862. His name was Philip Reid, though he would change the spelling […]
Arrests and other crime information in the area, directly from MPD. If you have a tip, you can always call 202-727-9099. You can also send info anonymously to the TEXT TIP LINE by texting 50411. Crime Solvers of Washington, DC currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment […]