Friday, November 01, 2024

Dumb Phones are Making a Comeback

 https://techround.co.uk/tech/dumb-phones-making-comeback-why/

A person could have a very basic cell-phone as their actual phone & text device with a SIM_card, then have a smartphone for video and free Wi-Fi access. 

Several people like to have a Dual_SIM in their smartphone, but some people might like to have a sim card in 2 phones.

https://www.laptopmag.com/phones/dumbphones-in-2024-social-media-trend-or-something-more

Instead of carrying around 2 nice & big smartphones, one of them could be a basic cell-phone.

https://www.cape.co/blog/best-dumb-phones-of-2024

Some people will carry a portable-charger or a power-bank with them to recharge their smartphone late in the day when away from home. Of course a basic cell-phone will last throughout the day.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240515-the-dumbphones-people-want-are-hard-to-find

However, by just having a basic phone for calls and texting, then they could still have a smartphone for pictures, video and web browsing. Thus, by doing that will likely reduce the need to always carry a portable-charger.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/is-the-flip-phone-back-why-some-people-are-switching-to-dumbphones-1.7236222

At the end of the day, some people will always prefer to have their all in one smartphone, but some people will just want to have a basic cell-phone.

https://medium.com/@fakherewaqalat/dumb-phones-the-resurgence-of-simplicity-in-a-complex-world-b72b22242c95

https://digidetoxing.com/what-is-the-dumb-phone-trend-in-2024

https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-portable-chargers-and-power-banks

https://www.techradar.com/news/top-portable-chargers 

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Bill Gates vs. Elon Musk

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/23/bill-gates-donates-millions-kamala-harris-campaign-election

The big money keeps on moving around the world.

https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/presidential-election/2024/10/24/671a6fd9ca4741c8478b4593.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/us/elections/bill-gates-future-forward-kamala-harris.html

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/bill-melinda-gates-foundation/summary?id=D000031958

https://www.opensecrets.org/2024-presidential-race

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-bill-gates-feud-coronavirus-electric-cars-2020-9

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/11/tech/elon-musk-bill-gates-isaacson-book/index.html

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/why-did-elon-musk-warn-bill-gates-will-he-be-able-to-annihilate-microsofts-founder-know-controversy-in-detail/articleshow/111495803.cms?from=mdr



https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Elon+Musk

Was the world’s oldest pyramid (built 25,000 years ago) not made by humans?

 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/world-s-oldest-pyramid-built-25-000-years-ago-was-not-made-by-humans-archaeologists-claim/ar-AA1sGSoN

A lot of people seem to be uncomfortable with the possibility of history and technology going much further back than the conventional POV. 

https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-prehistoric-pyramid-may-have-just-rewritten-human-history-scientists-claim/

For some, this goes right into forbidden knowledge.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-criticize-alleged-discovery-of-the-oldest-pyramid-in-the-world-180983490/

If indeed human history and technology does go back much further than conventionally accepted, that might imply that humanity might have made the climb from the stone age to the space age more than once.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a45974321/controversial-underground-pyramid-in-indonesia/

Today, there are various people that would like civilization to be smashed back down into a dark age. Some would even like to test out their most powerful weapons to wipe out most of the population. IE, a WW3 scenario.

Whether there was an ancient world war or some big time natural disaster, almost everyone could have been destroyed. An ancient advanced civilization and its technology would be the stuff of legends or mythology today. 

Movies like Deep_Impact , Meteor and Armageddon depict a natural impact into the Earth scenario.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1566_Icarus#Project_Icarus


https://www.worldatlas.com/ancient-world/11-ancient-mysteries-researchers-still-can-t-explain.html

https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/architectural-facts/a3833-10-architecture-marvels-of-the-ancient-world-and-the-things-we-dont-know-about-them/

https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a35867403/ancient-architecture/

https://www.pastfactory.com/culture/worlds-weirdest-architectural-mysteries/

https://www.loveproperty.com/gallerylist/92627/28-incredible-architectural-mysteries-explained


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobekli_Tepe

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

The Portal sculptures

Portal_sculptures might not be as commonplace as when all those monolith shapes were placed around the world. However, this portal is some very nice interactive art.

https://www.phillyvoice.com/philly-portal-love-park-dublin-lithuania-ethiopia/

https://hero-magazine.com/article/193473/this-sculpture-connects-two-cities-through-a-virtual-portal

https://www.fastcompany.co.za/design/this-digital-sculpture-functions-as-a-portal-between-two-cities-fad88474-0a03-43c6-987d-45ae3d8cab35

https://www.archpaper.com/2024/03/the-portal-art-installation-new-yorkers-dubliners-through-sculpture/


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=portals

A robot-plays-bowed-instruments-cello-makes-music-with-human-composer-programmer

https://nerdist.com/article/robot-plays-bowed-instruments-cello-makes-music-with-human-composer-programmer/

Of course, AI and robotics will eventually be able to do anything that humans can do.

https://www.svt.se/kultur/cellospelande-robot-moter-symfoniorkester-i-unik-konsert

 https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/instruments/cello/playing-robot-hildur-gunadottir/

https://yvesdhar.com/automation-cello-experience/

AI, music and robotics are nothing new these days. However, without human perception, freedom and creativity, an AI run world will produce the most inhumane results. 

https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/post-pandemic-pop-and-the-rise-of-the-digital-avatar Was 2020 the start to gradually push humanity into acepting an inhumane world?

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/metaverse-digital-avatars-music-concert-abba-tours-b2062307.html


https://digitalhuman.io/

https://www.synthesia.io/post/digital-humans

https://hbr.org/2023/03/ai-with-a-human-face

https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/explainers/digital-humans

AI is a fantastic tool, but if humanity ever forgets that, then it will be time to enter the realm of the fool.


The artwork of Alex Grey is just as perceptive and thought provoking as the works of of H.R.Giger.

https://www.alexgrey.com/art/collections/tool 

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/alex-grey-allyson-grey-tool-psychedelic-temple-1234780332/

Alex & Allyson Grey Melted Into the Universal Mind Lattice on LSD - Tales From the Trip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSQFyxfYdj8

https://www.alexgrey.com/art/tool/dissectional-art-for-tools-lateralus-cd

Lateralus - AI Generated Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-sK8h6LSwE

Maynard James Keenan on how the Fibonacci Sequence inspired the lyrics/rhythm for LATERALUS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI63B3cY7q0

While AI can copy and do an extrapolation-and-interpolation of the works of TOOL or any artist, it's still just a copy and extension of the original work.

Nine Inch Nails - Copy of a... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA281OuU3rk


PKD knew that a world of superintelligent AI could eventually turn the human world into subservient sheep

"More Human Than Human" | BLADE RUNNER | 1982 | Eldon Tyrell  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbgmYhqFO-4

White Zombie - More Human Than Human https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0E0ynyIUsg , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Human_than_Human 

FC Kahuna - Hayling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1QkpGMN_C4 , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Kahuna

Grimes - We Appreciate Power https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYG_4vJ4qNA

Poppy - Time Is Up (feat. Diplo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg2pS9KN28U

Monday, October 14, 2024

Unidentified Drone Swarm over US Military Base Sparks Alarm

 https://www.newsweek.com/drones-langley-air-force-base-us-military-mystery-1968605

Seems that someone is trying to provoke a response.

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/mystery-drones-langley-afb/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13956931/Mystery-drones-swarmed-high-security-Air-Force-base-17-days-baffled-Pentagon-officials-not-know-coming-stop-them.html

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/mysterious-drones-swarmed-a-us-military-base-for-17-days-pentagon-was-not-able-to-stop-them-report-6787287

The big question is, are they something like ET-AI Oblivion+Drones, or just some earth based technology? 


https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-new-bullet-drones/

'I, Robot' director claims Elon Musk is STEALING his ideas

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13957997/I-Robot-director-Elon-Musk-stealing-ideas-Tesla.html

There are bound to be some similarities with any technology.

Europa Report (2013)

Europa_Report is a pretty good Sci-Fi movie.

https://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/the-making-of-europa-report

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/searching-for-life-on-europa-the-science-behind-europa-report

 https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/10/14/nasas-europa-clipper-launches-to-jupiter-to-explore-whether-ocean-moon-could-support-life

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(moon)#Subsurface_ocean

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(moon)#Habitability?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_in_fiction#Europa

Teleportation in The Fly (1958 film) and Star Trek (1966)

The_Fly and Star_Trek both depicted matter and consciousness teleportation, but such actual technology might very well be at least a century away.


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=teleportation

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Star+Trek

The Physics Of Star Trek: Quantum Teleportation Versus Transporters

 https://www.forbes.com/sites/chadorzel/2015/08/19/the-physics-of-star-trek-quantum-teleportation-versus-transporters/


https://new.nsf.gov/news/teleportation-possible-yes-quantum-world

Quantum Computing: Hype vs. Reality Quantum Teleportation Demystified with a Quantum Computer | Paradoxes Ep. 08

The Future of Quantum Computing with Michio Kaku, Neil deGrasse Tyson & More https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lum6rdKr4To


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=teleportation

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Star+Trek

Quantum Teleportation

 https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-quantum-teleportation-20240314/

Teleportation as a quantum computation https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9605035

Progress in quantum teleportation https://www.nature.com/articles/s42254-023-00588-x

https://thequantuminsider.com/2023/05/24/quantum-teleportation/

Quantum Teleportation Demystified with a Quantum Computer | Paradoxes Ep. 08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsvNsY4cVvE


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=teleportation

Quantum computing and photonics discovery potentially shrinks critical parts by 1,000 times

 https://phys.org/news/2024-10-quantum-photonics-discovery-potentially-critical.html

https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.03367

https://www.photonics.com/Articles/How_to_Build_a_Photonic_Quantum_Computer/a70182

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_quantum_photonics

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-024-01403-4

Can life exist on an icy moon? NASA's Europa Clipper aims to find out

 https://phys.org/news/2024-10-life-icy-moon-nasa-europa.html

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/searching-for-life-on-europa-the-science-behind-europa-report


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Europa+Report

AI Deep Fake Concerns

How do we prevent AI from creating deepfakes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFRxyOjr4Gg

 I Deep Faked Myself, Here's Why It Matters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S951cdansBI

Deep fake scams on the rise in Australia | A Current Affair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNL9DN95Lrs

The AI Clone

I Challenged My AI Clone to Replace Me for 24 Hours | WSJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t52Bi-ZUZjA

The Future of Cloning

 https://www.mybiosource.com/learn/future-of-cloning/

If the cloning of humans is happening, its occurring under very covert conditions.

https://brandy-schillace.medium.com/the-future-of-clones-795f2ff798ba

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1243801/full

https://www.forbes.com/sites/billfrist/2022/08/02/twenty-five-years-after-my-house-call-to-dolly-what-have-we-learned-about-cloning-and-how-did-we-learn-it/

https://www.wired.com/story/human-cloning-technology-dolly-sheep/

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220322-why-dont-we-hear-about-cloning-anymore

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0hw7632/inside-the-growing-business-of-pet-cloning

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1501798112

https://funginstitute.berkeley.edu/news/op-ed-the-dangers-of-cloning/

Europa Clipper to blast off on mission to find out if Jupiter moon may hold life

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/14/europa-clipper-jupiter-moon-nasa-mission

It sure would be fascinating if some type of life exists there.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1482xzrge1o

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2451702-nasa-set-to-launch-europa-probe-to-search-for-signs-of-habitability/

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-launch-europa-clipper-mission-icy-moon-jupiter-rcna171706

https://abcnews.go.com/International/nasa-set-launch-mission-jupiters-moon-europa-search/story?id=113940921

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241014-is-life-possible-on-a-jupiter-moon-nasa-goes-to-investigate

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/14/science/europa-clipper-nasa-launch/index.html

https://europa.nasa.gov/mission/about

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/searching-for-life-on-europa-the-science-behind-europa-report


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Europa+Report

Wednesday, October 09, 2024

Tesla Bot Optimus Gen Release

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfwPnqPR8UA

T Bot is just around the corner.

Hurricane Milton expected to be so powerful, it could forever change Florida’s coastline

 https://nypost.com/2024/10/09/us-news/hurricane-milton-expected-to-be-so-powerful-it-could-forever-change-floridas-coastline/

Tampa is facing a total megastorm of storms.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/09/hurricane-milton-live-updates-wednesday-florida-landfall/75579293007/

https://nypost.com/2024/10/09/us-news/hurricane-milton-spawns-a-new-threat-tornado-supercells/

https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-milton-tampa-florida-08bde4b9c29460f471d43c6512821c93

https://nypost.com/2024/10/09/us-news/florida-official-warns-people-who-plan-to-ride-out-hurricane-milton-at-home-thats-a-coffin-youre-in/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_area

Elon Musk reveals his thoughts on what he believes is behind UFO sightings

 https://nypost.com/2024/10/09/us-news/elon-musk-reveals-his-thoughts-on-ufo-sightings-in-the-us-with-tucker-carlson/

https://nypost.com/2024/08/23/us-news/ex-pentagon-official-luis-elizondo-alleges-us-recovered-nonhuman-specimens-uaps-report/

A lot of people have seen what appears to be very advanced flying or hovering vehicles throughout history. 

It would be too unsettling for some people to seriously consider that this world might be the equivalent of someones laboratory, zoo, farm or garden.

The Fermi Paradox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GedAbM_dHMk

How Early Could Life Have Appeared In The Universe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpftRRm0jfA

Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Walt Disney World Announces Park Closures Due to Hurricane Milton

 https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/severe-weather-information/news/08oct2024-walt-disney-world-announces-park-closures-due-to-hurricane-milton.htm

Of course no one wants to be in the path of another monstrous storm.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/10/08/walt-disney-world-still-open-ahead-of-hurricane-milton-as-storm-projected-to-take-150-million-toll/

https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/severe-weather-information/news/07oct2024-walt-disney-world-announces-first-closures-ahead-of-hurricane-milton.htm

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/08/hurricane-milton-live-updates-florida-tuesday/75563336007/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/heels-helene-milton-leave-floridians-edge-tampa-orlando/story?id=114560250

https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-milton-florida-tampa-7678939c52fdf00da748937d22df1fac

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/08/weather/video/hurricane-milton-nasa-timelapse-contd-digvid

https://nypost.com/2024/10/08/us-news/hurricane-milton-live-updates-tracking-the-storms-path/

What did K Harris accomplish in her ‘60 Minutes’ interview?

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/08/kamala-harris-60-minutes-interview/

https://nypost.com/2024/10/08/opinion/kamala-harris-is-unable-to-answer-basic-questions-on-60-minutes/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8j7x8lv7jgo

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-gets-unhinged-even-for-him-over-kamala-harris-60-minutes-interview The tension and rensentment on both sides continues with such ferocity.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4920886-harris-60-minutes-interview/

https://www.axios.com/2024/10/08/harris-60-minutes-cbs-trump-2024

https://nypost.com/2024/10/07/us-news/cbs-correspondent-presses-kamala-harris-on-specifics-of-50k-small-business-plan-were-dealing-with-the-real-world/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/08/kamala-harris-faces-60-minutes-grilling-over-economic-plans-and-whether-netanyahu-is-an-ally

Hurricane Milton threatens to reach max limits, sparking calls for a new Category 6 designation for hurricanes

https://nypost.com/2024/10/08/us-news/milton-reaching-max-limits-leads-to-calls-for-a-new-category-6-designation-for-hurricanes/

This is such a monstrous weather force with more looming horrific impacts.

https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/national-news/is-a-category-6-hurricane-possible-what-research-says/

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/06/1229440080/scientists-explore-whether-to-add-a-category-6-designation-for-hurricanes

https://www.weather.gov/mfl/saffirsimpson


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=hurricanes

Monday, October 07, 2024

European spacecraft launches for ‘crash scene investigation’ of first planetary defense test

 https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/07/science/hera-mission-launch-dart/index.html

Is The Man With the Golden Gun The Best "Bad" James Bond Movie?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYnWELBd2k8 

GOLDFINGER is The Movie That Made James Bond https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O-etPkNrk8

Several movies will take what's in the books and expand upon them. However, some will argue that the books have a greater depth to the stories. Thus, it's a matter of preference as to which format they prefer. 

Russia Threatens NATO with 'Catastrophic Consequences' over Arctic Activity

 https://www.newsweek.com/russia-threat-nato-ukraine-war-latest-1964749


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Vladimir+Putin

P Diddy’s A-list pals quietly paying off victims to avoid being publicly named

 https://nypost.com/2024/10/07/us-news/p-diddys-a-list-pals-quietly-paying-off-victims-to-avoid-being-publicly-named-lawyer/

This is no surprise. 


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=P+Diddy

Why No One Will Get Fired Over ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/joker-folie-a-deux-who-blame-dc-1236025585/

https://www.polygon.com/news/461731/joker-2-box-office-flop-bad

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13933745/lady-gaga-joker-2-shock-poor-reaction-flop-joaquin-phoenix.html


https://www.exploredplanet.com/info/these-are-the-worst-films-of-all-time-according-to-rotten-tomatoes/

Sunday, October 06, 2024

Frontier Airlines jet catches fire while making hard landing at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas

 https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/flight-catches-fire-while-making-hard-landing-at-harry-reid-international-airport-in-las-vegas/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/frontier-airlines-jet-catches-fire-landing-las-vegas/story?id=114534255

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/06/us/fire-seen-under-flight-after-hard-landing-in-las-vegas/index.html

https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/frontier-airlines-airbus-fire-landing-gear-airbus

Frontier PLANE ON FIRE after Landing at Las Vegas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPiNC5JpEYs

https://simpleflying.com/frontier-airlines-airbus-a321-fire-landing-las-vegas/

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/las-vegas-las/airbus-a321-lands-safely-in-las-vegas-after-main-gear-fire/

Of course most flights never have any serious problems, but when they do happen, it can rattle or startle the passengers.

https://news.mit.edu/2024/study-flying-keeps-getting-safer-0807

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Haneda_Airport_runway_collision 2024 

Not all plane crashes have a 100% fatality rate.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/fire-breaks-out-plane-runway-japans-tokyo-haneda-airport-nhk-2024-01-02

https://www.cnn.com/travel/worried-about-flying-heres-what-the-experts-have-to-say/index.html

Splice (2009) and The Fly (1986)

Splice and The_Fly are both about DNA & RNA of various species being integrated into another. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splice_(film)#Plot In the movie Splice, its the experimental_manipulation_of_splicing RNA to create a human-animal hybrid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fly_(1986_film)#Plot Both movie versions of The_Fly involve teleportation and the accidental mixing of fly DNA with a humans.


Wednesday, October 02, 2024

The Origin of Various Dragons

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/the-origins-of-dragons/144532

Throughout history, the Dragon has been a strong symbolic creature and entity.

https://www.tota.world/article/3684/

https://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/dragons.html

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Red_Dragon_paintings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dragons_in_literature

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dragons_in_popular_culture


https://nerdist.com/article/zardoz-insane-cult-classic-must-see , https://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/zardoz-at-50

"Sean Connery as the voice of Draco, the last remaining dragon. Cohen felt it was "very important that [the dragon's] personality be derived from the actor who was going to play the voice" and said that Connery was the only actor he had in mind for the role. He described Connery's voice as "unique" and "instantly recognizable", but said that it was "what [Connery] stood for in life as an actor and as a man that most related to what I wanted for Draco". Connery did the voice recording for Draco in three sessions." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonheart#Cast


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Fire_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(1982_film)


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_(constellation)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_Supercluster


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Draco 1943-1-19

Launched19 January 1943
https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/d/draco.html 1/19

A Superman/Star Wars crossover just wouldn't work

 https://www.slashfilm.com/1678736/dc-comics-star-wars-crossover-didnt-happen-reason/

Even if they could be in the same universe, their storylines are too far apart. The Superman story first intersects with Earth in the 1930s. The first STAR WARS movie, episode 4, was released in 1977 about a story Long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far, away...


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars#Differences

https://screenrant.com/star-trek-star-wars-crossover-echoes-alternate-chekhov/

https://trekmovie.com/2020/09/22/patrick-stewart-wants-to-see-a-star-trek-star-wars-crossover-movie/

https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/what-would-a-first-contact-situation-look-like-in-a-star-trek-star-wars-crossover.314299/page-2

https://gizmodo.com/should-star-wars-and-star-trek-ever-have-a-crossover-1341588269

https://stexpanded.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars_%26_Star_Trek_TNG:_A_Galaxy_Far,_Far_Away

Tuesday, October 01, 2024

Iran missile attack

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/oct/01/israel-lebanon-attacks-live-blog-ground-offensive-hezbollah-hamas-gaza-war

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyv0ne41pzo

https://apnews.com/article/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-gaza-news-10-01-2024-eb175dff6e46906caea8b9e43dfbd3da

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/1/world-reacts-to-irans-missile-attacks-on-israel


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Iran

Thousands of dockworkers shut down US east coast ports in major strike

 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/1/thousands-of-dockworkers-shut-down-us-east-coast-ports-in-major-strike

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-port-strike-adds-another-uncertainty-feds-outlook-2024-10-01/

https://time.com/7027309/port-dockworkers-strike-food-shortages/

https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/port-strike-ila-10-01-24/index.html

US ports strike causes first shutdown in 50 years https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vkdp3rx17o

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/01/what-a-lengthy-us-port-strike-could-mean-for-global-supply-chains.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/dockworkers-port-strike-ila-impacts-2024-10

https://apnews.com/article/port-strike-ila-dockworkers-begins-e5468e760f46a64e4322d1702beb1f72

For American workers, this is one of the first great battles against advanced automation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/01/dock-worker-strike-jobs-pay-automation

If most human jobs were taken over by AI and robotics before the year 2100, that seems so far away in time. However, if most human jobs were replaced by AI before 2050, that's not so far down the timeline.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2024/05/20/the-crucial-difference-between-ai-and-agi/

Algorithms and machines don't have to be paid a decent wage, or any warge. There are some that would simply like to phase out most of humanity in order to create an inhumane world run by AGI.

https://aws.amazon.com/what-is/artificial-general-intelligence 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_general_intelligence#Risk_of_loss_of_control_and_human_extinction

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existential_risk_from_AI


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=AI

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=AGI

Red Sea Gateway Terminal, Saudi Arabia

 https://www.porttechnology.org/news/red-sea-gateway-terminal-completes-6-million-teu-expansion/

https://www.technital.net/projects/ports-and-waterways/terminals-quays-and-breakwater/puertos-y-vias-navegables-red-sea-gateway-terminal-phase-1-expansion-works-saudi-arabia

https://www.xenel.com/rsgt , https://www.mmcports.com.my/red-sea/

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Red+Sea+Gateway+Terminal/@21.4892264,39.2056097,12486m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x15c3cf6012a0add5:0x6f9814b7c02bc240!8m2!3d21.4882268!4d39.1556683!16s%2Fg%2F113h22g6s!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkyOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Saudi+Arabia

Crude oil rises more than 2% after Iran fires missiles at Israel

 https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/01/crude-oil-prices-today.html

Iran is really turning up the heat.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran

https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/10/01/israels-invasion-of-southern-lebanon-is-escalating-rapidly

Monday, September 30, 2024

Iran’s response to Israel will be a choice between revenge and survival

 https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/30/irans-response-to-israel-is-a-choice-between-revenge-and-survival.html

Tensions just keep on building up in Iran.

DirecTV to acquire Dish Network, Sling for $1 in huge pay-TV merger

 https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/09/30/directv-dish-merger/75449923007/

The more mergers, the less competition.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/directv-echostar-deal-acquisition-dish-sling-tv-1236017675/

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/30/media/directv-dish-network-merger/index.html

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/directv-acquires-dish-merger-1236159244/

Brainstorm (1983 film)

In many ways, Brainstorm was far ahead of its time. Had there been a bigger budget and no tragic death of one of the main stars of the movie, Brainstorm might have been as popular as Tron.

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/brainstorm-1983

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainstorm_(1983_film)#Plot

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085271

https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/a25654064/sci-fi-movie-brainstorm-natalie-wood-final-film/

Everything you need to know about Brainstorm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBR-rmDHBQ0

The Penguin Episode 2: Gotham City Through Oz's Eyes

https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-penguin-episode-2-preview-check-out-gotham-city-through-ozs-eyes/

 https://collider.com/the-penguin-episode-2-recap/

It's always interesting to see new adaptations of established characters. The_Penguin is no exception.

https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/dc-tv-shows/the-penguin-episode-2-spoiler-recap-easter-eggs/

https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/the-penguin-episode-2-release-time-plot-trailer

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/09/20/the-penguin-review-gotham-gangster-goodness-with-a-delightful-colin-farrell/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Penguin_(TV_series)#Premise

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Penguin_(TV_series)#Future


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Batman

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Some Rappers Who NEVER Feared Diddy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy_M7xlwhiA

P Diddy has been rubbing some people the wrong way for quite a while.


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=P+Diddy

Will They Ever Stop The Simpsons?

 https://www.vulture.com/article/the-simpsons-series-finale-barts-birthday-episode-explained.html

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-simpsons-series-finale-last-episode-season-36-premiere-1236159517/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons#Writing

There are so many more predictions to be made on The+Simpsons.

https://www.thewrap.com/the-simpsons-predictions-that-came-true

If this world is part of something like a cosmic simulation, then some of The+Simpsons predictions might be able to prove it.

https://ew.com/simpsons-predictions-that-came-true-8662708

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/the-simpsons-predictions-came-true-b2577225.html

https://collider.com/predictions-the-simpsons-came-true/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/simpsons-future-predictions-accurate-1140775/


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Simpsons+Predictions

Did Megalopolis really flop?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13905591/megalopolis-flops-weekend-box-office-Wild-Robot-soars-spot-35-million.html

Alleged_conflicts_on_set might affect the overall tone or feel of a production.

Sometimes a movie like Megalopolis doesn't initially connect with an audience. It might gain in popularity in streaming, or gradually build an interest over the years. 

https://deadline.com/2024/09/megalopolis-francis-ford-coppola-interview-1236085381

It might just become another quirky art movie still to appreciated by some.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis_(film)#Plot

https://collider.com/francis-ford-coppola-megalopolis-meaning

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis_(film)#Themes


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Megalopolis

P Diddy taken off suicide watch

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13905175/diddy-suicide-watch-brooklyn-jail-sex-charges.html

P-Diddy has really gotten himself into a $HIT-storm of trouble.

https://www.cinemablend.com/television/former-pr-partner-claimed-stayed-on-guard-anytime-diddy-party-happened

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/sean-diddy-combs-controversies-timeline-1234889043/


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=P+Diddy

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

P Diddy predicted his arrest 25 years ago after bragging about 'crazy' parties

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/us-showbiz/diddy-predicted-arrest-25-years-33737921

https://www.thewrap.com/diddy-arrest-sex-trafficking-analysis-kept-under-wraps Over the years, a lot of people might have been compromised.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13874467/Diddy-White-Parties-drugs-snorted-bodies-topless-women.html

 https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/us-showbiz/p-diddy-placed-suicide-watch-33737242 P Diddy obviously wanted to have a lot of fun over the years.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/inside-p-diddys-hell-earth-33697035?int_source=nba

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/p-diddy-suicide-watch-prison-33719903 He had a lot of time to acumulate a lot of data and especially video_recordings, as others have done.

https://people.com/sean-diddy-combs-placed-on-suicide-watch-while-awaiting-trial-mental-state-unclear-source-8715686 He might have finally rubbed someone the wrong way and that might have enraged some very powerful people.

https://www.nme.com/news/music/p-diddy-reportedly-placed-on-suicide-watch-while-awaiting-trial-for-sex-crimes-3795772 Perhaps he started to reach a critical point of having too much video data that could be used to blackmail and extort people with.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/sean-diddy-combs-alleged-sex-trafficking-crimes-similar-epstein-case-defense-lawyer-says

Unfortunately, for Jeffrey_Epstein, there was a point of having too many video_recordings of various people. Too much potential to blackmail or extort people with. Some very powerful people might have gotten quite concerned with such a threat. Thus, a lot of people could have had a motive for the threat to be resolved. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jeffrey_Epstein#Death


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=P+Diddy

Boeing's 'best and final' contract offer?

 https://qz.com/boeing-strike-union-reaction-best-final-offer-1851656153

Usually, any strike is about better pay or better working conditions, job security and benefits.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/24/boeing-final-offer-strike-pay-rise

https://www.tipranks.com/news/boeings-latest-strike-setback-may-cost-the-company-billions

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg92528y51o

https://apnews.com/article/boeing-strike-labor-union-machinists-d40b23d9a0d0553a81ebc4de07c7d65d

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-raises-its-offer-to-the-machinists-to-try-to-end-the-strike/


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Boeing+machinists+strike

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Boeing

Monday, September 23, 2024

Pagers and other Electronic Booby-traps in War

 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/opinion/lebanon-pagers-israel-gaza-war-crimes.html

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/thiruvananthapuram/indian-born-entrepreneur-rinson-jose-pager-blasts-lebanon-hezbollah-9580070/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-hezbollah-pagers-were-detonated-individually-attackers-knew-who-and-where-the-target-was/

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/20/world/video/pager-explosion-demonstration-digvid Even a small amount can pack such a death-punch. 

https://theintercept.com/2024/09/18/pagers-explosives-history-booby-traps-electronics This is very nasty tech, but it's really been around for quite a while.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taiwan-firm-denies-making-pagers-used-lebanon-explosions-rcna171594

https://abcnews.go.com/International/israel-hand-manufacturing-pagers-exploded-lebanon-source/story?id=113851347

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-planted-explosives-hezbollahs-taiwan-made-pagers-say-sources-2024-09-18/

The Smartphone_kill_switch could take on a whole new connotation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_pill Its one thing to kill an electronic device, but now there will be more of a concern that a person could be killed along with the communications device. 

Each side of a conflict can take a weapon, modify it and then continue to use it against each other. 

Rush - The Weapon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCRVbH9vZrA


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=deadly+pager+attack