https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ADvC4ioqe4
Zuckerberg's actions finally have consequences... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtOmjej-YDE
News & popular culture & observing various ideas & Sci-Fi concepts that become a technological reality. What is reality in general? Some say that it's all part of a cosmic simulation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ADvC4ioqe4
Zuckerberg's actions finally have consequences... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtOmjej-YDE
https://apnews.com/article/frank-beard-died-zz-top-obit-72139238d1dbf3d277bdb3b8584eecc9
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/frank-beard-zz-top-drummer-dead-obituary-1235607415/
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/18/frank-beard-dies-zz-top
https://consequence.net/2026/08/zz-top-to-keep-touring-frank-beard-passing/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_travel
Can Humans REALLY Leave Earth? [Interstellar Spaceship] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBb2gC0lByk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_travel#Prime_targets_for_interstellar_travel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQlcK2EhoQA
What really led to the war on Iran? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LInLwSuiv_E
https://www.reddit.com/r/matrix/comments/1vrk5uc/i_get_goosebumps_every_time/
https://www.reddit.com/r/matrix/comments/1vrk5uc/comment/p4fkmt9/
https://www.reddit.com/r/matrix/comments/1vrk5uc/comment/p4ex3yy
Technically, there is no connection between John Matrix and John Wick.
However, several years before Joel_Silver would meet The_Wachowskis to eventually produce the first and then 2 more MATRIX movies, he just happened to produce the Commando movie with its main character being, Colonel John Matrix. https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/John_Matrix
https://letterboxd.com/producer/joel-silver
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/llct7i/til_before_joel_silver_produced_some_of
Then, at the end of the first MATRIX movie in Sydney, KR as Neo walks out of a phone booth.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+matrix+filming+location
There happens to be a building across the street from it that has a similar shape to the NY Continental Hotel in the John Wick movies.
https://melodydexter.com/more/blog/radisson-blu-sydney-the-john-wick-hotel
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Paradox+Sydney
Of course when people first saw the MATRIX in 1999, there was no concept of John Wick character yet, let alone the wedge shaped Continental Hotel.
One of the key things about pondering a simulation theory, thought experiment is to notice some very peculiar synchronicity that seems to be part of this earthly reality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP5k0bHmhqc
The Hidden Secrets of DUNE's Darkest Planet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3lkZ-7pRAM , https://www.youtube.com/@DamiLeeArch/videos
The Complete History of Dune (Frank Herbert's Books Only) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g4hHH8z5cI
Dune Part 3 Explained | Trailer Breakdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AMwuOygdfg
https://www.reddit.com/r/matrix/comments/1vrazgo/rolling_stone/
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/matrix-4-to-begin-production-874300/
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/carrieanne_moss
Carrie-Anne Moss NEVER thought she would book The Matrix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoRvGAZj7vY , https://www.youtube.com/@TheSackhoffShowClips/videos
https://screenrant.com/matrix-show-carrie-anne-moss-breakthrough
https://www.reddit.com/r/matrix/comments/1oqqtl0/if_i_had_two_nickels_for_every_time_carrieanne
The Forgotten Matrix T.V. Series from 1993 | MATRIX EXPLAINED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X29Dl7dZVvs
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Who+is+John+Matrix+and+who+is+John+Wick
Profits First, Health Second: The Pharmaceutical Industry...https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11270595/
https://www.somo.nl/big-pharma-raked-in-usd-90-billion-in-profits-with-covid-19-vaccines/
That's why the precollege years of study are very important for building upon each other. If one misses certain things along the way, it can really hider them later on.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/great-minds-think-alike
https://www.britannica.com/science/mathematics/Newton-and-Leibniz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_calculus#Newton_and_Leibniz
https://medium.com/@izaakmaine/the-calculus-wars-e7ac64fa006a
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/development-calculus Authored By: Paradowski, Robert J., PhD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leibniz%E2%80%93Newton_calculus_controversy#Background
https://vplevris.medium.com/newton-vs-leibniz-the-calculus-war-that-changed-europe-1b35fde2bb9f
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculus_of_variations
https://mindmatters.ai/2023/07/is-mathematics-discovered-or-invented/
https://sethlewis.ie/2019/10/22/do-great-minds-really-think-alike
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/great-minds-think-alike.html
They value their nice country living so much that they can't be bought out.
https://www.reddit.com/r/howislivingthere/comments/1pxqvfz/what_is_it_like_living_in_kentucky/
https://www.ucumberlands.edu/blog/4-tips-rural-kentucky-living-local
https://www.unitedvanlines.com/moving-tips/blog/living-in-kentucky
https://corporateeurope.org/en/2020/09/power-and-profit-during-pandemic
https://www.somo.nl/big-pharma-raked-in-usd-90-billion-in-profits-with-covid-19-vaccines/
https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/resource/horrible-history-big-pharma/
https://theconversation.com/why-big-pharma-had-a-responsibility-to-profit-from-the-pandemic-160826
"The war on artificial intelligence is no longer just online arguments and complaints about data centers. Something has shifted..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvlGs25tCxI Dr. Sabine Hossenfelder
Of course there have been several Sci-Fi books, movies and TV productions about positive and cautionary stories about AI.
THE BUTLERIAN JIHAD (War of the Thinking Machines in DUNE) EXPLAINED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvylx4ei3Wk
https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Butlerian_Jihad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(franchise)#Butlerian_Jihad
The Butlerian Jihad is NOT a warning against AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f1UumjWTa0
https://www.reddit.com/r/dune/comments/1gvf11l/what_the_butlerian_jihad_really_was_about/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet 1956
https://www.facebook.com/groups/forbiddenplanetmovie/posts/10163633396403777/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet#Plot
Forbidden Planet: The great (AI) machine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHXfMjp2zqI
Forbidden Planet (1956): The Banned Ending They Hid For Over 70 Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02cdStILtog
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_City,_Johor (in Malaysia)
Perhaps Forest City still has a chance to become a vibrant place, since its right next to Singapore.
Exploring the World's Largest $100 Billion Failed Ghost City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ZGkjdFAZs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liuzhou_Forest_City (in China)
https://www.stefanoboeriarchitetti.net/en/project/liuzhou-forest-city
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/7c4c2756-20a6-41f3-8982-25710bb98431
Cypher: I know this steak doesn’t exist... Ignorance is bliss | The Matrix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JODWCwycNmg
Binging with Babish: Chateaubriand Steak from The Matrix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA6uLMsl9w0
Cypher Was Always Right | MATRIX EXPLAINED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgzKchQ5bcA
Steak in the Matrix movie https://www.perplexity.ai/search/a7b7a963-de58-4c8a-be21-3e0842b91fe9
https://www.reddit.com/r/matrix/comments/pmw0we/joe_pantoliano_cypher_shares_a_funny_anecdote
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=A+steak+in+THE+MATRIX
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/b60c9d25-3a7e-4422-9c22-0210350ef9a7
How often do people get AI mixed up with A1 Steak Sauce? https://www.perplexity.ai/search/9c077ab6-f263-429e-8077-d6f4c2e6e00a
A story that seems hard to believe claims Education Secretary Linda McMahon mixed up AI with A.1. steak sauce. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb-a5uX9uVY
Neil deGrasse Tyson And Jaron Lanier on the AI Illusion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ZKYH8v_do StarTalk Plus
The Uncomfortable Truth About AI “Reasoning” | World Science Festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFYF_e1GSGI
The Rise and Reckoning of AI | 2026 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYUYdpG4UT8
Is AI Hiding Its Full Power? With Geoffrey Hinton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6ZcFa8pybE StarTalk
Why Chinese AI Is Suddenly So Good (ft. DeepSeek, SeeDance 2.0) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIudp4xv7Io
Steak in the Matrix movie https://www.perplexity.ai/search/a7b7a963-de58-4c8a-be21-3e0842b91fe9
https://www.reddit.com/r/matrix/comments/pmw0we/joe_pantoliano_cypher_shares_a_funny_anecdote/
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=A+steak+in+THE+MATRIX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKIAZYegQ-I
Ancient Human Species We Once Co-Existed With https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLrAJo6-SH4
Biology Professor Denis Noble: "Neo-Darwinism Is Dead" | We Need A Biology Beyond Genes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAPhBt8VJCM
Prof. Alice Roberts Uncovers Incredible Origins Of Ancient Humans | BBC Timestamp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NWevQpcFIo
https://www.france24.com/en/death-toll-rises-after-colombia-earthquake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colombia_earthquake#Impact
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/11/world/live-news/colombia-earthquake-latest
https://apnews.com/article/colombia-choco-earthquake-rescue-e6afe31239c0deae34ab944014464399
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/12/eu-sends-2-million-to-colombia-after-deadly-earthquake
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/10/world/colombia-earthquake-map-vis
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=August+2026+Colombia+earthquake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovh2FR4RxWk
https://www.science.org/content/article/rare-dangerous-side-effects-some-covid-19-vaccines-explained
There was such an urgency to get the Covid vaccine out there, ASAP.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589936821000694
Unfortunately, some people experienced some serious side effects.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9009903/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-54886-0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colombia_earthquake
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cj9gzgjw98xt
https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventid=1557236&episodeid=1724218&eventtype=EQ
https://reliefweb.int/disaster/eq-2026-000146-col
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=August+2026+Colombia+earthquake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPG6w0GtnPQ
40 Million People In Danger. There's No Stopping It. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvk86NseiY4
Lake Mead Update! Dangerous New Lows Happening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y8w5uvWaIQ
https://www.facebook.com/verge/videos/keanu-explains-the-matrix-to-teens/1096396132464660
https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/movies/keanu-reeves-describes-matrix-to-unimpressed-teens
https://nerdist.com/article/keanu-reeves-explains-the-matrix-to-teens/
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CXbOMfmg_Oc/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPMc9VtE1vz/
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/matrix-empire-1999-keanu-reeves-interview A lot of things have happened since the spring of 1999.
https://www.generationzalpha.com/blog/gen-z-alpha-reality A whole new generation has grown up in a world that's far beyond 1990s technology.
Step behind the scenes of the legendary Woodstock festival to uncover the untold story of its creation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4oZIVcPm5c
https://www.history.com/articles/woodstock-clean-up-1969
Many young people didn't want to fight and die for some old mans war. A few generations later, and still a lot of young people don't want to die in another war orchestrated by old men.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Service_System#December_2026_and_after
Unfortunately, if there is a serious incident, that could result in winter war draft, and it will be tougher for people to ignore or resist it in this era.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Service_System#Present
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/politics/us-military-draft-registration-2026
A lot of young people don't want to fight in a war orchestrated by old men.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/irans-economy-shambles-war-takes-its-toll
https://reactormag.com/strange-new-worlds-spock-kirk-secret/
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Human_Best_Friend_(episode)
https://movieweb.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-laan-subplot-masked/
https://www.imdb.com/news/ni65960386/?ref_=nwc_art_perm
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Griffin_Incident_(episode)
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Griffin_Incident_(episode)
https://winteriscoming.net/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4-director-explains-griffin-incident
https://winteriscoming.net/28-years-before-griffin-incident-star-trek-event-horizon-tribute-voyager
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Strange+New+Worlds
https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-women-sue-taylor-farms-mcdonalds-e-coli-40920007/
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/taylor-farms-lawsuit-president-22375638.php
https://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=cyclosporiasis+outbreak
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=explosive+diarrhea
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=blast+the+bowl
https://www.avclub.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-recap-season-4-episode-3-human-best-friend
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Human_Best_Friend_(episode)
https://blog.trekcore.com/2026/08/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-review-human-best-friend/
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Strange+New+Worlds
AI Expert Urges Governments to Bring Development to "Grinding Halt" Amid Fears of Rogue Technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlO-bU5UW4U
Just have a toilet video conference call while someone else is in the shower.
While this isn't supposed to be NZ Toilet-Humour, it ended up going that way.
https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Toilet_Humour
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ToiletHumour
Of course its never a good idea to have a toilet conference meeting whenever you have to blast+the+bowl.
https://unitedfresh.co.nz/news-events/food-safety/cyclospora-poses-minimal-risks-for-new-zealand
Fortunately, NZ hasn't had any recent cases of explosive+diarrhea from bad food.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/08/when-ai-goes-rogue/
https://off-guardian.org/2026/08/05/are-you-ready-for-the-rogue-ai-psy-op/
The Rogue AI Story Keeps Getting Worse (Real People Were Targeted) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV0neS94WWg
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/they-really-dont-care
https://www.cold-takes.com/all-possible-views-about-humanitys-future-are-wild/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/98vnlb/people_who_are_optimistic_about_our_future/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1ia3rvr/does_there_still_exist_a_sentiment_for_the/
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-08-24/why-does-anyone-even-care-about-the-future/
https://www.reddit.com/r/GTA/comments/1hiwx3q/why_there_isnt_a_gta_game_in_texas_or_chicago_how/
Why does Rockstar AVOID Chicago? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnoTvKnmy1s
No DFW version of GTA either.
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=GTA
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Grand+Theft+Auto
https://www.gtaboom.com/gta-6-foreign-city-of-the-week-toronto-2901 This post is almost from 10 years ago. Still no GTA set in the GTA.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Daiu_XLO8u8
https://www.ureachtoronto.ca/greater-toronto-area-gta
https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/gta-games-ranked
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=GTA
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Grand+Theft+Auto
https://www.indy100.com/gaming/gta-6-live-trailer-3-preorders-2677653180
https://en.gamegpu.com/news/igry/grand-theft-auto-vi-poyavilas-na-reklamnykh-stendakh-best-buy
https://www.reddit.com/r/grandtheftauto/
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=GTA
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Grand+Theft+Auto
https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1434548/myspace-is-getting-a-relaunch-though-without-tom-anderson
https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/1kf3aj/rockstar_on_myspace/
Grand Theft Auto 5 | Hilarious Myspace Easter Egg! (GTA V) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95MuNoZQ3Wc
Of course this has been a very rough time for them.
https://www.france24.com/en/cuba-could-collapse-what-s-trump-s-plan-for-the-island
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/americas/cuba-blackout-electrical-grid-collapse-intl-hnk
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/3/grid-failure-plunges-cuba-into-nationwide-blackout
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba#Economy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba#Tourism
If this war isn't stopped within a few weeks, the cost of living will dramatically increase. If this war isn't shutdown within a few months, then a bunch of young people would likely be drafted to die for old men in power.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/aug/03/wildfire-burns-knothead-trails-as-it-moves-into-li/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/us/live-news/spokane-washington-wildfires
https://apnews.com/article/wildfire-spokane-washington-evacuate-8e42b37783bda01e7d004d71e546458e
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/spokane-washington-wildfire-rcna590469
The platform’s owners say it will return. Online, users are debating whether Myspace can recreate its old appeal in the current social media landscape. https://mashable.com/life/myspace-comeback-owners-relaunch-plans
https://nypost.com/2026/08/02/opinion/james-madison-knew-the-antidote-for-dr-faucis-covid-tyranny/
Big Pharma was making HUGE profits all the while when Dr.+Fauci was in quite a key position of power.
Dr.+Anthony+Fauci was given lots of power and is well under 6 feet tall, but that doesn't necessarily mean he has a Napoleon_complex.
The Napoleon Complex: When Shorter Men Take More https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6247438
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/?term=Dr.+Anthony+Fauci
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Dr.+Anthony+Fauci