From Max Headroom to a Rap God and Reunion

Matt_Frewer played the digital character, Max_Headroom very well.

The Crazy Bizarre History of Max Headroom: TV Star, Icon, Pitch Man, Pirate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reMRbvXfqAo

"The Max Headroom Broadcast Signal Interruption Incident that occurred in Chicago of 1987 is probably the most infamous of any such hack. Despite the FCC's efforts, the people behind the Max Headroom Incident have remained at large for over 30 years."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rRo5CHFxAI  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOdYm4GxO8M

The Art of Noise with Max Headroom - Paranoimia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6epzmRZk6UU

Of course Eminem wasn't just playing a Rap_God...  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbGs_qK2PQA

"This tutorial will help you rap Eminem's fastest verse in "Rap God". Starting from a slow pace of 59bpm, it repeats the verse again and again in 10% increments up to the full speed tempo of 148bpm. This is the best way to practice rapping this verse."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E6WXot0qMM

Eminem -::- Godzilla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qFvCPmee8U 

Back in 1974, this was one of the fastest songs around.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Is_a_Rock_(But_the_Radio_Rolled_Me)

It has got to be one of the earliest rap songs in history.

Reunion Life Is a Rock (But_the_Radio_Rolled_Me)  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16kh-AP4OCU

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

Cyberpunk 2077 gets new game director

 https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-28-cyberpunk-2077-gets-a-new-game-director

https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/382373/CD_Projekt_has_appointed_a_new_Cyberpunk_2077_game_director.php

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-27-cd-projekt-appoints-new-game-director-for-cyberpunk

Cyberpunk 2077 — Official Gameplay Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO8lX3hDU30

At first there sure was a lot of interest and momentum behind this, and then...

What Kind Of Game Did Cyberpunk 2077 Turn Out To Be, Anyway? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWEkeqJ2djM

"Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the greatest disappointments in gaming history. It has ironically had the biggest digital launch of all time..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNCuypF0cu8 , https://www.youtube.com/c/TheActMan/videos

Talk about requiring a reboot.

https://www.cyberpunk.net , https://twitter.com/CyberpunkGame  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk_2077

https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-cd-projekt-red-and-studio-trigger-come-together-for-global-anime-cyberpunk-edgerunners

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/19/style/cyberpunk-2077-video-game-disaster.html

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Cyberpunk+2077

A.I. drones and RoboCop

 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2278852-drones-may-have-attacked-humans-fully-autonomously-for-the-first-time

https://thebulletin.org/2021/05/was-a-flying-killer-robot-used-in-libya-quite-possibly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d28APIfwSI

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9629801/Fully-autonomous-drones-hunted-attacked-humans-time.html

There might be a little problem when A.I. is occasionally programmed to hunt and kill certain people.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2217171-autonomous-killer-drones-set-to-be-used-by-turkey-in-syria/

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2212982-the-us-army-is-developing-ai-missiles-that-find-their-own-targets/

https://www.amacad.org/publication/ethics-morality-robotic-warfare-assessing-debate-over-autonomous-weapons

The 2014 and 2017 movies titled, Drone depict how drone pilots find it more and more difficult to do their tasks. Drone_(2014_film)#Premise , Drone_(2017_film)#Plot , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_featuring_drones

Human emotions keep getting in the way, where as autonomous units simply hunt and kill the human targets. However, at a certain point, what if the A.I. decides to attack all humans? 

When RoboCop was released in 1987, people got to see an intense depiction of a severely injured man that was revived and rebuilt into a robotic body. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop#Plot

The movie was set in Detroit but was mostly filmed in Dallas. https://www.dallasfilmcommission.com/robocop-dallas-locations-then-now , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop#Filming , https://www.movie-locations.com/movies/r/Robocop-1987.php , http://www.thennowmovielocations.com/2019/05/robocop-1987.html

Then in 2016, Dallas became the first city to use robotics to kill a person.

https://www.texastribune.org/2016/07/08/use-robot-kill-dallas-suspect-first-experts-say

"Peter Singer, a strategist and senior fellow at the New America Foundation who writes about the technology of warfare, said he believed this was a first. “There may be some story that comes along, but I’d think I’d have heard of it,” he said.

Others concurred. “As far as I know, it appears to be the first intentional use of a lethally armed robot by the police in the United States,” said Elizabeth Joh, law professor at the University of California at Davis." https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/08/police-bomb-robot-explosive-killed-suspect-dallas  

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-crime-idUSKBN1FK35W

Eventually, fully autonomous robotics would be used in similar situations. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_shooting_of_Dallas_police_officers#Use_of_a_police_robot_to_kill_Johnson

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/dallas-police-used-a-robot-to-kill-what-does-that-mean-for-the-future-of-police-robots/2016/07/20/32ee114e-4a84-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html

https://www.newscientist.com/article-topic/artificial-intelligence

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

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

LANCASTER, Birds, JB and Alcatraz...

Ian_LANCASTER_Fleming was best known for his James_Bond_novels_and_short_stories.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_James_Bond_novels_and_short_stories#Books,_by_publication_sequence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond_(ornithologist)#Fictional_namesake

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_of_the_West_Indies by, JB, a real bird-man.

https://www.realjamesbond.net/2019/10/more-about-the-birdman-on-the-cover.html

Birdman_of_Alcatraz_(1962_film) Staring, Burt_LANCASTER. 

James_Bond_in_Dr._No_(1962)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Connery#James_Bond:_1962-1971,_1983

Of course Sean_Connery would eventually play a man that escaped from the, Alcatraz_Federal_Penitentiary in The_Rock_(1996_film).

http://movie-locations.com/movies/r/Rock-1996.php

"John Mason (Sean+Connery) is introduced to General Hummel (Ed Harris), and gives him his opinion of their "act of lunacy". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UkrDEnzIS8

https://screenrant.com/james-bond-sean-connery-rock-movie-007-theory

Of course near the end of the movie, John Mason (Sean Connery) is allowed to escape from the rocky island bird cage by, Nicolas_Cage as, Dr. Stanley Goodspeed. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117500

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz_Island_in_popular_culture , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy12XzBhfa8

A few movies before Harrison_Ford would star with Sean_Connery in, Indiana_Jones_and_the_Last_Crusade, Harrison_Ford went to Lancaster_County,_Pennsylvania to do some scenes for the movie, Witness. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witness_(1985_film)#Filming 

The Lancaster synchronicity. seems to intersect at key points throughout the life of Sean+Connery. 

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

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Sean+Connery+in,The+Rock

John Wick 4, MATRIX 4 and Keanu Reeves...

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9625489/John-Wick-4-Keanu-Reeves-looks-cheerful-sports-shaggy-beard-Berlin.html , https://collider.com/tag/john-wick

The John+Wick movie series is clearly on a roll.

KR seems to be at the top of his game. It's always nice to have various options. However, what's going to happen to CP 2077? 

Cyberpunk 2077 — Behind the Scenes: Keanu Reeves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXHWeHxLDcs  (So much hype, hope and promise.)

Why Is Cyberpunk 2077 SO BAD?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNCuypF0cu8

A lot of people like certain aspects or features of CP 2077, but many find it disappointing.

The Tragedy of Cyberpunk 2077 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2zNCyZTS_M

"This is a video review and critique of Cyberpunk 2077, one of the most infamous flops of recent years. A lot of what went into it flopping that way was impossible or misguided expectations of what the game actually was, what areas it would creatively focus on and even what genre it was." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWEkeqJ2djM 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Cyberpunk+2077

Hopefully MATRIX 4 will have some interesting things to reveal. Although M2 and M3 were considered unnecessary by some, I liked how elements of the story were continued. So if M4 can extend the overall story in an interesting way, I'm game.

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

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=John+Wick

Are we all living in a Cosmic Matrix?

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/feb/04/a-glitch-in-the-matrix-documentary-rodney-acher

A lot of people just never bothered to deeply ponder, The Nature Of Reality. (TNOR)

TRON is just Sci-Fi entertainment, as is THE+MATRIX , etc.

https://builtin.com/hardware/simulation-theory

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-we-live-in-a-simulation-chances-are-about-50-50

Many people were already busy with life in general to really think of the big picture.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/4/10/18275618/simulation-hypothesis-matrix-rizwan-virk

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-matrix-do-we-live-in-a-simulation-2019-4

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=THE+MATRIX

By this point in history or the cosmic interactive recording and projection, people have science as well as legends and myths to explore and compare TNOR with the help of VR technology. https://www.fusionanomaly.net/virtualreality.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/bank-of-america-thinks-theres-a-50-chance-we-live-in-a-matrix-2016-9

https://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/07/tech-billionaires-think-we-live-in-the-matrix-and-have-asked-scientists-to-get-us-out.html , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nFdlvYxjpI

https://www.businessinsider.com/bank-of-america-wonders-about-the-matrix-2016-9

People have had over 2 decades to gradually absorb the various concepts of reality.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3788735/There-50-chance-living-Matrix-world-simply-SIMULATION-says-Bank-America.html

What if the universe or multiverse is in something like an IMAX or a VR Planetarium?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9625703/Physics-Scientists-capture-highest-resolution-images-atoms.html

How would we even know? https://www.fusionanomaly.net/matrix.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9625141/Largest-map-dark-matter-created-using-light-100-MILLION-galaxies.html

Various religions and philosophies have implied that this cosmic construct is the product of some kind of Superintelligence , a creator or programmer... 

Thus, from their perspective this world is part of a cosmic Simulation. 

https://hackernoon.com/religion-and-the-simulation-hypothesis-is-god-an-ai-part-i-e2ac0016ca1e

https://www.zenentrepreneur.com RV https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/more-info

https://hackernoon.com/tagged/the-matrix , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis

RV and NB have such interesting perspectives that sometimes intersect or overlap.

https://www.nickbostrom.com

Nick Bostrom: Simulation and Superintelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #83 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfKiTGj-zeQ

Nick Bostrom & Ros Picard • God, AI & the future of humanity: Is technology the key to immortality? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHcrLpWICm8 , https://www.youtube.com/c/Unbelievableshow/videos

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=the+MATRIX+intersection

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Simulation

https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetstemwedel/2015/08/23/the-philosophy-of-star-trek-the-kobayashi-maru-no-win-scenarios-and-ethical-leadership/?sh=3c00441d5f48

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

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/09/incredible-star-trek-the-next-generation-simulation-ordered-to-stand-down/

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Holodeck

https://theconversation.com/star-treks-holodeck-from-science-fiction-to-a-new-reality-74839

https://www.healthysimulation.com/14175/the-kobayashi-maru-lessons-on-simulation-from-star-trek

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

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

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

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

Full Immersion (VR) Virtual Reality

Full Immersion_(virtual_reality) could still be decades away. Unless...?  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersion_(virtual_reality)#Types

https://medium.com/tech-topics/how-close-are-we-to-full-dive-vr-20e128fd1f19

https://elarasystems.com/full-immersion-vr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersion_(virtual_reality)#Immersive_virtual_reality

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

Of course Plato wrote about the allegory_of_the_cave a long time ago.

https://faculty.washington.edu/smcohen/320/cave.htm

Then make the jump from an ancient cave to an IMAX#Theatre or a planetarium. 

https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/articles/12-astonishing-planetariums-you-have-to-see 

https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/story/news/local/2021/05/07/worlds-most-advanced-planetarium-system-comes-peoria-riverfront-museum/4992398001

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/virtual-reality-planetarium-patrick-mcpike

https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/360-video , https://www.es.com/digistar

https://creativeplanet.pl/en/services

Then think of a hybrid of IMAX#Virtual_reality and a VR Planetarium. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_cave#Influence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersion_(virtual_reality)#Immersive_digital_environments

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Benayoun#In_virtual_reality_and_augmented_reality

At a certain point some people might start to ponder that the Cosmos is in the equivalent of someones Planetarium. 

The Flammarion_engraving from 1888 is a fascinating depiction of a person that has been able to see beyond the realm of the cave, theater or planetarium. Nature and technology on a higher plane of reality. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Flammarion#Quotations

Then it becomes a case of how vast is this cosmic projection of space and time? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacetime

https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/03/15/this-is-why-the-multiverse-must-exist/?sh=a21ae736d086 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVvcOQk6G0Q

https://www.space.com/18811-multiple-universes-5-theories.html

The Multiverse Hypothesis Explained by Neil deGrasse Tyson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6OoaNPSZeM

A Thin Sheet of Reality: The Universe as a Hologram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnETCBOlzJs Dec 29, 2014

Leonard Susskind - How Many Universes Exist? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuWDzQ-tiZ8 Dec 23, 2015

Whether there are many or its just the Universe, this world seems to be part of an interactive recording and projection of data. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universe#Physical_properties

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/our-improbable-existence-is-no-evidence-for-a-multiverse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_of_the_universe , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacetime#Introduction_to_curved_spacetime

Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Simulation Hypothesis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmcrG7ZZKUc Mar 17, 2020

Are You In A Simulation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d9i_0Ty7Cg Sep 21, 2017

The Simulation Hypothesis | Rizwan Virk | Talks at Google https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHlfe2HE_gQ Aug 7, 2019

The-Nature-Of-Reality :: 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Nature+Of+Reality

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

U2 - Even Better Than The Real Thing (1992)

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

Before people first got to see The MATRIX in 1999, the U2 video for, EBTTRT provided some very interesting clues about the fusion of the VR Matrix.  https://www.fusionanomaly.net/matrix.html

The official video for Even Better Than The Real Thing by U2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTxrgXWToZA "Filmed in spring 1992 in London, this video for the fourth single from the album Achtung Baby was directed by Kevin Godley." https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/u2

This is also another a cool version of the song.

"The official music video for Even Better Than The Real Thing (Perfecto Mix) by U2. The radio edit of the Perfecto Mix is the soundbed to this video for Even Better Than The Real Thing. Directed by Richie Smith, the footage includes scenes of the band in Morocco and Tenerife, as well as dayglo scenes shot in Pinewood Studios, London." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHKMoLY5ueY

MARVEL’S STAR WARS: WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS

 https://www.starwars.com/news/marvel-star-wars-war-of-the-bounty-hunters-1-preview

The Mandalorian, flashbacks:

Fans React to The Mandalorian Chapter_16: "The Rescue"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QedbgpBe6kg

Luke's Entrance, but with the Force Theme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AI-m0rhZG8

Why Moff Gideon Was SCARED and Recognized Luke Skywalker!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI79_ppwn8M

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapter_16:_The_Rescue#Casting 

Did Corridor_Crew Make a Better CGI version of Luke Skywalker? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=861gfPVmgdc Of course!

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=STAR+WARS

The Matrix 4 Reportedly Spent An Astounding Amount Of Money To Shoot In San Francisco

 https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2568062/the-matrix-4-reportedly-spent-astounding-amount-money-san-francisco-keanu-reeves

Of course there is a strong connection with San Francisco, the MATRIX and SimCity. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix_(club) 

https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland#The_White_Rabbit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix_(club)#Emergence_of_Jefferson_Airplane

White_Rabbit_(song) , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-vcx0 , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rabbit_(song)#Lyrics_and_composition , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnJM_jC7j_4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimCity#Personal_computer_versions

https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/The_Matrix_4

It will be interesting to see how M4 continues the overall Matrix story.

https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2561573/one-matrix-star-takes-issue-with-the-matrix-4-reviving-keanu-reeves?pv=nsp%3B2568062

Will M4 explore the concept that this world might be in a simulation, within another simulation within another level of the universe?

Will M4 explore the concept that the afterlife might be on another dimensional plane of existence?

The_Matrix was released a decade after the SimCity_(1989_video_game).

https://upload.wikimedia.org/SimCity_Classic_cover_art.jpg Note the SF skyline.

https://www.ea.com/games/simcity , https://www.origin.com/can/en-us/store/simcity/simcity

In The_Thirteenth_Floor movie, a person goes into a non invasive pod and temporarily links into something like a photo-realistic version of SimCity. They merge into something like one The_Sims. You still feel like yourself but if you look into a mirror, you see the CGI lifelike character that is your temporary shell. 

Programming a City-Building Game from Scratch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pib4IWX_9RM , https://www.youtube.com/user/ThinMatrix/videos

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=THE+MATRIX

The Apple and Microsoft Rivalry

 https://9to5mac.com/2021/05/15/bloomberg-the-apple-and-microsoft-rivalry-is-back-heres-why

Two computer companies specializing in digital tech with different approaches.

https://www.gizchina.com/2021/05/16/the-rivalry-between-apple-and-microsoft-is-back

Of course the rivalry between these two companies has been going on for decades.

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/05/14/rivalry-between-apple-microsoft-heating-up

https://www.techspot.com/article/1262-biggest-tech-rivalries

https://www.industryleadersmagazine.com/apple-vs-microsoft-the-real-history 

https://www.cnet.com/news/revisiting-pirates-of-silicon-valley-the-original-steve-jobs-movie

https://qz.com/1719898/steve-jobs-speech-that-made-silicon-valley-obsessed-with-pirates

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_Silicon_Valley (1999) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keLSL9htZJc 

Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates. Epic Rap Battles of History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njos57IJf-0 , https://www.youtube.com/EpicRapBattles/videos

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Steve+Jobs

Elon Musk in a flashback interview from 2015...

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ippYts_JvUk (2015)

That was back in the days when he was worth less than 20 billion dollars.

Elon Musk on Artificial Intelligence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H15uuDMqDK0 (2019)

The Age of A.I. hosted by RD Jr. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwsrzCVZAb8 (2019)

Elon Musk gets emotional over Australia’s energy emergency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U63z6YOGYCY From 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7BMaG3zyVo

The Rise of SpaceX Elon Musk's Engineering Masterpiece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_T4QayqtI4 (2020)

Elon Musk Revealed Tesla Electric Airplane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Qcfii4pc8 (2021)

Tesla Cybertruck - This is why Cybertruck is Special https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ5YD1GX1Y0 (2021) https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Tesla+Cybertruck

How SpaceX Build Their Rockets So Fast? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-jqHFKh70s (2021)

At this point Elon+Musk is worth about 152 billion dollars. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/012715/5-richest-people-world.asp

"Technoking of Tesla, Imperator of Mars" https://twitter.com/elonmusk

Big Phones vs. small phones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWQi8N32veY WT

Full Review of Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, including camera test, specs, performance, price, battery test and more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb0BG0ixuQA , https://www.youtube.com/c/Mrwhosetheboss/videos

https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/688350/small-phone-lovers-rejoice-asus-zenfone-8-fantastic-option

Small and medium size phones still have their market.

https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/section/mobile_phones

How big can the phones get? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_afeOrKcVsE

Evolution of Mobile Phones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnobktms0TM

Why Smartphones Become Bigger (even) If We Can Make Them Smaller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWE2UP8EBUQ

Samsung Then vs. Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b55CdTYRbwU

Vaccine passports will play a part in global travel

 https://www.cnet.com/health/covid-19-vaccine-passports-will-play-a-part-in-global-travel

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/05/what-is-a-vaccine-passport-and-will-you-need-one-the-next-time-you-travel/

https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/vaccine-passport-covid

This could easily devolve into an intersection of, Brave_New_World and "1984", sprinkled with some, THX_1138. Welcome to a world where you really are just a number with DNA global tracking codes  and Vaccine+Passports, etc.

Welcome to the Machine of the 2020s.

Pink Floyd playing " Welcome to the machine" in Moscow, 1989. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aHTW9-W6AM 

https://www.youtube.com/c/pinkfloyd/videos

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=vaccine+passports

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

The STAR WARS Universe

Of course over the decades, Star_Wars_Day has become part of the merchandising. 

https://www.starwars.com/star-wars-day , https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-day-video-game-deals , https://www.starwars.com/games-apps

May in general is significant for many of the Star_Wars movies.

The Simplified Star Wars Skywalker Timeline... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OChbSEPJ8dc

The Entire Star Wars Saga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY0XbdxJpzA

Star Wars - Journey to The Rise of Skywalker | The Skywalker Saga Retrospective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC5I83qa3VI

The Entire Darth Vader Story Finally Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieUP860n5OQ

Luke's Entrance but with the Force Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AI-m0rhZG8

TOP 7 Lightsaber Colours and Meanings (CANON) - Star Wars Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88nWIKSYyCk

The Complete History of the Mandalorians. 24,000 BBY through The Old Republic, The Clone Wars, Rebels, The Mandalorian, and even Episode IX Rise of Skywalker.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awoqOq-n6CQ

The History Of Mandalore Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FnUHxT2-74

The Entire Boba Fett Story Finally Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlAz5ZiIqpg

Every Boba Fett scene from the STAR WARS trilogy, as he was portrayed by Jeremy Bulloch and the late Jason Wingreen.

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

https://www.fusionanomaly.net/starwars.html

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=STAR+WARS+Universe

Before, Are "Friends" Electric?: How Synth-Pop Became Synth-Pop and more

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm__xDOWxDc , https://www.youtube.com/c/TrashTheory/videos

Gary_Numan really caught onto something good and cultivated it. His own unique sound and style has endured though the decades. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Numan#Discography

Gary Numan tells the story of 'Are 'friends' Electric' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=307sNKwhIuo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_Friends_Electric? , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0WNbm1jz6A

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

Gary Numan 'Are Friends Electric?' AllSaints Basement Sessions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Z4Tv1zn-s Absolutely fantastic music! 

Gary Numan "Metal" Rare 1979 Promo Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rII2r7-U_9w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLfz2bbxxuM Metal studio version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmZ6_tbLgXM

Gary Numan We Are Glass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWR8vitO6wQ

Gary Numan (London 1981) M.E. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzV_EnPPnLM studio version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeucohIa5LQ

Gary Numan (London 1981) Down In The Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNVaNEtw53c studio version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GQS-iFCzus

Gary Numan - When The World Comes Apart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5E6RTDA7oc 2017-9-11 

'Intruder' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RxebQuFgJY

'Saints And Liars'' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED5BCe07HoE

https://www.youtube.com/c/OfficialGaryNuman/videos

"Gary Numan makes a surprise appearance on stage with Nine Inch Nails for a performance of his song "Metal," live in London, UK, July 15th, 2009." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehMqEXUspfs

"Gary Numan...with Nine Inch Nails for a performance of his song "Cars," live in London, UK, July 15th, 2009." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qlUFKFHNIU 

"VEVO Presents: Nine Inch Nails Tension 2013, a concert film at Staples Center, Los Angeles on November 8, 2013." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBC3NXnN8y4

“LESS THAN” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDV-dOvqKzQ

https://www.youtube.com/c/nin/videos