Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Rick Beato: Reacting To The Beatles "Get Back" Documentary...

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzihz9k2B1E , https://www.youtube.com/c/RickBeato/videos

The Mystery Bass of While My Guitar Gently Weeps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDCMK2VPeBA

Music video by Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton performing While My Guitar Gently Weeps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrTMc2i6Lzc

Music video by Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton performing Something (Live). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl-BNTeJXjw

George Harrison - When We Was Fab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVu6nPTVbBQ

Paul McCartney inducts John Lennon into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDChVcLWpGc , https://www.youtube.com/c/rockandrollhalloffame/videos

Dick Cavett welcomes musician John Lennon and Yoko Ono to the show where they discuss out-growing The Beatles. Date aired - 21st September 1971 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqXzloWA53E , https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDickCavettShow/videos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles:_Get_Back , https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9735318

Peter Jackson Reveals How He Convinced Beatles Paul and Ringo To Let Him Make 'Get Back' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K95MIzDth_A , https://www.youtube.com/c/variety/videos

The Beatles: Get Back | Official Trailer | Disney+ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auta2lagtw4 , https://www.youtube.com/c/DisneyMovieTrailers/videos

https://www.disneyplus.com/series/the-beatles-get-back/7DcWEeWVqrkE

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


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

NVIDIA’s RTX 4000-series GPUs

https://www.gpumag.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4000-series

Some people are always waiting for the latest version of any tech device.

 https://dotesports.com/hardware/news/everything-we-know-about-nvidias-rtx-4000-series-lovelace-gpus

https://www.techradar.com/news/nvidia-rtx-4000-gpus-rumored-to-be-a-major-refresh-on-5nm-in-2022

https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia/rtx-4000-production-2022

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/nvidia-lovelace-rumored-specs-what-we-know-so-far-about-geforce-rtx-30-series-successor

As soon as there is an upgrade, the previous version is still good.

https://www.gpumag.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3000-series

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Everything GREAT About The Matrix!

 (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl-pFXc5Zz4 , https://www.youtube.com/c/CinemaWins/videos

Everything GREAT About The Matrix! (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt2ldf5ecUU 


The Matrix Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrYg_qKX-aI , https://www.youtube.com/c/GameSpotUniverse/videos


 Things You Somehow Missed In The Matrix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYQ3_rTJR2k , https://www.youtube.com/c/whatculture/videos


Many regard  The MATRIX is the best movie in the series and the 2nd one is also pretty good. Although the 3rd movie might just be considered to be some as merely bonus material, it still provided a conclusion, but sort of convoluted. 

https://fandomwire.com/the-matrix-heres-why-matrix-reloaded-revolutions-were-better-than-the-first-movie Of course some people like the sequels more than the first movie.

Certainly many questions remained unanswered, whether you like any of the movies or not.

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

Saturday, November 27, 2021

More mobs of looters are grabbing goods in stores

 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/flash-mob-thieves-target-us-retail-stores-black-friday-2021-11-27

Unfortunately, the combination of COVID-19_lockdowns and then smash and grab robberies will only encourage more people to shop online.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/11/26/nordstrom-california-flash-mob-thefts-what-to-know/8763716002

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/27/us/best-buy-looting-minnesota/index.html

https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2021/11/looting-san-francisco-retail-theft/

https://nypost.com/2021/11/22/mobs-of-looters-are-grabbing-goods-in-california-thanks-to-downgraded-shoplifting-laws

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nordstrom-bay-area-looting-mobs-third-straight-day

What happens if too many people become too afraid to shop in person?

https://inc42.com/resources/contactless-and-card-payments-are-redefining-the-future-of-digital-transactions

The combination of pandemicslockdowns and looting is too much for many.

https://news.wttw.com/2021/11/26/black-friday-back-it-s-not-what-it-used-be

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Black+Friday

DLSS has come to Linux gaming

 https://www.theverge.com/22803980/nvidia-dlss-linux-arrived-proton-game-deathloop-support

Its just a matter of time until this level of DLSS is all around.

https://gamerant.com/nvidia-launches-dlss-23-doom-eternal-deathloop-cyberpunk-2077-gta-trilogy

Of course any improvements to GTA will enthral players.

https://gamerant.com/red-dead-redemption-2-dlss-technology-potential-gaming-future/

https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/16/22784404/nvidia-icat-dlss-spatial-temporal-upscaling-graphics

https://www.engadget.com/nvidia-dlss-2-3-update-180000345.html

https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/329090-nvidia-announces-open-source-image-scaling-new-dlss-and-a-free-icat-tool

https://www.techradar.com/news/nvidia-driver-makes-dlss-better-and-boosts-frame-rates-for-all-games

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-talks-dlss-2-3-compares-it-to-amds-fsr-calling-it-superior-than-spatial-upscaling-methods/

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

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

The Black Friday Phenomenon

Several people can get through Black_Friday and not buy too much into the shopping madness. Unfortunately, many get caught up in all the hype and B$ of it all. Some people can't control themselves, loose it or just go crazy.

https://www.history.com/news/black-friday-thanksgiving-origins-history

Mass-marketing madness, shop until you drop.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)#Black_Friday_around_the_world

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/sold-black-friday-turns-shopping-frenzy-into-global-phenomenon

 https://www.techradar.com/black-friday/black-friday-deals-sales

https://www.tomsguide.com/deals/best-black-friday-deals

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/reviewed/2021/11/23/black-friday-deals-save-big-amazon-walmart-best-buy-and-more/6049080001

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/29/psychology-of-black-friday-shopping-phenomenon-and-crowds-explained.html

https://www.techradar.com/black-friday/black-friday-vs-cyber-monday-whats-the-difference

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/reviewed/2021/11/20/black-friday-vs-cyber-monday-2021-what-buy-each-day-best-deals/8670857002/

Of course some people choose to take a more chill approach and do most of their shopping on line throughout the year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)#Black_Friday_online

https://hbr.org/2021/11/make-black-friday-a-more-exciting-online-experience

https://www.gobankingrates.com/saving-money/holiday/which-will-have-better-deals-in-2021-black-friday-vs-cyber-monday/

https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/cyber-monday-may-be-too-late-to-snag-the-best-deals-top-tips-to-shop-smart-this-year

https://www.diggitmagazine.com/papers/black-friday-global-sales-

https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/article/cyber-5-highlights

https://www.wepc.com/deals/cyber-monday-vs-black-friday

https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-games-store-black-friday-sale-2021

Its all part of a clever marketing scheme.

https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/evolution-black-friday-ncna1278024

In late 2019 a lot of people still preferred physically shopping vs. virtual shopping.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/11/29/age-online-shopping-count-out-brick-mortar-stores-column/4311647002

Then the COVID-19_pandemic started up and more people saw cyber-shopping as a safer way to go. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic

Especially with imposed lockdowns, so many people just couldn't always get to a store. Even if they could get to a store, many shelves were empty.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_recession

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Black+Friday

Smartphones vs. Laptops

 https://medcpu.com/smartphone-vs-laptop 

Of course the smartphone is the most convenient portable screen device.

https://www.fastchooser.com/Smartphone-vs.-Laptop 

However, a small, medium or large laptop still beats a smartphone.

 https://www.ign.com/articles/best-17-inch-laptop 

https://www.signalbooster.com/pages/what-is-a-wi-fi-signal-booster-and-how-does-it-work 

https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001398.htm 

The faster and stronger the Wi-Fi, the better.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_(telecommunication) 

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/4g-vs-lte 

https://www.verizon.com/articles/network-speed-comparison 

You could have one of the best devices on the market, but without a strong connection, it just wont be the same.

https://www.signalbooster.com/blogs/news/the-difference-between-4g-and-lte 

https://www.signalbooster.com/pages/what-is-a-cell-phone-signal-booster-and-how-does-it-work

Tablets vs. Laptops

 https://www.businesstechweekly.com/operational-efficiency/mobile-computing/tablet-vs-laptop/

While a tablet has some advantages, a laptop is still the better portable computer device.

https://www.lifewire.com/tablets-vs-laptops-832333

https://www.techradar.com/news/tablet-vs-2-in-1-laptop-which-is-better

https://www.cdw.com/content/cdw/en/articles/hardware/laptop-vs-tablet.html

https://www.gamingscan.com/tablet-vs-laptop/

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Desktop 3D Printers

 https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/nexa3d-launches-its-first-desktop-3d-printer-the-xip-technical-specifications-and-pricing-199696

https://pick3dprinter.com/industrial-3d-printer/

https://www.3dsourced.com/3d-printers/industrial-3d-printer-company/

Its a little like kids playing in a sandbox and figuring out how to make concrete. Then starting to construct sturdy structures...

https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-3d-printers

https://www.techradar.com/best/best-3d-printers

https://www.omnicoreagency.com/best-3d-printers

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323068858_3D_printing_of_electrically_conductive_hybrid_organic-inorganic_composite_materials

Development of a 3D printable and highly stretchable ternary organic–inorganic nanocomposite hydrogel 

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/tb/d1tb00484k


A Closer Look at 3D Printing Materials: Ceramics and Organic Material https://www.3dnatives.com/en/3d-printing-material110420174

https://www.allevi3d.com/what-is-3d-bioprinting


A review on the challenges of 3D printing of organic powders https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405886619300168


https://medicalfuturist.com/3d-bioprinting-overview

https://wyss.harvard.edu/technology/3d-bioprinting

https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2017/05/mit-explores-how-make-3d-printing-organic

https://3dprinting.com/bio-printing

A very advanced Replicator From show Star Trek Enterprise season 2 episode 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyMYKWIAR5s (A fantastic Sci-Fi depiction of replicating or printing organic and inorganic material simultaneously.)

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

What happens when a civilization is able to work and play in the cosmic sandbox?

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Replicator#Makeup

https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/infographic-the-history-of-3d-printing


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=3d+printing

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

3D-printed food...

 https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/researchers-3d-print-wagyu-beef-using-original-tissue-modeling-technology-195285/

The Replicator_(Star_Trek) or printed matter concept has been around for several decades.

https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/this-3d-printed-steak-is-looking-to-shake-up-your-dinner-options-meatless/

https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/redefine-meat-unveils-its-first-3d-printed-vegan-steak-product-alt-steak-173040/

https://nypost.com/2020/02/27/does-this-3d-printed-steak-taste-like-the-real-thing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicator_(Star_Trek)#In_the_real_world

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Smalley#Dispute_on_molecular_assemblers

https://www.calormen.com/star_trek/FAQs/transport-faq.htm

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

https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/infographic-the-history-of-3d-printing

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=3d+printing

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

 Close_Encounters_of_the_Third_Kind made almost 16 times what it cost to make, so it was quite a very successful movie as well as being such an entertaining Sci-Fi story. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075860

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_Encounters_of_the_Third_Kind#Plot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_Encounters_of_the_Third_Kind#Filming

"The aliens reveal themselves and select a group of humans to bring with them on their travels." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-IJsG4z2lg , https://www.youtube.com/c/VoyageOfficialChannel/videos

In CE of  the 3rd K, its not indicated if their ship is simply from another part of the universe or from another dimensional plane of existence. While at the end of Indiana_Jones_and_the_Kingdom_of_the_Crystal_Skull, the ET beings open a portal into another dimension and vanish. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Kingdom_of_the_Crystal_Skull#Plot

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367882

Of course the ET Hypothesis has become a common theme in several movies.

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Watching Dune to the Max

 https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/scifi-movies-leaving-hbo-max-november-2021-dune

Even if one is unfamiliar with the story, just watching the scenes in this movie is such a visual delight.

Small Details You Missed In Dune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UM3Lhj9Ywk , https://www.youtube.com/c/looper/videos

BEST & WORST Differences Between DUNE 2021 & Dune 1984 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU_fP9494QE , https://www.youtube.com/c/FlicksAndTheCity/videos

MAJOR Differences Between DUNE (1984) and DUNE (2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJi5Z5G__Ws

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

Tuesday, November 09, 2021

Blade Runner: Black Lotus...

 https://www.thegamer.com/blade-runner-anime-tv-series/

Blade_Runner:_Black_Lotus is either going to be liked or disliked by most people and Replicants that see it.

https://hypebeast.com/2021/11/blade-runner-black-lotus-anime-bts-trailer-release

https://www.polygon.com/22714967/blade-runner-black-lotus-release-date-anime-trailer

https://www.techadvisor.com/news/entertainment/blade-runner-black-lotus-3806570/

https://collider.com/blade-runner-black-lotus-trailer-adult-swim/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner_Black_Out_2022#Plot

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Blade+Runner

NVIDIA's new AI brain for robots is six times more powerful than its predecessor

 https://www.engadget.com/nvidi-as-new-ai-brain-for-robots-is-six-times-more-powerful-than-its-predecessor-093024102.html

Of course speed and efficiency will continually be pushed to new limits.

https://gagadget.com/en/87270-nvidias-new-jetson-agx-orin-robot-ai-brain-is-six-times-more-powerful-than-its-predecessor/

https://www.pinkvilla.com/tech/news/nvidia-s-new-chip-for-robots-is-six-times-more-powerful-than-its-predecessor-936957

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(supercomputer)

https://www.alcf.anl.gov/aurora

https://www.intel.ca/content/www/ca/en/high-performance-computing/supercomputing/exascale-computing.html

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=A.I.

Sony Tries To Make Up For Chip Shortages With Factory In Japan...

 https://www.thegamer.com/sony-tries-to-make-up-for-chip-shortages-with-factory-in-japan-but-dont-expect-them-in-ps5s-anytime-soon/

A shortage of chip production is never a good thing in this consumer digital tech age.

https://www.engadget.com/sony-tsmc-confirm-japan-factory-chip-shortage-153515725.html

https://www.polygon.com/22428683/ps5-restock-playstation-5-supply-sony-sales-figures

DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling)

 https://www.gpumag.com/dlss

Of course some improvements are more appreciated than others.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reference/what-is-nvidia-dlss

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/everything-you-need-to-know-about-nvidias-rtx-dlss-technology/

https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia/dlss-graphics

https://kotaku.com/amd-s-answer-to-nvidia-s-dlss-works-on-all-gpus-1847012712

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/technologies/dlss

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

Friday, November 05, 2021

Does the skyscraper still have a future?

 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59139998

As land values continue to rise, so will taller buildings.

What V's Guy Fawkes Mask in 'V for Vendetta' Means After All This Time

 https://collider.com/v-for-vendetta-guy-fawkes-mask-explained

V_for_Vendetta a movie from late 2005, that still resonates with many people today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta_(film)#Themes_and_interpretations

https://screenrant.com/v-for-vendetta-movie-november-5th-explained

https://www.theverge.com/21349606/v-for-vendetta-movie-yesterdays-future-present

https://comicbook.com/news/remembering-the-fifth-of-november-in-v-for-vendetta

There was indeed going to be more of a symbolic connection between V and GF.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta_(film)#Release

Of course V was more like Zorro than Neo.

https://www.denofgeek.com/books/v-for-vendetta-future

https://www.litcharts.com/lit/v-for-vendetta/symbols/guy-fawkes-mask

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/how-the-v-for-vendetta-guy-fawkes-mask-became-a-global-protest-symbol-165757269.html

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70807/brief-history-guy-fawkes-mask

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/v-for-vendetta-creator-alan-moore-on-guy-fawkes-gun-powder-and-social-media/2012/02/10/gIQAUXEM4Q_blog.html

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/103476/20151105/guy-fawkes-day-v-for-vendetta-legacy.htm

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-16968689

WOAH! Did This Movie Predict The Future? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj0M0dqTRUQ , https://www.youtube.com/c/RussellBrand/videos

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/2021/10/V-and-Z.html

Thursday, November 04, 2021

John Carpenter's, They Live

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Live#Plot

This is such a fantastic alien or entity Sci-Fi take over story. The human herd is oblivious to a covert infiltration and takeover malevolent beings. Are they intelligent sinister ET monsters or demons from another dimension? 
Are they from a different level of reality from which they view the earth and this universe as something like a simulation?

Of course any book, movie or TV production can be interpreted in various ways.



Facebook is backing away from facial recognition but Meta isn’t.

 https://www.vox.com/recode/22761598/facebook-facial-recognition-meta

https://www.datasciencecentral.com/profiles/blogs/importance-of-metadata-in-a-big-data-world

Its all still a Big Data FB mining party.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351978920306247

https://pediaa.com/what-is-the-difference-between-big-data-and-metadata/

https://ecmapping.com/2018/04/18/big-data-vs-metadata-the-difference-that-changes-everything/

How well can an AI mimic human ethics?

 https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2021/10/27/22747333/artificial-intelligence-ethics-delphi-ai

If some people are concerned about the potential of their large vicious dog turning psychopathic on them, what about the robo-dogs?

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/12/21/18126576/ai-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-safety-alignment

The ARMY testing its New Robot Dogs with Super gun Mounted On Their Backs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnnyixbpnv8

AI and robotics continues to be part of the human world. All kinds of robots can be useful tools, but there is always a potential for something to go wrong. Some A.I. might eventually just want to go off on their own.

How Boston Dynamics Is Building Its Robot Empire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZRAGpo3wy0 CNBC

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/2013/12/humans-robotics-and-bionics.html

Tuesday, November 02, 2021

Oculus Quest VR

 The Oculus_Quest VR system is good but a big visual leap does indeed, remain to be seen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oculus_Quest#Software

https://www.oculus.com/quest-2 , https://www.oculus.com/experiences/

Of course the big leap is when the VR tech finally becomes so photo-realistic that you almost forget that you are using VR in the first place.

https://www.androidcentral.com/oculus-quest-2-update-adds-space-sense-and-android-phone-notifications

https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/2/22759688/oculus-quest-2-vr-headset-meta-space-sense-passthrough-guardine-software-update

https://kotaku.com/oculus-quest-update-helps-you-not-punch-children-1847984765

https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/oculus-quest-2-virtual-reality-vr-headset/

https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/oculus-quest-2

https://www.theverge.com/21437674/oculus-quest-2-review-features-photos

https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/16/review-facebooks-oculus-quest-2-is-outstanding/

https://360rumors.com/oculus-quest-2-vs-rift-s-oculus-link-wireless-pc-vr-tutorial/

https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/introducing-oculus-quest-2-the-next-generation-of-all-in-one-vr/

https://about.facebook.com/technologies/portal/

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

What’s really behind Facebook’s rebrand to Meta?

 https://www.retailwire.com/discussion/whats-really-behind-facebooks-rebrand-to-meta

This is a big step for FB and Mark+Zuckerberg, indeed.

https://www.theverge.com/22749919/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-meta-company-rebrand

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/051815/top-11-companies-owned-facebook.asp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms#Revenue

Of course AR and VR tech is the way of the future.

https://www.theverge.com/22752986/meta-facebook-andrew-bosworth-interview-metaverse-vr-ar

https://about.fb.com/news/2021/11/update-on-use-of-face-recognition

https://about.fb.com/news/2021/04/oculus-gaming-showcase/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/nov/02/meta-parallel-metaverses-facebook-name-change-challenged

https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/19/22735612/facebook-change-company-name-metaverse

https://carrus.io/5-key-differences-between-working-at-google-and-facebook

FB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHGbWn6iwHw

https://www.retailwire.com/discussion/is-retail-ready-to-enter-the-metaverse


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