Urban Legends

 https://www.insider.com/urban-legends-us-2018-1

Of course what might be dismissed as an urban_legend by some, might have more significance to others.

 https://www.rd.com/list/scary-urban-legends vs. https://www.rd.com/list/true-urban-legends

Fountains in Las Vegas

 https://foursquare.com/top-places/las-vegas/best-places-fountains

LV, a city in the+desert which is able to have big fountains. It's all part of the attraction.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g45963-Activities-c47-t13-Las_Vegas_Nevada.html

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

https://bellagio.mgmresorts.com/en/entertainment/fountains-of-bellagio.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountains_of_Bellagio#Reception

https://trip101.com/article/fountains-in-las-vegas

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Las+Vegas

The fountains are flowing in Palm Springs

 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/07/07/palm-springs-decorate-fountains-california-drought/29803265/

Fresh flowing water in the+desert is always impressive.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g659472-Activities-c47-t13-California_Desert_California.html

A nuclear plant that leaked 400,000 gallons of radioactive water shuts down for repairs after second incident

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minnesota-nuclear-plant-leaked-400000-gallons-radioactive-water-will-s-rcna76494

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-03-24/minnesota-nuclear-plant-shuts-down-for-leak-residents-worry Such incidents are very concerning and lead to an uncertain future.

Xcel Energy Monticello Power Plant Tritium Leak https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/air/tritiumleak.html

https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-nuclear-plant-leak-6b72b6f9cd2a1141aadd985b68654e04

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/minnesota-nuclear-plant-shuts-leak-residents-worry-98110848

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/radioactive-water-lake-minnesota-utility-excel-energy-nuclear-power-plant-repairs-monticello/

https://www.axios.com/2023/03/18/minnesota-nuclear-power-plant-water-leak-report

https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/minnesota-power-settlement

https://www.lrl.mn.gov/guides/guides?issue=nuclearwaste Some people think that there isn't enough nuclear waste in the world, so there should be more power plants constructed to create even more toxic waste. That would certainly help to create more of an uncertain future.

https://www.mncee.org/sites/default/files/report-files/Host-Communities-Study-Report-FINAL_2-24-20_updated%20%281%29.pdf

While nuclear+power plants can generate a tremendous amount of energy, there is also more of a risk when something goes wrong.

World's most famous fountains

 https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/107604722/worlds-most-famous-fountains

They are certainly all around.

https://mymodernmet.com/famous-fountains-around-the-world/

https://www.boredpanda.com/worlds-most-amazing-fountains/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

https://10mosttoday.com/10-most-famous-fountains-in-the-world/

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170131-10-of-the-worlds-most-beautiful-fountains

https://www.thingstodopost.org/top-10-fountains-in-canada-canada-913929

https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attractions-g153339-Activities-c47-t13-Canada.html

https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/quebec-city/fountains-old-quebec

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Fountains_in_Canada

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-parks-decorative-public-water-fountains-features Aparentrly, in spite of so much rain, Vancouver would rather just shut off its fountains. So far, no delegation from Vancouver has ever gone to LV or other cities around the world to get them to turn off their fountains.

From The Brainphone to The Borg

The Brainphone has its benefits. However, too much of this merging tech into the human body could easily lead into something like the Borg.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg#Depiction

https://banthebrainphone.com , https://scottsnair.com/articles

https://en.everybodywiki.com/Brainphone#Impact_on_Human_Decision-Making

Why would anyone want to become something like a Borg_drone?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg#Assimilation

https://en.everybodywiki.com/Brainphone#Humans_Merging_with_Robots_or_Artificial_Intelligence

https://www.youtube.com/@banthebrainphone

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Borg#Technology

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

Fountains--Water Wasters or Works of Art?

 https://wrrc.arizona.edu/publication/fountains-water-wasters-or-works-art

https://foursquare.com/top-places/phoenix/best-places-fountains There is something interesting about desert cities with fountains & flowing water in general.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona#Parks_and_recreation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona#Climate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_Hills,_Arizona

John Wick 4 is just under 3 hours

 https://www.avclub.com/john-wick-4-joins-the-four-hour-original-cut-club-1850253723

The world of John_Wick just keeps on growing. 

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a43375526/john-wick-4-record-rotten-tomatoes/

https://uproxx.com/movies/john-wick-training-camp-rina-sawayama-keanu-reeves/

https://pitchfork.com/news/rina-sawayama-shares-new-john-wick-chapter-4-song-eye-for-an-eye-listen/

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/john-wick-chapter-4-reviewed-a-slog-with-a-sensational-ending

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wick:_Chapter_4

https://ew.com/movies/keanu-reeves-john-wick-spin-off-ballerina/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wick#Films

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

Lance Reddick as a voice of authority, empathy and comedy

 https://www.salon.com/2023/03/22/from-the-wire-to-john-wick-we-trusted-lance-reddick-as-a-voice-of-authority-empathy-and-comedy/

He was such a great actor and person.

https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/john-wick-4-keanu-reeves-lance-reddick-remembered.html

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/20/lance-reddick-obituary

https://deadline.com/video/lance-reddick-farewell-the-film-that-lit-my-fuse-video

https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/lance-reddick-charon-in-john-wick

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Lance+Reddick

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

William Shatner

William_Shatner has been going for 9 decades.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shatner#1966-1969:_Star_Trek_on_television

https://them0vieblog.com/2013/05/18/star-trek-shore-leave-review/

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Star+Trek%E2%80%93Shore+Leave

The Peripheral season 2

 https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a42165650/the-peripheral-season-2-release-date/

The_Peripheral_(TV_series) is some very cool science fiction entertainment.

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-peripheral-renewed-season-2-amazon-1235518073/

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/oct/21/the-peripheral-review-chloe-grace-moretz

https://screenrant.com/tag/the-peripheral/

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_peripheral/s01

A-new-lease-on-life for some buildings

A portion of 330_North_Wabash was turned into a high end hotel.

https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/buildings-of-chicago/building/330-north-wabash--ama-plaza-ibm-plaza/

Several buildings will essentially remain what they were intended to be throughout the buildings life time.

https://www.architecture.org/tours/detail/modernist-masterpieces-marina-city-and-the-ibm-building/

Sometimes a new owner or the same one, wants to repurpose a building.

https://everydaytourist.ca/city-planning-101/nova-building-a-new-lease-on-life

Lance Reddick

The Lance_Reddick tragedy, he had so much more to do and give.

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

https://variety.com/2023/film/obituaries-people-news/lance-reddick-dead-the-wire-john-wick-1235557886/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/-wire-star-lance-reddick-dies-natural-causes-publicist-says-rcna75527

https://johnwick.fandom.com/wiki/Charon

Lance Reddick’s “John Wick” Tour of NYC | On Location w/ Josh Horowitz (2019)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhqBctjF5gI

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714698

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Lance+Reddick

400,000 gallons of radioactive water leak from Minnesota nuclear plant

 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/400000-gallons-radioactive-water-tritium-leak-minnesota-nuclear-plant-xcel-energy

Some people still believe that there aren't enough nuclear+power plants on the planet. That more could be built in seismic and ecological areas.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64989112

Some people don't even think that it's necessary to immediately inform the public. Who would benefit from this? Certainly not an uninformed public, but so much big money is involved.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/minnesota/articles/2023-03-17/regulators-nuclear-plant-leak-didnt-require-public-notice

Fortunately, the public knew fairly quickly about the Three+Mile+Island+accident in 1979.

William Gibson

William_Gibson has been writing about technology, reality and VR for decades and his works have certainly become part of popular culture.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gibson#Early_writing_and_the_evolution_of_cyberpunk

https://cyberartsweb.org/cpace/scifi/ns/hardy.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gibson#Neuromancer

https://howtoacademy.com/podcasts/william-gibson-how-to-create-the-future/

https://www.u2interference.com/forums/f288/neuromancer-zooropa-179635.html

https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Gibson-American-Canadian-author

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9226.William_Gibson

https://williamgibsonbooks.com/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0317218/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Maps_for_These_Territories , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib6siNUJbx0&t=6s , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIDVvhy9Z0I

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/12/16/how-william-gibson-keeps-his-science-fiction-real

https://thewalrus.ca/why-william-gibson-is-a-literary-genius/

https://www.moredarkthanshark.org/eno_int_pst-nov14.html

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

The best songs of U2 ranked

 https://www.avclub.com/the-best-songs-of-u2-ranked-1850225441

Something big happened to U2 some 3 decades ago. The 1990s was the dawn of the technological matrix zoo era for the band.

https://www.u2songs.com/songs/chiba_city_blues_excerpt_from_neuromancer_the_edge_bono_and_william_gibson

https://www.u2.com/news/title/exclusive_clips_from_new_william_gibson_movie_730/

https://www.u2songs.com/discography/william_gibson_no_maps_for_these_territories_documentary_various_artists

http://forum.talku2.com/index.php?topic=4694.0

https://www.u2.com/news/title/edge_bono_original_music_new_william_gibson_flick_729/

https://cyberartsweb.org/cpace/scifi/ns/hardy.html

https://www.wired.com/2005/08/u2

https://www.moredarkthanshark.org/eno_int_pst-nov14.html

https://howtoacademy.com/podcasts/william-gibson-how-to-create-the-future/

Things to Know About Pi

 https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/national-pi-day-3-14-things-to-know-about-pi/4153296/

Pi Day

Is Pi_Day just another day?

Picard's Jonathan Frakes responds to season 3's big change...

 https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a43272142/star-trek-picard-season-3-swearing-jonathan-frakes/

The return of popular characters from movies and TV can help to propel another series.

https://gizmodo.com/star-trek-picard-season-3-changelings-conspiracy-tng-1850214543

https://collider.com/star-trek-picard-season-3-episode-4-spoiler-interview-showrunner-terry-matalas/

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/picard-season-3-liam-shaw-captain-star-trek-needs-right-now/

https://trekcentral.net/sneak-peek-star-trek-picard-season-3-ep-4

https://trekcentral.net/review-star-trek-picard-no-win-scenario/

Construction timeline for new park above I-95 at Penn's Landing

 https://6abc.com/park-at-penns-landing-penns-old-city-philadelphia-delaware-river/12928109/

https://www.axios.com/local/philadelphia/2023/03/08/i-95-cap-philadelphia-park-penns-landing

https://whyy.org/articles/penns-landing-park-i-95-construction/

https://www.phillyvoice.com/penns-landing-park-philadelphia-renderings-cap-i95-south-street-bridge/

https://www.delawareriverwaterfront.com/footer/in-the-news/construction-on-the-penn-s-landing-cap-over-i-95-to-begin

Quantumania's Box Office Crash Means It Might Make Less Than Ant-Man 2

 https://screenrant.com/quantumanias-box-office-less-than-ant-man-2

Even if Ant-Man_and_the_Wasp:_Quantumania doesn't bring in as much money as Ant-Man_and_the_Wasp or the first Ant-Man movie, it's all part of the overall storyline.

https://bleedingcool.com/movies/ant-man-3-writer-talks-alternate-ending-option/

https://www.cbr.com/ant-man-wasp-quantumania-kang-secret-wars-role-mcu/

https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-(2023)#tab=summary

https://collider.com/movies-about-quantum-physics/?newsletter_popup=1

Huge Fire Rips Through Skyscraper in Hong Kong Shopping District

 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-03/huge-fire-rips-through-skyscraper-in-hong-kong-shopping-district#xj4y7vzkg

There is always a potential for such things.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3212152/two-taken-hospital-after-major-fire-hits-skyscraper-under-construction-hong-kongs-tsim-sha-tsui

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/massive-fire-in-hong-kong-skyscraper-no-casualties-3830039

https://nypost.com/2023/03/02/massive-blaze-at-unfinished-42-story-skyscraper-in-hong-kong-injures-two/

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/scores-evacuated-fire-erupts-hong-kong-skyscraper-2023-03-03/

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=7&status=15

Greek rescuers comb through train crash wreckage as hopes fade

 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greek-rescuers-comb-through-train-crash-wreckage-hopes-fade-2023-03-02/

A mobile phone can be tracked to less than a metre.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64820085

Yet, there wasn't a level of technology that was able to trace & locate each train in Greece.

https://www.arnolditkin.com/blog/train-accidents/the-5-worst-train-accidents-in-history

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/the-deadliest-train-crashes-in-the-world

https://www.railway-technology.com/features/featurethe-worlds-deadliest-train-accidents-4150911/

https://list25.com/25-worst-train-wrecks-in-history/