Did Amazon Let Its Drivers’ Urine Be Sold as an Energy Drink?

Amazon sold bottles of urine marketed as an energy drink, a new documentary alleges. 

 https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-let-its-drivers-urine-be-sold-as-an-energy-drink/#intcid=_wired-verso-hp-trending_28880793-0a1f-4404-97aa-890e814459cd_popular4-1

Perhaps some company can sell, cat pee tea and dog shit cakes.

MCU's Reboot Theory Could Ruin What Made The Original Marvel Cinematic Universe Work

 https://screenrant.com/mcu-reboot-theory-ruin-franchise/

Obviously, some characters are rebooted sooner than others.

https://www.cbr.com/kevin-feige-mcu-reboot-mcu-avengers-secret-wars/

https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/marvel-cinematic-universe/avengers-secret-wars-reportedly-soft-reboot-mcu-mixed-feelings

https://screenrant.com/avengers-6-mcu-reboot-marvel-characters-return 

https://comicbookmovie.com/avengers/avengers-secret-wars/more-details-about-marvel-studios-plan-to-reboot-the-mcu-with-avengers-secret-wars-have-emerged-a207168#gs.752zgo

https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2023/10/03/marvel-studios-begins-early-stages-of-x-men-franchise-reboot/?sh=3d34a2d42d49

The Marvels - The Biggest Flop In MCU History? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cfq8TbHzt0

A lot of things have to go right for any movie to be popular.

It seems that no matter what was done to make Green_Lantern, it just never took off. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Lantern_(film)#Reception

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Lantern_(film)#Cancelled_sequel

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

Robyn McCall (Equalizer) vs. Robyn (Loxley) Hood

"Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, a.k.a. "the Equalizer" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Equalizer_(2021_TV_series)#Cast

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Equalizer_(2021_TV_series)#Reception

Two women playing Robyn as female versions of a character. However, The Equalizer TV_series has a much higher production budget.

"Jessye Romeo as Robyn Loxley (based on Robin Hood), young rapper and leader of The Hood" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robyn_Hood#Cast

This version of Robyn_Hood is a modern urban drama with some bizzare aspects. 

Indeed, the RH TV series isn't for everyone. 

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

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Robin+Hood

Robyn Hood Might be the Worst TV Show of 2023

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BlO7xwaCN4

DespotofAntrim really hits hard on the many flaws of this Robyn_Hood TV production. It certainly could have been so much better as a satire and parody on social issues. Some might watch it for laughs, while others just will be bewildered by the urban Robin+Hood storyline. 

The Sycamore Gap tree tragedy

 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-66994729

All it takes is a couple of fools to destroy a living landmark. 

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/news/our-statement-on-the-felling-of-the-sycamore-gap-tree

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood:_Prince_of_Thieves#Filming

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Sycamore+Gap+Tree

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Robin+Hood

Ethical AI

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaU6tI2pb3M , https://www.youtube.com/@PhilosophyTube/videos

https://www.ibm.com/topics/ai-ethics It's only as good as you can program it and then it do its own thing.

https://c3.ai/glossary/artificial-intelligence/ethical-ai/

https://hbr.org/2020/10/a-practical-guide-to-building-ethical-ai

https://www.unesco.org/en/artificial-intelligence/recommendation-ethics

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/06/16/experts-doubt-ethical-ai-design-will-be-broadly-adopted-as-the-norm-within-the-next-decade/

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

US space force internal memo warns guardians of-strategic pause in the use of generative AI

 https://thedebrief.org/us-space-force-internal-memo-warns-guardians-of-strategic-pause-in-the-use-of-generative-ai

AI is getting into almost everything.

https://www.eweek.com/artificial-intelligence/generative-ai-vs-ai

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/glossary/data-science/generative-ai/

https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/definition/generative-AI

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2023/07/24/the-difference-between-generative-ai-and-traditional-ai-an-easy-explanation-for-anyone/?sh=2ae6b518508a

https://medium.com/@satish.jami/generative-ai-vs-traditional-ai-920f63db5bbb

https://www.rackspace.com/blog/distinctions-ai-ml-generative-ai

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

The Exascale Supercomputer

 https://thedebrief.org/what-is-an-exascale-supercomputer-and-why-is-europe-trying-to-build-one/

Time Travel Simulations Can Solve Impossible Problems

 https://www.sciencealert.com/time-travel-simulations-can-solve-impossible-problems-physicists-say

Time Travel Simulations (TTS) could really expand the perspective of things.

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/simulations-of-backwards-time-travel-can-improve-scientific-experiments

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/time-travel-simulation-resolves-grandfather-paradox/

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

Toronto director calls out comments on his new take on Robin Hood story

 https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/10/12/toronto-director-calls-out-comment-on-his-new-take-on-robin-hood-story

This is an interesting modern allegory on an old story, but some people are surprised by it. Of course the Robin+Hood story has taken on various shapes and forms over the years, but this version just might leave you perplexed. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_and_television_series_featuring_Robin_Hood#Television_series

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Robyn+Hood+TV+Series

Physics Revelation Could Mean We're All Living in a Simulation

 https://www.sciencealert.com/physics-revelation-could-mean-were-all-living-in-a-simulation

Fascinating implications about the nature of reality.

https://thedebrief.org/a-new-law-of-physics-could-point-to-evidence-were-living-in-a-simulated-universe/

https://www.sciencealert.com/expert-proposes-a-method-for-telling-if-we-all-live-in-a-computer-program

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

Can earthquakes be predicted?

 https://www.hindustantimes.com/science/can-earthquakes-be-predicted-dutch-scientist-forecast-nepal-quake-101696826101222.html 

Of course such a predictive technology would be quite beneficial to civilization.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2023/oct/03/after-nepal-earthquake-pakistanis-wonder-ifdutch-scientists-prediction-will-turn-out-true-2620482.html

 https://www.wionews.com/trending/dutch-scientists-prediction-of-earthquake-on-oct-3-turns-out-be-accurate-but-642182 

https://bnn.network/breaking-news/climate-environment/unsettling-seismic-forecast-dutch-scientist-predicts-imminent-major-earthquake 

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

Robyn Hood - The Greatest Show On TV (according to some)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDoS8dT5hlw

Of course TheCriticalDrinker would have to make several striking observations about this Robyn_Hood TV production. RH could have been a great satire on urban social commentary. However, the TV series might leave several viewers baffled and disinterested. 

The RH TV series could have been more of a nice modern urban parody on Robin_Hood mythology. 

I would watch a 2nd season of RH, but I doubt that the TV series will continue.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Robin+Hood

How Artificial Intelligence Can Deepen Racial and Economic Inequities

 https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/how-artificial-intelligence-can-deepen-racial-and-economic-inequities

There are obviously still some problems that need to be resolved with this tech.

https://www.vox.com/technology/23738987/racism-ai-automated-bias-discrimination-algorithm

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/artificial-intelligence-racism-bias-1.6027150

https://theconversation.com/can-a-machine-be-racist-artificial-intelligence-has-shown-troubling-signs-of-bias-but-there-are-reasons-for-optimism-197893

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffraikes/2023/04/21/ai-can-be-racist-lets-make-sure-it-works-for-everyone/?sh=f3ccda92e40d

https://theintercept.com/2022/12/08/openai-chatgpt-ai-bias-ethics/

How ‘The Creator’ Crafted a Bold Vision of the Future on a Fraction of a Normal Blockbuster Budget

 https://www.thewrap.com/the-creator-making-of-gareth-edwards-effects/

This is quite a fascinating movie to behold.

https://collider.com/the-creator-global-box-office-61-million/

https://www.polygon.com/23904903/the-creator-russo-ukrainian-war-tank-scene-gareth-edwards-interview

Some YouTubers have responded to the Director X version of Robin Hood

 https://www.instagram.com/p/CyLmbpsub9z

Could several people be confused because Director X has provided a modern urban allegory on the Robin+Hood mythos?

https://www.instagram.com/directorx , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_X#Television_series

https://www.instagram.com/ROBYNHOODTV

https://www.britannica.com/art/allegory-art-and-literature

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allegory

The Robyn_Hood TV series just isn't going over that well with a lot of viewers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_and_television_series_featuring_Robin_Hood#Television_series

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Robyn+Hood+TV+Series

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Robin+Hood

What is Israel's Iron Dome air defence system and did it fail during the Hamas attack?

 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-10/what-is-israel-iron-dome-air-defence-gaza-rockets/102952172

Israel's Iron Dome: Did Hamas manage to outfox it?

Is it possible to penetrate the Iron Dome's air defense? If so, how did Hamas manage it? https://interestingengineering.com/military/israels-iron-dome-hamas-outfox-it

https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/israel-s-iron-dome-failure-concerns-rise-over-intelligence-failure-after-hamas-rocket-attacks-agencies-defence-forces-latest-updates-2023-10-08-896851

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-security-forces-face-questions-after-hamas-attack-lays-bare-intelligence-2023-10-08/

The Israel-Palestine Conflict

 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ground-zero-in-israel-palestine-conflict-an-indian-perspective/ar-AA1hVc8x

So many unresolved issues and festering wars that go back for several generations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Israel#Mandatory_Palestine

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-767454

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

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/8/israel-palestine-escalation-live-israeli-forces-bombard-gaza

Of course there was always the potential for another war in this part of the world.

https://indianexpress.com/article/world/israel-palestine-war-latest-news-live-updates-8974187/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-gaza-war-fear-turns-jerusalem-into-ghost-town/

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/2023-10-09/live-updates-766315

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-767446

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Palestine#Israel_and_the_occupied_Palestinian_territories

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Israel-Palestine

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

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake felt in Greater Victoria, BC 103.64 m (340.0 ft)

 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/earthquake-greater-victoria-1.6990956

Victoria,_British_Columbia (V-BC) has some of the shortest buildings of any major city in Canada. V-BC is just a backwater provincial capital, whereas Melbourne, Vic. is a mighty state capital. 

The city seems bent towards never allowing a 30 story residential building anywhere in Victoria. The tallest office building isn't even 15 stories.

"The project was initially discussed as a 29- or 30-storey building. In the fall, Townline said it would go with a slightly shorter building after finding some resistance at city hall." https://www.timescolonist.com/real-estate-news/victorias-tallest-building-at-26-storeys-gets-approval-4661187

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/45-earthquake-shakes-greater-victoria-washington-state-coast-on-sunday-night-7658398 Perhaps this will help BC with another excuse to keep Victoria as a provincial backwater.

https://www.cgenarchive.org/victoria-earthquakes.html

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-earthquake-victoria-washington

https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/small-earthquake-near-victoria-lightly-felt-by-residents-1.6325972

A stump building in Seattle or Melbourne would be a tower in Victoria, BC. So far, no building on Vancouver Island is allowed to be as tall as the Old_City_Hall_in_Toronto at 103.64 m (340.0 ft). Old_City_Hall_(Toronto) is still a grand building, but its become a stump in TO over the past several decades.

No building in V-BC is allowed to attain or rival the height of St_Paul's_Cathedral,_Melbourne.

"Once the central spire, named the Moorhouse Spire, was completed to its full height of 312 ft (95m),^[5] St Paul's became the tallest structure in central Melbourne and dominated the city's skyline when viewed from the south." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul's_Cathedral,_Melbourne#20th_and_21st_centuries

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/29/melbourne-earthquake-how-common-are-tremors-in-victoria-and-could-a-very-large-one-occur

Unlike the state of Victoria and Washington State, backwater BC will use any excuse to hold back its urban scale and its infrastructure. It seems that by the time electric power was installed in Toronto, TO was never going back to just being another provincial backwater city.

Wellington,_NZ is just as scenic as V-BC if not moreso, but it allows for some taller buildings and is also in an earthquake zone. The Vancouver_Island part of backwater BC should have had a modern train like this by now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Wellington_suburban

Apparently, V-BC is to never allow anything to rival the tallest buildings in Wellington, Ottawa-Gatineau, Halifax, Quebec_City, Winnipeg & Edmonton. Just barely taller than Regina,_Saskatchewan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington#Transport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Island#Demographics

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

4.3 magnitude earthquake felt across western Washington

 https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/43-magnitude-earthquake-poulsbo/281-f0afda04-87de-42f1-b32b-2605eb2e7de4

https://komonews.com/news/local/earthquake-washington-sunday-evening-magnitude-tremors-pacific-northwest-seismic-network-pugert-sound-seattle-region-intensity-damage

https://pnsn.org/earthquakes/recent

https://earthquaketrack.com/p/united-states/washington/recent

By the time electric power was established in Seattle, the city was well on its way to becoming the largest in the Pacific_Northwest. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_City_Light#History

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

Deadly earthquake hits Afghanistan

 https://www.reuters.com/graphics/AFGHANISTAN-QUAKE/jnpwwbxyqpw/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/08/afghanistan-earthquake-has-killed-almost-2000-taliban-say

https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/10/8/photos-looking-for-the-dead-and-wounded-as-afghanistan-quakes-kill-2000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan#Islamic_conquest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan#US_invasion_and_Islamic_Republic

The urban Robyn Hood TV Series

https://www.instagram.com/ROBYNHOODTV/?img_index=1

This version of Robyn Hood is a modern urban take on the old story.

 https://www.instagram.com/p/CyCcsfcsCRy/?img_index=1

The TV series has a unique look and sound to it and that has bewildered several viewers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_and_television_series_featuring_Robin_Hood#Television_series

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Robyn+Hood+TV+Series

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Robin+Hood

Egypt’s pyramids continue stunning experts

 https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-761577

It would take until the early or mid 20th century for many cities to have taller structures.

Director X and his urban ‘Robyn Hood’ TV Series

 https://www.vibe.com/news/movies-tv/director-x-robyn-hood-review-bombed-1234797756

The Robyn Hood TV series provides a modern take on the Robin+Hood storyline. 

https://www.instagram.com/directorx , https://fela.tv/artists/julien-christian-lutz

It has a style that fits well into the overall urban setting. However, several people have noticed some peculiarly odd things about this TV production.

https://RunThisHood

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_and_television_series_featuring_Robin_Hood#Television_series

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Robyn+Hood+TV+Series

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Robin+Hood

Sycamore Gap: Man in his 60s bailed over tree felling

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66980494

"Robin Hood actor Brian Blessed has urged park bosses to plant another tree near the felled Sycamore Gap landmark.

The 86-year-old former president of the Council for National Parks said it would give the stump "company" helping it to regrow.

The Northumberland tree, which featured in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, was cut down on Wednesday.

Blessed said it was "beyond comprehension" and he believed it was not dead." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66975967  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood:_Prince_of_Thieves#Filming  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Sycamore+Gap+Tree

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Robin+Hood

The Creator review – a truly original man-v-machine sci-fi spectacular

 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/01/the-creator-review-gareth-edwards-john-david-washington-gemma-chan

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-creator-movie-review-2023