Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Why AI can’t replace air traffic controllers

 https://theconversation.com/why-ai-cant-replace-air-traffic-controllers-220763

The Neuralink Monkey Experiments and human telepathy

 https://futurism.com/neoscope/neuralink-monkey-outcomes

Neuralink induced telepathy, very interesting.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-01-30/elon-musk-s-neuralink-telepathy-implant-will-connect-brains-to-the-internet

https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/business/elon-musk-neuralink-product-telepathy-will-enable-computer-control-by-thinking/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_Shines_(1988 film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_the_Monkey (1982) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVf1ZoCJSo


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

The Cerebral Upgrade

https://www.cnet.com/science/superintelligence-ai-robots-rise-up-humans-upgrade-brain-computer-interface/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/human-20-how-far-future-humans-go-upgrade-bodies-van-hooijdonk

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9538357/

https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/should-you-upgrade-your-brain

Upgrade is a fantastic movie about tech that initially saves a man, only to save the man's upgraded body for its own agenda.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upgrade_(film)#Plot

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/upgrade_2018

https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Upgrade

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6499752

https://letterboxd.com/film/upgrade/


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

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

Neuralink implanted a wireless brain chip into a human

 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68137046

And so it really begins for people.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-29/elon-musk-says-first-human-patient-has-received-brain-implant

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/29/elon-musk-neuralink-first-human-brain-chip-implant

https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-neuralink-human-patient-brain-implant , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv_XB6Hf6gM

https://neuralink.com/blog

https://people.com/elon-musk-says-human-patient-receives-first-neuralink-brain-chip-implant-8552162

https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/should-you-upgrade-your-brain

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/sep/05/body-upgrades-only-for-rich


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

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

Friday, January 26, 2024

Alaska Airlines completes inspections on first group of Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft

 https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/alaska-airlines-completes-inspections-first-group-boeing-737-max-9-aircraft-2024-01-26/

Any series of problems or troubles with a vehicle is quite concerning.

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2024/01/25/can-alaska-airlines-reputation-survive-two-near-disasters/

https://www.salon.com/2024/01/26/stop-this-madness-alaska-airlines-boeing-737-max-door-plug-blowout-follows-a-trail-of-negligence/

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68096634

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/alaska-airlines-found-more-loose-bolts-boeing-737-max-9-ceo-says-rcna135316

https://alaskapublic.org/2024/01/24/at-united-and-alaska-airlines-frustration-with-boeings-problems-is-boiling-over/

https://news.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/operations/as-1282/

https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/alaska-airlines

https://airinsight.com/tag/boeing/


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Boeing+737+MAX

Australia Day

Australia_Day is one of the best summer celebration days in the world. However, the-26th might eventually be replaced with another day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Day#1988:_Bicentenary

https://www.australiaday.org.au/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Day#Debate

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-68014555

https://www.australiaday.com.au/whats-on/dawn-reflection/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-26/australia-day-invasion-day-dawn-service-rallies/103389696

https://www.australiaday.com.au/whats-on/harbourfest/

https://www.9news.com.au/national/thousands-gather-across-the-country-for-australia-day-protests/4957f5f8-f68e-453e-a5bf-1b0e36d3f59a

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/26/a-day-to-mourn-thousands-protest-against-australia-day-national-holiday

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thousands-protest-australia-day-holiday-with-invasion-day-rallies-2024-01-26/

https://theconversation.com/support-for-australia-day-celebration-on-january-26-drops-new-research-221612


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

Friday, January 19, 2024

Cargo plane experiences engine malfunction in South Florida skies, safely lands at Miami International Airport

 https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/cargo-plane-experiences-engine-malfunction-in-south-florida-skies-safely-lands-at-miami-international-airport This was a close call.

Fortunately, it didn't crash into Miami on 1-18, or especially on 1-19.

https://apnews.com/article/cargo-plane-emergency-landing-miami-782871bedf9940cbc6a94e897a8eef23

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/atlas-air-747-suffers-engine-fire-after-take-off/156557.article

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/mayday-video-shows-flames-coming-from-atlas-air-plane-midflight-before-landing-safely-at-mia/3210719

https://nypost.com/2024/01/19/news/atlas-air-boeing-cargo-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-miami/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/us/miami-boeing-plane-engine-fire.html

https://simpleflying.com/atlas-air-boeing-747-8-flames-from-engine

This could have been quite a disaster.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_International_Airport#Accidents_and_incidents

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_International_Airport#Future


Of course there are all sorts of numbers and patterns that can be seen as random data, but sometimes there does seem to be a peculiar pattern. 

https://sleepwakes.substack.com/p/a-dream-about-losing-lottery-numbers A post on 1-19 about lottery numbers. 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thousands-had-winning-9-1-1-numbers

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/WhosCounting/story?id=97845&page=1

https://lotterypredictor.com/new-york/numbersevening/number/911

The # 911, 119 & 191 have intersected with key moments in history.

https://medium.com/hackernoon/are-we-already-in-the-matrix-7492e89be433

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-we-living-in-a-computer-simulation

https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/15-irrefutable-reasons-we-might-be-living-in-a-simulation.html

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

https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/the-matrix-simulation

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/could-we-be-living-in-a-simulation-the-science-behind-the-matrix

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

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


Edgar_Allan_Poe was born on January 19, 1809. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe#Genres

https://www.upworthy.com/3-moments-that-might-convince-you-edgar-allan-poe-was-a-time-traveler

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/30093/edgar-allan-poes-eerie-richard-parker-coincidence

Bizarre Facts You Didn't Know About Edgar Allan Poe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_QhtJ4veL0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4DTW4B3Sjs


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=numbers+and+patterns

Sunday, January 14, 2024

Brightline-high-speed-rail-Florida-fatalities

 https://apnews.com/article/brightline-high-speed-rail-florida-fatalities-67020b2cd33b6cbcf9d85ed029d18310

There is always the potential to improve safety.

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2024/01/12/melbourne-brightline-accident-what-we-know-fatal-crashes-florida/72205725007/

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2024/01/12/brightline-rail-train-orlando-miami-west-palm-beach-tampa-look-inside/

https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/brightline-high-speed-rail-project-florida/

https://www.afar.com/magazine/brightline-train-review-riding-floridas-high-speed-rail

https://www.hsrail.org/brightline-florida/

https://www.brightlinewest.com/


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

Boeing’s troubled 737 Max

 https://theaircurrent.com/industry-strategy/boeing-spirit-737-max-9-grounding-fallout/

Sometimes things just keep going wrong with certain products and tech. This plane might eventually become known as the equivalent to the Ford_Pinto. At a certain point, the 737 Max might get too much criticism and have to be discontinued. Too many airlines might start to choose another make and model.

https://theconversation.com/boeing-needs-to-get-real-the-737-max-should-probably-be-scrapped-221023

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/boeing-737-max-9-plane-door.html

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/faa-boost-oversight-boeing-audit-737-max-9-production-line-2024-01-12/

https://www.vox.com/2024/1/8/24030677/boeing-alaska-airlines-plane-737-max-door-plug

Boeing Sends 737 Max to Brand Rehab to Avoid Fate of Ford Pinto https://www.industryweek.com/leadership/article/22027582/boeing-sends-737-max-to-brand-rehab-to-avoid-fate-of-ford-pinto

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX_groundings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pinto#Fuel_system_fires,_recalls,_and_litigation

https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a6700/top-automotive-engineering-failures-ford-pinto-fuel-tanks/

https://www.autosafety.org/ford-pinto-fuel-tank


The similarities between the Ford Pinto and the Boeing 737 MAX are striking. https://adamjepstein.com/the-pinto-the-max-jp-morgan-audit/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-10/boeing-fights-to-bring-737-max-back-from-ford-pinto-like-taint

https://www.militaryaerospace.com/commercial-aerospace/article/14230266/boeing-sends-737-max-to-brand-rehab-to-avoid-fate-of-ford-pinto

https://airinsight.com/tag/boeing/


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=737+Max

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

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

Freezing US winter storms threaten to break low-temperature records

From New Mexico to Portland, Maine, temperatures dropped and snow fell, closing campaigns, football games and roads https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/13/winter-storms-freeze-snow

Arctic blast: Record-breaking cold weather forecast for many states https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67947335

https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-state-weather-alert-storms-sweep-country/story?id=106351549

Of course in Australia, frigid winter temperatures are hardly ever an issue. However, during some parts of the summer you might feel like passing out on the hottest days of the year.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/2023/may/23/which-australian-city-has-the-best-weather-climate-most-sunny-days-where-should-i-live-interactive

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Perth#Summer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisbane#Climate

Friday, January 12, 2024

The 10 safest airlines for 2024

 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/revealed-these-are-the-10-safest-airlines-for-2024/articleshow/106756316.cms

Everyone has their favorites.

https://bolt.eu/en/blog/best-airlines-to-fly-with/

https://www.airlineratings.com/news/top-twenty-five-safest-airlines-for-2024/


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

the digital intersection

The Digital_Revolution , https://fusionanomaly.net/digital.html

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Revolution-present:_Web_2.0,_social_media,_smartphones,_digital_TV

VR & AR

https://fusionanomaly.net/virtualreality.html

The Digital Nursery concept in 1950, AKA, The_Veldt_(short_story) The kids don't just have a sandbox to play in, they could build sandcastles on a VR beach, or watch 3D animals on the Veldt in a dangerous simulation. 

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/120555

https://interestingliterature.com/2022/06/ray-bradbury-the-veldt-summary-analysis

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/the-veldt/themes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIKOQK18kvo

smart-home with something like its own Holodeck

Hidden Tech of the Holodeck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dafUcwyC6vM

Is the Holodeck Actually More Trouble Than It's Worth? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppv4Art5mck

Are Star Trek's Holodecks Impossible Tech? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pte541hP6I

Towards the Star Trek Holodeck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixjwQIf7iqo

Top 5 Evidence That We're Living In A Simulation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUXosWbFHcs


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

Wednesday, January 03, 2024

Man leaps over US courtroom bench to attack judge

https://groundzeromedia.org/1-3-24-drugnet-depopping-pills-w-dr-jason-west
It might be a good idea to have at least one security person right next to a judge whenever court is in session.

https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/las-vegas-judge-attacked-in-court-before-sentencing/
Uttering verbal threats can be serious enough, but to actually assault a judge & security, will likely add on more severe penalties.



13-year-old Tetris winner dumfounded after beating game

 https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2024/01/03/willis-gibson-tetris-winner/72098422007/

Tetris has been around for quite a while & a lot of people still like it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris#History

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/13-year-old-boy-becomes-first-person-beat-original-tetris-rcna132048

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris#Computational_complexity

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67871775

A 1989 TETRIS Expert Plays TETRIS EFFECT for the First Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T7mg6JZZzg

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

サイボーグDRAKON - Tetris Dimension https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqPqGAqzG-U

Playing Tetris With Rubik's Cubes: Stop Motion video efects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8GA-9q2bbw

Rubik's Cube Tetris - A Stop Motion Adventure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogBGYdY68XI


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris#Music

Tetris Theme - Impossible Piano Remix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYVAtzzCP-Q

Tetris Theme but it gets harder and H A R D E R https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjVY3ftT6VI


TETRIS THE MOVIE [SHORT FILM 2021 - LIVE ACTION] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Obup6h54bY

Pixels-Tetris movie could be popular, if done properly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixels_(2015_film) , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAHprLW48no

Pixels sequel featuring Tetris, or a stand alone Tetris movie?

https://mashable.com/article/tetris-movie-real 

Of course there is a Tetris movie from 2023, but its not part of the Pixels universe.


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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_Effect#Connected

Is Qantas the world's safest airline?

 https://www.airlineratings.com/news/qantas-named-worlds-safest-airline-for-2023

Well, that was last year, but still pretty good, overall through the years.

https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/travel-news/worlds-safest-and-least-safe-airlines-for-2023-qantas-reclaims-top-spot-in-global-list-20230103-h28ysk.html

https://www.forbes.com.au/life/guides/top-20-safest-airlines-2023-qantas-takes-out-top-spot-yet-again/

https://www.worldairlineawards.com/worlds-top-10-airlines-2023

https://www.worldairlineawards.com/best-airlines-2023-by-region

There are always so many brands to choose from.

https://www.worldairlineawards.com/worlds-top-100-airlines-2023


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

A Plane Erupts in Flames Landing in Tokyo, but All Aboard Survive

 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/02/world/asia/tokyo-haneda-plane-fire.html

Too much!

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/02/asia/japan-airlines-plane-fire-airport-intl-hnk/index.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-67862011

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/02/japan-airlines-plane-fire-tokyo-haneda-airport

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/2941/


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

Monday, January 01, 2024

Eurostar Channel services restarting as flooding is cleared

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/31/eurostar-channel-services-restarting-on-sunday-as-flooding-is-cleared

The Channel_Tunnel really should have been designed to ultimately have 3 or 4 train tubes. Then each tube could be closed down for maintenance and repairs.

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2023-12-30/eurostar-and-southeastern-travel-chaos-after-major-flooding-in-thames-tunnel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel#Construction Being such a major conduit, there should have been some future capacity included into its design.

https://www.voanews.com/a/eurostar-services-resume-as-cause-of-flooded-tunnel-probed-/7419121.html

https://www.ft.com/content/32a1896a-fc38-4a73-8007-1cf59f9e8e09 Two train tracks is the bare minimum, but 3 or 4 tracks would have been so much better. 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/video/2023/dec/30/extreme-flooding-in-tunnel-used-by-eurostar-halts-trains-video

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel#Illegal_immigration High level security should always be implemented for such crucial infrastructure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel#Rolling_stock

Transit fare hike hits Ottawa on New Year’s Day

 https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2024/01/01/transit-fare-hike-hits-ottawa-on-new-years-day

https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2024/01/01/i-am-done-amid-rider-woes-is-ottawas-transit-system-a-victim-of-its-own-success

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-Train#Overview Of course the O-Train should eventually be all double tracked. The underbuilt Canada_Line in Richmond-BC still has some single track sections. Unfortunately, The-Canada-Line wasn't designed to eventually have 152m stations, like the Montreal Metro. Thus, the 3rd SkyTrain line is only capable of having 50m stations. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitway_(Ottawa)#Routes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitway_(Ottawa)#Stations_and_segments

While Ottawa has some wide bridges, Greater Vancouver has several narrow bridges. Thus, GV will eventually have to build a network of bus bridges. Otherwise, the region's existing bridges will just get even more congested. 

https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/rapidbus

https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/plans-and-projects/bus-projects/rapidbus/rapidbus_network_map.pdf

https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/nightbus

Toronto subway e-bike fire highlights dangers of incidents involving lithium-ion batteries

 https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/01/01/ttc-sheppard-yonge-subway-train-fire-ebike-lithium-ion-batteries/

Being underground when any type of fire starts can immediately become very dangerous.

https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-what-looked-like-a-bomb-blast-on-ttc-subway-was-actually-an-e-bike-battery

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/e-bike-sparks-blaze-aboard-ttc-line-1-subway-car-sends-2-people-to-hospital/article_2564d288-a828-11ee-b29e-67fd70c85422.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Channel_Tunnel_fire

The 2020_New_York_City_Subway_fire was quite destructive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_New_York_City_Subway_fire#Investigation


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_transportation_fires#Train_and_rail_fires

A Powerful earthquake rocks Japan and nearly 100,000 residents ordered to evacuate

 https://www.reuters.com/world/japan/magnitude-74-earthquake-strikes-japan-tsunami-warning-issued-2024-01-01/

Not a comfortable way to get into the new year, at all. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Sea_of_Japan_earthquake

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/2935/

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/01/bf8804dd0d65-urgent-m74-quake-rocks-central-japan-large-tsunami-warning-issued.html

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240101_160/

https://japantoday.com/category/national/magnitude-7.4-earthquake-strikes-japan-tsunami-warning-issued

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Sea_of_Japan_earthquake#Impact