https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/live-blog/hurricane-helene-live-updates-rcna173767
These hurricanes are always so terrible.
https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-helene-emergency-warnings-94a5762dc540dc79bb89cf33d358dc30
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-helene-satellite-images-north-carolina/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Helene#Aftermath
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Hurricane+Helene
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/oct/03/donald-trump-kamala-harris-us-election
Some people feel that the response to help wasn't fast or strong enough.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/live-blog/hurricane-helene-live-updates-rcna173767
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/02/hurricane-helene-destruction-timeline
https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/hurricane-helene/?id=113931821
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4828
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Helene
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Hurricane+Helene
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/08/the-origins-of-dragons/144532
Throughout history, the Dragon has been a strong symbolic creature and entity.
https://www.tota.world/article/3684/
https://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/dragons.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Red_Dragon_paintings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dragons_in_literature
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dragons_in_popular_culture
https://nerdist.com/article/zardoz-insane-cult-classic-must-see , https://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/zardoz-at-50
"Sean Connery as the voice of Draco, the last remaining dragon. Cohen felt it was "very important that [the dragon's] personality be derived from the actor who was going to play the voice" and said that Connery was the only actor he had in mind for the role. He described Connery's voice as "unique" and "instantly recognizable", but said that it was "what [Connery] stood for in life as an actor and as a man that most related to what I wanted for Draco". Connery did the voice recording for Draco in three sessions." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonheart#Cast
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Fire_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(1982_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_(constellation)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_Supercluster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Draco 1943-1-19
| Launched | 19 January 1943 |
https://www.slashfilm.com/1678736/dc-comics-star-wars-crossover-didnt-happen-reason/
Even if they could be in the same universe, their storylines are too far apart. The Superman story first intersects with Earth in the 1930s. The first STAR WARS movie, episode 4, was released in 1977 about a story Long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far, away...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Star_Trek_and_Star_Wars#Differences
https://screenrant.com/star-trek-star-wars-crossover-echoes-alternate-chekhov/
https://trekmovie.com/2020/09/22/patrick-stewart-wants-to-see-a-star-trek-star-wars-crossover-movie/
https://gizmodo.com/should-star-wars-and-star-trek-ever-have-a-crossover-1341588269
https://stexpanded.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars_%26_Star_Trek_TNG:_A_Galaxy_Far,_Far_Away
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-port-strike-adds-another-uncertainty-feds-outlook-2024-10-01/
https://time.com/7027309/port-dockworkers-strike-food-shortages/
https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/port-strike-ila-10-01-24/index.html
US ports strike causes first shutdown in 50 years https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vkdp3rx17o
https://www.businessinsider.com/dockworkers-port-strike-ila-impacts-2024-10
https://apnews.com/article/port-strike-ila-dockworkers-begins-e5468e760f46a64e4322d1702beb1f72
For American workers, this is one of the first great battles against advanced automation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/01/dock-worker-strike-jobs-pay-automation
If most human jobs were taken over by AI and robotics before the year 2100, that seems so far away in time. However, if most human jobs were replaced by AI before 2050, that's not so far down the timeline.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2024/05/20/the-crucial-difference-between-ai-and-agi/
Algorithms and machines don't have to be paid a decent wage, or any warge. There are some that would simply like to phase out most of humanity in order to create an inhumane world run by AGI.
https://aws.amazon.com/what-is/artificial-general-intelligence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existential_risk_from_AI