News & popular culture & observing various ideas & Sci-Fi concepts that become a technological reality. What is reality in general? Some say that it's all part of a cosmic simulation.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran in UN speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVkUcWH1drU
War Expert Professor Jiang Xueqin WARNS: "This Is Worse Than Nuclear" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9gDMk7hcCU
The REAL Reason AI Is Already Out Of Control https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw5DkDfKw_c
Sunday, September 20, 2026
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
Apple’s ‘Surprise and Shine’ iPhone Event
https://gizmodo.com/what-were-expecting-at-apples-surprise-and-shine-iphone-event-2000808617
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-event-what-to-expect-iphone-18-ultra-fold/
https://www.apple.com/privacy/control/
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/iphone-security-settings-tips/
https://www.securednotes.io/iphone-privacy-checklist-2026
https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/mobile-security/how-safe-secure-iphone/
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256281654?sortBy=rank
How easy is it to steal $10,000 from a locked iPhone? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPJ6NJkmDAo , https://www.youtube.com/@veritasium/videos
Exposing The Flaw In Our Phone System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVyu7NB7W6Y Veritasium and Linus Tech Tips
Hacker Shows How Easy It Is To Hack Your Cell Phone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN_EMMoycjM , https://www.youtube.com/@VALUETAINMENT/videos
Social Engineer: YOU are Easier to Hack than your Computer (or phone) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEdZwLRJttQ , https://www.youtube.com/@ScammerPayback/videos
Europe's Von der Leyen Wants To Put Private Bank Deposits Under State Direction
A total government financial control SYSTEM could become a fascist corporate entity.
https://www.tni.org/en/article/follow-the-money-the-business-interests-behind-the-far-right
However, a Communist control SYSTEM can also take you there, its just under another flavor.
https://jacobin.com/2023/04/svb-bank-runs-private-federal-reserve-deposits
https://annpettifor.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-fascism-and-the-role/comments
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_China A financial SYSTEM under a one party system.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/07/07/rebalancing-growth-china-economic-update
https://www.weforum.org/stories/economic-growth/the-state-of-china-economy-in-five-numbers/
https://fortune.com/2026/09/06/china-export-shock-global-economic-crisis-overcapacity-growth-model/
https://www.reddit.com/r/China/comments/1ip8gbq/oligarchy_in_the_us_vs_china/
Life Under China’s Social Credit System: A Dystopian Reality? | Investigate Asia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p19nYrjZ1dQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_oligarchs
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Russian-oligarchs
https://www.historyhit.com/how-did-russias-oligarchs-get-rich/
Monday, August 31, 2026
The Real Reason Veritasium Sold His Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpQZLCel_kg
The Future of Veritasium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piHGnG4LsmQ
Whenever someone is partially bought out, its important that they retain as much creative control as possible. Things seemed to have worked out well for Veritasium, sort of.
How Private Equity Turns Your Favorite Channels Into Slop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoibAbdQf58
In contrast to Veritasium, George_Lucas sold his main business, resulting in very little control over the Star-Wars franchise. That's the tradeoff when your company is sold off and you become much less of a creative force as to how things are done.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucasfilm#Subsidiary_of_The_Walt_Disney_Studios_(2012%E2%80%93present)
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Trump claims ‘total control’ of Strait of Hormuz by the US
Thursday, August 06, 2026
Out-of-control AI systems are going rogue and hacking people. Is it time to panic?
AI Expert Urges Governments to Bring Development to "Grinding Halt" Amid Fears of Rogue Technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlO-bU5UW4U
Wednesday, August 05, 2026
Out-of-control Tesla crashes into homes, leaving behind trail of destruction in Orange County
Friday, July 31, 2026
Boyle Heights residents to rally over warehouse fire cleanup and vermin removal
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/boyle-heights-warehouse-fire-cleanup-rally/3924138/
While the warehouse+fire is over width, the cleanup of all the mess is the next part of this stinky situation.
It is the most ghastly and putrid stench that you can imagine, especially in this heat.
Unfortunately, the rats and the bugs love it.
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Boyle+Heights
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=bugs%2C+rodents+and+diseases
Rats, stench and flies: Aftermath of warehouse fire
Urban filth, disease+and+vermin must be kept under control as much as possible.
The stench of rotting food is horrendous! http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/eh/safety/rats.htm
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/boyle-height-lineage-warehouse-fire/3924012
The heat combined with all the rats and bugs is such a serious health issue.
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/eh/safety/pests.htm
A Fire Burned Next Door. Now They Live With the Stench of Rotting Meat. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/boyle-heights-warehouse-fire-smell.html The Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles is still dealing with foul odor and fears over possible toxins over a month after a cold-storage facility burst into flames.
It doesn't matter if you have a full stomach or an empty one, its just too easy to vomit from the very putrid stench around there!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/los-angeles-warehouse-fire-rotting-food
Hottest days of Southern California heat wave arrive https://ktla.com/weather/southern-california-extreme-heat-high-surf
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/weather-news/la-heat-forecast-weekend-temperatures/3924118/
https://weather.com/en-CA/us/california/city/los-angeles/tenday
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Boyle+Heights
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=bugs%2C+rodents+and+diseases
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Flea-borne typhus outbreak in Pico-Union prompts warning from LA County health officials
Filth, disease+and+vermin are a constant urban concern and not just in Boyle+Heights.
https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2026-05-12/la-vermin-rats-restaurants-health-department
Dozens of L.A. County eateries shut down due to bugs & rodents https://ktla.com/news/local-news/health-department-closures-feb4-2026 Barf!
http://www.lapublichealth.org/eh/about/vector-management-program.htm
L.A. like any big city, can occasionally have health and safety issues with bugs, rodents and diseases.
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=bugs%2C+rodents+and+diseases
Rot, Decay, and the "Bugs" in the WW System. 🪰
https://www.reddit.com/r/westworld/comments/1va3z7i/rot_decay_and_the_bugs_in_the_system/
https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/westworld-season-4-how-charlotte-hales-flies-work/
https://www.reddit.com/r/westworld/comments/veesyg/flies_were_always_in_the_show/
https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a40627249/what-are-the-flies-in-westworld/
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/westworld-season-4-flies-explained
https://screenrant.com/westworld-season-4-flies-human-control-explained/
https://www.quora.com/In-Westworld-what-is-the-significance-of-flies
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8AxSqe80ih0 A fly can give you away, so don't blink.
https://www.tiktok.com/@themovietreepodcast/video/7093875732773866753 Even an air bubble can give your position away.
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2003/steven-spielberg/minority_report
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Westworld WW
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Minority+Report
Monday, July 27, 2026
Sunday, July 26, 2026
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
OpenAI's models broke containment and cyberattacked Hugging Face
Thursday, July 16, 2026
US carries out strikes on civilian infrastructure in south
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/16/world/iran-war-trump-hormuz
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/16/world/live-news/iran-war-trump
JD Vance accuses Israel of 'manipulating' US public opinion to prolong Iran war https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1m107yj327o
https://alhurra.com/en/27562 War and Peace
New Poll Shows American Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Communism
Communism and Crony_capitalism are both bigtime control SYSTEMS upon the MASSES.
https://www.hoover.org/research/rise-crony-capitalism
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crony%20capitalism