https://gizmodo.com/kiss-digital-avatars-hologram-abba-ilm-tour-1851070285
https://isp.page/news/rock-legends-kiss-immortalised-as-digital-superhero-style-avatars/#gsc.tab=0
Monday, December 04, 2023
KISS Give Fans A Holographic Look Into The Band's Future
Mount Marapi: Hikers killed as volcano erupts in Indonesia
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67610326
Mount_Marapi or any volcano, can quickly become a danger zone.
https://people.com/11-climbers-dead-12-missing-eruption-indonesian-volcano-8410199
https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=261140
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/04/mount-marapi-eruption-indonesia-hikers-found-dead
The Most DANGEROUS Geological Mysteries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRSkRlPa5_E
The GTA 6 trailer, CGI, 3D and VR...
https://www.gamesradar.com/gta-6-guide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto#Titles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_VI , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdBZY2fkU-0
https://www.pcgamer.com/gta-6-all-the-rumours-in-one-place
50 THINGS YOU MISSED IN THE GTA 6 TRAILER! GTA 6 Trailer Breakdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsbZpD3CrBc
The Complete GTA (Grand Theft Auto) 3D Universe Timeline! | The Leaderboard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTl80GoMcSM
History of Grand Theft Auto (1984 - 2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poKPUS7pu5Y
Grand Theft Auto Timeline - Part 1 - The 3D Universe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvIW5w3Y9MA
https://www.sportskeeda.com/gta/what-happened-gta-san-andreas-vr-current-state-release-date-rumors
https://kotaku.com/gta-san-andreas-vr-port-meta-quest-2-canceled-trailer-1850497164
https://www.roadtovr.com/meta-update-gta-san-andreas-vr-quest-3
Evolution of Grand Theft Auto [1997-2023] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbkDZcby0eA
The Matrix Awakens: Unreal Engine Experience Gameplay Demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II2gFPwm_EI
Why Unreal Engine 5.3 is a BIG Deal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POwTaVZ_CA0
Evolution of Unreal Engine [1995-2023] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaLiMiyi2g4
Comparison: Characters and Their Cars in "Fast and Furious" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxuA_Jzyppo
Alaska Airlines to buy Hawaiian Airlines
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/03/1216870386/alaska-airlines-to-buy-hawaiian-airlines
The Alaska_Air_Group is about to grow, big time.
https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2023/12/03/alaska-airlines-to-acquire-hawaiian-airlines/
https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/alaska-air-buy-hawaiian-airlines-19-bln-2023-12-03/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-airlines-buying-hawaiian-airlines/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Airlines
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Stevens_Anchorage_International_Airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Airlines
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_K._Inouye_International_Airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Air_Group#Headquarters
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle-Tacoma_International_Airport
Sunday, December 03, 2023
The final-show-of the KISS farewell-tour with new-digital-avatars
https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/3/23986652/kiss-final-show-farewell-tour-digital-avatars
The avatar era og KISS has begun. This tech can certainly allow the bandmembers to relax and comfortably retirer after being a physical band since the early 1970s.
https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/167551/KISS-to-become-a-virtual-rock-band
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_(band)#2016-2023:_continued_activities_and_final_tour
https://www.fastcompany.com/90989900/kiss-final-concert-avatar-virtual-band-pophouse
Friday, December 01, 2023
The Grinch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinch
Just another cantankerous, monstrous Imp.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinch#In_popular_culture
Many would say that Krampus looks much more menacing.
Thursday, November 30, 2023
The Smart City Concept
The Smart_city can be quite beneficial, as long as it doesn't become a totalitarian trap.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
The life and death of Henry Kissinger and so many other deaths
Henry_Kissinger was a very well connected and highly influential man for several decades.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger#Computers_and_nuclear_weapons
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/05/17/henry-kissinger-explains-how-to-avoid-world-war-three
He was quite an integral part of the system for so much of his life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger#Death
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/henry-kissinger-dies-age-100-influential-controversial-diplomat/
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/henry-kissinger-war-criminal-dead-1234804748/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/henry-kissinger-dies_n_6376933ae4b0afce046cb44f
https://theintercept.com/2023/11/29/henry-kissinger-death/
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/05/henry-kissinger-at-100-still-a-war-criminal/
https://www.justsecurity.org/87043/is-henry-kissinger-a-war-criminal/
https://etan.org/issues/kissinger.htm
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Henry+Kissinger
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
The Observable Universe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSyRskFFXCk
Do we live in a giant void that could solve the puzzle of the universe’s expansion? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBAv7rytktU
Monday, November 27, 2023
How China Is Upgrading Its Air Bases for War With Taiwan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JuCx5FCVyQ WSJ
Why China Needs Korea more than Taiwan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS9VfNjH4Bc
China's Brand New Aircraft Carrier vs USS Gerald R. Ford Supercarrier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggh1Zc3Lf0s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger#Computers_and_nuclear_weapons
Sunday, November 26, 2023
GTA 6 fans are hoping for a Nemesis style gang system
"Developed by Monolith Productions, the Middle-earth: Shadow series told an alternate story in the fantasy world created by J.R.R. Tolkien. The first game in this series, Shadow of Mordor was set in between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and in it, you played a Gondorian Ranger named Talion, who was dealt a cruel fate with a tragic family loss but rose to power to become a fearless leader of Mordor." https://www.gamingbible.com/news/gta-6-fans-hoping-nemesis-style-gang-system-155661-20231116
cop28 UAE
https://www.cop28.com , https://unfccc.int/cop28
This Climate_Change_Conference is certainly in one of the hotter parts of the planet.
https://www.cop28.com/en/cop28-uae-venue
https://www.cop28.com/en/cop28-faqs
https://www.carbonbrief.org/interactive-who-wants-what-at-the-cop28-climate-change-summit/
It's foolish to think that oil will be totally phased out in the foreseeable. However, oil can certainly have several energy alternatives.
https://sdg.iisd.org/events/2023-un-climate-change-conference-unfccc-cop-28
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference#Controversies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference#Digital_Surveillance
NSW-Newcastle port: more than 80 arrested after climate protesters continue blockade past agreed deadline
Groups of protesters took turns paddling out into Port of Newcastle’s shipping lane to maintain a 30-hour blockage
People should be able to protest, but the shift over to better energy sources takes time.
The push to diversify energy options should have started decades ago.
Of course there are no similar protestors in China. There is no, SHUT IT DOWN MOVEMENT allowed there at all.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/29/china-coal-plants-climate-goals-carbon
https://www.power-technology.com/news/china-permitting-two-coal-fired-power-plants-per-week/?cf-view
https://energyandcleanair.org/publication/china-permits-two-new-coal-power-plants-per-week-in-2022/
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/12/china-coal-climate-change-carbon-emissions-pledge-plants-apec/
There are people that would really like to shutdown Australia and Canada, while several other countries could keep building and growing.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/05/30/australias-crackdown-on-climate-activists
Protests can keep bringing awareness to various issues, but it really does take a lot of time to transform civilization into having a series of effective energy choices.
Friday, November 24, 2023
Is Bill Gates Still Planning on Cutting Down 70 Million Acres of Trees?
https://www.greenmatters.com/climate-action/bill-gates-cutting-down-trees
While this agenda in of itself doesn't quite fit the type of James_Bond_villains, it's still very concerning.
https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-marc-benioff-argue-planting-trees-climate-change-2023-9
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/3/can-planting-trees-really-help-fight-climate-change
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/life-on-mars-may-have-been-its-own-worst-enemy/
https://earthsky.org/space/life-on-mars-methanogens-extinction/
Hopefully, this mentality won't spread to Brazil & Canada.
Brazil still has plenty of room for growth without taking down more of its forests & jungles.
Canada also has plenty of room for growth and can still protect most of its forests while having a lumber industry.
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Bill+Gates
Monday, November 20, 2023
Earthquake Prediction Technology
https://researchoutreach.org/articles/new-technology-earthquake-prediction-nankai-trough-japan/
Earthquake_prediction requires a lot of telemetry and more recently, the assistance of AI.
https://news.utexas.edu/2023/10/05/ai-driven-earthquake-forecasting-shows-promise-in-trials
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0952197623000404
https://www.preventionweb.net/news/earthquake-prediction-gsi-sensor-technology
https://frankhoogerbeets.com/category/earthquake-prediction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_prediction#Notable_predictions
While some people say that Earthquake Prediction Technology exists, others say that it doesn't.
https://scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/earthquakes/earthquakes-probabilities
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/07/1154893886/earthquake-prediction-turkey-usgs
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-you-predict-earthquakes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_prediction#Difficulty_or_impossibility
EARTH'S DANGEROUS RING OF FIRE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98bGheb22UU
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=earthquakes
Friday, November 17, 2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Protesters shut down Bay Bridge heading into San Francisco
https://www.kcra.com/article/protesters-shut-down-bay-bridge-heading-san-francisco/45862462#
There should be a way to protest without shutting down the entire bridge deck.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/protesters-block-bay-bridge-18496142.php
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/protesters-block-bay-bridge-18496142.php
Whether its a protest, or it's a fire, any major highway can be abruptly shut down, unfortunately.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/i-10-closure-california-state-of-emergency-18486449.php
Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal reopens after protest
Unlike the San_Francisco-Oakland_Bay_Bridge, the Jacques_Cartier_Bridge only has one 5 lane deck.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/protest-jacques-cartier-bridge-1.7029971
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/jacques-cartier-bridge-closed-in-both-directions-1.6647453
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Details on I-10 Freeway arson fire and aftermath
Interstate_10_in_California or any major highway, should never have a pile of flammable material under it or close to it in any way.
https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-interstate-10-fire-1f0f48f2ac55342d9860f484cd84afc0
https://dot.ca.gov/~/link.aspx?_id=237E3123447D4C9A8B98571CE53B2E21&_z=z
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Highway+101
Monday, November 13, 2023
3 people rappelling down Transamerica Pyramid in SF
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/people-performing-on-transamerica-building-sf-18488992.php
Its still quite a striking building after all these decades.
DP World: Australia sites back online after cyber-attack
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67400164
Disruption of any essential infrastructure can have such far reaching inconveniences.
Thus, Australian+ports have been hit hard.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-13/dp-world-deals-with-impact-of-cyber-attack/103097658
https://www.dpworld.com/australia/ports-and-terminals
https://www.portsaustralia.com.au/value-of-ports/economy
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Australian+ports
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=cyberattack
Major cyber-attack on Australian ports
There must be some sort of redundancy in place. Otherwise, anything without a proper backup system runs the risk of descending into chaos.
https://www.cnxtrans.com/post/exploring-the-5-major-sea-ports-of-australia
https://www.marineinsight.com/know-more/8-major-ports-in-australia/
https://www.icontainers.com/us/2020/01/20/top-10-ports-australia/
https://container-news.com/top-10-the-busiest-container-ports-in-oceania/
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Australian+ports
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=cyberattack
Sunday, November 12, 2023
Iceland earthquakes – live: Warning volcanic eruption ‘could obliterate Grindavik’ as residents flee
The growing anticipation and suspense of it all.
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=earthquakes
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes raised fears of a volcanic eruption.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67387827
Iceland is facing some potentially serious disruptions.
https://iceland.nordicvisitor.com/iceland-volcano-eruption-fagradalsfjall/
https://www.visiticeland.com/eruption/
https://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=earthquakes
Thursday, November 09, 2023
Saturday, November 04, 2023
Earthquake in Nepal
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/nepal-hit-by-64-earthquake-felt-new-delhi-2023-11-03
Some parts of the world have frequent earthquakes while other area are less common. Regardless as to how often, it's the very intense earthquakes that usually cause the most death and destruction.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67317442
https://www.britannica.com/news/2024843/e3fbed76b72419339d3c0edd9ad44ee2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Nepal
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nepal-earthquake-of-2015
https://www.seismonepal.gov.np
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=earthquakes
Friday, November 03, 2023
Elon Musk says his AI company is ready to release
https://qz.com/elon-musk-says-his-ai-company-is-ready-to-release-its-f-1850990564
X Twitter provides so much essential data input for xAI.
EM has planned this out for a long time.
Musk's xAI set to launch first AI model to select group
https://www.reuters.com/technology/musks-xai-set-launch-first-ai-model-select-group-2023-11-03
The Timeline_of_Twitter into becoming X and AI or xAI. Twitter had a long path to take with gradual AI upgrades all along the way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_Twitter_by_Elon_Musk
It's all part of the EM plan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter#Rebrand_to_X
Now it's the dawn of xAI after so much X and Twitter data have been fed into it.
Paying with your palm at Whole Foods using Amazon's futuristic scanners
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-whole-foods-palm-hand-scanners-checkout-work-amazon-one-2023-10
Amazon_One is certainly a very convenient pay method, but at what cost?
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/generative-ai-trains-amazon-one-palm-scanning-technology
https://www.investopedia.com/amazon-launches-palm-scanning-payments-at-all-whole-foods-7563543
https://mashable.com/article/amazon-one-palm-scan-biometric-data-privacy-concerns
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/26/amazon-biometric-payments-privacy-concerns.html
Thursday, November 02, 2023
3 fires along Highway 101 bring traffic to a crawl through SLO
Sometimes it doesn't take that much to really slow things down.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_101#California
Unfortunately, the California_Highway_Patrol can't keep watch of every mile, every minute of the day. It's just not possible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California#Central_Coast
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/3-fires-along-highway-101-231243341.html#
Thursday, October 19, 2023
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.
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://screenrant.com/avengers-6-mcu-reboot-marvel-characters-return
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
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
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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://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
Saturday, October 14, 2023
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
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://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
Friday, October 13, 2023
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.scientificamerican.com/article/time-travel-simulation-resolves-grandfather-paradox/
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=simulation
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Toronto director calls out comments 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://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Robyn+Hood+TV+Series
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=simulation
Can earthquakes be predicted?
Of course such a predictive technology would be quite beneficial to civilization.
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
Monday, October 09, 2023
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://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://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
The Israel-Palestine Conflict
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
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
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
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.
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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
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
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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://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
Thursday, October 05, 2023
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://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Robyn+Hood+TV+Series
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Robin+Hood
Wednesday, October 04, 2023
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.
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