The Digital Labyrinth

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.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

A 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

Thursday, January 11, 2024

The Night Stalker (1972 TV film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Stalker_(1972_film)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7vyOvDpBvk One of the best TV movies ever.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolchak:_The_Night_Stalker#Origins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5UpA2_F_EY

https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781933076294

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolchak:_The_Night_Stalker#Legacy

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Mr. R.I.N.G.

https://headhuntershorrorhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Kolchak:_The_Night_Stalker:_Mr._R.I.N.G.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0621539 A new AI bot on the loose and confused, from a mid 1970s TV perspective.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/KolchakTheNightStalkerE12MrRing

https://akolchakaday.blogspot.com/2012/01/episode-12-mr-ring.html

https://nightstalker.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._R.I.N.G. , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdE7t0UwhNY

https://www.marcasgrant.com/blog/2017/6/2/kolchak-the-night-stalker-episode-12

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/KolchakTheNightStalker

Tuesday, January 09, 2024

Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Dimensions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYXX98GFcsQ

United, Alaska find loose parts on 737 MAX planes, raising pressure on Boeing

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/no-data-captured-alaska-airlines-737-cockpit-voice-recorder-ntsb-chair-2024-01-08

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

Sunday, January 07, 2024

Upgrade (2018 film)

Upgrade is a fascinating movie with serious implications. What would happen if a human is only left with a digital memory?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upgrade_(film)#Plot , https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6499752

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/upgrade-2018

https://www.cnet.com/science/neuralink-upgraded-brain-chip-hopes-to-help-the-blind-see-and-the-paralyzed-walk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink#Probes

What would happen if an android or Replicant was given a simulated human history or memory?

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

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

Which airlines operate the 737 9 MAX?

https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/737-9-max-airlines/

Well, that's another incident that will get some people to avoid plane travel.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67903655

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alaska-airlines-accident-much-tragic-ntsb-official-says-rcna132682

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/his-shirt-was-sucked-out-alaska-airlines-passengers-recall-rough-ride-after-side-panel-breaks-off-midflight/3305477/

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

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

Friday, January 05, 2024

Historical Figures Reimagined as Modern People Living Today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piqkD7FvakQ

The technology exists to make digital approximations of various historical people. Of course even contemporary people can be digitally duplicated.

https://medium.com/@techtopiaa/the-digital-doppelganger-a-journey-into-the-world-of-digital-twins-9420f4a9853e

https://www.deloitte.com/global/en/issues/work/digital-doppelgangers.html

https://medium.com/tag/digital-twin

Elvis Presley is back, as a hologram, in new Virtual Reality show

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/01/04/elvis-evolution-hologram-show/72106121007

Hardy the real thing, but an AI Elvis hologram in a VR show could be quite entertaining.

https://variety.com/2024/theater/global/elvis-london-ai-show-1235861196/

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/04/elvis-evolution-hologram-show-london-premiere

U2 - Even Better Than The Real Thing (Live At The LV Sphere) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OVAvp6G9Yk A tribute not only to ELVIS, but to the entertainment zoo that is Las Vegas throughout the years.

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.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/us/las-vegas-judge-attacked-sentencing.html

https://nypost.com/2024/01/03/news/man-jumps-over-bench-attacks-las-vegas-judge-after-she-denies-him-probation-wild-video-shows/

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

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

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

A 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

Tuesday, January 02, 2024

Toho Will Not Rush a Sequel out for Godzilla Minus One

https://geektyrant.com/news/toho-will-not-rush-a-sequel-out-for-godzilla-minus-one#google_vignette

Many consider this to be the best Godzilla movie, so far.

https://jalopnik.com/go-watch-godzilla-minus-one-not-just-for-the-monster-b-1851118772

https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2023/12/30/godzilla-minus-one-tops-80-million-to-set-new-box-office-record/?sh=7f016539413f

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/godzilla-minus-one-movie-review-2023

https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/godzilla-minus-one-director-lessons-watching-cloverfield

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

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

Sunday, December 31, 2023

Strange Days and Johnny Mnemonic from 1995

Strange_Days has quite an interesting take on using the action_camera for experiencing the lives of other people.

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

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114558/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Days_(film)#Development

Johnny_Mnemonic is more about temporarily storing and delivering sensitive data in the brain to avoid using the Internet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mnemonic_(film)#Plot

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113481/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mnemonic_(film)#Development

Johnny Mnemonic - Deleted Scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHFOxciYklI

WTF Happened to Johnny Mnemonic? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raqG3x3mxYI

Both are interesting stories, but the tech was more limited in 1995.

What would Strange Days and Johnny Mnemonic be like with 2025 technology?

High technology can be such a great thing. However, is it really a good idea for humanity to eventually become something like the Borg_Collective?

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Neural_link , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YreDYmXTYi4 , https://www.youtube.com/@neuralink/videos

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Neural_interlink_frequency

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink , https://neuralink.com/blog/

https://www.wired.com/story/all-the-actually-important-stuff-neuralink-just-announced/

It seems that there might eventually have to be at least 2 versions of the Neuralink-Technology. One that is connected to the Internet and an offline version. Indeed, something like a very advanced version of the tech in Johnny Mnemonic and Strange Days would have to be blocked from Internet access. Otherwise, it's just a nice big hacking party waiting to happen in 2025.

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

Friday, December 29, 2023

EasyJet flight almost crashed into plane

An easyJet plane from Gatwick Airport with 179 people onboard came close to hitting another aircraft after being given permission to land by an air traffic controller in a mistake https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/easyjet-flight-almost-crashed-plane-31765352

https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/easyjet-flight-almost-crashed-into-another-plane-after-atc-error-43972

https://metro.co.uk/2023/12/29/easyjet-flight-nearly-crashes-controller-forgot-plane-20037665/

AI can immensely improve safety, but there always must be a human element as well.

https://www.eurocontrol.int/article/why-artificial-intelligence-highly-relevant-air-traffic-control

https://www.aviationfile.com/artificial-intelligence-and-air-traffic-control/

https://www.turing.ac.uk/about-us/impact/putting-ai-air-traffic-control

https://pilotinstitute.com/plane-crash-causes/

https://www.pilotmall.com/blogs/news/8-preventable-airplane-disasters-avoid-making-these-fatal-mistakes

https://simpleflying.com/runway-excursions-occurrence-prevention-guide/

https://www.flyingmag.com/technique-accidents-runway-disaster-prevention/

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Dr. Brain (TV series) and The Final Cut (2004 film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Brain_(TV_series) , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fvJgAjh6l8

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Cut_(2004_film) , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM5MzCAZ3OY , https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364343/plotsummary/

Dr._Brain and The_Final_Cut have very interesting implications.

A Tesla factory robot reportedly attacked a worker and left them bleeding.

"A robot attacked a Tesla worker and left them bleeding on the automaker’s Austin factory floor two years ago, according to an explosive new report. It was one of a series of incidents at Giga Texas, a sprawling Austin factory that is key to Tesla’s goal of building a sub-$25,000 electric car." https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/tesla-factory-robot-worker-attack-injury

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/tesla-robot-attacks-engineer-trail-of-blood-on-factory-floor-report-4755203

https://nypost.com/2023/12/26/business/tesla-factory-worker-attacked-by-robot-which-dug-claws-into-back-arm/

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

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Vatican City - DW Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwrKLL4Gefg

Megapolis - The Ancient World Revealed | Episode 4: Rome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq3dw_I1aW4

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Canada's December was mild, but what about the rest of the winter?

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/forecasts/canadas-december-was-warm-but-will-winter-eventually-show-up

While most of the country is frozen, there are some spots that are well above the freezing point. https://weather.gc.ca/canada_e.html

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/christmas-weather-forecast-b-c-2023-1.7066860

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/warm-winter-ice-roads-ice-roads-1.7065441

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

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

Alberta's population is the fastest-growing in Canada

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/population-growth-in-alberta-growing-fastest-in-canada

https://dailyhive.com/calgary/alberta-population-fastest-growing-canada

https://www.alberta.ca/population-statistics

https://dailyhive.com/calgary/bc-alberta-interprovincial-migration-statistics-2023

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/alberta-fastest-growing-population-statscan-1.6979680

https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/david-staples-canadians-voting-with-their-feet-and-theyre-picking-alberta

https://dailyhive.com/calgary/alberta-canada-government-electric-vehicles

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-electric-vehicle-sales-canada-government-mandates/

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-as-the-canadian-population-passes-40-million-fast-growing-provinces PUBLISHED JUNE 24, 2023

Digital ID will go mainstream across Australia in 2024

https://theconversation.com/digital-id-will-go-mainstream-across-australia-in-2024-heres-how-it-can-work-for-everyone-219406

Eventually, a person can opt for the tattoo version.

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202312/australia-to-rebrand-mygovid-following-audit-recommendation

Some might opt for an implanted version. If its good enough for pets and livestock, then whynot for people? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microchip_implant_(animal)#Australia

https://jmi.org.au/news/facial-verification-tech-in-nsw-digital-identity-new-report-unveils-path-to-enhanced-governance-and-training/

What if the so called human herd isn't comfortable becoming tracked like livestock? There will be more global pressure to get everyone to conform.

https://www.digitalidentity.gov.au/digital-id-bill

Unfortunately, Australia is part of the world zoo, farm and laboratory.

https://www.globalgovernmentforum.com/eight-countries-set-out-principles-for-the-future-of-digital-id/

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2019/08/14/inclusive-and-trusted-digital-id-can-unlock-opportunities-for-the-worlds-most-vulnerable While there seems to be some great benifits and convienences on the surface, it also fits right into a global technocracy control system. In deed, if technological totalitarianism is gradually phased in, many people are more likely to accept it.

https://www.rand.org/about/nextgen/art-plus-data/giorgia-lupi/internet-of-bodies-our-connected-future.html

https://www.rand.org/multimedia/video/2020/10/29/what-is-the-internet-of-bodies.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2019/12/06/what-is-the-internet-of-bodies-and-how-is-it-changing-our-world Whos world? It's already a corporate and NGO run planet. Eventually to become an AI run world.

The world will gradually become like an interconnected series of Black_Mirror episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Mirror_episodes#Series_6_(2023)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microchip_implant_(human)#Criticisms_and_concerns

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microchip_implant_(human)#Risk_to_human_freedom_and_autonomy

The Tasmanian Devil

A Tasmanian_devil usually has no interest in a mobile phone.

https://giphy.com/clips/storyful-animals-sanctuary-apac-wTpdJzEwEUr09n27hD This poor devil need not be concerned with a phone, because he has already been implanted with a chip.

https://nre.tas.gov.au/wildlife-management/fauna-of-tasmania/mammals/carnivorous-marsupials-and-bandicoots/tasmanian-devil

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/tasmanian-devil

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_mammals#Marsupials_(Marsupialia)

Overview of Australian Urban Roads and Tunnels

https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/21282

Mel-Vic

https://www.transurban.com/roads-and-projects/melbourne

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnley_Tunnel , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Tunnel

https://www.travelvictoria.com.au/victoria/driving/tunnels/#:~:text=Domain%20and%20Burnley%20Tunnels&text=These%20two%20tunnels%20are%20located,the%20Monash%20Freeway%20(M1).

Montreal might have the closest thing in Canada for what Melbourne has. However, Montreal hasn't allowed to have any 100 story buildings like Melbourne, NYC & Chicago have.

https://www.westconnex.com.au/roads-projects/

https://www.transurban.com/roads-and-projects/sydney

https://www.transurban.com/roads-and-projects/sydney#crosscitytunnel

https://www.transurban.com/roads-and-projects/sydney#lanecovetunnel

https://www.transurban.com/roads-and-projects/brisbane

https://www.transurban.com/roads-and-projects/brisbane#gatewaymotorway The duplication of an already resonably wide bride has made for an impressive 12 lane crossing. One would be hard-pressed to find such a scale of bridge engineering in Canada, especially in BC.

https://www.linkt.com.au/using-toll-roads/about-brisbane-toll-roads/gateway-motorway/brisbane?_ga=2.112088524.997850127.1703188007-951643104.1703188007

Despite Australia having a smaller population than Canada, Australia has allowed for larger infrastructure, in some respects.

Of course if the cost of gas & EVs, along with the overall cost of living remains high, then more people will be forced to live in the 15-30_minute_city. It can be great in some ways, but many people would still prefer to work or shop in another part of town. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15-minute_city#Societal_effects

Humans in this new AI run world might have to acquire permission to drive on some days. Even just to go to the beach or shop...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microchip_implant_(human)#Criticisms_and_concerns

If people aren't carful, the world might become quite an inhuman place, but very machine compatible.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microchip_implant_(human)#Risk_to_human_freedom_and_autonomy

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

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Canada’s ‘haves-and-have-nots’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/06/canada-primary-healthcare-budget-cut-study

https://bcmj.org/news/australian-health-system-example-canada There are clearly some things that are better in Australia than in Canada and its not just the weather.

https://dailyhive.com/toronto/realtors-mocking-canadians-afford-homes While its nice to be financially comfortable and be able to pay for almost anything that one wants, some at that level just can't relate to the mass of people living payday to payday. Of course there are so many people don't even have a proper warm, dry and safe structure to live in.

https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/home-ownership-divides-haves-and-have-nots Financial success can be such a great thing, but so many people would be happy, just to have the basics.

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/haves-and-have-nots-data-shows-opposing-debt-picture-in-canada-1.1667783

https://utorontopress.com/blog/2017/11/23/the-haves-and-the-have-nots-the-united-states-vs-canada/

https://assets.nationbuilder.com/broadbent/pages/7726/attachments/original/1592497193/Haves_and_Have-Nots.pdf?1592497193

The Iceland Volcano Eruption

https://slate.com/technology/2023/12/volcano-eruption-iceland-lava-how-long.html

Some nice geothermal heating, but with the occasional eruption.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/20/iceland-volcano-tourists-told-to-think-four-times-before-getting-too-close

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67756413

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/152227/iceland-erupts

https://www.government.is/

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

December weather in Canada

Even when the winter weather is mild in some parts of Canada, so much of the country is frozen over throughout the winter.

https://weather.gc.ca/data/wxoimages/wocanmap0_e.jpg

https://weather.gc.ca/canada_e.html

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

Detroit looking to buy SRT trains from Toronto TC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-zVpvkCuNI

TTC subway trains on Line 2 are nearing the end of their lifespan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77PSn7TauZQ

https://www.toronto.com/news/longer-wait-times-may-be-coming-for-toronto-s-busiest-subway-line-according-to-ttc/article_9de1186c-f7d5-5987-9b76-b11df75665ec.html?

https://www.therecord.com/news/gta/longer-wait-times-may-be-coming-for-toronto-s-busiest-subway-line-according-to-ttc/article_566b3341-6f5a-50c8-8825-34b33873a3f6.html

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

Metro Vancouver ski hills temporarily closed due to lack of snow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn9AxKwYOLI Hardly warm weather, just mild, because the freezing level is at a higher elevation.

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

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

Canada sees fastest quarterly population boom since 1957

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U12paQfDt0

Canada sees population growth not seen since the 1950s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmAgtZCFRxE

What would it look like to implement a wartime housing program in Metro Vancouver? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7P5-Rh7j9c

Is 'war-time' housing a solution to Canada's crisis? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMLUiSOX4OI

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

Population Projections for Australia

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/population-projections-australia/2022-base-2071

Most people in Australia prefer to live in the cities or the greater urban_areas in general.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Australia_by_population#Significant_urban_areas_by_population

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population

https://population.gov.au/population-topics/topic-population

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release

https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/AUS/australia/population-growth-rate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Australia#Cities

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

Monday, December 18, 2023

72 million-year-old 'blue dragon' unearthed in Japan / MySpace

https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/72-million-year-old-blue-dragon-unearthed-in-japan-is-unlike-anything-weve-ever-seen-experts-say

It's not Godzilla, but just as dangerous.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla#Size

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

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

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https://internet.medialities.org/2023/12/18/the-creation-rise-and-fall-of-myspace

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

The Israel-Palestine War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5_6mMV7Hc4 , https://www.youtube.com/@PiersMorganUncensored/videos

The thing about wars is that they can easily get out of control.

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

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

Saturday, December 16, 2023

What Does ‘Godzilla Minus One’s Title Mean?

https://collider.com/godzilla-minus-one-meaning/

Godzilla_Minus_One is certainly one of the best in the series.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/13/godzilla-minus-one-review-rageful-monster-is-one-of-the-best-in-the-series

https://www.theringer.com/movies/2023/12/13/23999947/godzilla-minus-one-good-reviews-box-office-lessons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_Minus_One#Production

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_Minus_One#Potential_sequel

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

Friday, December 15, 2023

US Public Transit vs. the Canadian and Australian Versions...

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

Why The U.S. Gave Up On Public Transit - CNBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nsPGMoXqX0

Why American & Canadian Buses Are Just Worse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3qeYRI34C8

10 Cities Where Buses Are Normal and Good... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsVhak7JKS4

10 Largest Buses in the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9Sp6b5-WMI

Limousine Bus introduced first time in Pakistan | Triple Decker Bus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3op_YotGHG8

Riding the BIG Bus of Pakistan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NByVAugdUsU

A former congressional candidate charged with vandalizing Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2023/12/15/michael-cassidy-charged-for-vandalizing-satanic-temple-display-at-iowa-capitol-mississippi-candidate/71930181007/

People use all kinds of shapes and things, a star, a rock, a pod or a-tree.

https://apnews.com/article/satanic-temple-display-vandalized-iowa-capitol-199fb41983a3f3a390b7be370214bb64

It might be an egg or a polyp or a pipe, or whatever else ones mind can conjure up.

https://www.kcci.com/article/satanic-temple-display-inside-iowa-capitol-building-damaged-beyond-repair/46133104 The perp found this artwork or symbolism to be very offensive and strongly objected to its location. Thus, he felt compelled to damage it and now faces a series of charges.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/2023/12/11/gop-lawmakers-disagree-on-response-to-satanic-display-at-iowa-capitol/71832743007/?itm_medium=recirc&itm_source=taboola&itm_campaign=internal&itm_content=RightRailArticleThumbnails-Redesign

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/12/15/satanic-temple-iowa-christmas-decorations-free-speech/71922305007/

Pagan symbolism is intertwined.

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/12/11/pagan-christmas-trees-indigenous-eucharist-tradition-239475

https://www.zmescience.com/science/history-articles/origin-christmas-tree-pagan/

https://voiceandvisioninc.org/blog/entry/a-brief-history-of-christmas/

Does Boston Have The Most Inefficient Subway in America?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDXsVhFG7TE

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Buried Secrets of the Bible with Albert Lin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R6UPzGBuMg

The ambiguous ending of Leave the World Behind

https://www.gq.com/story/director-sam-esmail-explains-the-ambiguous-ending-of-leave-the-world-behind-the-point-is-that-it-lingers

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a46050565/leave-the-world-behind-ending-explained/

https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/scary-scenes-from-movie-leave-the-world-behind

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Leave+the+World+Behind

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Why A Satanic Holiday Display At The Iowa Capitol Building Has Been Allowed To Stay Up Despite Backlash

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2023/12/13/why-a-satanic-holiday-display-at-the-iowa-capitol-building-has-been-allowed-to-stay-up-despite-backlash/?sh=559db3fa5bac

Obviously, some symbolism will be considered to be more offensive than others.

https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/about-us

https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/church-of-satan-vs-satanic-temple

https://www.salemartgallery.com/pages/baphomet

A news channel announces that it'll become first to use AI ANCHORS from next year onward

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12859887/First-AI-generated-news-anchors-debut-streaming.html

Leave the World Behind vs. The Road

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_(2009_film)#Plot

The_Road and Leave_the_World_Behind both depict the serious and intense aftermath from the collapse of civilization.

https://screenrant.com/leave-the-world-behind-netflix-movie-book-changes-differences/

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/leave-the-world-behind-movie-netflix-b2463068.html

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/leave-the-world-behind-ending-explained-1235829444/

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/leave-the-world-behind-ending-meaning-b2463058.html?utm_term=pos2&utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=related&utm_campaign=embed1

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Leave+the+World+Behind

Monday, December 11, 2023

Most extreme ‘rogue wave’ ever recorded spotted in the Pacific

https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/what-are-rogue-waves-pacific?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=Feed

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

Climate change in Canada

https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/here-s-what-climate-change-is-doing-to-canada-s-white-christmas-1.6167064

Most of the country still has very cold winters.

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

Sunday, December 10, 2023

Sam Esmail Didn’t Mean for Leave the World Behind to Be So Timely

https://www.vulture.com/article/leave-the-world-behind-ending-sam-esmail-interview.html

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Leave+the+World+Behind

Saturday, December 09, 2023

EU deals with world’s first laws to regulate AI

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/08/eu-agrees-historic-deal-with-worlds-first-laws-to-regulate-ai

As long as humanity can use this tool wisely, things can progress in a safe and fare way.

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-strikes-tentative-deal-ai-act-artificial-intelligence

If humans should ever allow this tool to control them, then humans become the fool.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-09/europe-puts-stake-in-the-ground-with-first-pact-to-regulate-ai

https://www.wired.com/story/eu-ai-act/

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/12/09/artificial-intelligence-act-council-and-parliament-strike-a-deal-on-the-first-worldwide-rules-for-ai/

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20230601STO93804/eu-ai-act-first-regulation-on-artificial-intelligence

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

Thursday, December 07, 2023

The Silurian Hypothesis - What if Humans Are NOT Earth's First Civilization?

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

The Kardashev Scale: Type I to Type VII Civilizations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J2K-KQ2psk

U2’s Jaw Dropping Show at the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas

https://theforestscout.com/46125/in-culture/even-better-than-the-real-thing-u2s-jaw-dropping-show-at-the-msg-sphere-in-las-vegas/

OpenAI Cofounder Reid Hoffman Gives Sam Altman a Vote of Confidence

https://www.wired.com/story/livewired-ai-hoffman-openai/

Of course AI in all its various forms, will only continue to grow.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-sam-altman-drama-knocked-microsofts-stock-around-so-why-is-its-deal-with-openai-largely-a-secret-to-wall-street-b3a973e7

https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-paying-out-millions-to-chip-startup-sam-altman-invested-2023-12

https://time.com/6342827/ceo-of-the-year-2023-sam-altman/

https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-chatgpt-openai-ceo-career-net-worth-ycombinator-prepper-2023-1

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/29/23982046/sam-altman-interview-openai-ceo-rehired

https://openai.com/blog/sam-altman-returns-as-ceo-openai-has-a-new-initial-board

Satya Nadella & Sam Altman: Dawn of the AI Wars | The Circuit with Emily Chang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ydFDwv-n8w

https://blog.samaltman.com

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

AMD's AI Chip Event

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc3Vvk8cI2A

Jaron Lanier Looks into AI's Future https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8vU9QtcMZw

“Godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton Warns of the “Existential Threat” of AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Sgp7y178k

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

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

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Yoshua+Bengio

GEMINI Just SHOCKED The ENTIRE INDUSTRY!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a6E-r8W2Bs

GEMINI Beats GPT4! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7-qLJsvtoc

"Godfather of artificial intelligence" talks impact and potential of AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpoRO378qRY

Google Engineer Blake Lemoine joins Emily Chang to talk about some of the experiments he conducted that lead him to think that LaMDA was a sentient AI, and to explain why he is now on administrative leave. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgCUn4fQTsc Jun 23, 2022

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

The “Curse” of ‘Dune’? Troubled Journeys to the Screen

https://dunenewsnet.com/2023/12/the-curse-of-dune-movie-tv-production-issues Hopfully, there will never be an AI assisted version of Dune. That would just be too ironic.

https://medium.com/@melcarriere/frank-herbert-of-dune-on-artificial-intelligence-bcd5661ca79a

https://www.informationweek.com/machine-learning-ai/podcast-regulate-or-ban-ai----is-dune-a-cautionary-example-

https://www.synapse-analytics.io/post/dune-s-butlerian-jihad-how-inevitable-is-a-war-against-ai

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/11/ai-pause-optimism-dune/

https://vocal.media/futurism/how-frank-herbert-s-dune-warned-of-the-rise-of-artificial-intelligence

https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Butlerian_Jihad

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

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

Wednesday, December 06, 2023

Luna the German shepherd found at least 25 feet up a tree in El Dorado County

https://www.kcra.com/article/lotus-luna-german-shepherd-found-up-a-tree-in-el-dorado-county/46045698

https://www.nbc15.com/2023/12/06/ill-be-darned-missing-german-shepherd-found-stuck-tree-25-feet-air

https://gilroydispatch.com/san-juan-bautista-dog-rescued-after-climbing-tree/

Unfortunately, another dog wasn't able to be rescued several decades earlier.

"Lost in the canopy, almost 30’ above the floor of heavy northeast Alabama woods, the hound remained lodged in the trunk for roughly twenty years, hidden from the searching eyes of a forlorn master, but also shielded from predators, insects, and the elements. In 1980, a logging crew entered the hilly ground, toppled the oak, and chanced upon the stunningly well-preserved canine. Macabre to some, poignant to others, and fascinating to all, the story of the coon dog’s demise, discovery, display—and possible origin—is too bizarre for fiction." https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/crop-production/bizarre-mystery-mummified-coon-dog-solved-after-40-years

https://bccfa.ca/mummified-dog-found-inside-a-tree-trunk-20-years-after-it-got-wedged-in-while-chasing-a-raccoon

Of course getting stuck anywhere can be bad.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/12/04/dog-dryer-vent-rescue-south-carolina/1501701727880/

Tuesday, December 05, 2023

Entering the Era of Quantum Utility

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De2IlWji8Ck

Michio Kaku: Quantum computing is the next revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQviI1d_hFA

Krampus

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

Krampus sure seems to be quite a monstrous entity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus#Appearance

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

DEMONS & MONSTERS (Animated Music Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh24-nQzBX0