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.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Some say that Beetlejuice_Beetlejuice is better than the first movie.
Beetlejuice_Beetlejuice is a continuation of the story without requiring all of the original characters to return.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/movies/macarthur-park-song-beetlejuice-beetlejuice.html
https://screenrant.com/beetlejuice-2-charles-deetz-jeffrey-jones-recast/
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ravenishak/beetlejuice-1988-movie-rewatch
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Beetlejuice
Sunday, September 08, 2024
Friday, September 06, 2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Beetlejuice_Beetlejuice is another example that a good sequel not only can be produced a few years after the first movie, but even decades later. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2049403
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetlejuice_Beetlejuice#Plot
(1988) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetlejuice#Plot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetlejuice_(franchise)#Films
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Beetlejuice
Thursday, September 05, 2024
Tuesday, September 03, 2024
The World of Tron Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqwNv42jV_w
10 Things You Didn't Know About Tron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-0f8C9a7BQ
The Making of Tron 1982 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbgHMrLPQrE
TRON: The Legacy of Disney's Groundbreaking Black Sheep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jynrQE53iNY
Tron: Legacy - A Misunderstood Gem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbbnsSr4O00
10 Things You Didn't Know About Tron Legacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWill5lG1yc
The Making Of "TRON:LEGACY" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSWuYNzk0nk
Why Tron Legacy is the Antidote to Bad CGI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvLk9G9XuPw
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=TRON
Canada is turning away more foreigners amid rise in anti-immigration sentiment
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/03/canada-trudeau-immigration-limits
Despite being the world's second largest country in overall area, Canada is far from containing 1% of the world's' population. Indeed, Canada has yet to accommodate half of 1% of the world's' population.
Australia even has less people than Canada.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_census_metropolitan_areas_and_agglomerations_in_Canada#List
Monday, September 02, 2024
Netflix's Terminator Show
https://screenrant.com/terminator-zero-franchise-timeline-connection-explained-creator/
The Terminator story just keeps on growing.
https://screenrant.com/termiantor-zero-season-2-future-mattson-tomlin-response/
https://screenrant.com/terminator-zero-time-travel-rules-explained-timelines/
The Terminator Universe Explained: Multiverse & Time Travel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcf3NOCbcDg
The Terminator Franchise Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fWYnC2a35o
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Terminator
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Bill_and_Ted's_Excellent_Adventure really took off with a little help from a time traveling phone+booth in the cosmic matrix.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096928 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUDIBzecP1I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_and_Ted#Films
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanu_Reeves_filmography#Film
"The Matrix" Changed My Life - Keanu+Reeves Shares Fond Memories Of His Most Iconic Films https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Bl4TXEm1w
https://screenrant.com/matrix-phone-hard-line-enter-exit-explained/
https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/Phones
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=phone+booth
The phone booth shaped time machine
https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_Matrix , https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0811881
https://blog.lovarzi.co.uk/are-doctor-who-and-the-matrix-related
The Doctor Enters the Matrix | The Deadly Assassin | Doctor Who https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfzigMhTPhI , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deadly_Assassin#Plot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS#Exterior_design
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS#Interior_design
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS#BBC_trademark
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096928/mediaviewer/rm3314927873 - George_Carlin
https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_Matrix_Revisited_(documentary)
The toilet_portal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS#/media/File:Portable_toilet_at_Great_Denham,_Bedfordshire,_England.jpg
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096928/mediaviewer/rm3935684865
"The Matrix" Changed My Life - Keanu+Reeves Shares Fond Memories Of His Most Iconic Films https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Bl4TXEm1w
https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/Phones
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=phone+booth
Captain Crunch on the phone, etc.
Joybubbles: The Documentary Film https://vimeo.com/112783389
Steve Wozniak | Joybubbles: The Documentary Film https://vimeo.com/112301596?
Joybubbles: The Documentary Film - Teaser Trailer https://vimeo.com/111181033
A Call from Joybubbles https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b08hlnjq
How Telephone Phreaking Worked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tHyZdtXULw
A Hacker Shows How Easy It Is To Hack Your Cell Phone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN_EMMoycjM
How a Cereal Box Toy Hacked AT&T's Phone Lines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDh_XRTpXxI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_Call_Us,_We'll_Call_You 1974 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4njPe2_rho
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Joybubbles
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=phone+booth
Keanu Reeves and some books...
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3460897.Keanu_Reeves
Books, games, motorcycles and movies, Keanu+Reeves is there.
History of the Telephone and Phone-booth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_telephone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_telephone_call
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_booth#History
https://www.talkboxbooth.com/post/history-phone-booth
https://myofficepod.co.uk/a-brief-history-of-the-office-phone-booth/
https://time.com/4425102/public-telephone-booth-history/
Superman and the Phone Booth https://www.supermanhomepage.com/other/other.php?topic=phonebooth#
https://commonreader.wustl.edu/why-superman-used-a-phone-booth/
https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/Telephone_booth
Which would be worse, having a phone implant, or being grown in a pod?
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=phone+booth
Sunday, September 01, 2024
Stephen King gives blunt three-word response after discovering Florida banned 23 of his books in schools
The memory hole alternative is always favoured by the A-Holes and censor freaks in general. Certain books & other media can have a warning on them and that should be it.
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Stephen+King
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Tom Hanks alerts fans about AI ads using his voice to sell ‘wonder drugs’
https://medium.com/@abebellini/issues-with-ai-the-tom-hanks-deep-fake-6076d75eb984
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/technology/tom-hanks-ai-dental-video.html
Deep-fake in The Running Man movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVdOr0z6X7Y
Of course the tech was much more limited, back in the day. Thus, the movie could only provide a basic depiction of deep-fake tech.
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=deep-fakes
Thursday, August 29, 2024
The director behind the '90s cult classic film The Crow has slammed the controversial 2024 remake
How The Crow (1994) Changed the Movie Industry Forever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv874kMKgV4
Everything GREAT About The Crow! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkex23XAYO4
The Cure - Burn (The Crow) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izUSpFYq5N8 The original Crow movie will always be quite a classic.
https://thecrow.fandom.com/wiki/The_Crow_(1994_Film)
The Cure - Burn (Glastonbury 2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fSPMezUj9Q
The Best of 90s Cool - The Genre that Time Forgot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-xdXQX3fMI
Terminator Zero trailer
https://screenrant.com/video/terminator-zero-trailer/
With any big story arc, there is always the potential to add more details.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_(franchise)#Films
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Terminator
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Alien: Romulus has the same problem as Prometheus and Alien: Covenant
https://www.space.com/alien-romulus-has-the-same-problem-as-prometheus-and-alien-covenant
How Every Xenomorph Fits With Every ALIEN Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8mxzDeKdoQ
The Xenomorph is always happy to rip or tear you a new hole!
https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Xenomorph_XX121_(Alien) , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Oorwth1bM
https://aliens.fandom.com/wiki/Xenomorph , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuwZBEKiQ7k
Alien Xenomorph Biology Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IbJ-E8dGTM
ALIEN Timeline Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8NgZCRnwf0
https://www.alien-covenant.com/forums/alien-romulus
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=ALIEN+movies
Saturday, August 24, 2024
The complete Alien series timeline?
https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a844657/alien-timeline-chronology-prometheus/
Of course there are various lists.
https://screenrant.com/alien-movies-in-order-release-chronological/
https://screenrant.com/alien-movie-franchise-ranked-best-worst/
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=ALIEN+movies
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Alien+franchise
Friday, August 23, 2024
Humans might need a permission slip to use the internet soon, thanks to AI
https://the-decoder.com/humans-might-need-a-permission-slip-to-use-the-internet-soon-thanks-to-ai/
While it's nice to be able to delete most of one's digital trails, what if you aren't allowed to be online for some reason?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/03/delete-personal-data-privacy-free-app/
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Alien (Romulus) FINALLY Reveals the Origins of Engineers:
Why do Engineers Worship Xenomorphs and Hate Humans? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ksT3k3suLU
Of course all of the ALIEN+movies are supposed to be connected in various ways.
Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot goes viral with mind-blowing deep-fakes
It's all such B$!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/16/elon-musk-grok-ai/
How far can it go?
https://nextgenaireport.com/elon-musks-grok-uses-black-forest-labs-controversial-ai-image-generator/
https://cybernews.com/news/zuckerberg-trashes-grok-hyperrealistic-deepfake MZ sure doesn't like it.
https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2024/03/this-super-realistic-deepfake-shows.html
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/deepfake
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=deep-fakes
Blink Twice and Memento - Our basic assumptions about photos capturing reality...
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/22/24225972/ai-photo-era-what-is-reality-google-pixel-9
So, can almost anything now become just another deep-fake or an altered memory?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_Twice#PlotScariest Things Caught On LIVE TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjGJ2LngVTs
FC Kahuna - Hayling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1QkpGMN_C4 Note, at the 1:12 point in the video, there are two photographs.
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=deep-fakes
Manchester United staff 'eating next to toilets' as Sir Jim Ratcliffe continues cost cutting
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/manutd-staff-eating-toilets-ratcliffe-33513921
Some employees might occasionally feel like they are being treated like excrement. Then one day you realize that you are eating next to some Manchester-United-toilets.
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
The 10 Biggest Burning Questions of Alien: Romulus
https://www.ign.com/articles/alien-romulus-the-10-biggest-burning-questions
While a new movie in a series can connect more of the dots in the storyline, it can also create more questions.
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=ALIEN+movies
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Boeing grounds 777X test planes for defective part linking engine to airframe
Unfortunately, Boeing has had several problems and issues in recent history.
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/boeing-spaceship-what-went-wrong-nasa-astronauts-rcna167163
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The Incredible story of United Airlines flight 1175 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yaEYs1rKak , https://www.youtube.com/@MentourPilot/videos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_1175
https://code7700.com/case_study_united_airlines_1175.htm
https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NTSB-United-1175.pdf
https://abcnews.com/US/passengers-recall-horrible-moment-united-plane-engine-fell/story?id=53072150
Monday, August 19, 2024
Alien: Romulus and That Surprise Character
Sometimes revealing a character from an earlier part of the multi-decade story can provide some extra depth and continuity.
https://www.avclub.com/alien-romulus-fede-alvarez-rook-cameo
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=ALIEN+movies
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+ALIEN+franchise
Friday, August 16, 2024
The Alien: Romulus movie
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alien-romulus-box-office-previews-1235976872/
Alien:_Romulus just might rip you a new one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0XDEhP4MQs
https://www.vulture.com/article/the-ending-of-alien-romulus-is-an-abomination-by-design.html
https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/alien-romulus-review-cailee-spaeny-1236105617/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien:_Romulus#Plot
https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/sci-fi-movies/alien-romulus-ending-explained/
ALIEN Timeline Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8NgZCRnwf0
https://screenrant.com/when-alien-1979-movie-is-set-timeline/
The COMPLETE Alien Cinematic Timeline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK2I4Sb-64w
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=ALIEN+movies
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+ALIEN+franchise
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Sweden reports first mpox clade 1 case outside Africa
https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-reports-first-mpox-clade-1-case-outside-africa/a-69955272
Will Mpox become a serious enough reason to shut down most of the world like during the COVID-19_lockdowns? Well, that remains to be seen.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gqr5lrpwxo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox#Outbreaks
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/sweden-confirms-first-case-mpox-strain-congo-rcna166763
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/who-mpox-global-health-emergency-1.7294434
https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox/about/index.html
https://www.dw.com/en/what-is-mpox-how-is-it-spread-and-how-can-it-be-prevented/a-69951261
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/monkeypox
https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox/outbreak/2023-drc.html
If there is another major lockdown, like with the COVID-19_pandemic, it could cause a global economic_contraction, an economic collapse or a depression. The lockdowns were seen as a necessary harsh measure. Contact_tracing can be of great benefit, but it could also potentially breakdown and condition the world to accept a global medical dictatorship.
For the Greater Good? The Devastating Ripple Effects of the Covid-19 Crisis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7550468/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_lockdowns_by_country
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_contact_tracing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_tracing#Ethical_and_legal_issues
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
How Two Stranded Astronauts Are Camping Out in Space
https://time.com/7010425/stranded-astronauts-iss-butch-wilmore-suni-williams/
How in 2024 is there no practical working concept of a rescue vehicle for people stuck in earth+orbit?
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/nasa-astronauts-veterans-starliner-stuck/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4yqepr469o There should be an orbit rescue system that can retrieve people within a few hours to a few days.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/07/science/boeing-starliner-nasa-astronauts-return/index.html
However, they aren't just stuck for several weeks, but for several months.
An orbiting space lifeboat system would make a lot of sense.
https://starlinerupdates.com/crew/
The Nature Of Reality
https://philosophynow.org/issues/61/What_Is_The_Nature_Of_Reality
https://curiousmatrix.com/what-is-true-nature-of-reality
https://philosophynow.org/issues/32/The_Truman_Show Is it all like a cosmic sound_stage?
https://curiousmatrix.com/top-10-biggest-anomalies-and-glitches-that-prove-simulation-theory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_stage#Virtual_production_volumes
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319014.The_Holographic_Universe
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/big-idea-universe-hologram/
Holographic Principle Explained | Sean Carroll and Lex Fridman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_ibTNDV8aU
https://www.quantamagazine.org/symmetries-reveal-clues-about-the-holographic-universe-20220112/
The Holographic Universe Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klpDHn8viX8
https://www.vox.com/2015/6/29/8847863/holographic-principle-universe-theory-physics
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
The size of the ALIEN Space Jockey vs. the Engineers...
"The space jockey of alien 1979 next to a human, space jockeys were 26 feet tall according to ridley Scott and engineers were 10 to 15 feet tall." https://avp.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000077923
Who Exactly is the Space Jockey? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckbEJOSWVoI
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/d50a3297-0489-460b-9c9f-d81583874e77/scale-to-width/755
ALIEN (1979) Deleted/Unused Planetoid, Derelict, Space Jockey Footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RDyMrySrQM
Alien: The Story Behind MAKING the ‘Derelict Sequence’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QRIBYFWHLM
Behind The Scenes of ALIEN's Spooky Set Design https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhU9BUDTs2o
Giger's Alien - 1979 Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEf3z1WnVI4
Top 9 biggest mysteries surrounding the Xenomorphs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOAEbcx0RjY
Does the Prometheus Script Reveal Who The Space Jockey is? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlhG1WrPkR0
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+ALIEN+franchise
Monday, August 12, 2024
The ALIEN Timeline Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8NgZCRnwf0
This has become quite a multi-decade series.
Alien: The Story Behind the MAKING of it all https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QRIBYFWHLM
The COMPLETE Alien Cinematic Timeline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK2I4Sb-64w
Alien: Romulus - Behind the Scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le3QgGVUNks
How Every Xenomorph Fits With Every ALIEN Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8mxzDeKdoQ
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=ALIEN+movies
Another earthquake rocks Los Angeles
Insectoid Robots and Artificial Intelligence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insectoid_robot#Artificial_intelligence What if AI bugs eventually revolt and want to become their own boss?
https://news.mit.edu/2022/robotic-actuator-fly-0621
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarm_behaviour#Robotics
https://www.storagetwo.com/blog/2017/9/science-on-the-silver-screen-alien
Bugs in Sci-Fi Movies : How Insects Inspired the Xenomorph in the Alien Movies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFj4NsYQbd4
Thursday, August 08, 2024
Joybubbles and Phreaking Tech
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joybubbles
https://newexplorations.net/podcast/002-rachael-morrison-joybubbles/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phreaking#Phone_hacking
Phone Phreaking: A Call From Joybubbles | Joe Engressia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK5pdCRsetY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phreaking#In_popular_culture
How Telephone Phreaking Worked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tHyZdtXULw , https://www.youtube.com/@The8BitGuy/videos
Sugarloaf - Don't_Call_Us,_We'll_Call_You - 1974 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6fFI8VQci8
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Captain+Crunch
Wednesday, August 07, 2024
The Time A Boeing 707 Completed A Barrel Roll Over Seattle
https://simpleflying.com/boeing-707-barrel-roll-seattle/
The_barrel_roll over Seattle in 1955 by test pilot Alvin_M._Johnston.
https://www.historylink.org/File/21030
https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/aviation-military-history/tex-johnston-jet-age-test-pilot
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2387144.Tex_Johnston
What happens if you ROLL an airliner? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhzaogGQNFU
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes near Bakersfield, rattles Southern California
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-06/california-earthquake-near-bakersfield
Fortunately, LA hasn't had anything as rough as the earthquake that was depicted in the movie Earthquake_in_1974 or the 2015 movie San_Andreas.
https://deadline.com/2024/08/earthquake-strikes-north-of-los-angeles-bakersfield-1236033403/
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/07/us/southern-california-earthquake-tuesday/index.html
https://scedc.caltech.edu/recent/Maps/Los_Angeles.html
https://earthquake.lacity.gov/
San Andreas Fault: When the Big One Hits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGTv4XdZhko
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_(1974_film)#Plot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Andreas_(film)#Plot
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Earthquakes+around+Los+Angeles
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=earthquakes
Tuesday, August 06, 2024
5.2 Earthquake Strikes North Of Los Angeles
https://deadline.com/2024/08/earthquake-strikes-north-of-los-angeles-bakersfield-1236033403/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_California
https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/CA-big-quakes.aspx
https://scedc.caltech.edu/earthquake/chronological.html
https://www.laalmanac.com/disaster/di02.php
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Earthquakes+around+Los+Angeles
The Source Code of Harsh Realm
The 2011 movie Source Code has more incommon with the TV series Harsh_Realm than with The_Matrix in 1999.
https://www.ranker.com/list/movies-like-source-code/jason-bancroft
However, they are all interesting stories involving human consciousness and VR simulations or alternate realities.
https://them0vieblog.com/2015/09/01/harsh-realm-pilot-review
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182587/reviews
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/HarshRealm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harsh_Realm#Episodes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRLPUeOmF7E 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyuFMsXNfdc 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXovwXX_i1s 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAulF72uxs8 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9DFO3DrR0k 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykm1jJQ7KoU 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhL0H8CF5S8 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlBPwupJbvA 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcyP4AKzEHM 9
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Source+Code
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Harsh+Realm
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=synchronicity
Monday, August 05, 2024
The massive sell-offs that shook Wall Street
https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-nikkei-economy-c6240977e9482bf7207abc53b2a11e58
Some people have lost so much money, they won't have to buy any laxatives.
Sometimes when you lose so much of your wealth you feel sick and might not be able to make it to the toilet fast enough.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/5-risks-global-economy-2024/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/global-enema-based-products-market-outlook-thriving-oicxc/
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1656908663162912768 2023 May and 15 months later, its financial enema time!
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Wall+Street+meltdown
Elon Musk on xAI...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRsxLLghL1k Elon Musk on xAI: We will win | Lex Fridman Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjhqFvDpHY Elon Musk on Optimus: We'll build over 1 billion robots a year | Lex Fridman Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72058DJI5HM Elon Musk update on 2nd human who got Neuralink implant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN3KPFbWCy8 Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #400
The Data Center Wars
It's not just that so much data is intersected and collected on everyone, it's also in various databases.
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/opinions/could-dc-win-the-new-data-center-war-of-the-currents/
https://www.cdotrends.com/story/4101/aukus-cloud-alliance-making-data-centers-new-cold-war-weapon
https://www.coders.dev/blog/metadata-vs-bigdata.html
Big Data - "Dangerous (feat. Joywave)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWPcid4l74U
The Emerging Science of One Consciousness with Prof. Donald Hoffman
The Emerging Science: “We Are ONE Consciousness” - Life, Death & The Simulation | Donald Hoffman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffgzkHCGZGE
Donald Hoffman - Consciousness, Mysteries Beyond Spacetime, and Waking up from the Dream of Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqOVu263OSk
Is Reality an Illusion? | Dr. Donald Hoffman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPnyxnvU4ko
Portals into the Realm of Consciousness: Donald Hoffman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j00ZY9Vh9cQ
Do we see reality as it is? | Donald Hoffman | TED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYp5XuGYqqY
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=consciousness
Sunday, August 04, 2024
The Principality of Sealand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand , https://sealandgov.org
It's certainly an interesting place with quite a fascinating history.
https://www.cbs.com/news/micronation-sealand-bates-royal-family-60-minutes-transcript/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand#Legal_status
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand#Sports
Saturday, August 03, 2024
The Feared Cascadia 9.0 Earthquake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt6UxFIK17w
What If The Big Earthquake Hits The Pacific Northwest Tomorrow? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENHQp7a4n_Y
Cascadia: The Earthquake that will Destroy Westcoast America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR-8PZ_nCvE
Great Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ7Qc3bsxjI
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=earthquakes
Saudi Arabia Unveil Stadium Plans for 2034 Football World Cup
Such thinking and planning on a grand scale is always impressive.
https://newatlas.com/architecture/saudi-world-cup-bid-the-line-stadium/
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Saudi-Arabias-Economy-Struggles-With-OPEC-Cuts.html
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Saudi+Arabia
Best Laptops
https://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/best-laptops-1304361
Of course sometimes you just need to have the most up to date laptop as possible.
https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/best-laptops-1
https://www.pcworld.com/article/436674/the-best-pc-laptops-of-the-year.html
https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-laptops
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/best-laptop/
They Don’t Make Gaming Laptops Like They Used to
https://gizmodo.com/man-they-dont-make-gaming-laptops-like-they-used-to-2000482764
A person might have some clothes that are 5-10 years old, but kept them in good condition by not wearing them that much. A person might have an extra TV that's closer to a decade old than 5 years old, but it still does what it was meant to do. A 10 year old car can still work well, provided that its been properly maintained. A 5 year old smartphone or a laptop can still work, but it will seem a little old. However, some people might not only like to have a car that's more than half a decade old, but a laptop as well.
https://www.cnet.com/reviews/alienware-area-51m-review Of course the older the tech, the tougher it will be to get new parts.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Alienware-Area-51-Series.10325.0.html
https://www.dell.com/en-us/blog/alienware-area-51-intel-first-18-core-chip/
https://www.ultrabookreview.com/46377-best-refurbished-used-old-laptops/
https://www.laptopmag.com/features/9-best-laptops-of-the-decade
Of course some people want to have certain tech that's 10, 20 or even 40 years old and it might not always simply be for nostalgia.
Friday, August 02, 2024
Wesley Snipes Nabs Guinness World Records with Blade Reappearance
https://gizmodo.com/wesley-snipes-blade-deadpool-3-world-record-2000482467
https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a61774749/deadpool-and-wolverine-blade-wesley-snipes/
https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a61764120/deadpool-wolverine-blade-wesley-snipes/
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/wesley-snipes-blade-deadpool-and-wolverine-cameo-1236088919 Was there a toxic rivalry? Who cares? It's alright now.
https://www.cbr.com/deadpool-wolverine-blade-cameo-more-meta-than-fans-realize/
https://deadline.com/2024/07/wesley-snipes-returning-blade-deadpool-and-wolverine-marvel-1236027343/
https://thedirect.com/article/deadpool-3-blade-wesley-snipes
https://www.ign.com/articles/deadpool-wolverine-surprise-character-blade-wesley-snipes-mcu-movie
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Deadpool+and+Wolverine
The gender controversy sweeping Olympic boxing
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/nx-s1-5061280/olympic-womens-boxing-gender-imane-khelif-lin-yuting
People are of all kinds of weights, sizes, genders and backgrounds.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/boxer-gender-controversy-olympics-lin-yu-ting-rcna164843
However, its long been established that there has to be a weight_class_in_boxing.
https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-imane-khelif-boxing-paris-2eb07d442ffb29a61e09911884dcdaa9
https://www.britannica.com/sports/boxing/Weight-divisions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_class_(boxing)#Amateur_boxing
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/08/01/olympic-gender-testing-boxers/74615354007/
DNA and ones physical structure might also become part of a person's category.
https://olympics.com/ioc/news/joint-paris-2024-boxing-unit-ioc-statement
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/olympics/boxer-quits-gender-angela-carini-imane-khelif.html
https://www.vox.com/sports/364856/olympics-boxing-imane-khelif-angela-carini
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlyn_Jenner
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/caitlyn-jenner-boxing-controversy-olympics-shame-ioc
WB_Jenner was a grate young athlete. WB_Jenner#Post-Olympic_career WB Jenner went on to have a fantastic pretrans life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlyn_Jenner#Gender_transition Eventually, it was time for CM_Jenner to enter into a new phase of life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlyn_Jenner#LGBT_community
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octuple_champion Some people have fought in various weight classifications. Weight, size, shape and DNA, people are a dynamic life form.
A cisgender and a pretrans person could be in one athletic category. Then a transgender athlete might be in another category. The challenge is to try to match up the best similar opponents as possible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBTI_Olympians_and_Paralympians
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/996319297/gender-identity-pronouns-expression-guide-lgbtq
Thursday, August 01, 2024
Predictive (Software) Modelling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictive_modelling
https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/definition/predictive-modeling
People are always looking for various numbers+and+patterns.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/predictive-modeling.asp
For some, it's just statistics a job, or its the business of financial transactions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictive_analytics
https://medium.com/@predictivesuccess/a-brief-history-of-predictive-analytics-f05a9e55145f
https://datafloq.com/read/history-predictive-analytics-infographic/
https://www.ibm.com/topics/predictive-analytics
https://www.dataversity.net/brief-history-analytics/
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/predictive-modeling.asp#toc-history-of-predictive-modeling
https://insightsoftware.com/blog/top-5-predictive-analytics-models-and-algorithms/
https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/predictive-analytics-software
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=numbers+and+patterns
The Psychology and Perception of Numbers
The Psychology of Numbers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtQGfFj8iTY
https://eternalisedofficial.com/2024/01/11/the-psychology-of-numbers/
The psychology-of-numbers is quite fascinating.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/singular-perspective/201806/the-psychology-in-numbers
https://www.amazing7.com/the-fascinating-psychology-of-numbers-in-marketing.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sense
https://www.mathworks.com/discovery/predictive-analytics.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_(TV_series)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433309
https://numb3rs.fandom.com/wiki/Numb3rs
https://www.matrixfans.net/symbolism-philosophy-and-allegory/numbers/
http://skyline_10.tripod.com/numbers.html
The perception of numbers+and+patterns can take your mind and body to various places.
Carl Jung's concept of Synchronicity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5T1yH04oJs
http://skyline_10.tripod.com/numbers.html
https://www.matrixfans.net/symbolism-philosophy-and-allegory/numbers/
The perception of numbers+and+patterns can be a personal experience, but it can also be part of cultural awareness.
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
A Fully-automatic robot dentist performs world's first human procedure
Monday, July 29, 2024
California's Looming Earthquake; Where "The Big One" Might Occur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YReQ9-2HH8
Why Recent Unusual Activities in the San Andreas Fault Could Trigger a Major Earthquake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ths5ir6O4hE
Eiffel Tower Vs. Tokyo Tower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower
https://traveltriangle.com/blog/eiffel-tower-vs-tokyo-tower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Tower
Sometimes a structure or building in another part of the world will look similar, in some ways.
https://tateshina.co.jp/eng/near-shinjuku/tokyo-tower/
Tokyo Tower explained! + a side by side comparison with the Eiffel Tower https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHATwIKwGok
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower_replicas_and_derivatives
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Eiffel+Tower
China's Failed $1 Billion Copy of Paris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QIEU9KkY5g
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianducheng
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/tianducheng-paris-of-the-east-replica
La_tour_Eiffel_at_Tianducheng isn't even as tall as Blackpool_Tower.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_Tower#Background
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower_replicas_and_derivatives
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Eiffel+Tower
Olympics organisers cancel second triathlon training over Seine water quality
While the Olympics isn't popular with everyone, no one wants an excremental Olympics.
https://www.france24.com/en/olympics-games-paris-2024
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Paris+Olympics
Mass tourism exasperates locals in Spain and other countries
Tourism can be great for business, but it can irritate some of the locals.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/barcelonaexpatsgroup/posts/8929383323773664
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/trips-and-breaks/spanish-tourists-warned-6-limit-29952619
https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/our-city-overwhelmed-drunk-tourists-33355701
https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/1002821/barcelona-spain-news-holidays-2018-tourists
https://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowTopic-g187514-i126-k5074765-Alcohol_on_Renfe_trains-Madrid.html
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=the+train+in+Spain
Sunday, July 28, 2024
Paris Olympic opening creator defiant...
A lot of artists like to push the limits, but this Olympic opening really shocked a lot of people.
The freedom of art and expression vs. those with more traditional views, is an ongoing drama.
https://www.france24.com/en/olympics-games-paris-2024
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Paris+Olympics


