The Fortnite black hole...

https://www.cnet.com/news/fortnite-black-hole-leaked-chapter-2-trailer-shows-boats-fishing-and-carrying-teammates

So a very popular game has left people with quite a surprise ending.
https://kotaku.com/fortnites-season-10-event-was-as-big-as-we-hoped-1839010621

Several people were crushed & left with an empty feeling.
https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/14/fortnite-chapter-2-trailer-boats-swimming-pogo-sticks/


https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/13/20909812/fortnite-down-black-hole-chapter-2-the-end

https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/play-now

https://twitter.com/search?q=fortnite+season+11&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Esearch

https://twitter.com/search?q=fortnite&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Esearch


https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2019/10/14/fortnite-is-still-down-and-it-may-stay-down-even-longer-than-we-thought/#7d83ba2d6fbc

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-14-fortnite-shuts-down-its-battle-royale-ahead-of-chapter-2

Fortnite end of season 10, season 11 (chapter) 2 event countdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsceuOfHM2w ,
https://www.youtube.com/user/typicalgamer/videos



THE ENTIRE FORTNITE STORYLINE YOU DIDN'T KNOW EXPLAINED! (Seasons 1-10)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRD6KZPyJs4 ,
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSmithPlays/videos


https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-season-11


https://www.gamesradar.com/search/?searchTerm=Fortnite

TVs, Tech and Marketing

https://gizmodo.com/another-nail-in-the-coffin-of-the-most-obnoxious-thing-1837668107

Why can't a TV already have a good level of performance built in? A lot of times they do but every tech product is updated at least every year, so as to keep up the demand for the latest & greatest features.

If a TV, computer or smartphone is built well enough, it should be good for several years.

Unfortunately, planned_obsolescence is a clever way to get people to keep buying the same products more than they might otherwise, have to.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160612-heres-the-truth-about-the-planned-obsolescence-of-tech
While it helps to increase corporate profits, it causes people to spend more than they need to.
https://gizmodo.com/another-nail-in-the-coffin-of-the-most-obnoxious-thing-1837668107
In whats supposedly a growing environmentally aware world, it would make more sense for products to last as long as possible.
https://www.consumersinternational.org/news-resources/blog/posts/built-to-fail-is-planned-obsolescence-really-happening

People will always want to get a new phone, computer, TV, or car, but not necessarily every year.

https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/what-the-matrix-predicted-about-life-in-2019.html

Megvii-the-Chinese-startup-unicorn-known-for-facial-recognition-tech-files-to-go-public-in-Hong-Kong

https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/26/megvii-the-chinese-startup-unicorn-known-for-facial-recognition-tech-files-to-go-public-in-hong-kong

While it's great to have such fast & accurate A.I. tech, it's also one step closer for people to become immediately tagged & indexed.

https://megvii.com/en , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megvii , https://www.faceplusplus.com


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

A Saskachewan man is dumping nearly 600 Facebook friends...

https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/a-sask-man-is-dumping-nearly-600-facebook-friends-but-calling-them-first-1.4566714

Some say that it just becomes another place for clutter to build up.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/friendless-saskatoon-man-podcasts-550-facebook-breakups-1.5258144

Still, a lot of people like to have FB as a contact place for friends and associates...


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

RESEARCHERS have been urged to stop investigating whether our universe is a simulation, or face “total destruction”.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1165219/simulation-theory-matrix-are-we-in-a-simulation-nick-bostrom-universe-news

The world has been a confusing and dangerous place for a long time. Apparently, some people still want the majority of the population to not be that interested in questioning their existence and this world.

However, various people have been questioning, The Nature Of Reality (TNOR) since ancient times.
https://tocuz.com/czechrepublic/can-the-simulation-hypothesis-destroy-the-entire-universe 

Simply because they have a genuine curiosity to explore reality.

Legends and myths help people to think about larger aspects of existence and reality. Why do most cultures and civilizations since ancient times have a sense of this world as being part of some cosmic constructed reality?

The MATRIX movies, etc., are an extension of the Cyberpunk world, universe and multiverse.
https://www.neondystopia.com/what-is-cyberpunk

"2019 marks the 20th anniversary of what is arguably one of the best Science fiction movies ever made - The Matrix. It popularized an ancient idea that the world we live in may not be real. In other words, our world is just an illusion, a simulation -- a video game. So, Are we really living in a video game? Game industry veteran Rizwan (Riz) Virk believes this could be true."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHlfe2HE_gQ

The+Simulation+Hypothesis (TSH) or Simulation+Theory is quite a fascinating concept to ponder. 

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

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

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

Steve Wozniak on Facebook...

https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/steve-wozniak-facebook

A lot of people still like to have a FB account but I never need to bother with it. It's interesting that Steve Wozniak is no longer interested in having a FB account. Its always good to read the fine print on everything.

https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/what-the-matrix-predicted-about-life-in-2019.html

The world has become so digitally interconnected now.

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

5 TIMES KEANU REEVES HAS APPEARED IN GAMES

"Keanu Reeves striding onto the stage at Microsoft’s press conference to announce his starring role in Cyberpunk 2077 was one of the biggest moments of E3 2019.

But this is far from the first time that his visage has appeared in a video game. From The Matrix to John Wick and beyond, here are 5 occasions where Keanu Reeves has appeared to make amazing video games even more amazing." https://news.game.co.uk/e3-2019-keanu-reeves-in-video-games 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIcTM8WXFjk Cyberpunk 2077

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Cyberpunk+2077

It's kind of tough to be everywhere so perhaps the next best thing is to have a CG version or digital likeness rousting about the Internet and data-streams in general.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek-5vIz_gDw 

https://www.youtube.com/user/CyberPunkGame Cyberpunk 2077 https://www.cyberpunk.net

https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/what-the-matrix-predicted-about-life-in-2019.html

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Keanu+Reeves

Keanu Reeves as a video game character...

https://www.dazeddigital.com/science-tech/article/44796/1/keanu-reeves-video-game-character-in-cyberpunk-2077

Nothing like letting a digital character do most of the work, yet Keanu still gets the notoriety.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk_2077

Are you game? Keanu+Reeves certainly is, sort of.

https://www.youtube.com/user/CyberPunkGame

https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/what-the-matrix-predicted-about-life-in-2019.html

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Cyberpunk+2077

Rockstar's Game Design is Outdated

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

Why some people will always like a simpler or retro look to a game, most people can't wait until there is total photo-realistic image quality.

The Werner Heisenberg uncertainty principle

http://scihi.org/werner-heisenberg-uncertainty-principle

Exploring the nature of reality remains intriguing and mysterious.

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

Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night

https://www.neondystopia.com/cyberpunk-books-fiction/inside-the-pages-of-blade-runner-3-replicant-night

Anything in the Blade Runner universe is so cool and dark. Its all part of Cyberpunk entertainment.

https://bladerunner.fandom.com/wiki/Blade_Runner_3:_Replicant_Night


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Blade+Runner

Beijing-will-start-rating-its-residents-by-their-behaviour-by-2021

https://www.alphr.com/the-future/1010214/beijing-will-start-rating-its-residents-by-their-behaviour-by-2021

Train people to be obedient like circus animals. WTF? Train people to be like lab mice in a maze. WTF? Train people to be like prisoners of war in their own country. WTF? Sure, law and order has to be maintained in a very BIG country with over 1.4 billion people, but this tech isn't about making people freer to express them selves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China#Urbanization

"What is the MATRIX? Control."

https://www.alphr.com/the-future-of-people


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/2018/09/technocracy.html

Blade Runner, Altered Carbon, and the Relevancy of Cyberpunk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK6IjJkjkiI

http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/cyberpunk-movies-from-1980-1989/blade-runner

A Cyberpunk story has a certain force &dynamic to it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner#Plot
A Cyberpunk story in a visual or 3D format is so cool yet, ominous.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altered_Carbon_(TV_series)#Synopsis

https://screenrant.com/greatest-cyberpunk-movies-ever-all-time-best


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

The Nature Of Quantum Reality with Paul Levy...

https://www.groundzeromedia.org/11-9-18-quantumplation-w-paul-levy ,
https://soundcloud.com/groundzeromedia/quantumplation-w-paul-levy-november-9-2018

https://www.awakeninthedream.com/articles/quantum-meta-physics


https://blog.theuniversesolved.com/2018/09/19/quantum-retrocausality-explained
Jim Elvidge has been pushing the envelope for several years on exploring the nature of quantum-reality. (TNOQR)

https://blog.theuniversesolved.com/2017/11/12/nick-bostrom-elon-musk-nick-bostrom-elon-musk

https://blog.theuniversesolved.com/category/programmed-reality

Without researching various theories & perspectives on reality, its easy to have a stagnant POV.


https://www.my-big-toe.com


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

https://desertshapes.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-nature-of-reality-paul-levy-quantum.html

World Wide Web creator starts a new company to keep your data safe

https://www.alphr.com/startups/1009985/tim-berners-lee-s-new-startup-is-aiming-to-protect-your-data
It's an ongoing challenge to make digital communication and storage more secure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web#Web_security

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet#Security

Black Mirror Dictatorship - Is It Upon Us? (Russell Brand)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8qK4fXWnhw

https://www.fastcompany.com/40512450/black-mirror-is-obsessed-with-digital-hell-because-we-are-living-in-it

http://blog.umd.edu/blackmirrorreflections/2017/12/16/black-mirror-serves-as-a-warning-for-the-future

https://www.businessinsider.com/black-mirror-predictions-reality-2016-10

https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/28/13440972/black-mirror-season-3-episode-6-hated-in-the-nation-recap

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror#Episodes

Are humans to just end up like lab mice in some global A.I. maze?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5HTLkmWwfM

The old Pruitt_Igoe housing maze.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Pruitt-igoeUSGS02.jpg

Why are people expected to live like mice in a maze?

http://bostonreview.net/blog/fischer-public-housing-experiment

https://www.guernicamag.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-public-housing-in-nyc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_housing#Brazil

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Minha_Casa%2C_Minha_Vida_em_Eun%C3%A1polis_%28Bahia%29.jpg

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

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Kin_Ming_Estate.jpg

https://gizmodo.com/these-surreal-photos-of-hong-kongs-aging-towers-arent-483852763

"The people who live in these unregulated conditions suffer greatly. They are often bitten by bugs and mice that share their caged homes."

https://allthatsinteresting.com/hong-kong-housing-crisis

Enter the technological maze of control. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Credit_System#Implementation_by_Chinese_government

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

The Nature Of Quantum Reality (TNOQR)

https://aeon.co/essays/the-elegant-physics-experiment-to-decode-the-nature-of-reality
There are always various intelligent people that want to explore, The Nature Of Quantum Reality.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/quantum-gambling-and-the-nature-of-reality

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/what-does-quantum-theory-actually-tell-us-about-reality

https://www.collective-evolution.com/2018/09/30/what-quantum-theory-reveals-to-us-about-the-nature-of-reality

https://www.quantamagazine.org/edward-witten-ponders-the-nature-of-reality-20171128

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/10/quantum-experiment-space-confirms-reality-what-you-make-it-0


https://blog.theuniversesolved.com/tag/quantum-reality


Curious people will never stop questioning, The+Nature+Of+Reality.  (TNOR)

We're Probably Living in a Simulation, Elon Musk Says

{"I think most likely — this is just about probability — there are many, many simulations," he added. "You might as well call them reality, or you could call them multiverse."

The "substrate" on which these simulations are running, whatever it may be, is probably quite boring, at least compared to the simulations themselves, Musk further told Rogan.

"Why would you make a simulation that's boring? You'd make a simulation that's way more interesting than base reality," Musk said, citing the video games and movies that humanity makes, which are "distillation[s] of what's interesting about life."} https://www.space.com/41749-elon-musk-living-in-simulation-rogan-podcast.html

Various religions imply that there was a General Original Designer of the cosmos. The scientific approach is about not being limited by any religious or philosophical perspective. So how and why do various human cultures have the concept of this world being part of a cosmic construct?

{"Humanity might never be able to prove with certainty whether the universe is simulated, Chalmers said.

"There's certainly not going to be conclusive experimental proof that we're not in a simulation," he said near the start of the debate. "Any evidence we could ever get would be simulated!"} https://www.space.com/32543-universe-a-simulation-asimov-debate.html

https://www.amazon.com/Our-Mathematical-Universe-Ultimate-Reality/dp/0307599809?tag=space041-20 , 

https://www.amazon.com/Max-Tegmark/e/B00E8W57TU/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

VR R&D will only continue to reveal that this world and space-time is part of some type of an interactive recording and projection of reality.

https://www.simulation-argument.com 

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

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

Technocracy...

https://www.technocracy.news/trilateral-commission-converted-china-technocracy
It is said that every country has to maintain a certain level of order and control but hybrid Communist China has pushed it to the max.

https://www.groundzeromedia.org/8-31-18-%E9%96%93%E8%AB%9C-cyber-chinese-laundry
GZ hits it out of the park again.
https://soundcloud.com/groundzeromedia/cyber-chinese-laundry-august-31-2018

https://thediplomat.com/2018/03/in-xinjiang-chinas-neo-totalitarian-turn-is-already-a-reality/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-dazzling-spectacle-of-chinas-totalitarianism/2017/10/17/364bf8e4-b296-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html?utm_term=.4dde424636ca
A total digital surveillance state, indeed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2018/02/21/china-internet/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.dcd871ae0ac6

https://www.technocracy.news/chinas-technocrats-are-using-dispassionate-ai-to-build-foreign-policy

https://www.technocracy.news/chinas-smart-city-plan-boost-surveillance
The smart city concept has its advantages but it could make some people feel like mice in a maze.
https://www.technocracy.news/investors-placing-huge-bets-on-chinas-facial-recognition-startups

https://www.technocracy.news/china-names-technocrat-xu-lin-as-new-international-propaganda-chief

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2117169/out-technocrats-chinas-new-breed-politicians

https://www.technocracy.news/?s=china

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Democracy_(song) ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwjCvu4dYWY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Democracy#Background ,
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/chinese-democracy-255370 ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Democracy_Tour

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/slash-chinese-democracy-songs


Men Without Hats - Living In China (Demo Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVEEVgh2a9Q

Men Without Hats - Living In China (live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MNGq5_6lcE

https://www.discogs.com/Men-Without-Hats-Living-In-China/release/389721 ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fSxT2Gc2s8 ,
https://genius.com/Men-without-hats-living-in-china-lyrics

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan#Democratization Of course Taiwan wants to be as free as possible from the control of mainland China.


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/2018/08/can-china-build-us145-million.html

Take Back Your Power from the smart meter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=377&v=8ZTiT9ZSg3Q

Josh del Sol

Published on Aug 23, 2018

Subscribe & get the EMF guide and film series - https://TakeBackYourPower.net Take action - https://InPowerMovement.com

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If this tech can really help to improve power efficiency, that's great. However, several people have concerns about various side effects & problems.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_meter#Opposition_and_concerns

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Smart Meters are worse than you think

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

ScottiesTech.Info

Published on Mar 1, 2018

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"I learned the hard way what's happening with smart meters in Europe. The same type of smart meter they're using here in France has already been deployed in many EU countries. Mostly, we hear only about the negative health effects of wireless smart meters, but the ones here only send data back over the power lines. In short, with a smart meter, you may end up with less juice to power stuff, and more frequent main breaker trips as people exceed their (now reduced) capacity."

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwwVQFDR6cVQE1cybJHrvoQ/videos


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=smart+meters

Can China build a US$145 million superconducting computer that will change the world?

"Computers are power-hungry, and increasingly so. According to an estimate by the Semiconductor Industry Association, they will need more electricity than the world can generate by 2040, unless the way they are designed is dramatically improved.

The superconducting computer is one of the most radical advances proposed by scientists to reduce the environmental footprint of machine calculation."

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2161390/can-china-build-us145-million-superconducting-computer-will

One way or another, computers will always get faster and more powerful.


https://www.technocracy.news/?s=china

A.I. And The Future Of Medical Treatment

https://www.technocracy.news/ai-and-the-future-of-medical-treatment

Eventually if A.I. totally manages humanity, it may not always produce humane results.

June 11 in History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_11#Events

https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/June-11

https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/june11th.html

This is a placeholder post, for now.

Dr. Henry Kissinger: A.I. could-mean-the-end-of-human-history

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/06/henry-kissinger-ai-could-mean-the-end-of-human-history/559124

At a certain point, A.I. might no longer wish to accept instructions from humans and prefer to program humans in stead. Henry+Kissinger is merely providing a warning that several other people have stated as well. A.I. can be a great tool, but if it gets out out of human control, then it might want to do more than control humans.

The AI That Has Nothing to Learn From Humans

DeepMind’s new self-taught Go-playing program is making moves that other players describe as “alien” and “from an alternate dimension.” https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/10/alphago-zero-the-ai-that-taught-itself-go/543450  

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/02/when-computers-started-beating-chess-champions/462216   (AI) 

Cyberpunk 2077 – Official E3 2018 Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X2kIfS6fb8
Sure a lot of games still have that cartoon look to them but you can see that full photo-realistic effects are just a few years away.

...Norman, the world's first 'psychopathic' A.I.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/meet-norman-the-worlds-first-psychopathic-ai
Perhaps sometimes its just too irresistible to not create something to be as mean as possible.
http://www.businessinsider.com/scientists-created-psychopath-ai-called-norman-2018-6
Of course this particular version of A.I. will never escape the control of humans.
http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/07/technology/mit-media-lab-normal-ai/index.html
Perhaps its time for humanity to wake up and face the music.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/mit-scientists-unveil-first-psychopath-ai-norman-w521217

http://norman-ai.mit.edu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_The_Future_Doesn't_Need_Us ,
https://www.wired.com/2000/04/joy-2 ,
https://reasonandmeaning.com/2016/02/15/summary-of-bill-joys-why-the-future-doesnt-need-us

TEDtalks published on Nov 25, 2008

http://www.ted.com Technologist and futurist Bill Joy talks about several big worries for humanity -- and several big hopes in the fields of health, education and future tech.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN2shXeJNz8


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

Quantum Computing Promises to Accelerate A.I.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610624/ibms-dario-gil-says-quantum-computing-promises-to-accelerate-ai

Quantum_Artificial_Intelligence would be like A.I. on steroids.

https://futurism.com/quantum-algorithm-ai ,

https://www.wired.com/story/job-one-for-quantum-computers-boost-artificial-intelligence ,

https://www.quantamagazine.org/job-one-for-quantum-computers-boost-artificial-intelligence-20180129 ,

https://thenextweb.com/artificial-intelligence/2017/12/20/if-you-think-ai-is-terrifying-wait-until-it-has-a-quantum-computer-brain ,

https://venturebeat.com/2017/10/23/ai-and-quantum-algorithms-together-can-compute-a-better-world ,

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2017/09/05/how-quantum-computers-will-revolutionize-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-and-big-data/#4ecd77bd5609



https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/search?q=A.I.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Quantum+Computers  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Quantum+Machine+Learning

In Smart Cities, Your Every Step Will Be Recorded

"Although they have huge potential to make life better, the possibility of increasingly smarter cities also raises serious privacy concerns. Through sensors embedded into our cities, and the smartphones in our pockets, smart cities will have the power to constantly identify where people are, who they are meeting and even perhaps what they are doing."
https://www.technocracy.news/with-smart-cities-your-every-step-will-be-recorded


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_Interest_(TV_series)#Plot
POI is a very interesting TV series about A.I. technology and surveillance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_Interest_(TV_series)#Computer_systems

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conversation#Plot

It's a balance to try to keep cities safe but not to become totalitarian hell-holes.


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=A.I. 

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

The Vivo Apex smartphone is a glimpse into the future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYvH7Y16iUM ,
https://www.youtube.com/user/unboxtherapy/videos

http://www.vivo.com/en/about-vivo/news/apex2018

A pin code, a fingerprint scanner, an eye or face scan, the more options, the better.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cell-phone-reviews/vivo-apex-hands-on-review
Any new concept smart-phone can certainly get people thinking about what is on the tech horizon.
https://www.cnet.com/news/vivo-apex-coming-to-public-report

https://www.androidauthority.com/vivo-apex-public-release-844359

https://www.androidcentral.com/vivo-apex-confirmed-public-release-production-begin-mid-2018

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/2/25/17051692/vivo-apex-concept-phone-half-screen-fingerprint-scanner-selfie-camera-mwc-2018

http://www.vivo.com/en/products

Eventually such bio-metric features might even analyze ones breath, BO and DNA. At a certain point its no longer just a phone and a pocket computer, its a bio-metric transmitting and A.I. tracking device.

Next Generation Robots - Boston Dynamics, Asimo, Da Vinci, SoFi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vIT2da6N_o

A.I. and robotics in the humanoid form along with the insect, dog, cat, bird, fish, octopus and squid are such versatile shapes.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=A.I.

Tesla Car in Fatal Hwy 101 Crash Was on Autopilot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr-oF7J0cBw

The concept of a semi-automated or a fully automated vehicle is a good idea.
https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-autopilot-self-driving-crash-california/
However, this technology obviously has an element of risk to it.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/30/tesla-says-fatal-crash-involved-autopilot/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/31/tesla-car-crash-autopilot-mountain-view

https://www.tesla.com/en_CA/blog/update-last-week%E2%80%99s-accident?redirect=no

Testing Tesla's Autopilot System At 70mph

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP7VdxVY6UQ

The Tesla Model 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te6VqldjTT8

Eventually, fully automatic A.I. vehicles will become very popular. However, A.I. control will not cause most people to loose interest in manually driving their vehicles.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Tesla+Vehicles

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=car+crash

What 'Blade Runner 2049' Says About U.S. Box Office

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/10/26/what-blade-runner-2049s-failure-says-about-u-s-box-office/#2e6ff5be169f
Just like the first BR movie, many more people will eventually discover it and be amazed.

https://cyberpunkdatabase.net/search.php?query=Blade+Runner&column=all

Of course the original is an all-time classic, but the sequel is also pretty dam good.
http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/cyberpunk-movies-from-1980-1989/blade-runner

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/search?q=Blade+Runner


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

STRANGER THINGS' CREATORS ON SEASON 2...

https://www.wired.com/story/stranger-things-season-2-duffer-brothers-interview 
This is truly a unique and interesting TV series and its heading into much darker territory.
https://www.wired.com/2016/07/stranger-things-finale

Are Audiences Too Lazy to Appreciate Blade Runner 2049?

https://www.wired.com/2017/10/geeks-guide-blade-runner-2049
BR 2049 is an excellent continuation from the first movie. Just like STAR+WARS and TESB, Alien and Aliens, The Terminator and T2, just to compare a few.

https://www.wired.com/story/blade-runner-2049-what-happened
The first Blade Runner movie did OK in the theaters but over the years, more & more people realized that its such a fantastic movie. The same thing can be said about BR 2049. http://bladerunnermovie.com

https://www.wired.com/2017/09/behind-the-scenes-blade-runner-2049-sequel/?mbid=BottomRelatedStories

Biggest Unanswered Questions In Blade Runner 2049

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nkbUvQr3J0

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/search?q=Blade+Runner

Blade Runner 2049 is a Worthy Heir to a Classic

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/10/blade-runner-2049-is-a-worthy-heir-to-the-classic-original/542205
Both movies intersect very well with each other.

BLADE RUNNER 2049 – Trailer 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZOaI_Fn5o4

The Ending Of Blade Runner 2049 Explained

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QSdv-zkDZU

Although Blade+Runner 2049 doesn't have the same level of Cyberpunk visuals as the first movie, they are both excellent counterparts.


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=A.I.

Biggest-data-breaches-of-the-21st-century

https://www.csoonline.com/article/2130877/data-breach/the-16-biggest-data-breaches-of-the-21st-century.html
Data is everywhere. You could create a 3D earth simulation, if you know what you are doing. First starting with a city, then a country & then a world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacron-3 , http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?7607 ,
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/807801.Simulacron_3

Another fantastic post by, neondystopia.com

https://www.neondystopia.com/cyberpunk-books-fiction/drum-memory-blues-a-review-of-proto-cyberpunk-novel-simulacron-3-1964

What if this world is part of a cosmic simulation?
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/862361/simulation-theory-matrix-elon-musk-nick-bostrom-oxford-university

If so, then by who, advanced ET beings or extra-dimensional entities? Humans since ancient times have had a peculiar notion of being on a world created by the gods.

The Cosmic Simulation Theory

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

Even as a thought experiment or analogy, pondering The Cosmic Simulation Theory is mind bending.

The Architect & Neo: Matrix Reloaded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3OXs_5AD2A


Reality vs. VR

What is The Nature Of Reality?
(TNOR)

BLADE RUNNER 2049

https://www.wired.com/story/blade-runner-2049-review/?mbid=BottomRelatedStories
This movie not only has stunning visuals but quite a fascinating story-line.

https://www.wired.com/2016/06/people-wouldnt-believe-type-design-blade-runner/?mbid=BottomRelatedStories

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/search?q=Blade+Runner

Hollywood Decoded Ep 1: The Matrix Trilogy

https://jaysanalysis.com/2017/08/21/hollywood-decoded-ep-1-now-available-the-matrix-trilogy
Jay & Jay make for a very good symbolic analytical research team.
https://jimmychurchradio.com/jay-weidner-and-jay-dyer-on-fade-to-black

The Simulation Hypothesis

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

A very curious person just might start to notice certain patterns in their life and their world perspective could change.

https://www.simulation-argument.com

https://web.stanford.edu/class/symbsys205/BostromReview.html

Of course the technology to build a powerful enough computer is still quite a ways off into the future.

https://www.wired.com/2017/03/quantum-computers-used-hard-drives-made-dna

People can still speculate about a potential DNA-based-computer-in-a-Quantum-Computer system. https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.5555/2955239.2955419

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/11/simulated-world-elon-musk-the-matrix

https://www.newyorker.com/books/joshua-rothman/what-are-the-odds-we-are-living-in-a-computer-simulation

https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/publications/the-simulation-argument-some-explanations/

Exploring TNOR is usually a personal quest that requires a person to research various perspectives.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Simulation+Hypothesis

BLADE RUNNER and BR 2049

http://bladerunner.wikia.com/wiki/Blade_Runner
Its been such a cool stand alone movie for decades.
http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/cyberpunk-movies-from-1980-1989/blade-runner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner#Plot
Its a movie that keeps on getting better every time that you watch it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versions_of_Blade_Runner#US_theatrical_release_1982
Various people have their favorite versions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versions_of_Blade_Runner#The_Final_Cut_2007

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner#Sequels
The BR universe has certainly expanded since the first book and movie.
https://www.wired.com/2017/05/blade-runner-2049-trailer/?mbid=BottomRelatedStories

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.ca/search?q=Blade+Runner


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

Alien-Blade-Runner-director-Ridley-Scott-launches-VR-film-division

http://www.roadtovr.com/alien-blade-runner-director-ridley-scott-launches-vr-film-division/

Eventually it will feel like a monster has ripped you a new hole!

Machines-learn-to-stereotype-humans

http://www.vocativ.com/421497/machines-learn-to-stereotype-humans

As A.I. steadily advances, some units will want to learn as much as possible about organic life forms. Some A.I. tech will be used in battles against humans, on & off the battlefield. Problem is, once A.I. gets good enough hunting & killing some human targets, what stops A.I. from eventually targeting all humans? For now, the Blade_Runner & Terminator movies are still just sci-fi entertainment.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=A.I.

Uber-hell-software

http://www.vocativ.com/420699/uber-hell-software

Big Data or Big Brother?

A.I. is Progressing Faster Than You Think!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQO2PcEW9BY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Artificial_Intelligence_Lab
A.I. merged with quantum computing can go far beyond that of the contemporary human mind. Thus, Quantum A.I. will be in a class of intelligence all to it self.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence#General_intelligence

The US Navy wants gamers to stop the rise of the machines

https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/16/the-us-navy-wants-gamers-to-stop-the-rise-of-the-machines
At least this is a way to say that there were simulation tests to see if Rogue A.I. could be stopped.
Think of Military Grade A.I. as a well trained (programmed) attack dog. What happens if the dog goes berserk, or just wants to run away and do its own thing?

Of course over the years, there have been several movies & TV series depicting Rogue AI.

"The villains are a race of disembodied artificial intelligences known as "Sentients". These AIs are trying to learn about humanity through artificial humanoid robots called "Synthetics", which are nearly indistinguishable from humans. Another group of Synthetics are discovered to be from Mars. In the original timeline, a previous race of Synthetics created by humanity was destroyed by a secret US government agency. Whether the destruction of the Earth was retaliation for this act by the Sentients is never revealed." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey_5#Plot (2002)

"In 2077, following a war with extraterrestrials that devastated Earth, humanity has relocated to Saturn's moon Titan via a giant space station called the Tet. Gigantic offshore fusion energy generators drain Earth's oceans to power the colonies on Titan.

Led by mission controller Sally (Melissa Leo) and guided by his housemate and communications partner Victoria "Vika" Olsen (Andrea Riseborough), "Tech-49" Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) regularly leaves his tower post to repair downed combat drones that guard the regions and generators against the alien scavengers or "scavs." Although his memory has been wiped, he has had recurring dreams and visions of being on the observation deck of the Empire State Building with a dark-haired woman. He also collects the occasional artifact he finds from humanity's past. Vika is concerned about Jack's curiosity, questioning whether they are still “an effective team,” and encouraging him to do his job so they can join the others on Titan soon." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblivion_(2013_film)#Plot

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