Long documentary
A friend made this about the dangers of megacorporations. I'll watch it later, but thought it would be cool to see a few comments on it. Sorry, no TLDR.
https://rumble.com/v2c46rg-megacorporations.html
Tech
Tesla walking robot
This could also be in Videogames. Google admits they can't do online gaming, and are now looking for companies to work with to try again.
Pulling data from HDMI RF signals. Honestly, if we had a device that just picked up those signals and checked for electric pulse, it would help fix most electrical problems.
WinAmp is coming back.
'Room Temperature' semi conductor found. It doesn't specify which room, but I'm guessing the walk in freezer.
More on the new semiconductor..
Tick Tock introduces 20 minute videos for paying customers only.
Google CEO defends desk sharing and says most of the giant campus is a ghost town.
Man saves his own life by tying a cellphone to a drone while stranded in a forest. The drone got line of site with a cell tower, and the phone was able to send a message for help.
Videogames
Carnival Hunt looks like fun.
The bubble nurse concept art has been released by a Silent Hill creator.
A programmable Language to make NES games that is easier and simpler than Assembly.
Fallout 2 gets mods that add voices for characters.
Cockroach named after Pokemon.
VR
VR isn't ready for a must play experience. This article says VR can't make the perfect experience, so they can't make a game that will bring the masses.
AR with Unreal demo released.
AI
Slack will get ChatGPT. HR to die a little bit more.
People release papers like this a lot. It's a proposed idea with buzzwords and ideas.
Conscious AIs deserve citizenship. It's not happening right now, but it's best to prepare for the Basilisk when it happens.
Stability AI bought Init ML. It's good Init? Only with the clipboard program.
Stable Diffusion 3 will have 80 million less art pieces to base it's work on.
Literature
Several books on the dangers of space colonization. At no point do any of the books mention that space is incredibly dangerous and difficult to work with.
Diverse Comics by a Millennial
The latest comic bundle for story bundle is underground comics. Guess what common ingredient is in all of them.
https://storybundle.com/comics
Themed Experiences
Universal Theme parks just changed its name. They are leaning more toward Experiences than Rides now. The latest park is Super Mario World, which is very interactive but has few rides. The same could be said about Harry Potter areas. Then the new experience at Universal Studios Florida is called Villain Con and it appears to be entirely Experience and interaction base.
An article on the name change.
Twitter users complain about font usage and placement instead of what it all means.
The term is referring to the Experience Economy, which gets passed around like a Doobie at theme park fart sniffing associations. It basically says people will pay more for an experience than an actual product. Also, people are happy when they experience things than if they do nothing. Marriages last longer based on the mutual experiences the couple has gone through. The book is old, and was expected to be right 4 years ago.
Donkey Kong land concept art released for Universal Japan.
Alpine Roller Coaster to open in Washington State near a theme park town based on Bavarian Culture.
https://archive.ph/O8f8T#selection-2905.0-2905.1
Propaganda
Even Oil companies want to talk about global warming now.
Marc Benioff has changed his mind about remote workers.
Democrats call Tucker Carlson a traitor for releasing footage of Jan 6th, and he calls them Sociopaths.
Detransitioned girl sues medical group that convinced her she was a boy.
Remote Workers punished after they move.
Biden to release $3 Trillion budget. Expect larger taxes on the 'wealthy' to pay for this.
Fake Work is a new term. Google and others hired tons of people for this, and then realized they didn't need them.
Job openings decline, but there are still more jobs than people seeking them based on the bad statistics we use.
Meta doesn't want to police the internet and children are suffering because of this tragic lack of helicopter indoctrination.
Millennials should quit their jobs and go to part time to save their mental health.
Humanities professor admits he doesn't really read his own assigned books either. So the death of the humanities makes sense since no one actually wants to study them.
Weird
Ben Savage of Boy Meets World fame is running for a political office.
Shawn Kemp, who played for the Sonics when they were good, has been arrested for a drive by shooting.
A nice electric super car for about $350,000 by Wyclef Jean
Clock game for Switch released for 20th time this year.
WWE in talks to allow gambling for it's matches. The ones where the fighters know who will win ahead of time.
7/11 has a mech store. Said store has pacman merch.
Film and TV
Job Favreu offers idea on why the original Star Wars release hasn't been rereleased. He reasons that kids only know the newer versions, and seem to only want those versions. He's trying to balance the original fans and new fans with his shows.
Science
Biologists have figured out how to reactivate the neuron creation process in the brain.
46,000 year old virus brought back to life.
Only photos of the surface of Venus taken by Soviet science.
Working off-site is one thing, working from home is another. It leads to isolation and destroys the mindset. Further drifting humanity apart, it will lead to the breakdown of society. It's not just about controlling people, we need to work together in close proximity or we start to mentally break down.
I think a hybrid-concept could work with the right mindset. I wouldn't want to work exclusively from home either. My commute is only 10 minutes without any danger of traffic jams though.
But if we could make it so 40% of time now spend in offices (commuting and all) can be done remotely I think it could have useful knock-on-effects.
I mean, the technology is here, at last.