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I Just Watched “Last pictures of Chapecoense plane crash victims” on YouTube
You can see how excited and happy the passengers were before they took off. Little did they know many of their lives were coming to an end. I hope they did not suffer and death came quick and painless. One of the first people at the scene said he heard people crying for help. To […]
I Just Watched “A Time of Change: Confronting AIDS” on YouTube
This is the third youtube video today that I’ve watched about people who have fatal diseases. It’s a reminder that our time on this planet is short, too short. Several gay men were interviewed from 1983-1984…. It was gut wrenching to hear their stories. So many turned their backs on them as they died and […]
I’m Watching “1988 SPECIAL REPORT: “NYC AIDS ALLEY”” on YouTube
I’m watching a YouTube video about AIDS in NYC… There are talking primarily about drug users contracting the disease. The journalist interviewing seemed to be judgemental and looked down on the people struggling. He interviewed a person who gave away needles…. He argued that it wasn’t the right thing to do…. She replied by reminding […]
I Just Read “Tom Cruise deepfake creator says public shouldn’t be worried about ‘one-click fakes’”
Actually, this is not 100% true…. It depends on what you are trying to do… The voice may be difficult to match… But he implies that doing something similar by the average person, is far from ever becoming a reality. There is an app called “ReFace” that does a scary good job of switching a […]
I Just Read “How stimulus checks can give you a $14,000 windfall this year”
“Given all of the various types of federal COVID aid offered to families and individuals this year, “the U.S. consumer will largely be in the best financial position they have been in, on average, for at least 40 years (likely ever),” writes Raymond James analyst Tavis McCourt. But McCourt adds that while the stream of […]
I Just Read “How stimulus checks can give you a $14,000 windfall this year”
“Given all of the various types of federal COVID aid offered to families and individuals this year, “the U.S. consumer will largely be in the best financial position they have been in, on average, for at least 40 years (likely ever),” writes Raymond James analyst Tavis McCourt.But McCourt adds that while the stream of cash […]
I Just Watched “It’s Not Unusual, A Lesbian & Gay History Part 3 (BBC2, 1997)” on YouTube
This is part three of the series….. It covers the 60’s and 70’s and 80’s. I’d love to see an update on the people featured in this documentary. I wish the US had something similar to this…. But from an American perspective. The AIDS crisis during the 1990’s was discussed quite a bit…. Margaret Thatcher, […]
I Just Read “The Great Solar Panel Debate: To Lease Or To Buy?”
I’ve been researching energy options… solar energy has always intrigued me, but I’ve never really looked into it until now. I’ve noticed a lot more houses with solar panels on their roofs than I’ve ever seen before . This article compares two different people in the same neighborhood who took very different approaches to going […]
I Just Watched “It’s Not Unusual, A Lesbian & Gay History Part 2 (BBC2, 1997)” on YouTube
This documentary aired on the BBC in 1997. They talk with men who were thrown in jail for being gay. The first one they spoke with was born in 1919…. So he would have been in his mid to late 70’s when this was filmed. I’m still watching it, just wanted to take some notes. […]
I Just Watched “Early Telephones | Vintage Telephones | Magpie | 1976” on YouTube
The telephone had a long history. I didn’t realize it was invented so long ago. Pretty neat stuff. I love watching old documentaries or info shows….