Geeksouts — Page 22
TIL a new word: untenable.
untenable
adjective
: not able to be defended
an untenable position
adjective
: not able to be occupied
untenable apartments
Haiti declared independence in 1804 — the first nation founded by people who freed themselves from slavery.
The world’s response was not celebration. France demanded a massive indemnity. The US was the last country in the Atlantic world to recognize Haiti’s independence. They waited 58 years.
Frederick Douglass called Haiti
“bone of our bone, and flesh of our flesh.”
Same revolution. Same hunger. Same stakes.
Two hundred years later, Haiti has no stable government. Gangs control the streets. And still, Haiti fights to simply be free.
Being stranded on a ship in the ocean like that, with all the uncertainty about what is happening, is frightening. I would be scared, too.
“What’s happening right now is very real for all of us here. We’re not just a story. We’re not just headlines." — travel vlogger Jake Rosmarin
TIL a new word: hantavirus.
hantavirus
noun
: any of a family (Hantaviridae and especially genus Orthohantavirus) of bunyaviruses transmitted especially by rodent feces and urine and including viruses causing serious pulmonary disease or hemorrhagic fevers marked by renal necrosis
via CNN
Want to read: Radiant Star by Ann Leckie 📚
The planet Aaa has lost its star, forcing its population to live underground. The underground city is quite an inward-looking backwater, and its central focus is a rather arcane religious site called the Temporal Location of the Radiant Star. The site is home to many “saints”, who may or may not just be dead bodies. Outside the Temporal Location, the city is a very political place. The locals are fractious, and oddly reliant on onions (which becomes important later).
What ever happened to it? No way out? Hmm.
On my watchlist: The End of Oak Street 🍿
Check the trailer:
I am always fascinated by the Bible stories. This is indeed one of the most interesting stories. It is on my watchlist.
Check the trailer:
AI will set to become a part of our daily lives eventually. This one is no surprise!
The main part of these plans is Wonder Create, an initiative that lets anyone—whether food entrepreneurs or social media influencers—to design and launch their own restaurant brand in less than a minute w/ AI. This virtual restaurant would then be introduced across Wonder’s growing network of tech-enabled kitchen locations, which currently number 120 & are expected to reach 400 next year.
🔁 Reblogged from @techcrunch
Marc Lore states that AI will soon enable anyone to open a restaurant
On my watchlist: The Terror: Devil In Silver 🍿
Check the trailer:
Saw Longlegs in 2024. Now there's a new film coming in 2028 — not a sequel, but something in the Longlegs universe. Oz Perkins and Nic Cage are back. Curious what they come up with.
Nicolas Cage Returning for ‘Longlegs’ Sequel From Osgood Perkins
Meta is threatening to pull Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp from New Mexico rather than comply with child safety demands following a $375 million verdict.
Even if Meta were to “take their ball and leave the state,” it may soon find fewer places in the US to go. — New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez
Dozens of AGs are pushing similar actions. If platforms would rather exit than comply, the social media map could start looking very different.