Happy New Year to YOU! It is my sincere wish that 2022 will be a very good year for you, the reader of my blog. Beyond that, it is a sincere wish that 2022 will be a very good year for a whole lot of people. Being a realist, you and I know that 2022 will not be a good year for many people, but may we be blessed to be among the lucky ones. Peace and love, Chassappi.
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I have watched “The Last Picture Show” twice. The last time, was about two years ago, on tv. It is a movie filmed in black and white. Treat yourself, if you have not seen it. R.I.P., Peter Bogdanovich.
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Road Trip
A few weeks ago I was on a road trip and passed this construction site. This is the first time I saw a building’s roof constructed first. Interesting. About two weeks later as I was returning home, I took photos of the building after the roof had been lifted and the walls were under construction.
Elon Musk Will Reportedly Be Implanting Microchips Into Humans As Early As This Year
Leave it to Elon Musk to push the boundaries of technology.
In a recent live-streamed video interview with the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit, billionaire Elon Musk shared what’s to come for Neuralink.
The brain-interface technology company co-founded by Elon Musk in 2016 aims to begin implanting microchips in humans as early as this year. The implant has already been tested on a monkey who was featured playing MindPong.
“We have Neuralink working well in monkeys. We are also doing a lot of testing and confirming that it’s very safe and reliable and that the Neuralink device can be removed safely. People may have seen the demo that we published earlier this year with the video of the monkey playing the video game Pong telepathically using the Neuralink in its brain,” Elon Musk said, according to the Wall Street Journal. “It’s completely wireless, charges inductively, so the monkey looks completely normal and yet is playing a video game telepathically.”
But, exactly why is this happening?
Elon Musk refers to Neuralink’s implant as “profound” as it could possibly provide a solution to help individuals with spinal cord injuries revive their health by obtaining full-body functionality.
“We hope to have this in our first humans — which will be people that have severe spinal-cord injuries like tetraplegics, quadriplegics — next year, pending FDA approval,” Elon Musk said.
He continued: “I think we have a chance of being able to allow someone who cannot walk or use their arms to be able to walk again.”
When is it coming to market?
The implant is currently awaiting approval from the FDA, but Elon Musk is pretty confident the technology will surpass the guidelines required.
According to Business Insider, Elon Musk had originally promised to begin testing the implants on humans by the end of 2021. However, Musk has a history of providing overly optimistic timelines. Only time will tell if this new technology will be available for humans soon.
Will time also tell if this will be good for society?
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Hollywood reacts to the death of Peter Bogdanovich
Tributes to Peter Bogdanovich poured in following the death of the filmmaker, writer, critic and film historian. Bogdanovich, whose films included “The Last Picture Show” and “Paper Moon,” died Thursday at the age of 82.
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“Oh dear, a shock. I am devastated. He was a wonderful and great artist. I’ll never forgot attending a premiere for ‘The Last Picture Show.’ I remember at its end, the audience leaped up all around me bursting into applause lasting easily 15 minutes. I’ll never forget although I felt I had never myself experienced a reaction like that, that Peter and his film deserved it. May he sleep in bliss for eternity, enjoying the thrill of our applause forever.” — Francis Ford Coppola, by email.
“Peter was my heaven & earth. A father figure. A friend. From ‘Paper Moon’ to ‘Nickelodeon’ he always made me feel safe. I love you, Peter.” — Tatum O’Neal, on Instagram.
“He was a dear friend and a champion of cinema. He birthed masterpieces as a director and was a most genial human. He single-handedly interviewed and enshrined the lives and work of more classic filmmakers than almost anyone else in his generation.” — Guillermo del Toro, on Twitter.
“We are saddened to hear about the passing of prolific director and a dear friend of ours, Peter Bogdanovich. A leading voice of ’70s Hollywood and a champion of Classic Hollywood, his passion inspired generations of filmmakers.” — Turner Classic Movies, on Twitter.
“Such a great film appreciator & creator, taught a lot of us where to look.” — writer-director Whit Stillman
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