Nothing much, but here is what is happening around the world today: The U.S. is sending a third aircraft carrier fleet to the Middle East. Not a good sign for peace before the mid-term elections. The national unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%. The U.S. Supreme Court has begun a new term. From USA Today : 'Perfect storm': El Niño goes off the charts A record-high ocean temperature has been measured in a key El Niño region of the Pacific Ocean, and scientists say it likely hasn't reached its peak. Rachel became a hurricane on September 30, with a path towards Hawaii. Quickly strengthened into a Category 3 at 120 MPH yesterday, but dropped today to 110. All projections show continued weakening, while maintaining hurricane strength for the next few days. Still headed for Hawaii, but the extreme danger quotient looks low. In the West Pacific, Choi-Wan became a typhoon today south of Japan. Projections indicate a strengthening to Category 3 status, heading straight for Hon...
By, the way, we are now into October. Something is going right. Sort of. From Time magazine: 23 YEARS The U.S. withdrew its last military forces from Iraq on Wednesday, 23 years after the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. The final troops left Erbil Air Base in the Kurdistan region, the Pentagon said . Was this good news? Yes, but..... The age of Artificial Intelligence, AI, is upon us. There is that matter of existential threat, but here are nine benefits . AI is the branch of computer science dedicated to creating machines that are able to think like humans. There are negatives aside from that existential threat matter. Here is just one: I read, Push Back: Deepfake online heath scams . Article begins with: SOCIAL MEDIA CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH . Ever stumble across statements like: Elon Musk Reveals The 15-Second Vicks Trick For Memory Loss and Dementia! and We invited Dr. Sanj...