Wednesday Witness
More than 50 years after his death Bruce Lee is still relevant. ‘Frisco, photo by Carol Wickersham, posted at theguardian.com:
OK, sci-fi writers, get to work. Headline from nypost.com: “Machine learning Techsperts freak over video of two bots conversing in their own secret language — after realizing they’re both AI.”
More AI, headline from an AP article: “1K musicians including Kate Bush release silent album to protest plans to let AI use their work.” If I understand the argument correctly, certain parties hope to train AI to make music by feeding it the works of living artists. While I understand the fear, it’s hard to imagine that music will be composed solely or mostly by machines. Then again…
Silent war. From a newsmax.com article by Dick Morris: “He sent a clear message to the Panamanians: Play with China and we’ll take back our canal. Fearing Trump, Panama immediately took steps to break its close ties to China. Make no mistake: China is seeking to dominate Central and South America — spending money to buy up whole governments. The U.S. used to be the main trading partner for most Latin countries. Now China dominates trade to much of the region.”
Oddly, my new friend, acid reflux, seems to lessen in higher temperatures. Very mild on my morning walk the past few days. Yay!
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RIP actress Michelle Trachtenberg, 39, who had recently had a liver transplant and succumbed to a heart attack. Born in Brooklyn, of German and Russian Jewish extraction, she grew up right here in Sheepshead Bay. She was doing commercials at three. She began making regular TV appearances at ten. There are 62 titles under her name at IMDB. Her most notable role was Dawn Summers, the sister of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, of which she did 66 episodes. She was in 14 episodes of The Adventures of Pete & Pete, 13 of Meego, 23 of Mercy, five of Weeds, 28 of Gossip Girl, six of Guidance, six of Robot Chicken, 21 of Human Kind Of, and she did numerous guest shots on popular primetime fare. On the big screen she was the star of Harriet the Spy (1996), and appeared in Inspector Gadget (1999), EuroTrip (2004), Mysterious Skin (2004), Ice Princess (2005), 17 Again (2009), Cop Out (2010) to name a few. She did a number of voiceovers for animated features. Gone way too soon. Photo from Google Images:
Headline from foxnews.com: “Trump’s ‘gold card’ visa plan a boon for American economy, investment expert says.” I have no idea if it will fly, but the guy is always thinking.
Is there hope? From FN: “Lawmakers lend support to resistance movement inside Iran as regime’s proxies fall.”
A bit windy but another gorgeous day, perfect for curbside business. My thanks to the home attendant who did a swap of spiritual books on behalf of her ward, and to Wolf and Sophie, who overcompensated me for a couple of hardcovers in Russian, a pictorial on Jerusalem, Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines by Sarah Albee, and The Sunne in Splendour: A Novel of Richard III by Sharon K. Penman; and to Alex, who bought three Russian translations of Danielle Steel novels; and to the woman who took home a handbag; and to the one who purchased The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende.
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