Jul 3, 2026

Marathon: Happy 100th birthday Mel Brooks! June 28th

 At this link:  Marathon: Happy 100th birthday Mel Brooks!




Storyville - Alex Cureau with Armie Hammer Podcast "Hammertime" - Armie Hammer's Youtube Videos Removed

 At this video link:  Alex's Guest Appearance on Armie Hammer's Pod.





AI FOR ALL: Evan Solomon, Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence - The Herle Burly Podcast

 At this link:  AI FOR ALL: Evan Solomon, Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence | The Herle Burly



Why AI Agents Are A Privacy Nightmare - Signal President Meredith Whittaker

 At this link:  Why AI Agents Are a Privacy Nightmare - Signal President Meredith Whittaker - YouTube

AI agents can scour the internet for us, reply to our messages, and add events to our calendars. But in order to do so, they need sweeping access to our data. Handing that over presents an unprecedented threat to privacy, says Signal Foundation president Meredith Whittaker, who directs the Signal messaging app. In conversation with The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson, Whittaker discusses the risks of agentic AI, Signal’s approach to AI coding, and why it’s uncompromising in its commitment to protecting user data. This episode was recorded prior to Keir Starmer’s resignation announcement. Produced by Atlantic Re:think, The Atlantic's creative marketing studio.

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Meredith Whittaker Warns Chatbots Are Not Conscious Beings | BGAD Consulting posted on the topic | LinkedIn


Rest in peace sweet pup Clover .. so sorry for your loss Virgil and Demian Hammock

 


From Facebook Virgil Hammock (@virgil.hammock.9) • Facebook, Connect with friends | Facebook

Photography by THE Indie Media Eastcoast - Beautiful People in New Brunswick project since 2011

Virgil Hammock was added to the Sackville Art Wall in 2025.. more here:









Photography by THE Indie Media Eastcoast - CBC International Radio Towers on the marshlands

I was honoured to say a few words about Virgil Hammock being named to 2025 Sackville Arts Wall. Write up below:
Virgil Hammock – Literary Arts
Born in California, Virgil has been a Canadian citizen since 1973. He had a long and successful career as a Fine Arts Professor, teaching at the University of Alberta, the University of Manitoba, and Mount Allison University, where he was the Head of the Fine Arts Department from 1975 until his retirement in 2004.
Virgil began writing art criticism in 1968 when he became the critic for the Edmonton Journal. Since then, he is prolifically published in important Canadian and International Art journals, books, and magazines. He has also been deeply involved in the International Association of Art Critics (AICA), as President of the Canadian section for eight years and eventually Vice-President International of AICA. As an Atlantic Region art critic, Virgil has written many reviews which particularly promote and highlight the work of Maritime artists including Indigenous, francophone, the “up and coming” and the “national treasures.”
In 2009, Virgil began a blog on his reflections on the nature of art, on the essence of beauty, and the importance of the creative act. The blog “Virgil Hammock: Beauty and Art”, can be found at virgilhammock.com, where his essays provide a varied and stimulating introduction to the breadth, depth, and energy of this remarkable writer."

Class of '91 Michael de Adder blocked me on X .. he's not an authentic "liberal" .. he's a phoney guy... for the record Mount Allison University also blocked me on X .. they no longer use the X platform.. and..
Mount Allison University "honoured" him due to his relentless and often silly Trump cartooning..



I appreciate hearing from Virgil.. we went for a coffee together in town at Tim Horton's many years ago to chat.. the only problem was he did all the talking.. that wasn't helpful at all.. for me.


Safe Schools New Brunswick Est. 2011: Culture of Secrecy with the Old Boys Club in the M...

Safe Schools New Brunswick Est. 2011: Culture of Secrecy with the Old Boys Club in the M...:   Who are the 'old boys club' in the Maritimes?  What is the reason for the culture of secrecy?  Is it helpful?  Frank McKenna's...

What is MAVEN SMART SYSTEM from Palantir?

 At this link:  What is MAVEN SMART SYSTEM from PALANTIR?



Signal's President Says You Have Plenty to Hide - The Futurology Podcast with Meredith Whittaker

 At this link:  Signal’s President Says You Have Plenty to Hide | The Futurology Podcast

"Google was the first place that hired me" - Meredith Whittaker on The Futurology Podcast 


Today’s tech industry can’t survive without mass surveillance. The US government, foreign powers, and ad brokers can buy a nuanced picture of you on the open market for pennies on the dollar. What kept this data from becoming a weapon was friction. Nobody had the time or resources to pull these scattered pieces of you together. Until AI came along and made the impossible trivial. In this episode, Signal President Meredith Whittaker reveals how the same three cloud giants that run the Pentagon's classified workloads now train and deploy the AI systems making sense of every text, search, and movement we have ever surrendered. Privacy, she argues, is the precondition for a democracy and a full human life, and the time to protect it is running out.

Revenue will go toward the sequel - Citizen Vigilante 2 - Uwe Boll Indie Filmmaker #UWEBOLLWOOD #RUN #CITIZENVIGILANTE

 On X with Uwe Boll: Raw .. 

Variety on X: "Uwe Boll on casting Armie Hammer in the lead role of his new film "Citizen Vigilante": "He wasn’t charged with anything, there was no lawsuit. He was just a guy who was famous and f---ing around. He’s a handsome, charismatic guy, who could be James Bond. In fact, he’d be perfect" / X




At this link:  "Citizen Vigilante (Design 5)" Tote Bag for Sale by uwebollraw | Redbubble





On X with filmmaker Uwe Boll:  uwe boll (@BollFILMS) / X


Website:  Uwe Boll Films – About Uwe´s Movies and Life


Director Home – Uwe Boll Films



"Run" Official Trailer:  RUN Official Trailer | Premieres November 14