Wide approach shoes

Columbia Men's Strata Trail Mid Waterproof Hiking Boot

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN334LVZ?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1&psc=1

https://www.columbia.com/p/mens-strata-trail-mid-waterproof-boot-2076861.html?srsltid=AfmBOopKkcngTK3uL3QsgBGgq3qsaqGgjb4jsf8F-7pOPNU9u_1dJRdq&color=010

Zuna BCI uses AI for thought to text

 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zyphra-releases-zuna---bci-foundation-model-advancing-towards-thought-to-text-302691176.html

Stem cell transplant cures HIV

 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506595-man-unexpectedly-cured-of-hiv-after-stem-cell-transplant/

Covid clots treatment

 https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/study-finds-nattokinase-dissolves

AI artist Xania Monet signs $3 million record deal

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb6ymSf0Tfhv4zxZ5kjsaKQ

https://deepmind.google/models/lyria/

https://www.google.com/search?q=xania+monet&sca_esv=a5e89f5d8e234019&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS972US972&tbm=nws&sxsrf=AE3TifNizLZL5m2mlh2T0qeqQ3T3PQJuRw:1758995292900&story=GjQSMkFJIGFydGlzdCBYYW5pYSBNb25ldCBzaWducyAkMyBtaWxsaW9uIHJlY29yZCBkZWFsMjEKJ6nQ9pSJnpOp7wGJ96H5wuv3jLABvcf0gLjv8cUgnMbU7JCDjJOYARCtyKDJDxgFcgIQAQ&fcs=ADCZBRSQJGVYGIyBKpukd4RX2O26ARX8Ag&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiW_uCMwPmPAxWE7ckDHVOUAzIQjcEJegQIYBAD

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougmelville/2025/09/27/al-singer-xania-monet-just-charted-on-billboard-signed-3m-deal-is-this-the-future-of-music/

Swift To Build a Global Financial Blockchain

 

Swift To Build a Global Financial Blockchain (reuters.com)19

Posted by BeauHD on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @09:00AM from the share-digital-ledgers dept.

Camembert writes:In a move that is sure to make Ripple nervous, traditional financial network Swift announced yesterday that it is partnering with Consensys and more than 30 global banks to build a blockchain based network that will run in parallel with its traditional network. Interestingly, unlike XRP, there is no native coin, rather it aims for interoperability (probably using Chainlink with whom the company did case studies for a few years already). There is also a strong focus on regulatory compliance. There are several news articles and opinion pieces on this event; I linked the Reuters article.

Robot-assisted legs

 https://currently.att.yahoo.com/tech/ar-vr/articles/literally-future-tourist-china-rents-013000437.html

https://www.tiktok.com/@christian.grossi/video/7554003587706178846

Psychedelic for Brain Injuries, PTSD: Ibogaine

 

Some Athletes are Trying the Psychedelic Ibogaine to Treat Brain Injuries (yahoo.com)23

Posted by EditorDavid on Sunday September 28, 2025 @11:05PM from the sports-medicine dept.

"As awareness grows around the dangers of head trauma in sports, a small number of professional fighters and football players are turning to a psychedelic called ibogaine for treatment," reports the Los Angeles Times.

They note that the drug's proponents "tout its ability to treat addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, or TBI. "Ibogaine, which is derived from a West African shrub, is a Schedule 1 drug in America with no legal medical uses, and experts urge caution because of the need for further studies. But the results, several athletes say, are "game-changing".... Although athletes are just discovering ibogaine, the drug is well known within the veteran community, which experiences high rates of brain injury and PTSD. In Stanford's study on the effects of ibogaine on special forces veterans, participants saw average reductions of 88% in PTSD symptoms, 87% in depression symptoms and 81% in anxiety symptoms. They also exhibited improvements in concentration, information processing and memory.

"No other drug has ever been able to alleviate the functional and neuropsychiatric symptoms of traumatic brain injury," Dr. Nolan Williams, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, said in a statement on the results. "The results are dramatic, and we intend to study this compound further...."

States can work faster than the federal government by carving out exemptions for supervised ibogaine therapy programs, similar to what Oregon has done with psilocybin therapy. Many states have also opted to legalize marijuana for medicinal or recreational use... In June, Texas approved a historic $50-million investment in state funding to support drug development trials for ibogaine, inspired by the results seen by veterans. Arizona legislators approved $5 million in state funding for a clinical study on ibogaine in March, and California legislators are pushing to fast-track the study of ibogaine and other psychedelics.

YouTube and Google admit to and reverse prior censorship policies

Along with other tech / social platforms:

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/23/youtube-creators-banned-covid-election-misinformation-apply-reinstatement.html

God is nonbinary, Jesus is neither male or female

A 36-year-old white Democrat "Preacher" running for Senate in Texas says God is nonbinary... ergo, Jesus is neither male nor female. 

https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-james-talarico-texas-nonbinary-god-joe-rogans-support-2132730

Previously towed the line, saying "radicalized White men" were the nation's greatest domestic terrorist threat. What a coincidence, that's what Joe said. 

If anyone qualifies as a radicalized white man, I'd say he fits the bill. 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-senate-hopeful-calls-civility-despite-past-warning-radicalized-white-men

Meta Rayban Display $799

 https://www.meta.com/ai-glasses/meta-ray-ban-display-shiny-sand-transitions-and-neural-band-sand/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ9IsB72nVk

Trans had prior knowledge of Charlie Kirk shooting

The first article I saw mentioned Antifa and pro-trans markings on the shooter's rifle.

Tyler Robinson isn't trans, but it's looking like he's connected...via Antifa.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/09/breaking-social-media-users-believe-they-may-have/?utm_source=website_link_trending1

https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/who-is-omar-najra-galvz-trans-teen-allegedly-connected-to-charlie-kirks-death-after-cryptic-tweet-something-will-happen-669801.html

When it's Muslims, they're dismissed as isolated incidents of mental illness.

When it's a repeated pattern of trans shooters, it's dismissed as a far-right conspiracy theory.

Anyone watching the news can connect the dots and raise the question, so what makes it a far-right conspiracy?

Clouds in the sky...looks like rain. 

Where there's smoke, there's fire. 

Reasonable possibilities.

Seems there's a pattern of trans shooters.

Media: The assassination of Kirk is the result of right-wing rhetoric and hate speech.

Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years prison

 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xrqxk9p4xo

Chevy Silverado EV Drives 1,059.2 Miles on a Single Charge, Surpassing World Record

 

Chevy Silverado EV Drives 1,059.2 Miles on a Single Charge, Surpassing World Record (theverge.com)74

Posted by EditorDavid on Saturday August 09, 2025 @01:34PM from the long-range-forecast dept.

"General Motors claimed a new world record for EV driving on a single charge," reports the Verge, "after a Chevy Silverado EV traveled 1,059.2 miles without recharging its battery."The potentially record-breaking run took place over seven days on public roads near GM's Milford Proving Ground and Detroit's Belle Isle "using smart driving techniques" that included limiting the speed to 20-25 mph. The truck was a 2026 Chevy Silverado EV Work Truck with an EPA-estimated range of 493 miles. But by making a number of adjustments, GM's engineers were able to far surpass the vehicle's estimated range...

First of all, the test was conducted in the summer for "optimum ambient temperature for battery efficiency," GM says. They also lowered the windshield wiper blades to reduce drag, inflated the tires to the highest acceptable pressure for lower rolling resistance, removed the spare tire to lighten the load, and optimized the wheel alignment. A tonneau cover was added to the truck bed for smoother airflow, and climate control was turned off for the duration of the test.
GM isn't seeking the Guinness World Records, the article adds, with a GM spokesperson calling it "a passion project led and executed by GM engineers." (The test "started out as casual conversation among a group of GM engineers in late 2024," GM says, but "quickly turned into a challenge: How far could the Work Truck go if we optimized absolutely everything?")

After the test, reports Motor Trend, "The dead truck was hauled back to Milford, its battery was topped up, and the energy used to power a Stratasys F370 3D printer, which spent 6.5 hours printing an ABS plastic trophy to commemorate the auspicious event."

Knee exoskeleton

 https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/07/28/dnsys-z1-the-699-knee-exoskeleton-that-turns-you-into-a-superhuman/

https://dnsys.ai/

Google Beam telepresence

This is something I talked about Honeywell participating in, now going to market. At the time, it was Google Starline, the premise targets executive communications.

I imagine this tech eventually expanding to enable immersive experience, but for now this will be powerful for global sales and marketing, and certainly for bringing leadership together.

Google Beam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO_87KG2vRk&t=18s

Puzzle: Box of the Celts by Matt Magee

 https://fivesinatras.com/2021/06/01/box-of-celts/

Synthetic Biological Computer - CL1

 https://archive.is/4GKua

Altman claims singularity achieved and beyond

 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/openais-sam-altman-we-may-have-already-passed-the-point-where-artificial-intelligence-surpasses-human-intelligence-0df6ce63

Apple smart glasses

 

Apple Is Planning Smart Glasses With and Without AR (theverge.com)27

Posted by BeauHD on Thursday May 08, 2025 @06:40PM from the what-to-expect dept.

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple has "made progress" on a chip for a product that could rival the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The company is also reportedly working on glasses that use augmented reality. The Verge reports:The chip is apparently based on the chips Apple uses for the Apple Watch, though the company has removed parts and is being designed in such a way that it can handle the "multiple cameras" that the smart glasses might have, Bloomberg reports. Apple wants mass production of the chip to start by the end of 2026 or sometime in 2027, so the glasses themselves could come out within that timeframe. [...] Apple is developing chips for camera-equipped Apple Watch and Airpods as well, and the goal is for those chips to be ready "by around 2027," Bloomberg says. The company is also developing new M-series chips and dedicated AI server chips, per the report.