This… Is BGNN

Things you might want to know, for Apr 14, 2023:

• We’re one step closer to reading an octopus’s mind — Hmph. Big deal. I can already read a pig’s.
• Popular porn site must delete all amateur videos posted without consent
• Wonderful, an AI can crack the most common passwords almost instantly — We all have password managers now. Use them. Auto-generate passwords and store them. Set up two-factor on every account. Then you won’t have to worry about stories like this.
• How to Use Apple’s New All-In-One Password Manager — HINT. HINT.
• Half-Life: Alyx without a VR headset? It’s now possible — I’m not sure it’ll be that fun, but, well… you can do it.
• The Original Take Of The ‘Wilhelm Scream’ Has Been Found — I was surprised to see how familiar I was with Sheb Woolley’s body of work… aside from his contributions to the Dr. Demento canon, I’ve seen him in movie after movie.

• Beau Is Afraid Review — I can’t remember the last time Joaquin was less than watchable, even in a mediocre film. (Ahem, Joker.) So I didn’t need the glowing reviews to leave me ready to watch this one… but they don’t hurt.
• Unbrick your Wii U with a $4 Raspberry Pi Pico — I can’t even imagine spending the time to fully explore a Pi, but I admire everything the company does to empower people to tinker.
• The World’s Longest Suspension Bridge Is History in the Making — …again.
• Star Wars fans, rejoice! Here’s the first teaser for the Ahsoka series — I’m just gratified to see the Star Wars universe treating Rosario Dawson better than Marvel ever did.
• Black hole is soaring between galaxies, leaving stars in its wake — “Ways Black Holes Are Like Movie Producers for $600, Alex.”
• Kim Kardashian joins the new American Horror Story season — …thus confirming my long-ago decision to never watch one nanosecond of AHS ever again. Call me when you bring back Jessica Lange.
• Adobe Adds New AI-Powered Text-Based Video Editing Feature to Premiere Pro — Oh, now we’re getting interesting, Adobe. Well played.
• Woman with untreated TB is on the lam, took city bus to casino — I hope there’s a bunch of terrorism charges pending.
• Florida officials deleted data, stats from dubious COVID analysis: report — Florida poses a challenge to the whole “never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity” thing… because in Florida, it could always be both.
• Star Wars: Visions Volume 2’s first trailer is spectacular in every sense of the word