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Tetris
Star- & Neura-Link
DARPAs BlackJack
My Concerns


First of all a little bit of fun.
Good ol' Tetris, still one of the best games ever.

Reload the page to start new.
Use A,S,D,W to control the game.

S0urce C0de

points div
next
game



If you want the source code for this variant, just download this page.
It's at the end of the file.

I modified it as follows (from the source code above):
+ Make the output pure text in a div instead of graphics in a canvas.
  It resembles the original Tetris from Alexei Leonidowitsch Paschitnow.
  Now the canvas is only used for the update loop and shows no graphics
  anymore. Except for the gameover message.
  Text graphics builds up "one consistent line of text", which then is
  put into the div - instead of drawing the playfield and the actual
  block separately.
+ Added points and line counter.
+ Added a preview of the next block.
+ It will speed up a little (2frames) every 10 lines made.



Now about some space stuff. This is a short one and it
raises more questions than it gives answers. So long:

What is Elon Musk up to? He founded Neuralink and Starlink.
Is there a connection between them?

Starlink is a global satellite network that aims to bring 
high-speed internet to the most remote regions of the world.
However, it is also available in well-covered countries
like Switzerland (where it was available @ 08-2021)

In addition to Starlink, other commercial companies like Amazon
(Kuiper Network) are planning their own satellite internet.

Also there are existing networks like HugesNet available.
View the article below comparing all the available choices.

Neuralink Corporation is an American neurotechnology company 
that is developing implantable brain-computer interfaces (BCIs),
based in Fremont, California as of 2022. Founded by Elon Musk and
a team of seven scientists and engineers, Neuralink was launched
in 2016 and was first publicly reported in March 2017.

Why did Musk found these two companies, considering he sees
AI as the greatest threat to humanity?

neuralink.com
starlink.com
Starlink on Wikipedia
Kuiper on Wikipedia

Here is an article comparing all the choices right now.

BlackJack
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a
US government agency focusing on developing groundbreaking
technologies and innovations for national security.
Founded in 1958 in response to the Soviet satellite Sputnik
launch, DARPA is known for its research and development in
various areas, including artificial intelligence, robotics,
cybersecurity, communication technologies, biotechnology,
and more.

DARPA is preparing to launch an orbital mesh network similar
to SpaceX's Starlink called Blackjack.

DARPA’s Blackjack program aims to develop and demonstrate the
critical elements for a global high-speed network in low Earth
orbit (LEO) that provides the Department of Defense with highly
connected, resilient, and persistent coverage.

The program focuses on the development and deployment of small
satellites in space. The goal is to build a network of cost-effective,
modular satellites that enable fast and cost-efficient communication
and data collection in Earth's orbit.

The emphasis should be on the term "data collection": The satellites
will also be equipped with sensors. What do they observe?

My Concerns
The author raises (again) the concern that Starlink, Blackjack, and other
satellite networks are used to implant software in the brains of living
humans, alongside Wi-Fi and other technologies already widespread in
industrialized countries. The satellites are used to reach 3rd world 
countries and other places where there is no internet.

The Author has some friends who experienced strange behavior right
after Starlink was available in their country.

Also, there could be a link with the COVID-19-jabs, which induced
graphene to the human body - which reacts to certain wave forms and
could be programmed remotely.

Please watch this talk, if it's still online.
(https://rumble.com/v34vpiy-scalar-magicians-pentagram.html)
It was released 5 days after tec9 #2.


That's it for now.