Quote of the Week
“Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven’t done a thing. You are just talking.”—Wangari Maathai
OK…so this is cool…
This is hard for me to write. Anyone who knows me knows I am a huge Alabama Crimson Tide fan, particularly of the football program. Growing up watching Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant lead the team to national championships, that passion is deeply ingrained in who I am. Like all sports teams, Bama has a rival: …
Front Line Photographs
During my photojournalism studies, we looked at iconic photographs from throughout the years. One image that is instantly recognizable by every American is the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima by members of the United States Marine Corps. Associated Press photojournalist Joe Rosenthal took this photograph on February 23, 1945, during the final stages …
Quote of the Week
“Truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it, ignorance may deride it, malice may distort it, but there it is.”—Winston Churchill
A photographic look at D-Day
Today, I want to look at June 6, 1944, D-Day. It has been 81 years since military troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, in Operation Overload during World War II. To this day, it is still the largest seaborne invasion of a country in world history. A lot of people believe D-Day involved only …
Now, THAT’S One Smart Kid
I know that many parents—especially those of young children—feel that their child is special, unique, or otherwise distinct from other children. For one set of parents in the United Kingdom, their son is special. And he has the paperwork to prove it. Joseph Harris-Birtill, at the age of two, has accomplished something very few humans …
Quote of the Week
“The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.”—Fran Lebowitz
The AI Overlords
Blade Runner. The Terminator. The Matrix. I, Robot. Ex Machina. Those are just a smattering of movies that have dealt with the what-if questions surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the humans that develop the technology. These questions go back decades. In 1942, author Isaac Asimov created the three laws of robotics for his short story, …
I’m feeling like a square…
Last month, A Minecraft Movie was released in theaters. Starring Jason Momoa and Jack Black (along with the hilarious Jennifer Coolidge), the cast brought the video game franchise to the silver screen. Yes, I know what Minecraft is. Yes, I understand the fundamental concepts. Yes, my kids even played it. One of the other men …
