Stephen Adams

Summary

Kara Zor-El has seen some epic adventures over the years, but she now finds her life without meaning or purpose. Here she is, a young woman who saw her planet destroyed and was sent to Earth to protect a baby cousin who ended up not needing her. What was it all for? Wherever she goes, people only see her through the lens of Superman’s fame.

Just when Supergirl thinks she’s had enough, everything changes. An alien girl seeks her out for a vicious mission. Her world has been destroyed, and the bad guys responsible are still out there. She wants revenge, and if Supergirl doesn’t help her, she’ll do it herself, whatever the cost. Now a Kryptonian, a dog, and an angry, heartbroken child head out into space on a journey that will shake them to their very core.

tl;dr - AI helps me get the nonsense out of the way so I can focus on being creative and I think that might be where it belongs in my workflow.

There’s a lot of hype around AI these days, and a lot of concern has come along with it. Most of it’s pretty warranted. There are things that AI is doing or can do that’s pretty messed up and terrifying. I get the concern and I’m well aware of all the challenges we face, but the key to the whole thing is that it’s not going anywhere. If we’re going to ignore it, we’re going to get left behind. Maybe that’s what some folks want, and that’s okay, but I think it’s worth looking at it logically. There’s some guy that I’m sure insisted the automobile was never going to take off so he went broke making buggy parts. Someone got angry that people were able to use google and find all the information that they once had to study at the library. Even more recently, someone is angry that YouTube has made it possible to learn anything you want from any number of unreliable sources. Artificial Intelligence is just another tool in the toolbox that someone will embrace and someone else will say makes everything too easy.

Rating: ★★★★★ (5.0/5)

This review may contain spoilers.

I have been excited for this Superman movie since the day I heard James Gunn was going to take a stab at bringing him back to the screen. I loved all of James Gunn’s movies and I honestly think he’s only gotten better over time. He’s someone I know cares deeply for story and the characters he’s put in charge of. He pours his soul into all of it and seems like the kind of guy that doesn’t want to start a project unless he can get it right.

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You failed a quest less than five minutes after you received it. Now that’s talent. A floating fortress occupied by warrior gnomes. A castle made of sand. A derelict submarine guarded by malfunctioning machines. A haunted crypt surrounded by lethal traps. It was supposed to be easy. One bubble. Four castles. Fifteen days. Capture each one, and the stairwell is unlocked. Here’s the thing. It’s never easy. Carl and his team can’t go it alone. Not this time. They must rely on the help of the low-level, I-can’t-believe-these-idiots-are-still-alive crawlers trapped in the bubble with them. But can they be trusted? Welcome, Crawler. Welcome to the fifth floor of the dungeon.

I’m on the eve of watching the new Superman movie. The three year old kid in me is absolutely vibrating.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a Superman fan. When I was a kid, I have been obsessed with the character. I wanted to be able to fly. I wanted to be super strong. I wanted to be the hero and save the day. I was running around in Superman PJs with the little Velcro cape and jumping off chairs. Apparently, I jumped off furniture so much that I developed a limp. Christopher Reeve was my first Superman, and George Reeves came along shortly after thanks to Nick at Nite reruns. I loved the Max Fleischer cartoons too and I still remember it being on the TV with all the flashing lights while I sat in a dark room watching it on tape.

Summary

Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, covert operations expert Zora Bennett is contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mission to secure genetic material from the world’s three most massive dinosaurs. When Zora’s operation intersects with a civilian family whose boating expedition was capsized, they all find themselves stranded on an island where they come face-to-face with a sinister, shocking discovery that’s been hidden from the world for decades.

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Yumi and The Nightmare Painter is a standalone cosmere novel by Brandon Sanderson that tells the story of two people from different worlds whose lives become intertwined in unexpected ways. Yumi is a yoki-hijo, a ritual artist who stacks stones to appease spirits and provide for her people. Painter lives in a world where nightmares take physical form and must be destroyed by artists who paint them away. When a mysterious phenomenon causes their souls to swap during their daily routines, both must learn to navigate each other’s worlds while uncovering the truth behind their connection.