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Aaron Day

Super Intelligence takes Human Intelligence

November 11, 2026

After watching this 48-second video, executives at Warner Bros. and Netflix immediately put a $100 million historical epic on hold. A 20-year-old independent creator, with a CGI budget of zero, generated a hyperrealistic scene: a time-traveling travel vlogger interviewing King Leonidas at Thermopylae in 480 BC. Total production cost: $25.Rendering time: 4 minutes.Film crew hired:

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April 27 Agenda

April 25, 2021

Economic Summit is held every other Tuesday in Vancouver at Steamworks, now safely outside under the covered patio. Meanwhile, Canada CLOSES Inter-Provincial Borders and the News media continue reporting that the sky is falling. Here’s the Vancouver Sun: British Columbia restricts travel in the province to fight COVID spread Solicitor General Mike Farnworth, who is

Technology and Innovation

Steamworks Brewing Company

March 20, 2021

The Steamworks Brewing Company is a Canadian microbrewery based in British Columbia. Founded in 1995, Steamworks was originally based out of the Gastown brewpub located in the city of Vancouver. In 2013, the current brewery and taproom opened in the neighbouring city of Burnaby. Steamworks brews a number of beers, some of which are on

Politics

Paul Flying South

March 18, 2021

Greetings, Before getting to this weeks agenda, a bit of news for those who have not attended the past few meetings. I just want to let everyone know the Economic Summit, which I started over eight years ago, is coming to a close. Next week will be the last meeting that I host. After much consideration,

Economy

Economic Summit at Steamworks

March 18, 2021

Welcome to Vancouver Economic Summit (appys and beer) held every second Tuesday at Steamworks Restaurant in Vancouver. The agenda below is from March 16th and the next meetup is on March 30th at 5:30 PM at Steamworks on Water Street in Vancouver. Good For A Laugh Funniest Joke I Ever Heard 1984 William Shatner Book