2024.10.02: Bear Shaming

Burnie and Ashley discuss app internet addicts, Iranian missiles, North Carolina hurricanes, Bitcoin’s status as a safe haven, ChatGPT updates, Hololens saying goodbye (to concumers), and the fattest bear contest.
  
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Hurricane Helene

• How did Hurricane Helene get so destructive? | CBC News
• Why was Hurricane Helene so damaging? – BBC Weather
• Hurricane Helene now ranks among deadliest storms to hit US in modern history, with nearly 160 deaths across 6 states – ABC7 Los Angeles
• Brevard, North Carolina – Wikipedia
• Donate Now – Online Donations | American Red Cross
• Donate to World Central Kitchen (wck.org)
• Hurricane Helene Response – Mercy Chefs
• Hearts With Hands – Disaster Relief | Asheville, NC

Strike on Israel

• October 1, 2024 Iran launches missile attack on Israel | CNN
• What we know about Iran’s latest missile attack on Israel – BBC News
• Bitcoin Maximalism: Definition, Philosophy, Advantages, and Obstacles (investopedia.com)
• Harry Caray – Wikipedia

Acceptable Acronyms

• What Does ‘SMH’ Mean? | Acronyms by Dictionary.com
• ETA | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
• FTW Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

HoloLens

• Microsoft is discontinuing its HoloLens headsets – The Verge
• Integrated Visual Augmentation System – Wikipedia
• Anduril Leadership | Anduril

Fat Bears

• Fat Bear Week 2024 | VOTE (explore.org)
• Online voting in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant | AP News