Stockton Serial Killer Charged With 3 Murders

The man police claim to be the Stockton Serial Killer has been charged with 3 murders. Wesley Brownlee, 43 is suspected of killing six men and almost killing a seventh, which turned out to be a woman. He has appeared in court. See the video below. There are some people who think the police may have the wrong man. The reasoning behind this is not solid evidence, but just speculation by wanna be web detectives online. I believe the police have good evidence to link Wesley Brownlee to at least 3 of the murders. Some of that evidence may include bullet casings, the ghost gun, phone location data, camera footage and clothing. Lets see how the case develops.

Stockton Serial Killer: Interview With Only Survivor

Here is an interview with who is believed to be the only survivor of the Stockton serial killer. The only survivor is a Woman. Her name is Natasha. She was a homeless drug addict at the time of the shooting. But she has done very well in turning her life around since the attack. So, did the serial killer know she was a woman. The answer is probably not. Even the victim herself believes that the serial killer may have mistook her for a man. Great interview, give it a watch. Let's hope this mad man is caught as soon as possible before someone else is killed. The Death count currently sits at 6 people murdered.

Jim Kimball - Missing Since 1993

Here is the Unsolved Mysteries episode that features Jim / James Kimball, the man who went missing from Oak Park, Chicago, Illinois in 1993. At the time of writing this Jim's whereabouts are still unknown. This episode was quite hard to find due to them being mixed up on YouTube. If you want to go straight to the Jim Kimball segment watch from 24:07. This is Season 8 Episode 7.

Also featured in this episode: Forklift Mystery, Unicorn's Secret, Ohio Gas Station Robbery [Brian Foguth murder] and Grace's Ghost.

Unsolved Mysteries series with Robert Stack

In 1987, Robert Stack's syndicated series, Unsolved Mysteries, debuted. The premise of the show was that a group of experts would investigate strange occurrences and explain them with science. As well as crimes, each episode featured a different mysterious phenomenon, such as ghost phenomena or UFOs. Each episode also highlighted the progress that experts were making in their respective fields. As technology has become more advanced, unsolved mysteries have become even more intriguing to audiences. Even shows that air decades later are inspired by the legacy of the past and use techniques pioneered by past investigators.

For example, many people watch the USA series for entertainment but also for learning facts about crime solving techniques. Unsolved Mysteries has led to many spinoffs. such as true crime series and podcasts that cover unsolved mysteries in detail.

Many fans of Unsolved Mysteries view it as a history lesson- not only about unsolved mysteries but also about experts in other fields such as forensics and science. Each episode of Unsolved Mysteries highlights how new technology has revolutionized how crimes are solved today. In the past, investigators used to try to solve cases through trial and error- now they use computers to do most of their work for them. In addition, modern forensics uses high-tech equipment such as blood-spots and fiber analysis to trace crimes back to their perpetrators.

The show was so popular, and now so nostalgic to many people. Many famous celebrities appeared on the show including Walter Cronkite, Bob Hope and Lucille Ball among others. At its peak, millions of people watched an episode of Unsolved Mysteries. Some fans watch this show for entertainment but also for learning facts about history that they may not know.

Each episode of Unsolved Mysteries follows a format where a group of experts discuss various unsolved mysteries from history and explain what they know to viewers. Each segment starts with an explanatory voiceover from host Robert Stack before the first investigative segment begins. After each investigation is complete, Stack presents his conclusions before concluding each show with his closing statement.

Many people watch Robert Stack's Unsolved Mysteries because it has a unique premise and can teach fans a lot about history and modern day investigation techniques. Even those who have seen all the reenactments find them informative when compared to real history told through television shows inspired by Unsolved Mysteries. Because so many fans have fond memories watching this show as children, they've dubbed it 'their favorite childhood show.' 

Other episodes on this blog: The bizarre death of Cindy James.

Website Traffic Gone - Google's Gone Nuts

The post below, under the line, was written years ago. But I decided to update it given all the crazy goings on with Google Search. So, what's it all about. Many updates later and I think most people, including myself, see themselves in a worse position than they were a few years ago when it comes to the uncertainty of Google Search Results. They are a real mess. Littered with scraped / spun content, AI content and thin pages. This type of content seems to have outwitted Google. 

Or has it? Low quality websites are now outranking pages, and even complete websites that have great content, good backlink profiles and have been doing nothing but playing by the ever changing, super elusive hypocritical white hat Google rule book.

Google really need to clean up their act

I won't beat around the bush. With what Google are doing to mine and many other webmasters sites, it has turned me into a bit of a Google hater. Nothing is fair anymore, they just turn everything upside down week in week out. One week things seem okay, then, without me changing anything, the next week all my websites have flat lined.

Truth is, they should have never been allowed to gain such power and control. Maybe that's my own mistake, depending on Google traffic too much. I just wish there were some serious competitors to Google search. I believe Apple are thinking of starting a search engine. Ahrefs are also doing something similar on a smaller scale. And Brave browser now has a search engine also. But looking at it, I think it just scrapes DuckDuckGo [Which I believe just pulls results from Google]. None of these are true rivals to Google right now, but its a start. We need more. Even Hitler has had enough of Google. lol.

So what are these constant "updates" all about. Some people have speculated that Google is having a really hard time with bugs / errors, and that's why everything is a mess. Others think the updates are due to Google not being able to control the sheer amount of spun content, AI written content, mass generated autoblogs, and bulk link generation. As a result they have chucked their toys out of the pram and decided to just penalize anyone and everything.

What the correct answer is I'm not sure. But it really is unfair on the people who have spent so much time building websites and blogs, doing things the right way, spending hour upon hour writing content, as well as many other things that go with running a website, only to be treated with such disrespect. 

My own opinion on the constant updates that seem to make the results worse. Over the last few months while many updates have been taking place, without fail, after each update I received an email from Google offering me $400 in free Ads to reactivate my Google Adwords account. Do you think this is just a coincidence? I think not. In my opinion this is what they are doing.

Destroy websites that are white hat [do everything by the rules that Google doesn't even follow themselves], then, send a great offer of $400 in free ads. Everyone who is now desperate after losing all their traffic and sales will move over to paid ads to try and get their traffic and sales back.

Once the free $400 in ads is gone you are now spending your own money on paid ads to help you keep generating sales. After all, Google Search is now so unstable [on purpose] that paid ads are the best way to keep revenue consistent. Those are the tactics I think they are employing here.

Problem is, anyone who is aware of what they are doing will surely not give them any money. I certainly won't be giving money to any company that I suspect uses such dirty tactics. If I am right, it's quite hard to believe. Can they really be this heartless and greedy?

Would love to hear other people's opinions. What do you think is going on?

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This question is being asked all over the place right now. Many website owners, including myself, have seen website traffic plummet dramatically over the last few months. I have a few different websites and all of them have been affected. I find this hard to swallow because many people are saying that the fall in visitors in to do with the Penguin and Panda changes / updates. 

I'm no expert on both of these things [Actually, these days I think I am after so many years] but from what I have found out they target spammy websites and penalize them accordingly. That's the problem, and the thing I find so hard to swallow. None of my websites have any malware, spam, duplicate content, or anything else that could be deemed as wrong.

I update all my websites with my own unique content as often as my free time permits and have never spammed or used any unlawful practices to generate visitors or cheat my way to the top of the Search Engines, but still all my websites have been hit.

One of my websites used to get between 1000 - 2000 unique visitors a day. Now it's lucky if it see's 80 - 100. Another website of mine used to get a modest 200 - 300 unique visitors a day, now that site gets about 20 - 30 visitors a day. And I have been updating that site like crazy recently. Also, as soon as I post a new article on this site that crawlers pick it up in less then 30 seconds, so I think they must hold the site in high regard..Or am I wrong? But yet my traffic has hit rock bottom.

I'm really starting to consider just not updating my sites anymore. I feel for everyone going through the same thing that I am. You put the hard work in, make all your own content, play by the rules etc, and look where it gets you..Penalized for no reason. Some people are saying that websites are getting punished because they have too many Ads above the post titles and Google is cracking down. But Google answered this question and said no it's not true. Even if it was true, I only have like one Ad high on a page. Is that enough to get a website penalized these days?

My question is, if I'm not seeing any traffic and none of the other sites are, where is it all going? I'd love to see these websites that are considered "perfect". Someone please enlighten me.

They Gettin Too Much Chicken - "Get The Gun"

Just when you think you've seen it all and heard it all a story like this comes up. Family get together gone wrong. Mom said to son: They "Getting too many pieces of chicken". Mom then said to son "Get the Gun". That must have been some tasty chicken. Jokes aside, this is serious. A man ended up getting shot 7 times over some chicken. He survived. But wow, what is the world coming to.

In an unrelated shooting in Atlanta, a Subway employee was shot dead and another remains in critical condition because there was too much mayonaise on his sandwhich. He has since been arrested. Don't know what's going on, but something isn't right. People seem to have gone crazy.

A few days ago: Woman shoots man in Kensington, Philly.

#shotoversomechicken #mayo #familyfuedoverfood #2guns

Death Wish 3 - Who Is - "I Tore It Out"

Death Wish 3 [1985] movie. It's so bad that I actually really like it. Even though I've always been a fan of the Death Wish movies, all the sequals made after number 2, which is my favourite, are terrible in some ways. The 80's low budget production quality, acting and regurgitated storylines do have that B movie feel and leave a lot to be desired. That is, if you, like me, appreciate high-quality films. Below: The original Death Wish 3 Trailer.

But truth be told, all the Death Wishes [1 - 5] have grown on me. And the more I watch 3 - 5 the more I like them. One and Two are the best in my opinion, but Death Wish 3, 4 and 5 all have something good going for them. Corny but hillariously legendary scenes, at least in my mind, funny lines and quotes, they are more like comedy's than thrillers.

Anyway, today I wanted to try and get an answer to a question about Death Wish III that has bugged me for some time. The scene at the start of the film, where Paul Kersey [Charles Bronson] gets arrested and goes to the police stations lock up facility. He looks at the toilet and then looks at some bald, tattooed gang member, who says "I tore it out". The bald guy then tries to attack Bronson but Bronson knees him and drives his head in between the bars of the jail cell. Video Below: The man himself.

My question is; who is the "I tore it out" guy. Maybe I'm missing something, but I've looked on IMDB, and had a little look around a few other places, like movie forums and an old domain that was dedicated to some of the "creeps" in the Death Wish series but could not find any solid information on him. That website was: deathwishcreeps.com.

Sadly, that website is now expired / no longer live, but can still be found on archive.org. If you want to check out the page dedicated to "I tore it out" - view it here: deathwishcreeps - He tore it out.

I can't believe he didn't get credited in the film. I mean, he actually had a talking part in the film, so surely he should have been acknowledged in the cast credits.

I know that a lot of the movie was actually filmed in London, so perhaps he was from the UK and just slipped under the radar somehow. I was wondering if there was ever a DVD released that may have included a special /extra features disc. Those discs usually feature some of the cast and crew talking about the making of the film, working together etc. Maybe there could be some information on him there. If such a disk ever existed that is.

Well, I had a look at the DVD's for sale on Amazon, including Blu-ray, and it looks like there isn't much else included except the movie itself and the trailer. There's even a few VHS tapes for sale!

A quick update: There is a Blu-ray 1080p "special edition" version being released in the USA on August 23, 2022 [pre-order available] which features commentary from Paul Talbot (author of the “BRONSON’S LOOSE!” books) and an interview with Kirk Taylor (“The Giggler”). Find that here: https://amzn.to/3OrF8yC

There is another version called: Death Wish 2 / Death Wish 3 | Charles Bronson | NON-USA Format | PAL | Region 4 Import - Australia. This one appears to have many more special features including uncut versions of both Death Wish 2 and Death Wish 3 [rare to find these days], and interviews.

Among reviewers this was the bundle to buy for true DW fans. Lot's of extra features and many different versions of DW2 [4 versions I believe] and extra scenes for DW3 [uncut]. Sadly, this DVD bundle is sold out. Another quick update. It's back for sale. This version is now back in stock but only in Blu-ray. It's available in 1 disk and 2 disk versions. The two disc set will obviously be the best one to buy for the bonus / extra features including theatrical, TV and Greek cuts. There's a few copies left: https://amzn.to/3A79lPa

Looks like there's other people curious about "I tore it out" too. The video above showing the "I tore it out" scene has some info in the comment section. One person said his name is Jim Fleming, but after a bit of research that seems false.

I think the commenter was just having a bit of a laugh, as I think he was referring to the American college football coach, who happens to look a little like our toilet tearer. The video uploader calls him the the toilet smasher creep. I guess his identity will remain a mystery for now. If anyone knows who he is, post a comment. Thanks.

#GunUsed #Pistol #.475WildeyMagnum #Wiki #DeletedScenes #UK #UnratedDirectorsCut #AlternateTakes #BehindTheScenes

Chocolate And Love Dark Panama 80%

Not really much of a chocolate eater, so when I was given a stack of bars big and small as a gift from someone I know I was grateful but didn't think I'd really like it. So it would take a while to finish. But when I seen that it was dark chocolate from Chocolate And Love ltd I was more curious. I do prefer dark chocolate with a high Cocoa content. It tastes good and there are some health benefits to eating it. Most notably for the heart. So I don't feel as bad pigging out on a big bar.

 

Anyway, never heard of Chocolate And Love before this. My first reaction. Nice packaging, a good selection of flavours, and more importantly, excellent tasting chocolate. I really like it. I've tried the Panama, which is 80% cocoa, and the Rich Dark @ 71% cocoa. Very nice. Not too sweet. Still have some others to try like pomegranate, sea salt with caramel and orange. I might buy some more when my haul runs out.

I probably wouldn't buy the sea salt [55% cocoa] or orange [65% cocoa] though, just because while their cocoa content is not exactly low when compared to normal chocolate, but lower when put next to Rich Dark and Panama. They say that cocoa content needs to be 70% or over to get the best health benefits. but 65% is still good, and if orange tastes too good to refuse, I will be buying it.

I'd like to try chocolate with the highest cocoa content. Chocolate with 100% cocoa content is widely available to buy. But its comes with a warning. That warning, or friendly heads up, is that it tastes very intense and may not be to everyones liking. I'd still like to try it though.

281 Loleta DR. Loleta, CA. 95551

A interesting follow up to the then & now video on the Halloween 3 movie which covered all the fliming locations in Loleta, California. This 23 minute video focuses on one location only, the old food plant. YouTuber - Nostalgic Zone gives us an extensive look at both inside and outside the old abandoned Creamery, which was featured in the 1982 film Halloween III. In the film it was called the Silver Shamrock mask factory.

Address: 281 Loleta DR. Loleta, CA. 95551. This footage was shot in 2016, but not much has changed from then until at least mid 2021. The old food plant has now been purchased I believe so could be demolished to make way for whatever developments the buyer(s) have planned. Or it might be renovated. I doubt that but who knows. Watch this space.

#Iconic #FamousBuildings #1980s #Nostalgia #UrbanDecay #Creepy #SmallTownAmerica #2022

Santa Mira Real Location - Halloween 3

YouTuber Jared Tipton took a drive to the town where cult classic Halloween 3 [1982] was filmed. That town, which I believe was called Santa Mira, is really called Loleta. Located in Humboldt County, California, Loleta is a rather quiet, eerie little town, which had a population of just under 600 people in 2020. That eerie vibe made it a great location for filming Halloween III. Even today, from looking at a fair few filming location videos on Loleta, that creepy feel still hasn't left the town.

Jared Tipton done a great job with this video tour. Mixing footage from the movie with the locations as they are today. He really nailed down the exact locations. And the footage of the old Silver Shamrock mask factory, located at: 281 Loleta DR. Loleta, CA. 95551 [which was an old food plant back in the day] was fascinating. Great job. The town doesn't seem to have changed much after all these years, the layout is basically still the same.

Then and now. This video was filmed in 2020. I believe the old Silver Shamrock mask factory which has been sitting abandoned for many years has now been sold. What the buyer(s) plans are we'll have to wait and see.

Quick Trivia: The hospital scenes in Halloween 3 were filmed at 11600 Eldridge Ave. Sylmar, Ca. 91342. From Google Street View that building appears to no longer exist. 

Did you know. Silver Shamrock masks can still be bought today. There were 3 mask types in the movie - Pumkin, Witch and Skull. You can find Silver Shamrock style masks for sale here: https://amzn.to/3u2DCuO

#80sHorror #H3 #SeasonOfTheWitch #TomAtkins #StaceyNelkin #JohnCarpenter #8MoreDays #Pins #Novelties

Kensington Shooting - By A Woman

I know its not too rare these days for a woman to be the shooter, especially in America. It is becoming more and more common. But the way this woman does the act, so calm and calculated seems so heartless and makes me think she may have done this before. Of course, we don't know the details of what led up to this shooting taking place, so I won't cast too much judgement without knowing the facts. Was it random, or did they know each other.

For all we know they could know each other well and have a history. I know that to many, most incidents or disagreements wouldn't justify shooting someone else, so it will be interesting to find out why she shot him. Sadly, people are shooting each other over next to nothing these days, so I wouldn't be surprised if this was over something really petty.

This happened in Kensington Philadelphia, and the woman is still being sought by the police. The footage and still images are very clear. Doubt she'll be on the loose for very long. The man was shot in the stomach. News reports don't say if he is still alive, just that he was taken to Temple Hospital. However, they don't say he's dead either. We'll have to see how the story develops.

July 2022 update. The woman suspected of this shooting has been arrested. Latanya Nettles, 42 has been hit with several serious charges, including attempted murder. So it appears the man that was shot in this incident did survive. Believe it or not, Latanya Nettles was licensed to carry a gun. I may provide another update if the motive behind the shooting is made public, which I think it will be at some point.

#KensingtonAvenue #PhillyShooting #PeopleDGAFAnymore #WildWestAmerica #Killadelphia #WishartStreet

Alcatraz Prison Break Update

60 Year Old Alcatraz Prison Break that happened in 1962 update. Well, it looks like police just won't let it go. They claim to have new evidence. After 60 years of not knowing for sure whether the three escapees [Frank Morris, Clarence Anglin and John Anglin] survived or not authorities have released some age progression images to the media. How funny is that. Not sure if that should be classed as "New Evidence". If they did make it to freedom and are still alive, they would be in their 90's today.

Haven't they earned their freedom. I mean, what do the police want to do, send them back to jail. Are they still a danger to society. If they made it out the water, there's a very good chance that they are all dead by now anyway. Or, if not, they are very old. Some say the two brothers, Clarence Anglin and John Anglin made their way to Brazil to live new lives. We may never know. Or, maybe it will it all come out one day.

Comment on YouTube that I agree with regarding this subject: "Imagine wasting the time and energy on three old men with what’s happening on a daily basis these days."

#USMarshals #TheBirdMan #SanFrancisco #TheRock #RobertFranklinStroud #AlvinKarpis #Barker–Karpis #Hypothermia #AlCapone #Convicts

Blake Lemoine Sentient AI LaMDA #Twitter

LaMDA is the AI that Google engineer Blake Lemoine believes has become Sentient. As in, self aware. The result of him voicing his opinions publicly is that he has suspended [administrative leave] from his position at Google. Most websites that are reporting on this story are of the opinion that LaMDA is not sentient. So, what is going on here. Is this a publicity stunt.

Why would a Google Engineer, who's role at Google involves working with algorithms and AI suddenly come out and claim that LaMDA is sentient. Does he have any solid proof? Blake Lemoine's Twitter response [below] appears to answer that question. Whether he was asked or forced to backtrack on what he publicly stated, or if these were his true opinions from the start, I don't know.

People keep asking me to back up the reason I think LaMDA is sentient. There is no scientific framework in which to make those determinations and Google wouldn't let us build one. My opinions about LaMDA's personhood and sentience are based on my religious beliefs.

— Blake Lemoine (@cajundiscordian) June 14, 2022

My own opinion. First off, I don't know for sure if what Blake Lemoine said is true or not. I wonder; does he have a security clearance high enough to have access to the latest privately run and privately funded developments on Sentient AI, and other dark technologies that are basically black budget operations [in this case ran at top secret Google or Government facilities], kept hidden not only from the public, but other workers in the industry who also have high levels of security clearance.

I don't think he works at that level, because would a work suspension really be an adequate punishment if this was the case. I would imagine it would be instant termination. Anyway, who knows.

The bottom line is, if Blake has leaked any information that was worth anything, it doesn't really matter anyway. Because common sense tells us it's just a matter of time before Sentient AI is declared as fact and finally presented to the public.

Is it already here then?

In a world were billions of dollars are being spent on the development and careful image control of transhumanism / bio-digital integration [merging man and machine, ultimately to be used for nefarious purposes no matter how much its sold to the public as something beneficial for humanity], D-Wave quantum super computers and CERN, which are all satanic at their core, I would say Sentient AI is already here in some form or another and has probably been here for years. It's just being hidden from the mainstream.

July 2022 Update. Very good interview video with Google Engineer Blake Lemoine. Bloomberg's Emily Chang sits down with Blake to get his take on why he thinks LaMDA may be sentient. He makes some very good points.

This "leak" could be deliberate for all we know. Priming / conditioning the public for the big reveal. It certainly wouldn't be the first time this has happened, where something gets "leaked". It's initially looked at by most to be fake news or a "conspiracy theory", and then a few months or years later its confirmed that it was actually the truth all along. Like the old saying goes - What's the difference between conspiracy theory and conspiracy fact? Answer: 6 - 12 months.

#AIConsciousness #T1000 #Skynet101 #DemonicEntities #Cyberdyne #SatanDestroyingGodsImage #YouCantReplaceGod #TheVeil #Soulless #Blockchain #ArtificialIntelligence #DarkMatter #AntiMatter

Todd Geib Death Details And Theories

The very strange death of 22 year old Todd Geib from Casnovia, Michigan has many people scratching their heads. The way he just vanished, and the way in which he was later found 21 days after he first went missing standing upright in a lake. It's all very odd. Please watch the video below from Melissa Richmond, where she goes over some of the core details of Todd's suspicious death.

Could his death be linked to the Smiley Face Killer(s). I put the "S" at the end of killers because if this case is linked to the Smiley Face Killers [SFK], I personally believe its not just one person, but a large group of individuals that operate possibly in cells who all work toward a common, twisted goal. If you want more details on this case, please take a look at the excellent Reddit post below, which has saved me some writing by conveniently listing a full breakdown of all the details.

 

I do tend to agree with the Reddit users conclusion on this case, where many of these deaths seem to follow the same pattern. "They appear to be abducted and returned to a body of water at the same location at a later date (because predicted levels of decomposition are not present) where they are presumed to be victims of a drowning. Toxicology reveals drugs in their system (whether GHB, high levels of antidepressants like Geib had, etc)."

The real question, is why the Police not looking into these cases more. There is tons of evidence in each case that points to foul play. Why are they not investigating. If the cases are linked, are the Killer(s) just too good at making these deaths look like an accident or a suicide in the eyes of the authorities, or is it Police laziness and incompetence.

I may write a post about the Smiley Face Killers on this blog in the future, with some theories as to who I think could be responsible for at least some of the strange deaths attributed to the Smiley Face Killers. But for now, the Todd Geib case has many mysterious circumstances that make his death hard to just pass off as an "accidental drowning", which is what authorities have ruled his death as.

But how can this be ruled a drowning when there was no water found in his lungs. It's all very weird, and I welcome your comments and theories. May Todd Rest In Peace. And I hope his family get the truth as to what really happened to him. A reopening of the case is long overdue.

#MysteriousDeaths #SFK #TheHuntForJustice #GamesOfTheElite #TheHunt #Sinsinawa #IlluminatesOfThanateros #UnknownMethodOfCommunication

Buy Starbucks Color Changing Cups

I never even knew Starbucks Color Changing Cups existed until about a day ago. I found out about them while looking into the Starbucks Coffee Cup Size Scam, which has now been debunked. But yeah, the color changing cups, which are available for hot and cold drinks come in the following colors for cold: red, orange, yellow, green and blue.

Buy the hot: https://amzn.to/3HksoqV

Buy the cold@ https://amzn.to/3tx0diY

There may be more. And for the hot: purple, red, peach, light green and pink. Very cool. They are of course reusable. And so they should be given the price. They are not exactly cheap. However, the smaller sizes offer the best value. You can buy the cups online [Amazon / Etsy etc], or you can actually make your own. See the video for details. This process might be a bit tedious for some, but for others, who like making things will, I'm sure, be eager to give it a try.

#2020 #2022 #StarbucksCups #Tutorial #UK #Glitter #DIY #Sun #Light #24oz #16oz #Lids #Straws #Sets #MakeYourOwn #Summer #Confetti

Starbucks Cup Sizes Scam Solved

If you haven't seen the latest "test" video doing the rounds about the Starbucks cup sizes all holding the same amount of liquid no matter what size drink you actually buy, you can see some of the footage of the "test" in the video that debunks it below. Turns out the trick is just a smaller cup inside a bigger cup. It's an optical illusion of sorts. A poor one though, because its so easy for people to try this experiment out for themselves and realise its a lie.

So it wasn't going to last long. Looks like the guy who made the original video did so to try and get it to go viral for a quick surge of views / ad revenue / clicks / subscribers, whatever. I'm certainly no fan of Starbucks, but what a sad and deceitful way of going about making videos. Making up lies about a company. It really shows what type of person the maker of the original video is.

They can not be trusted. They'll do anything for a little bit of "success" online. No morals. I wouldn't be surprised if Starbucks sued this guy. But then again, as the old saying goes - any publicity is good publicity. Viewers of the video can just read the comments, or watch one the many debunking videos popping up to see its fake. So its not really going to damage Starbucks' reputation. It might even enhance it slightly. -Interwire.

Amazon And Morrisons Link Up

Supermarkets on Amazon. While Amazon already stocks a whole host of different food and drinks, they have now decided to link up with Morrisons. That means customers can now do their Morrisons shopping on Amazon. But there is a catch. The shopper has to be an Amazon Prime member to take advantage of the free delivery option when ordering £40 or more worth of shopping.

And potentially getting same day delivery if you can get your order in before 7pm. However, this is not guaranteed, it's subject to availability. So if its really busy, your shopping may not get to you from anywhere between 1 and a few days.

To find out more information, or to browse the Amazon Morrisons product range, go to the store homepage.

This is very similar to just buying directly from Morrisons, as they already deliver door-to-door, and delivery is sometimes free when ordering £40 or over. When its not free its pretty cheap anyway, and there are always delivery slots available that will have the shopping at a customers door from within 2 - 5 days.

So yeah, for people who already have Prime, this is just another option if all the delivery slots when ordering directly from Morrisons are full and they want to try their luck with this new alternative option.

But for people who don't have Prime but already shop online with Morrisons I can't see many of them paying for Prime in order to use a service that is almost identical to them shopping directly with Morrisons. Other than the potentially faster delivery which, as mentioned, is not a definite, what's different.

And with many people cutting back on services and subscriptions of all kinds to save money [Netflix recently lost a few hundred thousand subscribers I believe] mostly probably due to the rising costs of living, it's hard to see many them signing up to Prime for the sole purpose of taking advantage of shopping with Morrisons but through Amazon.

With all things considered, I'm sure at least some new and existing Prime members will be trying this out, and who knows, it might just take off if Amazon can consistently bang out those orders as fast as lightning. Because we all know how impatient society has become, people want it and they want it now!

Santander Live Chat Sandi AI

I'm a firm believer in the saying, you only know how good a company or service is when you have a problem. Well I had a little problem, so thought I'd quickly get it sorted via Santander's Live Help. How naive of me. It quickly became apparent that the live help chat was actually a BOT. As in, not a real living person. It's basically a low-level AI script that just searches Santander's own help / support pages and spits out answers from those pages depending on the phrase or question you type. So essentially it is useless.

 

 

What an appauling, frustrating level of support to offer banking customers. I mean, we are talking about a major bank here, a place people are supposed to trust with their money. And those people might have questions or need assistance urgently. And if Santander call it "Chat With Us" on their website, which they do, it should be nothing less than a real person, not Sandi the 24/7 digital assistant robot. Live help is essential.

I wonder what the success rate is for customers who got the help they needed. I certainly didn't. My problem has not been solved. Only way to really get an answer is to phone Santander. You know what that means. A potentially long wait on hold while it munches through all my phone credit, only to reach the terminus and be met with the nightmare so common these days, a customer support representative that hardly speaks or understands English. No thanks, I think I'll just live with the problem.

All in all, a very disappointing experience. It does make the mind wonder though. With all the bank closures happening lately, lots of talk about moving to a digital monetary system, which is not a good thing despite how the media will dress it up, could we be one manufactured "crisis" away from that becoming reality. I hope not. Anyway, what do you think of Santander's fake live chat?