Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Cleaning out the Inbox

     We start the inbox with the discovery of an item lost for years.

The gravesite statue of American rock legend Jim Morrison of The Doors in France had been missing for thirty-seven years, but was recently found by French police, who were investigating an unrelated fraud matter. 

No announcements were released on the statue's previous whereabouts or if the person holding it was involved in the original theft.

It is unknown if the statue will be returned to the Morrison gravesite.

NBC News reports that Skynet is beginning to develop.

The computer system, now known as AI, is referenced in the Terminator films and is developing characteristics that do not bode well for the future.

Several systems have ignored orders in tests, replicated themselves into other systems, and even threatened blackmail against a researcher to avoid their shutdown.

Of course, the researchers report that the systems aren't likely to eventually grasp control.

Sure.

The Athletic writes of the return of Sunderland to the Premier League after an absence of eight seasons.

The Black Cats upset Sheffield United in the "world's richest game" (because the winner moves to the Premier League and the money received for their slice of the revenue is large) and will renew several historical rivalries with their arrival.

The article deals with the trials and tribulations during Sunderland's time away, the series "Sunderland Til I Die", and the moves that helped their return.

I was rooting for them because I'm excited to see their rivalry renewed with Newcastle United, which is a die-hard "Derby" for most fans, but because I'm a fairly new fan to the game, I don't have the hatred toward Sunderland that most Newcastle fans have.

In fact, I usually rooted for them in their games in the Championship League, but rooting against them will be quite easy for me soon!

The Athletic also writes of the financial problems and the potential sale of Championship club Sheffield Wednesday, a one-time power at the top level of English football/soccer.

Sheffield Wednesday has been sanctioned for not paying employees on time and is reportedly self-valued at twenty-five million Euros more than the highest recent offer for the team.

Yahoo writes that one original ingredient is no longer added to a popular soft drink.

7Up has always been my favorite soft drink, but I didn't know that early in its existence that one of its ingredients was Lithium, which would explain the up portion of its name.

7Up removed Lithium in 1948 after it was discovered that Lithium could be dangerous in high doses.

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