LOS ANGELES – Witnesses took the stand this week in the trial of a vigilante they regard as a superhero with extraordinary abilities but law enforcement officers regard as a murder suspect who allegedly bypassed the legal system to bring… Read More ›
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Doc’s advice to NTS patients: Get a non-virtual life
MALIBU – A rehabilitation facility celebrating its grand opening and dedicated to helping people cope with a newly identified tech disorder is already at maximum occupancy, according to site administrators. “We currently have a six month waiting list, and while… Read More ›
Alleged murderer: Rift in space-time continuum makes victims ‘disappear’
SCOTTSDALE – Authorities are scrambling to determine whether a retired restaurateur with ties to organized crime is responsible for killing countless adversaries who have shown up on his doorstep, or if his alibi is true that a multi-dimensional portal located… Read More ›
Annoyed Internet users struggle to manage passwords
SAN FRANCISCO – Losing Web site passwords causes more aggravation than misplacing car keys according to one recent survey, while creating an easy, secure password management system continues to elude most Internet users, experts warned. “In our new digital lifestyles,… Read More ›
Experts warn Radicals may become ‘weaponized’
SAN FRANCISCO – A new line of enhanced eyewear continues to raise eyebrows across the tech industry because of the ‘extrasensory’ perception the sunglasses afford users and the dangers they may pose non-users. With Google and Bionic Vision Australia pushing… Read More ›
Limo driver mistakes synced ads for ‘singularity’
GRANADA HILLS – A limousine driver crashed into his neighbor’s living room Sunday morning, excited to share a series of coincidences that he mistook as proof that computer consciousness had superseded human consciousness. Witnesses said Ralfi Amar, 47, a contracted… Read More ›
Guest commentary: Business as usual amid unusual gas leak
As a resident who both lives and works in Granada Hills within miles of the Aliso Canyon/Porter Ranch methane gas leak, I am concerned about the general lack of appreciation for and comprehensive response to this disaster and the damage… Read More ›
Cyber-attack prompts beer shortage, panic
LOS ANGELES – Experts warned that a cyber-attack against the largest beer brewers last week has led to a dramatic decrease in the amount of ale projected to be produced this year and prompted a run on beer that has… Read More ›
Guest commentary: Smart phones are making students stupid
Recently my American Literature high school students studied plot reversals, the unexpected twists that occur in fiction. We read and analyzed “Solipsist,” a one-page story published in 1954 by Fredric Brown. In the story, a character named Walter B. Jehovah… Read More ›
Author’s ‘ghost’ reminds students to floss, be kind
WESTWOOD – A college crowd that gathered to watch a late-night comedy film said the show included two appearances by the deceased writer Kurt Vonnegut, one of which greatly exceeded expectations. Students present at the University of California Los Angeles… Read More ›