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Testing Sora2 - Bob's Trip to the Moon

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https://youtu.be/fcZFc2bwDPw The future of movies is here! Watch the whimsical vision of elderly space pioneer Bob blast off in his sleek, silver flying saucer. This quick 36-second clip is a fascinating test of the powerful Sora 2 text-to-video Artificial Intelligence (AI). We asked the AI to create a cinematic mini-story about: Elderly Bob with gray, receding hair. Launching in a flying saucer from a desert area in Meadow Lake, New Mexico. Landing on the Moon right next to the historic, decades-old U.S. landing site. The result is a stunning, high-definition (HD) clip that shows just how well AI can bring a detailed, fun story to life with incredible realism and visual continuity. Click to see Bob's short but unforgettable lunar adventure! Testing Sora 2 with a small compilation of 3 Sora 2 clips. I used Gemini to help me write the prompts and used ScreenPal to help me stitch this together. 

The Tricky Caller - Mr. Frank and the Tricky Telephone - Spotting Phone Scams

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  https://youtu.be/XmrezFDCng4 This guide (#5 of 14) focuses on Phone calls which are a frequent way seniors are targeted. This prompt focuses on making it easy to hang up on a suspicious caller. Here's the prompt I used to create the lesson: "Create a simple, fun Storybook guide for seniors about recognizing and handling phone scams (like callers pretending to be from the bank or the government). The story should feature a cheerful character, Mr. Frank, who learns that legitimate companies do not call and demand money, gift cards, or remote access to his computer. The guide should give a clear, confident action: just hang up and call back using a number you know is real. Use encouraging, non-scary language." Key Lesson - Recognizing red flags in unexpected phone calls and how to safely end the conversation. I used Copilot's Storybook to create this lesson, ZOOM's Clips to record the story (lesson) and ScreenPal do any final editing and to upload the lesson to You...

80 and Counting - The Adventure You Didn’t Know You Signed Up For

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This information is also available on my  YouTube Channel  at:  https://youtu.be/F2snB4_-y48      If you prefer, you can also listen to this information on my  Podcast  at:  https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/norbert-gostischa/episodes/80-and-Counting---The-Adventure-You-Didnt-Know-You-Signed-Up-For-e33of14 Life beyond 80 - harder to fix, easier to laugh about, and surprisingly meaningful. Welcome to the Club - Turning 80 is no small feat—it’s like being inducted into a secret society where the password is, “Wait, what was I saying?” You’ve outlived bad haircuts, questionable diets, obsolete technology, and perhaps a few ex-lovers  - Some of us are an exception to that rule  and at this point, you don’t just have stories—you are one. So, why is 80 such a milestone? And why does everything from bending down to remembering where the remote is suddenly feel like a high-stakes mission? Let’s explore that—realistically, respectfully, ...