*Primary* Ongoing Log of Updates

I aspire to be a natural appearance performer

Divorced Billionaire Heiress

A lot of my friends and acquaintances are telling me that they've seen me in this vertical drama, where I play the powerful billionaire gramma.  Here's my blog about it Blog link

Performance Reels

Dramatic/Comedic reel

Commercial Reel

Legit Soprano music video (Sound of Music)

Alto belt example

links:

Some of my ads in full

List of my online profiles

Audio reel examples

Miscellaneous other media

Summary Resume

Animation: see Blog 

I am 10x vaccinated against COVID!

I am a USA/DE dual national

News from 2025 

Acting related

• Jan 14 Actors Connection class with Dani Markowitz
• April 18 first draft of proposed Villain/Angry reelhttps://youtu.be/Sy_o12onZy4

News from 2024

Performance (click on links to see videos)

• December 6 filming "Family Affair"
• Sept 13, filming Woobles Ad
• July 12, discovered an ad for Divorced Billionaire Heiress with extended clip 
• June 13 release of FOGO (Fear of Getting Old) https://vimeo.com/957504849
• June 4 filming  ad in Chicago retina specialists ad
• May 21 release of Count of Monte Cristo  more info on blog
• May 6-9 filming "The Divorced Billionaire Heiress"  Blog
• May 5: I discovered that the "Secret Trillionaire" was renamed "Mystic Tycoon" and a clip is on FB.  blog with clip
• May 2 "The Substitute Bride" starts streaming on Short Max Blog about The Substitute Bride
• Feb 26 Filming  "Secret Trillionaire" (later called "Mystic Tycoon")  d Amy Omar.  
• Jan 28 & Feb 5 Filming "The Substitute Bride" d Ying Xiao

CLE

• 241107 NYIPLA fall one day program
• 241020 State of the Law: Transgender Rights Lawline
• 241018 Artificial Intelligence & Chat GPT: Uses, Abuses, and Ethical standards Lawline
• October 2024 Poll Observer Training NYDLC
• September 10 JPPCLE
• July 23 NYDLC Supreme court Ethics
• Feb 16, "Protections of Geographical Indications in the EU and Beyond" IIPS

Media consumed

• Movies seen in Theatres:"Moana 2", "Wicked", "Venom: Last Dance", "DeadPool & Wolverine", "American Fiction", "Aquaman 2"
• Audio purchased (Yeah, I haven't joined a streaming service yet) : "Impossible Dream" by Aaron Lazar, Everything I could find by Tony Ann, "Hell Together" by David Archuleta, "Fraggle Rock" with Adam Lambert, "Musical Priest" by Lucia Micarelli
• Live theater & Music: Find your Light Benefit Appel Room; "Cabaret" at the Weathervane Theater in NH; "Cabaret" featuring Adam Lambert; Concert by Dave & Kat Foster in Staten Island

Other

• Foliage Pix
  
• Participated in bicentennial of Randolph NH
• Attended NYYM summer sessions virtually
• Car camping trip to Chicago & back through Ontario blog link
• found a mention of me in letters to the editor of Science News.  More here https://annebarschall.blogspot.com/2024/03/my-name-in-letters-to-editor.html
• Flower pictures I took this spring flower blog
• Snowshoeing pix
  
• Eclipse pix
  

Earlier updates, deleted from this blog and moved to separate blogs:

2023 updates

2022 Updates

2021 Updates

2020 Updates

2019 Updates

2018 updates
2017 Updates
2016 updates
2015 updates
2014 updates

More historical info

comparison of old and new phone

These pictures were taken with the old phone looking south towards NYC

No Zoom

I think this was the maximum Zoom I could get with the old camera

This is the Zoom I can get to the Manhattan skyline from the same park with the new camera

This was a zoom to a deer in the woods with the new camera.  You can see the deer quite clearly.  He would have been much smaller or blurrier with the old camera.  I should have tried a no zoom version

This is a demo of the new iphone cleanup feature.  First we have the before picture

This is the after picture.  You can see that cleanup was pretty good at removing the umbrellas, the strung lights, and the car -- but not so good at removing the power lines amongst the trees.

This is another demo of the cleanup feature.  You'll notice some sun glare in the bottom right of the photo

After cleanup, the sun glare is mostly gone, but there is some residual orangy color

One of the things that most frustrated me with the prior cell phone cameras was the way lights came out.  Especially colored lights looked wrong, because their centers would come out white.  Both of the pictures below were taken with the new phone.  The first one was without adjusting the exposure.  There is still a bit of white at the center of the colored lights

Here I lowered the exposure, while taking the picture, and the white centers of the colored lights disappeared; however some of the background, which I could see with my eyes, disappeared also.

One of my biggest frustrations with the old camera was taking pictures of the lights on our bridge. The new bridge was first called "Mario M Cuomo Bridge" in memory of a past governor.  The local community did not like this name. I heard we might have been successful in changing it back to the Tappan Zee Bridge.  The word "Tappan" referred to the Tappan Indians

Old camera

New Camera

Old camera 

New Camera

 I feel like the new camera is better at capturing what I'm actually seeing with my eyes.

links to gift articles from NY Times & WaPo

torrent of lies https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17w7twMXFm/

former advisors https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1XJk1cakHA/

mental health professionals https://www.facebook.com/share/p/187FWByxV5/

trump scandals https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18Mju9ZsQm/

fact checking Jan 7 2025 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18C4mVGKSL/

fact checking Jan 20, 2025 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BDgeYjMz6/

Fact, check: Canada is not a significant source of fentanyl https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/world/canada/canada-fentanyl-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uE4.l4Zj.7sC1xL9kqX4m&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

fact checking Trump's speech to Congress https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03/05/us/trump-speech-congress?unlocked_article_code=1.204.-5aj.uvpF6PfsLm5c&smid=url-share

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Also one about vaccines https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1NUkFcgNPA/

Also one about immigrants https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CAn3KeLFq/

NYTimes fact check about number of undocumented migrants https://x.com/AnneBarschall/status/1802514209172840626

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Also one about Congo https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/world/africa/rwanda-congo-goma-conflict.html?unlocked_article_code=1.s04.xR4B.04ZADpFd1R8R&smid=url-share  250129

Another one about Congo https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/world/africa/dr-congo-rwanda-rebels.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uU4.Usil.gwsjynkMEv3T&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Op Ed about Alzheimer’s https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/opinion/alzheimers-fraud-cure.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vE4.6Kv6.QrvXPonLLKwc&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Wapo gift article about water release 

https://wapo.st/3ErANvb

Trump used personal cell phone https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/us/politics/jared-kushner-ivanka-trump-private-emails.html?unlocked_article_code=1.v04.wFDc.UjEDvX-LjrDI&smid=url-share

 

January 2025 inflation https://wapo.st/4gBUOwD

Fire in lithium battery storage facility in California https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/us/california-battery-plant-fire.html?unlocked_article_code=1.x04.h-v9.4TessHfSS5Lq&smid=url-share 

Musk tries to buy Wisconsin Supreme Court https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/us/politics/wisconsin-supreme-court-money.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0k4.TRsi.iPniLzqWxM7C&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Why is Congo army ineffectual https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/world/africa/congo-army-weak-rwanda-m23.html?unlocked_article_code=1.104.KOvH.OwhjzSkz9yTA&smid=url-share

Wapo on government funding of Musk's business empire https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DRnzeUVb8/

Wapo on Heather Stone. Cure for brain eating amoeba. https://wapo.st/4bOgCV4

NY Times on federal contracts that Musk stands to gain https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/us/politics/spacex-contracts-musk-doge-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6k4.9Rzp.MiJYoUJFoERc&smid=url-share

WaPo on arrest of Turkish graduate student https://wapo.st/3Y68yJv

Wapo on CDC vaccine resignation https://wapo.st/4hQn8fm

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Wapo on social security problems due to cuts  https://wapo.st/3FHsJXR

New York Times: unprecedented interference in the independence of prosecutors https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/us/line-prosecutors-fired-trump-doj.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8E4.0m3x.XdqunYjLGEQv&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

New York Times: racist exception on refugees https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/us/politics/trump-south-africa-white-afrikaners-refugee.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8E4.1m4S.af-AShYK59qe&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Israel kills clearly marked aid workers NY times https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/world/middleeast/gaza-israel-aid-workers-deaths-video.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9U4.p8Xm.ykS5xdKsLRZa&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

NY Times -- problems at Social Security due to cuts https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/social-security-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-04.qKm1.d62mLOGpU7OW&smid=url-share

Book banning at naval academy https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/us/politics/naval-academy-banned-books.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-04.ajIt.jDmRzMDuq9Kq&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

This might be a link, rather than a gift article https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/arts/design/climate-protests-museums-sentences-art.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Wapo: Laura Loomer fingers wrong guy https://wapo.st/42AS11N

NY Times: analysis of Trump resistance to scotus https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/politics/trump-defy-courts.html?unlocked_article_code=1._04.jXrn.rNuHpK3hxoBm&smid=url-share

NY Times about criminal records of those who have been deported https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/world/americas/trump-migrants-deportations.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AE8.do-S.9t4vrg3SWqNJ&smid=url-share

Ny times press censorship https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/business/media/cbs-60-minutes-trump-bill-owens.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Bk8.kiV9.WaHgIb7bb2_Q&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

The Count of Monte Cristo

This is an audio play based on the 19th century French novel by Alexandre Dumas.  The first episode is supposed to become available on May 21 on numerous platforms.  Other episodes will be released gradually

Director: Chloe Wilson

Production Company: Little Lucky Productions   https://www.littleluckyproductions.com/

Preview & identifications of podcasters  https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/thecountofmontecristo

Preview on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rsC-Njor3I

Another copy of the YouTube preview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-TwSNiq1UQ

Show instagram account https://www.instagram.com/tcomcpod/

I will be playing the evil Madame de Villefort and Queen Vasiliki

My instagram post

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Embedded preview from YouTube

Here is another clip -- but not including me

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My director was nominated for an award

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 "The Count of Monte Cristo" has been recognized by:

• International Women's Podcasting Awards
• Toronto Web Fest (Best Writing Nomination)
• New Jersey Web Fest (Best Directing, Best Drama Nominations)
• Apulia Webfest
• Baltimore Next Media Webfest
• Women in Podcasting Awards

This audio play has also been nominated for a webby 2025 award

https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/thecountofmontecristo?selected=CLIDC8029096664

comparing messenger services

I asked  Grok the following: 

Which is most secure: 1) WhatsApp; 2) Facebook Messenger; 3) Signal; 4) Slack; 5) Discord; or 6) Ordinary SMS text messages? Please compare and contrast.

This was the response:

When evaluating the security of messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Signal, Slack, Discord, and ordinary SMS text messages, the key factors to consider are encryption, privacy policies, data handling, and vulnerabilities. Here's a breakdown:

1. WhatsApp:
   • Encryption: Uses end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default for all chats, meaning only the sender and recipient can read the messages. This is based on the Signal Protocol.
   • Pros: Strong encryption, widely used, supports E2EE for backups if enabled with a password.
   • Cons: Owned by Meta, which collects metadata (e.g., who you message, when, and for how long). Privacy policy allows some data sharing with Meta’s ecosystem. Vulnerable to social engineering or account takeover if someone accesses your phone number.
2. Facebook Messenger:
   • Encryption: E2EE is available but not default—you must opt into "Secret Conversations." Regular chats are encrypted in transit but accessible to Meta on their servers.
   • Pros: Convenient for Facebook users, integrates with a large ecosystem.
   • Cons: Weak privacy due to Meta’s data collection (metadata and, in non-E2EE chats, content). Not designed with security as a priority.
3. Signal:
   • Encryption: E2EE by default for all messages, calls, and even metadata protection features like sealed sender. Open-source code, audited regularly.
   • Pros: Gold standard for privacy and security. Collects minimal data (only phone number), nonprofit model, no ads or tracking.
   • Cons: Smaller user base, lacks some features of less secure platforms (e.g., extensive integrations).
4. Slack:
   • Encryption: Encrypted in transit and at rest, but not E2EE—Slack admins and the company can access message content. Enterprise versions offer more control.
   • Pros: Great for team collaboration, integrates with workflows.
   • Cons: Not built for personal security. Messages are readable by workspace admins and Slack itself, making it unsuitable for sensitive private communication.
5. Discord:
   • Encryption: Encrypted in transit and at rest, but not E2EE. Discord can access message content, especially in public servers.
   • Pros: Excellent for gaming and communities, customizable.
   • Cons: Privacy-focused users should beware—data is stored centrally, and the company complies with legal requests. Private DMs are safer but still not E2EE.
6. Ordinary SMS Text Messages:
   • Encryption: None. Messages are sent in plaintext over carrier networks and stored unencrypted by providers.
   • Pros: Universally available, no app required.
   • Cons: Extremely insecure—carriers, governments, or anyone intercepting signals can read them. Vulnerable to SIM swapping and spoofing.

Comparison and Verdict

• Most Secure: Signal stands out as the most secure due to its default E2EE, minimal data collection, and open-source transparency. It’s purpose-built for privacy.
• Runner-Up: WhatsApp offers robust E2EE but is compromised by Meta’s metadata collection and potential ecosystem integration risks.
• Middle Ground: Slack and Discord are designed for collaboration, not privacy, and lack E2EE, making them less secure for personal use.
• Least Secure: Facebook Messenger (without Secret Conversations) and SMS are the weakest. SMS is effectively obsolete for secure communication due to zero encryption, while Messenger’s opt-in E2EE and Meta’s data hunger limit its trustworthiness.

If security is your top priority, use Signal. For a balance of security and convenience with a larger user base, WhatsApp is a decent compromise. Avoid SMS and non-E2EE Messenger for anything sensitive. Slack and Discord are fine for casual or professional use but not for privacy-critical conversations.

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Tho, apparently, there are concerns with Signal being vulnerable to hackers

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5339801/pentagon-email-signal-vulnerability