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‘I Can’t Do This Anymore,’ Trump’s NFT Collection Pushes Even His Closest Sycophants to Their Limits
Former President turned Florida man Donald Trump has made a name for himself as possibly the world’s most successful online troll. While the bulk of his shitposting repertoire has mostly been reserved for observers on the political left, Trump shook things up this week and went after his own supporters.
Dutch Chip Equipment Maker ASML’s CEO Pushes Back Against US Export Rules On China
In response to U.S. claims that advanced chips owned by China pose a threat to national security due to military applications and the rise of artificial intelligence, Wennink said: “What constitutes national security is for Americans to determine. But it is common knowledge that chip technology for purely military applications is usually ten, fifteen years old. The technology used to make such chips can still be sold to China. Artificial intelligence requires the most advanced chips. They are made with EUV and are therefore not produced in China. But those chips are simply sold, also to the Chinese. American chip manufacturers have no problem with China as a customer.”
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Watch as cockatoo deliberately pushes plant plot from apartment balcony – sending it crashing onto busy pavement
THIS is the moment a cockatoo deliberately pushes a plant pot off an apartment balcony, sending it crashing to the busy pavement filled with pedestrians below.
The sulphur-crested cockatoo was filmed picking up the plants on a balcony and dropping them onto the footpath.
The cockatoo is seen pushing a plant plot from apartment balcony onto the pavement[/caption]
Footage shows the naughty bird perched on the seventh floor of an apartment building as bystanders look on.
A construction worker was seen keeping a beady eye on the feathery culprit in Melbourne, Australia.
In the film a man can be heard warning pedestrians to “just be careful… He’s not happy. Here comes another one”.
A man using a mobility scooter was among those nearly hit by a falling pot on Monday.
It’s not the first time the bird has caused chaos either.
Resident Jason told ABC Radio Melbourne: “It started happening during lockdown. I think it is quirky and funny.
“There is nothing you can do about it. At the end of the day it is nature.”
Cafe manager Lucie Amulet said: “It happens every year. They mostly drop plants but also socks as well. I think it is fun.”
After seeing the footage, Western Sydney University animal ecology lab researcher John Martin said: “Wilfully throwing pot plants off a multi-storey balcony is a new observation – it is bizarre and fascinating.”
The video has also picked up hundreds of comments from amused viewers.
One said: “Haha he’s looking down at everyone thinking ‘what are you gonna do? Call the cops?’”
Another viewer wrote: “I like how he looks down to inspect his handy work.”
Others though considered the possible nightmare of having to lodge an insurance claim.
One woman joked: “I like to claim insurance for my car.. a cockatoo dropped a pot on my windshield.”
Having been alerted to the footage, the City of Melbourne Council urged residents to remove pot plants and other sources of food from apartment balconies, which could attract birds.
Sulphur-crested cockatoos are intelligent animals but have become a pest in many urban areas of Australia, where the birds can use their beaks to flip wheelie bins and destroy timber decking and panelling on buildings, according to the Australian Museum.
A street in Melbourne – where the local council has issued a warning over the bird[/caption]
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iPhone 15 Pro Rumored to Have These Exclusive Features as Apple Pushes Customers Towards Higher-End Models
In September, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that strong sales of iPhone 14 Pro models would likely encourage Apple to increase differentiation between the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max and the standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, although it’s worth noting that many hardware changes are likely planned at least a few years in advance.
There are currently at least five features rumored to be exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro models:
- A17 chip: iPhone 15 Pro models will be equipped with an A17 Bionic chip manufactured based on TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process, providing performance and efficiency improvements, according to Japanese publication Nikkei Asia. The report claimed that 2023 could mark the second year in a row in which only the Pro models of the new iPhone lineup feature Apple’s latest chip.
- Faster USB-C port: iPhone 15 Pro models will feature a USB-C port with support for at least USB 3.2 or Thunderbolt 3, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, which would result in the devices having significantly faster data transfer speeds with a cable compared to existing iPhones with Lightning. Kuo said the USB-C port on standard iPhone 15 models will remain limited to USB 2.0 speeds like Lightning.
- Increased RAM: iPhone 15 Pro models will be equipped with an increased 8GB of RAM, according to Taiwanese research firm TrendForce, while the standard models will likely continue to have 6GB of RAM as they do currently. Additional RAM can allow apps like Safari to keep more content active in the background, preventing the app from reloading content when reopened.
- Solid-state buttons: iPhone 15 Pro models will feature solid-state volume and power buttons, according to Kuo. The analyst said the devices will be equipped with two additional Taptic Engines that provide haptic feedback to simulate the feeling of pressing the buttons, without them physically moving, similar to the Home button on the latest iPhone SE or the trackpad on newer MacBooks.
- Increased optical zoom for iPhone 15 Pro Max: The iPhone 15 Pro Max will feature a periscope telephoto lens, according to Kuo. This could result in the device having at least 10x optical zoom, compared to 3x on iPhone 14 Pro models.
Due to the increased differentiation, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman said the iPhone 15 Pro Max will potentially be renamed as the iPhone 15 Ultra.
Pushing customers towards the Pro models would help Apple to increase the iPhone’s average selling price. The trend already began this year when only the iPhone 14 Pro models received Apple’s latest A16 Bionic chip, with the standard iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus models still equipped with last year’s A15 Bionic chip.
Apple will likely announce the iPhone 15 lineup next September as usual. With many months remaining until the devices launch, it’s likely that additional features will surface, so the info we have right now is only a glimpse at what to expect.
This article, “iPhone 15 Pro Rumored to Have These Exclusive Features as Apple Pushes Customers Towards Higher-End Models” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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YELLOW-EYED SASQUATCH Pushes & Rocks Car While Occupants Were Inside Asleep!
Two young men were on a cross-country road trip. One night, while stopped along a dark Oregon road to sleep, they were awakened by something pushing and moving the car.
“Back in June of 2000 is when my encounter took place. One year out of high school, my buddy and I were driving around the country. We spent the entire month of June driving and camping our way all over the country, all the way from the east coast to the west making a huge circle around the country.
Halfway through the trip, somewhere in Oregon, I decided to just pull off the road one night and sleep until morning. No point trying to set up camp in the rain and in the dark on some desolate road. My buddy didn’t feel like driving at that point. We parked not far off the side of the road. Again, we’re in the middle of nowhere in Oregon. No GPS, no cell phones. We have an atlas with us that my father used to use as a truck driver. That was how we navigated.
Anyway, within minutes we are both passed out for a good couple of hours when the car suddenly shakes. We both wake up wondering what the hell shook the car. We figured it was probably a gust of wind since it was such bad weather. Well, less than five minutes, later the whole back end of the car got pushed about six feet in one direction. We both spun around and saw nothing but black out the back window. It was pitch black where we were. I immediately switched the headlights on and started the car. Still, nothing to be seen. At this point, I’m fully awake.
I remember this next part like it happened five minutes ago. As I looked over at my buddy to tell him we were out of there I could see that something was next to his window. It was something huge. I tried to speak but nothing came out. My buddy was looking at me and I was staring out his window in shock and fear. I couldn’t move. I was frozen. He then turned to see what I was looking at. Then, at that moment, two giant yellow eyes appeared. They weren’t right next to the car, but they were a short distance away. We were both frozen stiff. It was at that point the car got rocked again. This time side to side. That was enough to snap me out of whatever trance I was in. I slammed the car into drive and floored it. I remember almost losing control of the car as we hit the wet road. My buddy was shaking so bad. I had a hard time steering. I drove until daybreak without taking my eyes off the road.
After that night we cut our trip short. We both knew what we saw. From what we can figure that thing was crouched down staring at us with his hands still on the top of the car. After it knew we both could see its eyes it gave the car one last shove just to screw with us. We did not camp another night as we stayed in hotels the next few nights until we got home.
Until this day I did not camp in remote areas. Whatever that thing was made it very clear we were not welcome.”
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Warner Bros. Pushes Dune Part Two Up Two Weeks
Much like the sands of the vast deserts of Arrakis, movie release schedules are a constantly shifting minefield of competition for audience eyeballs and dollars. The latest shift has Warner Bros. releasing Dune: Part Two in theaters two weeks earlier than planned, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two was set to release on November 17, 2023. After this move, however, it will take the spot of the just-delayed Blade film from Marvel Studios, releasing on November 3, 2023.
2021’s Dune covered roughly the first half of Frank Herbert’s 1965 science fiction novel, from the Atreides family’s departure from their home planet of Caladan to the House Harkonnen attack that left Paul and his mother Jessica on the run for their lives. Zendaya’s character Chani figured heavily into the marketing for the film, but she only appeared in the final moments of the movie.