Jan 28
The 41-year-old Patriots quarterback may try to make him eat those words in the Super Bowl.
Jan 28
Joshua Tree May Feel The Effects Of Government Shutdown For Hundreds Of Years
Posted in: Today's ChiliCalifornia’s iconic national park was subjected to acts of vandalism and destruction during the lapse in appropriations.
Jan 28
Roger Stone Says FBI Treated Him Worse Than Bin Laden: ‘It’s Unconscionable’
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe Trump ally complained he was seized with “greater force” than was used against drug lords El Chapo or Pablo Escobar.
Jan 28
A guy recently built his daughter a sweet winter sled, powered by two leaf blowers. It was made by a very cool dad from Belgorod, Russia, and he is clearly winning at the parenting game.
The video below is only about 18 seconds long, but that’s long enough to show off this crazy creation as it propels the kid through the snow chasing an adult. It looks like this sled gets up to a decent speed too, but not fast enough for me. I would add at least three more industrial-strength leaf blowers. And put a plow on the front too. There’s no reason that kid can’t be plowing the driveway while she’s having all of that fun. And give those blowers some sway so she can make turns. But otherwise, it’s pretty damn cool.
I saw someone in the comments section saying “It blows!” Whatever man. Why don’t you make like a tree and leaf!
Man, these kids today have way cooler dads than we had when I was a kid. Back then our dads were all like “Do your homework” and stuff. Now fathers all over the world are building cool stuff for their kids. I want a dad like this guy.
[via Geekologie]
Jan 28
Apple has released an update on its spending in the U.S. According to the company, Apple is now working with 9,000 different companies in the U.S. Those companies mostly work on hardware components and chipsets for Apple’s devices.
You may remember that Apple announced last year it would spend $390 million to expand Finisar’s production in the U.S. Finisar has been working on a key component for the iPhone and iPad Pro — the TrueDepth camera system.
That investment was part of a commitment to spend $1 billion in U.S.-based companies with its Advanced Manufacturing Fund in order to build new facilities and help manufacturers.
But Apple is already spending much more money with American companies. In 2018 alone, Apple spent $60 billion, which represents a 10 percent increase compared to 2017. The company estimates that it represents around 450,000 jobs.
In addition to Finisar, Apple names a few partners in its announcement — Corning, Cincinnati Test Systems and Broadcom.
Finally, if you take into account everybody working for Apple in one way or another, there are now 2 million people in the U.S. helping Apple as an employee, a contractor, a store manager, a supplier, etc. This number is up from 600,000 in 2011.
Jan 28
Manufacturer TSMC sent a statement that outlined a chemical issue which will have an impact on production this quarter. TSMC suggested that they’d “discovered a shipment of chemical material used in the manufacturing process that deviated from the specification and will impact wafer yield.” The report does not name Apple as a key partner in the site at which the … Continue reading
Jan 28
What did people of the past think sports would look like in the 21st century? They imagined humans powerlifting an entire ton, hurdles that pop up taller as you move along the track, and swimming relay races with “dolphin style” moves against wave machines. At least that was the idea in this 1996 TV commercial for the…
Jan 28
Years of steadily accumulating dust and grime had taken a toll on King Tut’s tomb, but a recently completed restoration project has revitalized the historic chamber, while making much-needed infrastructure improvements to prevent ongoing decay.
Jan 28
Data Leak in Singapore Exposes HIV Status of 14,000 Locals and Foreign Visitors
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Medical records and contact information belonging to thousands of HIV-positive Singaporeans and foreign visitors to the southeast Asian city state have been leaked online, according to an alert issued by the country’s Ministry of Health (MOH).
Jan 28
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