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Ex-NASA Engineer Devises a Way to Stop Squirrels from Finishing up Food, But This Happens – News18
To everyone’s surprise, the animals managed to outwit or out-jump the Ninja Warrior-like obstacle course to get their hands on the walnuts.
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Former NASA and Apple engineer turned YouTuber Mark Rober devised a comprehensive strategy to beat a group of squirrels from ravaging the nuts that he kept for birds in his backyard. To everyone’s surprise, the animals managed to outwit or out-jump the Ninja Warrior-like obstacle course to get their hands on the walnuts.
Famous for tackling science questions and erecting intricate scientific and engineering experiments on his YouTube channel, Rober posted the video of his failed attempt at seeking revenge from the squirrels recently. In the over 20 minutes long video, Rober said that he had thought of spending his quarantine life at his home watching sweet avian creatures feeding from his bird feeder.
But the peace was soon disturbed when a batch of squirrels would attack the feeder and finish up all the food. To teach them a lesson, Rober then created a series of obstacles that had a ladder bridge, trap door, maze, catapult and a lady squirrel doll.
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To his absolute dismay, however, the squirrels would either pass through the obstacles or simply jump across them after two or three tries. Rober pointed out in the video that the “parkour masters of the animal kingdom” decided to just jump over the entire ladder bridge as they also realized they could not do it (without much practice that is).
Footage from the first initial days made Rober think that maybe the squirrels would not be able to pass the course. But soon enough, he was proved wrong.
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Nothing customer data leaked after apparent breach – MobileSyrup
The personal information of some Nothing customers has hit the web.
As discovered by Android Authority, a file on a text file-sharing website contains a bunch of Nothing Community profiles. While some of the data is here public information, like usernames, comments and join dates, private information, namely emails, are also visible.
Digging into it further, Android Authority says it couldn’t find any evidence of passwords being leaked. It also notes that the data appears to be from 2022 and affects roughly 2,250 Nothing Community profiles, including some for community managers.
Of course, despite Android Authority‘s investigation, there’s always the chance that other info could have been leaked. Therefore, you might want to keep an eye on your info for any strange activity on top of changing your password.
Android Authority says it’s still awaiting comment from Nothing.
Source: Android Authority
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BikeRadar Podcast | Sea Otter 2024 mountain bike round-up | BikeRadar – BikeRadar
In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, George Scott and Jack Luke look back over the best MTB tech they sniffed out at Sea Otter 2024.
Neko Mulally’s bonded DH frame is discussed, alongside the much anticipated Maxxis Aspen ST tyres, which have been teased by professional riders over the past couple of years.
George and Jack also share their thoughts on Atherton’s new S-Range alloy bikes, with the S.170 making its trade show debut after being released in February.
We’ve also put together an article on all the new and oh-so-shiny MTB tech from the show, so be sure to check that out.
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Apple's FineWoven cases rumored to get one final release – AppleInsider
Apple has probably stopped production of its poorly-received FineWoven cases for the iPhone, but a new report from the same herald of its death says there is one last set of seasonal colorways coming.
Now according to leaker Kosutami, who first reported the cancellation, there could still be one more push for the FineWoven cases.
Pressed on the rumor, Kosutami emphasizes later in the same thread that if this is correct, it will be for only one more season. It’s now almost eight months since the launch of the iPhone 15 range, so it’s unlikely that there is to be a new mid-cycle color of the iPhone, but perhaps there can yet be new colors for the FineWoven cases.
Consequently, this rumor can at best be said to be possible, especially if Apple had already committed resources to the new colors. However, since FineWoven has proven to be startlingly poor at stain resistance or even just durability, it’s more believable that it is gone for good than it is that FineWoven will get a last hoorah.
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