Wednesday, July 29, 2026

‘It’s our turn to hit them’: President Trump vows retaliation against Iran after thwarted surprise attack.

 



'We'll be hitting them very hard': USA President TRUMP responds to Iran, Fauci not answering questions.

 


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What lies on the other side of the universe? We can look deep into space and see galaxies billions of light-years away.

The observable universe—the portion from which light has had time to reach us since the Big Bang—is a sphere centered on Earth with a current radius of about 46.5 billion light-years, for a diameter of roughly 93 billion light-yearsThis figure accounts for the universe's expansion: light from the earliest moments (like the Cosmic Microwave Background, or CMB) left its source ~13.8 billion years ago, but the space it traveled through has stretched dramatically since then. The light-travel distance alone would suggest only ~13.8 billion light-years, but expansion inflates the current distance to ~46.5 billion light-years in every direction.

Why the boundary feels mysteriousThere is no physical "edge" or wall at the limit of the observable universe. It's a cosmic horizon set by the finite speed of light and the finite age of the universe (like how Earth's horizon limits what you can see on the ocean, even though more ocean exists beyond it). Beyond this horizon lies more universe—possibly vastly more. Leading models suggest:
  • The full universe could be infinite (especially if space is flat on large scales, as CMB data strongly indicate).
  • Or it could be finite but without boundaries (e.g., like the surface of a higher-dimensional sphere).
  • Inflation theory implies the entire universe is at least hundreds of times larger than the observable part, possibly by enormous factors like 10^23 or more.


When you think you cannot accomplish something, please think about George Washington. When you read about what he did, most people think he accomplished the impossible.



Despite having little experience in commanding large, conventional military forces, Washington’s strong leadership presence and fortitude held the American military together long enough to secure victory at Yorktown and independence for his new nation.

Unlike the successful Siege of Boston, the efforts to defend the city of New York ended in near disaster for the Continental Army and the cause of independence.
In what proved to be the largest battle of the Revolutionary War in terms of total combatants, Washington’s forces on August 22, 1776, were flanked out of their positions atop the Gowanus Heights (part of today’s modern Brooklyn) and soundly defeated by William Howe's roughly 20,000 man force on Long Island.

It was during these dark days at the close of 1776 that Thomas Paine’s words from the recently published American Crisis rang most true:

“These are the times that try men’s souls…the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”


Tuesday, July 28, 2026

USA President Donald Trump’s latest threats of military action against Iran.

 


What's the best thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise.





“We will not let Communist Party of China define who we are,” says Taiwan’s Vice President Hsiao Bi-Khim, who has been sanctioned by Beijing and labeled a “separatist.”

 


Tesla Full Self Driving v14 -- The Next Leap Forward -- It is Amazing

Tesla Full Self-Driving v14 -- The Next Leap Forward


I use Tesla FSD everyday, and it is excellent. Tesla is far ahead of other companies that hope to build self-driving cars. We are at the point where Tesla's technology is ahead of the approval process of USA States evaluating this amazing technology. 

Once you use FSD, you quickly realize that it is already safer than any human driver. The only problem that may occur, is with the Tesla Navigation system taking you to the wrong location or parking lot.
This is not the fault of the FSD system, and most of the time the car goes to the correct location. FSD will take you to a Tesla charging station and park perfectly.

One important tip that I have learned, is if you trying to make a left turn across a busy street, you should use the turn signal to tell the FSD to turn right, and then it will make a u-turn when possible. Just like a human driver would do in congested traffic. 



Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Version 14 marks one of the biggest overhauls yet in the company’s push toward true vehicle autonomy. According to CEO Elon Musk, this update “feels like a quantum leap” — powered by a vastly expanded neural network and new end-to-end planning models that allow smoother, more natural driving behavior.

🚘 Major Upgrades in FSD V14

  • 10× Larger Neural Network: The driving model now has an order of magnitude more parameters than V13, allowing it to analyze complex traffic patterns and predict driver intent more accurately.
  • Improved Urban Navigation: City driving feels less jerky, and unprotected left turns are handled more confidently thanks to better path prediction.
  • Refined Autopark & Summon: Parking maneuvers are faster and more precise, using a new vector-based positioning system.
  • Reduced Driver Alerts: The new monitoring model can tell when you’re attentive without constant steering nudges — though supervision is still required.
  • Visual Enhancements: The in-car display now renders surrounding objects with smoother motion and higher fidelity, hinting at future robotaxi visualizations.

⚠️ What to Watch Out For

  • Still Level 2: Despite massive improvements, V14 remains a driver-assist system — not true autonomy. Drivers must stay alert and ready to intervene.
  • Hardware Compatibility: Only vehicles with HW4 or newer will receive the full V14 feature set.
  • Regulatory Oversight: Tesla continues to face close scrutiny from U.S. regulators over FSD safety and terminology.

🧭 Early Access User Feedback

Early testers report that FSD V14 delivers smoother turns, fewer phantom braking incidents, and a more human-like sense of flow. One beta user described it as “the first time the car truly feels like it understands what’s happening around it.”

🔮 What Comes Next

Tesla plans to iterate rapidly on this foundation, with FSD V14.2 and V14.3 expected to refine lane selection, improve merging logic, and expand vision-only autopilot capabilities. Musk hinted that these updates could bring Tesla “closer than ever to generalized autonomy.”


Sources: Tesla press statements, early user feedback, and coverage by EV industry news outlets.
Published on GotoTom2 Blog.

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USA President Donald Trump - Speeches, Posts, and Videos

President Trump was born on 6-14-1946. He is the 47th and 45th president of the USA, a media personality, Star of "The Apprentice" on TV for 15 seasons, successful businessman, and a member of the Republican Party.


President Trump works all the time. He generates so much content, I have to create multiple webpages about him.


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President Trump said, "in the future you may not have to pay income tax".



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