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U.N. Warns “Climate Time Bomb Is Ticking” as Cyclone Freddy Death Toll Tops 560 in Malawi & Mozambique – Democracy Now!
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- UN Warns “Climate Time Bomb Is Ticking” as Cyclone Freddy Death Toll Tops 560 in Malawi & Mozambique Democracy Now!
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All ‘Ethereum killers’ will fail: Blockdaemon’s Freddy Zwanzger
Blockdaemon’s Ethereum ecosystem lead Freddy Zwanzger believes Ethereum will retain its leadership position in the crypto ecosystem over the coming years due to its utility as a smart contract platform and upgrades to the network following the Merge.
Speaking to Cointelegraph during the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) this week, Zwanzger said:
“It’ll continue to be a leader. I mean, obviously, the first and most important smart contract platform, and that’s not going to change.”
Blockdaemon is an institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure platform that offers node operations and infrastructure tooling for blockchain projects.
The Blockdaemon employee also took aim at so-called Ethereum killers — competing layer-1 blockchains — which have tried to topple Ethereum from its leadership position but failed:
“All the Ethereum killers from back in the day didn’t succeed, and I don’t expect them to succeed at all.”
Crypto projects that have been touted as Ethereum killers include Solana, Cardano, Tezos and Polkadot, among others. Many of these blockchains tout lower fees and faster transactions but have fewer active developers and certain blockchains place h less emphasis on decentralization.
To date, none have managed to displace Ethereum from its number two spot in terms of market cap. Cardano and Solana currently sit in the eighth and ninth positions, Polkadot is ranked 11 while Tezos is ranked 37, according to CoinMarketCap.
Zwanzger believes that the upcoming Merge will further propel Ethereum onward and upward in terms of technology and price.
“There are so many good things in there, like environmentally-friendliness, [and] all sorts of things that are beneficial to a lot of people. Staking will become more attractive,” he said:
“It’s a show of strength and commitment that the roadmap is materializing.”
The Ethereum Merge involves transitioning it from the energy-intensive proof-of-work (PoW) mining consensus to a proof-of-stake (PoS) model, and has been tentatively scheduled to be rolled out around September 19.
However, Zwanzger admitted the big future challenge for Ethereum will continue to be scalability:
“The original Ethereum roadmap was focused on sharding, but that’s not so much the case anymore. Now we have a roll-up-centric roadmap, so scaling via layer-2 solutions.”
Currently, the proof-of-work consensus model allows the blockchain to process 15 to 20 transactions per second (TPS), according to data from Blockchair.
A quantum leap in the number of transactions per second is expected sometime in 2023 when the Ethereum network introduces sharding.
Sharding is a multi-phase upgrade to improve Ethereum’s scalability and capacity by splitting the entire network into multiple portions in order to increase the network capacity.
Sharding will work hand in hand with layer-2 solutions to further “supercharge” the scalability of the network.
Post-sharding, cofounder Vitalik Buterin has claimed the network will be capable of transaction speeds up to 100,000 TPS.
Counsell: Freddy Peralta To Miss “Significant” Time
An MRI of Freddy Peralta’s sore right shoulder revealed a posterior shoulder strain, and the right-hander is expected to miss “significant” time, Brewers manager Craig Counsell announced to reporters Monday (Twitter link, with video, via MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy). The Brewers expect that Peralta will be able to return this season, but a specific timetable isn’t yet clear. Surgery isn’t expected to be necessary, Counsell added. Left-hander Aaron Ashby is expected to step into the Milwaukee rotation in his place, joining Corbin Burnes, Brandon Woodruff, Eric Lauer and Adrian Houser.
Deep and talented as Milwaukee’s pitching staff is, there’s little denying that Peralta’s loss is a major one for the Brew Crew. The right-hander hasn’t been himself this year, evidenced by a pedestrian 4.42 ERA and a diminished (albeit still excellent) 30.3% strikeout rate through his first 38 2/3 frames. That’s solid production for a fourth or fifth starter but a far cry from Peralta’s dominant 2021 campaign, when he posted a 2.81 ERA and 33.6% strikeout rate through 144 1/3 frames.
The group of Burnes, Woodruff and Peralta looked to be arguably the top rotation trio of any team in the league, but it hasn’t played out that way this year. Burnes has been dominant, following up on his 2021 Cy Young win with a brilliant 2.26 ERA in 51 2/3 innings. But both Peralta and Woodruff have struggled to match last year’s outstanding results. Rather, it’s been Lauer who has stepped things up considerably, while through his first seven turns, the underrated Houser somewhat remarkably has perfectly replicated last year’s 3.22 ERA.
Ashby will now step into that mix and hope to solidify his place in the Milwaukee rotation for the foreseeable future. A former fourth-round pick, Ashby has generally been considered the Brewers’ top pitching prospect for the past few seasons and, so far in 2022, has looked the part. He’s split his time between the rotation and the bullpen, notching a 3.49 ERA with a strong 27.6% strikeout rate and a mammoth 64.8% grounder rate. Ashby’s command has been spotty, as advertised (13.8% walk rate), but he’s minimizing hard contact and getting tons of chases off the plate (35.5%). He’s yet to pitch more than four innings in an outing this season, though, so it’ll be telling just how Ashby fares when working deeper into games and perhaps turning a lineup over for a third time.
Security Breach Review In Progress: FNAF After Scott Cawthon
The eighth main installment of the Five Nights at Freddy’s saga beings with a glam-rock ‘80s version of Freddy Fazbear, noted child-murdering robot, suffering a malfunction on stage in front of his hordes of fans. When the animatronic awakens, he discovers he’s picked up an unwanted passenger somewhere along the way. That’s right, you’re inside him. It’s like a Five Nights fanfic up in here.
To clarify, you the player are in control of a young boy named Gregory, and Gregory is inside Freddy. Apparently, the lad was being pursued by Vanessa, a security guard at the massive Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex shopping mall, and took refuge inside Freddy’s spacious chest cavity. Upon discovering this, the disturbingly sentient Mr. Fazbear tears Gregory limb from limb, bathing in his vital fluids.
Or at least that’s what I expected the bear to do. Instead, he befriends young Gregory and vows to help him escape the shopping complex. That’s right, instead of the series staple of a mysterious person on the phone, Freddy himself is here to save the day in Security Breach. He gives Gregory a novelty Fazbear watch, which allows the pair to communicate with each other as Gregory crawls through security vents and navigates dark hallways, relentlessly pursued by the more evil and bloodthirsty members of Freddy’s band.
It’s a neat twist on the series formula, but I cannot help but fear the big metal bear. No matter how nice he seems or how dapper he looks in his tiny hat, he carries with him the sinister air of a bear that’s been scaring instead of caring since 2014. The game’s opening not only asks me to help Freddy escape from his dressing room where he’s been locked down pending repair, it also tries to convince me that climbing back inside his insides is a good idea. Just watch.
It’s actually a clever game mechanic, letting Gregory hide inside Freddy, where he’s safe from pursuit from security, maintenance bots, and murderous metal musicians who are actually made of metal. But Freddy’s malfunction means his ability to recharge is limited, forcing Gregory to go it alone while the bear guides him from inside a charging chamber. The whole affair is a little less scary knowing he’s on your side unless you stop to think about it. I wouldn’t if I were you.
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Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach is developed by Steel Wool Studios instead of creator Scott Cawthon, who retired earlier this year amid controversy over his support of reactionary politicians. Despite some technical hitches like stuttering when changing areas, it’s the best-looking Five Nights game I’ve played. The free-roaming first-person exploration helps build tension, the characters are bright, shiny, and terrifying, and Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex is a color-splashed nightmare of ‘80s-era consumerism, a proper playground for sentient murder machines.
Yes, Freddy, that means you. I’m watching you, Fazbear.
Freddy Krueger’s Glove, Michael Myers’ Mask Hit Auction Block
Here’s a scary-good deal … Freddy Krueger’s famed razor glove and Michael Myers’ mask can be yours, if you’re willing to go all out for a costume.
The folks over at Prop Store are about to hold an auction for some of the most iconic horror movie props ever made — more than 1,000 pieces of film and TV memorabilia that could haul in up to $7.6 million.
There’s no doubt about it … Freddy Krueger’s razor finger glove from “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors” should see heavy bidding. It’s estimated to bring in anywhere from $27,600 to as much as $41,400.
Same goes for Michael Myers’ mask from “Halloween: Resurrection” — the 8th film in that franchise.
Not down for the gory glove or frightening mask? There’s some other cool stuff too. Like the “Elf” costume Will Ferrell wore in the 2003 classic. There’s also the Hogwarts Student Gryffindor House robe from “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” That robe could fetch as much as $21,000.
There’s pretty much something for everybody here. Like Batman’s sonar batsuit display from “Batman Forever.” The auction folks expect it could fetch just over $82,000.
Tobey Maguire‘s Spider-Man costume from “Spider-Man 3” is also available … and it’s expected to haul in around $70k.
The bad news is winning bidders will have to wait until next Halloween to show off, because the auction doesn’t go down until November 9-11.
Miss out, and it could haunt your dreams.