Edit: Found a great buyer in another state. A fellow enthusiast that has the temperament and resources to continue to care for it properly. It couldn't have found a better future home. Thanks everyone for your interest. This is a great car. I can't wait to get another one someday.
Hey There fellow Z4 fans. I've got my Sepang Bronze Roadster up for sale in Denver, Co. It's a great car. My 2nd Z4 in the last 5 years. However, we are a family of three. Having a 2 seater 3rd car has been fun but I'm moving on to other things.
Will likely post up to CarGurus in the next week or so.
Links to more pics and videos are in the ad. If nothing else, enjoy the video with the sounds of the Eventuri Carbon Intake. Can't recommend that mod enough.
https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/denver-2006-bmw-z4-roadster-convertible/7742340278.html

First of all, thank you to everyone who commented on the original posting. It was really helpful to get an idea of what to do. We took some additional pics which I've posted.
I spoke to a guy who sells stuff on BAT and he said we could list the cars and would likely sell them for $1-2K a piece. If that sounds low, it's because he was thinking we would sell all 5 at once and it might be hard to find a buyer who wants all 5 or 5 buyers who want the Datsuns. To do that, though, we'd have to haul them away, photograph them, pay the BAT fee, and store them somewhere. Those $$$ started to add up so we decided to go another way: Craigslist.
We'll see what happens. I hope we are able to sell them but we may end up scrapping them. My MIL has found a yard that will buy them for $500 each.
We do want them to go to someone who will find joy in them and not a scrapyard, but the ease of one transaction may win out. I'll keep reddit posted.

An internet drama makes its way to subreddit drama as an ousted billionaire shows up in the comments to defend his politics!
https://np.reddit.com/oculus/comments/1c3rwfk/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_more_to_support/
There's quite a LOT going on here (these are billionaires publicly finger pointing and posturing over extremely large companies, and big politics), background provided by reddit user Aboveskies (quoting John Carmack):
https://np.reddit.com/oculus/comments/1c3rwfk/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_more_to_support/kzj50gb/

I regret not doing more to support and defend @PalmerLuckey at Facebook. We were in different states and divisions, and I was largely out of the political loop, but when I became aware of the situation I should have made a clear and open statement of opposition to the witch hunt.
Companies are better off without the crowd that did that.
Thankfully, Palmer has gone on to even greater success.

There's some vague twitter non-infrmation from Andrew Bosworth, the current CTO of Meta, which brings Palmer out of the woodwork (still quoting from twitter by reddit user Aboveskies):

Great story to tell now that I have dra-gged myself back to relevance, but you aren't credible.
You retweeted posts claiming I donated to white supremacists, and a post saying that anyone who supports Trump because they don't like Hillary Clinton is a shitty human being.
You publicly told everyone my departure had nothing to do with politics, which is absolutely insane and obviously contradicted by reams of internal communications. It is like saying the sky is green. Same goes for you telling people that I wasn't pressured into saying anything untrue, that any mention of politics and who I was voting for was up to me. Can I post my original statement, the one that was explicitly rejected on account of saying negative things about Hillary Clinton, or is that still considered Work Product?
Maybe you are lying, maybe you are just ignorant and willing to launder the lies of others about something you weren't even around for, but don't try to play the apolitical hero here.

Extended Twitter rant from Palmer follows.
Reddit user Hendeith clarifies some of the above Twitter thread to indicate why the former CEO of Mozilla was removed from that position:
https://np.reddit.com/oculus/comments/1c3rwfk/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_more_to_support/kzjxmfx/

Everyone was fine with Eich being part of Mozilla until he was made CEO. That's because Eich made multiple donations to hard right wing causes: lobbying against same-sex marriage in California, proposition 8 (same-sex marriage ban in California) and right wing politicians that supported it. When you are a CEO you lead and shape your company. People working for Mozilla had every right to oppose him being a CEO.

Hendeith goes on to clarify more specifically the drama behind Luckey being removed from Facebook:

Palmer Luckey was fired after it was made public that he donated money to pro Trump groups. It wasn't his campaign or anything like that. It was again far right fundraisers. Stuff they are officially know for are billboards saying Hillary is too big to go to jail, but they are also accused of astroturfing and in some cases using troll accounts to spread hate.

Palmer can't be quiet on this one so he shows up in the reddit thread (assuming palmerluckey is actually him, which is likely):
NOTE the account palmerluckey is editing their comments, so I am copying relevant portions as I see them.
https://np.reddit.com/oculus/comments/1c3rwfk/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_more_to_support/kzlbqr2/

It isn't just that it was never officially confirmed, it very clearly never happened - the origins of those claims were people on Twitter making things up without even a tiny grain of truth to start from. Those accusations were completely fabricated from the start, it was a coordinated and sustained campaign to get me fired by spreading lies. There is a reason many of the stories about me funding racist/sexist/anti-semitic troll campaigns were completely deleted - if any of it was true, it would certainly get referenced in modern coverage of myself and Anduril [Anduril is Palmer's new autonomous drone weapons company].

Palmer then goes on to say that Americans and Barack Obama don't want Gay marriage:
https://np.reddit.com/oculus/comments/1c3rwfk/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_more_to_support/kzkw7l

It is worth noting that same-sex marriage was not a popular cause. The people supporting it were generally very politically left or libertarian. It is easy to call Proposition 8 a far-right invention in the modern day, but it passed! In California, one of the most reliably liberal states! Heck, even Barack Obama was against same-sex marriage.

Then Palmer points out that opposition to gay marriage was a moderate position:
https://np.reddit.com/oculus/comments/1c3rwfk/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_more_to_support/kzl45zh/

My point is not that it passed without opposition, it is that opposition to same-sex marriage was not a far-right position or something that be fairly used to paint someone as a bigot worthy of firing. It was, at the time, a majority view even in California but especially nationally.

Reddit user xxTheGoDxx does an extended dive into Palmer Luckey's connection to the military industrial complex, too long to quote here entirely but ends by implying his right wing political donations may have played into his weapons company's success:
https://np.reddit.com/oculus/comments/1c3rwfk/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_more_to_support/kzkwyuk/

Honestly makes it sound like his donation might have been to get the door open on a defense contract, but who knows.

Much of the thread appears to have been overrun with MAGA supporters.
Reddit user gigadude claims to have worked with Palmer at Oculus, talks shit about his politics AND his tech chops AND brings up Gamergate:
https://np.reddit.com/oculus/comments/1c3rwfk/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_more_to_support/kzjrlrg/

Palmer's politics did bleed into internal threads from time to time; not in an overly hostile way but certainly in a way I found unprofessional, especially in his role as a leader. For what it's worth I can't remember a single technical contribution he made during my overlap with him, or for that matter seeing him in the office very often; I do remember several times his public antics while on the clock representing Oculus needing PR damage control.

Palmer can't deal with this slight, says he doesn't know the dude:
https://np.reddit.com/oculus/comments/1c3rwfk/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_more_to_support/kzky2en/

I don't know what division you worked in, but it must have been pretty far removed from my team. I was in the office every workday and most weekends, and only took a single one-week vacation in my years at Facebook. Not seeing a single technical contribution is also pretty strange given the teams I led, particularly on the input side.

Palmer goes on to say that his replacement at Oculus (the current CTO of meta) was anti-Trump:
https://np.reddit.com/oculus/comments/1c3rwfk/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_more_to_support/kzl99sx/

Remember that Boz is the one who posted (and then deleted) that anyone who supports Trump because they don't like Hillary is a shitty human being. And he is the CTO! Politics was always fine, but not anything right of San Francisco middle.

Redditor pentagon points out that Palmer is Matt Gaetz' brother in law (!):
https://np.reddit.com/oculus/comments/1c3rwfk/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_more_to_support/kzlykbg/
Redditor deSpaffle points out that Palmer is a big MAGA donor:
https://np.reddit.com/oculus/comments/1c3rwfk/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_more_to_support/kzk1rjp/

He also financially supports his pedo brother in law and the Republican party, having made at least 719 separate donations totalling millions of dollars.
https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=palmer+luckey&order=desc&sort=A

Palmer ignores this but then shows up a bit lower down to deny this (despite the evidence??):
https://np.reddit.com/oculus/comments/1c3rwfk/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_more_to_support/kzldqlg/

None of this is true. My political contributions at that point were limited to Ron Paul, Gary Johnson, and $9k to an anti-Clinton group. I was quiet about it, too. There is a reason nobody even knew my politics until the press dug them up.

The thread devolves into the usual left vs right wing tit-a-tat. American political arguments, discussion of the big T, military contracts, silicon valley power plays, definitions of inflammatory terms, etc.
Edit:
For your popcorning pleasure, another thread in a different subreddit on the same subject, although reddit user palmerluckey isn't in it, and it's locked:
https://np.reddit.com/virtualreality/comments/1c3qg11/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_oing_more_to/
Probably the best part is reddit user Looki187 posting a no-context picture of Palmer Luckey posing happily with Steve Bannon and flashing a controversial hand sign:
https://np.reddit.com/virtualreality/comments/1c3qg11/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_oing_more_to/kzjdc2h/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EEMx26aUEAEM0LV?format=jpg&name=small

Reddit user muchcharles indicates that the second fellow in the pic is a holocaust denier named Chuck Johnson:
https://np.reddit.com/virtualreality/comments/1c3qg11/john_carmack_regrets_not_doing_oing_more_to/kzjrlgh/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_C._Johnson#Holocaust_denial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_C._Johnson#Charlottesville_Rally
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/02/05/matt-gaetzs-state-of-the-union-guest-admits-he-questioned-holocaust/
justacolyte: what are your thoughts on the Holocaust, WW2, and the JQ (anti-semitic conspiracy theory speak for The Jewish Question) talk in general?
ChuckCJohnson: I do not and never have believed the six million figure. I think the Red Cross numbers of 250,000 dead in the camps from typhus are more realistic. I think the Allied bombing of Germany was a war crime. I agree with David Cole about Auschwitz and the gas chambers not being real. I read the German War (highly recommend), Bloodlands, Mein Kampf, and all of David Irving.

edit2:
Ermagerd guys I can't keep up, he's all up in the comments still, ITS STILL UNFOLDING AND I AM OUT OF POPCORN SNED HALP

Got some pretty cool ones on the chopping block. PM me if you want to make offers, need more pictures, or are genuinely curious. All of these are pretty minty, make sure to look through all the timestamps.
Timestamp: https://imgur.com/a/Hn1KYg4
Todd Fischer Launch ($2000)
Pics: https://imgur.com/a/shhvS5N
Arizona Custom listing: https://www.arizonacustomknives.com/products/1013017/
This thing is beautiful, super smooth action only small marks on clip and on the lockside zirconium. Has mokuti pivot, backspacer, clip with zirconium and damascus bolsters. All hidden hardware
Direware Solo V5 flipper ($800)
Pics: https://imgur.com/a/GsCtoNW
Super clean carbon fiber inlays with M390 steel. Action is super snappy and feels like a smaller knife. The wharncliffe is pretty interesting love it or hate it. Only wear is some slight scratches near the pivot and pocket clip. One of my favorites of the bunch.
Shirogorov Hati G10 ($450) SOLD
Pics: https://imgur.com/a/Qo6lOfv
Nice, slim, classy... fucking ORANGE. Clean M390 steel, typical wear on the lockside. Very smooth for a washer knife. Would dare to call this the Russian Sebenza?
Medford TFF1 Fat Daddy ($1000)
Pics: https://imgur.com/a/iq84Rjg
God damn Chonker, S35Vn satin blade. Bronze scalloped anodizing on the scales. Pretty much pristine and comes with Medford pelican case and cards. This one actually flips very nice for the size and weight and will cut fingers off when dropping closed.
Medford Praetorian TI custom ($1000)
Pics: https://imgur.com/a/wb2H96W
Yeah... I know another massive knife. Listen, it was a big fad, you might have missed it. I DID NOT. This is a custom D2 with the vulcan finish, Bronze to Purple fade on the TI. Flips pretty good but is kind of awkward with just the blood groove. If you don't want to support the Medford Douche, then buying it from me will help keep your conscience clean;)

Got some pretty cool ones on the chopping block. PM me if you want to make offers, need more pictures, or are genuinely curious. All of these are pretty minty, make sure to look through all the timestamps.
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Timestamps: https://imgur.com/a/jYJvz9y
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Todd Fischer Launch ($2000)
Pics: https://imgur.com/a/shhvS5N
Arizona Custom listing: https://www.arizonacustomknives.com/products/1013017/
This thing is beautiful, super smooth action only small marks on clip and on the lockside zirconium. Has mokuti pivot, backspacer, clip with zirconium and damascus bolsters. All hidden hardware
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Direware Solo V5 flipper ($850)
Pics: https://imgur.com/a/GsCtoNW
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Super clean carbon fiber inlays with M390 steel. Action is super snappy and feels like a smaller knife. The wharncliffe is pretty interesting love it or hate it. Only wear is some slight scratches near the pivot and pocket clip. One of my favorites of the bunch.
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Shirogorov Hati G10 ($500)
Pics: https://imgur.com/a/Qo6lOfv
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Nice, slim, classy... fucking ORANGE. Clean M390 steel, typical wear on the lockside. Very smooth for a washer knife. Would dare to call this the Russian Sebenza?
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Medford TFF1 Fat Daddy ($1000)
Pics: https://imgur.com/a/iq84Rjg
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God damn Chonker, S35Vn satin blade. Bronze scalloped anodizing on the scales. Pretty much pristine and comes with Medford pelican case and cards. This one actually flips very nice for the size and weight and will cut fingers off when dropping closed.
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Medford Praetorian TI custom ($1100)
Pics: https://imgur.com/a/wb2H96W
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Yeah... I know another massive knife. Listen, it was a big fad, you might have missed it. I DID NOT. This is a custom D2 with the vulcan finish, Bronze to Purple fade on the TI. Flips pretty good but is kind of awkward with just the blood groove. If you don't want to support the Medford Douche, then buying it from me will help keep your conscience clean;)

Tokenize files continuation patent for microchip reliability verification and auto-correction technology which was published on December 28th
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Tokenize granted patent for automatic IP generation of integrated circuits layout blocks
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Tokenize granted patent for predictive technology for designing and manufacturing three-dimensional, multi-planar semiconductors patent
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Tokenize granted patent for Photonic-based, 3D, multi-planar design architecture and manufacturing technologies for integrated circuits
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GBT Technologies Inc. (OTC PINK: GTCH ) ("GBT” or the “Company”), through its 50% subsidiary, GBT Tokenize Corp (“Tokenize”), is pleased to provide an update on its intellectual properties porfolio:
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Tokenize has filed a continuation patent for its microchip reliability verification and auto-correction technology, which has been assigned an internal name: Epsilon. The application has been assigned serial number 18368038 and the filing date was September 14, 2023. The continuation patent aims to broaden the technology's Artificial Technology (AI) capabilities to detect and auto-correct more complex reliability violations. Epsilon is a new technology that addresses the physics of advanced semiconductor nodes with the goal of ensuring high reliability, optimal thermal design, lower power consumption, and high performance. The technology uses AI algorithms to identify reliability flaws, describe the found issues, and allow automatic correction of these reliability issues early during the integrated circuits (ICs) design phase. The continuation patent aims to improve the technology's machine learning techniques, focusing on data analysis, identification, categorization, and reasoning to optimize IC layout during automatic correction. This will allow IC designers to analyze and fix circuits early during the design phase, with higher efficiency and in real time. The application was published on December 28th, publication #: US 2023/0419012.
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“Epsilon technology uses AI to detect and auto-correct reliability violations in microchips. The continuation patent aims to improve the technology’s AI capabilities and make it even more effective” stated Danny Rittman, the Company’s CTO.
​
Tokenize has been granted a patent for a new technology that can automatically generate reusable IP blocks for ICs. The patent, which was granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office on August 29, 2023, describes a system that can read circuit specifications, process rules, and constraints to automatically generate IC layout blocks, which has been assigned an internal name Phi. This technology has the potential to reduce the time and cost of designing ICs, especially for fabless IC design firms. By automating the process of generating IP blocks, design firms can focus on more complex tasks, such as system-level integration.
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"We are pleased to announce the issuance of one of our major EDA patents, the Phi patent describes a technology that can read circuit specifications, process rules, and constraints to automatically generate the IC's layout block. This block can be used for various other projects. If another circuit is needed, the technology can easily generate it from scratch" said Danny Rittman, GBT's CTO.
​
Tokenize's predictive technology patent was granted on November 7, 2023, US Patent #: 11,809,797. The patent describes systems and methods to design and manufacture three-dimensional, multi-planar semiconductors. The technology uses AI to predict the best 3D, multi-planar shape for an integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing process. The described system considers various factors, including geometrical design rules, electrical specifications, reliability constraints, and DFM (Design for Manufacturing) guidelines. The key benefits of the described predictive technology are improved silicon yield, performance increase, power consumption reduction, and improved reliability. The invention's technology significantly increases the silicon yield by predicting the best 3D, multi-planar shape for an IC manufacturing process, leading to lower costs and shorter development times.
​
Tokenize’s photonic, 3D, multi-planar, integrated circuits (PIC) design and manufacturing architecture, patent application, been granted as U.S. Patent No. 11,862,736 on January 2, 2024. The patent application protects photonic microchip technology, added to Tokenize’s 3D, MP microchip design and manufacturing existing invention. A photonic integrated circuit (PIC), is a device that combines both electronic and photonic components on a small scale. It is designed to process and manipulate light signals instead of electrical signals, enabling faster data transfer and processing compared to traditional electronic microchips. It contains photonic components, which are components that work with light (photons). Tokenize’s patent adds Photonic Technology to the next generation of high performance, bandwidth, and efficiency of PICs, making them a vital part of the high-speed technology of the future. The patent also protects 3D, MP hybrid technology, combining photonics and conventional circuits, offering advantages of photonic circuits working together with conventional ones in a 3D multiplanar structure. Tokenize plans to continue its research in the evolving photonic ICs domain, developing further pioneering advancements and new concepts.
​
“Tokenize plans to continue developing these technologies and making it available to design firms. We believe that this technology has the potential to revolutionize the way ICs are designed” said Mansour Khatib the Company’s CEO.
​
There is no guarantee that the Company or Tokenize will be successful in researching, developing or implementing the above systems. In order to successfully implement these concepts, the Company and/or Tokenize will need to raise adequate capital to support its research and, if successfully researched and fully developed, the Company and/or Tokenize would need to enter into a strategic relationship with a third party that has experience in manufacturing, selling and distributing this product. There is no guarantee that the Company and/or Tokenize will be successful in any or all of these critical steps.
​
About Us
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GBT Technologies, Inc. (OTC PINK: GTCHD) (“GBT”) (http://gbtti.com) is a development stage company which considers itself a native of Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Enabled Mobile Technology Platforms used to increase IC performance. GBT has assembled a team with extensive technology expertise and is building an intellectual property portfolio consisting of many patents. GBT’s mission, to license the technology and IP to synergetic partners in the areas of hardware and software. Once commercialized, it is GBT’s goal to have a suite of products including smart microchips, AI, encryption, Blockchain, IC design, mobile security applications, database management protocols, with tracking and supporting cloud software (without the need for GPS). GBT envisions this system as a creation of a global mesh network using advanced nodes and super performing new generation IC technology. The core of the system will be its advanced microchip technology; technology that can be installed in any mobile or fixed device worldwide. GBT’s vision is to produce this system as a low cost, secure, private-mesh-network between all enabled devices. Thus, providing shared processing, advanced mobile database management and sharing while using these enhanced mobile features as an alternative to traditional carrier services.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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Certain statements contained in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements because of various important factors as disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission located at their website ( http://www.sec.gov). In addition to these factors, actual future performance, outcomes, and results may differ materially because of more general factors including (without limitation) general industry and market conditions and growth rates, economic conditions, governmental and public policy changes, the Company’s ability to raise capital on acceptable terms, if at all, the Company’s successful development of its products and the integration into its existing products and the commercial acceptance of the Company’s products. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company's views as of the date of this press release and these views could change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date of the press release.
​
Contact:

Tokenize files continuation patent for microchip reliability verification and auto-correction technology which was published on December 28th
​
Tokenize granted patent for automatic IP generation of integrated circuits layout blocks
​
Tokenize granted patent for predictive technology for designing and manufacturing three-dimensional, multi-planar semiconductors patent
​
Tokenize granted patent for Photonic-based, 3D, multi-planar design architecture and manufacturing technologies for integrated circuits
​
​
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GBT Technologies Inc. (OTC PINK: GTCH ) ("GBT” or the “Company”), through its 50% subsidiary, GBT Tokenize Corp (“Tokenize”), is pleased to provide an update on its intellectual properties porfolio:
​
Tokenize has filed a continuation patent for its microchip reliability verification and auto-correction technology, which has been assigned an internal name: Epsilon. The application has been assigned serial number 18368038 and the filing date was September 14, 2023. The continuation patent aims to broaden the technology's Artificial Technology (AI) capabilities to detect and auto-correct more complex reliability violations. Epsilon is a new technology that addresses the physics of advanced semiconductor nodes with the goal of ensuring high reliability, optimal thermal design, lower power consumption, and high performance. The technology uses AI algorithms to identify reliability flaws, describe the found issues, and allow automatic correction of these reliability issues early during the integrated circuits (ICs) design phase. The continuation patent aims to improve the technology's machine learning techniques, focusing on data analysis, identification, categorization, and reasoning to optimize IC layout during automatic correction. This will allow IC designers to analyze and fix circuits early during the design phase, with higher efficiency and in real time. The application was published on December 28th, publication #: US 2023/0419012.
​
“Epsilon technology uses AI to detect and auto-correct reliability violations in microchips. The continuation patent aims to improve the technology’s AI capabilities and make it even more effective” stated Danny Rittman, the Company’s CTO.
​
Tokenize has been granted a patent for a new technology that can automatically generate reusable IP blocks for ICs. The patent, which was granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office on August 29, 2023, describes a system that can read circuit specifications, process rules, and constraints to automatically generate IC layout blocks, which has been assigned an internal name Phi. This technology has the potential to reduce the time and cost of designing ICs, especially for fabless IC design firms. By automating the process of generating IP blocks, design firms can focus on more complex tasks, such as system-level integration.
​
"We are pleased to announce the issuance of one of our major EDA patents, the Phi patent describes a technology that can read circuit specifications, process rules, and constraints to automatically generate the IC's layout block. This block can be used for various other projects. If another circuit is needed, the technology can easily generate it from scratch" said Danny Rittman, GBT's CTO.
​
Tokenize's predictive technology patent was granted on November 7, 2023, US Patent #: 11,809,797. The patent describes systems and methods to design and manufacture three-dimensional, multi-planar semiconductors. The technology uses AI to predict the best 3D, multi-planar shape for an integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing process. The described system considers various factors, including geometrical design rules, electrical specifications, reliability constraints, and DFM (Design for Manufacturing) guidelines. The key benefits of the described predictive technology are improved silicon yield, performance increase, power consumption reduction, and improved reliability. The invention's technology significantly increases the silicon yield by predicting the best 3D, multi-planar shape for an IC manufacturing process, leading to lower costs and shorter development times.
​
Tokenize’s photonic, 3D, multi-planar, integrated circuits (PIC) design and manufacturing architecture, patent application, been granted as U.S. Patent No. 11,862,736 on January 2, 2024. The patent application protects photonic microchip technology, added to Tokenize’s 3D, MP microchip design and manufacturing existing invention. A photonic integrated circuit (PIC), is a device that combines both electronic and photonic components on a small scale. It is designed to process and manipulate light signals instead of electrical signals, enabling faster data transfer and processing compared to traditional electronic microchips. It contains photonic components, which are components that work with light (photons). Tokenize’s patent adds Photonic Technology to the next generation of high performance, bandwidth, and efficiency of PICs, making them a vital part of the high-speed technology of the future. The patent also protects 3D, MP hybrid technology, combining photonics and conventional circuits, offering advantages of photonic circuits working together with conventional ones in a 3D multiplanar structure. Tokenize plans to continue its research in the evolving photonic ICs domain, developing further pioneering advancements and new concepts.
​
“Tokenize plans to continue developing these technologies and making it available to design firms. We believe that this technology has the potential to revolutionize the way ICs are designed” said Mansour Khatib the Company’s CEO.
​
There is no guarantee that the Company or Tokenize will be successful in researching, developing or implementing the above systems. In order to successfully implement these concepts, the Company and/or Tokenize will need to raise adequate capital to support its research and, if successfully researched and fully developed, the Company and/or Tokenize would need to enter into a strategic relationship with a third party that has experience in manufacturing, selling and distributing this product. There is no guarantee that the Company and/or Tokenize will be successful in any or all of these critical steps.
​
About Us
​
GBT Technologies, Inc. (OTC PINK: GTCHD) (“GBT”) (http://gbtti.com) is a development stage company which considers itself a native of Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Enabled Mobile Technology Platforms used to increase IC performance. GBT has assembled a team with extensive technology expertise and is building an intellectual property portfolio consisting of many patents. GBT’s mission, to license the technology and IP to synergetic partners in the areas of hardware and software. Once commercialized, it is GBT’s goal to have a suite of products including smart microchips, AI, encryption, Blockchain, IC design, mobile security applications, database management protocols, with tracking and supporting cloud software (without the need for GPS). GBT envisions this system as a creation of a global mesh network using advanced nodes and super performing new generation IC technology. The core of the system will be its advanced microchip technology; technology that can be installed in any mobile or fixed device worldwide. GBT’s vision is to produce this system as a low cost, secure, private-mesh-network between all enabled devices. Thus, providing shared processing, advanced mobile database management and sharing while using these enhanced mobile features as an alternative to traditional carrier services.
​
Forward-Looking Statements
​
Certain statements contained in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements because of various important factors as disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission located at their website ( http://www.sec.gov). In addition to these factors, actual future performance, outcomes, and results may differ materially because of more general factors including (without limitation) general industry and market conditions and growth rates, economic conditions, governmental and public policy changes, the Company’s ability to raise capital on acceptable terms, if at all, the Company’s successful development of its products and the integration into its existing products and the commercial acceptance of the Company’s products. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company's views as of the date of this press release and these views could change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date of the press release.
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Contact:

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Pics:

• the hills might be silent https://twitter.com/SegaCDUniverse/status/1767860417504665797
  
• David Hayter - I just choked on an errant popcorn husk, and I was like, “Hrrnngh, kernel.” https://twitter.com/DavidBHaytestatus/1768073369621328020
  
• if you think twitter got worse after tumblr banned porn imagine how bad things r gonna get after the government bans tiktok lmfao https://twitter.com/kzzrttt/status/1767927363747151916
  
• Shoutout to the guy who couldn't bring himself to 2-turn KO my 5 year old son at the Pokémon TCG Pre-Release tournament. I hope your pillow is cool on both sides and you never stub your toe ever again https://twitter.com/Falinxie_/status/1767832423751205272
  
• A day never goes by where I don't think about climate scientists becoming incredibly excited for 2 months in 2020 when emissions levels fell to below the requirement to maintain the current state of glaciation on planet earth https://twitter.com/deusexmonikestatus/1768058891613487493
  
• Pokemon news
  
  • there's been debate over the years about how much articles from press harm under-the-radar fan projects based on popular series. according to pokemon's former chief lawyer, who LukePlunkett interviewed, the answer is: a lot https://twitter.com/Vahn16/status/1768036210071544055
  • Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Atrium Toyota Engineering Society and Pokemon have joined forces to create a project that combines the joy of imagination and serious manufacturing. https://twitter.com/Sifu_pokePress/status/1768096934051647558
  • Roadmap to Raikou: Part 3 By exchanging Raikou Mane, you can obtain Raikou Biscuits! These biscuits provide an extra increase in friendship with Raikou, so take full advantage of them. https://twitter.com/PokemonSleep/status/1768385371073638773

Clips:

• Finding the rhythm in Street Fighter 3's 'Parry the Ball' Bonus Stage. - desk [1:05] https://twitter.com/deskclips/status/1768038770744377718
  
• me reviving John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald to each carry out one final task https://twitter.com/WaterShuriken_/status/1768122473478799571
  
• First clip from ‘X-MEN 97’. https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1768306651218489672
  

Videos

• Behold the folded circle snack - vihart [6:04] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a9YgCCQYVI
  
• The Crow (2024) Official Trailer - Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs, Danny Huston [2:49] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djSKp_pwmOA
  

Articles/News/Other

• France: Muslims deface 58 graves with messages such as 'Submit to Allah' and 'France is already Allah's' https://old.reddit.com/theworldnews/comments/1bdoxa4/france_muslims_deface_58_graves_with_messages/
  
• US safety agency says Boeing video of door-plug removal was overwritten https://old.reddit.com/news/comments/1bdz46l/us_safety_agency_says_boeing_video_of_doorplug/
  
• Pokemon - there's been debate over the years about how much articles from press harm under-the-radar fan projects based on popular series. according to pokemon's former chief lawyer, who LukePlunkett interviewed, the answer is: a lot https://twitter.com/Vahn16/status/1768036210071544055
  
• OpenAI CTO Mira Murati says Sora was trained on publicly available and licensed data - and then cant actually confirm what it is https://twitter.com/tsarnick/status/1768021821595726254
  
  • People this ill-equipped to talk about data sourcing for Gen AI should not be allowed anywhere near this tech. These people are stealing our work because it was “publicly available”. Despicable ghouls. https://twitter.com/arvalis/status/1768063157581582623
• Pornhub shut down in Texas. Redtube also.https://old.reddit.com/texas/comments/1benr92/wow_pornhub_shut_down_in_texas_redtube_also_im/
  
• Twitch to remove Watch Parties in April https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/watch-parties?language=en_US
  
  • lsf thread https://old.reddit.com/LivestreamFail/comments/1beuieu/twitch_to_remove_watch_parties_in_april/
• Embracer’s official announcement of the deal is a little misleading. Saber is actually bringing along 4A Games (Metro) and Zen Studios (Pinball) through options, which (combined with liabilities) amounts to a purchase price of around $500 million as Bloomberg reported last month https://twitter.com/jasonschreiestatus/1768212177888948349
  
• who is the #1 contributor to the TikTok ban bill’s author, Rep. Mike Gallagher? That’s right - AIPAC https://twitter.com/Roots_Action/status/1767950322927051226
  
  • With the speed they moved to ban TikTok, there is 0 doubt in my mind pro-Israel lobbying groups are behind the pressure https://twitter.com/LolOverruled/status/1767935990105014348

Hey all,
I'm planning on spending some time in South East Asia (Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia) with a mix of mountains, beach and cities. I'm going with a photogenic friend and would like to bring my camera and a godox strobe.
I'm trying to figure out what's the minimum I can bring. I have an ad100, ad200 and ad300.
Don't need a lightstand as I have 2 CF extendable sticks (and will bring one of them regardless) I can use to either handheld or put on a tripod if I decide to bring that. They both will hold up to the ad300 with the umbrella.
I will bring CTO gels for the sunsets.
I have the ADr14 reflector and s65 octa for the AD300
an umbrella would be less bulky and heavy.
Will have to deal with 7kg carryon limits and checkin bags.
Being mobile and taking pics quickly would be key.
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Thanks
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Lenovo Thinkpad T420i 6GB RAM, 2.1 GHz
Decent condition. It's been my partner's daily driver for years. Now we're letting go. It has a battery that still works. Lenovo diagnostic tool says it's at 36% capacity. It's fully charged and windows estimates 2 hours of battery life when fairly idle (browser, diagnostic tool open but not running).
Type:
4177-CTO
User Guide:
https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t420_and_t420i_ug_en.pdf
This T420i laptop is in good overall shape. It's been used, but only has one crack on the bezel and some wear on the trackpad. Otherwise it functions properly; no damage to the screen and has some battery life left. All of the tested ports have decent retention and work.

• 14 inch 1600x900 screen
• Intel Core I3-2310M 2.1 GHz processor
• 6 GB RAM
• 280 GB HDD
• Thinklight
• Solid keyboard
• VGA port, Ethernet connector, 2x USB + 1 always on USB, displayport, 1x esata/usb combo connector
• Expresscard slot
• Ultrabay with DVD drive
• Media card (SD, SDHC, SDXC, Multimedia Card) slot
• Functioning (original Lenovo) battery. 36% capacity
• Trackpoint & Trackpad

I'm only asking for $20 USD + shipping. Open to offers.
https://imgur.com/a/fcEfT32
Verification pic
https://imgur.com/a/GTupHu3

fixed by itself overnight, just like the temps broke for almost 2 weeks after doing literally nothing just like that after doing literally nothing it fixed itself, still is a bit hotter than was before but its acceptable.
ok so how do I even begin. First of all hello friends. I'm looking for help scince other posts didn't sovle my issue. here's the problem, R9 5900x previously was running at steady 30-40c(with background/tray apps) idle temps. Now without any background apps/tray its between 55 cto 70c at times, gaming is pretty much impossible scince even normal game like league of legends or minecraft cook up the cpu and fans turn all the way up making it unberable to listen(temps 80-90c+(saw even going up to 98) before rarely going above 75c) also pc is pretty much new 1yo or something close to that. all of the parts were purchased new. nothing is used or reused.
here are the things i tried:-downloading ryzen master (cant install idk why its not a well known issue it just starts installing and almost instantly stops, thought it might be a software colliding in a wierd way so uninstalled amd adrenaline still nothing. also formated whole pc and still nothing not a message, just shuts down.)
-format pc even few times xd (nothing)
-clean fans/aio/whole pc (temps dropped by 2/3c but it might just be room temp change.)
-reapply thermal paste (arctic mx-2 i think it is. temps dropped by 5c)[it was rly hot before allathat]
-updated bios (got a bit quieter but 0 change in performance)-also of course after every format i redownoaded all drivers necesary (i think😮)
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so after my little rant plz consider helping here is all of my hardware
cpu - r9 5900xgpu- radeon rx6950xtmobo- asus prime x570-paio - msi mag core liquid 2fans 120 or 140mm i think dont remember honestly(i know people say its bad and all but ive been lucky and it works properly had no issues before.)ram - kingston fury 32gb (4x8gb) also forgot to mention its runs docp 3600 but tried to turn off and no change.disc- 2 sata ssd's both samsung both good and pretty much newcomputer case (forgot the word 😮) - krux vortex (its a local company might be a problem with searching up pics but its a good case) 2 200mm fans up front 1, 140mm in the back aio mounted in the top. here is a reference photo KRUX Vortex

SO what can i change or do different? also forgot that i tried the whole undervolting or whatever but it didnt change much and pc is still very loud.

sorry for bad english and grammar this is not my first language. ask me anything and i will try to respond asap :) .thanks in advance.

Lenovo Thinkpad T420i 6GB RAM, 2.1 GHz
Decent condition. It's been my partner's daily driver for years. Now we're letting go. It has a battery that still works. I'm working on getting the battery health summary from Lenovo Vantage and will post that here when I have it. RESULTS: Lenovo diagnostic tool says it's at 36% capacity. It's fully charged and windows estimates 2 hours of battery life when fairly idle (browser, diagnostic tool open but not running).
Type:
4177-CTO
User Guide
https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t420_and_t420i_ug_en.pdf
This T420i laptop is in good overall shape. It's been used, but only has one crack on the bezel and some wear on the trackpad. Otherwise it functions properly; no damage to the screen and has some battery life left. All of the tested ports have decent retention and work.

• 14 inch 1600x900 screen
• Intel Core I3-2310M 2.1 GHz processor
• 6 GB RAM
• 280 GB HDD
• Thinklight
• Solid keyboard
• VGA port, Ethernet connector, 2x USB + 1 always on USB, displayport, 1x esata/usb combo connector
• Expresscard slot
• Ultrabay with DVD drive
• Media card (SD, SDHC, SDXC, Multimedia Card) slot
• Functioning (original Lenovo) battery. 36% capacity
• Trackpoint & Trackpad

I'm only asking for $25 USD + shipping.
https://imgur.com/a/fcEfT32
Verification pic
https://imgur.com/a/GTupHu3

Blockchain "Smart Money" tracker u/lookonchain has spread the word that a staggering amount of Worldcoin (WLD) has been deposited on various crypto exchanges within the last seven hours –around three million WLD.
The transactions were made by market maker GSR and an anonymous whale who has already sold a large stash of WLD earlier this month.
This happened after Worldcoin soared to an all-time high of $2.5 as WLD founder Sam Altman got sacked as CEO from OpenAI, and now he and his team intend to start building a new product, which they promise will be "incredible." Worldcoin is a brainchild of the Tools for Humanity tech company that Altman cofounded.
WLD soars, whales begin selling millions of it
According to recent tweets published by u/lookonchain, crypto trading company and liquidity provider GSR transferred 1.83 million Worldcoin (worth $4.47 million) to various digital exchanges, and so did anonymous whale -53da662. The latter has sent 1.1 million WLD (evaluated at $2.66 million) to Binance just recently.
Affected by the news of #OpenAI ex-CEO Sam Altman(@sama), the price of $WLD experienced huge fluctuations and reached an all-time high.
The market maker #GSR deposited a total of 1.83M $WLD ($4.47M) to exchanges in the past 7 hours.https://t.co/YN7DSxxWoO pic.twitter.com/qKxLE9DLhU— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) November 20, 2023
The same whale, per the above-mentioned source, sold two million WLD on Binance for $1.76 on Nov. 6. Prior to that, he bought six million WLD for $8.7 million on Binance and OKX on Oct. 19, when Worldcoin traded at $1.45 per unit. This whale now owns four million WLD worth $9.3 million, and his unrealized profit constitutes $3.5 million.
Here's recent "OpenAI coup" development
As covered by U.Today over the weekend, the board of directors of OpenAI, creator of the popular AI bot ChatGPT, has relieved the company's cofounder Sam Altman from holding the position of CEO, believing that he is unable to continue steering the company into a successful future.
The company's president, Greg Brockman, chose to resign in support of Altman. Many experts have referred to this as the "OpenAI coup." After first considering OpenAI CTO Mira Muratti as the future CEO, she decided to rehire Altman and Brockman. Therefore, the company made an offer to several other people for the CEO position and finally picked former Twitch chief executive Emmett Shear, according to Emily Chang, the host and executive producer of "The Circuit" on Bloomberg Originals.
The OpenAI board has hired Emmett Shear as CEO. He is the former CEO of Twitch.
My understanding is that Sam is in shock. https://t.co/GpMp9nm6qo— Emily Chang (@emilychangtv) November 20, 2023
Brockman tweeted that he and Altman are now gathering a team to start a new company that will build something "new and incredible."
We are going to build something new & it will be incredible.
Initial leadership (more soon): u/merettm u/sidorszymon u/aleks_madry u/sama u/gdb
The mission continues. https://t.co/oAerJnMYQm— Greg Brockman (@gdb) November 20, 2023
Dogecoin co-creator Billy Markus commented on this OpenAI situation on Saturday, when the details of firing Altman had just emerged, stating sarcastically that he now expects a movie to be made based on this OpenAI story.
Today, Markus again took to X app (formerly Twitter) to say that he believes the "OpenAI drama" to be silly, and this led him to understand that "𝕏 is an important app for breaking news and must be protected at all costs," assuming that millions of people learned about this drama on X rather than from mainstream media.

I posted this a couple of year ago, but worth putting out again.
TL/DR...I bring my personal assets and have never had a problem. YOU DO YOU!
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I often see people talk about bringing "burner" devices to the con. The concern is that at a hacking convention, a hacker is sure to attack your personal device, put malware on it and pwn you. If you bring a burner device (something you plan of erasing/re-installing post con) any compromise is contained.
Here is my personal opinion on this
(no warranties expressed or implied)
(my opinions are my own and are based on my knowledge and experience...don't take what I say at face value. Analyze for yourself)
I bring my personal laptop and cell phone each year. I have been working infosec for ~20 years. I know how to "harden" my devices and I practice good "cyber hygiene". I understand the threat vectors and limit my exposure. I have never had an issue and never detected anything on my devices.
Hardening - Run your host based firewall. Update your AV. Patch your OS. Patch your applications. Update your phone. Do this PRIOR to the con. (i.e. Do not take the chance of a MitM attack at the con). Bottom line, make sure everything is up to date before you connect to the conference WiFi network, the hotel network or any network while in Vegas that week. This should cover any "known" vulnerabilities...things that vendors are aware of have patches for. (I will be doing one last update check for everything the day before I fly out)
0-days - We can patch our devices against known vulnerabilities but what about 0-days. Def Con is run by some of the best cyber security people in the world. They know how to monitor a network. If someone had a 0-day and executed it on the Def Con network, it would be detected. The packets would be captured. Someone just burned a 0day just to attack you? That 0-day could be worth a lot as a bug bounty or on the black market. I don't see it as a threat against me as a conference attendee. (If I was CTO of a big company I might be more of a target and would change my defense strategy.)
In the middle of hardening and 0-days...know about current threats. #PrintNightmare. MS is still working on a patch. Current suggested mitigation, turn off the print service. We are mitigating, not remediating. Do your research if you don't know what I'm talking about. We could do a whole post on PrintNightmare.
https://wccftech.com/how-to/how-to-mitigate-printnightmare-print-spooler-vulnerability-on-windows-10-computers/
Exposure - Turn off WiFi and Bluetooth while not in use. Basic cyber hygiene...Don't run unnecessary services. Turn them on when you need them, turn them off when you don't. Speaking of WiFi, don't "autoconnect" to networks. Imagine someone running a rogue access point with an SSID of Starbucks. Your phone/laptop might try to auto connect to that SSID if it remembers that network name. The rogue AP will prob forward your traffic to the internet and you won't realize you have been MitMd (is that a term?). Oh, and run a VPN. nuff said.
Def Con network - Last year was virtual, but the year before the Def Con NOC provided WiFi with 802.1x authentication and digital certificate verification. Makes me feel better knowing they do something to verify connections. Here is a link from their FAQ a couple years back. (nothing on the current year FAQ about this yet but I expect it will come.)
https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2026/DEF%20CON%2026%20network.txt
Per my autoconnect comment above, pay attention to what WiFi network you are on. Get in the habit of checking.
Cyber Hygene - Don't plugin random USB devices. Don't click on random links. We all get this in our annual cyber security awareness training. Especially true at the con. Meet a stranger and he sends you links?! I actually watched someone do this. Guy was trying to get us to click links on his page he wanted to forward to us. no. no. no.
Think further. How bout QR codes? What shenanigans do you think they can pull off with QR codes. Put a poster up with a QR code that tries to connect your device to SSID "%p%s%s%s%s%n" (do you get the reference?). You're taking a pic of some friends, this poster is in the background, your phone politely tries to connect for you, you click the popup without fully looking at what popped up. On an iphone? bad day.
https://howtoremove.guide/p-s-s-s-s-n-wireless-network/
This is what works for ME. I may be dead wrong. Maybe there is malware deep in my system and I am unaware. (doubt it). I have measured my risk, applied appropriate mitigations and make informed decisions. (is my CISSP showing?)
Cyber n00b? Be safe out there. Its not all black magic and voodoo. Know the threats and how to navigate the threatscape. If you don't understand all of this (what is a VPN?) then err of the side of caution and get your burner phone/laptop. There is nothing wrong with that approach...It is not "over the top" or unreasonable. It is the right solution when aren't confident you can secure your own device and communications. Hopefully cons like this and your journey in infosec will get you there. That's why your coming to the con, right? To learn the black magic and voodo!
The most secure computer in the world is powered off, buried in concrete. Not very usable though. I like to get use out my devices.
Very curious to see other opinions on my approach. Other suggestions to protect yourself?