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📌 FYI, every now & then we move everything on this webpage to our Offline Servers. We last did so at 6 PM, Thurs, Jan 1st, 2026. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 6 PM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 We stumbled across this article on CNBC & want to give it some visibility on our website: link to Vibe Coding article on CNBC Anybody doing something innovative has nothing to worry about. ALL others probably do. At least in time. Also, for clarity, we see Vibe Coding simply as an updated version of Software Templates. Which as you very-likely know, have been around for a very long time. And BTW, we've been closely following Vide Coding ever-since we got wind of Cursor's valuation rise. i.e., late 3Q25. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 5 PM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 Two important things to announce: 1.) Day by Day, Week by Week, as we get closer to the 2026 midterms, we believe more Americans will agree with us, i.e., the Founding Members of the Center-Right Independent Thinkers Coalition (CRITCoal), that neither the Far-Left OR the Far-Right can be trusted to run our country. Trump is out of control, NO different than Sleepy Joe & his open border policy. And here's the kicker, something that hit us just today, we believe there is a fairr chance that Trump ultimately recommends someone backed by the CRITCoal to be the next U.S. President. That's because he knows the Dems are very-likely gonna win in a landslide. And we represent a much better alternative to that. Also, it's really NO different than what Trump did during the last hours of the NY City Mayoral Race. OK, but why post about this today ? Today Trump is saying we shouldn't even have Midterms. We're NOT cool with that kind of talk ! Pisses us off, in fact ! Reminds us too much of the Jan 6th insurrection attempt. 2.) We want to point-out that a BIG part of what we're now up-to WRT Photosets is pivoting it from a General Purpose Burst Photo Camera App, to Vertical Market opportunities. We may need to ONLY capture one. We might call it a day after that. We'll be able to point to that as a proof of concept for ALL other Applications/Use-Cases. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 7 AM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 We've been Asked & have Agreed, to publicly state the Target Market
for the MVC-based dual-ML Application/Use-Case we've prioritized. Simply put, athletic Teens & Young Adults, & their Parents. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 6 AM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 We're Fast Tracking the Application/Use-Case that we hinted at yesterday. It's based-upon using Photosets' Multi View Capture support in an entirely new way. One that we had NOT even thought about before yesterday. While we won't provide details, we will say this: 1.) It's the first Application/Use-Case we've ever worked on that's based-upon two ML algorithms. 2.) It's an updated version of an Application/Use-Case that we worked on a few years ago, but which we subsequently moved to the Back Burner & never moved-back to the Front Burner. And very specifically, it wasn't ML-based back then. It's now being moved-back to the Front Burner, with what can ONLY be described as an innovative twist. 3.) We fully intend to Capitalize on this in just the next 1-2 months. It builds-up alot of code already in place. Photosets is afterall, Light Years Ahead of ALL other Camera Apps in Burst Photo Technology & Application/Use-Case support. NOT reflected in its status in Tim Cook's App Store, but that has nothing to do with the app itself, ONLY with Apple's App Store Mgmt Team. And maybe also the AAPL Board (if they were in on it). i.e., the Cover Up. Remember the term, "Fiduciary Duty". It could become a Hot Topic on CNBC over the new few months. 4.) We predict it will become the planet's first-ever De Facto "Killer AI App" since the release of ChatGTP. 5.) We don't need an Investor OR Corp Partner to pull it off ! On a side note, we're gonna start working on the Marketing Campaign for it today. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 5 PM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, Jan 14, 2026 We just came up with what we believe could become the Killer App of 2026. It requires Photosets' Multi View Capture support, but NOT in a way that we've thought of before. It's Physical AI (related), but also NOT in a way that we've thought of before. "Holy Shit Man," it has the potential to immediately put us on the map. And NOT off to the side, but smack dab in the center. "Holy Shit Man !" Also, for clarity, we're keeping this one close to our chest. And, it changes everything. Everything else (we've been working on) is now on the Back Burner. We want to have a Quick & Dirty implementation up & running by month's end. That's now our top priority. And BTW, R&D is right now defining it in detail. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 5 AM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, Jan 14, 2026 We've been Asked & have Agreed, to summarize our current status. First, a reminder, we've recently RE-positioned Photosets (strictly) as "a Tool" for Physical AI Development & Verification. The catalyst for the pivot was CES 2026 in Vegas earlier this month. Second, we see NO value in Apple's App Store, except for distribution purposes. Read that to mean any Revenue & Profit we make off unit sales of Photosets in the App Store is peanuts compared to what we'll make from selling into the Physical AI Build-Out. Third, our End Goal is for Photosets to become the De Facto Standard for Phyical AI "Verification". And, importantly, we believe Photosets can achieve that status by mid-Year ! On a side note, on Monday it was reported that: App Store had over 850 million average weekly users across 175 countries and regions, and it set a new annual record for U.S. visitors. NOT Rocket Science, 99% of those 850 million App Store visitors were very-likely NO more than 14 years old ! And, importantly, we believe anyone can confirm that by checking the Today tab of Apple's App Store App on a daily basis. Also, why CNBC doesn't report on this is Extremely Puzzling. i.e., why is CNBC so oblivious to the obvious. The gist here, Photosets is NOT a good fit for Apple's App Store. At least NOT until they get their act together. We've given up on Tim & Phil getting their act together. If Apple does in-deed announce Tim's retirement date later this month as we suspect, that could represent the first real sign that positive change is coming. Tim Cook & Phil Schiller have proven to us that when it comes to running Apple's App Store, they are Totally Clueless. As evident by leaving $113B+ USD of (mostly high-end) iPhone revenue on the table over the years. It will be interesting to see how the AAPL Board defends this once it becomes Common Knowledge.
Click on the graph to view the 4K Res version.
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BREAKING NEWS : 9 AM (La Jolla-time) Tuesday, Jan 13, 2026 We're on track to release the next update of Photosets, v26.412, by week's end. It won't include Next-Gen Multi View Capture support. That still needs another week OR two of R&D work. Plus, we want to Live Demo it before releasing it to the General Public. First Live Demos scheduled for later this week. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 5 PM (La Jolla-time) Monday, Jan 12, 2026 One more important thing to announce today. We've up'd the odds that President Trump tanks the Economy to 20%. Had been 10%. On a side note, today we encourage everyone to remember the key lesson learned from the Late Bronze Age Collapse. i.e., that Specialist Trade-based Civilizations are fragile, very fragile. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 1 PM (La Jolla-time) Monday, Jan 12, 2026 We've been Asked & have Agreed, to update our Docs related to Photosets' (upcoming) Genlock-enabled Next-Gen Multi View Capture support. First up, product positioning. Also, for clarity, we see Physical AI playing-out similar to Chip Development, where the pace of progress is driven by Verification. As a reminder, we are a Team of ex-Chip Design & Verification Engineers.
(table last updated 7 PM, Mon, Jan 12, 2026)
| Version of Photosets |
Genlock-enabled Multi View Capture |
Physical AI/ML |
Target Market |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master (1) |
Slave (2) |
Development |
Verification |
Captive In House & Third Party Use-Cases (3) |
App Store Consumers |
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| In House |
✔ |
- |
✔ |
- |
✔ |
- |
| Premium Capture sub TBD |
✔ |
- |
✔ |
- |
✔ |
- |
| Base $9.99 USD |
- |
✔ |
- |
✔ |
- |
✔ |
(1) Macs & iPads with per-GPU Neural Accelerators. (i.e., M5 Macs & M5 iPad Pros) (2) iPhones with Genlock support & with per-GPU Neural Accelerators. (i.e., the 17P & 17PM iPhones) (3) NOT Rocket Science, this is where the real value is. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 8 AM (La Jolla-time) Monday, Jan 12, 2026 Our top priority this week is wrapping-up Photosets' Genlock-enabled Next-Gen Multi View Capture support, & if possible, following that up with our first Live Demos to potential Investors & Corp Partners. Also, for clarity, we believe this newest feature addition will catapult Cosmosent Labs, Inc. to Unicorn Status. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 9 AM (La Jolla-time) Sunday, Jan 11, 2026 We've figured-out how to align the App Store version of Photosets
with our In House AI/ML-focused efforts. As such, v26.412 could be out soon ! Perhaps by week's end ! Also, for clarity, Photosets' Genlock-enabled Next-Gen Multi View Capture (MVC) support, which Cosmosent R&D is close to completing, is at the very core of our In House AI/ML-focused efforts. It's an extreme high-value feature addition to Photosets. Especially WRT the continued AI/ML Build-Out. It's also very-likely way too advanced for your typical App Store consumer. However, we believe we've figured-out a nice way to tie them into the feature (without giving them full access to it). Here, think MVC "slave" vs. MVC "master". And (Physical) AI/ML "verification" vs. (Physical) AI/ML "development". Has rare, true Game Changer potential ! -----
BREAKING NEWS : 1:30 PM (La Jolla-time) Saturday, Jan 10, 2026 One more thing to announce today before the NFL games start. The good Wx that arrives here in San Diego starting tomorrow may enable us to move forward with our planned Victoria's Secret-like Fashion Shows (w/ Late Bronze Age attire). Wed-Fri looks to be the best Wx days ahead. Also, for clarity, it's a BIG part of our Marketing & Branding Campaign. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 12 Noon (La Jolla-time) Saturday, Jan 10, 2026 1.) What are Brendan Carr's "technical" qualifications to run the FCC ? 2.) Is anybody looking into the potential problems those SpaceX satellites could cause to the Atmosphere ? 3.) Will Musk be held accountable if ANY of those SpaceX satellites fall out of the sky
& down a commercial airliner ? We strongly believe Congress should be looking into #2 & #3 ASAP. And if NOT Congress, then some Public Watchdog (ASAP). For the Record, we do NOT trust our Govt when it comes to technical matters. NOT one bit ! Trump has made it crystal clear to ALL that the ONLY data he likes is the data he makes up.
link to relevant article on CNBC -----
BREAKING NEWS : 8:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Saturday, Jan 10, 2026 We've been Asked & have Agreed, to clarify what's going on at Cosmosent Labs, Inc. First, today represents our first full day as a Specialty Robot Maker, having made the decision to pivot just yesterday. Second, nothing changes WRT our strategy for the App Store version of Photosets. We will continue to offer it in the App Store & to continue to promote it as a General Purpose Burst Photo Camera App. Third, the catalyst for our pivot was CES 2026 in Vegas this past week. Specifically, the current state (& pace of development) of Physical AI. Fourth, we picked automating the "refurbishing" of Alusil cylinder walls as our first Specialty Robot for multiple reasons: 1.) It represents an UN-tap'd $10B+ USD market opportunity. 2.) Technically, it will be extremely challenging, even for us. 3.) It's well-aligned with our E90 M3 Lite & N52B30 strategies. 4.) If we are successful, & there is NO guarantee we will be, it would become a very nice Accomplishment & Proof of Concept to point to. Fifth, BIG picture perspective, we see what we're up to as potentially becoming the planet's first-ever De Facto "Physical AI Platform" (for ALL others to craft their own Specialty Robots). NOT just Development, but Verification is also key. That's where we think we have the edge. And that's because of our Photosets. Specifically, the app's Genlock-enabled Next-Gen Multi View Capture support. And BTW, "the edge" also comes from the fact that every member of the R&D Team here at Cosmosent Labs, Inc. has many years of experience in Chip Design & Verification. For those who are UN-aware, the pace of progress is determined by Verification. That's where Photosets' Genlock-enabled Next-Gen Multi View Capture support comes into play. For clarity, our Platform solution will be based in-part on Photosets. Sixth, to us, Apple's App Store is catastrophically broken. And for some UN-known reason, Tim Cook either can't OR won't fix it. Perhaps it's simply NOT best for Tim Cook & Phil Schiller, the two men who run Apple's App Store, to NOT have ANY Engineering OR Software Development experience, & NO known OR proven "Camera App" Domain/Application/Use-Case expertise. Just saying. NOT Rocket Science, the AAPL Board has been asleep at the wheel. The key question, is being asleep at the wheel a violation of one's Fiduciary Duty ? We think President Trump should be asking that of every Board member of every public U.S. company. The problem could be rampant. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 7:30 PM (La Jolla-time) Friday, Jan 9, 2026 Cosmosent Labs, Inc. is today pivoting to a Specialty Robot Maker ! And naturally we'll be using Photosets for Physical AI Development & Verification. Also, for clarity, we plan to continue to offer the Base version of Photosets in Apple's App Store. So, NO changes there. Note also that CES 2026 in Vegas this week made our decision today very easy. See our two News Updates of earlier today for some relevant background info. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 10:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Friday, Jan 9, 2026 Consider this, our first Specialty Robot could be, & probably should be, a Robot that Hones & Laps Alusil cylinder walls. i.e., for automating the "refurbishing" of Alusil cylinder walls. Would be a technical challenge even for us. But one we would Welcome with Open Arms. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 9:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Friday, Jan 9, 2026 Heads Up, we are strongly considering positioning Photosets strictly as a Tool
for physical AI Development & Verification. And specifically here, Photosets' Next-Gen Multi View Capture support, which we've NOT yet released. Also for clarity, the Super-Slow adoption of iOS 26 & (perceived) weak sales of Apple's M5-based products is greatly influencing our thinking. Also, there is a chance we become a Specialty Robot Maker. i.e., leveraging our Skill & Experience in developing PID servo controllers. As a reminder, OR for those who are UN-aware, our key Founder developed an Actel FPGA-based PID servo for an HP Laser Interferometer system, while attending Standord. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 4 PM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Jan 8, 2026 We've decided to delay the kick off of our Marketing Campaign by 3-4 days till Sun OR Mon. We've got good 72+ & sunny Wx arriving starting Sun Jan 11, & lasting 7+ days. This also gives us a few more days to Field Test Photosets' Next-Gen Multi View Capture support before showcasing it to others. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 1:30 PM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Jan 8, 2026 It just hit us that President Trump's comments regarding increasing the 2027 Defense Budget to $1.5T USD is very-likely simply based-upon using the Meta & Google playbook against OpenAI, against China. i.e., Don't do what you thinking about doing ('cause we'll outspend you & prevent it from being a success).
And naturally here, WRT China, we're refering to Taiwan.
When we first heard Trump's comment earlier today, we thought "He's a Total Nutcase". You can't ask an industry that moves at a glacial pace to pivot like that. Waste & Corruption will be rampant. Plus, we're already $38T USD in Debt. But then after thinking about it somemore, we concluded it's just Trump being Trump. "Tweeting from the Hip" A derivative of "Shooting from the Hip". On a side note, who will replace Cook as Apple's next CEO is In the News again today. As such, we're gonna add our two-cents, as seasoned EEs who've been in mobile app development for more than ten years now. We strongly believe Apple's next CEO should be someone with an Applications/Use-Cases background. Apple has made really nice hardware available to the masses. What Apple needs most now is someone who can show them what they can really do with it. That should, in turn, trigger a trend to shorter upgrade cycles. i.e., the decision by iPhone, iPad & Mac owners as to when to upgrade. Off the radar of most, but should NOT be. NO offense to John Ternus, he's NOT the right guy. He's at the right age, just has different Domain expertise than what we believe Apple needs most in their next CEO. We know Apple better than ALL of the so-called Pro Stock Analytsts who appear on CNBC. We are afterall, the ONLY ONES who have detailed just how much iPhone revenue Apple has left on the table over the years because of their screwups. -----BREAKING NEWS : 9 AM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Jan 8, 2026 In preparation for releasing Photosets' Next-Gen Multi View Capture support, today we're kicking off our planned Marketing & Branding Campaign ! First up, dropping the price of the Base version to a very attractive level (on a temporary basis). -----
BREAKING NEWS : 9:30 PM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026 The next update of Photosets, v26.412, out soon, adds Next-Gen Multi View Capture (MVC) support. MVC "slave" support will be available on the 17, Air, 17P, & 17PM iPhones. i.e., ALL iPhones with per-GPU Neural Accelerators. How-best to release MVC "master" support is still TBD. We have it working on M4+ Macs & on M4+ iPad Pros (in our Lab). The decision is almost strictly Business Strategy-related. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 5 PM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026 We're crafting a new graph that estimates how much Power is (& will be) consumed by AI Data Center chips. You can think of it as a derivative of our custom iPhone Unit Sales Estimator graph. Which BTW, illustrates that Apple left $113B USD of (mostly high-end) iPhone revenue on the table over the years because of their App Store screw ups. If you know Our Story, you know precisely what we're referring to.
Click on the graph to view the 4K Res version.
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BREAKING NEWS : 4:30 PM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026 For clarity, because Photosets' Next-Gen Multi View Capture support has both
an "AI play" & a "NON-AI play," we've made it our top priority. See below & our Home Page for the relevant details. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 12 Noon (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026 We've been Asked & have Agreed, to clarify how we plan to increase the company's valuation by 10x relative to first Institutional Investment. High-level, by dividing Cosmosent Labs, Inc. into three well-thought-out (virtual ?) Divisions, with each contributing 1/3: ● Photosets-based Physical AI & Robotics Use-Cases (i.e., Photosets for AI & ML) ● Photosets-based Traditional Burst Photo Camera App Use-Cases (i.e., Photosets for NON-AI & NON-ML) ● Custom E90 M3 Lite Sports Sedan & N52B30 Engine Block Service (i.e., our BMW-focused Auto Division) On a side note, for the record, we (still) do expect the S&P 500 will hit a low of ~5750 sometime this year. We have CNBC on till ~2:30 PM everyday (the market is open) in our Lab. We think most of the so-called Pro Stock Analysts on CNBC are Clueless, Totally Clueless. Notable exceptions, DA Davidson's Gil Luria, & Dan Niles (NOT to be confused with "the Cheerleader" Ives). Also, when the downturn hits, we believe everyone will be trying to get out "at the exact same time". That worries us the most. Could take many months, perhaps even years, to recover from that. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 9 AM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026 We've resurrected (& updated) a Business Strategy we first considered about six months after the M4 iPad Pro was released. Has real M5 merit ! The catalyst was this article on macrumors.com that describes Amazon's latest deals for the M5 iPad Pro: link to article on macrumors.com The gist, we know how to significantly boost the value the M5 iPad Pro. Tim Cook & Phil Schiller clearly do NOT. If you're a member of the AAPL Board reading this, consider that "a shot across the bow". Either you fix the mess, OR you soon get replaced. Make NO mistake, from our perspective, both Cook & Schiller should have been replaced NO more than a few months after we discovered the A11/A12 Performance Controller NEON Access Chip Bug, aka "Phil's Bug". The (continued) Cover Up for that has cost Apple alot ! And cheated high-end iPhone owners, AAPL shareholders, & the shareholders of Apple's own Corp Partners, out of their respective benefits of what Photosets & the other Flagship-caliber Burst Photo Camera Apps have to offer. Regarding the resurrected & updated Business Strategy, consider this, what if AMZN had the option of selling M5 iPad Pros with a version of Photosets that included Next-Gen Multi View Capture "master" support for M5 iPad Pros ? With just alittle Marketing behind it, those would very-likely become the most highly-prized M5 iPad Pros. And here's the kicker from our perspective, we won't do it for cheap. Photosets' Next-Gen Multi View Capture support could become The Gold Standard for developing & verifying physical AI, including Robotics. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 9:30 PM (La Jolla-time) Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026 We've been Asked & have Agreed, to clarify why we're so obsessed with our E90 M3 Lite. Simply put, with it, we believe we can capitalize BIG time, & have lots of fun doing so in the process. Plus, it protects us in case AI & ML flops BIG time. Which, we believe, it's got a 50/50 chance of doing. There is NO guarantee that AI & ML will ultimately be a success. Anyone who thinks so is fooling themselves. The N52B30 has some known issues, but if you know how to resolve those, you've got something special, very special. Something that NO ONE else on the planet has ! To us, it's an UN-Discovered Gem (to most) that offers significant financial opportunity. Every 2006-2008 BMW E90 sedan with the N52B30 is a candidate to be upgraded to a E90 M3 Lite. Every N52B30 is a candiate to have its engine block upgraded by our service. i.e., "refurbishing" the Alusil cylinder walls, plus providing a kit that consists of new (Private Label) piston rings, H-beam rods, rod bearings, & main bearings. The tricky part is "refurbishing" the Alusil cylinder walls. And BTW, many Porsche, & Audi engine blocks also have Alusil cylinder walls. Also BTW, our key Founder has driven "our prototype" as his Daily Driver since Oct of 2005, after custom ordering it from BMW. This is where our key Insight comes from. That & the fact that our key Founder rebuilt the engine in his first car by himself when he was 18. That was a 289 in a 1966 Mustange coupe with a 3-speed manual transmission. That rebuild included a Sig Erson cam with a 0.495" lift & 274-degree duration, Carter 625 competition series carb & blackjack headers. It was a beast ! 3/4 race for a Daily Driver, NO less. He drove it for six years. Two years while attending De Anza community college, four years while attending Cal Poly, SLO. Also BTW, our E90 M3 Lite should be good for 400+ miles at 90 mph. To summarize, it's a Billion Dollar Plus financial opportunity that requires Skill, Insight, & Desire to pull off. We "may" be the ONLY ONES who can. Think of it as our E90 M3 Lite Auto Division, representing 1/3 OR 1/4 of Cosmosent Labs, Inc. Which just happens to also offer an attractive N52B30 engine block service.
(table last updated 9:30 PM, Tues, Jan 6, 2026)
| Vehicle |
Hydraulic-assist Power Steering |
6-speed Manual Transmission |
Curb Weight |
50/50 Weight Distribution |
HP |
Torque |
0-60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmosent E90 M3 Lite |
✔ |
✔ |
3300 |
✔ |
245 at 6250 |
230 at 2750 |
5.1 |
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BREAKING NEWS : 7 PM (La Jolla-time) Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026 We've made an important business decision. Once R&D wrap's-up Photosets' Next-Gen Multi View Capture support, the entire company will focus on Marketing the app & the new feature. That includes every member of R&D. Time is of the essence. We believe Trump will become more UN-stable as we get closer to the 2026 mid-terms. And we believe we've witnessed the first signs of that (just) today. NO ONE should be surprised if a major "Wag the Dog" event soon occurs. Whether that's Venezuela, Greenland, Mexico, Columbia, OR somewhere else entirely, we estimate the odds of it actually happening to be greater than 50%. ALL the signs are there. Make NO mistake, we have an UN-stable President. That should be Crystal Clear to everyone. And BTW, strategy & comments brought to you by members of the Center-Right Independent Thinkers Coalition (CRITCoal), for which we are the Founders. Also BTW, we are already on the record as having stated that we've aligned Photosets with the CRITCoal. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 2 PM (La Jolla-time) Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026 Today we're seriously considering focusing ONLY on marketing Photosets in the near-term. That's because we now believe the Shit could Hit the Fan in just a month OR two. And by that we mean "the newest" Trump-induced chaos. i.e., NO real Day-After plan for Venezuela & now the military threats to take-over Greenland. NO way to sugar coat it, Trump is a loose cannon. Our advise to Trump, "You break it, you own it". NO running away & blaming others. Which has been his MO. For the record, we think Trump is bored with the traditional responsibilities of being our U.S. President. And that that could be the main reason why he's doing what he's now doing. On a side note, we now believe High Memory Prices could derail the entire AI Data Center Build-Out. Achieving a ROI has recently become much more challenging. Specifically, our list of AI concerns, Power, Water, ROI, (long-term) Env, & Over-Capacity, may now need to be RE-ordered. With ROI jumping-ahead of even Power. If you can make money off of it, it will die a quick death. You heard it here first, NOT on CNBC. And BTW, we don't give much credence to the Sales-men & women who run the AI-related companies when they appear on CNBC (& pitch their latest & greatest whatever). We're a team of "seasoned" EEs. As we've stated before, this reminds us (to some extent) of the early years of the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) enthusiasm. That was supposed to take over the world, including to the desktop. As a reminder, that was just-before the world wide web started to take off. Also for the record, we are a Team of (mostly) Center-Right Independent Thinkers. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 8 AM (La Jolla-time) Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026 Two things to announce today: 1.) We want to clarify (mostly to potential VCs & Corp Partners) that Photosets' Next-Gen Multi View Capture (MVC) support has Dual Use. One related to using Photosets as a traditional NON-AI/ML Burst Photo Camera App, & the other related to using Photosets for Physical AI & Robotics. 2.) Late yesterday we started to consider a new option for our prototype E90 M3 Lite. First, as a reminder, there is a significant financial opportunity for whoever solves the High Oil Consumption problem with High-Mileage BMW N52B30 engines. First few months of last year we had invested just-under $10K USD into cylinder head work on our prototype N52B30 engine, mostly to R&R the valve stem oil seals. We thought that would solve the High Oil Consumptin problem with our prototype engine. It didn't. It was needed, but it wasn't ALL that was needed to solve the problem. The piston oil control rings very-likely ALSO need to be R&R'd. Second, as you may OR may NOT know, the Alusil cylinder walls complicate the issue. We first looked-into Lapping & then RE-rining the pistons. But then eventually settled on installing Ductile Iron Sleeves. Mostly because there is NO real concensus on how to refurbish an Alusil cylinder wall. But installing Ductile Iron Sleeves isn't cheap. NOR are a set of aftermarket piston rings for an N52B30 engine. So it was a tradeoff. Go with a set of costly piston rings for the N52B30, or have Ductile Iron Sleeves installed, which would then greatly expand the choices for piston rings. Neither option was financially attractive to us. Late yesterday it hit us, that we should investigate what it would take to have a set of piston rings made for us. i.e., a Private Label deal with an established piston ring manufacturer. And then it hit us, if we go that route, we'd also like to include a set of H-beam connecting rods in the deal. Plus main & rod bearings. The most-delicate part of rebuilding an N52B30 engine is lapping the Alusil cylinder walls. But once the most-appropriate procedue is nailed-down, that becomes a BIG asset. We're gonna apply the principle we learned in college: "Learn by Doing" That's Cal Poly, SLO, if you didn't already know. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 6 PM (La Jolla-time) Monday, Jan 5, 2026 New Marketing & Branding Campaign: The LLM pattern-matching/token-prediction engines hallucinate with confidence & (more importantly) can't think Outside the Box. Photosets proves we're different ! -----
BREAKING NEWS : 8 AM (La Jolla-time) Monday, Jan 5, 2026 Good chance we release the next update of Photosets, v26.412, with (Next-Gen) Multi View Capture (MVC) "slave" support (for iPhones with Genlock support), by week's end. For clarity, (Next-Gen) MVC is at the very core of our AI & ML efforts. And BTW, the ONLY thing that may hold-up the release is our desire for new App Store screenshots. And the fact that we need Good Wx here in San Diego to pull that off. Also, we pulled Photosets from Venezuela. Currently, New User Downloads are available ONLY via the iOS App Store here in the States. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 8 AM (La Jolla-time) Saturday, Jan 3, 2026 Photosets is now (also) available in Venezuela ! We expect a Civil War to break out, & while we NEVER envisioned Photosets as a War Camera, it certainly could be used as such. As we see it, providing Photosets to the citizens of Venezuela could prevent atrocities. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 8 PM (La Jolla-time) Friday, Jan 2nd, 2026 Except for Marketing the Base version of Photosets, we've been Asked & have Agreed,
to pivot into Deep Stealth Mode. And naturally (both moves) to increase the odds that we Cut a Deal OR Agree to Terms in the near-term. Also, for clarity, R&D is focused on wrapping-up Photosets' Next-Gen Multi View Capture (MVC) support. We mention this because we do plan on including MVC "slave" support for the 17P & 17PM in the Base version of the next update of Photosets, v26.412, out soon. Also for clarity, we've made NO decision on if OR when to release Photosets' "Premium Capture" sub. As such, ONLY the Base version & our In House version are currently "in play". The significance of that should NOT be UNDER-estimated by anyone. Especially by those with an AI/ML play. -----