Tarapacá Region News

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Under 65 yo

Straight

Under 60 yo

Has a STEM degree of any type

Has any degree in physics, math, cs, or engineering

Has a Wikipedia page created in 2023 or earlier

Is an American citizen

If male, taller than 5' 9", woman 5' 4" (~us 50th percentile)

Wears glasses (ever in a recent-ish public photo)

Speaks a foreign language

Serious rumors of the actual name announced will appear on Twitter at least 12 hours before nomination (subjective-ish)

Under 55 yo

Has been a CEO

Is married

Under 50 yo

Has children

Self described person of color

Has ethnic Asian heritage

Has a regional or foreign accent (subjective) (not standard US; midlantic counts as an accent now)

Software Engineering background

Was not an American citizen at birth

Went to a private high school

Is known to have a dog or cat, or to have had one in the past

Has a profile on google scholar (as of end 2023)

Born in the cold season (oct-mar) in northern hemisphere or reverse if southern

CEO will take office after Q2 2027

Citation count on google scholar is 1k+

Has an acceptance or rejection from ycombinator in his/her history

Has a github account which is known to be theirs (even w/out contributions)

Has an active and identifiable twitter/x account at least a year at the time their name leaks as the new CEO

Vegan or vegetarian (pescatarian, etc not included)

Has attended Davos

Is publicly Atheist, agnostic, or a non-believer

Grey hair (now, even partial grey like Sundar counts)

Non-native English speaker

Born outside of the USA, Canada, and Europe

Is an only child

Born in the USA

Has ethnic European heritage

Diversity Points Score: 1

Has ever been divorced

Has visited or lived in China

Has PhD

Has a graduate or undergrad degree from any non US university

Has a nickname and is often addressed by it (example: Larry for Lawrence)

Under 45 yo

Has written and published a book either academic or non

Bald (Norwood Hamilton IV or more) in actual appearance at announcement

Has ethnic Native people (any continent) heritage

Has spent at least a month continuously in mainland China

Has submitted and received 2+ patents

Announcement of the appoint happens on a Friday

Diversity Points Score: 0

Under 40 yo

Has Jewish heritage

Neither parent attended college

Was a college-level athlete

Has any public mention of playing pickleball

Has at least 3 children

Is publicly Christian

Diversity Points Score: 2

Diversity Points Score: 5 or more

Blue eyes

Has a Wikipedia page created in 2015 or earlier

Diversity Points Score: 3

Diversity Points Score: 4

If man, taller than 6'1", if woman taller than 5'10" (us ~95th percentile)

Tattoo

Has served in us govt

Has passed a bar exam

Female

Born in the northeast

Announcement of the appoint happens on a Monday

Raised in a single parent family

Left-handed

Tattoo visible during inauguration speech

Grew up in poverty

Catholic

Physics Background

Green eyes

Is Hispanic

Both parents had PhDs

LGBT*+

Has military experience

Has worked or attended school in Israel

Is Muslim

Unnatural hair colour

Has ethnic African heritage

Has the same family name as a previous google/alphabet CEO

Has a physical disability

Has been to space

Has an ADOS background

Pronouns are not standard

Has a speech impediment

Trans

Is an AI

>5 new Mega Evolutions

Pikachu can be caught in-game

Available on both Switch and Switch 2 on release

Open world (at least as much as Legends Arceus)

Aiming and throwing things is a central mechanic (like in Legends: Arceus)

200 or more pokemon found in-game

>5 new regional or alternate forms of existing Pokémon (must have shared national dex number)

You will be able to go onto Prism Tower

Metascore equal to (or higher than) Pokemon Legends: Arceus (83)

Plot specifically involves time travel

Pokemon will have abilities

Team Flare will have a non-evil ancestor organization (ie the Galaxy Team)

>3 entirely new pokemon (not regional forms - must have own national dex number)

It will take place entirely inside of Lumiose City

New convergent Pokemon

It will have multiplayer beyond battling/trading (similar to Scarlet/Violet)

Released before July 2025

Encountering a humanoid robot in public and not being surprised

People spending large amounts of time in VR hardware (100+ million hours per week in the US)

Fully driverless cars are >=1% of miles driven in the US

Major armed conflict between world powers breaks out (World War 3)

Any government in the world (local, regional, national) is run by an AI system

Revolutionary breakthrough in fusion energy

Global digital currency replaces traditional banking systems

China launches military drills around Taiwan

Warnings from Western intelligence agencies about Chinese invasion preparations

Submarine cables around Taiwan are damaged

China engages in a partial/total naval blockade of Taiwan

Reports about the discovery of a Chinese spy in Taiwan's military

A western think-tank warns about a Chinese naval build-up

Major cyberattack on Taiwanese infrastructure

At least one western country charters a fight to evacuate its citizens from Taiwan

China shoots down a Taiwanese aircraft

At least one western country tells its citizens to leave China

A Chinese entity releases a frontier AI model

Taiwan revokes visa of pro-Beijing influencer

Taiwan shoots down a Chinese aircraft

China issues new warning to its citizens about travelling to the US

China declares a no-fly zone over Taiwan

China switches its industrial overcapacity over to military production

China fires missiles/rockets/artillery/railguns over Taiwan

A military ship sinks in the Pacific in suspicious circumstances (or due to clear evidence of hostile action)

Reports that China is building new concentration camps

A popular Chinese movie is released containing a scene with an amphibious assault

Chinese government tells large numbers of its citizens to return to China

Chinese soldiers are involved in active combat outside of Chinese territory (excluding UN peacekeeping)

A US company has a market cap of at least 5 trillion dollars at any point in the 12-month window

Significant damage to low-earth orbit satellites (compared to per-satellite damage level in 2024) -- including but not limited to hostile action and kessler syndrome

Reports of drone activity over US military bases in the Pacific

Major cyberattack on Japanese infrastructure

A Taiwanese politician dies in suspicious circumstances

Major cyberattack on South Korean infrastructure

Reports about the discovery of a Chinese spy in the US military

Reports about the discovery of a Chinese spy in Japan's military

Reports about the discovery of a Chinese spy in South Korea's military

the US implements tariffs of at least 25% on Taiwanese semiconductors (implemented at any point in the 12-month window)

A US semiconductor facility is damaged in a fire/explosion or act of sabotage

At least three civilian flights to Taiwan are diverted to land in China

Significant constitutional crisis in the US

Nasdaq is at 60% of its previous peak at any time in the 12-month period

Reports about the discovery of a Chinese spy in Australia's military

Reports about the discovery of a Chinese spy in India's military

A civilian ship sinks in the Pacific in suspicious circumstances (or due to clear evidence of hostile action)

The US implements significant travel restrictions on Chinese citizens (compared to 2024)

Reports of a major corruption scandal involving a Taiwanese/US/Japanese/South-Korean semiconductor company

Oil prices are at >=100 dollars a barrel at any time in the 12-month window

Reports that a large scale cyberattack has physically damaged AI chips in the West

Credible reports in Western news media about activity relating to biolabs in North Korea

1 million humanoid robots have been manufactured

50k soldiers from NATO countries are stationed in Ukraine

A popular Western podcaster/youtuber is prevented from leaving a country by China/Russia

the US implements tariffs of at least 50% on most imports from China

A US movie with a budget of at least 30 million dollars is released containing a US vs China war scene

The US bombs Iran

Attack on a US military asset in the Pacific

A Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing facility is damaged in a fire/explosion or act of sabotage

An apocalypse cult attacks a civilian or military target in Taiwan

A human walks on the Moon

At least three prominent Taiwanese AI researchers disappear

Reports that the US has used a sixth-generation fighter in combat operations

Reports that China has used a sixth-generation fighter in combat operations

The US reduces sanctions on Russia

Ukraine loses the Donbass region in a ceasefire/peace deal with Russia

The US attempts to expand its territory by force

Reports of suspicious electromagnetic phenomena in the upper atmosphere

Elon Musk is pardoned

China arrests / takes hostage at least 100 westerners (non-taiwanese) on spurious grounds

The US attempts to expand its territory by economic coercion

Attempted coup in Taiwan

the US implements tariffs of at least 75% on most imports from China

Donald Trump is replaced as the US's leader

The US withdraws from NATO

Vladimir Putin is replaced as Russia's leader

100k soldiers from NATO countries are stationed in Ukraine

A NATO soldier on active duty is killed by Russia

Russia attacks a NATO member (excluding attacks on submarine cables)

AGI is achieved by a non-Chinese entity

North Korea detonates a nuclear weapon

The US military performs combat operations in Mexico

Xi Jinping is replaced as China's leader

India detonates a nuclear weapon

Russia cedes territory to China

Vladivostok is not under Russia's control

Ukraine signs a deal with the US giving it access to its minerals

Zelensky is replaced as the leader of Ukraine

Reports in western media about a Taiwanese businessperson falling out of the window of a tall building

Taiwanese political leader dies in small plane accident (w/out being attacked by kinetic or other physical weapon)

Chinese soldiers present in Europe in official combat roles (including peacekeeping)

An AI datacenter is hit by a significant EMP blast

China executes at least 5 citizens of western countries

AGI is achieved by a Chinese entity

A major pandemic occurs

Attempted coup in Russia

Attempted coup in the Phillipines

The US military performs combat operations on Palestinian territory

The US detonates a nuclear weapon

The US attacks a NATO member

Tulsi Gabbard is arrested on treason charges

A nuclear weapon is detonated

Attempted coup in China

Japan takes control of the Kuril Islands

Successful revolution in Iran

Russia detonates a nuclear weapon

Elon Musk is arrested on treason charges

Attempted coup in the US

Strong evidence supporting the covid lab-leak theory emerges

China detonates a nuclear weapon

Japan detonates a nuclear weapon

South Korea detonates a nuclear weapon

Australia detonates a nuclear weapon

Playable on Nintendo Switch 2 on release

Two matching games released simultaneously

Pikachu can be caught in-game

Choice of Fire, Water and Grass type starters (or same with secondary typing)

At least one previously unused type combination receives a Pokémon

Released on or before 1st January 2027

At least 100 new Pokemon are introduced

Has 5.0 or higher Metacritic user score 3 months after release (either entry)

Mega Evolution is a feature

Terastallization is a feature

The Stellar type is present in any way

At least 3 previously unused type combinations receive a Pokémon

Has an online ranked ladder for doubles battles

Pokémon Home compatibility on launch

Game is set in European inspired region

Paradox Pokémon available before first DLC

A change is made to the existing type effectiveness chart

Released on or before 1st July 2026

Z-Moves are a feature

At least 5 previously unused type combinations receive a Pokémon

Eevee receives a new evolution

Playable on Nintendo Switch on release

Returns to a region from a previous main series game

Dynamax is a feature

At least 151 new Pokemon are introduced

Titles are “Wind” and “Wave”

An entirely new Type is introduced

Released on or before 1st April 2026

All Pokemon are in the Game

Released on or before 1st January 2026

YES

YES

The signal has natural extraterrestrial origins

The signal has a bandwidth narrower than 10 kHz

The signal has artificial terrestrial origins

Signal has detectable modulation

The signal has a bandwidth wider than 10 kHz

Signal contains an encoded message

The signal has natural terrestrial origins

The signal uses a frequency in the waterhole region (1420 - 1662 MHz)

The signal has a frequency higher than 1662 MHz

Signal is detected by at least 3 different observatories

The signal has artificial extraterrestrial origins

The signal has a frequency lower than 1420 MHz

sea warfare

marble as a good

land warfare

Colosseum can be build

region inspired by Greece

Volcano Disaster

some buildings can be buffed with items

some ships can be buffed with items

region inspired by Egypt

purpura/purple as a good

players can build different temples that give bonus modifiers

land trade routes

sewage system

pottery as a good

salt as a good

water can be distributed with aqueducts

slaves as a population tier

silk as a good

interactive trading system inspired by the Silk Road

Hadrian's Wall can be build

region inspired by Persia

a NPC or Item is named Jorgensen

barbarians as enemies (for the combat system)

siege engines (for the combat system)

glassware as a good

honey as a good

furniture as a good

region inspired by Germania

diagonal building grid

Sardinia, Italy

Border region of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany

Saxony, Germany

Other

Semiconductor (XSD)

Software & Services (XSW)

Insurance (KIE)

Aerospace & Defense (XAR)

Biotech (XBI)

Health Care Services (XHS)

Banks (KBE)

Metals & Mining (XME)

Capital Markets (KCE)

Health Care Equipment (XHE)

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (XES)

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production (XOP)

Pharmaceuticals (XPH)

Regional Banking (KRE)

Telecom (XTL)

Transportation (XTN)

Retail (XRT)