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theSamParr If Beavis and Butthead won a gold medal. Guy on the left has the best reaction. Look at that shit eating grin. https://twitter.com/theSamParr/status/1420574040218116098/video/1
pkedrosky This may just be me, but ... I feel as if a headline saying something "wanes" is not a great paraphrase of body text that there is a "gradual declining trend in efficacy" of said thing.
pkedrosky I had a sensor problem at the beginning of the third set, hence the HR dropout.
pkedrosky Had a few people ask about my track program this morning, so here's the gist: It was a 30/30 effort—30 seconds hard, 30 seconds easy—in three sets with increasing intensity, starting at 70% RPE, then 80%, then 90%. I didn't do badly, but, like usual, I did the first set too hard. https://twitter.com/pkedrosky/status/1420567206597861379/photo/1
pkedrosky The Sierra snowpack is hugely influenced by only a few events per season—called atmospheric rivers—and their absence, whether because of atmospheric circulation, warming, or anything else can put paid to a deep snowpack.
pkedrosky Fifteen years of Sierra Nevada March 31st snow. Not long enough to see the long-term decline, but still useful to see the boom-bust cycles. /cc @codytownsend /v @NASAEarth https://twitter.com/pkedrosky/status/1420563315864924162/video/1
theSamParr What’s your take on this Simone Biles situation? I wanna hear diff opinions.
Jason 🎙️ POD UP @Google crushes earnings with @YouTube surging. What would YT be worth as a stand alone company $tube 🏦 ~$28B run rate 📈 ~80% YoY revenue growth 💰 ~30x-50x top line revenue = ~$850B-$1T @YouTube is a trillion-dollar company https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/youtube-vs-netflix-googles-$230b-run-rate-next-unicorns/id315114957?i=1000530322206&itsct=podcast_box_link&itscg=30200&ls=1
kleinerperkins For the past 8+ years, we’ve watched Duolingo teach the world new languages in a fun way, and build an enduring company. Congratulations to @LuisvonAhn, @severinhacker, and the entire @duolingo team! We’re excited for what’s to come. https://www.kleinerperkins.com/case-study/duolingo/ https://twitter.com/kleinerperkins/status/1420525874592497664/photo/1
howardlindzon Use the tools ...don't let the tools use you
howardlindzon The year 2021.... Gamestop at $170 yet Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs have better sentiment on WallStBets than Robinhood. Perfect.
pkedrosky The halting Californication of British Columbia, as I've been mentioning. While it will take decades, drier weather patterns migrating north, into a fuel dense landscape. https://twitter.com/YVR__Weather/status/1420417528078143499
howardlindzon If it closes at $38 exactly I owe @jack a beer
theSamParr Hey @garyvee wanns come on pod to discuss your latest project? Big listenership
howardlindzon Where will $hood trade tomorrow? I'll send some @stocktwits shwag to the person who guesses closest opening and or closing price....
howardlindzon Where will Robinhood trade tomorrow
pkedrosky This. https://twitter.com/ballmatthew/status/1420501967881838592
bhorowitz My man @ShakaSenghor has a new book. It’s the story of two sons: Jay whom Shaka raised while he was in prison and Sekou whom Shaka is raising now. Two different circumstances that led to two different lives. It’s amazing: https://youtu.be/6vjiwxka-Vg @FeliciaHorowitz
pkedrosky The blockbuster of all drug blockbusters. https://twitter.com/chadterhune/status/1420495726941904897
pkedrosky Kind of a good news, bad news thing in this latest, longterm EIA U.S. electricity generation chart by source, with renewables passing a tumbling coal, but natural gas spiking to 40%. https://twitter.com/pkedrosky/status/1420495393004036099/photo/1
pkedrosky My main takeaway from this graphic—Which animals kill the most people—is that on a per-headline basis everything but humans and mosquitoes kills zero people. Source: /r/u/Dremarious https://twitter.com/pkedrosky/status/1420491747184975872/photo/1
pkedrosky tl;dr: While scientists agreed the Xerces blue was driven to extinction in the 1940s by humans, some argued that it wasn't a species. Well, it was. And we did. Museum genomics reveals the Xerces blue butterfly was a distinct species driven to extinction https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0123
howardlindzon People still complain all day on Twitter about $aapl … just saying. https://twitter.com/speechu/status/1419817897661132801
howardlindzon Ha https://twitter.com/chadsgx/status/1420216430495109122
pkedrosky tl;dr: Drying western U.S. landscapes are being loved to death as populations in some small towns double, the wealthy transform landscapes, etc. Part DCCLXV in an infinite series. Development threatens one of Montana’s ‘blue-ribbon’ trout rivers https://www.hcn.org/articles/climate-desk-growth-sustainability-development-threatens-one-of-montanas-blue-ribbon-trout-rivers
pkedrosky On the serenity topic, the single most serenity-inducing thing I have done in the last twelve months is gotten off @Strava. Life-changing peace descended, not to mention the bliss from knowing you're no longer supporting a company whose product tacitly debauches wildlands.
pkedrosky While it isn't the outright best shot in this series from California's 200,000+ acre Dixie Fire, it is the most painfully apt: A hulking Chevy SUV driving serenely through the smoking landscape it and its ridiculous ilk continue to exacerbate. https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/firefighters-struggle-to-contain-califor-idUSRTXEV2X5 https://twitter.com/pkedrosky/status/1420475665023864836/photo/1
pkedrosky How broken is this decade? Momentum investors are emailing out stoicism and serenity advice. I'd take that advice, but am busy auditing the Dalai Lama's paper trades from his Reddit meme stock portfolio.
pkedrosky ¹ Say a nice hot cup of tea ² Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. New York: Harmony Books, 1980.
pkedrosky Increasingly feels like I should give up and tie my public mask-wearing to an atomic vector plotter suspended in a strong Brownian Motion producer¹ ². It's that ... indeterminate.
howardlindzon Ha… https://twitter.com/bclund/status/1420466881392168970
pkedrosky Losing mind on a router issue here, the weirdest network DNS issue ever, with it happening unpredictably, based on time, traffic, etc. How could these be related?, I think to me. And then I check for umpteenth time to see if there is a firmware update, and find ... this. Geez. https://twitter.com/pkedrosky/status/1420465925170421760/photo/1
ravinwashere Check out @SankarMeenakshi profile! She is near to 1k and she is producing very good content! Personally, I like her content!
bgurley 100% they underprice IPO in order to transfer wealth to their customers. Their auditors should ask why they are able to have a massive customer rebate that never hits the income statement. And the "market" price will be discovered the next day when they open (using DL process). https://twitter.com/dee_bosa/status/1420349024310284289
theSamParr This is my buddy. Great opp https://twitter.com/joeythecat/status/1417587154042068995
pkedrosky There is a New Yorker article from years ago on the topic that is still worth reading. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/10/18/green-manhattan
pkedrosky And on the energy front, the greenest cities in America are generally the densest ones, like Manhattan, where can walk, use transit, go car-less, etc. The least green ones, with some exceptions, are more rural ones, where people drive longer distances, can't walk to much, etc.
sether Communities are often what drive and support Main St. #NewBuilders, but the financial infrastructure needed to support them is falling apart. Our latest article in @IntlEconomy explains more. http://www.international-economy.com/TIE_Su21_LevineMcBride.pdf #Entrepreneurship #smallbusinessowners #EconomicGrowth https://twitter.com/sether/status/1420439238403821569/photo/1
pkedrosky People misunderstand how much wildfires is a numbers game, mostly triggered by humans. I had a biologist friend tell tell me recently how she wasn't even doing field trips for fear rocks sparking against the bottom of her jeep would cause fires. New arrivals don't think this way.
sether Time to register for the @AmFamInstitute author's panel on Aug 16 with @editoremacb + me (talking with @MeggettMan and @felicity_conrad). Should be an awesome discussion... https://www.eventbrite.com/e/author-panel-new-builders-face-to-face-with-the-true-future-of-business-tickets-159027745267
howardlindzon https://twitter.com/howardlindzon/status/1420436154478780417/photo/1
howardlindzon Florence at dusk … a fave https://twitter.com/howardlindzon/status/1420435871459790853/photo/1
theSamParr Quick lunch with @gaganbiyani and @SaraSodineParr https://twitter.com/theSamParr/status/1420435568136183818/photo/1
pkedrosky I've been banging on about type conversion in over-burned areas for some time, but the topic is still misunderstood. When a forested area type converts to shrubs or grasses it doesn't become less fire-prone, it becomes more so. We are making problems worse.
pkedrosky tl;dr: Climate change is shrinking carbon storage in California's trees, as well as converting as much as 30% (!) of forested area to even more fire-prone shrubs. Climate‐Driven Limits to Future Carbon Storage in California's Wildland Ecosystems https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021AV000384 https://twitter.com/pkedrosky/status/1420434681812578306/photo/1
pkedrosky I have been saying this for more than a year, but the diaspora of Zoomies to rural (sic) towns overrun by fellow Zoomies will have multi-decadal consequences for everything from wildfires (more) to energy use (higher). https://twitter.com/abnormalreturns/status/1420415553873879045
Sens. Push Tax Proposals To Increase Retirement Savings
ravinwashere What's your favourite Linux Distro? Mine is "manjaro"
kleinerperkins Congratulations on making history @duolingo 🎉 https://twitter.com/duolingo/status/1420376101227016193
AngelList We’re working on a lot of awesome stuff, but if we had time for a few more features, what should they be?
pkedrosky Track work day. I hate track work day. https://twitter.com/pkedrosky/status/1420410877287620610/photo/1
theSamParr I asked for a good webcam. @ShaneMac suggested I try Camo, which allows you to use your iPhone as your computer camera. Its $40 by @reincubate. Need to work on the blurriness. But honestly, pretty amazing. Will record my pods like this when not at my home studio. https://twitter.com/theSamParr/status/1420404806754181128/video/1
theSamParr We asked @agazdecki what it was like selling his company and making tens of millions at 29. His answer: it’s scary. https://twitter.com/theSamParr/status/1420395069052436482/video/1
theSamParr Im amazed at the lack of options for flying with a non-lap dog both internationally and domestically. Anyone know good options? Don’t mention The emotional support thing. It’s done. Wish they had dog days or something on delta.
howardlindzon Apple should would only have to report earnings yearly and Wells Fargo should have to give updates daily... Discuss... Treat companies like they are teenagers $aapl $wfc
howardlindzon I thought Bitcoin was up because of Amazon rumors...now Bitcoin is higher still because Amazon denies the rumors. Investing is easy and getting easier :) $btc.x
ravinwashere Programming is exciting because it: - Appeals to your creative side. - Appeals to your problem-solving capabilities.
US Marshals Service hires custodian to hold crypto seized in criminal activity
Accel As the leading API for search and discovery, @Algolia has become a core building block of software and digital experiences for thousands of companies. We’re proud to continue our support of @bvnixon and the entire team #AccelFamily https://twitter.com/TechCrunch/status/1420353556264235014
Paris Hilton shoots down rumors: 'I'm not pregnant'
pkedrosky New post: Kedrosky Daily Graphs • 2021-07-28 • Today's Kedrosky Daily Graphs https://kedrosky.org/graphmailer/kedrosky-daily-graphs-2021-07-28-todays-kedrosky-daily-graphs/
howardlindzon Life is Difficult ...Serenity Now https://howardlindzon.com/life-is-difficult-serenity-now/ Turning daily discomforts into serenity now moments is just something I have chosen to do. Fresh on my blog
As multimillion-dollar IRAs grow, lawmakers vow to curb abuse of these accounts
This is what individuals who invest in CDFIs want you to know
Fintech startup secures funding from Sy, Ayala groups
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ravinwashere If you had to pick only coding related Youtube channel to be your favourite, which one would it be?
howardlindzon Excited for Matt who credits all his bad golf habits to me…. https://twitter.com/gcaasummseries/status/1420153333684215808
Swvl first $1.5b unicorn from ME to list on Nasdaq
How Tech Investor Bilal Junaid Earned Himself A Spot among the Top Investment Firms in the World.
jeffnolan prediction: they reverse course on this and focus their subscription ambitions on other systems
jeffnolan good luck Mercedes. Rear wheel steering is not something drivers notice and doing without the extra degrees of turn will be like skipping the navigation system annual map fee. (I have rear wheel steer on 3 of my cars, it’s cool but not $575 a year cool) https://www.thedrive.com/tech/41678/full-rear-wheel-steering-on-mercedes-eqs-will-be-575-annual-subscription-in-germany-report
Bill_Gross Thanks so much.. https://twitter.com/scottdwitt/status/1420225321110937602
Howard Lindzon Life is Difficult…Serenity Now
jeffnolan WTF dis mean? Is every site that uses Google Analytics at risk? https://twitter.com/techmeme/status/1420202745567449091
JD Vance's Misogynist Dog Whistle
Why Have Chinese Stocks Lost $740 Billion Since February?
jeffnolan a lot of people react negatively to being vilified. They don’t cower and fall into line, they harden their position. Right or wrong, something to think about https://twitter.com/danielngilham/status/1419714436076605444
jeffnolan I’m just going to say it, the only thing worse than Chicago style pizza is a Detroit pizza.
jeffnolan sometimes you want the @peloton instructor to STFU. I don’t mind a little encouragement and calling out some milestones but damn girl you just talked the entire time about yourself
jeffnolan the length to which people in Florida will go to help manatees is inspiring. I have watched 4 police boats along with 3 waverunners escorting a manatee through a busy beach area. A bank robbery could happen and police would stick with the manatee https://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/2021/07/27/myerslee-rescued-manatee-released-tuesday-horton-park-cape-coral-after-rehabilitation-zoo-tampa/8061650002/
Fintech startup NextPay gets $1.6 million from Sy, Singaporean venture funds
pkedrosky Extraordinary thread on the bottomless, self-enriching cynicism at ground zero of fintech, with Robinhood's S-1 as the main exhibit. Gilded greed. https://twitter.com/ChrisBloomstran/status/1420155137197215745
intelcapital Watch @MirantisIT’s Head of Technical and Marketing Content @NickChase give a tutorial to @hostingjournal on how to secure software supply chain using Mirantis Container Runtime and Mirantis Secure Registry below. https://twitter.com/MirantisIT/status/1418993132440629257
BessemerVP MoneyFest 20/20 might be over, but you are still able to join the conversation! With @LyanneAlfaro, @cbirn talks about the potential for fintech solutions to drive long-term profit. Watch the conversation on-demand. https://www.money2020.com/moneyfest/event/inefficiencies-are-temporary-profit-where-should-we-look-for-long-term-needs-e21-43753 https://twitter.com/BessemerVP/status/1420151453457346562/photo/1
At-Bay raises $185 million in latest funding round
BessemerVP Speaking of our Anti-Portfolio and keeping it real, we just added Coinbase: https://www.bvp.com/anti-portfolio https://twitter.com/EricNewcomer/status/1420115484511461385
intelcapital Congratulations to @DualityTech for making it on @CDEIUK’s guide for how to use #PETs to unlock data-driven innovations while protecting sensitive data. Check out the full guide below. https://twitter.com/DualityTech/status/1418951353343397889
pkedrosky tl;dr: Future extreme events depend more on the rate of climate change than the amount of change, which is ... bad news, and may help explain recent PNW event. Increasing probability of record-shattering climate extremes https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01092-9?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nclimate%2Frss%2Fcurrent+%28Nature+Climate+Change+-+Issue%29 https://twitter.com/pkedrosky/status/1420137670508904449/photo/1
The United Kingdom has 'mastered' it! Le Pen has slammed the EU for its vaccine “carelessness.”
sether we'll be going live in just over an hour. join us! https://twitter.com/DannyCrichton/status/1420082974310248457
