Alex Birsan

I've had enough. Maybe I'll be back if things improve.

[Alex Birsan @AlexBirsan]

@emiltoma_av Ce misto!

[Zeke Hausfather @hausfath]

Global temperatures in October smashed the prior monthly record by 0.4C, and were ~1.7C above preindustrial levels.

It wasn't quite as gobsmacking as September, but still comes in as the second most anomalous month in what has been an exceptionally hot year already.

[Alex Birsan @AlexBirsan]

Shopping in Paris

[Alex Birsan @AlexBirsan]

@KevinOConnorNBA Wow. The hype was, if anything, too subdued.

[Alex Birsan @AlexBirsan]

@rugbyworldcup Brains+hard work typically beat talent (and heart). Great game!

[Tim Wu @superwuster]

I just had a hotel booking UI ask for a tip - i.e., a website, no human involved -- now I've seen everything

[Simon Evans @DrSimEvans]

MEGA FACTCHECK

EVs are “likely crucial” for tackling transport CO2, says the IPCC – and sales are rocketing

But EVs still face relentless hostile media coverage

So, I spent the past few months debunking 21 (!) of the most common EV myths

Here it is 🧵

https://t.co/gfqcswgRvK

[Eduardo García-Molina @eduardo_garcmol]

Be sure to check your kid's Halloween candy this year, just found Socrates corrupting the youth in a Snickers bar.

[Alex Birsan @AlexBirsan]

This earned a follow for me, because I 99% agree with the post. The 1% I don't agree with is the precise threshold for the wine bottle price 😃, but the point is correct and 1000 dollars bottles of wine are ridiculous anyway

[Marc Randolph @marcrandolph]

For many years, Bill Gates used to fly Economy, not because he couldn’t afford First Class, but because he didn’t consider it good value. It’s five or six times more expensive, but only marginally better (and you all get to your destination at the same time).

In the same vein, I could afford a really nice car at this point, but I’ve never been a car guy, and I don’t need a Lamborghini or a Mazerati (which I can’t even spell). A Volvo station wagon does the job just fine, and I wouldn’t value the difference. I don’t need to drop $1000 on a bottle of wine at dinner either, since I know I’ll get the same enjoyment from a $35 bottle.

So what is wealth good for, in the end? Besides providing security, it also gives flexibility. After all of the experiences I’ve had, the most important thing I’ve learned about money is that, once you have enough (by the previous definition), you can choose to have less of it in exchange for choosing how to spend your time. And spending your time doing something meaningful to you…that’s worth way more than a Mazerati.

[Alex Birsan @AlexBirsan]

@aptshadow So well deserved! Loved Children! I look forward to more of it!

[Alex Birsan @AlexBirsan]

@Gerashchenko_en We, who are about to die, salute you.

[Alex Birsan @AlexBirsan]

@Brit_in_Moldova Just 40%. Mother 's milk for us Moldavians

[Alex Birsan @AlexBirsan]

Best thing I've read in days

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Bong Joon Ho's take on superhero movies.

[Alex Birsan @AlexBirsan]

Nu sunt fanul lui Ciolacu, dar azi el a fost în Israel (primul prim ministru care s-a dus după atacuri), iar prietenul Orban s-a văzut cu Putin în China.

[Alex Birsan @AlexBirsan]

@carobmill What, no requirement to also have a live trumpeteer straddling the bale of straw blowing the trumpet in case of fog?

[Brad @Brad08414464]

NVDA has joined the trillionaire club, so the new acronym is not FAANG anymore, it's MANGA.

Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Google, Amazon

[Alex Birsan @AlexBirsan]

@Horia8Bogdan Eu nu mint. 600 e raza daca merg ușor. Dar dacă tu ai decis ca eu mint, aceasta conversație s-a încheiat. Seara buna.

[Alex Birsan @AlexBirsan]

@Horia8Bogdan Merg cu 160 pe autostrada, cu clima și tot ce vrei tu. Da, asta înseamnă ca iau masa sau o cafea mai lunga la 400 de km de mers. Nu vad drama.