Victor C

Reflexions, business and a bit of geopolitics // Life is too BIG to play small

[Brandon Luu, MD @BrandonLuuMD]

Frequent video gamers performed on cognitive tests like non-gamers that were ~13.7 years younger

[Barrett @SledgeDev]

I resigned from Apple today. I spent the last three years doing foldable research at both google and apple. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving foldables and gambling with our lives. More thoughts below.

[Man to Man @manly_talks]

10 HABITS TO GET LEAN IN 30 DAYS.

1. Only drink water.

[Better Men @Better_men]

Jim Carrey said:

“I’m 64. If I could be 25 again, here’s what I'd tell myself”

1. Action is the cure for anxiety.

[Zakir Hossain @zakiraicoder]

50 websites that feel like the internet’s hidden toolbox 🧰

1. https://t.co/IF0e93Vsik — Free research papers
2. https://t.co/hJt2YM0nzp — Borrow books online
3. https://t.co/VEPPx9b4Jw — Free academic journals
4. https://t.co/BdlNvpK4nQ — App alternatives
5. https://t.co/XyhBiTbzTH — Find where to stream
6. https://t.co/KDjOuBVmft — Internet archives
7. https://t.co/9Y8pcXCzKu — 70K+ free books
8. https://t.co/wYZrW6O9C0 — Free textbooks
9. https://t.co/Bobq0w1hyR — Free courses
10. https://t.co/evZc7gnIRO — Solve complex problems
11. https://t.co/siSTGmfU8y — Photoshop alternative
12. https://t.co/HpcKqPbpyZ — Compress images
13. https://t.co/viSOVfImJd — Remove backgrounds
14. https://t.co/YzQ27OlQ2m — Remove objects
15. https://t.co/eebiOp0kCd — Remove video backgrounds
16. https://t.co/spsEfKcCzi — Beautiful code images
17. https://t.co/r8rxbML0O9 — Code screenshots
18. https://t.co/xXhy4Iacmd — Product mockups
19. https://t.co/YlRUmjvxuI — Create mockups
20. https://t.co/HUfTXu5MjB — Check data breaches
21. https://t.co/J5nf7cVzgN — Scan files & URLs
22. https://t.co/JwqMSHZ311 — Self-destructing notes
23. https://t.co/zSKCYd0ViU — Temporary email
24. https://t.co/ekKTp2Uksd — Temporary file sharing
25. https://t.co/5HALmVhiN0 — Save webpages
26. https://t.co/1LgssfQ1z7 — Find similar websites
27. https://t.co/7JjneNRlN5 — Explore global radio
28. https://t.co/I3bd7ERxxl — Discover music genres
29. https://t.co/dLZYENDpkU — Find songs from shows
30. https://t.co/pBcnacpBD8 — Focus music
31. https://t.co/sMHB2bOHEq — Custom background sounds
32. https://t.co/UHoFN2OLIw — Café ambience
33. https://t.co/9Q3muzXKRO — Research assistant
34. https://t.co/UNJRIStN25 — Research-backed answers
35. https://t.co/yS5IABTRNh — Research connections
36. https://t.co/6ZduOfAU1p — Academic search
37. https://t.co/e0pHZRAc7r — Understand research papers
38. https://t.co/oGs5Rw3OnH — YouTube summaries
39. https://t.co/a4gnOX6DPv — AI for developers
40. https://t.co/DWO81MQyqe — Test regex
41. https://t.co/3b1OAJQlrn — Format code
42. https://t.co/DhBWOvxNYH — Format JSON
43. https://t.co/9v0uL8DCzG — Understand terminal commands
44. https://t.co/dRO90EfwYJ — Bookmark manager
45. https://t.co/MSjW4Fe1JF — Check outages
46. https://t.co/pdSYz9s99p — Reverse image search
47. https://t.co/mOEq7HaMX8 — Internet speed test
48. https://t.co/U9L4qe5fIY — PDF tools
49. https://t.co/q35tv4QVSL — Merge/split PDFs
50. https://t.co/tHSNS9bUnh — Temporary email

Save this. You’ll definitely need some of these later. 🔖

Follow @zakiraicoder for more useful websites, AI tools & tech resources.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

One of the greatest matches ever and very few got to see it live. This needs to be fixed now. It is unfair to the players, the fans, the sponsors, and the sport.

[Jacob Coxon @hilbertspaess]

I resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives. More thoughts below.

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Steve Kerr says Roger Federer taught his Warriors team the secret to sustained success wasn’t outworking everyone, it was building a life around your craft you never want to escape from

“I’ll tell you a great story about Roger Federer. We were playing in China with the Warriors in 2017. Roger was in Shanghai for the Masters tournament, so we invited him to come speak to the team.”

“Draymond Green asked him, ‘How do you sustain success? How have you managed to win majors 20 years after you first won one?’ Everyone was expecting him to say, ‘I work harder than everybody,’ the will, all the clichés.”

“Roger Federer says, ‘I get up every morning and I make breakfast for my kids. Then I take them to school and drop them off. Then I go practice tennis for about two hours, and I’ve figured out a really good routine where I don’t destroy my body, but I can get all the work in I need.”

“‘Then I go have lunch with my wife. In the evening, we cook dinner together. The kids are all home from school. We ask them about school. There’s so much joy in the house. We put them to bed, and then I put my head on the pillow and go, “Man, that was just a great day.” And I’ve been doing that for 20 years.’”

“And it was like, yes. That’s it. That’s the formula. That’s what leads to sustained success. He loves tennis. He loves his family. He loves life. It’s not outworking everybody and banging your head against the wall, ‘I’m going to be better than everybody.’ It’s allowing your natural talent to shine through with a work ethic, with a great family life, with perspective, with peace, with mindfulness.”

“It’s perspective. It’s joy. It’s passion. It’s mindfulness. It’s an awareness that we are truly lucky. To get the most out of ourselves, it’s our daily rituals and experiences and love and joy.”

[Chamath Palihapitiya @chamath]

I turn 50 today. This is a message to my kids but I offer it to you in case any of it rings useful.

I was born in Sri Lanka in 1976 in a country that, at the time, was about to enter a decades long civil war. My father was able to get stationed at the Sri Lankan High Commission in Canada for four years in the early 80s - when some of the fighting was most severe - and which from our vantage point in Canada gave us some respite from an otherwise omnipresent conflict.

He came as a diplomat but then my father filed for refugee status after four years when his life was threatened by militants. We stayed in Canada as refugees. My dad never really landed on his feet and we grew up on welfare.

My mom stepped up. She did an incredible thing and put our family on her back and kept marching forward. Sometimes the steps were very small but she always tried to keep moving forward.

I worked at Burger King starting at 14, giving my paycheck to my mom and dad to support our family in the role that I was assigned - earn enough to pay for our bus passes because we couldn’t afford a car.

I was a loser growing up. Some friends, some good memories but mostly forgettable and lonely. I wasn’t very studious but did get my act together in my final year and got into a great university.

I immigrated to the US soon after graduating and found an opportunity. Things clicked and I have been traveling a path to find myself ever since. Only in America is this possible…

I worked hard, followed the rules, paid my taxes and stayed in California out of loyalty for the opportunities it has given me despite its dysfunction.

I found my wife here. Had my kids here. Found my tribe here.

There have been some very hard times as well - deaths, divorce, financial pain, mistakes of omission and mistakes of commission. You can’t dwell on these things - they are weights that will pull you down if you’re not careful. Learn from them. Respect them. BUT MOVE ON.

To think 50 years ago I could have ever gotten a chance to meet the people I’ve met and have had the experiences I’ve had would have been mind boggling to my parents. It’s mind boggling to me now.

We forget often and try to convince others it’s not true but America truly is the best country in the world. Everything and anything is possible here. I can testify. Be grateful to be here.

This is the only place that gives EVERYONE a chance to live a great adventure. The first 50 years have been that for me - an incredible adventure.

Notice there is nothing here about accomplishments or money. Because it doesn’t matter and it won’t matter.

You will be dust in less than 100 years from now and the decision to be remembered won’t be yours so stop sweating it. It’s not in your control.

So what is in your control?

Be kind. Have fun. Work on something meaningful to you. Find your tribe. Try to find perspective. Find an incredible partner. Have a bunch of kids. Live an adventure. Forgive your parents - they were doing the best they could even if that wasn’t what you deserved.

I will do what I can to make my next 50 years a wild ride.

You should too.

I love you and thank you. ❤️

🙏🏽🙏🏽

[Rahul @sairahul1]

Elon Musk is telling you to learn robotics.

"There will be at least a billion robots in 10 years, each producing at least 5x the output of a human."

Morgan Stanley says robots are a $5 TRILLION market by 2050.

The people who build them will never worry about money again.

This guy just gave away the exact 6-month roadmap to become a robotics engineer for free 👇

[Peter Schiff @PeterSchiff]

The 10-year Treasury yield is 4.81%, oil is near $92, and the labor market is weakening. The Fed is in a box of its own design. Do nothing and inflation and unemployment both rise. Do something and it's the same result, only faster. Do what's needed and it's a financial crisis.

[Adrian Diaz Marro 李安 @AdrianDiazMarro]

No se podía saber

[Tucker Carlson @TuckerCarlson]

The United States surrendered to Iran months ago but the war continues. Stephen Walt of Harvard on where it’s going.

0:00 What Will the World Look Like After the Wars?
9:32 The Rise of China
22:32 The Real Reason We're at War With Iran
27:08 Why Haven't There Been Any Anti-War Protests?
32:00 Why Didn't Trump End the Russia-Ukraine War?
38:48 Will Russia Invade the UK?
44:40 The Sustainability of the Global Economy
45:49 How Will the Iran War End?
56:37 The Potential for Nuclear War
1:04:39 The Risks of US Withdrawal From the Middle East
1:06:42 Iran and Mutually Assured Destruction
1:11:47 Walt's Advice to Trump on How to End the War
1:16:12 Is Democracy Dead?
1:26:46 The French Revolution Looks Oddly Familiar
1:33:14 Walt's Prediction of the Future of American Politics

[Dr. Biohacker @Dr_Biohacker]

Poor sleep kills you faster than smoking, alcohol, and cancer.

Here are 9 doctor rules for the best sleep of your life:

1. Eat grapes before sleep

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

I just turned 40.

If you're still in your 20's, this is what I wish I knew then:

[Adrian Diaz Marro 李安 @AdrianDiazMarro]

No volváis a llamarme mentiroso en Tinder, por favor.

[Naval @naval]

How to Get Rich (without getting lucky):

[Naval @naval]

Pick business partners with high intelligence, energy, and, above all, integrity.

[Naval @naval]

You’re not going to get rich renting out your time. You must own equity - a piece of a business - to gain your financial freedom.

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

Luxury real estate broker reveals how to get a total stranger to trust you with their money: