Mr. Fiugs

Gadget Freak | Traveller | Investor | Motors | Mensch

Collector of great memories.

[Melissa Chen @MsMelChen]

Singapore’s Foreign Minister, Dr Balakrishnan casually explaining how he built his own AI agent (a 2nd brain for diplomacy) using Claude & WhatsApp integration etc. on a Raspberry Pi

“You cannot govern a technology you have only been briefed on.” 🇸🇬

[Dr. Eng. John Mativo CP³P @MativoMJohn]

The meteor shower caused by debris from Halley’s Comet—called the Eta Aquariids meteor shower will be visible on the night of May 5 -> 6.

Best viewing tips (Nairobi & surroundings)
3:00 – 4:30 AM (BEST WINDOW)
🟢 Peak viewing begins
Expect: ~10–30 meteors/hour realistically

🌅 4:30 – 5:30 AM (ABSOLUTE PEAK)
🟢🔥 Maximum activity
Radiant highest before sunrise
👉 Best chance to see the brightest meteors

🌄 After 5:45–6:15 AM
❌ Rapid drop-off due to daylight
Sky too bright

📍 Direction to look (from Nairobi)
Face east → northeast before dawn

[Finance Historian|Investor|Farmer @BoardLotSultan]

David Ndii’s Published Business Ideas
​1/20 🧵
I found myself down a deep rabbit hole on @DavidNdii’s X feed. His ideas are already being funded in Govt budget, influencing market outcomes for investors. As the man holding the economic steering wheel, his ideas are worth studying

[Mr. Fiugs @MrFiugs]

@imbankke your customer services have been unavailable most of this evening. How can one seek assistance?

[Kenyan Wall Street @kenyanwalstreet]

Purchasing Power of KSh 1000 since Feb 2019:

Feb 2019 ➠ 1000.00
Mar 2019 ➠ 984.83
Apr 2019 ➠ 977.13
May 2019 ➠ 969.83
Jun 2019 ➠ 965.99
Jul 2019 ➠ 963.11
Aug 2019 ➠ 961.17
Sep 2019 ➠ 959.69
Oct 2019 ➠ 956.57
Nov 2019 ➠ 950.84
Dec 2019 ➠ 944.11
Jan 2020 ➠ 938.88
Feb 2020 ➠ 933.10
Mar 2020 ➠ 930.49
Apr 2020 ➠ 921.74
May 2020 ➠ 920.81
Jun 2020 ➠ 923.62
Jul 2020 ➠ 922.93
Aug 2020 ➠ 921.06
Sep 2020 ➠ 921.06
Oct 2020 ➠ 912.41
Nov 2020 ➠ 902.69
Dec 2020 ➠ 893.89
Jan 2021 ➠ 888.26
Feb 2021 ➠ 882.15
Mar 2021 ➠ 878.66
Apr 2021 ➠ 871.46
May 2021 ➠ 869.72
Jun 2021 ➠ 868.74
Jul 2021 ➠ 866.18
Aug 2021 ➠ 864.23
Sep 2021 ➠ 861.47
Oct 2021 ➠ 857.12
Nov 2021 ➠ 853.24
Dec 2021 ➠ 845.52
Jan 2022 ➠ 842.88
Feb 2022 ➠ 839.42
Mar 2022 ➠ 832.36
Apr 2022 ➠ 818.53
May 2022 ➠ 812.21
Jun 2022 ➠ 805.02
Jul 2022 ➠ 799.68
Aug 2022 ➠ 796.30
Sep 2022 ➠ 789.08
Oct 2022 ➠ 782.10
Nov 2022 ➠ 779.36
Dec 2022 ➠ 775.25
Jan 2023 ➠ 773.46
Feb 2023 ➠ 768.46
Mar 2023 ➠ 762.31
Apr 2023 ➠ 758.55
May 2023 ➠ 751.82
Jun 2023 ➠ 746.21
Jul 2023 ➠ 745.43
Aug 2023 ➠ 746.16
Sep 2023 ➠ 738.99
Oct 2023 ➠ 731.47
Nov 2023 ➠ 729.77
Dec 2023 ➠ 727.01
Jan 2024 ➠ 723.85
Feb 2024 ➠ 722.86
Mar 2024 ➠ 721.19
Apr 2024 ➠ 722.54
May 2024 ➠ 716.13
Jun 2024 ➠ 713.11
Jul 2024 ➠ 714.59
Aug 2024 ➠ 714.92
Sep 2024 ➠ 713.62
Oct 2024 ➠ 712.05
Nov 2024 ➠ 710.18
Dec 2024 ➠ 705.92
Jan 2025 ➠ 700.87
Feb 2025 ➠ 698.71
Mar 2025 ➠ 695.94
Apr 2025 ➠ 694.01
May 2025 ➠ 690.23
Jun 2025 ➠ 686.91
Jul 2025 ➠ 686.15
Aug 2025 ➠ 683.95
Sep 2025 ➠ 682.31
Oct 2025 ➠ 681.01
Nov 2025 ➠ 679.90
Dec 2025 ➠ 675.58
Jan 2026 ➠ 671.32
Feb 2026 ➠ 670.24

[New Singaporean🇰🇪🏇🏿 @NewSingaporean_]

On one hand, an MP is offering 10M to quel a rumor. On the other hand, our biggest tennis star is having to do a fundraiser to raise 10M. We're a nation of ugly contrasts.

[East African Community Investor @EACinvestor]

When building wealth, be intentional on what assets you own. Below are taxes on most sources of income in 🇰🇪

IFB: 0%
Capital gains 0%
Dividends: 5%
Rental: 7.5% (gross)
Bonds over 10 ears: 10%
MMFs/T-Bills/Bonds under 10 years: 15%
Salary: 10-35%
Businesses:
Corporate: 30%
Small Business: TOT 1.5% gross/month
Sole proprietorship: 10-35%

The more passive your income gets, the less you pay in taxes, & the faster you can compound your wealth. Tax planning should be one of the main factors in asset allocation.

[Zeddy🇰🇪 @ZeddyBariti]

One of the most commendable and intriguing projects I have come across lately. This digital roadmap by @KRB_Kenya shows the condition of all roads in Kenya https://t.co/eitKZueIbW

[Documenting Saylor @saylordocs]

Real Luxuries in Life

1. Living 10 minutes from work
2. Living 5 minutes from the gym
3. Having quiet neighbors
4. Having money left at the end of the month and investing it
5. Peace at home
6. Drinking coffee without rushing
7. Sleeping with a clear conscience
8. Laughing with people who truly get you
9. Traveling every year
10. Waking up naturally without an alarm
11. Enjoying a home-cooked meal with loved ones
12. Having time to read a book in one sitting
13. Finding joy in simple daily routines
14. Having a pet that greets you happily at the door

These are the things that actually feel rich.

[Mungai Kihanya @mungaikihanya]

Equity Bank offers 1000s of bursaries to needy children in public secondary schools.

MPESA Foundation preferred to build a school for needy children.

Which of the two strategies has greater social impact?

[TacticzHazel @TacticzH]

Why I believe

$PLTR is NOT a buy right now

$TSLA is NOT a buy right now

$HIMS is NOT a buy right now

$ASTS is NOT a buy right now

$ASML is NOT a buy right now

$MSTR is NOT a buy right now

$BMNR is NOT a buy right now

$SOFI is NOT a buy right now

Valuation matters. Valuation matters a lot. Valuations on a lot of companies in the market are reaching or at levels that scream expensive to me.

The potential of companies like $TSLA and $ASTS is unmatched, but valuation is not attractive right now.
A lot of the current valuation is based on future promises and beliefs, and that simply does not cut it for me.

Surely, if overall market sentiment stays like this, they'll continue to do well. Momentum is on their side. And momentum works both ways. It can push stocks up further than they deserve, and push the down harder then were they should end up.

Right now, the market sentiment will push a lot of momentum stocks even higher, but I am not a momentum chaser. I want value.

To me, it is very clear the risk/reward for a lot of companies is heavily skewed to the downside right now. And investing properly, is also limiting your downside risk.

While I believe $BTC and $ETH still have a lot of potential in the next decade, I would never invest in these treasury vehicles like $MSTR and $BMNR. They are basically leveraged bets on BTC and ETH, with the sole benefit of profiting the early investors and the owners of the company.

To hit home the point I'm trying to make, I have also included $ASML (which is my top holding) and $SOFI. While both of these companies have been performing, executing and doing very well last years, they are not a buy to me right now. Valuation sits around fair value, and that is not when I want to enter or expand my positions. I look for undervaluation. Moments when stocks are hated.

Disliked.

Forgotten.

Some companies that I believe provide way better risk/rewards setups right now are:

$NVO
$DLO
$NBIS
$CSU
$META
$RACE
$SE

If you are invested in these momentum companies, be prepared for volatility. I think we might see a lot of it in early 2026.

If you can stomach the downside potential, and the huge portfolio swings, go for it. I will cheer for you from the sidelines when you do well.

Just don't let FOMO take over your decisions. It usually ends bad.

[Audio na video @kim_2k04]

Someone broke into my apartment this morning, I want to let that person know that while carrying out your henious act, your phone fell out of your pocket oo, and it is with me. Your X ( Twitter ) account is open and all your details are in my hands.

I am giving you a chance to return everything you stole.

By the way this is the X account... Of the said individual. maybe someone will recognize the person.

[Mohamed Komora @mohamedkomz]

Yeah we should still exploit it. Because that ash can be used in cement production. Lowers the unit cost of cement and greatly increases strength in Cem III cement. Gather around kids because I have a juicy tidbit I learnt during the MPARD P2 construction project.

[OK Then @okaythenfuture]

South Korea is the first country where we're getting detailed data like this, but they are likely the canary in the coal mine, not the outlier.

The share of employment for people in their 40s in Korea is actually declining,

major Korean companies like Samsung + LG + Lotte are also now offering early retirement pensions to workers in their 40s, which is unprecedented.

Larger Korean companies are realizing that with AI, you can streamline the middle management layer, which is hitting 40somethings in that market terribly.

How soon until the data shows this elsewhere, or even allowed to be shown in the case of some countries.

Its a tough time for Korean workers between AI and growing Chinese competitiveness in a lot of their niches.

[96 Lost @96Lost_]

The Road so far. Thank you for an amazing 2025.

[Mr. Fiugs @MrFiugs]

@mougendi Congratulations!

[Kenya Wildlife Service @KWSKenya]

⚠️ 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬.

Due to ongoing heavy rains, a number of parks are extremely wet. Tourists vehicles are strongly advised not to go off-road and not to cross flooded rivers.

For enquiries or support reach us through

📞Toll-free: 0800 597 000
💬 WhatsApp: [phone]

📌 Nairobi National Park

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

Real Luxuries in Life

1. Living 10 minutes from work
2. Living 5 minutes from the gym
3. Having quiet neighbors
4. Having money left at the end of the month and investing it
5. Peace at home
6. Drinking coffee without rushing
7. Sleeping with a clear conscience
8. Laughing with people who truly get you
9. Traveling every year
10. Waking up naturally without an alarm
11. Enjoying a home-cooked meal with loved ones
12. Having time to read a book in one sitting
13. Finding joy in simple daily routines
14. Having a pet that greets you happily at the door

These are the things that actually feel rich.

[Strathmore University @StrathU]

Strathmore Law School raised the bar and the world noticed. ⚖️

This year, our brilliant mooters made history, conquering global, continental, and national stages with unmatched skill and determination. From the John H. Jackson Moot to the Philip C. Jessup, the ICRC IHL Competition, the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot, the East Africa Vis Pre-Moot, and more.

To our outstanding mooters: congratulations! 🎉
Your brilliance, and long nights of preparation have placed Strathmore Law School firmly among Africa’s elite training grounds for future legal minds. You have inspired a new generation and made us proud.

Here’s to even greater heights, bigger wins, and a future shaped by courage and intellect. 👏

#GoPlacesWithSU #StrathmoreWinning #BeMore #StrathMore

[ArchaeoHistories @histories_arch]

Wealth in ancient Rome was not primarily earned through wages in the modern sense. The highest incomes flowed from power, privilege, and proximity to state. Political office, landownership, and imperial service dwarfed ordinary paid labour.

At the summit stood senators and major landowners. Income from vast agricultural estates, rents, and investment was immense. Mary Beard underlines the scale of inequality: “The inequalities of wealth in the Roman empire were enormous” (SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome). Senators were legally barred from many commercial activities, yet their land revenues alone could reach sums unimaginable to most Romans.

Closely behind came equestrians, especially those involved in tax farming, shipping, mining, and imperial contracts. These were not salaried posts but profit-driven enterprises backed by state authority. As Walter Scheidel has bluntly observed, “The Roman Empire was an extraction machine” (The Great Leveler), and those positioned to extract did exceptionally well.

Senior imperial administrators also ranked among the best paid. Provincial governors could enrich themselves through official salaries, allowances, gifts, and, not infrequently, corruption. Even when prosecuted, many retained fortunes large enough to absorb penalties.

Among non-elites, the highest earnings went to skilled professionals. Successful lawyers, architects, doctors, and surveyors could command substantial fees, particularly in Rome itself. Peter Temin stresses the economic context that made this possible:

“The Roman economy was a market economy” (The Roman Market Economy). Scarce expertise, urban demand, and elite patronage drove high rewards.
Finally, elite entertainers—notably star charioteers and actors—could earn extraordinary sums.

Inscriptions record prize money and gifts that rivalled aristocratic incomes, though such success was rare and precarious.
In Rome, the best paid “jobs” were less about occupation than about access: to land, the emperor, or the machinery of empire.

📷 : Roman marble sarcophagus, dated to around 3rd Century AD, depicting a seated Greek physician.

#archaeohistories