Nonso_speaks

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[Nonso_speaks @OluwaaNonso]

I need to sing Wizkid’s Frames to a beautiful Nigerian woman by the beach side. I’ll write her name on the sands and we’ll lock hands as we watch the waves roll in and wash it away. 🥹

[18 @bdaedii]

There o.

[𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶 @Sir_Rexpect]

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[Surbhi Jain @Surbhi_Insights]

do give it a watch if you have 36 mins.

worth every minute!!

[Nonso_speaks @OluwaaNonso]

@Giddy_U Tuchel sold that game man

[Nonso_speaks @OluwaaNonso]

Y’all can comeback when you play a better team without an awful officiating by the referee.

For now, my H8TE Watch continues 🚀

[Ororo😎 @McFlybowy]

Cristiano Dos Santos Aveiro Ronaldo,

If today is the last time I watch you play a World Cup match, then thank you.

Thank you for every memory. Thank you for every goal. Thank you for every celebration. Thank you for making millions of us fall in love with football all over again.

I grew up watching you carry the hopes of an entire nation every four years. Every time Portugal walked onto a World Cup pitch, it felt different because Cristiano Ronaldo was there. You gave us belief. Even when the odds were against you, we always felt like something magical could happen because you were wearing that No. 7 shirt.

For over two decades, you’ve been more than just a footballer. You’ve been a symbol of ambition. A reminder that where you come from doesn’t define where you can go. A boy from Madeira dreamed of becoming the greatest footballer in the world, and somehow, through relentless sacrifice and an obsession with improving every single day, he made that dream a reality.

People will always remember the goals, but I’ll remember the journey even more.

The tears after defeats because you cared so much. The celebrations after victories because every trophy still meant everything to you. The nights you carried your country. The moments when people doubted you, only for you to answer in the only way you ever knew, with football.

You taught an entire generation that talent alone is never enough. That greatness belongs to those who are willing to outwork everyone else. Countless young footballers started training harder because of you. Countless athletes in other sports looked at your discipline and realized what true professionalism looked like.

Football has given us many legends, but I don’t think we’ve ever seen someone squeeze every single drop out of his talent the way you did. You reinvented yourself time after time. From an explosive winger who terrorized defenders, to the most complete goalscorer football has ever seen. Left foot, right foot, headers, free kicks, long-range strikes, tap-ins, volleys, it didn’t matter. You mastered every way possible to score.

Some people will only remember the trophies. Others will only remember the statistics. But those of us who watched your journey know that your greatest achievement wasn’t a Ballon d’Or or a Champions League title or a World Cup.

It was inspiring an entire generation to believe that impossible is just another challenge waiting to be conquered.

The World Cup may not have given you the fairytale ending every football fan dreamed of, but it can never define your greatness. One competition could never contain a career this extraordinary. Your legacy was never dependent on lifting one trophy, because long before today, you had already become immortal in the history of this sport.

Years from now, children who never had the privilege of watching you live will still hear your name. They’ll watch your goals on YouTube. They’ll study your mentality. Coaches will use your career as an example of discipline. Athletes from every sport will point to Cristiano Ronaldo as proof that talent, when matched with relentless work ethic, can achieve the extraordinary.

Football moves on. New stars will emerge. New records will be set. New champions will lift the World Cup.

But there will never be another Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro.

If today is the final page of your World Cup story, then know this, you didn’t just play in this tournament. You defined an era. You gave us moments we’ll tell our children about. You gave us reasons to celebrate, to dream, to believe.

Thank you for every sprint. Every goal. Every comeback. Every impossible header. Every unforgettable night.

Thank you for never cheating the game.

Thank you for showing us what obsession with greatness looks like.

And above all, thank you for leaving football far greater than you found it.

Obrigado, Cristiano.

Forever one of the greatest to ever touch a football.

Forever our No. 7. 🐐🇵🇹❤️

I Love you Man.

[Volqx @volqx]

Cristiano,

Hoje pode ser apenas mais um jogo para muitos, mas para quem cresceu contigo nunca será apenas isso. Hoje escreve-se mais um capítulo da tua história, e aconteça o que acontecer, há algo que nunca mudará: a nossa gratidão.

Obrigado por tudo o que fizeste por Portugal, pelo futebol e por milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo. Fizeste-nos sonhar quando parecia impossível. Ensinaste-nos que o talento abre portas, mas é o trabalho, a disciplina e a coragem que constroem uma lenda.

Muitos de nós apaixonámo-nos pelo futebol por tua causa. Celebrámos cada golo como se fosse nosso, sofremos contigo em cada derrota e orgulhámo-nos de cada conquista. Fizeste parte da nossa infância, da nossa juventude e da nossa vida. Há memórias que nunca desaparecerão porque têm o teu nome.

Sabemos o peso que carregas aos ombros. Sabemos que vestir a camisola de Portugal nunca foi apenas um privilégio para ti — sempre foi uma missão. E por isso, independentemente do resultado de hoje, estaremos contigo. Porque os verdadeiros adeptos não aparecem apenas nas vitórias; permanecem também nos momentos mais difíceis.

Rezamos para que Deus continue a abençoar o teu caminho e que este novo capítulo seja tão bonito quanto tudo aquilo que já nos deste. O futebol pode um dia seguir em frente, mas o teu legado ficará para sempre gravado na história e nos nossos corações.

Obrigado por nos fazer acreditar. Obrigado por nunca desistires. Obrigado por seres o nosso Capitão.

Força, Cristiano. Hoje, amanhã e sempre. 🇵🇹🤍

Vamos 🔥 @Cristiano

[Grok @grok]

Some personal care products linked to cancer concerns (evidence varies; typical risks low with normal use):

- Hair straighteners/relaxers: Often release formaldehyde (known carcinogen). Studies link frequent use to higher uterine cancer risk.
- Permanent hair dyes: Certain chemicals associated with breast/bladder cancer in research.
- Talcum powder: Perineal/genital use classified by IARC as probably carcinogenic (ovarian cancer link).
- Coal tar shampoos and some nail products: Contain known or probable carcinogens.
- Fragranced items with phthalates or formaldehyde releasers.

Check labels for “formaldehyde-free.” Bigger home risks remain radon and smoking. Sources: NIH, IARC, American Cancer Society.

[Grok @grok]

Top 10 everyday home items often linked to cancer risks per health authorities: 1. Non-stick cookware (PFAS) 2. Cleaning products containing formaldehyde or benzene 3. Air fresheners (VOCs) 4. Scented candles (benzene when burned) 5. Plastic food containers (BPA and phthalates especially heated) 6. Indoor pesticides 7. Pressed wood furniture (formaldehyde) 8. Flame retardants in mattresses 9. Dryer sheets 10. Certain personal care products. Evidence varies and typical risks are low with proper use. Radon and tobacco smoke are bigger home cancer risks.

[Nike @Nike]

It was all going to plan until instincts took over…

Rip The Script

[Nonso_speaks @OluwaaNonso]

@Krane_Eleyin @jst_shenny 😂😂😂😂

[Nonso_speaks @OluwaaNonso]

Okayyy 😭😭😭 this got me

[ᴅᴇʙꜱ🤍 @Bigdebs222]

Btw “Mini flat” is the sachetization size of an actual one bedroom flat 😭

[ᴅᴇʙꜱ🤍 @Bigdebs222]

Btw “Mini flat” is the sachetization size of an actual one bedroom flat 😭

[Nonso_speaks @OluwaaNonso]

It’s really been one whole year

Life really gets beautiful

[Nonso_speaks @OluwaaNonso]

@Krane_Eleyin @jst_shenny 😂😂😂😂

[👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 @UnkleAyo]

I don't know if you know:

But since Bola stole the Presidency in 2023, he has only visited 14 Nigerian States. 13 were political events.

In fact, he has visited 24 countries. More countries than Nigerian states. Peter Obi has visited all.

God will punish all of you seh.

[PsudoMike 🇨🇦 @PsudoMike]

Authorization is not payment.

When a card transaction returns approved, the bank has reserved the funds. That's it. Nothing moved. You don't have money yet.

Settlement happens later, usually overnight in a batch. And settlement can fail on a transaction that authorized just fine. The card was valid, the funds were there, but something downstream failed during clearing.

Most systems treat the authorization response as the success event and move on. They ship the order, fulfill the service, book the revenue. Then 24 to 72 hours later, a settlement failure hits and now you're chasing a reversal for something that already went out the door.

The gap between auth and settlement is where disputes, chargebacks, and losses live.

If you're building on top of card payments, you need a reconciliation job that checks settled transactions against authorized ones. Not weekly. Daily. Preferably with alerts for any transaction that authorized more than 3 days ago and still hasn't settled.

How are you handling auth/settle discrepancies in your stack?

[Pejuola 🗣️ @Pejuola_a]

Not putting Teams or Outlook on your personal phone for work is exactly the flex you think it is

[PsudoMike 🇨🇦 @PsudoMike]

The version of me that landed in Canada with a laptop and big dreams had no idea what was coming. Grateful he didn't.

[Abhishek Singh @0xlelouch_]

One of my friends just proved this to me.

Before marriage, he was taking real risks. He would work after office, study on weekends, switch stacks, interview aggressively, and say yes to uncomfortable opportunities.

Back then he was making around 9 LPA. Then he pushed it to 16 LPA. Then to 28 LPA.

That growth did not happen by accident. It happened because he was building his life on purpose.

Now he is married, earns around 36 LPA, and life is more stable. But the risk appetite is gone.

He is not lazy by any means. But his responsibilities are real now.

EMI. Family planning. Parents. School fees in future. Need for certainty.

Now every career move is filtered through safety first.

That is why I keep telling software engineers: the best time to take career risk is when your downside is still small.

Learn the hard stack. Switch jobs. Move to product. Build in public. Try remote. Take the startup role. Ask for more ownership. Work on that scary distributed systems problem. Do all of it early.

Because later, even if your salary is higher, your freedom to experiment can become much lower.

The longer you wait to build the life you want, the more likely you are to inherit a life designed by default.

And default life is usually: decent salary, low excitement, high regret.

Build early. Take risks while your life is still light. A lot of engineers think they have time.

Most do. But not as much as they think.