Theo Bird

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[Theo Bird @TheonlyBird]

First useful thing I've seen them do

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

A Chinese robot wearing a clown wig kicked a child in the stomach.

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Maja Chwalinska has changed her life at this year’s Roland Garros.

Her total career earnings before Roland Garros:

$864,030.

What she’s earned at this tournament:

$1,624,000.

Because the players don’t get the money til after the tournament, she was worried she wouldn’t be able to cover her costs for a hotel as she went further and further in the draw.

Polish company OSHEE had to step in and pay for the rest of her hotel fees.

It’s nothing short of heartwarming to see this happening to such a humble person who has overcome her share of struggles.

She overcame a battle with depression and stopped playing tennis entirely for a period to take care of her mental health.

She wasn’t sure if she’d ever come back to this sport.

Absolutely unreal story. 🥹

🇵🇱❤️

[KUSO 🔞 URAGONER gamedev @kuso_otoko]

no, whales are cool, I just didn’t expect them to be chinese

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

You can crash your yard's mosquito population without spraying a single chemical with a Mosquito Bucket of Doom.

Fill a 5-gallon bucket about two-thirds with water. Drop in a handful of grass clippings, leaves, or hay. Let it sit for a day, then drop in a Bti dunk (also called Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, sold at any hardware store as "mosquito dunks," about $10 for six).

Mosquitoes are powerfully attracted to fermenting water and will lay their eggs in your bucket. Bti is a naturally occurring soil bacterium that produces a toxin that kills mosquito, blackfly, and fungus gnat larvae only.

This method doesn't harm bees, butterflies, fireflies, fish, frogs, birds, pets, or people. BTI dunks are EPA-approved for organic use and safe in animal water troughs and birdbaths.

One dunk lasts about 30 days. Top off the water as it evaporates. Cover with 1/2-in Mesh Hardware Cloth to prevent animals from getting trapped and put the bucket somewhere shady where pets and kids won't get into it.

The bucket becomes a mosquito magnet and a dead end. Compare that to fogging the entire yard with pyrethroids, which kills every insect in it, including the predators that eat mosquitoes.

Doug Tallamy's Homegrown National Park has been running the "Mosquito Bucket Challenge" since 2021. The more buckets in a neighborhood, the bigger the dent. One bucket per yard is a great start.

[Griff @Gav_Griffiths]

We’re mental aren’t we

[Theo Bird @TheonlyBird]

This anthropomorphisation of the bond market is irresponsible. It's not some overweight banker behind a chair naming his price. It's the aggregation of $'bns worldwide deciding if the UK economy is going to grow or if the Gov is spending more than it should. It's really boring.

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

We must stop being in hock only to the bond markets.

No one voted for the bond markets.

[Theo Bird @TheonlyBird]

It's always seemed unfair to toss twice for which end and who goes first. Should be one toss and if you win you can decide one of them. #PSGARS

[Theo Bird @TheonlyBird]

Anywhere policing the vibe like this is inevitably going to be a terrible vibe

[Rebecca Tidy @DrRebeccaTidy]

I just saw this insanely prescriptive dress code for a one-day festival in the woods near Leeds & I initially thought it was a joke, but – turns out – it's not. 😂

[Theo Bird @TheonlyBird]

What could a Government do to pass legislation which means groups like this have less power?

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

The Soho Society is objecting to *every* new bar/restaurant licence in what is supposed to be the centre of London’s nightlife. More planning/licensing insanity.

I asked them to come on my Sunday LBC show: "We will absolutely not be taking questions from journalists". Of course not.

https://t.co/0UfHJs9Klg

[Theo Bird @TheonlyBird]

@ToddScoullar one of us, one of us

[Theo Bird @TheonlyBird]

Can someone explain to me why any weather above 30C leads to fridges and freezers malfunctioning at scale across UK supermarkets?

Obviously they must work harder in the heat, but I would have at least assumed as long as they receive power they remain functional?

[Vinnie Sullivan @VinnieSull1van]

The man who incubated a duck egg in his underpants, 1981. Say what you like. It worked. 🦆

[Walker⚡️ @WalkerAmerica]

Men 250 years ago: “I’ve been drinking Madeira wine, ale, rum, and hard cider since I weened off my mother’s tit. Water? Never touched the poison. On the morrow, I shall overthrow the most powerful empire in the history of the world.

Men today: “I drank a glass of wine and it ruined my life. I couldn’t even podcast. My bracelet told me I was dying.”

[Theo Bird @TheonlyBird]

@J_L_4 Yeah exactly, it's a pandemic. Body battery, HRV, sleep score - none of it makes anyone any happier.

[Theo Bird @TheonlyBird]

He thinks the Whoop was telling him his days were ruined. The truth is that the Whoop data probably ruined his day.

Swathes of people are just slaves to personal tracking data, on a never ending quest for "optional performance", that they forget how to enjoy the variety of life.

[Mikli @CryptoMikli]

Steven Bartlett says a few glasses of wine ruined the next 3 days of his life

“It's one of those areas where you don't understand the hidden cost until you really give it up for a while. I stopped drinking at 30 years old. I'm now 33. When I was 31, I thought, I'll have a drink again because now I could really A/B test it. I had a year of not drinking, decided to have a drink again”

“It ruined three days of my life. I had a couple of glasses of wine, didn't get drunk. It ruined three days of my life because of the domino effect it caused”

“I got worse sleep that night, and then because I got worse sleep that night, I ate more poorly the next day because my dopamine system or whatever, the cortisol system was all messed up. I podcasted worse. I didn't go to the gym that day or the day after because I felt really bad. I then slept worse, and I could track all of this on my Whoop”

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Y'all—this optimization stuff can make you fragile.

If you are in recovery then yes, of course, a few glasses of wine will mess up your week (or worse). If you get drunk then yes, I could see it messing up a day or two.

But if going out to dinner and having a few glasses of wine throws you for this much of a loop then perhaps you've actually just become fragile?

I mean how would Steven manage having a newborn, or really any age kid? Or just the general uncertainty and messiness of life?

In my new book I tell the story of golfer JJ Spaun, who was up all night with his vomiting toddler. His Whoop sleep score would have been zero. The next morning, he went out and won the U.S. Open.

Actual excellence (not the elaborate, performative internet variety) demands resilience. It controls the controllables, no doubt. But it also ensures you don't optimize yourself into fragility, which is an increasingly common trap and performance killer. https://t.co/DXJIiW7M9z

[Theo Bird @TheonlyBird]

Stan move. Completely legal yet frowned upon for no logical reason. Not everyone likes sweet drinks.

[Scotland’s Coefficient @scotlandscoeff1]

Interested in the type of psycho that would buy a 0% can of beer as part of the meal deal to take back to the office

[Theo Bird @TheonlyBird]

The CBD grift era will be studied. It's such a chaotic line up of British public figures.

Katie Price, Matt Le Tissier, Paul Merson, Kerry Latona, Ricky Hatton, Paddy McGuiness, Pat Butcher, Jamie Redknapp, Laura Woods, Millie Mackintosh to name a few.

[Theo Bird @TheonlyBird]

@lawrencenewport https://t.co/tiDGuVcf8p

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

Stunned, appalled, shocked etc to see actual tax reform from a politician. This from Wes Streeting today.

A thread on why capital gains tax is broken. It's too low AND too high. & why this is a good proposal.