Costas Vayonis

I manage risk using pattern recognition. Ιt ιs better to be lucky than smart. Look for symmetry, be guided by beauty, do the right thing . DT,LFC,DPT,ITV,CL

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

In the beginning one has
neither hsing nor i (lack of knowledge/process),
gain hsing, no i
equip with hsing and i
no hsing but have i
Finally at the highest stage,
one returns to the beginning with
neither hsing nor i as both are absorbed to become a natural part of you.

[Alex Veremeyenko @alex_verem]

i'm obsessed with what's happening in AI reforestation right now

this Franco-Brazilian startup called MORFO took a patch of land in Brazil that was rock-hard and compacted from years of cattle farming. they replanted it using a single drone. months later the ground was covered in grass, bushes, and small trees. the land came back to life.

here's how the whole thing works.

1. drones scan the terrain with high-resolution cameras and sensors
2. AI analyzes the imagery alongside soil samples, moisture levels, slope, and surrounding vegetation
3. the system picks from a catalog of 300+ native species, deciding exactly which plants will thrive in which specific spot
4. the drone fires biodegradable seed pods packed with seeds, nutrients, and moisture at 180 capsules per minute
5. satellite and drone imagery monitors regrowth over time, with AI tracking vegetation cover and biodiversity
6. two people and one drone cover 50 hectares a day. a person planting by hand manages about one hectare.

and MORFO isn't alone. AirSeed in Australia drops 250,000 seed pods per day into bushfire-scarred koala habitat, replanting swamp mahogany that koalas depend on to survive. Flash Forest in Canada fires 50,000 pods daily into wildfire-destroyed boreal forest, planning the replanting alongside Cree Indigenous communities. re-green won Prince William's Earthshot Prize after planting 6 million seedlings across 30,000 hectares of Amazon and Atlantic Forest.

five companies across four continents built this same approach independently. nobody coordinated. the physics of the problem demanded it.

knowing which seeds belong in which soil used to require years of ecological fieldwork, manual planting crews, and budgets that made large-scale restoration nearly impossible. now two people with a drone and an AI model trained on local soil data can replant 50 hectares before lunch.

this is the AI work that'll still matter in 50 years.

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@pasokoprophet Δεν μπορεί κανείς να αποφύγει την πραγματικότητα που αφορά τα οικονομικά νούμερα. https://t.co/XcdOEvOsGz
Μπορεί όμως κάποιος να μην είναι επιθετικός με την συλλογική απόφαση περί Brexit. Ήταν αναγκαία /αναπόφευκτη συλλογική πράξη αυτοτραυματισμού σε κοινωνικό/πολιτικό επίπεδο.

[Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins]

Is the UK worse off because of Brexit? Ten years on since the Brexit referendum, we've looked at this question in detail. The video is produced by Katerina Karelli - and it's longer than our usual explainers. I hope you find it helpful.

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@Christina_1821 @Manosz Χαζομάρες!
Και ο λογαριασμός αυτός δεν φέρνει αποδείξεις, μόνο λόγια( η κοπέλλα απέναντι, κλπ). Είναι όπως τα λένε άλλοι. Για συγκεκριμένους λόγους και μόνο απαγορεύεται. @xenialeoni

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@ptuomov I wish I had the energy to discuss this topic and how accurate your deduction is, with you.

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@ptuomov It is weird to generalise in such a broad fashion, one could find it insulting.
Your assumption is obviously wrong, re: rejection of progress.

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@ptuomov Americans are Americans.
Others do not need to follow their way of thinking, do they?
Heat and its consequences have been known and tackled effectively well before Americans existed.
There are ways to tackle oppressive heating , A/C being one part.
Passive mitigation is another

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@ptuomov So the changes have to be implemented first on the legal front for A/C units to get installed in these areas.
Along changes in public spaces that must be implemented, eg squares, all in order to help reduce heat.
And of course in houses, fans of all kinds can be used.

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@ptuomov So your examples either require some form of a permit/authorisation for installation on an existing building and or the enactment of passive measures prior to the installation. There is the added element of historic cities/ the old part of the city. You see this as rejection?

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@voiceofhellas Όμορφα.

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@taxigrem @ludi_doudou @KarlBrophy Which is?

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@ptuomov Help me out here.

Of which country?
Which region?
Which city?
Lisbon, Talin, Oldham or Athens?

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@nico_of_lions @ptuomov This is obviously correct.
When talking about Europe, we talk about different countries, different geographies, and then as you mention regions, cities.
Some regions are better prepared for heat than others.

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@ludi_doudou @KarlBrophy How does the disappearance of the culture of the long workday lunch relate to the problems of heating in Europe that was mentioned in the first place? And why concentrate on one dimension? What about the schools, the elderly, other groups, etc?

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@KarlBrophy I do not argue this point. What i point out is that European societies, South and North are made up of more than employees(white or blue collar) who end up eating good, long lunches outside.
US lunch culture is completely different indeed.

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@amanpour @annacooban Young v Old? Definitely
Wrong beliefs-delusion v Reality? Most certainly.
Fascinating, that people are willing to admit they voted against their immediate financial well being for ideological reasons based on an exceptionalism as depicted probably in some Ladybird book.

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@GoshawkTrades So why do most investors can not sell losers, per Drucknmiller in this quote?
He does not talk about others does he?
Only about himself.
And rightly so, why talk about others?
So your entry point is misleading and more so you do not emphasise the important point he raises.

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@archer_rs While the points raised are valid with the underlying assumption that this knowledge goes back centuries, it is a silly to bring it up in the context of what takes place nowadays for the vast majority of people. Such a residence does not exist in a city and is not affordable

[Costas Vayonis @cv_0618]

@peter_sarris So your point is that barmen in Mykonos, with no understanding of what the Brexit vote means for the British citizen, have an opinion that is worth anything of note on the subject? Why not ask one of the people who were dancing on Syntagma sq. on the night of the GR referendum?