Mihai Marcuta

UAE based founder @nodeshiftai // ex-@microsoft @x // @uniofoxford alum

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I think it fits the perception of who Carmela wants to be, or aspires to be and she sees herself as a more sophisticated person. Take into consideration that she pushed Meadow hard on academia, organised evening sessions to watch Citizen Kane, pursued university charity work, basically did everything to make herself look like something more. Naming their firstborn Meadow fits into the scope of what Carmela deems as 'sophisticated'.

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@MobstersDaily Don’t do my boy AJ dirty like that.

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@ATRightMovies Harakiri

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@orange_peelbeef John cries at the wedding, Phil is like “oh no, he lost his leadership abilities”. Phil is on the deathbed and is about to cry, loses his crew’s respect slowly in a similar way.

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@ATRightMovies Harakiri

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@ATRightMovies Once Upon a Time in America

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@orange_peelbeef Not a single mole on this guy.

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@nasasnumber1guy It's always been Snot Boogie.

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@uncle_june Paulie looks somewhat different.

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@oldstocky If only he pulled Jon Favreau into the Cleaver.

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@MobstersDaily Go to Port Authority in New York and you'll multiple live versions of Paulie.

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@fw_kulture Penelope doesn't know that Calypso and me do it in my van every Sunday.

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@fw_Badman He's the rider.

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@MobstersDaily Back when the waste management industry was a respectable job with a good insurance plan.

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@Bestofsopranos $6-$8m

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@PenguinWeb3

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Counter Strike (2000)

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@megannn_lynne Bubs: I've got some hats here, gentlemen.

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Agency > Intelligence

I had this intuitively wrong for decades, I think due to a pervasive cultural veneration of intelligence, various entertainment/media, obsession with IQ etc. Agency is significantly more powerful and significantly more scarce. Are you hiring for agency? Are we educating for agency? Are you acting as if you had 10X agency?

Grok explanation is ~close:

“Agency, as a personality trait, refers to an individual's capacity to take initiative, make decisions, and exert control over their actions and environment. It’s about being proactive rather than reactive—someone with high agency doesn’t just let life happen to them; they shape it. Think of it as a blend of self-efficacy, determination, and a sense of ownership over one’s path.

People with strong agency tend to set goals and pursue them with confidence, even in the face of obstacles. They’re the type to say, “I’ll figure it out,” and then actually do it. On the flip side, someone low in agency might feel more like a passenger in their own life, waiting for external forces—like luck, other people, or circumstances—to dictate what happens next.

It’s not quite the same as assertiveness or ambition, though it can overlap. Agency is quieter, more internal—it’s the belief that you *can* act, paired with the will to follow through. Psychologists often tie it to concepts like locus of control: high-agency folks lean toward an internal locus, feeling they steer their fate, while low-agency folks might lean external, seeing life as something that happens *to* them.”

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The interior of the Livraria Lello, a bookstore in Porto, Portugal. It is widely considered one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.