Roberto Medri

VP @instagram. Previously: @faire_wholesale, @instacart, @Wealthfront, @Etsy. Raised in Lake Como, Italy.

[Roberto Medri @Paradosso]

@ankurnagpal Go eat at Masuelli.

[Matt Bateman @mbateman]

In a world of people bent on taking their own anxiety about technology and introjecting it as full blown misanthropy and civilizational alienation in every child, give your child the humanistic gift of loving the information age.

[Roberto Medri @Paradosso]

@martin_casado Woodside has a street called Why Worry Ln because if you happen to live there, why worry

[Roberto Medri @Paradosso]

I can’t believe this is not satire, the guy’s name is too much.

[Jean-Noël Barrot @jnbarrot]

En confisquant le pouvoir au peuple vénézuélien, en le privant de ses libertés fondamentales, Nicolás Maduro a porté une atteinte grave à sa dignité et à son droit à l'auto-détermination. La France s'est engagée avec constance, notamment par ses actions de médiation, en faveur du respect de la souveraineté du peuple vénézuélien, dont la voix doit primer.

L'opération militaire ayant conduit à la capture de Nicolás Maduro contrevient au principe de non-recours à la force qui fonde le droit international. La France rappelle qu'aucune solution politique durable ne saurait être imposée de l'extérieur et que les peuples souverains décident seuls de leur avenir.

La multiplication des violations de ce principe par des nations investies de la responsabilité principale de membre permanent du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies aura de lourdes conséquences sur la sécurité du monde, qui n'épargneront personne. Instruite par l'Histoire, la France s'y prépare, mais ne peut s'y résoudre. Elle réitère son attachement à la Charte des Nations unies, qui doit continuer de guider l’action internationale des États, toujours et partout.

[Roberto Medri @Paradosso]

@FPanunzi Top 1% a 2 milioni l’anno, neanche in silicon valley! Grande Landini.

[Roberto Medri @Paradosso]

@_dmca @Wealthfront @arachleff 2015-17 Wealthfront was highest talent density of my career for sure.

[Roberto Medri @Paradosso]

My 3yo was struggling mightily with b and d. @mentava updated the software with this belly/diaper heuristic. One hour of hard effort. Now she masters b and d effortlessly, has grown in confidence and starting to understand the power of grit and effort.

If you earn in top 5% US, this is worth far in excess of $500/month.

[Niels Hoven 🐮 @NielsHoven]

> "Why is it so hard for my kid to tell b and d apart?"

Nothing's wrong, this is normal. EVERY child confuses b and d because of how our brains are wired.

Our brains are rotation invariant by default. If a dog runs past you to your right, and then turns around and runs past you to your left, it's still a dog!

But that's not the case when it comes to reading. If a lowercase "b" turns around, it becomes an entirely new thing. Now it's a lowercase "d"!

So to tell "b" and "d" apart, we actually have to untrain some of your brain's default settings. We have to teach it that direction matters. And then have to teach it which one is b, and which one is d.

The trick that's been most effective for us in Mentava is reminding kids "b has a belly, d has a diaper" (see picture).

Make sure they can differentiate the stick figures first. Then get rid of the arms and legs but keep asking, "which is belly / which is diaper?"

Once they can reliably tell "belly" from "diaper" (meaning they're understanding that direction matters), you can ask them which is "b" and which is "d".

For young kids, you might even need to ask them "what's the first sound in belly", "what's the first sound in diaper?" Without making that connection, they might not understand why the mnemonic is helpful!

Always break learning down into tiny steps and don't assume kids know the things that you take for granted.

Getting those little details correct makes teaching way more effective.

[Roberto Medri @Paradosso]

True if you tell humans too.

[Yo Shavit @yonashav]

extremely important finding

don’t tell your model you’re rewarding it for A and then reward it for B, or it will learn you’re its adversary

[Bastien Fachan @BastienFachan]

Jannik Sinner is still undefeated indoors since this moment

[Roberto Medri @Paradosso]

@NielsHoven Updated, no change. Emailed support.

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@NielsHoven my Mentava 2025.100.150 was stuck tonight. Activity ready but no sound, no data/animation flowing in. Force restarting or changing activity didn’t help. Ideas?

[Roberto Medri @Paradosso]

@avidseries “Busby Berkeley Dreams” and “Meaningless” by The Magnetic Fields

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GPT5 is a 2-3x more stubborn liar than 4o.

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@dieworkwear Would you actually offer wardrobe consulting with a fee to you ir donations to animal shelters as consideration?

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@perelaa Piano gara di domenica che discendeva direttamente dal terzo match point di Parigi con quel dritto trattenuto. Non tratterrà il colpo mai più a costo di sbagliare, è così che ha fatto il break nel terzo e difeso 15 turni di servizio di fila, spesso con la seconda.

[Roberto Medri @Paradosso]

@tennisabstract Jeff, can we say that the ex ante Wimbledon predictions stunk?

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@pavyg

[Roberto Medri @Paradosso]

Delete your account.

[Pavvy G @pavyg]

Iga Swiatek hasn't won an event since she came back from her 1 month drugs ban in December.

I suspect that Jannik Sinner will also suffer to win events when he returns from his 3 months drugs ban.

I don't think either of them getting preferential and short bans will help them.

[Roberto Medri @Paradosso]

@TennisPuneet You are a despicable human being