Tod Fennell

Actor & Residential Real Estate Broker. Early investor @IonQ_inc #ionq

[Tod Fennell @todfennell]

@OpenAI So… Grok Bot?

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Starship performs its orbital insertion burn and enters orbit of Earth for the first time

[Starlink @Starlink]

Views from of one of the first 26 Starlink V3 satellites successfully deployed to orbit by Starship

Thanks for the ride, @SpaceX!

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

Congrats @SpaceX! Gorgeous launch, getting Ship to orbit and managing every step in a safe, responsible, and especially inspirational way. @NASA, along with the rest of the interested public, is excited to help where we can and for Starship missions to become routine!

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch Starship Flight 14 https://t.co/uQKQvgbrch

[NASA Moon Base @NASAMoonBase]

1966: Lunar Orbiter 1
1968: Apollo 8’s “Earthrise”
2026: Artemis II’s “Earthset”

Three images tracing the arc of lunar exploration. We have come a long way. And there is still so much farther to go.

With Artemis and the Moon Base, we’ll explore new ground, pursue new discoveries and bring what we learn home.

[Tod Fennell @todfennell]

@ZamBetsy18483 Why didn’t he show his badge immediately? I don’t get it.

[IonQ @IonQ_Inc]

IonQ announced a new partnership with @HevenDrones to bring quantum tech to hydrogen-powered Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Heven will integrate our quantum computing, networking, sensing, and security technologies into its UAS, enhancing resilience, stealth, and operational performance in GPS-denied environments.

Link: https://t.co/chnbrIOBKg

#QuantumComputing #QuantumNetworking #QuantumSensing #QuantumSecurity #Aerospace

[IonQ @IonQ_Inc]

IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi joined @technology to show how IonQ's quantum advantage is taking shape now, not someday.
From our new @HevenDrones collaboration to the 20× speedup delivered with @AstraZeneca, IonQ is pushing the limits of what quantum can do for real-world workloads. The ecosystem is growing quickly—and the results are speaking for themselves.
https://t.co/IlYYHlRonw
#QuantumComputing #QuantumNetworking #QuantumSensing #QuantumAdvantage

[Jordan Shapiro @jordan_shapiro]

Big news: @IonQ is partnering with @HevenDrones to develop quantum-enabled drones for national security. I’m honored to join @BentzionLev on Heven’s Board to guide the deployment of our quantum computing, sensing, and networking tech onto Heven's aerial platforms.🚁+⚛️ $IONQ

[Tod Fennell @todfennell]

@AVGirl4Life Grok dry drowning .

[IonQ @IonQ_Inc]

Today, we have released a landmark technical result demonstrating the world’s highest two-qubit gate performance with fidelity exceeding 99.99%! 🎉 Find out more on our website here: https://t.co/Mj4wKMrwYE

[Tod Fennell @todfennell]

@jordan_shapiro @IonQ_Inc @OxfordIonics Looking forward to today’s technology updates webinar!

[Jordan Shapiro @jordan_shapiro]

🚨 Big news: @IonQ_Inc has announced our largest acquisition yet of UK-based @OxfordIonics! 🇬🇧

OI strengthens our global footprint and accelerates our path to scalable quantum computing.

https://t.co/ohjEL5ArVY

Welcome, OI team!
#QuantumComputing #IonQ #OxfordIonics #TechNews

[IonQ @IonQ_Inc]

Last chance to register for our exclusive live webinar on June 9 at 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET where we'll dive into the latest technology advancements and updates from IonQ. Don't miss it! Register here: https://t.co/fb51BswUe6

[Gene @genejchan]

BREAKING: The 2nd best ion trap just acquired the 3rd best

With this Oxford Ionics acquisition, $IONQ now holds all the key tech and ecosystem to dominate quantum computing and networking

They're not kidding about being Nvidia and Cisco all in one

[IonQ @IonQ_Inc]

IonQ, @awscloud, @AstraZeneca, & @nvidia collaborated to develop and demonstrate a hybrid quantum-classical workflow with 20x faster chemistry simulations—a breakthrough for drug discovery. Results will be showcased at #ISC2025 in Hamburg this week. https://t.co/DYls7PXqhr

[Tod Fennell @todfennell]

@kxnomad We must sharpen the sword from both sides to ensure that it’s well balanced.

[Tod Fennell @todfennell]

@kxnomad This is very insightful. I think it’s a double edged sword, indeed. All the more reason to sharpen and consistently practice swinging it. We often don’t put as much importance on the honing the skill of deep rest and gratitude as we do on work “achieving” and “fixing”.

[kxnomad @kxnomad]

AMBITION, PROBLEM SOLVING & PEACE
Even when life settles into a rhythm of peace and accomplishment, and when the external world aligns with what many would call “success”, something strange often stirs beneath the surface. An urge to “keep fixing” can easily suffocate those with an abundance of air.

To narrow in on a hypothetical scenario… let’s say you’re earning a handsome yearly income and you’re a resident where cost of living is low, you have enduring love and excellent companionship, emotionally rich and meaningful relationships, a clean diet, restful sleep, and freedom from the typical vices that many have.

The human mind, especially the analytical, introspective, or driven mind, does not always know what to do with stability or equilibrium.

So… it begins to search.

Some of us are, in many ways, pattern-seeking, problem-solving beings. This cognitive architecture, rooted in evolution…was honed for survival in uncertain environments. To anticipate danger, to resolve threats… to perpetually do.

But in modern life, when many survival needs are met, that ancient machinery doesn’t shut down. Instead, it turns inward. It scans the internal landscape for dissonance, imagined faults, or subtle misalignments. It invents dragons when none remain to be slain.

This is the quiet affliction of the “problem solver.” …. Peace can become unsettling.

Stability, though hard-earned, begins to feel like stagnation. And so the mind begins to deconstruct its own contentment in an effort to reengage with its primary function: to solve, to fix, to strive.

From a psychological standpoint, this is linked to the default mode network… a set of brain regions that activate during rest and introspection. It’s where rumination lives, where the ego often whispers insecurities, and where narratives about the self are authored and reauthored.

Without mindful awareness, this inner dialogue can spiral. The very faculties that once pulled us out of chaos now start conjuring new forms of it.

Philosophers from East to West have noticed this tendency.

The Stoics warned of the tyranny of unchecked desire, not just for things, but for control, for resolution.

Buddhist teachings emphasize that suffering often arises not from circumstances, but from our resistance to the impermanence and unpredictability of life.

Even Nietzsche, with his idea of the “will to power,” observed how the human spirit aches for struggle… not necessarily to win, but to engage.

And so we arrive at a paradox: the more mastery we achieve over the external world, the more we may become vulnerable to the turbulence of the internal one.

This is the double-edged sword.

The gift of intelligence, ambition, and discernment can become a curse if not balanced by presence, gratitude, and the ability to rest without guilt.

The mind that built the palace may still find ways to set fire to its halls.