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akagi retweeted
We hold these mysteries to be self-evident:
That existence is astonishing.
That certainty is often the graveyard of discovery.
That the impossible is merely the possible awaiting introduction.
That joy is not a reward for understanding the world, but a way of exploring it.
That imagination is not an escape from reality. It is how we enlarge it.
That wonder is not childish. The loss of wonder is.
akagi retweeted
Nothing says a country's not a dictatorship like having to issue grovelling apologies for mentioning that it was in the past.
Desde LALIGA lamentamos profundamente las declaraciones de Kylian Mbappé que han causado malestar y ofensa en China. Entendemos el daño ocasionado y, en nombre de LALIGA, quiero trasladar nuestras sinceras disculpas al pueblo chino.
Durante muchos años hemos construido una relación de respeto, confianza y cooperación con China, sus autoridades, sus instituciones deportivas, sus operadores audiovisuales y millones de aficionados al fútbol español.
No podemos permitir que una actuación individual empañe esa relación ni perjudique a los más de 20 clubes de nuestras competiciones profesionales y a millones de aficionados chinos.
Estamos adoptando las medidas a nuestro alcance y trabajando directamente con nuestros socios e interlocutores en China para superar esta situación.
Nuestro compromiso con China, su pueblo y sus instituciones es firme. Una relación construida durante tantos años no puede quedar dañada por un episodio individual.
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Los historiadores estiman que entre 1958 y 1962, Mao causó entre 15 y 55 millones de muertes, sobre todo por hambruna. Las cifras más citadas rondan los 30-45 millones. A esto se suman cientos de miles o millones más por la Revolución Cultural y otras campañas.
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akagi retweeted
We are paving the way for others, Anduril is making sure to avoid any exclusivity agreements on the American components in the supply chain we are building for BlueChip.
No more excuses!
akagi retweeted
The next great "language for agents" should be:
- As fast as Rust
- As little design space as Go
- Have the strictest type/verification system ever written
Bend seems like an interesting first effort
akagi retweeted
There is nothing to worry about.
Nothing important is run on PHP or old software—except the water & electrical grid, a few government services like our missile defense systems and a handful of electrified fences at the zoo (for the lions, tigers and cobras).
akagi retweeted
I’ve been using Grok Bot to prototype physical product ideas faster. I give it sketches and 3D models, and it helps me create technical diagrams, prepare RFQs, and communicate with manufacturers to bring them to life.
Here’s one of the pieces I worked on: Hyperbole
akagi retweeted
I’m always impressed when people discover new heights in a career path that everyone assumes has a “cap”.
Nathan Fielder was already the new hit “Silly Camera Guy.” Every few years a new one emerges after people get sick of the humor of the last guy—like Sasha Baron Cohen, Eric Andre, Tim & Eric, and Tom Green.
But what’s remarkable is that he used his 15 minutes of fame to break out of “Silly Camera Guy” and prove that he is one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.
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Incredible Elon! This will be the largest philanthropic gift in history! 70 M accounts - every citizen under 18 & every child born forevermore now has a free, lifetime investment acct making them an owner in the upside of America & our greatest companies! 🇺🇸🚀🤍@TrumpAccounts @InvestAmerica24
akagi retweeted
To publish something on a paywalled site is to make it invisible. If AIs can't find it, then for all practical purposes it doesn't exist.
These two sentences aren't 100% true yet, but they will only get truer.
akagi retweeted
14 yo asked how to write good essays. I asked if he meant the kind kids write in school, or actual good essays as written by adults. How strange that I have to ask that. If he asked how to solve a math problem, I wouldn't have to ask if he meant the school way or the real way.
akagi retweeted
Keep up people — the Roadster is clearly a prototype for the Moon and Mars vehicle fleet
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Before it became possible to get rich by creating wealth, the way to do it was to be on the winning side in a military or political dispute.
After William conquered England in 1066, he incorporated 21% of the land in England as his royal estate.
Then came the rewards for his close followers: 57 people were given control of half the land in England.
Based on the origin of names in the Domesday Book, we can see that almost all major landholders were Norman; only a few hundred English landholders (mostly with smaller lands) are named, who in total possessed just 8% of the landed wealth in England (this figure includes ecclesiastical landholding as well; if only private landholders are counted, it would be even lower)."
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SpaceX is targeting future Starbase capacity of up to 456 Starship launches per year...
Starship V3 is designed to carry around 100 tonnes to orbit per launch
At that scale, we're talking about 45,600 TONNES to orbit every year
For comparison, SpaceX put 2,213 tonnes into orbit in all of 2025
That's more than 20 TIMES SpaceX's entire 2025 orbital payload, from just ONE launch site
And this is before adding Starship launch sites in Florida and elsewhere
SpaceX is building toward an entirely different scale of access to space
