Elon’s 100k WPM
Still think he was better of JVing with Intel foundry. He will struggle to get ASML machines, even if @substrate is invlolved it is many years before this 100k WPM is remotely possible. I'm sure Elon is taking the 20-year view here, but still. Wild. MS on Terafab. https://t.co/6XZvuJDWZn
AI Boom Threatened by Helium Shortage and Chip Cooling Limits
“Silicon Valley spent the last two years convincing everyone that AI is a pure software revolution, completely forgetting that the entire trillion-dollar capex cycle is dependent on a noble gas extracted in a Middle Eastern warzone. 🤡 You can raise all...
Patenting Trivial Computer Uses Sparks Outrage
How are people allowed to patent such trivial and obvious uses of general purpose computers? https://t.co/XblJfmlBN2
Jielong-3 Launch Deploys Ten New Navigation Satellites
LAUNCH at 1549 UTC of a Jielong-3 from the DFHT barge near Haiyan in the Yellow Sea placing 10 more Weili Kongjian (Centispace) navigation augmentation satellites in orbit
Trump Claims Victory as Iran Blocks Hormuz Tolls
Trump says he's ready to declare victory and wind down military efforts. Iran is still blocking the Strait of Hormuz and extorting tolls from passing vessels. 🔒 Members-Only https://t.co/yhVxRubLDX
Consider Exiting Real Estate Amid Systemic Trust Risks
it's an awful spot to be and many are sitting in it due to naive trust in the system, the banks and the government and @bankofcanada It could be the right time to walk away from your real estate | Financial...
Lawmakers Seek VPN Bans to End Online Anonymity
I’ve been repotting on this, there are already state lawmakers pushing for VPN bans. The goal is to fully remove anonymity from the internet
Hormuz Closure Cuts 30% Fertilizer Supply, Spurs Food Prices
OUT NOW - @JLinvilleFert on how Strait of Hormuz's closure has blocked >30% of world's fertilizer exports & degraded farming economics. Upward fert & food price risk. It's bad. Apple 🔊https://t.co/cMO23J6a4g Spotify📽️ https://t.co/CX48AK9HEc YouTube📽️ https://t.co/qx5Od1DJd1 https://t.co/uA1oP879mc
Weekend Read: Paul Krugman on the Hormuz Shock
As a first for me, I'm recommending @paulkrugman as a weekend read/listen. @robin_j_brooks makes it possible with a discussion on the Hormuz shock. https://t.co/aQ64hxAHxb
Sachs Predicts US Loses Geopolitical Edge to China
Distinguished Columbia Univ. Prof. Jeff Sachs on current geopolitics: "In many ways, the US can not compete with China [in both manufacturing and diplomacy]... And I think we all feel it's not a temporary phenomenon but really the end of the...
Musk's Merged Empire Needs $100B or Faces Bankruptcy
It is solely done to paint a narrative where the combined Tesla/SpaceX company (yes, this is going to happen) will need to raise $100 billion to keep the party going for Musk a few years more If this doesn't happen, we...
BMW I3 Electric Range
The Scammer Edition Sam's getting better but his voice is still a bit hoarse as he drove the Infiniti QX60 Sport AWD. Nicole had her turn in the Kia K4 Hatchback GT-Line without a turbo and was still impressed. In the...
Oil Announcements: Hype Unveiled, Real Market Moves
The Oil Shell Game: Peeling Away the Bluster of the Latest Oil Announcements. Trade. https://t.co/FyQ7lGbyR5
Imminent Treasury Supply Surge Threatens Auction Failure
This is maybe not this week or even next month, but this is a failed auction waiting to happen. #TreasurySupply
Iran's Strike on Qatar Threatens Gulf Energy Supply
Iran struck Qatar's gas infrastructure. Qatar is the world's largest LNG exporter. This isn't just oil at risk. It's the entire Gulf energy supply chain. $XLE is at all-time highs for a reason. https://t.co/7TjuVfAelG
Key Interview Clips Shine in Vertical Feed Video
This is well done taking this important portion of interview to vertical video edited for a feed.
Routing Guides Collapse, Trucks Vanish, Budgets Suffer
Routing guides getting wrecked. It’s just starting. The “it’s just the weather” crowd is going to have a hard time to explaining to their bosses why trucks aren’t showing up this spring and budgets are getting obliterated.
Capturing Kharg Island Won’t Halt Iran’s Oil Flow
KHARG ISLAND — a thread: Trump has talked about taking Iran's Kharg Island for 40 years. The problem? Capturing it won't shut down Iran’s entire oil export system. And thus it won't lead to Hormuz re-opening fast enough. 🧵1/10 @Opinion FREE-TO-READ: https://t.co/ZOYtq3KESE https://t.co/xtLBqPShB6
Trump Admin Pushes Premature 6G Phones for 2028 Olympics
Trump administration wants 6G phones even before 6G comes into existence • The US government wants to showcase its 6G capabilities at the 2028 Olympics in LA. • The Trump administration has asked Qualcomm to steer the development of three 6G-ready...
Success in Publishing: Platform Mastery Beats Networking Alone
Chatted with USA Today about selling books, navigating platform, consolidation, and how it isn’t all about who you know. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2026/03/22/how-to-be-a-novelist-author/89199046007/
Zelenskiy Calls for Continued Pressure on Russia Pre‑US Talks
Zelenskiy Urges Allies To Keep Up Pressure On Russia Ahead Of Talks With US https://t.co/27YNF6I723
Targeting Active Nuclear Plant: Criminal and Foolish
This would seem to be advocating a military strike on an operating nuclear power plant. Apart from being criminal, it's also very stupid.
Netflix Survived Disney’s Onslaught by Rewriting the Playbook
In 2019, Disney+ declared war on Netflix. They stole Marvel. Snatched Star Wars. Took Pixar. And left Netflix bleeding. But Netflix didn’t just survive… They rewrote the playbook. Here’s how they turned the tables:
Smart Mesh Creates Production-Ready 3D Models in 2 Seconds
🚨 Game studios are going to hate this. Tripo just demoed Smart Mesh at GDC2026 and it generates production-ready 3D meshes with clean topology in 2 seconds. No retopology. No cleanup. No $50K outsourcing budget. Here's the full breakdown: ↓ https://t.co/tjDwDx0Oea
FHIR Interoperability Accelerates with New APIs and Docs
It's important to celebrate the interoperability wins just as often as leaning in on all the drama. To that extent, let's start the clap as @eClinicalWorks just dropped 9 new FHIR APIs, including full CRUD on Coverage and e-prescribing data...
Renewables Are the Answer to Geopolitical Energy Spikes
If Trump does on Monday what he has threatened, oil and ‘natural’ gas prices will absolutely skyrocket. Iran isnt going to open the Strait of Hormuz. Destroying all their energy infrastructure will only entrench their resolve to keep it closed. There’s...
Check Citations on Westlaw to Dodge AI Hallucinations
“And it’s not even hard to avoid citing AI-hallucinated cases. All you have to do is use Westlaw or Lexis to cite check the brief.” 👀 - a fish in water never realizes it’s wet. legal data is born free and...
War Pushes Gulf States to Tighten US Security Ties
This is what @gbrew24 said on Odd Lots, that ultimately, as a result of this war, the Gulf states will have no choice but to deepen their security links to the US.
Canada’s
Is the Royal Canadian “navy” going to send three staff officers to help with paperwork like they did to reopen the Red Sea? Or can they not even manage that anymore?
US Gas Prices Shifted to Brent‑Only Influence After 2010
"U.S. retail gasoline prices respond to Brent and WTI before January 2010 and then only to Brent afterwards." (Note: this study is from 2019)
Patriot Missile Identified as Cause of Sitra Explosion
The team (@sam_lair, @DuitsmanMS, others) spent the last few weeks examining this video showing a U.S. Patriot launch in Bahrain. We're confident this interceptor was involved in the explosion over Sitra that damaged 60 residences and injured more than...
Every 1% BMI Drop Lowers Cancer Risk
Every 1% BMI Drop Cuts Cancer Risk Every 1% drop in BMI lowers your cancer risk. The data now proves it in the real world. As a medical school professor, I have taught for years that obesity drives cancer through metabolic dysfunction....
Oil Price Panic Scenarios Need Impossible Export Collapse
Of course you can paint all kinds of horror scenarios for oil prices. But they require two things: (i) a collapse in oil export volumes out of the Gulf from current levels near 10 mmb/d; (ii) a price elasticity of...
Vertical AI Beats Generic Tools for Industry Precision
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗜. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄. Horizontal AI — ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini — is built for everyone. Broad, general-purpose, impressive. But it doesn't know your industry,...
Why Not Seize Iranian Tankers and Sell Their Oil?
Ok but I still have to ask… why don’t we just seize the Iranian tankers and sell the oil ourselves?
Global Stocks Rebound, 2026 IPO Surge Looms, IRS Crumbling
🆓 Sunday links: the international stock turnaround, the 2026 IPO market, and the hollowed-out IRS. https://t.co/K7y1GDtIFd chart: https://t.co/1ZhwExGXjm https://t.co/HDuoFmgAEw
SF Paratransit Bus Illegally Removes Stop Sign, Endangers Riders
This is priceless. SF Paratransit bus that probably makes less than one pickup a day (a jobs program, not a service for the electorate) is illegally daylighting a stop sign in hopes of creating some more paraplegics to not bus...
Imm
FFS CNN, don't just swallow their BS. They are being deployed as intimidation and political blackmail. Immigration agents deploying to airports under border czar as TSA staffing falls short https://t.co/GLyiaot5nW
Project Hail Mary’s $80.6M Opening Marks Rare Non‑franchise Success
Stellar box office: In a big win for Amazon MGM, PROJECT HAIL MARY blasts off with a massive $80.6 MILLION opening. It is only 1 of 3 non-sequel or franchise installments in the the past decade to open to $60M...
Iranian Oil Claim Covers only One Week, Now Week Four
Even if this were true (which, naw), the 140 million barrels of Iranian oil on water Bessent cites here would offset roughly one week of Hormuz stoppage. We’re now in week 4.
Unprepared Shippers Face Exploding Transportation Budgets
Shippers that didn’t prepare for higher transportation costs this year are about to have their budgets blown out.
Pilots Spend Most of Flight on Radio Check‑ins
Sad but true. Most of what a pilot does mid flight is to check in and let ATC know they are still in radio contact or changing frequencies.
Russia and China Unite as the West Fragments
In which Stubb states reality ... So to those who dream of a "reverse Nixon," here's the reality of a "reverse 'reverse Nixon'," where Russia and China largely hang together despite their points of difference and tension while the West...
Kids Find Base Coordinates, Iran Gets Targeting Data
This is a joke…. right? My twelve year old could find the coordinates of every major US military base. You don’t even need GPS to hit them. This is why it’s ridiculous the Army moved prepositioned supply ashore. We can take out...
Skip TSA Chaos with PreCheck and CLEAR
Public Service Announcement: The hack to getting around this TSA madness is TSA PreCheck + CLEAR.
AdVon AI Threatens Journalists, Reshapes Media Content
#WhosNext? Media Journalists? Meet AdVon, the #AI-Powered Content Monster Infecting the Media Industry. (Futurism) https://t.co/HywUCAzpX1 https://t.co/TgXXsQtQrF
China Faces Gas Shortfall as Gulf LNG Runs Out
"World faces gas supply cliff edge as Gulf’s final LNG shipments approach ports" https://t.co/OjcnxXcs8a "China gets 30 per cent of its LNG from the Gulf but has some domestic gas production and can switch to coal-fired power generation if needed." https://t.co/ikbgxbUPhV
Amazon's Biggest Film Opening Revives Theatrical Ambitions
Amazon’s most ambitious movie to-date delivers the company’s biggest opening ever. A big boost to Amazon’s theatrical ambitions after 3 misses to start the year.
Tourism Surge Threatened by Imminent Jet Fuel Shortage
This’ll do wonders for tourism. But we’re gonna start running out of jet fuel real soon anyway, so… https://t.co/Llcayc1dDX
Domestic Flight Prices Soaring to $800‑$1500 for Short Trips
Have flight prices gone up a lot lately? I have a few domestic trips I’m taking over the next few months and wanted to book flights yesterday and most flights were $800-$1500 for short, non-stop flights. It seems a little...