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@r0ktech Bought qdos and massaged it into ms-dos. Drove a lot of better software companies out of business with his predatory tactics. He didn't really contribute as much as it might seem. He's basically an overrated asshole.

> born in Seattle > started programming at 13 > built his first computer program in 8th grade > scored 1590/1600 on the SAT > got into Harvard (dropped out to build Microsoft) > created Microsoft with Paul Allen at 19 > built MS-DOS, then Windows.. changed personal computing forever > Windows became the OS for the entire world > became the youngest self-made billionaire at 31 > turned Microsoft into a global tech empire > shifted to philanthropy full-time > co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation > donated tens of billions to fight disease & poverty > funded vaccines, malaria research, clean water, and education > helped nearly eradicate polio > one of the biggest private donors in human history > still reads 50+ books a year > predicts tech trends years before they happen. Bill Gates literally shaped modern computing and global health.

@505roots @FastbreakHoops5 Understood. I hate it when they jump in too soon.

@xdev1_ @FastbreakHoops5 I have low expectations. I am used to having to tell people at the gym to not touch it mid rep

Bro left it all out there.

@505roots @FastbreakHoops5 The criticism has nothing to do with the fact that the spotter let the guy work thru it. He was just completely out of position to help if it was needed.

@xdev1_ @FastbreakHoops5 Plenty of spotters would of jumped in and helped and killed it

@505roots @FastbreakHoops5 The way the guy was spotting was completely wrong. Basics: - The spotter assists with the liftoff, he doesn't try to lift it by himself. - The spotter is supposed to stay very close (like hovering) and ready to assist with an 'over / under' grip.

@xdev1_ @FastbreakHoops5 I bench 2x a week - its not my best lift but it has not hit to do with my spotter, its these damn long arms which means I don't even get a lift off lol

@505roots @FastbreakHoops5 He lifted it off with his forearms. When the guy was struggling and just about to lose it, he's standing back, and in position to grab it with one hand. No he sucks.

@xdev1_ @FastbreakHoops5 No way! His spotter did a great job being there but never touching the bar and letting him get the lift

@Dea_rMen don't have any desire to look like a body builder.

If you’re a man, what’s the excuse for not looking like this?

@anandnagu I train to be strong. I have no interest in working out to be a poser. You know, the kind of guy that takes selfies and posts them online.

You should be Training for Aesthetics. It’s something that makes you appealing & attractive. No person with Food Discipline & below 15% body fat will tell you not to train for it or that it’s not worth it. It’s always some indisciplined person with over 20% body fat coping with ‘strength and skill is more important’ argument trying to distract you from it because he himself has no control over what he eats so he justifies the protruding belly. A complete Athlete will have it all. Strength. Size. Shred. Stamina. Skills.

@Camp4 Understood. SF is a shithole.

Years ago I took a job with a company in San Francisco. The agreement was that I’d commute for a couple months then relocate. (This was before remote work was a thing.) Ten months in, the CEO said, “You’re not moving here are you?” I replied, “Nope.” I hated everything about it — the never-truly-warm weather, the what-can-you-do-for-me culture, and the filthy city itself. It looks great in photos tho.

@ITFDBLA @hotiiofficial Or dumbbell inclines, dumbbell presses, or anything related to actually getting strong. Got it.

@xdev1_ @hotiiofficial Depending on ur goal, you don’t need to bench

Muscle groups people shouldn’t train together if they want proper recovery: Chest + Shoulders Back + Forearms Biceps + Heavy Back Triceps + Heavy Chest Too much overlap = weaker sets.

@araghchi 🤣🤣🤣

The U.S. has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran's shores. Frigate Dena, a guest of India's Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning. Mark my words: The U.S. will come to bitterly regret precedent it has set.

@stanleygraps he's on a machine with a likely leverage ratio of 1/2. 1K pounds my ass.

Vince McMahon squats 1,000 lbs (453 kg) at the age of 76.

@MarioNawfal based on your latest slant on things ... just like MTG ... blocked

Trump just told CNN he is surprised Iran bombed Gulf countries How is he surprised? How can you expect to kill Iran's leader and openly aim for regime change, and not expect them to break all rules of engagement Iran has nothing to lose in this anymore

@shanaka86 So many experts that don't actually know shit.

The most important sentence from the Gulf this weekend was not the UAE Defense Ministry announcing it had intercepted 132 of 137 Iranian ballistic missiles and 195 of 209 drones. It was not the confirmation of three dead and 58 injured. It was a single line buried in the UAE Foreign Ministry statement: the UAE voices its firm rejection of the use of the territories of countries in the region as arenas for settling scores or expanding the scope of conflict. Read that again. That sentence is not addressed to Iran. It is addressed to everyone. It is addressed to the United States. The grand bargain of the Gulf has operated on a simple formula for decades. Host American military bases. Receive a security umbrella. Prosper under the perception of invulnerability. Build the tallest buildings, the busiest airports, the most expensive hotels, on the understanding that the American presence deters anyone from attacking you. That bargain just failed in real time on the most expensive real estate on earth. Iran did not fire 137 ballistic missiles at the UAE because it has a dispute with the UAE. It fired them because the UAE hosts Al Dhafra Air Base, where the US Air Force’s 380th Expeditionary Wing operates reconnaissance, refueling, and combat support aircraft. Because the THAAD missile defense system deployed on Emirati soil exists to protect American force projection, not Emirati shopping malls. Because when the United States launched Operation Epic Fury from bases scattered across the Gulf, every host nation became a co-belligerent whether it consented or not. The proof of concept is sitting right there in the data. Al Jazeera confirmed that the only GCC country Iran did not strike was Oman. Oman has no American bases. Oman served as mediator between Iran and the United States. Oman’s foreign minister said on Friday that peace was within reach. Oman was spared. Every country that hosted US military infrastructure was hit. The correlation is perfect and the lesson is devastating. The UAE’s air defense performed extraordinarily. A 96 percent intercept rate against ballistic missiles is among the highest ever recorded in live combat. But the Defense Ministry’s own numbers reveal the problem. Fourteen drones landed within the country. Debris fell across Saadiyat Island, Khalifa City, Bani Yas, and Mohamed bin Zayed City. A Pakistani worker died in Abu Dhabi. Fires broke out at Jebel Ali Port and on the facade of the Burj Al Arab. The world’s busiest international airport shut down. When your economic model depends on absolute safety, 96 percent is not enough. The UAE Foreign Ministry added that it retains its full and legitimate right to respond. But the response that matters most is not military. It is strategic. The question the UAE is now asking itself, and that every Gulf capital is asking alongside it, is whether the grand bargain still holds. Whether hosting American bases provides net security or net risk. Whether the umbrella protects you or paints a target on you. Iran just demonstrated that the answer depends on which end of the missile you are standing on. Dubai did not build itself into the crossroads of global commerce by taking sides. It built itself by being the place where all sides could do business. That positioning is now incompatible with hosting the infrastructure of someone else’s war. The UAE knows this. That single sentence about rejecting the use of Gulf territories as arenas for settling scores is not a complaint. It is the beginning of a renegotiation. And if the Gulf states conclude that American bases create more risk than they prevent, the security architecture of the Middle East that has held since 1991 will have to be rebuilt from scratch. open.substack.com/pub/shanakaans…

@MarioNawfal using a political commentator as a resource ... thats about as stupid as it gets ...

🚨🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Political commentator Jackson Hinkle just revealed what Iran hasn't used yet live on air. Oil and gas assets across the Gulf untouched. A single Houthi missile hit one Saudi oil field once. Global oil prices jumped 5% within hours. Iran has only used 25% of its missile capability technology. A hypersonic missile just landed in Israel hours ago. The Strait of Hormuz is closed but markets haven't opened yet. Nobody has felt the economic pain yet. That's coming Monday morning. @jacksonhinklle

@MarioNawfal a 'political commentator' as a factual resource ... really ?? 🤣

🚨🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Political commentator Jackson Hinkle just reframed who is actually controlling this war live on air. Trump says it'll be over in days. Iran's official position? "We control the tempo. And it's only going to get hotter." The missiles hitting the Gulf right now aren't Iran's best weapons. They're the short range outdated missiles Iran couldn't even reach Israel with during the 12-Day War. Iran hasn't shown its hand yet. @jacksonhinklle

@MarioNawfal A professor of economics, really?

🚨🇮🇷 A REGIME CHANGE WITHOUT A LEGITIMATE PLAN IS JUST A RECIPE FOR TOTAL BALKANIZATION The idea that the Iranian people are waiting for an outside "liberator" is a dangerous myth being pushed by marginal figures. Without a government-in-waiting, toppling the leadership will only lead to a fragmented, war-torn state. Full interview with @Glenn_Diesen below

@MarioNawfal @karen4the6th so you get lt col. nobody, that is supposed to an expert on the situation ... really ??? is that the best you could do ???

🚨🇺🇸 🇮🇷 THE TOTAL CLOSURE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ HAS CAUGHT TRUMP COMPLETELY OFF GUARD There’s no warning and no escalation ladder anymore; Iran has changed the rules of the game while Bahrain’s alarm sirens scream in the background. @Karen4the6th on why this is a global game-changer