Evan Taurins

@saifedean @Adelgary If you’re high IQ shouldn’t you be able to figure that out rather quickly…

@Adelgary If everyone walked around with badges showing their IQ scores on their shirts, it would make life so much easier, and it'd help everyone find their right job, friends, partners, and activities.

Segregation for the internet based on IQ

@RTNToronto Better known as “Hell on earth”

Toronto's legendary Highway 401

@Hitchslap1 This test more reveals how ridiculous the english language is

You can literally test someone’s IQ in 90 seconds by asking them to pronounce 50 words. The more they get correct, the higher their IQ.

@dcedrych @intelligenceco Brilliant work, so good

Killed a lot of darlings on the way to the final @intelligenceco Cofounder 2 website, well worth it!

@ndrewpignanelli Great video, the restraint and lack of slickness and flash is refreshing. Honest.

Cofounder 2 launches on May 4th.

@morganb Very cool! My take on it, the billboard itself could become a giant sold sign.

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@donnelly_b Either punchclock metalworks, or sixpenny architectural fabrication! Looks expensive though

Who in Toronto can fabricate and install exterior stairs like this?

@snookplaza @katyperry @JustinTrudeau Get you a man who’ll leave you and your three kids for a washed pop star after destroying a nations economy

get a man who can take you to the world's economic forum and coachella

@joshpuckett @asallen The Frieling brushed stainless steel french press. Probably doesn't make the best coffee, but is an absolute tank, easy to clean and have had it for a decade, and likely many more. Very satisfying.

What are your favorite examples of what I call ritual instruments — single purpose objects where the design and execution is simply uncompromising? Like the TP-7 recorder from Teenage Engineering, The Toaster from Balmuda, or !Boring apps from @asallen.

@dhh A Dane living in Malibu talking about a program in Canada…have you spoken to single person who’s had a loved one go through the program?

This is such an unbelievably dark timeline. Would have been too marcabre and far-fetched an episode for Black Mirror in 2012.

@tobi There is a ton of friction. Talk to a someone who’s had a loved one go through it.

I think there is a place for this program, but it requires some friction. mandatory week of doing a basic task every day to confirm your commitment. And no advertising under any circumstances.

This should cause a lot more questions in Canada. My sense is that almost no one knows about this here?

@ReamBraden Toronto?

Working at the Voiceflow office and heard a massive explosion that shook the room - took a look and actually saw the second with a huge fireball (didn’t get a video) Tons of black smoke now - likely a gas explosion

@alexispresa Sure, I have three close personal Toronto based artist friends that did residencies at Fogo Island, Banff and Caetini respectively. And yes many offer monthly stipends.

@EvanTaurins name me one

Why can't this happen in Canada or USA?

@fahdananta Bona fide musical genius x.com/YZYFRANCE1/sta…

Kanye is the absolute goat, one of the best to ever do it open.spotify.com/track/5SkRLpaG…

@pnickdurham *closest

@pnickdurham As a residential architect now working on a prop tech startup I found this fascinating. The challenge of high quality 'pre-fab' or standardized housing has been elusive for over a century. I guess the closing we've come are suburban tract homes...

Did some research on Frank Lloyd Wright's prefab work. In 1901, Wright argued that machines should free humans for design work, not replace craftsmanship. That idea became an obsession. His first real attempt was the American System-Built Homes in 1911, which used factory-precut lumber shipped to sites for assembly. He drew 960+ sketches and 30 variations. He tried selling them through a dealer network like cars, starting at $2,750. His business partner was skimming payments, and when WWI hit and froze material production, Wright sued him and walked away. Only about 20 were ever built. In the late 1930s, he tried again with Usonian homes. These were simple, flat-roofed houses with radiant-heated concrete slabs and carports instead of garages. About 60 were built, but the cost of construction always creeped too high. By the 1950s, Wright admitted his "affordable" buyers were upper-middle-class. His next attempt was Usonian Automatic (1950s), which used interlocking concrete blocks that homeowners could theoretically DIY. One house required 48,000 individually cast blocks. Only seven were ever built. These photos look like jail cells to me (see photos below). His last attempt was a partnership with builder Marshall Erdman. He produced three prefab designs, and buyers were required to submit topographic maps for Wright's approval. He died in 1959 before the third design was built. Wright's vision of a standardized skeleton and infinite customization never found its market. It's essentially the same problem today's modular housing startups are still trying to solve.

@DamonZumbroegel I think an architect is more akin to a director than an animator. The generation and proliferation of more beautiful renderings may not equate to higher quality built form. Execution is everything, the hard part is often getting it built!

Hello Architects and Designers…..Happy Sunday ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?……. For 5 years I have asked the same question of the folks in my profession: what are you going to do when AI arrives? Not many folks have any kind of answer, and yet…..AI is here, and storming into all professions…..especially architecture. If you have not really thought about how you will live into the future, then …..red alert, do it now. I am happy for AI in my profession, I would rather the everyday person who is building a house have access to all of “Damon Zumbroegels” ideas, ethos, and style, than just wing it without any design input and end up with a terrible house. I give AI ALL OF MY IDEAS AND KNOWLEDGE. Share it wide and far for thousands of years to come. Our homes are our biggest investment on earth, and it seems 90% of homes don’t have any architect designing them. At least with AI, folks have a chance to make the biggest investment in their lives a little better!

@hemeon His work is so rad!

View his work here - dm to reach out and I'll connect you.. docs.google.com/presentation/d…

This is such a long shot. My son graduated HS early (he's 18) and has 5 months before starting college. Is there anyone in my sphere who would be open to hiring him to draw graphics, creature concepts etc. he's very fast and very good. His portfolio in the replies.

@chrisfralic @stewartbrand Agreed, it was excellent!

Didn’t expect a book on maintenance to be spellbinding Wonderfully written by @stewartbrand amzn.to/47Q1h5t