Kristjan Backman
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Kristjan Backman
@KristjanBackman
Entrepreneur, investor, husband, dad to two great kids. Long-distance swimmer. Proud Canadian. Commenting on economics, energy, politics and business.
Canada Katılım Eylül 2010
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@james_xond I should add that my interest rate was 11.75%, the house cost $40,500, and I lost money when I sold it.
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Trying to prove a point.
How old were you when you became a homeowner for the first time?
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@mariotomich Not a lot of muscle. My guess is under 160, so at least 60 lbs.
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How much weight does this guy need to lose to get visible abs?
For context, he's 5ft 10 and 220 lbs on a good day.
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@BPD1776 I have no idea. I had two little kids with me, and I was trying to keep them out of the fray. I think it was too much testosterone all around.
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@KristjanBackman What do those two have to fight over?
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I’m told it’s a “U-Net-based semantic segmentation model. The training setup followed the PyImageSearch segmentation pattern: labeled semantic masks, augmentation only on the training set, and IoU/Dice scores for evaluation. I the training set up has changed however still U-Net”
Might as well be Latin to me.
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@KristjanBackman Wow awesome! 10 days of training are a lot, which model did you use, a yolo based one?
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The future of agriculture lies in optimization. A system like this costs very little: a drone with a camera and a computer vision system accurate enough to count and identify plants or diseases.
It's so easy that anyone can make it at home for their own crops.
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We did no screens/TV at all until they were 5. We started with a little tv/movies at 5. Tons of books, puzzles, games, and activities. The school has a BYOD computer policy that starts in grade 5 so the kids got computers then. They had access to messaging apps and were connected to friends. No cellphones until grade 9, which was the start of high school.
Both kids turned out fine; they did complain a little. If that is the only thing they have to tell their therapists about, I am cool with that. I worry more about my screen usage than theirs.
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Dads... I need your advice.
As a young dad myself, I’m genuinely worried about my son growing up addicted to screens, phones, games, etc.
It feels like EVERYTHING is designed to grab their attention these days.
So I want to ask:
- How do you actually manage screen time in your house?
- What’s worked for you?
- What’s failed?
Would appreciate real answers from people who’ve been there 🤝
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@WorkTrainMJ @KristjanBackman @feelthebyrn1 @bbculp Actually was 37:12!
5K open water race June 6 in Wisconsin.
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Been a bit since a swim recap. Busy putting in the meters.
3KM rehearsal today in 38:12. Short meters pool.
Split it 18:36/18:36 checking the clock every 750.
Main event not too long away!
Max Stoneking, PT, DPT@max_stoneking
4 weeks with a 400-1500m swim focus on the key session ✅ Observations: 1. Didn’t get much “faster” but did do more work at desired speeds 2. My turns have seriously gone downhill since college I’d like to test a 1500 but not sure I have the guts for a solo mission. Oh well 😂
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@AutismCapital He didn't catch on fire, so the vampire thesis is gone.
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Bryan's arm is in the sun. He needs to get it tested immediately. He may have accidentally received a UV. He may need to chop it off.
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Diligencing a $3m cash basis HVAC company’s quickbooks desktop file:
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@JavierBlas @opinion That has always been the problem with the mob, they brand protection so poorly.
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Now that Iran says it won’t charge tolls but “fees” for services, let me re-up this @Opinion column published in early April:
“…Tolls can be called something else that’s politically acceptable; say, pilotage services or oil-spillage prevention fees…”
bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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@PKimupelenge @DrNeilStone Pretty sure you should have used the sarcasm font.
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@DrNeilStone Yes, it’s scary, but the DRC has the experience and expertise to deal with this outbreak.
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All the numbers come out of the DR Congo 🇨🇩 Ebola outbreak are bad bad bad
Really bad
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@elonmusk Next, you're going to say that advertising is worthless.
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@charliebilello Probably good for political stability.
Still need a sarcasm font.
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The S&P 500 is at an all-time high while Consumer Sentiment is at an all-time low.
We've never seen a gap this wide between Wall Street and Main Street.
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If humans go extinct, which animal could build the next civilization?
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@anasalhajji The oil reserve is for the invasion of Taiwan. Oil is a constraint for China, they won’t give up that reserve and corner their foreign policy.
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🚨The biggest mistake I made during the Hormuz Crisis was assuming China would release massive amounts of oil from its oil inventories as prices rose. It didn’t.
⭕️But something important has been overlooked in recent weeks by media and most analysts: the halt in inventory building necessarily means lower oil imports!
🎯This makes media reports claiming China is relying heavily on inventories proportionally to the decline in imports inaccurate.
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Anas Alhajji@anasalhajji
🚨"Oil Market Update: Debunking Narratives and Misinformation" #Iran #Hormuz #Trump #China Here is the recording: x.com/i/spaces/1mxPa…
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@JoshRainerGold Go to a masters swim meet. The deck is covered in people who are lean and athletic with good muscle tone, bone structure, and posture.
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These people were not skinny they were lean and athletic with good muscle tone, bone structure, and posture. They don’t really exist anymore due to modern food and weightlifting trends so people now are either very muscular, very skinny, or fat.
This is normal and healthy.
European ⚔️ Revolution@EuropeanRevolt
@mrwittmayer If you ever watch old film reels a lot of the men seem to be incredibly skinny by modern standards This has led me to believe that being "twinkish" is actually the more normal and natural way for a man to be. Thoughts?
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@eddiehallWSM I can't have been the only one shouting "DON'T DO IT" at my screen
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