Drew A. Madison, PE

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@JasonBassler1 If you fly internationally, there is no opt out. Your passport is digitized in every checkpoint is facial recognition only.

This is the TSA agent who got annoyed that I opted out of facial recognition, then scanned me anyway. Officer Nemec, I filed a complaint. I’m not holding my breath for consequences, but I will make sure the public sees you ignored my rights. 🖕 Spokane airport. Checkpoint A.

@keyan_concrete Precast concrete drop in?

This is my next big move in my business. I’ve been working on the back end for months and it’s getting close to ready to push marketing. Compact pools for the average backyard. High quality, easy to maintain pools that are a main feature of your outdoor living but not a yard consuming headache. There are already plenty of people doing this like Texas MiniPools, Texas Tiny Pools and more. Now I am bringing it to my market soon using my years of concrete and pool building experience to create an ultra refined offering. My plan is to build these pools extremely efficiently, tracking every part and every step and task completed to continuously refine the process. In the beginning my offer will be ~60 days to be safe, with the goal to have a 30 day completion time from permit approval to finished transformation. Taking my knowledge from larger pools that I’ve build, the pools will be constructed using an insulated concrete construction with heat/chill included to give you what I think of as a three season pool, maximizing the time the pool can be enjoyed by your family. Super excited to start marketing this and getting calls from people that want to me to come upgrade their space! (drafted options sheet, 2 x rendered designs, large flagship pool i built last year)

@dominic22733862 Whatcha building?

Looking for a partner for an app side project. I have growth and users. Need someone who wants to build their first 100k app. Not looking for agencies. DM me.

@yacineMTB To what end?

Ladies and gentlemen This is what frontier AI research looks like

@JamesMac_Fit no screen time

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 🤝

@arian_ghashghai 👋 betcha I can pitch something youll find exciting

I’ve invested in a number of founders from cold inbound that went on to raise from a “tier 1” VC within 12 months If there is one thing I’ve learned from that, it’s often the “un-networked”, brilliant founders on the fringe that have more interesting and novel worldviews (possibly because they exist at the fringe of mainstream networks and aren’t inundated with consensus rhetoric) and hence more interesting companies, and thus often a couple of steps ahead of “legible” central cast founders. Ofc there is also noise, and fishing out the great ones from the noise takes diligence, but imo this is part of the job of an early-stage VC

@Ruizlex_0 Bro, chunk your message into sections. This reads like an angry girlfriends message

Land surveying forms the essential foundation for all civil engineering and construction projects. It is the precise process of measuring and mapping the physical features of land, determining property boundaries, and capturing detailed topographic information that engineers rely on to design safe, functional, and legally compliant structures. Without accurate surveying, even the most brilliant engineering plans could lead to misalignment, legal disputes, drainage failures, or costly rework.Surveyors begin by establishing exact property lines using historical deeds, physical monuments, and advanced instruments. They then create comprehensive topographic maps that reveal elevation changes, slopes, vegetation, water bodies, and existing infrastructure. This data allows engineers to plan grading, stormwater management, road alignments, and building placements with confidence. During construction, surveyors return to the site to stake out precise locations for foundations, utilities, roads, and structural elements, ensuring everything is built exactly according to the approved plans.Modern land surveying has evolved dramatically with technology. Total stations combine electronic distance and angle measurements for rapid, high-precision data collection. Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) provide real-time positioning accurate to within centimeters. Drones equipped with high-resolution cameras and LiDAR sensors capture vast areas quickly, producing detailed 3D models and orthophotos. Laser scanners generate dense point clouds that document complex environments, while Geographic Information Systems (GIS) integrate all this data for long-term analysis and planning.The importance of land surveying extends far beyond construction. It supports sustainable development by minimizing unnecessary earthwork, protecting environmentally sensitive areas, and helping design resilient infrastructure against flooding and erosion. In urban settings, it ensures proper utility placement and prevents conflicts during excavation. Legally, it defines ownership and prevents boundary disputes that could halt projects for years.Professionals in this field typically combine fieldwork under varying weather conditions with office work involving data processing, computer-aided design (CAD), and report preparation. Most hold degrees in surveying, geomatics engineering, or civil engineering and maintain professional licensure. As technology advances, land surveyors continue to play a pivotal role in turning raw landscapes into the built environments that shape our world, bridging the gap between concept and reality with unmatched precision and reliability.

@Polymarket 🙋‍♂️🙈

JUST IN: Marc Andreessen reveals “AI vampires” are emerging in Silicon Valley — coders getting so little sleep because they stay up all night building with agents.

@adamshuaib Sounds like ADD

After 15 years of investing, we realised that truly exceptional founders have something impossible to fake: deeply unconventional lives. We analysed 15,000 founders using five binary signals to measure this: odd hobbies, early signs of exceptionalism, extreme life choices, unusual geographies, non-linear careers. These sum to give a 0-5 score per founder. Whether someone started coding at 10, speaks five languages, climbed Everest or quit a safe job to live in Chile, the signal was deviation from the mean. Rather than focusing on IQ or EQ, we call this metric the Outlier Quotient, or “OQ”. When forecasting founder success, it turns out that OQ was the single most predictive variable in our entire classification model, trained on ~70 different factors. Our OQ score had zero correlation with having worked at a top-tier company or attending an elite university. The signals most VCs rely on aren’t just noisy, they’re blinding. The best founders don’t signal like everyone else, they don’t think like everyone else, and they certainly don’t build like everyone else. If you want to spot breakout talent before the rest of the market, stop screening for conformity. Back the founders the system was built to filter out.

@NeilHUSA @Vivek4real_ I did, and have.

@Vivek4real_ no one did this.

SOMEONE BUILT AN OPENCLAW AGENT THAT SELLS POOL INSTALLATIONS ON AUTOPILOT. FINDS $500K–$1.2M HOMES WITHOUT POOLS RENDERS A POOL IN THEIR BACKYARD AND MAILS A BEFORE/AFTER POSTCARD.

@topherk25 @Vivek4real_ What kind of pools? I just sent you a message. If youre really interested let me know. Ive deployed something similar and have something ready to go. The real value isnt in the AI, its the targeted marketing to customers that are best fit for you. Ping me if interested

@Vivek4real_ I build pools in NJ. How can I do this ?

@JoeyBitcoin2 @Vivek4real_ If you already want a pool what better way to advertise your company?

@Vivek4real_ No one buys a fucking pool via cold post card

If you’re a pool installer, landscaper, or in any high-ticket home service and want something similar built for your business, just DM me. I can provide the full setup. The AI is the easy part. The real challenge is precision targeting (not shotgun mailing every house over a certain $Xk). I focus on getting it in front of the right people only. Oh, and can provide PE services in certain states. Let me know if you’re interested.

@AMAZONALLDAY @Vivek4real_ Do you really? Shoot me a message. I can help. I work closely with a group in OH and can deploy something like this for you if interested. Already have a few things ready to go

@Vivek4real_ I literally build concrete pools for a living how can I do this?

@BlackLabelAdvsr Those obese people are tourists. Good sign

Just spent two weeks at Florida beaches. Here’s what I observed: - Tons of kids - Economy is in full bloom. Lots of yachts in the water - Most people are obese - Restaurants packed and it’s not even June - People drive slower than people in Seattle… - Tons of Christians - Gen Z definitely has not given up alcohol. Local beach bars were insanely packed. Drinks flowing! - Not a single Tesla - Zero tattoos - Lots of new construction including thousands of beachfront custom homes - Crazy high number of families using an expensive photographer to do beach photoshoots Recession cancelled!

@StevenPulteFam Good luck with business! Great one to get into

Hiring only 3 more killer sales reps for my epoxy flooring business Perks -company car -monthly bonuses -$10,000 sign on bonus -flexible schedule Requirements: -must live in se Florida -must be willing to commit full time -must have previous sales experience (preferably home service)

@Praha37v Isnt that just a looping gif ?

This level of quality is why clients choose us to build isometric websites.

@mikebettes Did you give it the data?

Why AI is trash. I write the exact same prompt for Copilot, Gemini, Claude, and Grok. “Create a track map of Hurricane Camille from 1969”. See the results… Copilot. Straight garbage.

@florida_grand I left FL for Texas for my dream job. Was back in 4 months. Florida is number 1.

I beg to differ about the No. 1 spot but I’ll also be proud of us being in the top 5. #DeSantis

@VladTheInflator how?