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@markusdd5 Very interesting, thanks! What would one need to know to grasp what you do for a living?

Ok. So essentially Terafab is not a plan for a 'standard' semiconductor fab, but includes mask production, test house and packaging under one roof. This alone is a very alien concept. If they only achieve this alone, not even considering reaching the crazy output numbers, they're already in unicorn territory. All the plans on top what they actually are willing to do with the silicon are essentially Dyson Sphere Program in real life. There is no other way to put this. In this very case, as this directly affects an industry I happen to work in: I assign a major probability to this either failing or delaying much beyond the intended timeline. Sure you can buy equipment and hire experienced people, but semiconductor manufacturing in advanced nodes is essentially the farthest humanity has ventured down the tech tree. It is so incredibly difficult and complicated that it's essentially impossible to explain to the average joe how it even works without simplifying it into oblivion. 95% I talk to can't even grasp correctly what I do for a living, and digital design is very far up the stack. I'm saying this not because I'm rooting against Elon or xAI, Tesla or SpaceX, but just to manage expectations. Starlink has proven with their satellite cadence and PCB in-house pipeline that these companies do understand how to build stuff reliably at scale and down to a sustainable price point. If there is one guy and his entourage that can actually succeed at this, it's this. Nobody else. But expect bumps along the way. This might be the single thing in tech more complicated than the literal rocket science.

@ninja_maths @_MathAcademy_ Thanks Alex!

@Swejjan @_MathAcademy_ Not yet. x.com/ninja_maths/st… I'd recommend finishing up Calculus I and II first. However, you can also proceed via Mathematical Foundations I-III, or AP Calculus BC. Study routes are all on the website.

I'm delighted to announce that @_MathAcademy_ has released two courses in Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences. Designed for students who want the mathematical tools needed for undergraduate-level study in physics, engineering, and other STEM fields. Details below👇

@ninja_maths @_MathAcademy_ Is it possible to take two courses concurrently?

@yoruow1 @DaRealJerma9851 his timing is actually pretty good. It just doesn't seem good from your perspective. In 100 years, they will look back and say "How was he so consistently close with his predictions"

@DaRealJerma9851 elon is very good at predicting the future, he's just horrible on the timing

Literally most things he's said have come true lol

@projecthailmary Why can’t the put someone with an ounce of sense in charge of trailers? Nobody wants to see the whole movie before they get into the theatre

Final Trailer. Big Game Spot. Sunday.

@LionKimbro @nabeelqu Check out the 2 minute section of the documentary starting at 1 hour 11 minutes in. He is rehearsing the moves aloud and the level of detail is incredible. I wonder how many times he has climbed the whole thing in his mind?

@nabeelqu I've been talking with Chat-GPT about this, and Chat says that Alex Honnold (a name that Chat instantly recognized) practices these sections of wall over, and over, and over, and over, and over again, fully harnessed, until it's 100%. I just cannot imagine.

One of the most impressive things I've ever seen, just completely incomprehensible, is Alex Honnold doing this famous section of El Capitan ("The Boulder Problem") during his free solo. It's ~V7 difficulty, ~2000 feet in the air. The holds are so tiny. Makes me sweat watching it.

@SawyerMerritt Looks decent

NEWS: Volvo has officially unveiled their all-electric EX60. • Starting price: ~$60,000 • 400 mile range (EPA) • 400kW peak charging speed. 173 miles added in 10 mins • Native NACS charging port • First Volvo to that uses Mega casting (giga casting) • Structural battery pack • 800v architecture • 0-60mph as low as 3.8s • 0.26 drag coefficient • Bi-directional charging (22kW max power) • Forest Light projection feature casts dappled light across the cabin, like sunlight filtering through trees. • Air suspension • 28-speaker Bowers & Wilkins audio system. Dolby Atmos • Largest frunk of any Volvo • Heated booster seats in rear. Heated, cooled and messaging seats in the front. • Electrochromic panoramic roof • First Volvo with Google Gemini assistant, which is "deeply integrated into the car" • Most responsive user experience in any Volvo car to date. No-lag infotainment system, screens respond quickly, maps load instantly, voice assistants understand passengers better • Regular over-the-air updates • The trunk has a maximum cargo volume of up to 64.3 cubic feet with the seats folded • Lowest carbon footprint for a fully electric Volvo car, matching that of the smaller EX30 • Driver assist features, but can't self-drive • EX60 Cross Country model • First deliveries in Summer 2026 in the US More photos of the exterior, interior, frunk and the forest lights projection feature in the thread below:

@CSI_Starbase Forcing? Partisan conjecture?

@iheartjoegillis @CyaSuzie @horrormuseum what exactly is racist about that?

@CyaSuzie @horrormuseum Here ya go, Suzie.

We posted rest in peace to the creator of the comic strip Dilbert. We received so much hate towards us and him, due to his political beliefs. We knew nothing of his beliefs, and frankly, it doesn't matter. He made a great strip, he died of cancer, it's sad, and rest in peace.

@horrormuseum @iheartjoegillis are you saying he was truly disgusting?

@iheartjoegillis What does that have to do with a strip that we liked, that we grew up liking? It's the same as loving certain performances and certain movies made by truly disgusting people.

@KingBobIIV Cool piece. I’m not so sure the reminder was accidental though

@ugo_bubdfgb You are misunderstanding his tweet. He is saying competitors have years to go, not Tesla

𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 “𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲” 𝗙𝗦𝗗, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘁 👀🚗 each year, the loudest narrative is: 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗦𝗗. But if you actually read Musk’s own words, the message is way more sobering, he basically admits the hard part is still ahead: going from 𝗜𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 to 𝗠𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 takes 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. Not weeks. Not “next update”. 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. That’s the part many people ignore. Getting a demo that looks good is one thing. Reaching real, repeatable safety across messy real-world edge cases is a different beast, and the final few “nines” of safety are 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄. Does this mean Tesla is doomed? 𝗡𝗼. Tesla’s advantage is still real: 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, fast iteration, vertically integrated hardware and software. But the takeaway is simple: 𝗙𝗦𝗗 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 “𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱” 𝘆𝗲𝘁, even Tesla says the finish line is still far. So when you hear 𝗙𝗦𝗗 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲, ask one question: 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲? 🤔 $TSLA $NVDA $UBER

@ApoStructura I blocked them a long time ago for this behaviour

@Monteesol @bencb789 @vec0zy Good point. I guess that makes you the real winner 😂

@bencb789 @vec0zy Its not a gif though

2025 Results (First, WITHOUT my WSOP win and I explain further down why removing your biggest score can be helpful): CoinPoker: -$100k PokerStars: +$144k GG Poker: +$409k GG Rake: -$70k GG Rakeback: +$40k —————————— Total Profit: $423k Hours played: ~200 Full 8–12h sessions: 20 Day 2 / Day 3 / FT sessions (2–4h): 10 Total sessions: 30 Hourly: $2,150 —————————— Now INCLUDING the WSOP Main: Total Profit: $4,323,000 Hourly: $21,615 —————————— I play 20–24 tables. That’s my sweet spot. I often stream on Twitch → extra distraction + people seeing my game. Yes, I could play fewer tables. But 20–24 maximizes my hourly. With 10–15 tables I’d have higher ROI. But significantly lower hourly. —————————— Yes, my yearly sample size is smaller. Usually 700 – 1,200 tournaments/year. I mostly play Sundays. 2–3 sessions per month (more during big series). I have similar results for the past 10+ years (of course not as big as winning the WSOP main). A lot of my time goes into my two businesses: @raiseyouredge and @AcendClub . Fewer sessions = more focus. More excitement. Better preparation. And that reflects in my results every single year. And I want to show you something important: You don’t need to be a slave to poker. Even at midstakes, you can earn very well playing only a few sessions per week - depending on your goals and life outside poker. —————————— I also spend a lot of time on: • content creation • studying • researching • updating material for our students That keeps me sharp. I spot new things and exploits fast. I like systems. Simple systems. Extremely effective. I don’t follow many of the pushed GTO concepts. I believe many of them hurt winrates more than they help. I focus on: • spots that are massively underbluffed • spots where I can fold my entire bluffcatcher range • spots where I don’t need to bluff at all I train to identify those spots. Result? I need 1 second to decide. Others tank 20 - 30 seconds, think about blockers, balance, GTO… and still make a losing decision because they don’t realize the spot is under-bluffed. That speed lets me: • add tables • reduce mental load • increase profit Example: I created Postflop Rocket → one of the #12 most profitable postflop exploits for our Champions students. It’s a checklist. Easy to apply. Extremely effective. Especially if you don’t want to waste hours in solvers learning strategies that don’t move the needle anyway. People still laugh and say: “Your game is unbalanced. Easily exploitable.” Okay. Sure. —————————— Why remove the biggest score? To identify trends. In tournament poker, big scores often carry an entire year. They can also completely distort reality. Example: You’re down $100k. Then boom - $130k score. Now you’re +$30k on the year. Add rakeback → maybe +$35–40k. BUT… If your graph goes straight down for thousands of games and one score saves the year, chances are high you’re a losing player with one lucky run. Yes, we need big scores in MTTs. But be brutally honest with yourself without your biggest score: • Break-even? → Not bad • Slightly up? → Good • Decently up? → Amazing • Decently down? → HIT THE LAB! Review with friends/coaches. Find the Leaks ASAP! This is about probabilities. Are you truly winning - or just lucky? Many players overvalue their biggest score. They move up in stakes. And their bankroll disappears faster than they can react. —————————— “WOW, if I made this money, I’d quit and enjoy life.” Reality check. This mindset is exactly why you won’t succeed. Yes, money matters. Making alot of money matters to me too. But its not everything. You lack: • Passion (NOT the Passion to make money with Poker), but REAL passion for the GRIND • Fire. Fire to also get up after brutal sessions. Fire to be excited about fixing leaks and improving. • Respect for the lessons this game teaches Without the above? It puts you at a huge disadvantage. For people like me, I dont mind ... • Getting up after downswings • Studying with zero paycheck • Grinding for years without results • Appreciating the growth and learnings without seeing the $ results. Yeah its not nice. But we accept those things as part of the journey. It took me 2 years to withdraw my first dollars. Are you willing to do that? 2-4 years of serious effort with no results? To grind your way up in Poker whilst working a job? You only see the highlights. The big scores. The Instagram moments. That’s not reality. That’s not the grind. This delusion will hold you back. You won’t last. You can’t handle effort without immediate reward. Welcome to life. We can do everything right and still lose. Results are often not in our control. Only consistent effort over years makes success likely - not guaranteed. But not trying guarantees failure. If you think you’d “retire” after making X millions, you haven’t understood what it takes to win. Why quit if you love the game? If it’s your fire? That’s the difference between: • players winning for 10+ years • and those with one good year who disappear Everything has a price. Poker millions cost: • sacrifice • downswings • self-doubt • people laughing at you • pushing through anyway Most people want the millions. Not the price. That’s why I’ve never thought about quitting. Maybe one day - because something else excites me more or I don’t enjoy the grind anymore. But never because I made X dollars. —————————— If you made it this far - good sign. Most only care about the money. They look for shortcuts. The value of this post isn’t the results. It’s the messages. That’s the stuff that actually moves you forward. I wish you a STRONG 2026 CHAMP! Lets Crush!

@NorthBankGav @WesthamJim7 Why not?

@WesthamJim7 he can’t say “i’m not bothered” then make a comment which shows he’s quite clearly bothered

why the fuck did Luke Littler say that about tickets & prize money? i get he’s young, but what a cuntish thing to say

@ClintFiore Legend!

With only 2 days to spare I hit my big 2025 personal goal of weighing under 200 this morning with a 199.1 weigh in. 😮‍💨😅🙌💪 243 >>> 199 YTD

@Andercot Thanks, this is great stuff

Morning Riffs #3: Bernie Sanders, Sclerotic Bureaucracy, Energy, Helium Dilution Refrigerators, Entropy, Fusion, Fission, Thermodynamics of Industrial Capitalism, Interest Rates and Temperature

@BladeoftheS Have you ever had a job?

The richest people in the world and their 'accomplishments' Elon Musk - His dad had an emerald mine Mark Zuckerberg - Stole his website from his roommate Jeff Bezos - Realized he could sell stuff from a warehouse. Do they really deserve to be stupidly, ridiculously rich?

@reduxx Hard to write sympathetically about someone who murdered a baby, so you can see why the left tha fat out

An LGBT news outlet has published a sympathetic profile of trans-identified male inmates, portraying them as victims of the Trump administration. The article does not disclose that one of the inmates raped two children, while another murdered a baby. reduxx.info/pedophile-baby…