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Henry Stoll
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Henry Stoll
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Intrigued by curiosity-driven discovery and leveraging the value of human interaction in the age tech & AI | Personal views only
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@Shtreetwear From visible identity to lived identity: How heritage brands are turning luxury into a world you can actually inhabit
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Henry Stoll@henrystoll
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The Louis Vuitton Hotel in Paris is Set to Open 2026!
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Haha, I can confirm I’m a human and these messages were written by my own ✍️. I’ve been conceptualizing, developing, and managing hospitality real estate and travel experiences in Southeast Asia for nearly 20 years now. I first visited Da Nang in 1995 when I was 10, back when it was still part of Quang Nam province and my father was overseeing the development of the Furama Resort Danang (Vietnam’s first 5-star resort). Hotels and resorts have come a long way since then, but residential projects and complementary infrastructure for the international travel market only really started in the last 10 years.
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@henrystoll @levelsio this sounds almost like an AI reply but if not and even if this is 110% correct ;)
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Left Da Nang and will probably not come back.
Spent a total of 5 weeks here.
I went to bed slightly angry almost every night because of bad service/hospitality, noise, dangerous driving or a mix of those.
It affected my gf even more so we decided to not stay longer than 1 month.
I think that’s a good proxy for liking a place. Our nervous system just never really felt at ease.
In terms of Vietnam in general, I feel like I had a much better time in HCMC when I stayed there for two weeks a few years ago.
Everything seemed to be more efficient there and people were much friendlier.
All my Vietnamese friends are super cool, funny and really friendly.
So I was quite disappointed when I noticed most locals in Da Nang being so cold and borderline unfriendly.
This is the first city in South East Asia this happened to me and if anyone knows why I’d love to learn more about it.
Maybe it was just us? Maybe locals just don’t like tourists/foreigners?
No idea but it felt “off”. Almost not welcomed.
The Indiehacker community is really cool and friendly though.
Some cafes are definitely nice to work from Da Nang and the actual coffee is great. Just strong… very strong hehe
The thing with those coffee shops is just that I’m slowly approaching 30 and can’t sit on ultra uncomfortable chairs for an entire day anymore (👴)
When I first arrived I was super stoked because there are not a lot of nomad spots with breezy sunny weather in Jan/Feb and Da Nang definitely has that.
The cons unfortunately outweigh the pros so I’ll likely not come back for the foreseeable future.
All that being said, if you have a short runway and want to save money it might still be one of the better places to go so I’d say it’s worth giving it a try!
Dominik Sobe ツ@sobedominik
Arrived in Da Nang! 🇻🇳 I think we arrived with too high expectations 😬 It honestly feels like Bali but ordered on Wish but in a good way… let me explain. So after three days here my pros and cons: Pros: - ☀️ Amazing weather early in the year (not too cold not too hot, way better than Bali/BKK/CNX. Think T-Shirt during the day but light wind jacket at night.) - 💸 Affordable (you def. feel it’s much cheaper than most „Nomad“ places but it does come with a cost I‘ll share below) - 👨🏽💻 Community (there’s a lot of cool Indiehackers here and you’ll def never feel alone) - ☕️ Coffee shops (this came to a surprise! I’d dare to say the the work-from-a-cafe culture here is the best I have seen from all the places I have been too. Big, spacious, natural light, great coffee, decent WiFi and power plags everywhere) Now to the cons: - 🏠 Accommodation (this is a personal one but I just can’t seem to find a nice looking apartment or house here for short term rental. Da Nang seems amazing if you are conscious about your run rate and want basic amenities (think 200-500$ for a basic one bedroom condo) But if you are used to accommodation from Bali or Bangkok it just doesn’t deliver. A good amount of places seem to be riddled with either mold or noise issues. We’ve been on countless visits today with various agents, checked all the booking sites and… nada. There seems to be some nicer high end stuff but it’s all not possible to rent on a monthly basis and seems to avg. $2-4000/m which suddenly doesn’t seem appealing at all anymore given the other options in SEA and beyond. This is actually also the most frustrating and likely what won’t keep us here for long. Still scouting but my initial optimism to find something decent is fading fast. - Driving style 🛵 (I’m sorry to say this but after having driven a lot of vehicles around South East Asia, Vietnam seems to have the worst drivers of all countries I have ever been to with India coming close second) Initially I thought „oh nice people drive quite slowly here most of time like 40km/h max and there’s no traffic“ so it was refreshing to the traffic craze of Bali but fuak me do people here drive dangerously! People not only drive on the wrong side of the street (typical SEA behaviour I can handle) but they corner you with acceleration on the wrong side of the street 😅🤯 It’s absolutely nuts. We almost had a horrific accident today. My girlfriend cried because it was so sketchy.) So ye… to summarize Da Nang seems to be THE place if you are starting out your Indiehacker journey and/or want to save money. If you care a lot about the quality of your accom or plan to ride a bike while having little to no experience I’m not sure it’s the best place to go. I think Da Nang didn’t start out or ever want to be a nomad hub but it’s slowly turning into it so maybe it’s also not fair to compare it with a place like Bali. I’m writing this because I really want Da Nang to work for us (given the pros I mentioned) but it seems like a rough start. I’ll update y’all in a few weeks with how it’s going 😉 Curious, what’s your experience about Da Nang?
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Real estate dev POV: Cut costs now amid booming demand/supply imbalance let devs ignore climate-resilient design and global standards, as renters tolerate flaws like mold and poor ventilation until complaints pile up. Increasing materials and red tape trap billions in stalled projects, fueling cheap builds.
Operational POV: Squeeze max profits by minimising ops costs, like skimping on maintenance, and providing limited amenities rather than investing in value-adding features.
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Finding good (nomad) accommodation in Da Nang is tough because the destination is still in its first wave of residential development - mostly locally built / refurbished without proper climate-driven design (e.g., to combat humidity and mold) or international traveler standards for hospitality and comfort. Plus, owners prefer long-term leases (6-12 months) since they use commission-based agents - the longer the lease, the more the owner nets after fees. Solid short-term options are scarce and pricier as a result.
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@ekwufinance DEI to EDI... same same but different. The results say everything.
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The UK is regulating itself into irrelevance.
The plan was to build 531 km of high-speed rail.
Before laying track, contractors had to:
- Complete a 350-page “social value” assessment
- Guarantee 30% female representation
- Guarantee 20% ethnic-minority representation
The outcome was predictable.
- Original timeline: 2010-2026
- After years of delays and overruns, ~50% of the project was cancelled
- Remaining construction now stretches beyond 2033
- Cost: ~£70B for just 40% of the route (~£311M per km)
Meanwhile, China:
- Built ~50,000 km of high-speed rail in 17 years
- Averaging ~3,000 km per year
- At a cost of ~£14M per km
China builds high-speed rail ~200x faster and ~22x cheaper.
Now apply the same regulatory mindset to the energy transition....
and the scale of waste becomes obvious.
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@visegrad24 If only their "men are [more] alert" at heritage sites in Egypt, to ensure "touching the wall, writing a name, anything, is unacceptable."
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Words spoken by the Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty:
"I am the Foreign Minister, and I take full responsibility for these words. If someone, even kids, puts paint or touches the fence, grab him, tie him up, and call the police. That is harassment of the embassy.
Some may ask, “Are we diplomats or thugs?” No, we are not thugs. But touching the wall, writing a name, anything, is unacceptable. We’ll gouge his father’s eye and drag him inside. If our men are alert, no one will dare. If he tries, I’ll open the door and bring him in myself."
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Anti-Israel protesters attacked the Egyptian Consulate in New York City but lost the battle and got beaten up by the employees of the Egyptian Consulate
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Reading through the replies in this post, it is clear that @grok is simply a better version of ChatGPT in every aspect of the experience.
As ChatGPT tries to reinstate its [early] lead in the AI landscape, it keeps stumbling... bogged down by flawed foundational principles that hold it back.
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Updates to ChatGPT:
You can now choose between “Auto”, “Fast”, and “Thinking” for GPT-5. Most users will want Auto, but the additional control will be useful for some people.
Rate limits are now 3,000 messages/week with GPT-5 Thinking, and then extra capacity on GPT-5 Thinking mini after that limit. Context limit for GPT-5 Thinking is 196k tokens. We may have to update rate limits over time depending on usage.
4o is back in the model picker for all paid users by default. If we ever do deprecate it, we will give plenty of notice. Paid users also now have a “Show additional models” toggle in ChatGPT web settings which will add models like o3, 4.1, and GPT-5 Thinking mini. 4.5 is only available to Pro users—it costs a lot of GPUs.
We are working on an update to GPT-5’s personality which should feel warmer than the current personality but not as annoying (to most users) as GPT-4o. However, one learning for us from the past few days is we really just need to get to a world with more per-user customization of model personality.
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Clearly there is something going on in the back room... Could we see a new lobbying coalition?
@Meta, @Spotify, and Match Group specifically targets Apple and Google's dominance in the mobile app ecosystem, pushing for reforms to open up app stores and reduce anticompetitive barriers.
@Microsoft, @Meta , @xai, and Match Group filed to support @EpicGames in a U.S. court case, backing a motion to hold Apple in contempt for violating an anti-steering injunction under California law. This allowed developers to link to third-party payment systems without Apple's commission.
@EpicGames has been in a high-profile legal battle with Apple since 2020, claiming the App Store's policies, including app discovery and ranking mechanisms, create an anticompetitive environment that suppresses third-party developers.
@Spotify filed a complaint with the European Commission in 2019, accusing Apple of using its App Store dominance to unfairly rank and promote its own services like Apple Music over competitors.
In 2019, a Wall Street Journal investigation revealed that Apple's apps often ranked first in App Store searches for categories like "music" and "audiobooks," even when competitors had higher user ratings or downloads, prompting accusations of self-preferencing from developers.
A group of UK app developers launched a class-action lawsuit in 2024, alleging Apple's excessive fees and control over rankings amount to abuse of market dominance.
Regulators, such as Russia's antimonopoly service, found Apple guilty of antitrust violations in 2022 for abusing its position in the iOS app market, including issues related to app distribution and visibility.📷
Broader developer complaints, documented in academic and legal analyses, highlight non-transparent ranking algorithms that disadvantage smaller or competing apps.
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This is a remarkable claim given what I have heard alleged that Elon does to manipulate X to benefit himself and his own companies and harm his competitors and people he doesn't like.
Elon Musk@elonmusk
Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation. xAI will take immediate legal action.
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@bookingcom is facing a class-action law suit from more than 10,000 European hotels arguing that the accommodation mega-site used its muscle to distort the market to their detriment over a 20-year period.
The Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Cafes in Europe (Hotrec), which represents the industry within the EU and is bringing the legal action, recently extended to 29 August a deadline for hotel owners to join the suit because of high demand.
The lawsuit, expected to be one of the largest ever filed in the European hospitality sector, is also backed by 30 national hotel associations, including Britain’s.
“Over 10,000 hotels have already joined the pan-European initiative to claim compensation for financial losses caused by @bookingcom's use of illegal ‘best price’ (parity) clauses,” Hotrec said in a statement.
It alleges that the “best price” pledge on @bookingcom was extracted from hotels under huge pressure not to offer rooms at lower prices on other platforms, including their own websites.
The hotel industry says that the Netherlands-based platform also used the clauses to prevent customers making what it called “free-rider” bookings, which it defined as using its services to find a hotel but then booking directly with the management, cutting out @bookingcom.
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@nayibbukele In other words... Upgrade your mental “OS” to unlock your potential; embracing self-discovery and mindfulness for true fulfilment.
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How can AI make travel more human?
In an era where AI is reshaping everything... tech enhances, but people create the magic in travel; the future is about blending AI’s smarts with human warmth.
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The future belongs to those who can blend human insight with machine intelligence in travel, it's not just about the destination, but the talent driving the journey, read full #FICCIBlog on 'Navigating the Future: Redefining Travel Talent in the Age of AI' at blog.ficci.com/archives/9410.
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We should also consider that anything not AI-generated will become more valuable and will grow exponentially. People selling travel experiences, one-of-a-kind rentals like Airbnb OMG rentals, big resorts appearing everywhere, theme parks, etc. I mean, the travel and hospitality industry will absorb some of the people laid off. If you add some form of UBI, the growth of tourism will be even greater.
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is this the biggest LIE on the internet?
"AI won't take your job. someone who knows AI will."
the REAL TRUTH is messier. here's how i think it actually plays out:
MILLIONS of white collar jobs disappear once the productivity gains of AI present itself over the next few years. the layoffs happen in waves. coordinators, junior analysts, customer service reps - anyone whose job can be done with a good prompt, agent swarm, automation gets cut. this is mostly individual contributors who get hurt. managers are more likely to remain (because they are managing the output).
but the TOP 1% of employees who master AI have tons of leverage with their employer so they get paid 2x while creating 10x+ output. both employer and employee feel like its a really good deal. realistically, its a better deal for the employer.
THOUSANDS of smart people suddenly have severance checks, free time, and a chip on their shoulder. they start playing with cursor, claude, and bolt. they realize building a business now costs less than a decent laptop used to.
the NUMBER of founders is about to 10x+. many build tiny apps that solve one specific problem. most stay small but profitable and do not raise money. this is the mom and pop era of internet software. "small software" becomes a thing.
but not all want to create saas or apps - that's hard and for tech people in their mind. so, some buy BORING businesses from retiring boomers. that appeals to them. it goes hit or miss.
some become CREATORS. they go full-on influencer, do reviews, create internet communities, get into the newsletter game.
meanwhile, big companies get lean and mean, hiring only when humans add something bots can't. you saw that already from what Tobi from Shopify said. you need a real reason to hire human or else its AI.
new jobs do emerge - prompt engineers, AI workflow designers, chief agent officer... this new class creates thousands of jobs. ill admit to that.
what we end up with looks like a beehive: a few giant companies running efficiently, surrounded by thousands of tiny, profitable one-person businesses.
this transition could get really ugly. MILLIONS of people out of work, competing for fewer traditional jobs, while trying to figure out entrepreneurship for the first time.
lots of failed startups, burned savings, and genuine hardship. we honestly don't know how fast this happens or how society adapts.
but yes, AI will delete millions of jobs. yes, power users of AI will dominate. And yes, we're about to see the BIGGEST explosion of entrepreneurs in history.
And yes, the next decade is going to create more millionaires than the last 50 combined.
this is how i think it probably plays out.
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@cnnbrk Most recent update om this breaking story 👇
Henry Stoll@henrystoll
As of the most recent updates from local sources, 34 bodies have been recovered, 11 people have been rescued, and 8 individuals are still missing from the Wonder Sea vessel, which was carrying 53 people (48 tourists and 5 crew members) when it capsized around 1:30 p.m. local time due to strong winds and a sudden storm. Most of the passengers were Vietnamese families from Hanoi, including over 20 children, and no foreign nationalities have been officially confirmed yet. Among the fatalities are at least eight children, as reported in several accounts. Rescue efforts involve border guards, navy, police, port authorities, and divers, with 27 boats and two rescue crafts deployed, but operations are hampered by heavy rain, strong currents, rough seas, and poor visibility after nightfall. A crane barge has been used in attempts to lift the boat, though without success so far due to the conditions. Notable survivor stories include a 14-year-old boy who was trapped in an air pocket inside the sunken cabin for four hours before rescuers broke a window to free him, and a 10-year-old boy who was hospitalized with injuries but is now stable. The incident occurred near Dau Go Cave during ongoing rainy weather influenced by regional wind patterns, though Storm Wipha (also referred to as Typhoon Wipha in some reports) is approaching northern Vietnam and expected to make landfall early next week, potentially complicating further efforts.
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At least 18 bodies recovered and 12 people rescued after tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam's Halong Bay, state media say.
cnn.com/2025/07/19/asi…
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As of the most recent updates from local sources, 34 bodies have been recovered, 11 people have been rescued, and 8 individuals are still missing from the Wonder Sea vessel, which was carrying 53 people (48 tourists and 5 crew members) when it capsized around 1:30 p.m. local time due to strong winds and a sudden storm.
Most of the passengers were Vietnamese families from Hanoi, including over 20 children, and no foreign nationalities have been officially confirmed yet.
Among the fatalities are at least eight children, as reported in several accounts.
Rescue efforts involve border guards, navy, police, port authorities, and divers, with 27 boats and two rescue crafts deployed, but operations are hampered by heavy rain, strong currents, rough seas, and poor visibility after nightfall.
A crane barge has been used in attempts to lift the boat, though without success so far due to the conditions.
Notable survivor stories include a 14-year-old boy who was trapped in an air pocket inside the sunken cabin for four hours before rescuers broke a window to free him, and a 10-year-old boy who was hospitalized with injuries but is now stable.
The incident occurred near Dau Go Cave during ongoing rainy weather influenced by regional wind patterns, though Storm Wipha (also referred to as Typhoon Wipha in some reports) is approaching northern Vietnam and expected to make landfall early next week, potentially complicating further efforts.
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At least 18 bodies recovered and 12 people rescued after tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam's Halong Bay, state media say.
cnn.com/2025/07/19/asi…
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