Geoff Skow

The Wall vs. Jamal Murray for game.

@BobbyMarks42 Candidate to sign Keon Ellis in the offseason? Would 3/$54M be a wild overpay or no? (More than Cavs can legally offer him?)

Next move for the Clippers is to find Chris Paul a new home or waive the veteran. Goal should be to convert the Two-Way contracts of Kobe Sanders and Jordan Miller. Clippers are $883K below the 1st apron.

@DanielLurie @SFPD Take it to 11

SFPD is intensifying operations to shut down drug activity in San Francisco.    Last week, officers ramped up enforcement—more buy-busts, more fugitive operations, and more patrols hitting the streets.   Already, they’ve made over 70 arrests, seized drugs and firearms, and sent a stronger message than ever: if you deal drugs in San Francisco, you will be held accountable.   Since day one, I said we would shut down open air drug markets, and we are doing that more aggressively than ever.

@williamlegate 👋

Who wants access to the Polymarket U.S. app?

@TheHoopGenius Loy Vaught all day 🏀❤️

I have so much respect for real Clipper fans They could’ve easily been glory hunters growing up and picked the other team in their city Love seeing how passionate they are in “the wall”

@FlyByKnite But it could have easily been super compelling this year. If Spurs healthy, Pels healthy, Suns not a dumpster fire… deep race gets even deeper. I like it. And clips get needed rest.

They can get rid of the 9/10 game going forward. It's not needed.

One reason I wish more humanities-oriented people would engage with AI is that models are writers, trained on words, producing words. There are strengths & weaknesses in the models that can only be seen if you engage deeply with them as writers. They do not show up in benchmarks

@CoachLaForce @terance_mann @LAClippers @ClipperNationCP High character indeed! Will miss watching him.

Proud of my son @terance_mann. Not only did he win the hearts of an entire city but he did it with class & high character. I wish the best for the @LAClippers and their faithful fans @ClipperNationCP Our journey continues and the blessings come with us. #winnersjustrespond

@terance_mann You were a joy to watch. Go get ‘em!

Heading out ✌🏾All Love to the fans out here in LA, I gave yall my ALL! Wish the ending was different but I continue to write my story !!! #ClipperNation

@ZachLowe_NBA We missed you ❤️❤️❤️

I screwed up the "welcome to" but I had to.

@ttunguz - Pacific by Simon Winchester - The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland - Heat 2 by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

From the pit lanes of Formula One to the secretive world of commodities trading, from the championship poker tables to storytelling competitions, I enjoyed a wide range of different books this year. Here are my favorites : 1. Every Hand Revealed by Gus Hansen: A hand-by-hand narrative of Professional poker player Gus Hansen winning the 2007 Aussie Millions tournament. Hansen had a unique style at the time, aggressively defending his blinds. 2. The New Map by Daniel Yergin: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel Yergin explores the changing landscape of energy, geopolitics, & climate change. He presages the Ukrainian conflict in 2019. 3. The World for Sale by Javier Blas & Jack Farchy: This book delves into the secretive world of commodity traders, the individuals who buy & sell raw materials like oil, metals, & grains. It exposes the immense power & influence these traders wield in shaping global markets & how they supported some failing countries, like Cuba & South Africa, during energy crises. 4. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli: I love to read books about theoretical physics because it’s at the limit of what I can grasp. Rovelli describes quantum concepts in an approachable way. 5. The Seventh Floor by Richard D. McCloskey: Spy fiction is my way of relaxing. I’ve read every John le Carre book & discovered the Golden Dagger award, given to the best spy fiction each year & have started looking for new ones . “The Seventh Floor” is one in a series about the CIA’s efforts to subvert Russian spies. 6. How to Build a Car by Adrian Newey: Adrian Newey revolutionized Formula One car design with a background in aerodynamics. He is the single most successful car designer in the history of Formula One, having won many championships. This is his autobiography. 7. The City & Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami: Norwegian Wood was my first Murakami novel, & since then, his magical realism has echoed Gabriel García Marquez. I’ve read every one of his books, & this is the most recent, which ties back to some themes he wrote about when he was just starting as an author. 8. Storyworthy: How to Use Stories to Sell, Stand Out, & Win by Matthew Dicks: Matthew Dicks is an award-winning storyteller. He won several awards, including one for a story about a magic fork captured by one of his students. It’s worth listening to if you have 15 minutes. He shared some tactical techniques for creating a story, including developing an elephant & using a backpack - some great mnemonics for improving your stories. 9. Chronicles of a Liquid Society by Umberto Eco: One of the most learned men & broadest vocabulary, Eco is also famous for amassing a library of over 10,000 books. This collection of his essays laments progress. In other words, a curmudgeon’s foil to the techno-optimism I love. 10. The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber & David Wengrow: Graeber & Wengrow challenge conventional narratives about human history, arguing that early societies were far more diverse & complex than previously thought. It shares stories of Native American diplomats during the 17th & 18th centuries who traveled to Paris & may have influenced political thought. 11. Active Measures by Thomas Rid: The history of information warfare. Not a beach read, but fascinating. Send me your recommendations for 2024! tomtunguz.com/favorite-books…

Donald Trump is running a relentlessly dishonest presidential campaign of staggeringly frequent and varied lying whose only precedent is Donald Trump’s own previous presidential campaigns: cnn.com/2024/11/01/pol…

@iamrahstradamus @ZachLowe_NBA A-fucking-men

The NBA season doesn't feel the same without a @ZachLowe_NBA podcast or column.

@patrick_oshag Re-read an all-timer: tnellen.com/westside/harri…

Anyone read anything short but great lately?

@aceofspades42 @peaceofgrind @NateSilver538 1000%

@peaceofgrind @NateSilver538 Are we 100% sure?

If as reported, 60/40 a net positive for the Knicks. Real upsides and downsides. Gambly trade.

@KingJosiah54 You remain the goat

Caitlin Clark walking around Chicago after the Fever beat the Sky

@Austen The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World

I need a new book. Ideally a biography. About someone doing incredible things against impossible odds. Nonfiction preferred but not required. Recommendations?

@TeslaHound @AutismCapital *stared

@AutismCapital Boy your bar is set low. He starred into a teleprompter for an hour and read at a 5th grade level.

Honestly, Biden did a fantastic job on his speech. Only one major blunder, he stayed on track, pointed, and had vigor. Good for him he got a proper send off he can think about forever. We're happy for him. Good job.

@JamesLucasIT Chicama is a left. That wave is a right.

4. These are Chicama waves, the longest and most perfect in the world, occurring at a single point on the Peruvian coast. It looks photoshopped, but it’s just nature at its finest. Nothing can be built within a two-kilometer radius to preserve their natural formation.

Thread of the most surreal beaches on Earth 1. Pathway to Atlantis, Thailand

@yoheinakajima Happy Father’s Day, brother!

happy father’s day i look just like my dad we also both build graph based agents