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@thetripathi58 Nine women can’t make a baby in one month for sure.

A computer scientist who managed the most complex software project in history realized one terrifying truth: Adding more engineers to a delayed project guarantees it will fail faster. His name is Fred Brooks, the man who famously built IBM's System/360 operating system. He argued that we obsess over treating human labor like interchangeable parts and completely ignore the exponential cost of communication. Here are 4 operational frameworks he used to build elite, highly focused engineering teams:

@saintjavelin Because

Why is everyone suddenly so unhelpful toward Trump? Anyone know why? Any ideas?

@F1GuyDan It has become a pinball game.

Another issue with these regs is they’re too complicated for fans to digest. You may think your favourite driver made a great move only to find out that deployment, software, etc left the other driver helpless. You get robbed of feeling like your driver made the difference.

@DocFitX @FDataAnalysis @fiagirly @LewisHamilton @Charles_Leclerc @ScuderiaFerrari @F1 How do you know this?

@FDataAnalysis @fiagirly @LewisHamilton @Charles_Leclerc @ScuderiaFerrari @F1 It’s called systematic sabotage, since F1/FIA in ‘21 even Mercedes 2022-24 & Ferrari has perpetrated sandbagging Hamilton.

Hamilton was right: he had NO POWER to defend from LEC and RUS! 🪫 LEC reached 317 km/h without slipstream or overtake mode, HAM just 307 (Lap 42) And that's nothing: LEC reached 330 when in HAM's slipstream, but the latter didn't exceed 306 when the roles inverted! (Lap 43, and RUS overtook him) Behind HAM, LEC gained 0.391s on the main straight. Behind LEC, HAM LOST 0.250s (while RUS gained 0.529s) So: -For some reason (bug?) HAM didn't have the ERS power needed to defend ❌ -RUS could overtake HAM more easily than LEC did... even though he was 0.144s further behind on the straight! 🚀 @LewisHamilton @ScuderiaFerrari @Charles_Leclerc #F1

@Gusse89 @Tom97___ Maybe it was fun in the first two races . Today it was boring.

@Tom97___ There should be more overtakes since one is using his battery to overtake, then he's battery is empty then the one he overtook has the battery to overtake. Then he is out of battery and the other one overtakes again. Round and round we go. Is it boring? No, not really.

F1 is in a weird place for me at the moment. I've given it 3 races to gather some thoughts and I've got really mixed feelings. I'm leaning towards these regulations being negative on a 60/40 split (I'm close to 50/50). 1️⃣🟢 The racing has improved. We're getting far more overtakes and that makes the races easier to watch. More overtakes is never a bad thing! 2️⃣🟡 However, I can't shake off the thought, the methods of those overtakes we see go against what F1 stands for. 3️⃣🟡 Also, Tyres mean very little in race strategies in 2026 which is a shame, as the Hybrid is the protagonist. If they had equal importance, F1 would be a strategic chess match! 4️⃣🔴 The biggest gripe for me is Qualifying. Regardless of the hybrid/combustion split, F1 cars should be able to go 'Flat Out' for at least 1 Hot Lap, and that isn't the case in 2026.

@Tom97___ Those are not ”overtakes”.

@fia Japan was also boring to watch. The excitement people felt in the first two races is now gone. This does not bode well.

Following the accident involving Oliver Bearman at the Japanese Grand Prix and the contribution of high closing speeds in the accident, the FIA would like to provide the following clarifications. #FIA #F1 #JapaneseGP

@HillF1 @M0lly_Writes This is real problem and need to be addressed promptly. Besides, whatever felt fun in the two first races was totally gone this time. It’s just bizarre what we see now @fia

@M0lly_Writes I think he right to be concerned. Cars unexpectedly slowing on the fastest parts of any circuit is tantamount to being 'brake tested'. Lights are slightly too late to give enough warning.

Carlos Sainz says the GDPA have been warning the FIA of crashes like what happened to Bearman today, for weeks. They’re concerned that it was bad enough today, with run off. Imagine that at a street circuit, like Baku or Vegas.

@MattP1Gallagher The two first races were a bit entertaining. In this race we all start to learn when we see the real overtakes, which are rare vs all the fake ones. On top of this it introduces a new risk.

That Ollie Bearman crash should be ALL the proof the FIA needs to make drastic changes to stop the insane closing speeds

@rhelmey @shanaka86 Brain issue?

@shanaka86 Why do they need fighters? They are neutral?

BREAKING: The United States just took over $126 million from Switzerland’s fighter jet account to cover missile shortfalls in the Iran war. Switzerland did not approve this. Switzerland did not consent. Switzerland had already frozen its Patriot payments after learning deliveries would be delayed four to five years. The US circumvented the freeze. SRF, Switzerland’s national broadcaster, reported on March 26 that Washington redirected Swiss funds originally allocated for 36 F-35 fighter jets to cover Patriot air defence shortfalls using the Foreign Military Sales pooled trust fund, a structure that allows the Pentagon to reallocate payments across a buyer’s contracts without that buyer’s permission. Swiss armaments chief Urs Loher confirmed the diverted amount is a “low three-digit million” Swiss francs and called the situation “very unsatisfactory.” The money Switzerland paid for jets is now subsidising a war Switzerland refused to participate in. Bern halted new arms exports to the US on March 20 citing the Iran conflict. Switzerland rejected two US military flyover requests linked to Iran operations. Two hundred years of armed neutrality, and Washington reached into the account anyway. Here is why. The United States fired 943 Patriot interceptors defending Gulf states in the first four days of Operation Epic Fury per a US Congressional study cited by the Jerusalem Post last week. Lockheed Martin and Boeing produce 620 Patriot interceptors per year combined. In four days, America burned through eighteen months of global Patriot production. The war has consumed roughly one-third of the entire THAAD missile stockpile. Annual THAAD production does not exceed 100 units. The cost asymmetry is what makes the depletion irreversible at current production rates. Each PAC-3 interceptor costs $3.9 million. Each Iranian Shahed drone costs between $20,000 and $50,000. The cost exchange ratio is 114 to 1 in Iran’s favour per Military Times. Iran manufactures an estimated 10,000 Shaheds per month per Reuters. America produces 620 interceptors per year. Iran builds more drones in a single week than the United States builds interceptors in an entire year. Every interceptor fired in the Gulf is one that cannot be delivered to Switzerland, Ukraine, Taiwan, Japan, or Poland. The State Department warned allies on March 27 that Patriot deliveries to Ukraine would face disruptions as the Pentagon prioritises Iran per Quiver Quantitative. Senator Chris Murphy said on record: “We’ve been told again and again one reason we can’t provide interceptors for the Patriot system for Ukraine is that they’re in short supply.” Lockheed signed a framework to quadruple production to 2,000 units per year. That capacity will not arrive for six to seven years. The Pentagon has asked Congress to shift $1.5 billion from other programmes to accelerate procurement per Bloomberg. None of this helps now. The interceptors are depleting now. The allied accounts are being raided now. Switzerland is considering reducing its F-35 order from 36 to 30 jets and accelerating evaluation of European alternatives per Bluewin and Global Defense Corp. Swiss parliamentarians have called the redirection “an unacceptable violation of procurement sovereignty.” The Swiss parliament is preparing formal hearings. Switzerland is the canary. A neutral country with two centuries of armed neutrality just had its fighter jet money taken without consent to feed a four-week-old war that burns 18 months of interceptor production every 96 hours. Every US ally with a pending defence contract should be asking one question: whose account is next? Full analysis: open.substack.com/pub/shanakaans…

@WillyPete300 @jurgen_nauditt He will praise daddy.

@jurgen_nauditt It will be interesting to hear what Mark Rutte has to say about this. Will he finally stand up for the rest of NATO, or continue to cling to Trump's pant leg and enable him?

Trump is "stealing" $750 million from NATO countries. This $750 million maneuver is further evidence of transatlantic friction under Trump: Europe pays, the US decides flexibly according to its own priorities. It's annoying, partly unfair to the contributing countries, and undermines credibility. But it's not an "expropriation" of already delivered weapons, but rather a shift in distribution priorities. Europe should learn from this: The right response is to build strategic autonomy for Europe. And one more thing—Trump is anything but a reliable partner.

@jurgen_nauditt They are thiefs and scammers, yes. But it seems stuping to pay before anything is delivered.

@jordiep6780 @PawlowskiMario Except @SecGenNATO

@PawlowskiMario NO WONDER NATO IS PISSED WITH THE USA

BREAKING 🇺🇸vs 🇪🇺 👀 Europe sent $750 million to US to support Ukraine with weapons from U.S. The Pentagon now plans to use that money to refill U.S. weapons stockpiles instead. (Most likely because of the war in Middle East) Even U.S. officials admit it’s unclear if European countries fully understood where the money would actually go. WTH is going on here?

@PawlowskiMario They are just a bunch of thiefs and scammers.

@LinusEkenstam Those are very ugly, can’t they make any stylish?

China makes these "boneless" sofas, packs them in boxes and ship to the US. It might be alarming for IKEA. Logistics costs are plummeting, costs decreasing.

@BohuslavskaKate Gollum vibes, tsssss

This is ridiculous. Global stability shouldn't require performative flattery. Of course, it does benefit Putin, and the fact that Rutte can't say it out of fear that Trump will torch what is left of their relationship is absurdity.

@SecGenNATO I feel sick!!!

Happy to meet Prime Minister Andrey Gurov. I commend Bulgaria for its steadfast commitment to the Alliance, including on the eastern flank and in the Black Sea, and for being a strong supporter of Ukraine NATO can count on Bulgaria and Bulgaria can count on NATO

@marlene4719 @atrupar I feel sick when I see him.

It makes you question who’s interests is the Secretary General of NATO representing when he praises Trump’s war on Iran while NATO condemns it. Video credit~ @atrupar

@Msamalam Why do I have to spend time reading this bullshit 😄😄😄

I actually don’t understand how France has 69 million people. Where are they? 5 largest cities: Paris 2 million Marseille 0.8MM Lyon 0.5MM Toulouse 0.5Mm Nice 0.3MM Where are they all hiding? In the countryside? The “big” cities are so tiny.

@yasminalombaert Treason

A series of explosive reports—led by an investigation from The Washington Post—alleged that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has been providing "minute-by-minute" updates to the Kremlin during confidential EU summits. According to intelligence sources and diplomatic cables cited in the reports, Szijjártó maintained a direct line to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during high-level meetings in Brussels. It is alleged that during breaks in sensitive discussions—particularly those concerning military aid to Ukraine and the 20th EU sanctions package—Szijjártó would call Lavrov to relay the specific bargaining positions and "red lines" of other EU member states. These reports provide the most concrete evidence to date, suggesting that Moscow isn't just watching from the outside but has a virtual seat at the table. The reaction from European leaders has been one of grim validation rather than shock. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk remarked that the allegations were "no surprise”, admitting that he and other leaders have been "self-censoring" for months. Tusk noted that he often limits his interventions in the European Council to strictly necessary points whenever Hungarian representatives are in the room. NATO and EU security officials have reportedly begun formalising a "tiered" information-sharing system. This effectively creates a "black box" around Hungary, where the most sensitive intelligence regarding Russian troop movements or cyber-warfare is no longer shared with Budapest. Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar, head of the Tisza Party, has labeled Szijjártó a "traitor to the homeland and Europe," using the reports to argue that the Orbán government has compromised national sovereignty for the sake of Kremlin interests. This is no longer just a policy disagreement over sanctions, it is a fundamental breakdown of trust within the EU’s security architecture. As the bloc attempts to finalise a €90 billion loan for Ukraine, the fear is that any strategy discussed with Hungary present will be on putin’s before the meeting even adjourns.