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A friend in Sweden just asked me what skiing gear to get for this season… I only had one thing, this ofcourse 👇

A friend in Sweden just asked me what skiing gear to get for this season… I only had one thing, this ofcourse 👇

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Internet please make this a trend

Internet please make this a trend

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we can never just have a little rain in Barcelona, it’s either dry and sunny for months at end, OR the new norm, just so much rain that everything floods

we can never just have a little rain in Barcelona, it’s either dry and sunny for months at end, OR the new norm, just so much rain that everything floods

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Finally we can do claymation without the tedious work of mucking around with clay. Imagine telling what ever story you want, in any style you want, without the burden of time/cost/waste What a time to be alive

Finally we can do claymation without the tedious work of mucking around with clay. Imagine telling what ever story you want, in any style you want, without the burden of time/cost/waste What a time to be alive

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Uber is Dead, my reflections on Waymo I’ve been in San Francisco for just over a week, during which I’ve taken 7 rides with Waymo, a similar number with Uber, and a few with FSD Teslas. My journey to SFO via Uber was alarming—the driver veered out of the lane multiple times and nearly crashed on a ramp, seemingly vying for a one-star rating or to genuinely scare me. Conversely, my experiences with Waymo were virtually flawless, if you don’t consider overly cautious driving a fault. I experienced a minor hiccup when we got stuck behind parked cars because the vehicle thought they were queuing at a red light. It quickly resolved the confusion and moved on, which was rather amusing. Waymo, and other Level 5 autonomous vehicles, are poised to revolutionize the movement of people and goods. The most apt analogy I can think of is that Waymo is transforming the real world into an automated Amazon warehouse, with people as the goods and Waymo vehicles as the robots shuttling them around. With the advent of personal transportation becoming incredibly affordable, sending anything from point A to point B using a self-driving electric vehicle will soon be within easy reach. One of Waymo’s standout features is privacy. Riding in an Uber often means being subjected to the driver’s loud group chats on some app, making the journey neither quiet nor private. In contrast, Waymo offers a fully private experience, allowing you to have confidential phone conversations or chat freely with fellow passengers without distraction. Waymo also reimagines the concept of a car. Without the need for a driver, we can eliminate the front console, reduce weight, and remove the steering wheel. This opens up possibilities for passenger seats to be reoriented, perhaps facing backwards, or for the vehicle to become a mobile living room. Tomorrow’s vehicle designs will differ drastically from today’s. Destinations that are currently expensive and logistically complicated to reach via Taxi/Uber, often lying outside public transport routes, can be simplified to a single “Waymo” journey. This could shift the current model of “Uber + public transport + Uber” to a more streamlined experience. As more cars become self-driving, we could see a reduction in the amount of time cars are parked—from 99% of their lifetime to perhaps just 25%. This not only improves unit economics but could also decrease the number of cars on the road. This transition represents one of the most significant shifts for Generation X. In conclusion, the future is autonomous, electric, and efficient. Uber, as we know it, is dead.

Uber is Dead, my reflections on Waymo I’ve been in San Francisco for just over a week, during which I’ve taken 7 rides with Waymo, a similar number with Uber, and a few with FSD Teslas. My journey to SFO via Uber was alarming—the driver veered out of the lane multiple times and nearly crashed on a ramp, seemingly vying for a one-star rating or to genuinely scare me. Conversely, my experiences with Waymo were virtually flawless, if you don’t consider overly cautious driving a fault. I experienced a minor hiccup when we got stuck behind parked cars because the vehicle thought they were queuing at a red light. It quickly resolved the confusion and moved on, which was rather amusing. Waymo, and other Level 5 autonomous vehicles, are poised to revolutionize the movement of people and goods. The most apt analogy I can think of is that Waymo is transforming the real world into an automated Amazon warehouse, with people as the goods and Waymo vehicles as the robots shuttling them around. With the advent of personal transportation becoming incredibly affordable, sending anything from point A to point B using a self-driving electric vehicle will soon be within easy reach. One of Waymo’s standout features is privacy. Riding in an Uber often means being subjected to the driver’s loud group chats on some app, making the journey neither quiet nor private. In contrast, Waymo offers a fully private experience, allowing you to have confidential phone conversations or chat freely with fellow passengers without distraction. Waymo also reimagines the concept of a car. Without the need for a driver, we can eliminate the front console, reduce weight, and remove the steering wheel. This opens up possibilities for passenger seats to be reoriented, perhaps facing backwards, or for the vehicle to become a mobile living room. Tomorrow’s vehicle designs will differ drastically from today’s. Destinations that are currently expensive and logistically complicated to reach via Taxi/Uber, often lying outside public transport routes, can be simplified to a single “Waymo” journey. This could shift the current model of “Uber + public transport + Uber” to a more streamlined experience. As more cars become self-driving, we could see a reduction in the amount of time cars are parked—from 99% of their lifetime to perhaps just 25%. This not only improves unit economics but could also decrease the number of cars on the road. This transition represents one of the most significant shifts for Generation X. In conclusion, the future is autonomous, electric, and efficient. Uber, as we know it, is dead.

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Seedance 2.0 is dropping soon I'm calling it, it will break the internet, 100%. It will be SOTA, with Kling 3.0 just released, this will leap yet another step forward. This is the official threshold, the point of no return. More examples below 👇

Seedance 2.0 is dropping soon I'm calling it, it will break the internet, 100%. It will be SOTA, with Kling 3.0 just released, this will leap yet another step forward. This is the official threshold, the point of no return. More examples below 👇

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Is Disney cooked for real? How much time and money do you think it would have taken a team to do this the traditional way of working/animating? Because now you can do it in 5 minutes by giving an AI a simple prompt (Seedance 2.0) 🤯

Is Disney cooked for real? How much time and money do you think it would have taken a team to do this the traditional way of working/animating? Because now you can do it in 5 minutes by giving an AI a simple prompt (Seedance 2.0) 🤯

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This is the best marketing strategy by Apple ever. Pay folks to walk around allover the US in high purchase intent neighborhoods Creating massive FOMO*

This is the best marketing strategy by Apple ever. Pay folks to walk around allover the US in high purchase intent neighborhoods Creating massive FOMO*

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CGI is about to get easy This is simulon, a new iOS app that’s still in invite only mode The video below was made with a live in-camera preview and auto-exposure matching, no camera solve, no HDRI capture and no manual compositing setup. 🔗 in next tweet

CGI is about to get easy This is simulon, a new iOS app that’s still in invite only mode The video below was made with a live in-camera preview and auto-exposure matching, no camera solve, no HDRI capture and no manual compositing setup. 🔗 in next tweet

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Something exploded on the pad, that must have damaged something on the rocket… Elon Musk

Something exploded on the pad, that must have damaged something on the rocket… Elon Musk

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Flying will never be the same again

Flying will never be the same again

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OpenAI keeps dropping more insane Sora videos These are 100% AI generated 9 reality bending videos 1. Elephant made out of leaves

OpenAI keeps dropping more insane Sora videos These are 100% AI generated 9 reality bending videos 1. Elephant made out of leaves

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Can’t take credit, but have def done this myself. Can confirm it works.

Can’t take credit, but have def done this myself. Can confirm it works.

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Payton Abner just flew over the Baltic Sea this is what she saw 🤯 Looks like a Van Gogh painting. But what she did not know is that it’s devastating to marine life. This is Algae Bloom, and it’s causing the Baltic Sea marine life to get on its knees.

Payton Abner just flew over the Baltic Sea this is what she saw 🤯 Looks like a Van Gogh painting. But what she did not know is that it’s devastating to marine life. This is Algae Bloom, and it’s causing the Baltic Sea marine life to get on its knees.

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This is one of the most original uses I’ve seen with Seedance 2.5 🤯 The über talented aicreataro has some serious chops. Go follow if you don’t already 👆

This is one of the most original uses I’ve seen with Seedance 2.5 🤯 The über talented aicreataro has some serious chops. Go follow if you don’t already 👆

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Price is in, $799 These will sell out faster than you can imagine.

Price is in, $799 These will sell out faster than you can imagine.

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This handball moment from Saka is what cost Netherlands the game. VAR should be used, and Kane did not deserve that penalty kick. video @creacas_ai

This handball moment from Saka is what cost Netherlands the game. VAR should be used, and Kane did not deserve that penalty kick. video @creacas_ai

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Apple Vision Pro is finally here! But what apps should you be getting? There are over 600 apps built for the Vision Pro Here are 11 of my top picks:

Apple Vision Pro is finally here! But what apps should you be getting? There are over 600 apps built for the Vision Pro Here are 11 of my top picks:

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Tutorial Time: Run any open-source LLM locally. Now we will run an LLM on your M1/2 Mac. And its fast. All you need is moved to: @lmstudio let's get started. Good to be back. A thread

Tutorial Time: Run any open-source LLM locally. Now we will run an LLM on your M1/2 Mac. And its fast. All you need is moved to: @lmstudio let's get started. Good to be back. A thread

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Influencer Schools in Asia This is next level, a legion of influencers to influence… you. What’s the equivalent in the west if any?

Influencer Schools in Asia This is next level, a legion of influencers to influence… you. What’s the equivalent in the west if any?

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This video is going Viral everywhere. A trillionaire and a pile of billionaires are unable to answer a simple question about regular laptop jobs in the near future. Darios head gesture at the 30-36 second mark is so telling… But why these people struggle so hard to communicate this clearly is beyond me. It should be the number one PR training they spend time on. When I get asked this question (it happens daily at this point) I more and more tend to say the ugly truth. It’s going to get hard before it gets better. If anything there will be a short burst of increased demand for some workforce labor. While a massive shift is at the same time taking place throughout the white collar workforce. The “laptop jobs” as it were. This will be a turbulent time, where many people will face perhaps the hardest time in their working career, and being quick to adopt and change will be paramount for survival. Be nimble on your feet. Be okey with a 180 change in your career. Elon is effectively communicating one thing tho, jobs have ALWAYS changed, but what he leaves out and he is fully aware of, is that, never this fast. That’s the true challenge. We’re at a moment in time, where a select few have access to super powers that can topple any existing business if given focus. current ways are already old. that’s how fast things are moving. Demis Hassabis has been saying for a few years now, that the age of intelligence will bring about a disruption to the workforce that’s about 10x that of the industrial revolution at about 1/10th of the time. Putting it on a 100x more likely disruption compared to the industrial revolution. Was the industrial revolution kind the to people living through it? absolutely NOT. Did humanity benefit immensely from it afterwards, absolutely YES. If you are not living under a rock, or a deserted island, you will most certainly already started to feel the ground shifting underneath your feet. Starting a 5 year education plan to become a lawyer right now might not be the most effective way to secure your future. But spending 5 years deeply understanding physics might be a better way to spend your time. If what Elon et al is alluding to will become true, UHI or UBI, the entire notion of work disappears. Poof, gone. The US might be the singular entity where this will be the hardest to swallow, given just how deeply rooted the work culture is. What will people do? I feel the east, and europe to some degree will have a much easier transition to work less and less, gradually at first, abruptly at the end. We know how to do nothing and be fine with it. But the road to this abundance won’t be a straight line. it will most likely be free fall into the abyss, where at the very last second, the parachute will deploy for most and it will be a soft touch down. But not for all. that’s the brutal truth. so to conclude It will be way worse before it gets better

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My kids skate teacher asked if I could help him with a mini-ramp design. Things quickly got out of control. Let me present, PLY 🛹 Grounded in real-world constraints, materials, and common sizes used in ramp building - I've put together a tool that allows you to not only make a mini-ramp with construction ready plans. BUT infinte ENTIRE skate parks. PLY is truly nuts. I got hyper good performance at 120fps, all browser based, EU/US standards, full BOM, Cutlist, material optimisation and use of off-cuts. Integration with stores like Home Depot and Beijer (gives you an up to date price estimate for your build) based on total material needed. It even estimates how many screws you need, and what types of screws. All down to a +-2.5% margin. Everything is parametric, everything locks into grids based on material constraints (you can detach for bespoke aspects) any orientation, 15 degree banks, 45 degree bowls. But grounded in what can be done with the material you buy. Not only does it output printable PDF, with step by step assembly like it was LEGO. It also creates 3D visuals and step by step 3D assembly guides you can play on your phone or tablet (yes even computer). Per section, or/and ofcourse your entire park. The example below shows a park with elevated floor, but you have ground connectors aswell. So you can make freestanding quarters, roll in ramps, spines, boxes, pyramids, rails, stairs... Even draw your own custom components and save them to your own library. mm, cm, inches, feet, everything is dynamic and you can switch between settings in real-time. Park fly-throughs, assembly timelapses... BUT that's not all, when done, you can also... skate the damn thing. IN THE ACTUAL BROWSER 🤯 So what started as an ask for my kids skate teacher, is now turning into a full CAD/GAME for creating skate parks, based on real-world material constraints. There is so much left to sort out, for example, CONCRETE, yeah, we're doing it. Being able to smoothly shape concrete, calculate the needed volume, rebar, sand, filling material, drainage, slopes, anti-crack lines. Coping molding. If people are not yet getting it, AI assisted development, is absolutely flipping software upside down and inside out. I've not touched a single line of code. none. zero. When it's ready for you to try, I'll share the link. Until then this video will have to do + some more examples below. Follow Linus ✦ Ekenstam if you want more stuff like this in your timeline.

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