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The next stage of AI image gen is going... to be all about control. Human creativity is a beautiful thing, and the images we all have in our heads is much better expressed through motion, brush-strokes, song, tone of voice than through a simple text prompt. "Make a tree with a branch that starts at the lower part of the tree; make it bend a bit upwards.." "No, not like that, a bit more to the right." "No, that's not it either, point it more upwards.".. Check out a few examples in the🧵 #ai #artshow more

Impeccable Technique. WE WANT TO “SKIP THE MIDDLE” doing... these. We want the fastest possible transition from the fundamental positions on each side (longest/strongest each side). Landmarks make it SIMPLE to do and teach. Unparalleled athletic carryover. SIDE/SIDE/CENTER is the WeckMethod way. Translates to stronger bilateral strength too — every millimeter more you can pack the Lats - the stronger your lifts. Joe Sullivan is 6X WR Squat. He will tell you himself that records five and six went up easier than one through four after he discovered the Coiling Core.show more

NEW: Senator Chuck Schumer, who voted to convict Donald... Trump in his impeachment trials, says the impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden is a "witch hunt." Oh, it gets even better. Schumer, who spent four whole years trying to remove Trump from office, then had the audacity to say that the impeachment inquiry was just one big waste of time. "I think the impeachment inquiry is absurd. The American people want us to do something that will make their lives better, not go off on these chases and, uh, witch hunts." "The bottom line is, as we have said, you can only accomplish keeping the government open in a bipartisan way." Laughable.show more

David Beckham was asked in a recent interview about... England’s defeat to Argentina and Lionel Messi at the World Cup. He made it clear he did not support Messi winning the tournament after beating England. “I didn’t support Messi for the World Cup after that match against England,” Beckham said. “The game felt unfair, racial, and political. England deserved better, but it didn’t go our way because of things that shouldn’t happen on the pitch.” He went on to talk about his club situation at Inter Miami. “I have plans on kicking Messi out of Inter Miami,” Beckham added. “We need to make changes. This is my club and I have to do what’s right moving forward.”show more

a 22-year-old from New Jersey asked Claude how to... get a million likes on TikTok it told him: build a realistic AI girl and film her showing soft emotions over calm music. lean into the beauty, nothing else sounded too simple. he tried it anyway 5 days, 3 videos a day, all built by hand. not one cracked 1,000 views he was about to quit then he ran the whole thing back through Claude -> organized into skill folders so it remembered his project instead of starting over every time -> and posted 5 more from its ideas one exploded 24 hours later: 3.9 million views. 30,000 new followers. one of her clips has now passed 1.4 million likes looks like AI knows what people want to watch better than we do the skill folders that made it work are in the article belowshow more

Naval is right. That’s why we’ve avoided investing in... consumer hardware. But recently I’ve met too many smart, young founders building it anyway that it’s too compelling to ignore. We’ve built an AI god and shoved it in a text box. Like now what? That can’t be the end of the story. Like mobile before Uber, AI needs a new form factor to unlock entirely new behaviors. AI is infinitely better with more context and context means it has to live with us. Apple won’t do it. They’ve been asleep on AI and are handcuffed by privacy constraints. The winners will be the new generation of founders: unencumbered, fearless, fluent in consumer behavior. They’ll try bold, weird, delightful things to bring AI into our lives and make it feel inevitable. We just have to figure out the form factor. My full take on this dropping tomorrow. Enjoy my sick trailer in the meantime.show more

Kirk Cameron is thriving after leaving California for Tennessee!... “When you’re a kid in California it’s great,” he said. But once you grow up reality sets in and you “realize how terrible the politics are and all of the other things that make it difficult to raise a family there.” He says then you realize: “Oh my gosh, we gotta move. We gotta go someplace where we can actually thrive.” Now in Nashville, he’s praising the locals: “There’s so many creatives here that have good values. They love their family. They’re proud of their country — and the whiskey is great. So, if you like whiskey and hot chicken, Nashville is the place to be.” Who else is ready to vote with their feet and move to a state with better values? (Video: AI)show more

🚨#BREAKING: X has announced a major change to its... creator payout program for this cycle They announced that they are testing new tools to better identify who actually created original content, and will start giving a portion of the revenue directly to those creators X says reposts and commentary will still be an important part of the platform, but the goal now is to reward people who create original, high-quality content that adds real value to the timeline In simple terms, they want to pay the people who make the content, not just the accounts that help it go viral The company says this change will help improve the overall quality of content on X and that the revenue-sharing program will continue to evolve to encourage creators to post their best workshow more

If anyone tells you that you need to cut... out carbs to lose weight… Run and never listen to anything that person says again ⁠⁠ I’ve gotten to single digit body fat numerous times while eating 2-4 slices of sourdough bread and 1-2 bagels every day every prep Here’s how I do it and how my clients do it too:⁠ ⁠ -We either track macros or build a meal plan around their lifestyle and schedule⁠ ⁠ -We build meals around foods we enjoy⁠ If I make you eat fish and broccoli, and you fucking hate fish and broccoli…I’m setting you up for failure right off the get go. Would never make any client eat something they despise when there are so many good, clean foods out there to eat to get us the results we’re after ⁠ -We stay in a slight calorie deficit without starving ourselves⁠ -IF our schedule allows it, we always try to move more or increase cardio before dropping food to keep food as high as possible for as long as possible More food = more fuel = better training sessions = helps preserve and or build muscle = better metabolism long term ⁠ - We train hard, lift heavy as fuck, and stay consistent because we’re not burned out or miserable with our food⁠ ⁠ Bread or carbs didn’t make you fat and DOES NOT make you fat ⁠ Being inconsistent and over eating is what did ⁠ If you keep jumping from diet to diet, cutting more and more food to “get results”…⁠ ⁠ You’ll never stay lean ⁠ Because you’ll never stick with it long enough for it to work because you’ll feel like death from not eating enough ⁠ But when you learn how to lose fat the right way with structure, flexibility, and a plan that fits your life…⁠ ⁠ You stop starting over and hating the process while getting lean eating the foods you actually enjoy eating On top of looking AND feeling better There’s a right way and there’s a wrong way If you wanna see how it’s done the right way, shoot me a message and I’ll show you how my team can help you as wellshow more

I’m probably one of the only Teslanaires out there,... if not one of the very few, still cutting my own hair. I cut my own hair again today, and it reminded me that becoming a multi-millionaire usually isn’t a random coincidence. People see the $ and think it just happened. What they usually don’t see are the small habits behind it. Of course, I could go spend $25–$50 on a haircut that probably looks better than the one I give myself. But that’s not really what matters to me. I don’t care that much about looking perfect. I care about controlling my time. I care about staying grounded. I care about keeping the kind of habits that helped me build wealth in the first place. And honestly, I enjoy doing it. I’ve been cutting my own hair for so many years that I don’t even think about going to the barber anymore. It’s just normal to me now. It saves time, keeps me frugal, and reminds me that wealth is usually built in the small choices nobody claps for. That’s the part people miss. A lot of people see wealth and assume it was luck. But a lot of the time, it’s really the result of small disciplined habits repeated for years. Not wasting $ just bc you can. Not wasting time just bc other people do. And the funny part is, one day my fleet of Tesla Bots will probably be doing it for me anyway. But until then, I’m good doing it myself. Bc to me, being wealthy was never about trying to look rich. It was about building a mindset. A mindset that values time, discipline, and freedom more than appearances. And once you really live that way, it shows up in a lot of things, even something as simple as cutting your own hair.show more

You probably think you need to do more cardio.... Longer workouts. More miles. More suffering. But what if you just made the walk you're already taking a little more challenging? I've been a big fan of weighted vests for years because they're simple. You put one on, go for a walk, and suddenly your body has to do more work without you spending any more time exercising. The data is pretty impressive and one of the biggest mistakes I see people make is thinking health has to be extreme to be effective. Most of the time, the answer is taking something you're already doing and making it a little better. A weighted vest is a great example of that. Just walk.show more

Hills I will die on as someone who has... coached high school football for over 29 years: 1. If you are not PASSIONATE about blessing, serving, and empowering those you are blessed to coach, this profession is not for you. 2. As much as we need to know our trade, getting to know (and to love), our players is far more important. 3. This is an INTENSE game, and it’ll never be “just a game”, but it IS a game. Remember that when you’re with your team, and more importantly, remember that when you’re with your family. 4. Just as we teach our athletes to “leave things better than they found them”, we need to leave our athletes better than they were when they first entered into our program. Never let a day pass without pouring into each and every individual. 5. Life is complicated enough, let’s not complicate the game in such a way that we take the joy of it away from others. In other words… Keep it simple. 6. Our words carry little (or NO), value, if we don’t practice what we preach. WE as coaches should be learning and growing each and every day, just as we expect our athletes to. 7. As much as we all want to win those championship rings for our athletes, make sure you don’t lose your wedding ring in the process. 8. The athlete that may be “difficult to reach/teach” (the one who may get on your last nerve more than you could ever imagine), is someone’s EVERYTHING. Get to know them as human beings, find out what motivates them, and do everything you can to help them to thrive. 9. Be where your feet are. Don’t fall into the trap of chasing logos and thinking that a higher division, a bigger school, or going from HS to college, or even college to the pros, is going to be more rewarding or fulfilling. 10. The legacy you leave as a coach will never be determined by your wins and losses, but by the lives you were able to change for the better!show more

Making smart glasses frames was way harder than I... thought. Here's what I learned: Materials matter. You can't use normal plastic, because it has to be light and safe to touch your face So we chose TR90 plastic that's made for eyewear Fake gray-market TR90 plastic is common in China. You gotta go to the source and make sure your TR90 is legit Glue is so important. If you put too much glue it will give issues, and add weight. Too little glue, won't stick. That's why it's better for a robot to do it (VIDEO) If the glue doesn't match the material perfectly, then it won't stick. So we tried like 4 glues to get the best one for our smart glasses You design the frame in 3D and then make a tool. A tool is just a metal mold that is shaped like the glasses. You put a bunch of melted plastic (TR90) in the tool, let it cool, and out pops the glasses frame. Do that 10,000 times Tooling leaves seams in the frame, so we figured out where to put the seam so it doesn't cut into your ear when you wear it Obviously this all must be super lightweight because the electronics are heavy The camera needs a certain perspective, so the glasses frame angles the camera down to capture hands in videos Throughout the design process, you can't sacrifice style And now our Mentra Live frames are bornshow more

I work in Nana Plaza, In a GoGo called... Lollipop. It comes with a large Thai family Staff, servers, bartenders, and cashiers. Then there are the PR ladies and of course the lovely dancers. On a given night I’m responsible for them, somewhere between 40-60 employees. I watch out for them, Make sure they are safe Encouraging them every night On slow nights, I tell them tomorrow will be better, they humor me and say yes boss. On crazy busy nights after the chaos is over, I thank them as they go home, tell them sleep and rest well, with a “Good Job” for each one. Not sure they know what that means, I sure hope they do ❤️ We are a tight family. I love them all.❤️ We are Lollipop.show more

Today, I heard the most wonderful and uplifting thing.... Andrew Bragg gave a commitment to leave the Liberal Party if it dropped Net Zero and exited the Paris Accord. A treaty that should never have been signed. It is the shadowy figures behind Andrew Bragg, Alex Hawke and the rest of the useless Labor/Teal-“moderate”-left-faction of the Liberal Party that got the party and the country into this mess. They rolled Tony Abbott, who won a mandate, promising to scrap the carbon tax. They have betrayed that promise ever since. Our energy woes have been a long time coming. We didn’t just wake up one day in an energy poor and deindustrialised nation. We have been under sustained attack for decades, an attack that has been marshalled by the left of politics. They control Labor, they have ruined the Liberals and have overrun just about every institution in the country. It is why the business council, sounds the same as the Australia Institute, and they both sound the same as the Greens. We are a nation in a hole, and Bragg admitted as much in his interview on Insiders today. We really need more coal, because the energy transition is failing. It is worse than that, the transition has failed. It was a bad idea, just like the rest of Net Zero. Our predicament is the result of irresponsible governments across Australia. Labor and Liberal, both have set policies that destroyed coal as the backbone of our grid, as they duchessed the Green grifters around their respective states across Australia. They played along with whatever bad idea the Greens were spouting at the time. Close this facility, replace it with a windmill. No to nuclear. No to gas. Close it, shut it, and replace it with fantasy. Turnbull, Kean, Perrottet, Berejiklian, Andrews, Morrison Albanese, and all of the rest, on a unity ticket that flushed our energy future down the toilet. All because they were afraid to upset Greta Thunberg. Because they were afraid to upset a youth, that they allowed our institutions to indoctrinate into a cult of ignorance. The world is slowly pulling in a new direction. Because hard reality has chased down fantasy. They’re waking up to the monorail that is ‘green’ energy, and ripping out the tracks. The National Party spurred by One Nation have cottoned on, and the Liberals will be dragged into the modern era, kicking and screaming. There is no doubt that if they don’t drop the Net Zero cake, and all of the icing that goes with it, they will never be a party of government again. Which brings us back to Andrew Bragg. Australia would be better off if he was not pretending to oppose Labor from the Liberal benches. We need people in opposition that understand the problems we have as a nation, and how to solve them. Not people who have only ever worked in the industry of politics, sending happy snaps along the way. Bragg knows his only chance at a job in the red house is through the blue team. He knows that blue voters don’t prioritise action on climate. But he sits there wasting a space advocating against the things the people that vote for him want. So if he had any decency, he would go, today. Because with friends like Andrew Bragg, you don’t need enemies. I just want Australia back.show more

Major Lazer’s origin story is a jumbled up mess.... it reads more like a villain story. I knew about Dave (Switch) from being the weirdest and hardest dj in london.. I followed him around endlessly trying to get tips on how to produce better he taught me logic and I threw it in the garbage and learned ableton he was Interested in my local scene in philly - spank rock, amanda blank, santigold, plastic little .. and somehow M.I.A. ⊕ II II II got mixed up in the project as me and Dave were summoned by XL Recordings to make beats for her .. I failed miserably but we did make a mixtape “piracy funds terrorism” and eventually made some bangers like paper planes and bucky done gun.. and dave had a few bangers around town. Mia was always the catalyst for our side project .. we made too many beats for her . we decided to go record them in jamaica because the artists were extremely talented. the jamaican music scene at the time was cutting edge and it was cheap to work there.. we made this major lazer album down there .. and started a little movement that ended up having a few billion streams .. it’s cool to put out Where’s The Daddy now because MIA was the third daddy of major lazershow more