right path. growth inevitable but needs ~5-10 yrs +... few policy changes: - higher budget vs local revenue eg gst - central anti-corruption setup - police/judiciary reforms - city land use reforms can be done. will do my part to lobby. video related. music unrelated.show more

Can you beat the top score? Get the top... score on Swipe the cat and win an Apple Gift Card (link on my profile) 🥇 Get top score: $300 Apple Gift Card Best video submission: $200 Apple Gift Card Funniest submission: $100 Apple Gift Card Rules: 1) Post your score to X with an attached screenshot (required) or video (optional) of your best score (NOT the leaderboard). See example. To be eligible you must either tag me in your post or reply to this post. Reposts are optional for visibility and do not affect eligibility 2) Entries must be posted to X before December 10, 2025 @ 11:59pm AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight time). 3) Your score must be listed on the ranked leaderboard. You may be asked to validate your score by providing your Game Center username. Be sure your profile is public, that you are playing on the latest version of the game and are logged into Game Center. 4) The highest score posted wins the top score prize. In the event that multiple winners get the same top score the winnings will be divided amongst them. So 2 people getting the same top score means prize will be $150 each. 5) Best video submission will be judged by me and my decision will be final. Criteria: I will be looking for creativity, entertainment value, style and originality. The entry that stands out the most from other video submissions. 6) Best funniest submission will be judged by me and my decision will be final. You may include an optional video for extra visibility. Criteria will be: what makes me laugh the most. Only age appropriate entries will be considered (no crude humour). 7) Gift cards are in USD. Gift card value may be subject to currency conversion for my local currency (Australia) and your local currency. Depending on the arrangement we find to send you the Gift card. Apple Gift Cards must be redeemable in your region. If not we will arrange an alternative of equivalent value. 8) Winners will be notified by direct message on X and publicly on my X profile on or before December 15. Winners must respond within 7 days to claim their prize. 9) You may enter the competition as many times as you like. Only your highest valid score will be considered for the Top Score prize. 10) You must be 13+ or meet your region’s minimum age for using X and participating in online competitions. 11) I reserve the right to disqualify suspicious or unverifiable scores at my discretion (e.g., if I suspect hacked/modded devices/assisting devices). Important disclaimers: This competition is not affiliated with Apple or X By entering into this competition you give me permission to use the contents of your post (name, text, image, video) for use in promotional material for the game. This content will be used on my YouTube channel and to promote my game not only on X but on other platforms too. If you do not wish to give permission to use your post text, images and/or video please opt-out on your submitted post. "I do not give permission for my post to be used in promotional material". Opting out of promotional use does not disqualify you from winning.show more

Vietnam gives India a run for its money when... it comes to building public places with near same per capita income. Sorry fellows. What is true is true. And what India lacks more than money is an urge to be a tidy place. Indians have gotten used to living in filth. Indian leadership don’t plan any public places - where people can hang out and enjoy. What is equivalent of Central Park/Hyde Park for Mumbai? What is equivalent of Hollywood hills? Mumbai has great surrounding and potential, but not accessible. Any great public park was either built by British or Mughals (with few exceptions). My usual rant: IAS & Judiciary has failed India. The service needs to be diluted with power distributed to 10 times more people (doesn’t India need jobs anyway?). The ratio of IAS, judges to population need to be brought to at least UK levels. We have many great people no point letting power in hands on a few thousand. “Vishwaguru”, “great culture” - how about learning basic civic sense first and being the worthy descendants of the great old civilization? (View from my hotel, will post more in coming days of “normal places’ that will give any Indian city run for its money). Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi are incredible at this income level. They also had 2 decades of war!show more

1. Both Kolkata & Hyderabad were Political Events... 2.... Sporting Club in Kolkata erected a 70 feet Statue for Messi, while CM Revanth spent Rs.5 crore Govt money for him to practise Football 3. Rs.10 Lakhs for a picture with Messi, Free Picture for Politicians & their Families. 4. People were told 7 vs 7 Match, Chief Minister left Governance and practised for 1 month but Messi leave playing he did not even wear his Jersey. 5. Hyderabad is a land which produced Olympians in Football when India reached Semis but none of such contributions were recognised instead it was all about Rahul Gandhi and Revanth sponsored by ADANI. 6. Did we build a Football Stadium , No instead we used Cricket Stadium. 7. Did Indian Football Players or State Football players meet , No those who paid Rs.10 Lakhs could meet. 8. We promoted Sports or Politicians, Apart from Messi , Suarez, De Paul who were the only 3 promoting Football rest were busy promoting themselves or making money out of photograph. 9. Lets not blame people of Kolkata who burst out in anger because they paid money , lets not thank Police for managing in Hyderabad because people of Hyderabad adjusted , they paid money , they felt satisfied and they didnt do any such behaviour for Police to get onto field. They were lied that Messi will play a match which he did not but its okay Hyderabadis adjusted. 10. Government promoting Rs.10 lakh for picture commercial event cant be equated to promoting sports, to conclude with a humble suggestion, a sprawling exclusive Football stadium in the Hyderabad City limits with ease of travel and permanent staff for maintenance as well a dozen established trainers with fitness equipments and a budget to take the game into districts, conduct competitions can only promote ghe Sport. Rest is all a One Day Event and a Elite Political Photo Op... Now please get back to Governance CM garu ...show more

Is Former President Rodrigo Duterte finally conceding to Karlo... Nograles? I sincerely hope so. This might be one of the very very few times I agreed with Former President Duterte and I think Davao City should listen to his wishes. Lols "Ayaw ko na. Ayaw ko na talaga. Whoever, alam mo, leave it to God. Hindi kailangang Duterte ang mayor" -FPRRD I have been to Davao City at least four times this year alone and I always think that a change in leadership will do them good. With all my love to the wonderful people of that city— it is not exactly as great as how the Dutertes package it, right? Traffic is extremely terrible, there are a lot of people in need of social aids, healthcare should be improved, poverty incidence is high, crimes exist amongst other things. And this is even after decades of Duterte reign, one term of Duterte presidency, the billions of pesos preferential budget of Pulong Duterte and influx of foreign investments especially during the time of FPRRD as president. In August 2024, General Torre even said that Davao City has been manipulating crime statistics to create a misleading impression of low crime rates in the city. He even showed the media the “blue blotter books” retrieved in Police Station 10. "Ako, tapos na ako, ibigay ko na lang chance sa iba” "Hindi na ako babalik... wala na akong... ibigay ko na sa next generation” It is important to note that under the new rules of the COMELEC, substitutions are not allowed after October 8, 2024 unless the reason is death or disqualification. CTTO/ Videoshow more

Peter Obi did not say he’ll float the Naira,... he said he’ll devalue to N600. Before that, he would have plugged the leakages, & put the savings into education, healthcare & SMEs. He said he’ll stop the massive looting & cut the Cost of Governance, before devaluation. That’s a man with a thinking cap, he’ll do Nigerians a solid. He is not impulsive, showmanship is not in his DNA. He is the only man whose heart is in the right place. He won’t govern by propaganda, he is not interested in looking good, against being good. Social values will return; Peter Obi’s Ethical Governance & Ethical Leadership will signal to Nigerians that CHANGE is here. Ultimately, he will embark on consumption to production. You don’t expect a Tinubu to fight corruption, plug the leakages & cut the cost of governance, do you? Nigerians need an attitudinal change, social values & morality. It can only start from the top. When the head is not rotten, WE the People’ will get the message. Morality is gone, the average Nigerian just wanna hammer. “Wealth without enterprise” has eaten deep into the fabric of the Nigerian society. Without a Peter Obi in that saddle (someone who already conquered greed & bigotry), Nigeria is going nowhere! If you like give Tinubu an 8-year imperium, the Dollar will end up at N2000, the few manufacturers left will close shop. In the end, Nigerians will face humiliation, on their knees defeated. This is my message, you can take it, or leave it! Either way, it’s déjà vu, we’ve been here before! Corruption will peak & education will suffer. Pupils will just wanna join Yahoo & sing for MC Oluomo & Hushpuppi. In the end, Nigeria will have a “Lost Generation,” & become effectively - a Failed State. Some of us don’t see the ripples from the Bola Certificate Forgery just yet. Many of us are yet to understand the implications of the looming FBI, DEA, CIA, IRS, U.S Attorney & the State Department’s 2500 pages on BAAT. He is a National Security Threat to Nigeria, but you don’t know that just yet! Tinubu is a threat to your Sovereignty as a nation. Files from his past, can/will be used to blackmail the Office of the President of Nigeria. But morality is gone in Naija, nothing is black or white anymore. We will continue to wallow, until we can wallow no more. The economy is no respecter of Yoruba Ronu. It is no respecter of Muslim Muslim Ticket. The Economy is no respecter of prayers. The Economy have no emotion, & it’s very shy. Once the Economy feel even the slightest amount of hostility, it will shy away from your country to a safe haven. Should Peter Obi sit in that saddle, your behavioral & attitudinal changes will ignite overnight. If the Presido is not corrupt, Nigerians will get the memo, SIMPLICITER! You cannot spur economic growth & manufacturing with $1/N1100, & a conservative 26% rising inflation. It’s a miracle Nigeria is even in coma. Swallow your pride, go & beg the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, you need to pump $10 billion into your foreign reserve to stabilize the Naira. But Bola just wanna dance! He only danced & said “Emi lo kan.” Don't you worry, dancing will stabilize your Naira & your economy. At least he has kept one of his campaign promises; “reduce their purchasing power.” When we talk, bigots will say we don't wish Nigeria well. But no amount of prayer will save Nigeria. You don’t even pray more than Argentina & Venezuela. I don’t know about you, but I know the IMF are happy with the Naira. BAAT did not promise you anything. Leave him alone, he just wanna dance. The Dollar is rising like Ijebu Garri, but “Saul will come before David.” Perhaps Daddy GOs will need to increase their faith, abi fasting? Shamborika, arrest that monitoring spirit messing with the destiny of your Naira. Maraba Santaraba, “whether the IMF like it or not, the Naira must rise again.” Hallelujaaaaaah!! #ArrestingTheArrestershow more

This video was taken the day I played through... the first build of the Neural DSP Archetype JM X plugin. We’d set up my amp rig in the live room and were switching between the rig and the plugin. I threw every test at it; does turning the volume knob to 5 create a natural response in tone? It did. Does a single note that’s held die out without a noise gate eating it or the “math” just giving up? It did. Do two notes bent at once with distortion on create natural harmonic overtones exactly like the amps in the room? They did, exactly. I had the engineer switch between signals without my knowing. “That’s the amps,” I’d guess. “Plugin,” the engineer would say, several times. It had fooled me. Neural DSP had done it. It wasn’t just a faithful recreation of my sound - it was the first plugin I’d ever heard that proved that digital modeling could create a digital emulation with zero compromises. I’d like to say that we went back and forth countless times, making tweaks until it was right, but the truth is that they pretty much nailed it on the first try. Only a few EQ changes and some changes to a couple of the effects pedals were needed. The thousands of hours of creation came to fruition yesterday when the plugin was released, and it’s been a joy to see and hear players putting this software to the test and being as impressed as I was in this video. Thank you to every guitar player who created such clever and great sounding presets and for spreading the word. I can’t wait to hear all the new music that’s created with this plugin. Getting my sound is just the beginning of what it can do, and I can’t wait to hear what musicians create with it.show more

Fear of ticks will not deter me from being... outdoors. No way! Here’s my go-to for tick (and flea and mosquito) repellent. 🍃❤️🍃 TICK BLOCK For Clothing/Gear (4 oz bottle) 3 oz distilled water 1–2 tsp food-grade vegetable glycerin (emulsifier) 50–60 drops total essential oils (for a solid ~2–3% blend): —12–15 drops Clove bud (one of the top performers for repellency) —12–15 drops Rose Geranium —10 drops Cedarwood —8–10 drops Lemongrass or Thyme —Optional: 3–5 drops Lavender for milder scent OIL AND WATER DON’T MIX! Mix Oils into glycerin first then add water. Shake hard before every use. Store cool/dark; make fresh batches every 1–2 weeks. Spray thoroughly on pant legs/cuffs, socks, inside shoes, uppers/laces, boot tops, shirts, backpacks, etc. Let dry a few minutes. Reapply every 1–2 hours or after dew/wet grass contact. Tuck pants into socks + wear light-colored clothing (easier to spot ticks). FOR SKIN APPLICATION: Same recipe, but decrease Clove Oil and Cedarwood oil to 6 drops each in the recipe and do a patch test on inner arm first. Clove and Cedarwood can be irritating to sensitive skin. PETS: Use cautiously with dogs. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT’S SAFE FOR CATS! (Cats are so weird!) OTHER ANTI-TICK TO-DO’S Extra Natural Layered Strategies Physical barriers: Long pants/sleeves, gaiters over shoes, tucking everything in. Light colors help you see ticks quickly. Tick checks: Thorough full-body (and clothing) checks immediately after outings, plus a shower with scrubbing. Yard/habitat tweaks (if applicable): Mow grass short, clear leaf litter/brush, create gravel or woodchip borders between lawn and woods. Some use food-grade diatomaceous earth or cedar oil sprays in yard edges. (reapply every 1-2 weeks and after a rain) Do you have a non-toxic anti-tick solution for us? Do share! 👇🏼show more

Agents: Quick thoughts & questions on how they operate,... their potential, and their limitations A Few Observations - ▶️"Book me a hotel" or "pull historical financials" are already (mostly) solved problems!! Agents can do a ton of tasks right now—like parsing public company press releases and navigating capture key info & complete bookings accurately. However, for more complex navigation flows, the tech still needs some work - but I'm very confident it’s essentially a solved or solvable challenge. ▶️Accuracy & Speed - The key metrics and agents should optimize for. ▶️Lower Build & Migration Costs It took me two minutes to build a new website (link: This is great for consumers—more choices, lower switching costs. Companies will increasingly compete on the quality of their products and services. ▶️Agents vs. Automation tools: The more I think about it, the more I realize that most “agents” are really just automation tools—kind of like how most robots🤖 are just machines lol ❓A Few Key Questions—Would Love Your Thoughts! ❔Remote Servers & Logins In many cases, we’ll want agents to act on our behalf (e.g., log in to to cancel an order). How will platforms like respond? Many websites may block remote servers for security. Is there a technical workaround? ❔Agent Generalization Do we need to train agents on each environment separately, or can one solution handle multiple sites and systems? This seems similar to RL/post-training challenges in AI research. Example: It's unclear to me whether $Devin was specifically trained on environment? ❔Frontend vs. Backend infra for agents to run on I had doubts about Anthropic's "Computer Use" feature, which seemed to run on the frontend, basically remotely controlling my computer so I couldn’t use it at the same time. This should deliver the highest accuracy, but it’s questionable how practical it really is. (Ref: It seems def possible for agents to work quietly “in the background” (like Devin) rather than remotely controlling a user’s PC, but how much accuracy are we sacrificing? A few $Devin test cases that got me thinking: 1⃣Pulling $META's MAU and DAU (1Q21–3Q24) into Excel (video attached) Took Devin 11min - it sent me back an Excel with 100% accurate data. This case was pretty tricky because $Meta changed disclosures and stopped reporting MAU/DAU after 4Q23. Devin didn’t hallucinate data for post-4Q23—it simply didn’t provide it! It really shocked me to see $Devin navigating $Meta's investor relations site (I didn't tell it to find the numbers there), opening each quarterly earnings report, and extracting MAU/DAU like a diligent intern. -> This confirms $Devin (and similar agents) can already accurately “read” screens. 2⃣Booking Hotel (video attached) Devin took 5 minutes to book the InterContinental NYC on after asking for my credentials. From $Devin's workspace, I could see it filling in the correct fields and making the right selections—fast and accurate overall. Interestingly, $Devin didn’t supply all the required information on the first attempt and got some error messages, then retried until it succeeded. It’s unclear whether Devin had been specifically trained on interface or simply learned to adapt on the fly. 3⃣Canceling the Booking This part was even more interesting. While booking didn’t require me to log in, canceling did—so $Devin had to access my (likely via a remote server) account using my Gmail credentials. It successfully canceled the reservation. I wonder how websites will handle future “remote” logins. Notably, Google blocked $Devin’s direct attempts to log in to Gmail when I specifically requested it. 4⃣Booking from Official Hotel Sites I asked Devin to book InterContinental NYC and Four Seasons Boston via their official websites. It made progress but encountered technical hiccups when trying to select the check-in/check-out dates. Insights from Scott Wu on Invest Like the Best: 1/ Self-Driving Cars as the First “Real Agents” Driving requires near-perfect accuracy (99.999%), making it much more demanding than digital or coding agents, which can tolerate more errors. Scott compares $Devin to circa 2014—already good enough to save 90% of your effort, but still short of flawless. 2/ Impact on Collaboration Platforms Tools like Slack and GitLab are likely to see major changes as agents begin to interact with and utilize them along with humans. 2025 should be all about agents - both the disruptors and those they disrupt!show more

After a few more hours, I think I've figured... out Opus 5. Opus 5 is trained to be more agentic than anything I've used. All Claude 5 models are like that. So what changes? The way to interact with Opus 5 or contextualize it won't work the same way as with other models. It loves exploring, so it doesn't need much guidance for it. Unique preferences, artifacts, and references compliment it well and enable cleaner and more effective exploration and execution. Now that it can explore more effectively on its own and understand intent better, the best thing to do is to get out of its way (e.g., it doesn't need examples of your preferences; a clear high-level description of it works best). It's truly agentic in that sense. A good first step to provide better context for Opus 5 is to distinguish between what's situational and what needs persistence. Regardless, persistent system prompts and CLAUDE.MD needs to stay lightweight. Remove memories and tool descriptions from these. CLAUDE.MD is also a great place to tap into progressive disclosure by linking command/skills to it. On the situational side, agent skills and auto-memory can leverage progressive disclosure and the improved ability of the model to use its external context/knowledge. Conflicting and unnecessary instructions, which are common at this layer (mainly to ensure reliability), are going to throw off this model easily. That's the biggest change I had to make. Simple, clean, and clear prompts and skills work best. I had to clean a lot of my skills and system prompts. The way I prompt remains the same (usually clear and well-scoped). MCP tool descriptions are also more descriptive and have been deduped from the system prompt. Anthropic released a guide on the new rules for context engineering, which was helpful here. I started to test the recommendations and created a little artifact with the things that worked along the way. This might feel like a lot of work. Believe me, it has been frustrating. But I think we can expect future frontier models to become more agentic and smarter at figuring out the right context/gaps. The best thing to do is to prepare for that now. Boris Cherny mentioned that Opus 5 is their least prompt-injectable model yet. I am not sure if that was something they intentionally trained for or if it emerged based on how it was trained, which is to be extremely agentic in nature and more direct in execution.show more

Strength work for Leadville 100 💪 Over the years,... I have felt judged by the research--my strength routines were limited to a few minutes at a time, while everyone was screaming at me from their Abstracts that I needed to do way more. I noticed two big problems whenever I committed to more resistance training: 1. I'd carry around soreness even after the initial adaptation window, likely corresponding to high CK levels and some background inflammation. Either way, it would reduce running economy on subsequent running training days, and every training day counts. Split squats are the ultimate offender--an exercise that I know I should be doing, but I can't without feeling like Forrest Gump after he was shot in the butt. 2. I just wouldn't do it. Oops. With lots of guessing and testing, I developed this routine, which I'd do after my easy run on Sunday (before a Monday rest day), and sometimes after my workout on Wednesday (if I felt like it): 1. Three Minute Mountain Legs, working up to 100 single-leg step-ups (I think step-ups in particular are a magic exercise for running uphill. But remember, magic is not equal to science): 2. Back squats, 2 sets of 10 (135 pounds for me, which I make look like 800 pounds in this video. The 17-year old me who played football would laugh so hard) 3. Back extensions, 2 sets of 30, engaging glutes and hamstrings 4. Single-leg calf raises, 1 set of 100 on each leg, with a 35 pound dumbbell 5. Every day, I do the 2-minute Core Snack routine 1-3 times. My core strength is one of my best attributes for ultras, and I can do the Core Snack with our toddler Leo. I also do daily band work before running (bandz a make me dance): That's it! I also foam roll and stretch daily (don't tell the researchers, but I am a tight boi and as soon as I stop stretching, I get hurt). The lesson is not to do this particular routine, but that strength training for runners can be based on individual needs. And I personally think that routines should be short and efficient for both performance (limiting breakdown) and adherence (limiting me from being a lazy little punk). Find what works for you, do it 1-2 times per week year round (on top of some daily supportive work), and don't feel the need to pursue progressive overload. It's not about getting stronger and stronger (unless you're into that sort of thing for its own sake, which I think will sacrifice some running growth). It's about supporting performance and health 🧡show more

Making OpenCode as lean as Pi agent? Just trimmed... 25k out of OpenCode's system prompt (from 30k to 4-5k tokens) How? Just disable skills and get rid of massive skill definition bloat. Who needs skills anyway? Just kidding, this is the not the way. It makes the agent lame and defeats the point of using one. But it sets a precedent: Find a way to use skills without their definitions pre-loaded into the system prompt every single turn. Another interesting stuff: Upon testing this temporary "no skill setup" with two of hottest OpenCode Zen free models, Mimo V2.5 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash: One thinks more and talks less One thinks less and talks more Check the video to see which is which If you made it here, I'm finding a way to leanest OpenCode setup that I can get I simply don't believe that OpenCode can't be as lean as Pi Upon tinkering, I made a plugin that temporarily extracts the system prompt while I test, and noticed the hundreds of definitions in it from my .agents/skills directory which is shared across all my coding agents (Cursor, Antigravity, Claude, etc.) Of course disabling skills is not the answer, but it just proved that there is a way to strip the system prompt of these massive skill defs Aside from the system prompt hierarchy that injects confusion imo if you have a conflicting and redundant AGENTS.md which I discovered upon digging into OpenCode's source code Apparently it has prompt.ts/system.ts/instruction.ts/llm.ts and loads base .txt prompts based on model family (claude/gpt-o/gpt-5/codex/gemini/others) that all work together to make OpenCode aware of who it was and how it should use tools and become a "coding agent" Gotta find the most minimal mix that fits right into my workflow Make OpenCode as lean as Pi? We'll see. All inshow more

I've bought over 30 RV & MH parks in... the last 5 years. Lately? 2 per month. Want our playbook? Here ya go: How to buy a small, off-market mobile home or RV park that can 2x your money in 1-2 years, in 5 steps: 1. Pick a city in a red state. The two biggest factors: Crime & unemployment rates Crime: CrimeGrade . org Unemployment: SimpleMaps . com Cities with 3k - 30k people are best. This is the sweet spot for enough population & not to much competition. You want parks with almost no web presence & little to no reviews. A DG nearby is great. Walmart is better. But remember, “if no DG, it ain’t for me.” If there's a Whole Foods you ain't getting a good deal, I promise. Growth rate is good too, but #3 to the two above. Don't worry about the path of progress as much as other asset classes might. 2. Find the leads Get on Google Maps and search "mobile home park" in your target area(s). Avoid NY & CA (not landlord friendly). Make a Google sheet of the leads & use Loom to record your screen. Spend 30 mins doing this. OR, use something like Outscraper to do it for you. Be warned though, that if you don’t do this yourself the scraped results may not be as accurate. If you’re targeting a smaller geographical area I would do it by hand. If a whole state, use software. You’re looking for phone numbers. Use SearchBug . com to see if cell or landline for pennies. Or Phone Validator Go to Upwork and hire a virtual assistant to keep doing this for you, assuming you are targeting a larger area. They will cost around $4/hour. Use that same Loom link in your posting so applicants can see what the job will entail. When working, Loom it! You’ll never know when you’ll need it. When in doubt, Loom it out! More leads = better deals. 3. Call the leads Call up the owners and be real. Don't talk about any accolades. He doesn't care and it will only hurt you. You're a hard working country boy. You have a wife and kids (I hope you actually do). Are you a democrat? Don't tell the owner. (Sorry, democrats). Here's your general pitch: "I'm not a broker, I'm just looking for some good real estate and don't want to waste your time with a lowball offer. I can pay cash and close fast" Tell him about your wife and kids and what you do on the weekend. Most importantly, LISTEN. He's going to talk your ear off. This is a good sign. 4. Ask the right questions Ask him: How many pad sites? How many of those have a unit on them? How many of the units are RVs? (It's common for there to be a mix of MH/RV) Any single family homes on the property? Rent? Are the units park owned or tenant owned? (this is key) If a mix, what's the mix? Park-owned homes you have to maintain. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Tenant-owned homes are key (lot rent). This means you only rent out the land and underground infrastructure. Depending on the state, sometimes you can sell back or give away the park-owned units to the tenants to absolve yourself of maintenance. Check the laws! You'll command half the rent but enjoy 90% less hassles. $250 - $350 is common lot rent in the midwest and SE. What's the occupancy and rental amount of each type of unit? Any outbuildings on the property? Septic or city sewer? If septic, conventional or aerobic? Sewer is best. Septic isn’t a deal breaker but you REALLY want to have it inspected. If there’s a lagoon or wastewater treatment plant I want you to throw that phone as far as you can, block their number and never speak of it again. Within city limits or no? City limits are best but rare. Outstanding municipal or zoning issues? How much is insurance? How much is landscaping? Asphalt, cement or dirt roads? Condition of the roads? Any drainage issues? Is there a manager? What do you pay them? (Best if no manager) Any pending litigation? What are total collections? How do people pay rent? How many are delinquent? What condition are the units in? Do you have a lien on the property? How long have you owned it? 30 or 50 amp? City maintained streets? City water or well? City is best. Keep in mind, that’s a lot of questions to ask. You have to feel it out, if he’s being standoffish, don’t keep pushing, just call back. This isn’t a used car lot, this is a relationship you’re trying to build. Don’t try and close on this first call. The key question: "If we were to make a deal, what's a ballpark offer you'd expect?" NEVER anchor him with the phrase "bottom dollar." Using the word "ballpark" keeps numbers loose. Whatever number he says, you want to pause and hem and haw over it. Embrace the silence and awkwardness. Back to car sales, they call this the “silent walkaround” when valuing a trade-in. Don’t say a thing about the asset, but point out the flaws with your body language. Touch the dents and scratches as you pause. Do the phone version of this. Tell him you'll get back to him tomorrow. Thank him profusely for his time and congratulate him on the park he's built. 5. Underwrite Before you do anything, check with the city to ensure the park is in good standing. Get that in writing. Don't trust the seller. Buyers are liars? So are sellers! Now's time to crunch numbers: What's a cap rate? The net operating income of the park divided by the price you'd like to pay. If you want your money back in 5 years and you're willing to pay up to $1m, you need $200k net profit per year. This is a 20% cap rate (20 cap). It's aggressive but possible on a smaller, rural park. (Yes, it really is, even in 2023) You probably won’t find a park that big in a small town for a good price, though. Start w/ a smaller park & higher cap rate. More room for error. $300k - $1m purchase price. First do some market research: Remember all your leads? Call competing parks as a potential tenant and ask what their lot rent is. Put this in a spreadsheet to get average lot rent & park-owned home rent. Keep in mind many of these parks will be undercharging as well. It's common to find parks charging $100 that could charge $250. When calculating cap rate BE CONSERVATIVE. Don't count on 100% of people staying if you increase rents, even though most will. Use $190 to be safe. Shoot for a park that will net $100k/year after rent increases that you pay no more than $600k for. It’s hard but not impossible. Or maybe you find a $30k/year park to get your feet wet. At least you're in the game. The more leads you scrape, the better chance of finding this park. Shoot for as much seller financing as you can get. Finance the rest with friends/family or savings. Once you find this park, get it under contract. Use a standard, simple real estate form that you can find on your state's real estate commission website. Texas' is called TREC. Yes, get it under contract before seeing it. Put down earnest and option money, and then go see it. Don't dress like a city slicker. Be personable and be willing to stay a while and BS. Drive a Tesla? Rent a truck. Drive a Prius? Just quit. Inspect the condition of the units, even if you aren't buying them Crappy units = more tenants willing to abandon them. And they aren't cheap to remove or move. Verify everything he said on the call If all looks good, start on the inspections: Septic or sewer lines SFH home inspection. Check with the city for outstanding issues or litigation Check for liens Wastewater treatment plant? If so, abandon ship! Electrical infrastructure Use professionals for all of these. Ask for: Rent rolls. They will likely be handwritten, that’s ok. Bank statements. Ask to speak to a few tenants to get their experience. Inspect their lease. Ask for vendor invoices or history of payments. Ask to speak to vendors. At some point before you close, list the property on Craigslist, FB Marketplace and Zillow. See how demand is for vacancies. If all still looks good, close on the property. 6. Post-closing strategy Meet all the tenants in the evening, they're at work during the day. Shake their hands. Tell them you want their experience to be amazing & you want them to stay Give them your number Ask what can be fixed If fixes are cheap, do them ASAP Tell that tenant once fixes are made. Address them by name. Clean up the park. Hire a tree guy to clear out low hanging branches. Do some simple landscaping. Find the tattletale in the park and get all the dirt. Who are the druggies and abusive husbands? Get them out ASAP if you can. They are much more expensive than the temporary vacancy hit. Fix potholes and drainage issues. ADD VALUE. Show you care. Wait a couple months before making any changes. Bring lot rents closer to market. Be upfront about this. They will understand if they've been getting a deal. Give people 2-3 more months' notice to give them time. Keep renting out vacancies at new price. This isn't self storage. You won't raise rents yearly. Don't be a jerk. Let them know what to expect. Once rents are raised and park is stabilized, you are 9-12 months in. Search Loopnet for the most active MHP brokers Hire the best one & pay what he or she commands. Sell on the market for 7-10% cap You've just 2-3x'ed your money. Rinse & repeat. I have done this over many times. Not all of my deals were bangers, but most were. THERE ARE STILL DEALS OUT THERE. There's a lot of fine print, and things can and will go wrong, so don't be dumb. Do your own research. Not everything can be explained in 1,700 words. I'm hosting a live, free webinar this Tuesday to cover this stuff in more detail. Including: 1. How to do everything above in more detail 2. How to ETHICALLY wholesale deals like these if you can't afford to buy them. 3. What hard questions to ask GPs of parks like these (like me) if you want to invest in them. 4. Live Q&A with me Comment below and me or my assistant Kelly will DM you the invite link. See you there! Or just follow me Chris Koerner for more RV/MHP content.show more

Unpopular opinion about El Salvador. A TON of workers... here are lazy as hell and i do hope this message reaches many Salvadoreños in the United States. You leave the job site, little will get done and yes tools and materials will disappear. I said it. If you’re going to build a home, start a business, or just hire a few helping hands for that side project, get ready to fire fast. Put in systems of checks and balances, hire solid management, use cameras, and lock up materials. If you have the time or money you or someone you really trust must manage the project on SITE. I’ve hired thousands of people throughout the last few 6 years while personally living in 9 Latin countries and El Salvador has been one of the hardest to work in. El Salvador also happens to be my favorite country at the moment with my favorite people. It’s beautiful, small, has a Chuck E cheese for my daughter but most important, it’s safe for my family. So why is it so damn hard to work with people here? I think it’s because of the civil war. This is going to sound crazy coming from a president of a non profit but free money destroys people. It enables them. It ruins their will to work ultimately creating a lazy and slothful person Over 2.5 million people from El Salvador live in the United States. MANY of them send money every 2 weeks to their aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews to “help” them. This has turned into dependency. It has created a cycle of entitlement rather than self-sufficiency. “Why would I work for 10 hours in the sun when I can tell my aunt that I need money for medicine?” There are kids here with no desire to self educate, no desire to work, because they’re sucking the tit of their families in the United States or Canada. 2 of my hardest workers who show up early, never miss a day are these two men in this video. No arms, and an elderly who just wants to work. Their speed compared to a young healthy man is slow in comparison but their will and desire to work is unwavering. They’re inspiring. They are happy at work. They don’t complain. They’re not rich working for me but they are ok. I believe they are hard workers because they were never a part of a welfare system given to them from family in the states. I also believe that the civil war has created a massive divide between the wealthy and the poor. Maybe this already existed but chatting with enough people you can put 2 and 2 together. The socioeconomic divides between the wealthy and the poor. Certain families growing incredibly rich over the suffering of the lower class. People have lost trust, they’ve lost hope. Their views on money and rich people are shaped by past experiences of being taken advantage of. People are sick and tired of making $75 per pay period in the farms of El Salvador. I know that’s a whole other discussion. How do we fix this? I don’t know but I know my mission with casa conejo is to inspire others to work their asses off and to get paid by the sweat of their brows. I want to create a micro economy that allows the poor of the poor to grow! To break the cycle of poverty. To shatter the idea of “we can’t make it in El Salvador” We can and we will by working our asses off and getting paid what we deserve. Once we’re open a percentage of profits will go towards these workers. The rest back into our projects of building schools, running our women’s shelters, feeding the elderly. Let’s do thisshow more

Last week, I mentioned I would be exposing a... Bangladeshi drugs cartel operating in Oldham. This followed intelligence that their leader had instructed his foot soldiers to “balaclava up” and come after me with baseball bats. The threats came after I publicly condemned the arrest of one of their associates who was arrested as part of a police operation into the rape gangs. You may recall I released a video expressing my outrage from outside his boarded up front door and that I shared the father of the arrested man is a local imam. Naturally, Greater Manchester Police are well aware of who this gang is. Instead of arresting them, they sent two of their Muslim officers to intimidate me. If you know anything about the rape gang protectors within Oldham Police (GMP), this will come as no surprise. Let me be clear: I fully intend to expose this cartel. I don’t care who leads it, how violent they are, or how many politicians or police officers are on their payroll. For the record, I’ve never had much interest in drug dealers. They usually stay out of my way, and I stay out of theirs. My fight is with the rape gangs. Their threats suggest I’ve hit a nerve. Good. I don't take bribes. Nor do I need their postal votes. And if you're wondering how dangerous they are - here’s armed police taking down some of their lieutenants. _________ The truth is out. The world is watching. And justice is coming. I’m Raja Miah MBE. For six years, I led a small team that uncovered what the state tried to bury: that politicians actively protected the rape gangs. I’m not Maggie Oliver. I’m not Tommy Robinson. I’m not Charlie Peters. I’m something different. I’m a political campaigner. I helped; - expose the political cover-up - explain how the corruption works - educate the nation to understand the racial nature of these crimes - support people to fight back and secure a National Inquiry Corrupt police and criminal politicians have tried everything to silence me. They've fabricated evidence, attempted malicious prosecutions, even a lawsuit from the Labour Party itself. All of it failed. The police, the press, the CPS, and now government ministers all had a hand in trying to shut me down. But I’m still here. I'm still standing. Still fighting. But here’s the truth: I can’t do it alone. Exposing the machinery of betrayal takes more than one voice. If you want accountability, the kind of accountability that will see politicians stand trial for what they have done, then stand with me. Every day I continue, more people discover who I am. More people understand the depth of this scandal. And more of their lies collapse. You decide what that’s worth and why the powerful are so desperate to stop me. 🔴 Support the work. This fight is far from over. 👉 All of my work is shared 100% for free. I just ask those that can afford to do so to support me with £3/month or £30/year. That’s 75p a week. Pennies to most -everything to help keep me going. 🔴 Prefer a one-off contribution? 👉 👉 Despite the odds against us, just look at how far we have come together. We are now so close. Help finish this. - Raja 🙏show more

This is GIFT City. But this post is about... Gurugram. Wide roads. Underground utility tunnels. District cooling. Automated waste collection. Green-certified buildings. More than 1,200 registered entities and $111 billion in banking assets. It is not Shanghai, Shenzhen or Dubai yet. But the direction is visible. Gujarat imagined a city that could compete with global financial centres. Then it started building the infrastructure required for that ambition. Now come to Gurugram. The city credited with contributing around 65% of Haryana’s revenue. Around 25% of the state’s GST collection comes from Gurugram. Last year, it contributed ₹3,875 crore from liquor-zone auctions alone. That was 27% of Haryana’s total. The Bristol Chowk licensing zone alone fetched nearly ₹100 crore. Mr Nayab Singh Saini, what exactly is Gurugram getting in return? Garbage is lying on roads across the city. Gurugram generates around 1,200 tonnes of waste every day. The waste collection system has survived on temporary arrangements since the main contract was terminated in June 2024. Nearly two years later, the city is still floating tenders and searching for a permanent solution. Then come the roads. An MCG survey found more than 2,000 potholes across eight zones. One division alone had 600. Only 387 had been repaired when those numbers were reported. By February 2026, MCG had to announce another drive targeting 5,000 potholes in ten days. We do not have a road-maintenance system. We have pothole-filling announcements after every round of public outrage. Then it rains. In July 2025, 133 mm of overnight rain brought Gurugram to a standstill. Subhash Chowk had around 2.5 feet of water. People remained stuck in traffic until 2 AM. Open manholes disappear under rainwater. Potholes become invisible. Roads turn into accident traps. Then the electricity goes. A resident of DLF Phase 1 reported an eight-hour power cut after a five-minute drizzle. In May 2026, a fault at the Sector 72 substation disrupted eight substations and even affected Rapid Metro operations. This is happening in one of the most expensive corporate and residential districts in India. And money is not the problem. MCG spent ₹1,282 crore out of its ₹1,497 crore expenditure budget by January 2026. But only ₹85 crore had gone towards road construction and ₹240 crore towards sanitation and waste management. So the problem is worse than merely having an unspent budget. Money is being spent. Residents simply cannot see the outcome on the roads outside their homes. We are not asking Haryana to build another GIFT City tomorrow. We are asking for three things. Roads that remain usable after rain. Electricity that does not disappear with the first storm. Garbage that gets collected before every vacant plot becomes a dumping ground. These are not luxury demands. These are the most basic functions of a government. Property prices in Gurugram have reached global-city levels. People are paying ₹5 crore, ₹8 crore and ₹10 crore for apartments. But outside the gates, the roads, drains and electricity systems still feel like they belong to another decade. Gujarat looked at an empty piece of land and imagined a global city. Haryana already has one of India’s strongest economic cities. It does not need to imagine it. It only needs to stop neglecting it. Fix the roads. Fix the power. Pick up the garbage. That is all Gurugram is asking for. Video credit, Reddit: [aamirusiddiqui]show more

LEARN SPANISH QUICK huevones I think I have some... credibility here, here’s some vids from my IG narrating at one of my jobsites; I run my company comms entirely in Spanish and probably speak an equal amount of English/Spanish in my day to day. I’m terrible compared to a native speaker but better than most gringos Here are some things that helped/help me, YMMV 1. Get your head right: -you have to adopt an extreme beginner’s mindset and be okay feeling and sounding like an idiot. You can’t learn without putting yourself out there, you won’t be able to rewire your brain otherwise 2. Related to point 1 - humor helps A TON. If you’re going to sound like an idiot, lean into it - you want people to bust your balls. Learn to joke and make people laugh (learning swear words and local idioms is a great way to do this) 3. Make it clear you want and welcome correction. Make it safe for people to make fun of you, repeatedly ask for feedback (“soy gringo menso, ayúdame por favor 🙏🏻”) 4. Once you lay that groundwork, here’s your first cheat code: pick a book like Harry Potter (something with a lot of dialogue) and get the physical book and audiobook. Carve out 15-30 mins/day to do the following: listen to 2-3 sentences, and then read the same segment OUT LOUD (en voz alta) and repeat. You’ll get a sense for where your accent needs tweaking. Pay attention to how your mouth feels: what shape does it take, what physical space do the words occupy etc, Do this every day, no excuses, no off days. Repetition breeds familiarity. 5. Find a practice buddy - if you’re single, dating apps are great for this (don’t cancel me for this, there’s no greater forcing function to modify behavior than romance) or if that’s not for you, use an online service to find a convo buddy (via WhatsApp/facetime). Again, you gotta put yourself out there and be ok sounding/feeling dumb. 6. Do an English “fast” and put yourself in an environment with lots of speaking opportunities (eg take a 1 week vacation to CDMX and sign up for a bunch of tours and events away from English speakers). 1 week minimum, ideally 2. No English means no English. No calling or texting back home and breaking your fast. That’ll get you started. You can’t learn to speak without speaking. Reading and listening, IMO, sit in a far distant second place in the learning hierarchy Other stuff that wasn’t around when I started learning but that seems promising to me: 1. Duolingo - just kidding, this doesn’t seem to help anyone 2. Instagram accounts - like Maddie’s Mundo - for me the key here would be verbally repeating the stuff you see in the videos, NOT passively consuming them. Just like the audiobook hack: watch a video, verbally mimic it, watch again, copy it again, repeat repeat repeat 3. AI - I’m seeing some AI products that seem to allow you to have interactive verbal conversations. Seems very promising I’ll post some links and stuff below. Any other tips? (Duolingo owl, please don’t come for me,” or my family, I harbor no ill feelings toward you)show more

Monthly WINR Protocol Development Update: To begin with, the... WINR Protocol has distributed $900,000 to token holders, generated more than $500,000 in pure profit for liquidity providers on WLP, acquired more than 5,000 users, and has almost 9% of the supply burned. In the upcoming months, the WINR Protocol, which has been in production for years, will introduce a range of new products and deployments. These developments will represent the practical and technical evolution to V2 of the protocol. Here are the latest updates and further details as they progress: Progress on WINR Bonanza, Casino Hold'em, and Blackjack is nearing completion. These games are in the final stages of testing. Additional games, including a new type of crash game, have been finalized and are set to debut with the JustBet v2 launch. Take a look at the gameplay videos for a preview. These games achieve the long-term goal of providing a full-suite WINR Game Engine SDK, which can be used to build games with complex logic on-chain with modular smart contract infrastructure. For example, any grid slot game that dominates the iGaming industry could easily be developed on-chain using the WINR Bonanza SDK. - Permissionless Frontend Operator SDK Dashboard Release: March is poised to be a milestone month with the launch of the Frontend Operator SDK dashboards. These dashboards will enable any WINR Labs game to be seamlessly deployed on frontends, marking a significant advancement in protocol accessibility and integration for future games developed by independent iGaming developers. The frontend operator can deploy any game they choose through a few simple steps while utilizing 10,000 WINR per game via the WINR Game Factory smart contract. Each operator is assigned a unique smart contract address(es) for every game they deploy, allowing their revenue to be tracked independently. The deployment process includes instructions on integrating the game as a package into the operator's frontend. In subsequent phases, the games will transition through WINR Chain, streamlining user onboarding steps like wallet connection and token bridging to Arbitrum. This abstraction will make it easy for any web2/web3 platform on any chain to seamlessly integrate WINR-based games with just a few clicks. The new budget system changes how the revenue is calculated on the protocol and will see daylight with frontend operator, Solana, and Fantom deployments. This model was first tested with a lightweight version on and gave a lot of actionable feedback. Shifting from the existing bribe model, which in practice distributes almost half of the edge of the games in volume to WINR holders, the brand-new budget system checks the profitability of WLP. It distributes a larger part of the profit to game providers, frontend operators, and, most importantly, WINR holders. Any time a game's budget is in profit, a part of every loss is distributed to stakeholders. Here is an example: 1. The WINR Bonanza Game has a 10,000 budget for a frontend operator. 2. Let's assume the bet amount was $50, and Bonanza paid back $10 on that spin. That leaves $40 of pure profit. 3. This is distributed amongst 50% to WLP, 20% to frontend operators, 20% to WINR holders, and 10% to game providers. 4. To achieve this, V2 of WINR Liquidity Engine (WLP) will have a buffer for purchasing and selling, working in epochs to determine the above distribution and math. - Solana Deployment and Expansions: Solana audits are in their final phase, and frontend tests are ongoing. Solana launch will be alongside the V2 launch of @JustBetOfficial, with a chain switch available on the top bar. The VRF system WINR developed already is seeing requests from builders around the Solana ecosystem, and this will over time add an extra layer of income to the protocol. Solana's bankroll, at first, will be a lighter version of WLP but will inherit the above-mentioned budgeting system to generate income immediately upon launch. - Fantom Deployment and Expansions: Fantom's upcoming Sonic upgrade, with its 200ms finality and fast block production is a perfect chain for WINR Protocol to expand. Through the partnership with WINR Protocol will tap into a brand new user base on Fantom. The bankroll on Fantom will consist of FTM and stables. The launch is planned for late March or early April. This expansion aims to open up new markets and collaborations with fresh teams. which operates independently, will integrate a broad spectrum of WINR technologies, including WINR Account Abstraction, WINR VRF, and WINR games, marking a pivotal step in WINR Protocol’s journey of horizontal expansion. - XAI VRF Deployment Progress Update: The WINR Account Abstraction Wallet and WINR Verifiable Random Function (VRF) deployment on the XAI 🎮⛓️ is well underway, with the majority of the work completed. This step forward showcases WINR's expansion beyond gambling and trading, highlighting the protocol's adaptability and commitment to broadening decentralized services. The process to automize and permissionlessly let game developers start using WINR VRF by paying (and burning) fees in WINR will launch alongside WINR VRF deployment on XAI and expand to further chains to help DApp builders with the tooling they need. This process will work very similarly to frontend operators, where DApp builders will be able to easily deploy their VRF contract, pay the WINR fees, and enjoy the fastest random number generation transaction, as showcased on @JustBetOfficial for some time. - JustBet v2 Development Update: Set to launch in March, the last testing phase with long-time community members of JustBet V2 is underway. Boasting a completely refreshed look, JustBet v2 aims to captivate more users with its modern features, a significant upgrade from the classic JustBet designed in 2019. Expect dynamic animations and a user experience that rivals traditional web2 casinos, setting a new standard for online gambling platforms and serving once again as proof of concept for all the new WINR features and infrastructure set to launch over the coming months. As always, WINR Labs simultaneously develops protocol infrastructure and platform to best address the needs of one and only goal: horizontal expansion. Easter eggs: Upcoming Gitbook update with all the technical information of WINR V2. CEX listing. Detailed product pages on WINR web. Pyth competitions. WIP-4 and WIP-5 are ready to deploy. And an 🪂show more

My birthday is in 20 days from TODAY 14th... NOVEMBER🔥💰 My life took a new shift when I joined crypto & Web3 in November 2020, exactly my birthday month. With N340k (naira) COVID-19 loan. Over the period of 5 years, by the Grace of God, I've been able to grow that N340k to billions (naira) in the crypto market. The exciting part of it is the over 5000 young people across 57 countries of the world who have become millionaires and multi-millionnaires in the period of these five years and a millionaire in dollars. With my help lots of people got married to their dream woman and man, started businesses, invested in real estate; house and Landed properties, bought/built houses, got new cars, relocated to thee dream destination country, furthered their education, etc. All Glory to God who made it possible through his Grace & functional wisdom in my life. I won't also leave the part that some people also have lost money following my direction in the Web3 & crypto market especially given the terrible market setback of late 2024 and early 2025. Which I also lost a huge part of the money I made from the market too running in hundreds of thousands of dollars. Be it as it may, the important thing now is that regardless of the losses, we're still in the market and by God's new and fresh insights, we're making money from the market right now, I've at least made back 20% of the money I lost last year & early this Year combined in the past 3 months trading Binance Alpha TGEs projects & AI narratives. Trusting God to make it all back with at least 10X before the end of 2026. Back to my Birthday🔥💰 I've been reflecting on how I would celebrate my birthday this Year. Just to hint you a bit— I started celebrating my birthday when crypto made me a millionaire in 2021. I celebrated my 2021 birthday in my first ever physical Web3 & Crypto conference I hosted. After I bought my first car, same month. In 2022, I decided to do something different, I organized a family & friends diner party celebration in a hotel. It was an amazingly beautiful seeing people I love & that love me celebrating me. When 2023 birthday came, I needed a breath of something new, so I decided to celebrated my birthday (Giving Back to my online Community) by hosting an X space here on Twitter on my birthday (14th DAY of November) where I did a giveaway of $2k to space participants. When my 2024 birthday came, a thought to try something new flashed, prior before then, I had bought my second car, which happened to be my dream car, and relocated to a new city, traveled to 6 countries thesame 2024 added to a few other countries I have traveled to in 2023 but I needed to celebrate my birthday in another country, so I traveled to Qatar where I celebrated my birthday experiencing a different environment with different people. In 20 days, I will be celebrating my 2025 birthday, although I don't yet know how to celebrate it but I don't want to celebrate it the way I have celebrated other birthdays. As such, the only thought in my mind now is to celebrate it with a dinner date with my girl😚 in Monaco or Paris💰 Not concluded yet, but that's the thought in my mind right now. If you've got great ideas, kindly let me know on the comment section. Thanks, I value your recommendation and you. If you also want me to celebrate it in heaven, you can sponsor it🤣🤣 Mr. Blackshow more

Here is the New Year Amur Falcon Migration -Very... long Q&A Part II Q1. What is the longest non-stop distance covered by these satellite-tagged Amur Falcons? A: Published tracking shows Amur Falcons can do multi-day, non-stop flights of approx. 5,600–6,000 km during the India→Africa leg, depending on the individual & year. Also, peer-reviewed/technical tracking confirms their open-sea crossings can be about 2,364–3,138 km (Somalia↔India), typically completed in roughly 44–80 hours. Q2. Do satellite tags interfere with their flight, health, or mating? A: Properly fitted tags are designed to minimise interference, but no tag is “zero-impact.”. Best practice is to keep transmitter mass very small relative to body weight and use well-tested harness designs; the recent India work has been described as using very lightweight transmitters (a few grams). However, ethical review, careful fitting, and post-deployment evaluation should be done & is being done Q3. Do jet streams or high-altitude winds help them on this journey? A: Yes winds are a major part of the “physics” that makes the journey possible. The best-documented help is from seasonal monsoon tailwinds and strong, persistent wind systems over the Arabian Sea/Indian Ocean that can provide sustained push. Q4. How many other falcons are “accompanying” these famous three? A: These famous three are just the tagged individuals we can follow in reality, Amur Falcons migrate and roost in huge aggregations, often tens of thousands to over 100,000 at key stopovers, and broader estimates discuss movements involving very large numbers of birds across the flyway. Q5. Why have these three gone to different destinations? A: It’s common for individuals of the same species to winter in different areas within southern/eastern Africa. Differences can be driven by wind and weather, refuelling success and timing at stopovers, individual strategy/experience (age, condition, learned routes) etc. Q6. When will they return and what route will they take? A: In broad terms, Amur Falcons winter in Africa and then move north in late winter/early spring, reaching breeding regions in northeast Asia around May–June. Routes can differ between autumn vs spring, and tracking shows spring and autumn ocean crossings can follow different lines. Q7. Does part of the falcon’s brain “sleep” during the long flight? A: We have strong evidence that some birds can sleep in flight (including unihemispheric sleep) famously shown in frigatebirds. For Amur Falcons specifically, it’s not proven. Q8. How do they decide their destination, and do they return to the same places each year? A: The best-supported explanation is a mix of: Innate navigation programmes (genetically guided ) Environmental cues (winds, weather, geography, magnetic and celestial cues), learning/experience (older birds often show more consistent routes). Satellite work indicates the species follows remarkably consistent large-scale timing and corridors, even though individuals may vary. Q9. What do they eat to fuel such massive journeys? A: During the crucial Northeast India stopover, studies show they are highly insectivorous, with termites often dominant, along with other insect groups exactly the kind of high-abundance prey that allows rapid fattening before an ocean crossing. This is why protecting stopover habitats (and the insect “boom” they depend on) is so important. Q10. Is Ahu expected to move further? Why she is stationery ? A. Periods of little movement usually indicate resting or feeding in suitable habitat. This is normal behaviour and not a cause for concern Q11. How long does the GPS tag stay on the bird? A. The tag is fixed as a backpack & expected to stay for long, however this may come off from prolonged wear and tear, the tags may also stop transmitting after prolonged battery use. As told to Supriya Sahu IAS by Suresh Kumar Wildlife Institute of India #AmurFalconMigration video - The stopover tagging site in Manipurshow more