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Garage prototype ๐Ÿšš๐Ÿ› ๏ธ You will be able to customize: ๐ŸŽจ Car color ๐Ÿ›ž Wheels ๐Ÿ’บ Seats ๐Ÿš˜ Dashboard ๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ Camperization RT is appreciated to reach more #campervan and #cozygames lovers ๐Ÿ’˜ #indiegames #IndieGameDev

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Hi everyone, this week I finally received the new ANyONe Relay! ANyONe Protocol is an interesting DePIN focused on building a more decentralized internet and making our privacy more secure ๐Ÿ’ฏ I'm still waiting to release a video because the new Dashboard isn't active yet but for those interested the most important points that I want to highlight are these: 1) The #Miner is Plug&Play so easy to install, just follow the initial steps and you're fine, once installed you don't have to do anything else. 2) There is no limit for IP but if for example you put 2 Relays in the same #IP it isn't certain that you will have double rewards, because they basically do the same job, to get more rewards it's better to use different IPs. 3) To make the Relay operational it's necessary to open port 9001 in your Modem. Without this operation the #mining will basically not start, so make sure you have a modem or connection that can open the ports. If you have the classic public IP you should definitely be able to do it 4) Currently the rewards arrive automatically every week, usually Friday, and I received 8 $ANYONE as first earnings ๐Ÿ‘ Since the new #Dashboard isn't yet operational the #rewards aren't yet clear (which is why I am still waiting to release the video) and personally I expect there will be more ๐Ÿ”ฅ The only negative note that I have found so far in the project is that: ANYONE #token is only on Ethereum So unfortunately the fees for the swap or even future claims and sendings will not be low, I hope that the team in the future will also consider Arbitrum or Base for the rewards to Nodes ๐Ÿ™ $ANYONE: Docs to learn more: If you are interested in the project you can order the Anyone on @ampchampment and you can receive it in a few weeks ๐Ÿš€ They ship Worldwide, Paypal and Crypto are available, and you can use the coupon ILCAPOFOX for a 5% discount! Shop: For Europe I also recommend FreshMiners, they also ship quickly and you can use the coupon ILCAPOFOX3 for a 10โ‚ฌ discount! Shop: #DePIN #Anyone #Relay #Node #Privacy #Internet

Osvaldo

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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 itโ€™ll never be โ€œjust a gameโ€, but it IS a game. Remember that when youโ€™re with your team, and more importantly, remember that when youโ€™re with your family. 4. Just as we teach our athletes to โ€œleave things better than they found themโ€, 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, letโ€™s not complicate the game in such a way that we take the joy of it away from others. In other wordsโ€ฆ Keep it simple. 6. Our words carry little (or NO), value, if we donโ€™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 donโ€™t lose your wedding ring in the process. 8. The athlete that may be โ€œdifficult to reach/teachโ€ (the one who may get on your last nerve more than you could ever imagine), is someoneโ€™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. Donโ€™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!

Coach Hines ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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Elon Musk just described the one thing most founders in Silicon Valley have never actually done. Musk: โ€œIf youโ€™re gonna create a company, the first thing you should try to do is create a working prototype.โ€ Not a pitch deck. Not a business plan. Not a slide with a hockey stick growth curve and a TAM number invented over lunch. A working prototype. Musk: โ€œEverything looks great on PowerPoint. You can make anything work on PowerPoint.โ€ That line should follow people home. Because heโ€™s right. Cold fusion works on PowerPoint. Faster-than-light travel works on PowerPoint. Your startup that burns $4 million a quarter with zero product-market fit works on PowerPoint. Slides donโ€™t have physics. Slides donโ€™t have friction. Slides donโ€™t have consequences. Thatโ€™s why people love them. Musk: โ€œIf you have an actual demonstration article, even if itโ€™s in primitive form, thatโ€™s much, much more effective for convincing people.โ€ Even if itโ€™s ugly. Even if it crashes every third run and looks like it was assembled in a weekend. A crude prototype that limps through a demo will always destroy a beautiful deck that builds nothing. Always. Because a prototype canโ€™t lie to you. A slide can promise the future. A prototype has to survive the present. The world is full of people who pitch. Nearly empty of people who build. School trained you to present. Corporate trained you to present. Venture capital trained you to present. The entire professional world is built to produce people who are brilliant in a conference room and useless in a garage. Musk builds rockets. Then talks about them. Everyone else talks about rockets. Then asks for funding to explore whether building one is even feasible. The distance between those two approaches is the distance between the people who actually reshape the world and the people who give TED talks about reshaping it. Youโ€™ve been trained your entire life to polish the pitch instead of build the thing. And you might not even know it. The most honest act left in business is to build something real, set it on a table, and let it speak for itself. No deck. No narrative. No spin. Just the work. PowerPoint is where ideas perform. The prototype is where theyโ€™re forced to be real. Most people spend entire careers in a world where the performance is enough. Until someone walks in with the thing that actually works. And every slide in the room goes quiet.

Dustin

35,963 views โ€ข 3 months ago

The final mint for ARC Stellars. โณ We've always looked at building ARC from a community-first approach. Today, as part of those efforts, we are announcing our final batch of minting for ARC Stellars as we look to close the mint at 888. โžก๏ธ Why 888? In the last 2 years, we have learnt a lot about what is needed for a community to grow and thrive. Building a community involves constantly optimising for connections, relationships and emotional bonding. In addition, ensuring that it thrives requires a huge amount of work to constantly deliver value to each and every member. Keeping our community small, close-knit and maintaining our curation principles will put us in a better place to achieve the above. โžก๏ธ Who are we looking for? We are on the lookout for builders and investors in Web3 and Web2, based in growing and developed crypto/tech hubs all across the world, including Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Dubai, US and beyond. Our priority is to ensure that every new member is able to bring fresh, added value to our community. Therefore, please spend time on your application and help us understand more about you and what you could bring to the collective as a member and contributor. Please share any relevant information that could be helpful in verifying your profile, such as links to your company website, resume, portfolio, etc. Also, link your strongest social media profile and ensure it's public. โžก๏ธ What are the dates that I should look out for? Applications will start on 15 Aug, 2PM (UTC+8) here: To apply, you will need a referral link from an existing Stellar. Successful applicants will be informed via email, starting from 2 Sep, 2PM (UTC+8). You will then be provided with information on how to mint your ARC Stellars NFT and Fyrian, our curation token. If you do not hear from us, it is likely that your application lacked the necessary information to proceed to the next stage. โžก๏ธ Things to note: โœจ The mint will be on a FCFS basis. Once we hit 888, we will close the mint โœจ Ensure that there is at least 3ETH + gas fees in your allowlisted wallet โœจ Add [email protected] to your email provider's 'Safe Senders' list โžก๏ธ What happens after 888? There will be no more direct mint at 3ETH. You can choose to purchase any listed Stellars on the secondary market, but you'll still need to apply and be reviewed to mint Fyrian and join our community. If you have any other questions, reach out to our ARC Helpdesk volunteers like NFT_Unker ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ, 0xSteamboat, LegallyBullnde, 852luk.moca ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ, etc. ๐Ÿ˜Š

ARC

40,901 views โ€ข 2 years ago

โœ๏ธ ๐—”๐—š๐——๐—”๐—ข ๐˜… ๐— ๐—”๐—ฌ๐—š.๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ Big news. We just signed an official contract with the MAYG - My Angry Yakuza Girlfriend team, and we are taking things way beyond game nights. Here's what's coming for the guild: ๐ŸŽฎ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ก๐—™๐—ง๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐—จ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: MAYG is providing these for our European community. You'll need to complete a few in-game ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ first to qualify, more details on that during game night. ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ก๐—™๐—ง๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—š๐——๐—”๐—ข ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†: these will be used as guild assets in future ๐— ๐—”๐—ฌ๐—š ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€. Members will be able to use them to ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป. Real long term utility for the guild. ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ: The team has been heads down. They just finished a full migration to ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฝ, a new multiplayer service bringing better ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ and faster ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐Ÿ”œ Coming soon: ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜†-๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ (low, med, high), ๐—ถ๐—ป-๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜, a ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ-๐—ฎ-๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ, and a full ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ. The game is ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ and getting better every week. ๐Ÿ’ฐ $๐—ข๐—ฌ๐—”๐—•๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ง๐—š๐—˜ officially set for ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, with details dropping soon on how your ๐—ถ๐—ป-๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ factors in. ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐—ฃ๐—  ๐—จ๐—ง๐—– I'll be in the air โœˆ๏ธ, but my team will be there and will walk everyone through everything. Come through, play with us and get the full breakdown live. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Join through โ†’ GameFi section and look for MAYG. Big kudos to Arbitrum for sponsoring our game nights ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿงก See you on the other side ๐Ÿซก

AGโšก๏ธDAO

13,772 views โ€ข 2 months ago

If just getting bread is humiliating, then it is an honor to die of hunger.. Those who revolt because of hunger will inevitably remain silent if you throw a piece of bread at them, but those who revolt for dignity will not remain silent until they have dignity... We are people seeking peace, and in return they are fighting us by starving an entire people. Isnโ€™t this collective punishment? My dear friends and loved ones.. Famine is still killing Gaza day after day, and prices are becoming more insane day after day, so people are inventing a new way of living every day.. In the video below, people ground lentils and made flour from them because lentils are available in abundance.. In the other video, people use pasta with flour to make the flour last as long as possible.. The third video is exactly what happens to me.. Where we have old, spoiled flour whose expiration date has passed, we purify the insects from the flour.. It is better to do this than not eat... Last year, we made flour from barley, corn, and fodder that was used to feed birds and animals. This time, the alternatives are different.. The problem is that all of these are last-ditch attempts to survive. We are using alternatives now and using corrupt supplies. This will not last long... O coming days passe over us by in peace. Our hearts are tired and the war has exhausted us.. What I feel is.. An unknown future, severe depression, a sad reality, loss of passion and excessive thinking.. Believe me, my friends, when I go to the gym, my goal is not to get muscles or a fit body... I go there to fight depression... My friends and loved ones.. The aerial bombardment still does not stop day and night.. and there is still a ground invasion in the Shujaโ€™iya neighborhood.. Al-Shujaiya neighborhood is 2 km or 1.5 miles away from me.. Every night they advance a little and then retreat a little.. The army is making statements that they will expand the military operation very soon. This means that my region is next๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜” I am still here for my cats, providing them with care and I will never let them down. Although food is scarce, it does not matter. I will not hesitate to search more and more every day for food for them. These are souls, and they are like my children, Ayman and Julia... My friends and loved ones, I must be prepared for any upcoming invasion of my region. If bad guys invade my area, I won't be able to search like I do now.. Any support is greatly appreciated and helps us face these difficult times.. With your support, I will buy what I can to confront these conditions. Who knows, maybe we won't be able to eat it... I hope I'm wrong, but I think things are very, very bad.. Thank you to everyone who supported me and illuminated my way in the darkest of times #GazaForcedFamine #GazaUnderAttack #GazaNeedsBread #GazaGenocide #GazaStarving

help cats

139,033 views โ€ข 1 year ago

Hi Nyakundi can you please expose Rubis petrol station in Kahawa West? They completely messed up my car. On Saturday, 06/04/2024, at 8:42 PM, I fueled 3k. My car is a hybrid. Upon leaving the station, I experienced a loss of power and serious trembling. I assumed it was a minor issue and got home. The following day, Sunday, upon igniting the car, it trembled seriously, and the check engine light along with all dashboard lights turned on. I called my mechanic for diagnosis, and at this point, we realized there were random misfires. I went ahead and replaced the cylinder coils and spark plugs on Monday, 07/04/2024. However, the problem worsened. We then realized that the inverter module in the gearbox was faulty. I proceeded to purchase a new gearbox (receipts can be available upon request). After installation, the car didn't even go 300 meters before it stalled. At this point, I engaged a breakdown service, and the car was towed to the garage (Shamas Gearbox Technician at Madaraka). Another gearbox was replaced, but the same issue occurred again. At this point, the mechanic decided to sample the fuel, only to find that it was a mixture of sewage and petrol. The fuel tank was disconnected, and all the contaminated substance was drained (I have samples of this raw sewage mixed with fuel). This should create awareness for people facing similar problems. The 3k fuel has costed me more than 200k. Anyone seeing this should avoid Rubis at all costs. Here is a conversation between me and the attendant who served me. They knew the fuel had issues but they still choose to spoil people's cars. This one really hit me hard.

Cyprian, Is Nyakundi

391,646 views โ€ข 2 years ago

๐Ÿ’Ž๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—”๐—ข ๐—š๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿ’Ž Win this Art RWA: an unpublished and unique photo of Snoop Dogg by LIONEL DELUY, valued $10,000 to $30,000. All you have to do: - Like and retweet this post. - Drop your SOL address. A lucky winner will be randomly selected in 48 hours ๐ŸŽ $ATR stakers: you are automatically entered with higher chances of winning (x3 for supporters, x10 for sponsors, x20 for ambassadors). ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ: Snoop Dogg poses during a portrait session for Murder Dog magazine in Venice, captured by Lionel Deluy in 2010. 80 x 100 cm, edition of 1. Gallery quality fine art paper - hahnemรผhle fine art paper Archival 100% cotton The print is signed, numbered and thoroughly reviewed for quality and color accuracy by Lionel. Lionel Deluy is a renowned photographer whose work has been widely recognized and appreciated worldwide. His photographs have been published in major international magazines such as Vogue, Photo, ELLE, Pavement, Flaunt, Rouge, The Source, VIBE, WIRED, Black and White, and more. Lionel has photographed many celebrities, including Angelina Jolie, Matthew Perry, David Lynch, Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, and more. He has also captured renowned musicians such as 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry, Ice Cube, will .i.am, Pharrell, Gwen Stefani, and others.

Artrade

76,506 views โ€ข 1 year ago

Uber is Dead, my reflections on Waymo Iโ€™ve been in San Francisco for just over a week, during which Iโ€™ve taken 7 rides with Waymo, a similar number with Uber, and a few with FSD Teslas. My journey to SFO via Uber was alarmingโ€”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 donโ€™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 Waymoโ€™s standout features is privacy. Riding in an Uber often means being subjected to the driverโ€™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. Tomorrowโ€™s vehicle designs will differ drastically from todayโ€™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 โ€œWaymoโ€ journey. This could shift the current model of โ€œUber + public transport + Uberโ€ to a more streamlined experience. As more cars become self-driving, we could see a reduction in the amount of time cars are parkedโ€”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.

Linus โœฆ Ekenstam

6,101,077 views โ€ข 2 years ago

So why we need open mainnet and when it's the good time to open and can we make it faster? I think Yes! WE build up Pi public blockchain is like we are building a highway. When the highway complete, all drivers need this highway because it can bring them benefit. And the highway can charge them fees every time when they pass. Pi is similar like a highway. The drivers are outside eco and different organization. We all know Pi WEB 3.0 blockchain has great value. This will attract outside eco come. When they come, they don't have Pi to pledge to use our blockchain. So they need to use their FIAT to buy our Pi. However, if our inner community has difference on price, it's like the highway has been controlled by different groups. These groups charge different fees. It will confuse outside eco and make them hesitate to come. That's why I believe open mainnet need united price for outside eco. Of course united price can help inner eco develop grow fast too. There are two options regarding price: 1. Let the pioneers and merchants slowly reach the agreement and we do nothing . This is let it go naturally. I do know some pioneers advocate this way. But I am sure it will take long journey because more than 45 million pioneers or maybe will never reach agreement. They will use from $0.01 to 1 million $ different price. 2. Our pioneers community advocate GCV because it has been accepted by a lot pioneers and merchants already. If all pioneers can understand this GCV price logic and if they hold Pi, they will support it. The reason is so simple. It relate to their self interest. This can be done very fast if we all united together. Another reason is based on a business accounting system. All business has tax reporting system even crypto currency. From 2019, USA IRS has the tax regulation on individual crypto currency capital gain. Currently most merchants are pioneers, they use their individual Pi Wallet. I see recently there is developer/merchant business wallet come out. Then they should use business Pi wallet. So it's easier for them to track crypto business profit and loss. As an accountant I know all capital gain or loss are calculated by using USD in USA. So accountant need a unified price. If not, the company will hesitate to join Pi eco system. Based the above reason, i call on Pi Community to support GCV price so that eco can satisfied prosperous condition to open mainnet. As for KYC and migration, the technology part has been mature or almost mature. And we believe CT and all pioneers can follow very fast. During close mainnet all merchants should do barter according to your availability. Please don't put all your products now! Close mainnet period is for cultivate the Pi Payment environment! If you have inventory and small items, you can put maybe 10% or less of your products to barter. All business owners should realize before opening mainnet there is risk of loss. Why many Chinese merchant do it? Because they are pioneers too ! They want to realize Pi GCV price so they do it volunteering to use inventory and small items with limit supply. Therefore it won't have much risk. And if open mainnet can reach GCV, they will not incur loss. So please all merchants do it wisely. Close mainnet small items and use inventory. Of course if you want to put big items, this is your choice and pioneers will be appreciated. But my suggestion is to be Rationalism. If everyone can do a little, it will create big influence. As a pioneer close mainnet it's not a time to get profit for yourself. So please don't expect cross border or big items because merchant has business risk. I see some cross border barter incur which is based on individual merchant. When open mainnet, you can realize all of it. But now it's time to help GCV price as a trend from my opinion. The above analysis is only my personal analysis. Reference only. It is not Business Advice! #WhatIDoForPi #PiGCV

Doris Yin ไธœๆ–น็ดซ่Žฒ๐Ÿชท

28,979 views โ€ข 3 years ago

Beauty should be a core pursuit of biotechnology. There should be companies and nonprofits that engineer organisms solely for the sake of crafting beautiful things. A few reasons why: 1/ Biotechnology has historically worked in reductionist ways, but many useful functions only emerge at the systems level. By engineering a systems-level outcome, like beauty, we will get much better at engineering organisms in predictable ways. When I say "reductionist," I mean that most useful things in biotechnology (drugs and tools) were discovered by stripping molecules from their natural contexts. Scientists collect organisms from soil or wherever and then study their molecules in isolation. This basic approach has yielded everything from rapamycin to antibiotics and CRISPR. This reductionism, though, means that that we know disturbingly little about how life actually works at a systems-level. My core argument is that, by studying beauty, we can remedy this. Beauty has persisted through tens of millions of years of evolution because it is functional; bright colors help attract pollinators to a plant, for example, which helps the plant breed. If evolution has created all of this beauty for functional reasons, then it stands to reason that by trying to create **new** forms of beauty, we'll be able to discover and understand how these systems-level functions work! Indeed, we may even be able to create entirely new functions that biology hasn't evolved yet. These functions will not possible to understand via isolated molecules or reductionism. Therefore, a company pursuing engineered beauty for the sake of beauty will probably make many fundamental discoveries about how organisms develop, interact, adapt to their surroundings, and so on. 2/ Beauty is a way to grow the field and bring more people into biotechnology. Nick Desnoyerโ€™s flower design work, for example, has probably reached hundreds of thousands of people. The glowing plants from Light Bio, too, were featured in the mainstream press. You may not think that these examples are โ€œimportantโ€ for the universe relative to, say, an incrementally better cancer therapeutic, but thereโ€™s no question that they are way more popular to mainstream audiences and good, overall, for the field. 3/ The market is huge! Breeding is already widely used to engineer beauty, or at least to select for aesthetic preferences. Pugs are evolutionarily suboptimal, but they've been bred precisely to satisfy a certain aesthetic desire are now a multi-billion dollar industry. The Juliet Rose, developed via breeding over a 15-year period, debuted at the 2006 Chelsea Flower Show and is enormously profitable today. Why should deliberately engineered forms of beauty be any different? If you are building a biotech company or nonprofit that is pursuing beauty, please reach out! Iโ€™d love to help.

Niko McCarty.

18,291 views โ€ข 3 months ago

Today, I took the new Lucid Gravity SUV out for a quick drive. Here are my initial thoughts of the car and the drive: Materials & Seats: I have to say, this is a nice vehicle. The interior feels very premium, and the materials feel expensive. The perforated vegan leather seats are plush, provide good support, and hug you nicely. I sat in two Gravitys, one specced with the $4,200 Tahoe Brown vegan leather seats (really liked that color) and one with the all-black interior. The massaging seats are also surprisingly useful. Unlike the gimmicky ones in many cars, these actually feel great and not like a tiny mouse poking your back. Iโ€™d use them regularly if I owned one. The powered second-row seats are roomy and comfortable, with plenty of space for legs and feet. One small gripe I have: the grab handles on the interior feel like very cheap, hollow plastic. Design: The Gravity leans more toward minivan styling than SUV, but I actually think it works. Lucid managed to fit a whopping 120 cubic feet of cargo capacity into this thing. For context, thatโ€™s about 24% more than the Tesla Model X (91.6 cu ft), even though the Gravity is an inch shorter. Itโ€™s also just 10% less than the Cadillac Escalade IQ EV (131 cu ft), despite the Escalade being more than two feet longer. The 6K OLED panoramic display looks great, but the software felt a little laggy at times and is tough to see in direct sunlight. The steering wheel button design isnโ€™t my favorite, but I do like the flat-top, flat-bottom design, Reminds me of Cybertruckโ€™s wheel. Cargo loading is very convenient. With the air suspension lowered, the rear load floor is super low, making it easy to get things in and out. The trunk opening, though, is oddly shaped. I found the hatch uncomfortably close to my head, but raising the air suspension helps a little. Taller folks may still run into that issue. Showroom Employees: I met three Lucid employees at the showroom, one of whom had worked at Tesla for 10 years. All of them were very nice and knowledgeable. Sound System: Itโ€™s VERY goodโ€”great bass response, not muddy. It has Dolby Atmos, and it rocks. The Cybertruck still has the best factory sound system Iโ€™ve ever heard, but the Gravityโ€™s is still great. ADAS: Unfortunately, I didnโ€™t have much time to try it out, so I canโ€™t give an opinion. But the 360-degree camera view is nice. It makes parking much easier and has a curb-rash alert so you donโ€™t scrape your expensive wheels. Test Drive: The Gravity I drove, including options, was priced at $115,000. The ride felt firmer than I expected, even in the softest air suspension setting, but it was still comfortable. The sportier modes were fun and deliver that classic, quick-acceleration EV experience. The steering feel struck a good balanceโ€”sporty, but not tiring for everyday use. Visibility is good, and the glass windshield that extends past your head is cool (though I still think the Model X windshield is more immersive). Charging: The Gravity has native NACS and can charge at speeds up to 220 kW at Tesla Superchargers. In general, the vehicle is capable of up to 400 kW charging speeds. Final Thoughts: As Tesla fans, we can sometimes be tough on non-Tesla EVs, but I think the Gravity SUV is evidence that Teslaโ€™s mission is working: accelerating the advent of sustainable energy. Teslaโ€™s mission and past work helped pave the way for a vehicle like the Lucid Gravity to exist and come to market. While Lucidโ€™s path to profitability is still in question, and while the Gravity is expensive (for now), even from my short time with it, this feels like Lucidโ€™s first truly great product. Only the $94,900 Grand Touring trim is available right now, but the company says the less expensive Touring trim will come out late this year for $79,900. We shall see. More photos and videos of mine in the thread below:

Sawyer Merritt

110,465 views โ€ข 1 year ago

Taking an overnight train from St. Petersburg to Murmansk #Russia in winters to view the #NorthernLights / #AuroraBorealis - Pay a little extra and get the lower berth or else you'll be missing some amazing views en route - Your passport number is taken when booking a ticket, so it's normal for Police Officers to come and wake you up to check your ID etc any time in the night. Random checks. They're very polite and post checking passport etc leave. I was woken up twice and an officer was waiting for me at Murmansk Station. As I stepped out, he asked me to accompany him to the Railways Police Station. Checked my passport, visa. Asked for stay bookings. Also took my mobile IMEI as Murmansk is close to EU borders. Again very respectful and no issues. Post all checks, I was told I was welcome to Russia and was allowed to leave. - All Russia overnight trains have free hot water and they'll give you a distinctive metal cup holder (podstakannik) glass cup for having your hot drinks. Make sure to carry your preferred drinks sachets etc. You can buy them onboard but they don't have much variety. - Clean bed linen - pillow, duvet, sheets, and a towel are given - The train is nicely temperature controlled. Mine was 24ยฐ C something while the temperatures outside were -12ยฐ C. - Train stations have really nicely stocked supermarkets where you can buy food and all kinds of other stuff also which is needed. - Each passenger carriage (coach) will have a dedicated attendant who would have their small space at the end of the coach. - Bathrooms get a bit dirty with longer duration trains so get your bathroom slippers along. - Make sure to get your eye mask and ear plugs - Some trains do have a restaurant car and you can get alcoholic drinks to consume in the car itself and not on seat. It's prohibited. While I saw quite a few having them at their seats too. If you kept to yourself and if the attendant doesn't object, it's fine. Else just stick to hot drinks of your choice. Don't risk it. Not worth. I carried instant coffee and instant noodle packets. - Carry your own snacks etc as onboard. It's all limited, and if you're vegetarian then not much choice. - Trains have Wifi onboard but not that reliable / Share | RT #DakuKaGyaan

Backpacking Daku

25,876 views โ€ข 7 months ago