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the boyz concert ending ment | day 3 ((flustered hyunjae because younghoon’s ment basically said everything he wanted to say 😅)) 🐱 you’re always right after younghoon hyung 🎁 why am i always the one going after you..? let me see your letter (members laughing) 🎁 first of all, i want to start by saying thank you. earlier, it really felt like younghoon read my mind, he was thinking almost exactly the same things as me 🍞 🤷🏻 🎁 wow, he seriously said everything i wanted to say 🍞 that’s so mean 🎁 it’s not mean, i’m being serious! 🦝 i know, even if this hyung isn’t good with words, his heart is warm 🎁 i can’t just repeat everything like a parrot 🦝 his heart is warm 🎁 really… (silence) 🦝 just take your shirt off and end it 🍞 that would be the best 🦄 not bad, they’re asking you to do it 🦝 everyone, please calm down 🎁 can i say my ment too? honestly, i don’t need anything else, i just want to take this moment… like younghoon said earlier, to us who were once nothing, our deobis who gave us such great love, support, warm words, and kind expressions… i want to say that i’m most grateful to you 🎁 back when we were nothing… (getting choked up) ah, now that my brain’s working, the emotions hit right away. i really… you know, we’ve been doing this since we were young, and we’ve received so much help from so many staff members and employees around us. if it weren’t for them, we would never have been able to stand here… so i want to sincerely thank them as well 🎁 and lastly, to the members… for the past 10 years… of course, we have a leader, but… i’m sorry for being an immature older brother, for not being a cool or reliable one. i should’ve worked harder… i should’ve tried harder to push forward together with everyone 🎁 (laughs as he gets choked up) why does my voice sound like it has autotune? 🎁 yeah, those are the thoughts i’ve been having. today, you all worked so, so hard. eric, you really worked hard, i always joke around and nag you, but thank you for always doing your best. and to each and every one of you, i want to say you did an amazing job. i feel like i wouldn’t be able to say this if it weren’t for a moment like this, and you know i’m not really good at saying things like this… so i’m using this as an excuse to say it 🎁 deobis, thank you so sincerely for coming today. next time… when is it? we’ll see each other again on our debut anniversary, right? until then, let’s stay healthy, both physically and mentally. let’s keep talking and take care of each other. thank you #현재 #HYUNJAE #더보이즈 #THEBOYZ

For Hyunjae

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Before I update everything from Anton weverse live tonight, I just wanna say : "My dearest Anton Chanyoung Lee, thank u for being brave, strong & calm for facing the disrespectful comments & addressing that all RIIZE members get along well to each other. I'm so proud of u" 🥰🫳🫳🫳🦕💖 Let's keep on reporting all bad disrespectful accounts that always attacking & harassing Anton & RIIZE in every social medias & apps to : I always send my best prayers & wishes to God to make Anton stronger, wiser, healthier & happier. So, I take all of these bad people negative & disrespectful attack on him as God's way to make him stronger than ever. I believe Anton can make it & these hard challenges will always bring more great positive blessings in his life 💖🥰💖 I don't want to explain the context anymore cuz all RIIZE members are way beyond their own flaws to be talked about. As far as I stand & support them, all I can see that they all talented & have lovely n kind characters on them. So.. I just want to stay focus on positive things. Also as much as they treat us in such close parasocial vibes, we as fans must always realize that " Fans Are Outsiders " on our idols private lives with their own members, friends & family. We will never know what goes behind the scene on our idols every relationships & they have their own personal & professional rights to not share or not show everything with their fans or everyone. ‼️ KNOW OUR OWN BOUNDARIES AS FANS ‼️ Everything that might seems uncomfortable we see publicly from our idol members interaction already being solved privately behind the scene peacefully & lovingly. And you know what.. they might even laugh it off together cuz what matter most is all members in our beloved idol group know each other personality more than us, their fans. They all know how to solve their own problems to each other, they also have their own management too to help them. Some of things that they've shown to us, maybe scripted intentionally cuz that's how showbiz entertainment life works. So please, be nice & kind to all RIIZE members, especially during their live interaction with fans. It's their own personal time to their beloved fans & mostly they're being honest as themselves to fans. Learn to behave & control our emotions. There's no need to call them out again on matters that they already know & reflected, especially when what they did is not a crime. Anton hyungs always joke & tease him too even kinda harsh sometimes, but I never saw teenys attacking his RIIZE hyungs back on weverse live cuz that's just out of line & such a low & bad character behavior. But this is not who's better fandom or what. Anton very rarely teasing his hyungs & he always support all of them kindly n lovingly, he even the only one who buys gift to his hyungs on their birthdays cuz that's his love language. He's more than just his momentarily flaws just like other RIIZE members too. We never knew what kind of pressures, traumas, stress that they have all full time they work to make their fans & their company happy. Especially when we know for sure that all RIIZE members always watching what their fans do or how their fans reaction to what they did. Not only fans, our idols are always keep update on their fans dynamics. So, let's just be kind & respectful. Yes, all members are adults but they still deserve to be treated respectfully, kindly & lovingly. Kindness & Good Respectful Behavior applies to all ages, genders, nations, any kind of living beings. Lastly, if you complain about bad things or some bad persons in our fandom, please don't call them as BRIIZE cuz they are not !! There are still lot of True BRIIZE who behave respectfully, kind & lovely to all RIIZE members in this fandom. Control our anger cuz other fandoms also have bad peoples in their own fandom. If you want to make RIIZE RISE protect their fandom name. BRIIZE is also one whole package to RIIZING UP HIGH TOGETHER ✨🧡🥰🧡✨

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Hiring? Ex-Air Canada worker and terrorist supporter is looking for work We have yet another update on the not-so-sensational Sammy Allouba. Allouba is the now ex-Air Canada employee, who until recently, worked out of Toronto Pearson International Airport. Allouba had access to luggage and aircraft. That was a tad problematic given his vile social media postings. You see, Allouba went out of his way to convey hatred against Jews, Israelis, Iranians, and even anti-Hamas Palestinians. He also glorified designated terrorist groups and individual terrorists. Don’t know about you, but we wouldn’t want to see this wannabe-jihadi working at a corner gas station much less Canada’s largest airport. But when Rebel News exposed this charmer last month, Air Canada ended up terminating him. As to why Air Canada tolerated this individual for so long is beyond our paygrade. But nevertheless, Air Canada did do the right thing albeit for the wrong reason. Which is to say, the airline fired Allouba so it wouldn’t endure any more bad publicity. But a win is a win, we suppose. Of note, Allouba was also pursuing a side hustle. He’s an aspiring actor, you see. He was represented by a Toronto-based agency called The Casting Solution. You might notice we’re using the past-tense, because when the agency’s principal, Samantha Rose, learned of his hatred online, suddenly Allouba was no longer represented by her agency. You see, there aren’t many TV and movie productions out there keen on hiring terrorism supporters. And so it is as they say in Hollywood, Sammy’s never going to have lunch in this town again… In the aftermath, Allouba scrubbed his social media. But just the other day, like a piece of rancid driftwood, he resurfaced on Facebook under the handle of Sammy AI. I don’t know if AI stands for Artificial Intelligence or Absence of Intelligence. But never mind. Here’s what Allouba had to say in a post entitled, “Feeling drained”: “Good morning everyone. Yes, I’m back.” “Everyone.” Who’s everyone? Who in their right mind gives a rodent’s rectum about Sammy Allouba? Let’s continue: “So, here’s the short version. Since the end of January I have been dealing with an extremely unfortunate situation that came up at work. I don’t want to get into details here.” Oh, why don’t you want to get into details, Sammy? Are you maybe ashamed of the details? By the way, here are some of those “details” Allouba once shared with the world via social media. For starters, Allouba openly called for the elimination of almost 10 million Israelis. He wanted to see that task carried out by the Iranian regime (even though the mullahs would seem to have their hands full at the moment…) Allouba also states he’s a proud supporter of designated terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah. He even praises Yahya Sinwar, the terrorist mastermind responsible for the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in Israel. Notably, it’s not just Israelis and Jews Allouba hates. He has also expressed interest in seeing anti-regime Iranians murdered. Same goes for anti-Hamas Palestinians. Allouba pretty much loathes anyone that chooses civilization over savagery. Let’s continue with his most recent post: “Those of you who see me in-person know what I’m referring to and I love you for your support.” Say, what’s the over/under line for the number of Sammy Allouba supporters out there? We’re going to set it at 4. Let’s carry on: “I’m sad to say that it’s cost me my job at Air Canada, a job you all know I really enjoyed and cherished, and it’s cost me my representation with talent agency. At the moment, I’m looking for new F/T work. As far as my representation goes… that might take a minute. I’m handling everything as best I can, but to say my mental health has taken a beating is putting it mildly.” Oh-oh! Red alert! Are you taking notes RCMP and CSIS? We have someone on team terror that is confessing to a mental health crisis. Call us overcautious, but you might want to pay Sammy a house call… Now the following statement raises even more red flags methinks: “My work union is doing what they can for me with regard to getting my job back, but the outlook isn’t great.” This is staggering. Instead of Sammy’s union saying “good luck and good riddance” to him, the union allegedly thinks Allouba should remain with the rank and file? Really? Why? Whatever happened to public safety being paramount? Indeed, what was Air Canada supposed to do once Allouba was exposed? How many times in the aftermath of a mass shooting do we hear the refrain of, “If only there were telltale signs that the individual had mayhem on his mind?” Sammy Allouba gleefully stated his agenda in black and white. He is the author of his own misfortune. But allow us to continue with Allouba’s whine-fest: “If anyone knows of any fruitful F/T work opportunities, please send it my way. It would mean the world to me. I hate asking, but here I am. I know I’ll be fine in the end, but I certainly don’t feel like it right now.” Two things: this boo-hoo/woe is me post is right out of the Islamist playbook. Which is to say, when all else fails, play the victim card. Secondly, where is the contrition? Where is the apology for all those previous vile postings? There is none. Clearly this rabid leopard is not changing his spots. Third, everyone’s gotta eat, right? So, we appeal to you, dear viewers: do you have a suggestion for poor Sammy re: a future employment opportunity? Something, of course, that does not involve this cat being anywhere near the aviation business. REPORT by David Menzies:

Rebel News

24,871 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

🚨THE SOUND WAS VERY BAD, BUT I DID MY BEST TO DECIPHER THE OPENING REMARKS OF TRUMP AND ZELENSKYY: Q: President Trump, do you think Putin is serious about peace this time? TRUMP: I do. I do. I think he is. I think they both are. Q: What was your message to Putin? TRUMP: You got to make a deal. Got to get it done. Too many people dying and I think both presidents want to make a deal. I really do. I made a brief phone call. Q: Do you meet Putin again soon? TRUMP: It depends. It depends. But I do believe that we have the makings of a deal that's good for Ukraine, good for everybody and that's very important. "There's nothing more important", - my book. We settled eight wars and this is the most difficult one. I thought it would be in the middle of the pack. This, this is the most difficult one, but we're gonna get it done. We're gonna have a great meeting today. This gentleman has worked very hard, and is very brave, and his people are very brave. I mean, what they've gone through, no nation... very rarely a nation ever had to go through this. So, we're gonna have a very good meeting today, I think. And I'm also calling President Putin back after the meeting and we'll continue our negotiation. Pretty complex, but not that complex. Q: Do you expect any deadline? TRUMP: I don't have deadlines. I have... You know what my deadline is? Getting the war ended. We don't have deadlines, do you agree with that? ZELENSKYY: yes... finish, as quick as possible Q: Are you prepared to sign the security agreement today? TRUMP: Well, it depends what the security agreement says. What a dumb question. Nobody even knows what the security agreement is going to say. But there will be a security agreement. It'll be a strong agreement, and the European nations are very much involved in that. They'll be very much involved in protection, et cetera. But the European nations have been really great. They're very much in line with this meeting and getting a deal done. They are all in... They're terrific people. I think you can say that. There's no, nobody there. They all want to get it done and they've been very supportive, I think. President, do you have anything to say? ZELENSKYY: Thank you so much Mr. President. Thank you for this meeting. Thank you for your invitation. Yes, really, I agree with President. Our teams, they do what they can. And I think that during last month, they moved forward with negotiations and Americans... thank you very much for your team, Steve and Jared, they worked very well. They worked on different documents. I hope that all these documents can bring peace as soon as possible. And, I agree with president that really the Europeans were very supportive. The president is on the contact with them, and maybe we will have the phone contact with them. TRUMP: We can call them, today Q: Why did you want to meet with President at Mar-a-Lago today? ZELENSKYY: Why? So we have... we spoke with our teams. They worked on 20 points plan. Then they worked on prosperity and security document. And 20 points plan is very important to discuss and sequencing that. It's very important. Our teams talked about the strategy, how to take step by step and to bring peace closer. And we will discuss this strategy. Q: President Zelenskyy, are you gonna make territorial concessions? ZELENSKYY: When we speak about 20 points plan, there is... They are, in 20 points plan, - 90% by the way, was done by our two teams, - I think they made a great job, great work. And yes, we will discuss these points also. TRUMP: And there are great economic benefits for Ukraine also, cause you know, there's a lot of rebuilding to do and there's a lot of wealth to be had. And they have great wealth, potentially they have great wealth. They wanna get started. But there is great economic benefit for Ukraine in what we're talking about. Q: President Trump, some are saying that the recent attacks in the past couple days, that Russia has staged against Ukraine, shows that President Putin isn't serious about peace. What is your reaction to that? TRUMP: No, he's very serious. I can say that I believe Ukraine has made some very strong attacks also. And I don't say that negatively. I think he'd probably have to. I don't say that negatively, you understand that? (to Zelenskyy) I think, now he hasn't told me that, but there have been some explosions in various parts of Russia, and it looks to me like, I don't know, I don't think it came from the Congo. I don't think it came from the United States of America. It possibly came from Ukraine, but I haven't asked that question. Maybe I won't bother asking. You know they're fighting a war and we'll see what happens. But I believe it's a war that... and we have two willing parties, we have two willing countries, they wanna see it end. Look, the people of Ukraine want it to end, and the people of Russia want it to end, and the two leaders want it to end. Q: Regarding the economic benefits for Ukraine: Europe is holding some billions of frozen Russian assets. Do you believe that should go to help rebuild Ukraine or go back to Russia again? TRUMP: None of that's been determined. But it'll go, it's gonna go very quickly. I think we're very, we're in final stages of talking and we're gonna see. Otherwise, it's gonna go on for a long time. It'll either end or it's gonna go on for a long time and millions of additional people are gonna be killed. Millions. And nobody wants that. Q: Mr. President (Trump), are you expecting to get to an agreement today? TRUMP: I just think we can do, I think we can move very rapidly. I really feel that. We've spoken. I know you had dinner with Steve. Steve Wickoff and Jared have done a fantastic job. And everybody has. Marco has been incredible. The whole group has been, our group has been incredible. And Ukraine appreciates it, and Russia appreciates it. They both want to see it end, and we're gonna get it ended. Thank you very much, everybody. ZELENSKYY: Thank you so much. TRUMP: We'll see you, I think, at the end. But I do think we'll call Europe also, we're gonna speak to the European leaders. Thank you very much.

Kateryna Lisunova

140,749 görüntüleme • 6 ay önce

hoshi CL day 2 ment. 🐯 everyone, thank you so much for the great love you have given us for the past 10 years. Because of you, no matter where I go I often hear a lot of I love you's and i think its true. I really did grew up with so much love and i realized its all thanks to you. 🐯 and seriously, who would've thought we would be able to perform in such big stadiums, holding fanmeeting in stadium like this. 🐯 as yall know, the latest concerts, and this fanmeeting is the last for us the 96 liners. This is our last time for the time being, so thats why these performances are special. 🐯 we wanted to hold the fanmeeting in this big stadium like this with you all and carats who are watching online. I wanted to tell you all this since i know that waiting for our enlistment might be anxious for you. 🐯 jihoon and i have our enlistment dates already. There will be a notice for the exact dates later, we will be enlisting latter this year. So don't worry. 🐯 also to our members, we've been together for 10 years, i wanna say thank you and i think this is the first time im saying this to these true friends. 🐯 I really wanted to say thank you to S.COUPS who has led us to stay together. For the first time i want to say to hyung how thankful i am. 🐯 ah fr tho, idk if its bc the time (of enlistment) is approaching or what, but these days every performance feels so precious with these guys. 🐯 yall know this is not the end, right? We'll comeback and continue to work hard. 🐯 some said nothing lasts forever, and i used to think like that as well, but i want to take on the challenge and make seventeen lasts forever. Idk what will happen but we'll make sure to give it a try on that forever. Idk how as well and i think we surely need help from carats as well. 🐯 i too dont know whethere we'll be able to perform in such big venues again once we returned. So each stage is precious. Please take a good care of us. 🐯 finally, i wanna say thank you to hyung (scoups) 🐶 scoups is crying... 🦦 give him a hug~ 🐯 [hugs cheol] i love you. I love you. This is truly my first time. Seriously you've worked hard. Its amazing that we're stil together like this. Whenever we go out people would ask "howd you guys stay so close?". The members are nice and the leader has guided us well. Truly, when i look back, he truly guided us very well. 🍑 these days when i go out for broadcast or stuffs like that, ppl keep asking how can our team be able to stay like together. To others, these might seems ridiculous and impossible, that the idea of 13 of us still stick together, eat, and laught together. In their eyes, this seems impossible. So thats how I realized how precious we are all to each other. 🐯 i always wonder how much burden that this hyung (cheol) carried... of the 13 of us... ofc we said "hyung dont carry everything alone on your shoulder", that we are all on his side, but still, how must've he felt? So, thank you. Honestly we have our ups and downs, of course there are dark times lol but truly over the apst 10 years we've been through a lot together. Seriously. I love you. 🍒 [asking for hugs] 🐯 it's all thanks to you. [Inaccuracies may occurs. some are being shorten to context.]

9697

272,085 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

Ever since I wired Claude Code to WhatsApp 3 weeks ago, I built a stupidly large infra around it. I mean, opus built it. No clue how the code even looks. The entire thing was vibe coded using my phone. I wanted to see how far I could push it without touching the computer. Everything via WhatsApp. Build what I need on the fly. So the resulting infrastructure will already be battle tested for software development. The entire thing was streamlined with nearly no manual interventions, everything was communicated via WhatsApp using a single script establishing this connection. If the script is down, I need to get home to start it again to resume the development. Claude was upgrading it, debugging it, restarting it while maintaining constant uptime so it could keep communicating with me. I stressed Claude about it, telling it that it will be “in the dark” and other words that deliberately sound scary about losing communications if the script dies. I also refused git and refused cloning the code, I wanted to see Claude adapting to work on a *LIVING* system. The way this whole thing works: Claude has its own dedicated phone number that I am paying for. A real WhatsApp account for it is installed on a real iPhone that is sitting on my desk. All is registered under my name, this is legit setup with no hacks and tricks. I’ve set up a WhatsApp “Community” and multiple different groups under it. Both me and Claude are the admins, so Claude could edit it on my behalf. Each group is a project I am working on and has its own isolated context. The Group description is a system prompt that gets auto-appended to the larger system prompt explaining this setup in general. When I send a message it’s an instant interrupt to Claude Code’s process, just like in the terminal. Voice notes are seamlessly transcribed with a local Whisper model. Images are used with multimodal reading in an isolated parallel session. Multiple groups running in parallel so I can work on all projects at the same time. No cross-talking, everything has an isolated context and history. And because it’s local on my own machine: Everything is REAL. The browser is REAL. I am connected as myself on it to all services because I actually use it in real life. Claude has unlimited internet access, just like humans who use actual browsers. It utilizes custom-made browser tools that I made to control any browser session it wants. Depending on the situation, it can either connect to my existing session or create one for its own. (You can tell it ‘look at my browser for a sec’ then talk about the current page you are on and it just works, pretty cool) My custom browser tools are not perfect (not by a long shot) but I managed to make them work well to the point they are somewhat reliable. This gives Claude full access to my real creds and all the services I actually use. I’m productive AS HELL with this. It really feels like a personal assistant. I ask it to read my emails and msgs, check x .com for news, research arxiv papers, write code, run experiments for me, investigate and reverse engineer github repos, even use my credit card and order things. [I try not to do this one a lot lol so far no disasters]. All from my phone. Super convenient. This is not a product or an open source project (maybe soon of it will make sense). This is just an ugly script I hacked the entire thing is ~600 lines. (ok maybe i did look at the code, but i swear i didn’t edit!) You can also vibe code this from scratch pretty fast and it will probably even end up better. This is just a cool thing so I’m sharing. It is a real speed booster for many things I do on daily basis, mostly boring things. Forcing my routine into some new “agent platform” just didn’t feel right for me. WhatsApp is where I already communicate and look for messages, so I decided that my agents will live there too. AGI in my pocket 24/7.

Yam Peleg

419,504 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

Fashion Designer Manny Halasan: “Ano ba ‘yan, Ma… para kang bata!” 😂❤️ That’s what I always say to my mom whenever she gets overly excited about SB19. She’s such a huge fan — and I mean super fan level. She knows all their songs, follows their updates, and even plans outfits inspired by the boys. So when SB19 announced their concert, we knew we had to buy tickets for her. We are’nt the biggest fans ourselves (before last night), but we just really wanted to see her happy. And wow — she was beyond excited. Even before the concert, she was already planning her look. And when stepped out of her room, glammed up in her outfit, I couldn’t help but say, “Ma, ano ‘yang suot mo?” 😂 Then I turned to my sister and asked, “Nakita mo na outfit ni mama?” We even teased her, “May ibang damit kapa ba? ” And she just laughed and said, “Mamaya, makikita niyo!” — parang feeling ko same same sila dun ng outfit 😂 and yes meron nga sya mga ka peg 😅🫢❤️ But here’s the thing… While we always tease her like she’s a teenager again, deep down, I’m always happy when I see her like that. So full of life, young always. There's something so pure about seeing someone you love just fully immersed in their happiness. And last night, we got to witness that. When we got to the arena and sat down, I looked at her and saw how excited she was — her eyes were glowing. She was surrounded by fellow A’TINs, everyone cheering, clapping, holding light sticks. The energy was so contagious that even I couldn’t help but get swept up in it. My sister and I looked at each other, smiled, and just watched our mom. That moment alone — it already felt worth it. And then the show started. WOW. I have to admit, I wasn’t expecting… — but the show changed me/us. Their performance was next level. The vocals, the choreography, the stage presence — everything was on point. And more than that, it was their heart that stood out. They weren’t just performing. They were telling their story. They talked about how this all started as just a dream. How there were times they almost gave up. How there were only a few people who believed in them at first — but they kept going. They held onto their faith and gave everything they had. And right then, something clicked in me. It reminded me of my own journey. As a designer, there were also moments I felt like giving up. Times when it felt like no one believed in what I was doing. But somehow, God always whispered, “Keep going.” And eventually, my moment came, too. Hearing SB19’s story — their struggles, their perseverance, their humility — I finally understood why people love them so much. It’s not just about the music or the visuals. It’s about who they are: humble, genuine, warm-hearted people who stayed true to themselves and worked for their dreams. They give people hope. So no, I didn’t go into that concert as an SB19 fan. But I left with something better: memories with my mom that I’ll treasure forever, a deeper appreciation for a group that touches lives through their story and talent, and a reminder of why we should never give up on our dreams. Thank you, SB19. And thank you, Ma, for letting us be part of your joy. Love you Ma ☺️❤️❤️❤️ #SB19 #PPopPride #MomsDeserveThis #FamilyBonding #LiveMusicMagic #NeverGiveUp #mannyhalasan"

meebaobei

24,320 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

This isn't alien technology, literally or metaphorically. The breakthrough here isn't in engineering at all — it's in corporate organization. See, most machines are broken because the organizations that make them are broken. As an engineer, I would estimate that at least 30% of the parts of any given device exist only to correct for the design flaws in the other 70%. Works like this. Suppose I, an engineer, design a set of pipes and injectors to feed fuel to a combustion chamber at a consistent and controllable rate. Except in testing, there's some corner cases it doesn't handle well. Now, if you're an engineer, you understand this is normal. Nobody ever gets a design right the first time, unless it's so trivial that it's probably been done before. Your first design doesn't survive the wind tunnel, your first code doesn't compile right away, and if does, it segfaults. Your rockets blow up. And there's a flow problem with your fuel feed lines. It happens. Doesn't mean you're stupid. Means you didn't have enough information. But you have an even bigger problem. Middle management. Middle management is a special variety of hazmat suit, which is worn by the finance, sales, or market guys who run companies, so they don't have to touch the icky engineers. C-suite guys hate hate hate engineers, because it's a terrifying sensation to be dependent on someone you cannot understand, who doesn't appear to respect you much. (It does not occur to them that it is also extremely frustrating to have your work paid for, and thus controlled, by someone who cannot understand what you do, who doesn't appear to respect you much.) The primary role of middle management is talk to engineers so C-suite guys won't have to, and the primary qualification is to be a member of the right social class, and to hate engineers. This qualification is dressed up in secret handshake buzzwords like "management experience", as used in the sentence "I know you have been an engineer for twenty years and the other engineers all come to you for advice and leadership, but you don't have management experience, so I am going to hire my golfing buddy's 23 year old kid, who just graduated business school." So the fact that the fuel lines lines are not working quite right isn't your problem. That's part of the normal engineering process. Your problem is that your manager hates you and everything you stand for, and doesn't trust you or take your word for anything. He think his job is to keep you in line rather than help or empower you. So when you say "the fuel feed lines need to be redesigned", he says "we already spent six months and seventeen million dollars design the fuel feed system, we can't let you do it again." He thinks you are telling him seventeen million dollars worth of work needs to be thrown away and redone, and he cannot be told otherwise, because he cannot be told anything. So he says "you have two weeks and fifty thousand dollars to fix it". So you add another turbopump. What else can you do in two weeks? Now there's a new part. And if something goes wrong with that, another new part will be added to fix it. Because the company's actual priority isn't what you are responsible for — the design. It's what middle management is responsible for — the schedule and the budget. You have to play the villain so they can play the hero. What middle management doesn't understand, is paid to not understand, is what engineering actually is. Engineering is the process of making mistakes until you run out of mistakes to make. So when you spend six months and seventeen million dollars, and ended up with a design that doesn't quite work right in all cases, you weren't throwing away money, you were burning through mistakes. You've gotten a lot of them out of the way and won't make them again. But you have to get rid of some more before the design is actually right and doesn't require extra parts. The work of engineering isn't making the thing. It's teaching yourself to make the thing. Once you've done that, you can make the thing with minimal effort and time, because you know how to make the thing. C-suite financiers would hate this idea if they understood it. Why? Because it's unpredictable. Financiers like safe investments that make money. Not knowing how long something will take or how much it will cost is terrifying to them. So they train engineers to lie to them, by hiring a middle managers who try to force them to lie, and just interpret every guess as a promise if engineers still refuse to do so. But lying to yourself doesn't make the truth go away. The truth is that engineering projects take as long as they take, and cost as much as they cost. And that no one knows how long or how much they will be, because no one knows how many mistakes are waiting to be made, until they actually make them. The only thing you thing you can do about this is hire really good engineers, who catch more of their mistakes on the white board, leaving fewer to be caught in the wind tunnel, and this makes engineering faster... but it doesn't make engineering more predictable. Gantt charts are nothing but a collection of lies that corporations have taught themselves to tell themselves, lies that middle managers try to make true by enforcing them as promises. The ultimate reason that machines are 30% unnecessary parts is that the corporations that build them are 30% unnecessary people. This is what's different about Elon Musk. It's not that he's a better engineer. It's that he's a better manager. He understands engineers and engineering, and he doesn't hate them because he is one. He understood all along that green-field design is full of unknown-unknowns, and that there is absolutely no number-crunching, pie-chart, MBA magic that can eliminate this risk... it can only be hidden from view. The critical understanding is in the video clip below, where he says that SpaceX only had a 10% chance of success. You cannot say something like that unless you get it. And when you get it, you are free. Free from artificial anxiety about schedules and budgets. Anxiety about schedules and budgets is based on the delusion of control. Managers can't make a project finish "on time". They never could. The only power they have is the power to screw it up. The fate of a project is already written in the unknown unknowns before it ever starts. And the best, the absolute best, an engineering team can ever do, under any circumstances, is to confront those unknowns with clear-eyed honesty, and a willingness to adapt. Well, when you say to yourself, "This project has a 10% chance of succeeding", you've already confronted the pain of those admissions, which means you have already conquered the fear. The fear that makes you try to treat a prediction as a promise. The fear that makes you insert an extra turbopump, when what you really need to do is get busy redesigning the pipes, even though you have no idea how long it will take or much it will cost. Even when your rockets blow up. The SpaceX Raptor engine isn't just, or even primarily, a triumph of engineering smarts. It's a triumph of character. It's about an entire team with virtues MBAs lack: self-awareness, persistence, courage, humility, and, ultimately, hope. Because that's what it takes to pursue the best design, the RIGHT design, not even knowing if it exists to be found, much less whether you'll find it before you run out of money. Great things are not accomplished by middle managers with spreadsheets and Gantt charts. They are accomplished by teams of experts with passion and vision. Who are willing to risk failure so they can succeed. So what's the point in me saying all this? Am I just writing a puff piece on SpaceX and the Raptor engine? No. The point is that this is not special, one-off, magic alien technology. It's the systematic result of a correct understanding of engineering. Which means that EVERY COMPANY CAN BE LIKE THIS. If the people who control the purse strings are willing to learn from this example, and stop managing with spreadsheets and fear.

Devon Eriksen

126,456 görüntüleme • 6 ay önce

Rick Rubin: "Make what you love, not what you think people will like" "If you want to live in a creative way, which will benefit everything in your life, be a better person in your family, do a better job starting a new business, it's all the same. I don't really know anything about music. It's more a way of looking at the world and wanting it to be the best it could possibly be. And doing whatever it takes to be the best it could possibly be." Rubin shares how his career happened: "From the beginning, I never thought any of the things I'm doing were possible or realistic. I just did things out of the love of them, thinking I would have real jobs. That my passion would be my hobby, and I'd have a job to support my hobby. And it just magically turned out different than that without me knowing it was possible." On why some things connect and others don't: "The stars line up at certain times for certain things to happen. Sometimes you can make something great, and it doesn't connect for whatever reason. Sometimes you make two things you think are the two best things you've ever made. One of them connects with the world. One of them doesn't. And it might not have anything to do with what's in the art. It might be that it came out the same day as something else. Or there was a bigger story at the time. There's so much to it that we don't understand." He continues: "All we can do is make something good and put it out and hope for the best. That's all there is. We never know why things work. Even if you make a piece of art and it works, you may not know why." On talent versus work ethic: "There are a lot of talented people who never make it because they don't have the work ethic. It's not just talent, talent's a piece. And you could argue for some people, the work ethic trumps the talent." Rubin explains what real collaboration is: "Having worked with a lot of bands, I see there's often this friction where people are trying to get their idea in. That's not a collaboration. A real collaboration is when everyone who's there is working together towards whatever is the best thing for the whole. Whether it's your idea or someone else's idea, it doesn't matter. If you're invested in the collaboration, you want the best idea to win. You don't want your idea to win." On what makes art great: "What makes it great is the personal. With all of its imperfections. With all of its quirkiness. That's what makes it great. How you see the world that's different from how everyone else sees the world. That's why you're an artist. That's your purpose in sharing your work with the world." He warns against being derivative: "There are these derivative voices where they're finding what they think other people want to hear, and they start saying it because they've heard other people say similar things that are now successful. Even if they have some short-term success doing that, it's not revolutionary. It doesn't change the world. It doesn't last. The people who you first see and you might not like that you come to like because you don't understand them at first, those are the ones that change the world. Those are the ones you dedicate your fandom to for life." Rubin shares his philosophy on taste: "You can't second-guess your own taste for what someone else is going to like. We're not smart enough to know what someone else is going to like. To make something thinking, 'Well, I don't really like it, but I think this group of people will like it,' it's a bad way to play the game of music or art. You have to do what's personal to you. Take it as far as you can go. Really push the boundaries. And people will resonate with it if they're supposed to resonate with it." He describes creativity as catching waves: "We're really talking about magic. The universe conspiring on our behalf if we let it. Being in this flow of catching these waves that anyone can catch. If you're trying to catch it, you're open to it, you see it coming, you take off on every chance you get. And sometimes the ride happens. It's remarkable how it happens. It doesn't come from preconception. It's not an idea. It's through the doing." Rubin explains how ideas exist in the universe: "Have you ever had that experience where you have an idea for something, you don't do it, and then six months later you see someone else has done it? It's not because they took your idea. It's that it's time for that, and you can act on it or not. The best artists are the ones who have the best antenna for this material that's available. It's coming through. The best comedians see the best jokes. They see them coming. We all live in the same world; the way you see it, you have the best joke because you see it best." He closes with how to stay open: "If we listen to what's going on around us, you can overhear a conversation in a coffee shop, and it is the setup for an idea you're working on. You hear a phrase you don't commonly use. My experience is: when you are open and looking for these clues in the world, they're happening all the time. And they're happening often right when you need them."

Jaynit

108,769 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

Steve Jobs walked into a room full of MBA students and asked how many were going into consulting. Hands went up. He said their careers would be “like a picture of a banana.” “You might get a very accurate picture. But you never really taste it.” He spent 60 minutes explaining what actually builds careers: "Without owning something over an extended period of time, where one has a chance to take responsibility for one's recommendations, where one has to see one's recommendations through all action stages and accumulate scar tissue for the mistakes and pick oneself up off the ground and dust oneself off, one learns a fraction of what one can." He continues: "Coming in and making recommendations and not owning the results, not owning the implementation, I think is a fraction of the value and a fraction of the opportunity to learn and get better." "You do get a broad cut at companies, but it's very thin." Then the line that made the room go silent: "It's like a picture of a banana. You might get a very accurate picture, but it's only two dimensional. Without the experience of actually doing it, you never get three dimensional." "So you might have a lot of pictures on your walls. You can show it off to your friends. You can say, look, I've worked in bananas, I've worked in peaches, I've worked in grapes." "But you never really taste it." The room applauded. This was 1992. Jobs had been fired from Apple seven years earlier. He was running NeXT. He had scar tissue. An MIT student asked him: where would Apple be if you hadn't left? Jobs paused. "I've obviously thought about this a lot. I think everybody lost. I think I lost. I think Apple lost. I think customers lost." "And having said all that, so what? You go on. It's not as bad as a lot of things. Not as bad as losing your arm." That's Steve Jobs. Getting fired from the company he built, comparing it to losing a limb, and shrugging. He spent the rest of the talk explaining what he learned about building companies. On competitive advantage: "Hardware churns every 18 months. It's pretty impossible to get a sustainable competitive advantage from hardware. If you're lucky, you can make something one and a half or two times as good as your competitor. And it only lasts for six months." "But software seems to take a lot longer for people to catch up with." "I watched Microsoft take eight or nine years to catch up with the Mac, and it's arguable whether they've even caught up." On technology windows: "You can use the concept of technology windows opening and then eventually closing." "Enough technology from fairly diverse places comes together and makes something that's a quantum leap forward possible. And a window opens up." "It usually takes around five years to create a commercial product that takes advantage of that technical window opening up." "And then it seems to take about another five years to really exploit it in the marketplace." He gave examples from his own life: Apple II lasted 15 years. DOS lasted 15 years. Mac was eight years old at the time and would easily last another five. "These things are hard. They don't last because it's convenient, or even because it's economic. They last because this is hard stuff to do." On management: "I've never believed in the theory that if we're on the same management team and a decision has to be made, and I decide in a way that you don't like, and I say, come on, buy into the decision." "Because what happens is, sooner or later, you're paying somebody to do what they think is right, but then you're trying to get them to do what they think isn't right. And sooner or later, it outs." His approach: "The best way is to get everybody in a room and talk it through until you agree." Then this: "We don't pay people to do things. That's easy, to find people to do things." "What's harder is to find people to tell you what should be done. That's what we look for." "So we pay people a lot of money, and we expect them to tell us what to do. And when that's your attitude, you shouldn't run off and do things if people don't all feel good about them." A student asked: what's the most important thing you learned at Apple that you're doing at NeXT? Jobs thought for a moment. "I now take a longer-term view on people." "When I see something not being done right, my first reaction isn't to go fix it. It's to say, we're building a team here. And we're going to do great stuff for the next decade, not just the next year." "So what do I need to do to help so that the person that's screwing up learns, versus how do I fix the problem?" "And that's painful sometimes. And I still have that first instinct to go fix the problem." "But taking a longer-term view on people is probably the biggest thing that's changed." On not knowing your own competitive advantage: "A lot of times you don't know what your competitive advantage is when you launch a new product." "When we did the Macintosh, we never anticipated desktop publishing. Sounds funny, because that turned out to be the Mac's compelling advantage." "We anticipated bitmap displays and laser printers. But we never thought about PageMaker, that whole industry really coming down to the desktop." "But we were smart enough to see it start to happen nine to twelve months later. And we changed our entire marketing and business strategy to focus on desktop publishing." "And it became the Trojan horse that eventually got the Mac into corporate America." The same thing happened at NeXT. They built software to help developers create apps faster. Their target customers were Lotus, Adobe, WordPerfect. Then big companies started showing up and saying: "You don't understand what you've got. The same software that allows Lotus to create their apps faster is letting us build our in-house apps five to ten times faster." "And you dummies don't even know it." Jobs admitted: "It took them about three months before we finally heard it." On hiring: "It seems like all the good people I really want to hire, it takes me a year to hire them. It's always been that way, even at Apple." "I usually meet somebody that is really good. And you can't get them. And then you go try to find other people. And nobody measures up." "When you meet somebody that good, you always compare them to this one person. And you know you're going to be settling for second best if you compromise." "And I've always found it best not to compromise, and just keep chipping away." His VP of Marketing took a year and a half to hire. "And they're all worth it." This talk is Steve Jobs at his most unfiltered. A founder with scar tissue explaining what he learned the hard way. This 60 minute MIT lecture will teach you more about building companies than every startup book you've read combined. Bookmark & give it an hour, no matter what.

Jaynit

1,004,353 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

Make Shit Work Again People almost never come to our door after dark. Because we live in a (what used to be) a quiet place, and random visitors after dark are almost unheard of. So when the doorbell rang at 3:30am this morning I grabbed my shotgun. I racked the pump and shouted for the person at the door to identify themselves. Turns out it was a lady cop. Luckily the cops are used to armed homeowners around here. She shined a to flashlight identify herself, and I secured the gun and the dogs to see what she wanted. Turns out two people were shot across the street in the park. She wanted to know if your security cameras captured any footage of the incident. So I checked the app, and no—there was no footage (because our cameras point the other direction). And that was that. But I couldn’t get back to sleep—mostly because of the adrenaline. But also because I couldn’t help but notice that things are getting worse around here. This used to be a place where nothing happened. And now things definitely do happen. We used to live in LA. My wife and I did industry stuff. We had a good life as an urban childless couple, but then she got pregnant. We thought about the daunting challenge of raising kids in LA, and opted to get out. So we found a place in the Mountain West where nothing ever happens. It was a good place to raise kids. A place with good schools. A place where our children could wander the town by themselves. But it’s not that place anymore. Since Covid the schools have gone to shit. And a few weeks ago my son was at the neighborhood park (by himself) when a gang member pulled a gun on a parent at the playground. So early this morning I’m lying in bed, and I’m thinking about this. And I thought to myself, “We need to leave.” But then I had another thought—a disturbing thought. I thought, “But there’s no place else to go.” Because it’s almost everywhere now. Red State, Blue State, it doesn’t matter. And if it’s not there yet it will be soon. And if you think you’re safe, you’re not. Because this thing is coming for all of us. *** My politics in five words: I Want Shit To Work That’s it. I just want shit to work. And I don’t really care how that happens. I’m old enough to remember when shit did work. It never worked perfectly. But I don’t think shit has worked perfectly in the entire history of human endeavors. I mean, read the Bible—it’s all about shit not working perfectly. But I grew up in a time when things ran fairly well—far better than they do now. I’m not that old, but back in the day schools actually taught stuff. And there wasn’t choking bureaucracy in government and business and every other institution. And we could TRUST those institutions—because they weren’t rife with corruption. And if minor corruption happened to be discovered it was A BIG FUCKING DEAL—because the media wasn’t bent, and they’d actually report on the corruption. And things weren’t so expensive. A young person (me) could work a menial job afford a car and an apartment and still have money left over to take girls on dates. Because there was OPPORTUNITY for young people. Now I could go on and on, but I’m starting to sound like an old man shouting at a cloud, so let me just say, trust me kids: SHIT USED TO WORK. Spencer Pratt is about my age. He remembers when shit used to work. He remembers when you could count on the fire department to not let a giant part of your city burn down with residents inside. He remembers when you didn’t have to step over fentanyl zombies to take your kids to preschool. He remembers when there wasn’t human shit on the streets. He remembers when corrupt government officials were held accountable. He remembers when we could go about our lives and not worry—because shit worked. I can sum up Spencer Pratt’s campaign platform in four words: Make shit work again. So can he win the LA mayoral race? It depends on one question: Is it bad enough yet? I think it is bad enough. It’s so bad that it can no longer be ignored. And I think most Angelenos feel the same way. There’s a critical mass of people who remember when shit worked. They had no way to fix it. They couldn’t imagine a solution. And then one guy stood up and said he could fix it. Because none of these “intractable problems” are actually intractable. We know how to do this. We know how to fix things. We know how to Make. Shit. Work. Again. What was lacking was The Will to do it. And Spencer Pratt has The Will. No, I don’t live in LA anymore. But I’m pulling for Spencer. Because this election is so much larger than Los Angeles. Because there’s no where else to run to. Because we’ve got to make a stand. Somewhere. Anywhere. So vote for Spencer. And if you can’t vote then make a small donation. Because we have to make shit work again. Because we don’t have a choice.

Rambo Van Halen

232,051 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20… um “It just looks like only your face is floating there…” Yay! 11 viewers, 12, 13 19, 56, 140, 262, 420, 602, 817, 1070, 1351, 1651, 1951, 2248, 2540, 2830, 3152, 3400… 4098 4406, 4731, 5060, 5390, 5708, 6006, 6340, 6690, 7021, 7410, 7776, 8061… Yay! Oh finally, Reading comments now Yayyy~ Yay! Aww~ Chan’s working so hard! You’re doing amazing! Chan-ah, keep it up, fighting! Hyung’s rooting for you I was debating whether to take my makeup off But since I already have it on, I decided to hop on live anyway Hahaha Good evening Yay It’s morning over there for you guys Ahh~ good morning~ Mmmhmm~ Yeah that’s right It’s samgyetang for sure, didn’t they say today’s the first day of the hot summer? But we’ve got Yongbok here today, so it’s fine Hmph~ I genuinely feel my stamina’s gotten way better (whistles) Whoa Wanna hear a fun little spoiler? Something’s dropping in exactly nine minutes from now a teaser image So I’ll end the stream before that comes out We went to daechumyon last time, right? Why’d we go there again…? Oh right, was it the spot we visited before? Did we get fish soup noodles? The sofa here is that exact place This is where I took photos for you guys a while back when I said I didn’t wanna work out my lower body Mmmhmm~ “If that STAY from earlier had Leebit hanging off their bag, would you act all buddy buddy with them?” Ehh, I gotta treat everyone equally Though I should’ve at least said hi, lol I just walked down the stairs to the first floor heading toward the convenience store And she zoomed past me out of nowhere, I caught sight of her She definitely saw me, no doubt about it But when I glanced back, she had tons of Bbokari keychains hanging all over her bag So I thought… “Huh, did she recognize me? Did she figure out it’s me?” But it seemed like she didn’t pick up on it at all “I bet she never imagined LeeKnow would be right there” That’s the tea Concert spoilers? Hmmmmm there’s a bit of everything, we’ve prepared loads And after running through the whole set and rehearsing everything today, I’m unbelievably exhausted lmao, like record breaking tired! (whistles ~) Mmm… Rehearsing actually felt really satisfying though It’s just way too hot I swear my shirt was soaked through with sweat after just one run through But the crowd’s energy’ll warm everyone up during the concert, haha Mmmhmm~ Someone asked if the concert’s gonna run around six hours? 😼 Then I’ll dance and sing every hour… Each song’s roughly three minutes, so I’ll chat for the other 57 minutes Sounds fun to me They said the concert dress code’s running core If you don’t wanna wear that… There’s also orange as an option If neither floats your boat Just go for a run and build up your core strength That’s literally what running core means anyway It’s 10:54 PM now Someone asked if we’re gonna spray water during the concert? (pauses to think) I’m pretty sure I’ll be soaked in sweat by then I’m gonna load up way more hairspray than usual to lock everything down tight You guys excited for Stray Kids Festival? So hyped ~~ Festivals just hit different from regular concerts y’know The most exciting spoiler from SKZ’s hints so far… “Extremely tiring” Whoa! But there’s gonna be tons of highlights Lots to look forward to, loads of fun segments too “Oppa, we have a birthday café event right? Since we’re the birthday kid’s fans, can we eat and drink there for free?” Ahh go ahead, eat all you want, send the bill to JYP 😼 hehe I heard after promotions wrap up… wait no, we’ve got another comeback right after the concert tour ends, so it’s gonna be chaotic in the best way We’re gonna be running nonstop jumping from one schedule to the next Time flies so fast, it’s already 10:56 PM I’ve been checking my watch nonstop I gotta wrap up before 11 PM I’m gonna crash straight after I shower Someone asked if I’ve thought about dyeing my hair… hair dye? I’ll consider it, just thinking about it for now Mmmhmm~ I’ll mull it over I think I heard what you were listening to earlier Fruit flies have been driving me crazy lately Not like swarms of them, just the random one popping up every now and then So I bought a fly trap to catch them I still dream every night when I sleep Mhm But up until a few weeks ago I kept waking up in the middle of the night nonstop Nowadays I sleep straight through till my alarm goes off “Has Mr. Cockroach shown up lately?” If that cockroach makes an appearance… ugh It’s 10:58 PM everyone I’m gonna be extra nice today Say a proper goodbye to all of you before signing off Like I said, something’s dropping at 11 PM “How do you catch cockroaches?” Hmph If you wanna live comfortably in that house… Mmmhmm~ I’m actually really good at catching cockroaches “Can I call you LeeKnow?”(Korean informal) Go for it, feels like everyone already does anyway (stream ends)

LEE KNOW 리노 GLOBAL ★

31,910 görüntüleme • 5 gün önce

🚨⚠️📢FOUND: SHOCKING VIDEO INTERVIEW ABOUT WILLIAM RUTO‼️Why is nobody talking about this⁉️Why are people not bringing this up⁉️This is such a damning "origin story"‼️For sure, William Ruto must not be on the 2027 ballot‼️Transcript below: Gachoka: Now, moving away from that. I also then want to say, as he retired, he left Rift Valley, without a leader to take his position. Over the years, there has been several attempts to take over the mantle. The late Nicolas Biwott. For example, your friend Senator Gideon Moi and now the DP, William Ruto. Let's now maybe agree that Ruto is the kingpin in the Rift Valley. How would you contrast the two? Jirongo: Yes. William Ruto could be the kingpin in Rift Valley today, but I think, it is a misplaced choice in my, blunt view. That, if I had to look at Gideon Moi, and look at William Ruto, they are far apart. Maybe William has learned to socialize, but he doesn't socialize genuinely. And, it is taking Gideon time to actually socialize. But the two are miles apart, one is a human being and another one is something else. Gachoka: Let's then, first of all, look at this man, William Ruto. Cyrus, people who are younger may not know of YK92 or your role when President Moi was fighting for political life, is that you are mobilizing the youth of Kenya and so forth, and you then got together with Ruto. Could you give us a synopsis of YK92 and how you met Ruto? Jirongo: YK92 was a lobby group, just eh young men coming together who were able and, they went flat out to try and mobilize the country for retired President Moi. Gachoka: What period was this Cyrus? Jirongo: This was 91. And, ending up in 92 and up to 93. The earlier parts of 93 after elections. And the purpose was that at one time there was serious agitation of multipartyism in the Republic. And, the agitation had gone on for quite some time. Repeal of section 2A so that multipartyism could be accepted in the Republic of Kenya. And it was not easy, particularly for the people. There were so many things going on, it was difficult from the Moi [era]. And we, we came in to try to, to, to to work with him. Gachoka: And let me then say, at that time, of 91 and so on. You were the chairman of YK92, what role was William Ruto in YK92? Because I'm trying to find out how your relationship began. Jirongo: William Ruto was never part of, Youth for KANU 92. William, William Ruto was one of the young men who spent their time at KICC, at the youth and the women's office with Doctor Julia Ojiambo. I actually came to know William Ruto, properly, after elections in 1993. We worked closely with Julia Ojiambo. And that is how, I ended up knowing Ruto. And specifically when he came in to try and get some orders to supply t-shirts and all those sorts of things. Gachoka: I see. So, in terms of the joining KANU as a party and becoming an operative, you were very close to President Moi. Obviously Ruto began his political life then, how did he enter into the Moi orbit? And, what do you remember... Jirongo: The truth be said, William Ruto. Then after the 1992, campaign where we lobbied, for votes for Moi, he then looked for friendship with me through Fred Amayo, and they pushed very hard. I was a bit hesitant, but, because of something that had happened and, I talked to Amayo, I told Fred Amayo, this young man, you brought him into my office and asked me to give him a contract to supply 10,000 T-shirts. You remember, he did not supply the 10,000. Instead, he brought a thousand T-shirts and repeatedly, delivered the same, t-shirts ten times. So we ended up paying, or I ended up paying him 1.2 million shillings because a t-shirt then was about, 120 shillings for the delivery of only a thousand shillings [t-shirts]. What he did was he tried and corrupted the young boys who were in the stores, and, he would deliver a thousand t-shirts. They give it back to him, he delivers again, and they give it back for him, ten times. And so I paid him, 1.2 million instead of, paying him for a thousand t-shirts, which would have been 120,000. And that is the reason why I resisted when Fred Amayo tried to push him, to become closer so that we work together after, disbanding YK92. Gachoka: Right. So the Kenyans can understand his journey after that. How did he then jump in to be an assistant minister in the Moi government? Jirongo: That is far much, much later we worked together then, Amayo succeeded Fred Amayo, and we worked together with William in the same office until 1997. And, some of the things I feared, when Amayo, was trying to push him closer, came to pass, including you agree with somebody, there is this work you need to do, He comes back and gives you the wrong quote. You give him money. The same money is discovered in his car in the evening. Those kind of things. Gachoka: You know Cyrus I bring this issue because, the deputy president, was quoted and, in, in a, in the function saying that the problem with you, you never, move from the past, ulikuwa mkubwa wake ama mdosi. Sasa wewe huwezi kukubali amekuwa mdosi. Jirongo: You see, Gachoka: I want Kenyans to understand that history. Jirongo: When you try to get to whatever position using whatever means, including fraud, deception, and which is a hallmark of a lot of politicians in this country. Unfortunately, I was not made like that. I do my things fairly, in a very straight way, I do not, take advantage of people. He does take advantage of people. He worked with President Moi, President Moi made him a deputy minister, and, he moved on. I introduced him to President Moi. After that, he got rid of Moi, Moi meant nothing. He became Raila’s friend. After that, Raila meant nothing. He stepped on Raila very roughly, tried to penetrate the Kibaki regime, finally ending up, through struggle because I know actually Uhuru resisted working with, with Ruto for quite a while through friends. Paul Ndungu tried to get him closer, Uhuru refused. It is, Wanjigi who finally managed to push Ruto through to Uhuru. But I think Uhuru also read that there is a bit of trouble here, because history could tell him that this is a man, if he has no respect for Jirongo. He has no respect for Moi. He has no respect, for Raila. And these are people who he has worked with in politics, and tried, these people have played a role in his political life. Who am I Uhuru Kenyatta, that this man is going to work with me and he respect me, and we will work together for the good of this country. Gachoka: So Jirongo, because this is Point Blank, Jirongo: Yes. Gachoka: Are you telling Kenyans, who are watching you today that Ruto and Uhuru are, it's not, it's not, it's not it's not working? Jirongo: They are not cut from the same leaf as I might say. They are totally two different people. You have somebody who is, deceptive and you have somebody who is genuine and straight. It's very difficult for the two of you to work together competently and efficiently. Gachoka: I have to ask you this because, from where you sit, there's confusing headlines every day. There's tanga tanga, kieleweke names that are all there out there in the media. But many times when the deputy president is speaking, he says nimetumwa na mdoss, he has sent me here with 5 million or a million, then tomorrow the headline they have fallen apart, they are not, you know Jirongo this country's in 2020, and I just would like you to tell Kenyans. Is it broken with Kenyatta and Ruto? Jirongo: I'm not seeing it working and I saw it not working from the word go. It can never work, because as I've told you, you are dealing with totally two different individuals. Gachoka: And then if that is the case, I wanted to say this, is it Kenyatta who betrayed Ruto? because at least where the news headlines are, is that Kenyatta na Ruto walikuwa pamoja na Kenyatta anadanganya Ruto, anampokonya, he is not keeping his word. Why do you think this has broken down? Jirongo: History can bear out, honorable Uhuru Kenyatta on this, one, William Ruto fell out with the retired president Moi, he fell out with Raila. He fell out with me. And, it is usual for him after he has used you and the thinks, you have no value anymore, the first time maybe, their first five years, Uhuru was useful. But for now, Uhuru is irrelevant as far as William is concerned, he wants to get to the next. And whoever he can use, that's why he's always in Central Province places. As a deputy president, if I'm going to my president’s turf, surely I need his blessings and tell him I'm going to your turf, What message do you give me? What I can tell you without, flinching an eye, most of those incursions Ruto has been making in, Central Province. There they stem from realizing, as far as he is concerned, that Uhuru is of no value to me anymore. Let me go. Let me see who I can groom, and, the people I’ll work with, to achieve my ends. And, of course, you expect Uhuru to be frustrated, other than the other issues that have, played out very loudly, including corruption. Gachoka: Well, Cyrus Jirongo says, retired President Daniel Arap Moi and the upcoming William Samoei arap Ruto are different people cut from different cloths. Jirongo contends that Ruto dumped him or used him, and he did the same to retired Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Is there more than meets the eye to William Ruto? You're watching KTN news. #RutoMustGo #RutoMustGoNow #GhostRuto #GhostRuto2026 #WANTAM

Gen Z Initiative

18,817 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

“what do you guys like and admire about each other, whether that's as drivers or as human beings?” lando: “i think what i like about him, just his general attitude of how he approaches everything. i said i think a few weeks ago, but just always pretty calm, pretty relaxed in every situation, stays cool. that's something i admire, and i think it's something that at times i wish i was a little bit more like, but everyone does their own thing. you always try and find what works best for you. but it's all things from every driver, even when i was growing up, that you admire from him, admire from him, and don't like in him, don't like in him, whatever it may be. but i think also the most important thing is just how you get on personally. i've always got on well with my teammates. it's easy not to, it takes one decision to make everything not be the way it is. i think that's something we've done well. it obviously makes our life hard as a team, because we have two drivers fighting for a championship instead of one, and that also has its complications at times, and its difficulties allows for other parties to enter the chat more often. yeah we're still happy that we're both up there, and i think how we've worked together, how we just treat each other, whether it's on the track, off the track, whatever it may be, is just a good way of approaching everything. not everyone would agree with it, which is completely acceptable and understandable, but i think we both have a similar approach in terms of just wanting to go on track, prove who's better, try and drive the quickest, but also come off and enjoy our life when the helmet's off, when it's just us as people, us as personalities, and i think that's something that i have a lot of respect for and i enjoy, i think, and i'll look back on in 10 years' time and say the same thing” oscar: “yeah i mean his car collection, i'm trying to catch up (?) 😄 but no, i mean i think honestly, similar things. i think it's nice that we are able to leave what happens on track, on the track, and be friendly off the track. i think it's, like lando said, it's very easy for it to not be that way, and that definitely takes cooperation from both parties. so yeah, i think for me that's probably what i mean, admire sounds a bit strong in teammates, but i think that is a very good strength of lando’s”

ray

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[KimSungSooTV] Misunderstandings and Truths About K-pop Demon Hunters!! What Should We Invest In Under the Changing Environment? Kim Sung-soo (current affairs and culture critic) and Kim Heon-sik (popular culture critic.) Praising K-DNA is just nationalistic hype (국뽕)? – An important case study analyzing the current state of industries related to K-DNA. Kim Heon-sik: No, that’s not it. Yes, so let me explain why the concept of “nationalistic pop” (국봉) came about. It was during the military regime that this idea was artificially pushed—basically to promote their own authority and propaganda. For example, under Park Chung-hee’s rule, there were forced attempts to instill pride in Korea through cultural support. But the truth is, there were also misunderstandings about Hallyu (the Korean Wave). For instance, I know someone who mistakenly presented this idea together with American scholars, and those papers are still circulating today. They argue that Hallyu was created by government support. And this keeps spreading overseas. So, people who study these things in an elite, academic context think they’re playing a decisive role—but the reality is, K-pop and K-content came about naturally as part of the market, in the private sector. To put it simply: it was made by fans. Fans created it. Fans are the most important part. As long as fans remain at the center, artists can keep creating content that fits the global environment. I’ve been asked the same question for 25 years: “How long will Hallyu last?” My answer is always that it’s not something forced or controlled from the top. It’s a cultural product born out of cultural democracy, with fans at the center. That’s why it has naturally earned respect. So to call it 국봉 (nationalistic pop)? That’s just not right. Then by that logic, is Britpop “nationalistic pop”? Honestly, what frustrates me is that people keep asking me questions like that… Kim Sung-soo: There were people who kept throwing questions at me and leaving nasty comments like that. Since I’ve been consistently defending NewJeans on broadcasts, they’d say things like, “Well, once NewJeans fades from memory, that’s it. That’s how pop culture works. Once they’re out of sight, they’re gone.” And they were saying that right in front of a cultural critic. Unbelievable. But look at reality now. Has NewJeans disappeared? No. The thirst for them has only grown stronger. Can a single capitalist suppress the massive yearning of so many fans? They can’t. It’s impossible. People still love The Beatles even now. Kim Heon-sik: Of course—that’s cultural DNA carrying on. Kim Sung-soo: If those people were right, The Beatles should have been forgotten long ago. Kim Heon-sik: But that’s just talking about the physical body. Cultural and artistic DNA endures, and NewJeans’ DNA is no different. Kim Sung-soo: NewJeans is a group that has completely changed the paradigm of Korean girl groups. If there are cultural critics who refuse to acknowledge that, you can just ignore them. Because before NewJeans, K-pop’s peak was defined by groups like KDH (K-pop Demon Hunters) and BLACKPINK, and even aespa can be counted at that summit. Idols used to be constructed as characters, tied to a fixed worldview and narrative, constantly producing music to match those characters. But NewJeans isn’t like that. They don’t come with a pre-packaged storyline. Instead, they build their stories out of everyday life. They’re lively, witty, talented teenagers you could easily find around you. So how can they be idols? Because in a prosumer society, if people around them think, “They’re cool,” society elevates them into idols. And that’s why those kinds of idols actually last longer—they were created by us, they resemble us, and they share our era. That’s why we can stay connected to them for longer. If idols are constructed as aliens or supernatural beings, eventually that feels unnatural. Kim Heon-sik: Ah, that connects back to what we could call the original SM model of K-pop. Idols who looked almost inhuman, like beings from the East, like gods, or like aespa—giving the feeling of aliens, even physically. That model still has its place, but it no longer dominates. New generations—especially Gen Alpha and Gen Z—align much more closely with the NewJeans paradigm. Now, if we connect this to the whole nationalistic hype (국뽕) debate: the funny thing is that there are actually more people overseas than in Korea who show respect (respec) for this culture. If it were just “nationalistic hype,” why would foreigners, who have no stake in Korean nationalism, be showing it? That would be contradictory, right? Kim Sung-soo: So, to put it simply, KDH (K-pop Demon Hunters) is an incredibly important case. It re-illuminates the cultural value we’re enjoying right now and proves just how many industries are possible under “K-DNA.” At the core of this, again, are the consumers — the fans. For example, from what I know, KDH was practically the only Netflix title that hit it big with almost no marketing. Kim Heon-sik: I’ll be honest: when they first announced it back in 2021 as a theatrical anime called K-pop Demon Hunters, and then no news followed, I thought it would be a flop. They barely promoted it, so I figured it wasn’t worth watching. But then, when it suddenly dropped in June, my phone was blowing up with messages, and I thought, “Fine, I’ll check it out.” And after watching — wow. It was a revolution. It was so well-made, completely unexpected. After that, a lot of things happened. Kim Sung-soo: In my case, I really felt how cut off from reality I’d become because of being blacklisted. Journalists only ever called me to talk about Korean dramas, never about K-pop or popular culture. It’s like the mainstream had erased my name. Nobody reached out to me about KDH (K-pop Demon Hunters). Then one day, my son just came out for dinner, turned on the TV, and started watching it. I knew the series had been released, but honestly, I thought, “That’s going to be a flop.” Still, since my son was watching, I sat with him. Eventually, he went back to his room to play games, but I stayed behind and watched until the end — then I even rewatched it by myself. I got choked up. That’s the kind of emotional impact it had. Kim Heon-sik: Even among my friends, I hear the same thing. Their kids enjoyed it so much, but when they themselves watched, they found it deeply moving too. That doesn’t mean the show itself is childish — it’s just that if you’re not usually paying attention, you won’t catch its layers. There’s a certain depth to it. Once you understand the broader context, it really clicks. Kim Sung-soo: K-pop, in fact, is a unique global genre. Yes, it was initially planned by producers, but it quickly grew beyond their control — maybe the first genre ever to do so. Kim Heon-sik: Today, it’s almost a living organism, self-sustaining. That’s why it’s dangerous to analyze it only from a producer’s perspective. When people say, “K-pop has problems,” yes, but the real issue lies with the capitalists — the management — not the artists or the content. That’s why now, more than ever, it’s important to support groups like NewJeans and works like KDH — they represent the healthier, fan-centered side of the culture. And KDH has something that speaks to all ages. Take Golden, sung by Huntrix — it reflects modern psychology precisely. Look at BTS’s message of “Love Yourself.” That’s not just a slogan; it’s rooted in psychology. Since the Renaissance, humans have emphasized the importance of selfhood. If you can’t love yourself, you can’t love others. If you love yourself, then you can love others, and from there you can love community, society, even humanity. Golden carries that exact same message. That’s why people who feel powerless or invisible in real life find healing through this work. Content like this isn’t just entertainment; it’s therapeutic. That’s why I don’t want people to see K-pop simply as “ours” or as nationalistic pride. At its core, cultural content is about healing, and that’s the perspective we need to adopt. Kim Sung-soo: For example — yes, spoiler here — Jinu could sacrifice himself in place of Rumi because he had already answered her question. Someone who doesn’t love themselves cannot sacrifice for another. Only someone who has achieved self-love can give themselves up. That’s why that scene hits so hard, especially for Western audiences. Sacrifice alone doesn’t move people; sacrifice rooted in self-understanding and love does. I even cried when Bada covered Golden ( At the end of her cover video, she says, “The person who wrote this really knows what despair is.” That’s why she cried too. And it’s the same for so many artists — S.E.S, Fin.K.L, and others — who endured hardships and pain yet remained. We shouldn’t objectify them just because they’re celebrities. Instead, we should recognize how the culture we share operates and heals us through those mechanisms. Kim Heon-sik: If I were to sum up K-pop’s worldview and identity: it’s centered on youth. It reflects their struggles and anxieties. Everyone was young once, and those feelings never completely disappear. Growth is key — growth through pain, through shortcomings, through personal and social struggles. Overcoming them and offering hope — that’s what K-pop tries to do. It doesn’t pretend the world is perfect; it says, “We can endure, and we can move forward together.” That’s why values like “we” and “togetherness” are always emphasized. So when music and content are created with that worldview — youth, growth, struggle, shared hope — that’s what makes it K-content, K-pop. It transcends nationality or ownership. It’s about establishing the identity of our content for what it is. Kim Sung-soo: Honestly, I hope these perspectives even reach our president. Kim Heon-sik: I was surprised when President Lee Jae-myung, unlike President Yoon’s administration which rushed to meet Netflix executives, instead chose to meet artists. The result of the meeting isn’t what matters — the signal it sends is. That’s the kind of precedent I hope continues. Kim Sung-soo: Our president must invest in people. Investments elsewhere are meaningless if not centered on people. Yet right now, there’s so little support for artists. So I’ll end with this: KDH is not “국뽕” (cheap nationalism). KDH is the culture itself — the culture we’re living and enjoying today. Watch the full video:

1tokki

33,713 görüntüleme • 11 ay önce

Sigh. I just had the credits roll in Pokemon Legends ZA, after 41 hours (i did a lot of side quests) You guys KNOW I am a HUGE Pokemon fan, always been. I grew up with the franchise and it was one of my biggest escapes growing up. I loved Scarlet and Violet, I LOVED Legend Arceus. Pokemon Legends ZA is.. so bad though. The story? Could have been a post main game storyline, barely any substance, barely anything of value. The main story is just the aftermath of X&Y. Some of the side characters stories is nice, other‘s is just annoying or forgettable. Character designs: Mixed opinion, some designs are peak (corbeaue), some are just blatantly awful and an eyesore (jacinthe). Map: ehhh, the map LOOKS small, doesn‘t feel small though. BUT if you take Legend Arceus in comparison, it‘s like 1/4th of the size if even? The parkour is done SO POORLY. It‘s boring and tedious. Looking back at Legend Arceus where you could literally climb mountains, swim and fly, the map traversal is just done poorly and boring. I get that they removed ridable pokemon because then the map would have instantly felt even smaller, but that‘s just an issue the pokemon/gamefreak created for themselves. They decided to have the game ONLY in the capital of Kalos. They also could have simply made the map bigger lol. Gameplay: PERSONALLY I don‘t see why people are praising the gameplay that much, maybe because it‘s finally something different? It‘s alright in normal 1v1 battles, easily becomes unreadable if there‘s multiple parties partaking (think mega battles before the final boss) The rogue mega battles LOOKED good, and they had a good idea, but WHY is the dash button on B, which is tied to the battle commands. Same for dodge being on the Y button. Bear with me, the rogue mega battles are done in a giant arena, and you have to DODGE and RUN a lot, while also ATTACKING the rogue mon. You you can only do ONE, attack, by holding down the left trigger and your A B X Y buttons transform into your moveset, or run and dodge. Just from a game design aspect, this is awful. And don‘t get me started on how buggy the gameplay is at times. Sometimes the trigger button does not even give me the attack moveset? (No its not my switch 2, tested on both switch 1 and 2 with both versions of the game) Right before the final part, my team is around lvl 65-70 and I more or less one shot everything. Now (and spoiler warning) multiple megas attack you, you fight alonsgide NPC trainers and the screen becomes so unreadable and my pokemon just get knocked out one after another? Idk if this is a skill issue, but the sudden spike of difficulty and the cluttered screen made that part really unfun. Final boss was just… awful. Two giant flowers appear, you have to knock them both out, but their damage is ridiculous, and they are super tanky. Then scene switch to Zygarde attacks Ange Floette, and repeat this for like 3 times. The rest of the fight also is just bad and boring. At least the cinematic looked pretty. The alpha pokemon that randomly appear are nice, but nothing of value was added by adding them. (Alphas were a HUGE story part in legend arceus, here it seems they are just throwing players a pity bone) The pokedex quest seems like it wants to be legend arceus so bad but it just misses the point. Legend arceus pokedex felt fun and enjoyable, legend za feels tedious and annoying. Shiny Hunting in this game is SO BORING. No sandwiches, no mass outbreaks, you just reload the area by fast traveling or resting at a bench. Can‘t talk about competitive. yet cuz I haven‘t gotten to it. Finally, this game is a 3,5/10 to me. If anything it made me wanna play Legend Arceus again

Kitsu 🦊💊

97,580 görüntüleme • 9 ay önce