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Mr. Man

40,223 views • 1 year ago

Tuesday #GameReview 🍿👀 Today, we will be reviewing Last Expedition by Gala Games. Last Expedition is a pre-#alpha extraction #FPS set on a hazardous alien planet where everything wants to annihilate you. And when we mean annihilate you, we mean TOTAL annihilation! 👾 Highlights 🌌 Setting: The lost planet of Aura, filled with hostile environments and alien tech. You control a treasure hunter is search of Notari tech. #PvP #PvE Key Features 🔫 #Gameplay: Retrieve alien artifacts with your team, fighting off aliens and other players. #Loot #Extraction 💎 #Rewards: Accumulate Minerals, Fragment Chunks, Core Chunks, and XP. The tougher the challenge, the greater the rewards, including rare weapon skins. #BlockchainGaming Gameplay ⚙️ Strategy: Navigate different server threat levels and battle tougher enemies for higher rewards. 🚀 #Exploration: Traverse the treacherous landscape, face hostile environments, and rival teams. 🔧 Customization: Upgrade your arsenal and gather loot to enhance your gameplay. But remember, you have to successfully leave the planet to keep your loot. Conclusion Last Expedition is shaping up to be an adrenaline-fueled journey into the heart of danger. The player-vs-all environment creates constant tension, where every step could mean life or death. As you navigate the treacherous landscape of Aura, battling both the environment and rival players, the thrill of hunting alien artifacts is unmatched. Even in its #alpha stage, Last Expedition promises an experience that will keep you on the edge of your seat, craving more..! Happy looting, Hunters! 🔽 Download 💬 Join the LE Discord Channel on Gala's Discord 𝕏 Follow on X Last Expedition 📺 Watch on YouTube Stay tuned for more reviews every Tuesday! Explore the #GalaChain ecosystem at Gala and LFG Incorporated #thx

Tuesday #GameReview 🍿👀 Today, we will be reviewing Last Expedition by Gala Games. Last Expedition is a pre-#alpha extraction #FPS set on a hazardous alien planet where everything wants to annihilate you. And when we mean annihilate you, we mean TOTAL annihilation! 👾 Highlights 🌌 Setting: The lost planet of Aura, filled with hostile environments and alien tech. You control a treasure hunter is search of Notari tech. #PvP #PvE Key Features 🔫 #Gameplay: Retrieve alien artifacts with your team, fighting off aliens and other players. #Loot #Extraction 💎 #Rewards: Accumulate Minerals, Fragment Chunks, Core Chunks, and XP. The tougher the challenge, the greater the rewards, including rare weapon skins. #BlockchainGaming Gameplay ⚙️ Strategy: Navigate different server threat levels and battle tougher enemies for higher rewards. 🚀 #Exploration: Traverse the treacherous landscape, face hostile environments, and rival teams. 🔧 Customization: Upgrade your arsenal and gather loot to enhance your gameplay. But remember, you have to successfully leave the planet to keep your loot. Conclusion Last Expedition is shaping up to be an adrenaline-fueled journey into the heart of danger. The player-vs-all environment creates constant tension, where every step could mean life or death. As you navigate the treacherous landscape of Aura, battling both the environment and rival players, the thrill of hunting alien artifacts is unmatched. Even in its #alpha stage, Last Expedition promises an experience that will keep you on the edge of your seat, craving more..! Happy looting, Hunters! 🔽 Download 💬 Join the LE Discord Channel on Gala's Discord 𝕏 Follow on X Last Expedition 📺 Watch on YouTube Stay tuned for more reviews every Tuesday! Explore the #GalaChain ecosystem at Gala and LFG Incorporated #thx

THX Network - The #1 Reward Engine

41,114 views • 2 years ago

Ep. 33: TBPN (John Coogan & Jordi Hays) - Inside Tech's Water Cooler John Coogan and Jordi Hays are the hosts of TBPN, a daily live show covering the technology business. TBPN was launched only about a year ago, but has become a mainstay in tech culture and a center of gravity for terminally online technologists. John was previously an EIR at Founders Fund and tech YouTuber. He co-founded Lucy Nicotine and Soylent. Jordi has co-founded and invested in many business including Party Round/Capital and Branded Native, a podcast and youtube ad network. We cover the origins of TBPN, or the Technology Business Programming Network, from its beginnings as "Technology Brothers" to the interplay between John's love for technology and Jordi's for business. They share how they've built a media business in an era of infinite competition by leaning into high volume and constant iteration, all while treating media as the "main thing." We discuss brand building and innovating on form by borrowing ideas from outside the tech industry—from Formula One and SportsCenter to Hollywood films—to avoid tech's tendency toward circular references. We also talk about their focus on X/Twitter and a niche, highly informed audience, rather than trying to go too wide. We also chat about what makes their partnership work and how they take the work incredibly seriously while not taking themselves seriously at all. Timestamps: 0:00 - Opening Highlights 3:18 - Intro & Background 6:08 - Technology vs. Business and the Strategy behind TBPN 12:08 - Building a Media Business when Distribution is not Scarce 22:26 - Being Entrepreneurs and Talent 30:33 - Avoiding Audience Capture 35:57 - Why Advertising is a Good Model 44:04 - Technology's Circular References and Borrowing Ideas from New Places 53:20 - Narrow vs. Wide Appeal 59:44 - X (Twitter)-First Content and Other Platforms 1:14:35 - Making Content People Want to Share and Taking Yourself Seriously and Unseriously 1:20:28 - Valuing Brand 1:30:10 - Balancing Focus and Iteration 1:35:25 - Endurance & Evolution 1:40:34 - A Day in the Life of TBPN & Learning to be Newscasters 1:49:59 - Jordi & John as a duo, Will Manidis, and the beginnings of TBPN 2:02:57 - Grab Bag: Bias to Action, 15 Minute Interviews, Not Journalism, Talent, and Domination of Spirit Available on all platforms. Full transcript and all links available below.

Dialectic with Jackson Dahl

170,839 views • 9 months ago

Mollabashi or Motamedi house is one of the historic houses of Isfahan, Iran; which dates back to the Zandieh era (1751-1779 CE) and was purchased during the rule of Zell-e Sultan in Isfahan by Mollabashi, the astronomer of Naser al-Din Shah. Mr. Motamedi bought this house in 2001 and repaired the damaged parts of the house. This house is renowned for its beauty in architecture and furniture layout. When MullaBashi came to this mansion, it included two 5-door and a Zemestan-Neshin (Winter-Sitting) section that was from the Zandie era. And in front of the house of Malek Al-Tojjar, a few steps away from it, the house was ignored. But with the coming of MullaBashi, the Shah-Neshin (Kings) section and the 9 section were added. The most important part of this mansion is the Kings section. This house, which was a religious and cultural institution during the Qajar era (1789-1797 CE), has an outer courtyard, a working room, a separate outside entrance and a guest house for visitors. The art of metal work on wood is used to decorate it. Motamedi house is located in Malek Street, Poshtbarou Alley. This house is so beautifully designed that you would like to spend hours in Mollabashi house. The colors used in this house, its furnishings, and architecture make it one of the most impressive houses in Isfahan. When the light shines through the seven-colored windows of this house, they create a dreamlike and beautiful landscape. Decorations on the ceiling and walls, chandeliers and Aina-Kari (mirrors), make this house so unique. This amazing house has some parts for work that have more serious spaces than any other parts. This mansion is an attractive example of the architecture of Iranian houses. This mansion is in fact a fascinating example of Iranian houses, meaning that they really lived in it and lived close to the lives of ordinary people of their time. Therefore, MullaBashi’s house can enlighten you to a new and new angle from Isfahan. The house is divided into two parts: the living spaces and service spaces. In living spaces, we faced with warm and intimate, high energy and high lighting, and in the service spaces there are rooms for rest and business, in which the space is more closed, more serious and it’s cold. MullaBashi’s house can be divided into three parts: Exterior Courtyard, Tabestan-Neshin (Summer- Alcove) and Inner Courtyard. Exterior Courtyard: The reconstruction of this part is more visible than any other parts of the house. The end of the courtyard leads you to a beautiful room. This room overlooks the street. During the day, the room is showered in sunlight. The staircase would lead you to the porch and the rooftop. Summer House (Tabestan-Neshin): From the courtyard you can get to the summer room which has noticeable Zandieh Features. The painting on the walls of this room depict the names of planets and ancient Iranian months. Inner Courtyard: This part is where you can truly see most of the historic aspects of a traditional Iranian house. The entrance doors of the rooms are adorned with Muqarnas tiles. A water pond in the center gives this house a traditional Persian atmosphere. A rectangular room with fresco walls was designed and used to host special guests. It was big enough to hold different celebrations in it. 🎥© omidtanzifiyan (IG) #archaeohistories

Mollabashi or Motamedi house is one of the historic houses of Isfahan, Iran; which dates back to the Zandieh era (1751-1779 CE) and was purchased during the rule of Zell-e Sultan in Isfahan by Mollabashi, the astronomer of Naser al-Din Shah. Mr. Motamedi bought this house in 2001 and repaired the damaged parts of the house. This house is renowned for its beauty in architecture and furniture layout. When MullaBashi came to this mansion, it included two 5-door and a Zemestan-Neshin (Winter-Sitting) section that was from the Zandie era. And in front of the house of Malek Al-Tojjar, a few steps away from it, the house was ignored. But with the coming of MullaBashi, the Shah-Neshin (Kings) section and the 9 section were added. The most important part of this mansion is the Kings section. This house, which was a religious and cultural institution during the Qajar era (1789-1797 CE), has an outer courtyard, a working room, a separate outside entrance and a guest house for visitors. The art of metal work on wood is used to decorate it. Motamedi house is located in Malek Street, Poshtbarou Alley. This house is so beautifully designed that you would like to spend hours in Mollabashi house. The colors used in this house, its furnishings, and architecture make it one of the most impressive houses in Isfahan. When the light shines through the seven-colored windows of this house, they create a dreamlike and beautiful landscape. Decorations on the ceiling and walls, chandeliers and Aina-Kari (mirrors), make this house so unique. This amazing house has some parts for work that have more serious spaces than any other parts. This mansion is an attractive example of the architecture of Iranian houses. This mansion is in fact a fascinating example of Iranian houses, meaning that they really lived in it and lived close to the lives of ordinary people of their time. Therefore, MullaBashi’s house can enlighten you to a new and new angle from Isfahan. The house is divided into two parts: the living spaces and service spaces. In living spaces, we faced with warm and intimate, high energy and high lighting, and in the service spaces there are rooms for rest and business, in which the space is more closed, more serious and it’s cold. MullaBashi’s house can be divided into three parts: Exterior Courtyard, Tabestan-Neshin (Summer- Alcove) and Inner Courtyard. Exterior Courtyard: The reconstruction of this part is more visible than any other parts of the house. The end of the courtyard leads you to a beautiful room. This room overlooks the street. During the day, the room is showered in sunlight. The staircase would lead you to the porch and the rooftop. Summer House (Tabestan-Neshin): From the courtyard you can get to the summer room which has noticeable Zandieh Features. The painting on the walls of this room depict the names of planets and ancient Iranian months. Inner Courtyard: This part is where you can truly see most of the historic aspects of a traditional Iranian house. The entrance doors of the rooms are adorned with Muqarnas tiles. A water pond in the center gives this house a traditional Persian atmosphere. A rectangular room with fresco walls was designed and used to host special guests. It was big enough to hold different celebrations in it. 🎥© omidtanzifiyan (IG) #archaeohistories

Archaeo - Histories

33,974 views • 1 year ago

Cops solve the crime of who broke into this man's room and stole his stuff using apple find my device feature. When a couple vacationing at the La Concha Hotel on Duval Street in Key West, Florida returned to their room on June 12, 2026, they discovered thousands of dollars in personal property had vanished—including designer clothes, electronics, and irreplaceable antique heirloom rings passed down from a retired Marine Colonel. Here is how police used digital breadcrumbs and hotel tech to solve the case in less than 24 hours: 1. The Key Card Audit Hotel management ran an electronic lock diagnostic on Room 441. The log revealed that while the guests were out, someone accessed their room at 9:50 PM and 9:57 PM using a standard guest keycard. 2. The "Find My" Ping The victim’s AirPods Pro case was among the missing loot. Using Apple’s Find My app, police and the victim tracked the live GPS signal as it moved through downtown Key West, pinpointing activity near Clinton Square Market. 3. The Left-Behind Bag & ID Officers heading to Clinton Square Market spotted an abandoned bag at the local Cuban Coffee Queen. Inside, police recovered the victim's Bluetooth speaker, chargers, sunglasses, and AirPods. In a bizarre twist, a photo of the suspect's ID—identifying him as 51-year-old Vincen Vincent—was left right beside the stolen property. 4. The Confrontation & Glove Trick On the afternoon of June 13, officers spotted Vincent riding his bicycle nearby. When confronted, Vincent admitted to finding a dropped hotel keycard inside a paper sleeve that had the room number written on it. He took advantage of the mistake, entered the room, and stole everything he could carry. When asked about the missing heirloom rings, Vincent pulled out both priceless rings, completely intact. 5. The Recovery Officers brought the stolen property back to the couple’s rental cottage, reuniting them with their belongings and capturing a heart-warming recovery on camera. Vincen Vincent was arrested and booked into the Monroe County Detention Center. He faces felony charges of Burglary of a Structure/Dwelling and Grand Theft (valued at ~$8,000). His case is currently pending.

Cops solve the crime of who broke into this man's room and stole his stuff using apple find my device feature. When a couple vacationing at the La Concha Hotel on Duval Street in Key West, Florida returned to their room on June 12, 2026, they discovered thousands of dollars in personal property had vanished—including designer clothes, electronics, and irreplaceable antique heirloom rings passed down from a retired Marine Colonel. Here is how police used digital breadcrumbs and hotel tech to solve the case in less than 24 hours: 1. The Key Card Audit Hotel management ran an electronic lock diagnostic on Room 441. The log revealed that while the guests were out, someone accessed their room at 9:50 PM and 9:57 PM using a standard guest keycard. 2. The "Find My" Ping The victim’s AirPods Pro case was among the missing loot. Using Apple’s Find My app, police and the victim tracked the live GPS signal as it moved through downtown Key West, pinpointing activity near Clinton Square Market. 3. The Left-Behind Bag & ID Officers heading to Clinton Square Market spotted an abandoned bag at the local Cuban Coffee Queen. Inside, police recovered the victim's Bluetooth speaker, chargers, sunglasses, and AirPods. In a bizarre twist, a photo of the suspect's ID—identifying him as 51-year-old Vincen Vincent—was left right beside the stolen property. 4. The Confrontation & Glove Trick On the afternoon of June 13, officers spotted Vincent riding his bicycle nearby. When confronted, Vincent admitted to finding a dropped hotel keycard inside a paper sleeve that had the room number written on it. He took advantage of the mistake, entered the room, and stole everything he could carry. When asked about the missing heirloom rings, Vincent pulled out both priceless rings, completely intact. 5. The Recovery Officers brought the stolen property back to the couple’s rental cottage, reuniting them with their belongings and capturing a heart-warming recovery on camera. Vincen Vincent was arrested and booked into the Monroe County Detention Center. He faces felony charges of Burglary of a Structure/Dwelling and Grand Theft (valued at ~$8,000). His case is currently pending.

Giggling Ganon

203,502 views • 1 month ago

Should the global tech community continue investing in Malaysia? Given recent events, I raise this question respectfully for the consideration of Prime Minister Yang Amat Berhormat Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim (Anwar Ibrahim), for the people of Malaysia, and for our friends in the Malaysian tech community. The answer will be of interest to anyone in global tech that’s considering building, investing, or expanding in Malaysia, including executives at Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft, founders of tech unicorns like Coinbase and Solana, and investors at the world’s largest venture capital funds like a16z and Polychain. As context, I am the former CTO of Coinbase and former General Partner at a16z. In October 2024, I opened a startup society called Network School in Malaysia, because I felt I’d been invited in by the government’s pro-tech policies. Specifically, the KL20 initiative set out Malaysia’s ambition of becoming a top 20 global tech hub. Their MDEC digital nomad visas and MM2H investor visas were created to facilitate an influx of global talent and capital. And the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone was announced to facilitate the flow of capital and talent between Malaysia and Singapore, where I live. When taken in combination with Malaysia’s datacenter buildout and its policy of welcoming visa-free visits for 98% of the world, it seemed like Malaysia might be a great place to build a global tech hub that was simultaneously inexpensive and easy to visit (especially for non-Westerners). And that’s what we did, by creating Network School. It’s an international tech community with its first node in Forest City, Malaysia. We picked Forest City because it had millions of square feet of empty space, because it was one hour from Singapore’s capital markets, and because it was within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone. Then, within 18 months, without a single penny of government money, we built Network School into a global attraction that brought thousands of engineers, investors, and builders from 70+ countries to learn technology, burn calories, earn online, and have fun, integrating with the local Malaysian economy along the way. Indeed, in terms of quantifiable contribution to the Malaysian economy, we’ve already invested 100M+ MYR in our campus to make it startup-friendly. For perspective, that’s about 4% of the budget of Johor, the Malaysian state where Forest City is located. We employ dozens of Malaysians directly and indirectly at every level from executive to staff. We’ve backed Malaysian tech startups like Collektr, hosted events for local teams like Superteam Malaysia, and are major customers of many local businesses like barbers, laundromats, and restaurants. We’ve also revitalized the multibillion-dollar Forest City project, causing millions of MYR in real estate appreciation. And, as the video below describes, we were on the cusp of a 500M+ MYR expansion to grow our community, as well as a global merit scholarship with my friend Amjad Masad of Replit. However, that emerging multi-billion dollar success story — which should rightfully have been hailed as a huge victory for the pro-tech policies of the Malaysian government — is at risk of being derailed by a fake story spread by an anonymous account named MP4P. In short: on the day before the July 11 Johor elections, MP4P posted an Instagram post falsely accusing Network School of harboring illegal aliens. The sensational accusations caused a tizzy in Malaysia, until Malaysian authorities came to our campus on July 14 to investigate. (I should note that the officers were very polite and professional.) After checking hundreds of physical passports from 40 countries, including dual passport holders, the authorities confirmed to the press on July 15 that all travel documents were in order. During the process, we cooperated fully; in the thread below you can see a photo of the men, women, and children of Network School smiling and holding up their passports in the bright daylight. Our faces are shown and our names are known; we have nothing to hide. With that said, the process is the punishment. What MP4P did is very similar to the American crime of “swatting”, because MP4P created a hoax report of a serious threat, thereby forcing the Malaysian police to take time away from protecting the Malaysian people towards investigating a nonexistent issue. Moreover, this anonymous MP4P account has also called for Malaysia to boycott Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft…a move that would cost ordinary Malaysians thousands of jobs…even while MP4P’s own Instagram collaborators promote their Apple and Google apps! I mean, we aren’t talking about a credible accuser, but just someone screaming inconsistently at the top of their lungs on social media for traffic, an all-too-common phenomenon these days. Anyway, at this point, all further investment we were planning to make in Malaysia is on hold until we get sufficient assurance that such issues won’t recur. So are the investment plans of many of our friends, including the execs and investors at global tech firms that we brought to Forest City. Because to put it very plainly: we have invested 100M+ MYR in Malaysia, while creating jobs for dozens of Malaysians, and our faces and names are known. Our Malaysian executives and employees deserve the benefit of the doubt over anonymous internet trolls. There are two paths forward. In the first case, if Malaysia still wants continued global tech investment, if it wants to be a top 20 tech hub, if it wants us to revitalize Forest City, then we request an audience with the Prime Minister’s office to discuss the terms of a memorandum of understanding between Network School and the Malaysian government, similar to the document recently signed between the Solana Foundation and the Kazakhstan government. Specifics can of course be discussed, but we would publicly commit to abiding by all Malaysian laws (we already do) and respecting Malaysia’s sovereignty (never in question). In return, they’d get to know our friendly community, and realize that we actually chose Malaysia because we thought it was a great place to build a tech hub where engineers from the global South, investors from the West, and builders from Malaysia itself could meet new people, build cool things, and perhaps create millions of dollars in economic growth in the fullness of time. That vision of peace and trade, internationalism and entrepreneurialism, is still on the table. We aren’t asking for any money — just a meeting, to help restore confidence in Malaysia as an investable jurisdiction. Alternatively, if you don’t want our investment, or those of our colleagues at billion dollar funds and trillion dollar companies, we will of course respect your wishes, and reallocate our capital to other countries instead. Either way, we will remain friends and abide by your decision. Please let us know.

Should the global tech community continue investing in Malaysia? Given recent events, I raise this question respectfully for the consideration of Prime Minister Yang Amat Berhormat Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim (Anwar Ibrahim), for the people of Malaysia, and for our friends in the Malaysian tech community. The answer will be of interest to anyone in global tech that’s considering building, investing, or expanding in Malaysia, including executives at Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft, founders of tech unicorns like Coinbase and Solana, and investors at the world’s largest venture capital funds like a16z and Polychain. As context, I am the former CTO of Coinbase and former General Partner at a16z. In October 2024, I opened a startup society called Network School in Malaysia, because I felt I’d been invited in by the government’s pro-tech policies. Specifically, the KL20 initiative set out Malaysia’s ambition of becoming a top 20 global tech hub. Their MDEC digital nomad visas and MM2H investor visas were created to facilitate an influx of global talent and capital. And the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone was announced to facilitate the flow of capital and talent between Malaysia and Singapore, where I live. When taken in combination with Malaysia’s datacenter buildout and its policy of welcoming visa-free visits for 98% of the world, it seemed like Malaysia might be a great place to build a global tech hub that was simultaneously inexpensive and easy to visit (especially for non-Westerners). And that’s what we did, by creating Network School. It’s an international tech community with its first node in Forest City, Malaysia. We picked Forest City because it had millions of square feet of empty space, because it was one hour from Singapore’s capital markets, and because it was within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone. Then, within 18 months, without a single penny of government money, we built Network School into a global attraction that brought thousands of engineers, investors, and builders from 70+ countries to learn technology, burn calories, earn online, and have fun, integrating with the local Malaysian economy along the way. Indeed, in terms of quantifiable contribution to the Malaysian economy, we’ve already invested 100M+ MYR in our campus to make it startup-friendly. For perspective, that’s about 4% of the budget of Johor, the Malaysian state where Forest City is located. We employ dozens of Malaysians directly and indirectly at every level from executive to staff. We’ve backed Malaysian tech startups like Collektr, hosted events for local teams like Superteam Malaysia, and are major customers of many local businesses like barbers, laundromats, and restaurants. We’ve also revitalized the multibillion-dollar Forest City project, causing millions of MYR in real estate appreciation. And, as the video below describes, we were on the cusp of a 500M+ MYR expansion to grow our community, as well as a global merit scholarship with my friend Amjad Masad of Replit. However, that emerging multi-billion dollar success story — which should rightfully have been hailed as a huge victory for the pro-tech policies of the Malaysian government — is at risk of being derailed by a fake story spread by an anonymous account named MP4P. In short: on the day before the July 11 Johor elections, MP4P posted an Instagram post falsely accusing Network School of harboring illegal aliens. The sensational accusations caused a tizzy in Malaysia, until Malaysian authorities came to our campus on July 14 to investigate. (I should note that the officers were very polite and professional.) After checking hundreds of physical passports from 40 countries, including dual passport holders, the authorities confirmed to the press on July 15 that all travel documents were in order. During the process, we cooperated fully; in the thread below you can see a photo of the men, women, and children of Network School smiling and holding up their passports in the bright daylight. Our faces are shown and our names are known; we have nothing to hide. With that said, the process is the punishment. What MP4P did is very similar to the American crime of “swatting”, because MP4P created a hoax report of a serious threat, thereby forcing the Malaysian police to take time away from protecting the Malaysian people towards investigating a nonexistent issue. Moreover, this anonymous MP4P account has also called for Malaysia to boycott Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft…a move that would cost ordinary Malaysians thousands of jobs…even while MP4P’s own Instagram collaborators promote their Apple and Google apps! I mean, we aren’t talking about a credible accuser, but just someone screaming inconsistently at the top of their lungs on social media for traffic, an all-too-common phenomenon these days. Anyway, at this point, all further investment we were planning to make in Malaysia is on hold until we get sufficient assurance that such issues won’t recur. So are the investment plans of many of our friends, including the execs and investors at global tech firms that we brought to Forest City. Because to put it very plainly: we have invested 100M+ MYR in Malaysia, while creating jobs for dozens of Malaysians, and our faces and names are known. Our Malaysian executives and employees deserve the benefit of the doubt over anonymous internet trolls. There are two paths forward. In the first case, if Malaysia still wants continued global tech investment, if it wants to be a top 20 tech hub, if it wants us to revitalize Forest City, then we request an audience with the Prime Minister’s office to discuss the terms of a memorandum of understanding between Network School and the Malaysian government, similar to the document recently signed between the Solana Foundation and the Kazakhstan government. Specifics can of course be discussed, but we would publicly commit to abiding by all Malaysian laws (we already do) and respecting Malaysia’s sovereignty (never in question). In return, they’d get to know our friendly community, and realize that we actually chose Malaysia because we thought it was a great place to build a tech hub where engineers from the global South, investors from the West, and builders from Malaysia itself could meet new people, build cool things, and perhaps create millions of dollars in economic growth in the fullness of time. That vision of peace and trade, internationalism and entrepreneurialism, is still on the table. We aren’t asking for any money — just a meeting, to help restore confidence in Malaysia as an investable jurisdiction. Alternatively, if you don’t want our investment, or those of our colleagues at billion dollar funds and trillion dollar companies, we will of course respect your wishes, and reallocate our capital to other countries instead. Either way, we will remain friends and abide by your decision. Please let us know.

Balaji

4,018,820 views • 1 month ago

Just in case you forgot: Trump wants to give every F1 Visa holding Foreign Student who graduates from an American college (even jr. college) a Green Card. Not a temp work visa - he wants to give them permanent residency which also means the ability to apply for citizenship. Facts: There are about 11 million 'Degreed Stem' Jobs in the U.S. Between foreign born citizens and foreign work visa holders, about 7.5 million of those jobs are already held by foreigners. There are about 4.2 million native born Americans working in these degreed STEM jobs today. We are already a minority in degreed STEM jobs. There are 12 million American citizens with STEM degrees not working in STEM. How many degreed STEM jobs does Trump think there are? Fyi, you'll often hear numbers for STEM jobs in the 30-35 million range. But that includes nurses, electricians, electronics technicans and many important but lower level jobs. When it comes engineers and scientists. there are only about 11 million jobs available. Why does Trump believe we can just flood in and endless supply of foreigners into the STEM workforce? With 1.2 million F1 visa holders here, the numbers just don't work. Note that he's speaking with the Tech Bros on this podcast. They fill his head with endless lies about shortages and skills gaps. But he never seems to ask: How did we build the entire tech world here in the U.S from the '50s through to the late '90s with mostly American engineers and scientists? There was never a shortage. Rather, what we did is crowd Americans out of universities and entry level jobs. Now the labor market for these jobs is filled with the foreign born. It makes me sick to my stomach listening to him prattle on like this.

Just in case you forgot: Trump wants to give every F1 Visa holding Foreign Student who graduates from an American college (even jr. college) a Green Card. Not a temp work visa - he wants to give them permanent residency which also means the ability to apply for citizenship. Facts: There are about 11 million 'Degreed Stem' Jobs in the U.S. Between foreign born citizens and foreign work visa holders, about 7.5 million of those jobs are already held by foreigners. There are about 4.2 million native born Americans working in these degreed STEM jobs today. We are already a minority in degreed STEM jobs. There are 12 million American citizens with STEM degrees not working in STEM. How many degreed STEM jobs does Trump think there are? Fyi, you'll often hear numbers for STEM jobs in the 30-35 million range. But that includes nurses, electricians, electronics technicans and many important but lower level jobs. When it comes engineers and scientists. there are only about 11 million jobs available. Why does Trump believe we can just flood in and endless supply of foreigners into the STEM workforce? With 1.2 million F1 visa holders here, the numbers just don't work. Note that he's speaking with the Tech Bros on this podcast. They fill his head with endless lies about shortages and skills gaps. But he never seems to ask: How did we build the entire tech world here in the U.S from the '50s through to the late '90s with mostly American engineers and scientists? There was never a shortage. Rather, what we did is crowd Americans out of universities and entry level jobs. Now the labor market for these jobs is filled with the foreign born. It makes me sick to my stomach listening to him prattle on like this.

War for the West

68,342 views • 7 months ago