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Want to turn any webcam into a real-time dance game in your browser? Meet MotionPlay Web — AI that watches your moves and scores them instantly. No downloads. Pure fun + tech. Try it here →
#WebML #WebDance #TensorFlow
🧵👇tensorflow-dance-game.rork.app
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Want to turn any webcam into a real-time dance game in your browser? Meet MotionPlay Web — AI that watches your moves and scores them instantly. No downloads. Pure fun + tech. Try it here →
#WebML #WebDance #TensorFlow
🧵👇tensorflow-dance-game.rork.app
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🤖 Tech Spec: Built with TensorFlow.js pose detection (MoveNet/BlazePose). Everything runs client-side. Tracks your body in real time and gives instant feedback. Perfect mix of gameplay + machine learning demo.
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🤖 Tech Spec: Built with TensorFlow.js pose detection (MoveNet/BlazePose). Everything runs client-side. Tracks your body in real time and gives instant feedback. Perfect mix of gameplay + machine learning demo.
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🔎 Who should try this?
• Fitness & dance lovers looking for gamified workouts
• Teachers & students (great CS/ML classroom demo)
• AI hobbyists & web devs
• Rhythm game fans
• Indie makers & no-code creators
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🔎 Who should try this?
• Fitness & dance lovers looking for gamified workouts
• Teachers & students (great CS/ML classroom demo)
• AI hobbyists & web devs
• Rhythm game fans
• Indie makers & no-code creators
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Yesterday at Leinster House for World Whistleblower Day, the conversations afterward turned powerfully to accountability, protections for those who speak out and the gaps that still exist in our institutions.
Follow up discussions quickly moved to the banking crisis of 2008 and its aftermath, very much ongoing today - & whether the full story of decision-making back then has ever been properly confronted.
Those exchanges prompted a closer look at key testimony from the Banking Inquiry that still feels unresolved today.
Yesterday at Leinster House for World Whistleblower Day, the conversations afterward turned powerfully to accountability, protections for those who speak out and the gaps that still exist in our institutions.
Follow up discussions quickly moved to the banking crisis of 2008 and its aftermath, very much ongoing today - & whether the full story of decision-making back then has ever been properly confronted.
Those exchanges prompted a closer look at key testimony from the Banking Inquiry that still feels unresolved today.
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One striking piece came from former AIB Chairman Dermot Gleeson, who recalled the night of the blanket bank guarantee in September 2008.
Gleeson said Finance Minister - the late Brian Lenihan told him he was prepared to let Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide wind down.
Gleeson added that AIB viewed Irish Nationwide as irretrievably broken at that point, and he was surprised by how the broader guarantee unfolded without fuller input from some key players.
Crucially, when Anglo’s Sean Fitzpatrick publicly claimed that all banks were insolvent, Gleeson wrote to him describing those comments as “frankly outrageous”, insisting AIB did not see itself as having a solvency problem on that critical night - contrary to discussions in May 2019 in Finance Committee in which it is openly acknowledged that banks were insolvent.
One striking piece came from former AIB Chairman Dermot Gleeson, who recalled the night of the blanket bank guarantee in September 2008.
Gleeson said Finance Minister - the late Brian Lenihan told him he was prepared to let Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide wind down.
Gleeson added that AIB viewed Irish Nationwide as irretrievably broken at that point, and he was surprised by how the broader guarantee unfolded without fuller input from some key players.
Crucially, when Anglo’s Sean Fitzpatrick publicly claimed that all banks were insolvent, Gleeson wrote to him describing those comments as “frankly outrageous”, insisting AIB did not see itself as having a solvency problem on that critical night - contrary to discussions in May 2019 in Finance Committee in which it is openly acknowledged that banks were insolvent.
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Gleeson’s account painted a picture of AIB as somewhat sidelined from the final guarantee decision, learning the details largely through the media the next morning.
He maintained that the focus that evening was heavily on containing the risks from Anglo’s collapse and its potential ripple effects, rather than any immediate crisis of solvency at the larger pillar banks themselves.
This testimony left many wondering how much of the systemic picture was shared openly at the time versus managed behind closed doors.
Gleeson’s account painted a picture of AIB as somewhat sidelined from the final guarantee decision, learning the details largely through the media the next morning.
He maintained that the focus that evening was heavily on containing the risks from Anglo’s collapse and its potential ripple effects, rather than any immediate crisis of solvency at the larger pillar banks themselves.
This testimony left many wondering how much of the systemic picture was shared openly at the time versus managed behind closed doors.
Excerpts from TR Fehrenbach's "Fire and Blood: A History of Mexico" (1995). The PRI had massively expanded higher education. These universities were entirely 'free'/self-governing and became locuses of left-wing organizing. 
In 1968, security forces fired upon a massive student demonstration/riot against the Olympic Games.
By 1970 Mexico had made enormous progress; the national income increased sixfold while the death rate dropped by half. But Mexico was still struggling with foreign-exchange; the govt pursued import-substitution to improve balance-of-payments.
Last week, Israeli–American journalist @emilykschrader addressed the Oxford Union in opposition to the motion: “This House believes Israel never truly wanted peace with Palestine.”
She argued that peace requires mutual recognition of each people’s right to self-determination – and that the Palestinian national movement has too often defined peace not as coexistence with Israel, but as a world without it.
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She argued that peace requires mutual recognition of each people’s right to self-determination – and that the Palestinian national movement has too often defined peace not as coexistence with Israel, but as a world without it.
Swipe through for selected excerpts > > >
@emilykschrader
@emilykschrader
SitRep - 23/06/26 - Lots of attacks in occupied Crimea
An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Overnight, Ukraine attacked Port Kavkaz, the Kerch oil terminal, substations and many logistic lines in occupied Crimea.
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An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Overnight, Ukraine attacked Port Kavkaz, the Kerch oil terminal, substations and many logistic lines in occupied Crimea.
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Missed the latest?
As usual we start with Russian losses
1/11 Lp(a) - Friend or Foe ?
Lp(a) is usually labeled “atherogenic,” but if you look at the biology, there’s a more nuanced story that may intersect with Alzheimer’s pathways.
Lp(a) is basically LDL + apolipoprotein(a), and apo(a) looks a lot like plasminogen. /2
Lp(a) is usually labeled “atherogenic,” but if you look at the biology, there’s a more nuanced story that may intersect with Alzheimer’s pathways.
Lp(a) is basically LDL + apolipoprotein(a), and apo(a) looks a lot like plasminogen. /2
2/11 That matters because plasminogen is part of the fibrin breakdown system, and fibrin isn’t just about blood clots in the body, it also shows up in brain microvasculature and has been found in association with amyloid-β deposits.
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3/11 Amyloid-β & fibrin actually interact: Amyloid can make fibrin clots more resistant to breakdown. That creates a loop where impaired fibrinolysis ➡️ more persistent fibrin deposits ➡️ more vascular stress and inflammation ➡️ worse clearance of amyloid from brain tissue.
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1/ Zimbabwe’s pension funds hold US$1.16 BILLION in property.
It earns just 3.7% a year.
Money here needs to earn 12.4%.
That’s a loss on 44% of the nation’s retirement savings — every single year.
A thread on the quietest risk in your pension 🧵
It earns just 3.7% a year.
Money here needs to earn 12.4%.
That’s a loss on 44% of the nation’s retirement savings — every single year.
A thread on the quietest risk in your pension 🧵
2/ For 2 years, that loss was hidden.
In 2024, 79% of pension “income” wasn’t rent or dividends.
It was paper gains from marking property UP.
When the currency steadied in 2025, the magic stopped — total pension income fell 78.7%.
In 2024, 79% of pension “income” wasn’t rent or dividends.
It was paper gains from marking property UP.
When the currency steadied in 2025, the magic stopped — total pension income fell 78.7%.
3/ The property is still on the books at full value.
Re-price it to what it actually earns:
• −US$383m at a generous 6%
• −US$702m at the full hurdle
That’s up to 26.7% of ALL pension assets
Re-price it to what it actually earns:
• −US$383m at a generous 6%
• −US$702m at the full hurdle
That’s up to 26.7% of ALL pension assets
A founder who's spent 11 years inside the lives of India's elderly told me the kindest things we do for our parents are quietly aging them faster. The list will sting. 🧵
Give a driver, they stop driving. Give a cook, they stop cooking. Each "favour" removes a reason to move, decide, exist. He calls it the Dependency Risk Spiral: confidence → decision-making → relevance, lost in that order.
"Getting old is mandatory. Feeling old is optional." Tell someone "don't climb the stairs, don't drive, don't, don't, don't" for ten years and you've built the frailty you were afraid of.
After 2 years using Claude, I can say it’s the technology that has revolutionized my life.
Here are 15 prompts I use daily that have transformed my day to day; they could do the same for you:
(Save this 🔖)
Here are 15 prompts I use daily that have transformed my day to day; they could do the same for you:
(Save this 🔖)
1. Daily Strategic Planning
Turn chaos into a clear execution plan.
Prompt: Act as an executive productivity coach.
Help me organize my day with the following information:
Goals for today: [list of goals]
Tasks: [list of tasks]
Meetings: [list of meetings]
Deadlines: [list of deadlines]
Then:
1. Identify my top 3 priorities
2. Suggest a structured schedule
3. Highlight tasks that can be automated or delegated 4. Recommend the highest impact activities for today
Turn chaos into a clear execution plan.
Prompt: Act as an executive productivity coach.
Help me organize my day with the following information:
Goals for today: [list of goals]
Tasks: [list of tasks]
Meetings: [list of meetings]
Deadlines: [list of deadlines]
Then:
1. Identify my top 3 priorities
2. Suggest a structured schedule
3. Highlight tasks that can be automated or delegated 4. Recommend the highest impact activities for today
2. Research Assistant
Get structured information in minutes.
Prompt: Act as a professional research analyst.
Research the following topic: [topic]
Provide:
1. Key information
2. Current trends
3. Important statistics
4. Main companies or market players
5. Opportunities and risks in this sector
Get structured information in minutes.
Prompt: Act as a professional research analyst.
Research the following topic: [topic]
Provide:
1. Key information
2. Current trends
3. Important statistics
4. Main companies or market players
5. Opportunities and risks in this sector
Thread with excerpts from the Partido Nacional Revolucionario (PNR) section of TR Fehrenbach's "Fire and Blood: A History of Mexico" (1995). Calles created the PNR in 1929 to institutionalize the govt and Revolution, creating a Mexican party-state.
The Calles/Obregon governments were corrupt, but never succumbed to paranoia; there was no equivalent to the Soviet or Chinese liquidations of class enemies, the press was free, and the average Mexican had nothing to fear from the govt (Red Terror against the Church aside).
Roughly 19M acres were redistributed through 1933; most land remained with latifundios. But the new latifundios were not like the old ones, they were commercial enterprises rather than social systems. The clerics, army, and latifundistas were all tamed by Calles/Obregon.
The current AI industry stack:
1. Mostly monopoly or oligopoly compute companies, from ASML to NVDA to MU etc.
who mostly sell to,
2. Three serious hyperscalers.
who mostly sell to,
3. Two serious model companies.
who sell to,
4. All sorts of companies, large and tiny.
1. Mostly monopoly or oligopoly compute companies, from ASML to NVDA to MU etc.
who mostly sell to,
2. Three serious hyperscalers.
who mostly sell to,
3. Two serious model companies.
who sell to,
4. All sorts of companies, large and tiny.
What seems clear:
1. Is most vulnerable to a boom/bust cycle, since revenue can collapse 80%+. But stands to win the most if compute demand stays strong. If demand doubles from 2029 to 2032, they are still very cheap. If demand maintains 2029 level long term, they are reasonably priced or a bit cheap. If demand collapses, they will collapse.
2. Has good upside if compute demand stays high, low downside given long term contracts. Heads they are worth double+, but don't benefit more than that from an ever increasing demand scenario. Tails they tread water for a few years as they work through over investment.
3. Are an extremely binary bet which comes down to, "Is it AI hardware improvement driving most AI gains, or will rearchers/other going to drive it?" If the former, these are going to be terrible commodity businesses. If the latter, they will become the most valuable companies in the world and it's not close. I think the bullish odds are very low, but if someone disagrees these are a *screaming* long.
4. Seem screwed generally.
1. Is most vulnerable to a boom/bust cycle, since revenue can collapse 80%+. But stands to win the most if compute demand stays strong. If demand doubles from 2029 to 2032, they are still very cheap. If demand maintains 2029 level long term, they are reasonably priced or a bit cheap. If demand collapses, they will collapse.
2. Has good upside if compute demand stays high, low downside given long term contracts. Heads they are worth double+, but don't benefit more than that from an ever increasing demand scenario. Tails they tread water for a few years as they work through over investment.
3. Are an extremely binary bet which comes down to, "Is it AI hardware improvement driving most AI gains, or will rearchers/other going to drive it?" If the former, these are going to be terrible commodity businesses. If the latter, they will become the most valuable companies in the world and it's not close. I think the bullish odds are very low, but if someone disagrees these are a *screaming* long.
4. Seem screwed generally.
Importantly: it's very possible that there's both:
1. Gets hit badly in a boom/bust cycle
and
3. Researchers end up driving the big improvement in AI, in which case they'd actually beneift from the boom/bust cycle, as the game would likely be winner takes all. We can already see this where the very best model has huge pricing power ... I just don't think this is durable at all for lots of reasons.
1. Gets hit badly in a boom/bust cycle
and
3. Researchers end up driving the big improvement in AI, in which case they'd actually beneift from the boom/bust cycle, as the game would likely be winner takes all. We can already see this where the very best model has huge pricing power ... I just don't think this is durable at all for lots of reasons.
Vitamin D is NOT a vitamin.
It’s a steroid hormone that controls over 1000 genes.
Your metabolism,mood and immunity depend on it.
Most people are dangerously low and don’t even know.
🧵 Read this before you pop another pill 👇
It’s a steroid hormone that controls over 1000 genes.
Your metabolism,mood and immunity depend on it.
Most people are dangerously low and don’t even know.
🧵 Read this before you pop another pill 👇
1. What is Vitamin D, really?
Despite its name, Vitamin D is a hormone, not a vitamin.
It’s produced in your skin when exposed to sunlight (UVB).
It then gets activated in the liver and kidneys to its hormone form: Calcitriol (1,25(OH)₂D) a powerful regulator of:
•Immunity
•Calcium metabolism
•Inflammation
•Gene expression
•Mood and brain health
Despite its name, Vitamin D is a hormone, not a vitamin.
It’s produced in your skin when exposed to sunlight (UVB).
It then gets activated in the liver and kidneys to its hormone form: Calcitriol (1,25(OH)₂D) a powerful regulator of:
•Immunity
•Calcium metabolism
•Inflammation
•Gene expression
•Mood and brain health
2. Symptoms of Vitamin D Deficiency
Most people have NO clue they’re deficient. Watch out for:
•Fatigue and low energy
•Joint or back pain
•Frequent infections
•Poor wound healing
•Hair fall
•Low mood or depression
•Bone pain / fractures
•Poor sleep
🧠 Also linked to brain fog and anxiety.
Most people have NO clue they’re deficient. Watch out for:
•Fatigue and low energy
•Joint or back pain
•Frequent infections
•Poor wound healing
•Hair fall
•Low mood or depression
•Bone pain / fractures
•Poor sleep
🧠 Also linked to brain fog and anxiety.
