It's both a poignant and invigorating hike up to the grave of Robert Louis Stevenson above his home in Vailima outside of Apia, Samoa. You can choose a short (30-45 mins up) but quite steep trail or a longer (1 hour+ up) more gradual trail.

The trail is well-marked, and it was carved lovingly through the rainforest by the Samoans who admired and adored 'Tusitala', the tale-teller. The frail genius died in Samoa in 1894 at the age of 44. I cover his life and works in my 'South Pacific Stories' lecture series.

The great writer, traveler, and adventurer wrote his own moving epitaph:

Thank you Markham and Houston Energy Economist @edhirs for a fresh analysis this morning on the chaos from Trump knowing how to Start a War, but not End a War.

Oil, LNG and fertilizer I knew, but apparently aluminum now too.

I’ve read elsewhere about pharmaceutical feedstock…

https://twitter.com/politicalham/status/2036134318750441928

You two have a nice combination of academic rigor but also straight talk.

Here’s the post I saw on pharmaceutical feedstock, using acetaminophen example. I believe Atabay in Turkey uses slightly different process. Bad importer for Canada, tho’.

@LukesDrugMart @TheBreakdownAB

https://twitter.com/shanaka86/status/2035207475860054303

@LukesDrugMart @TheBreakdownAB On @NewsHour 4 March, US Sen Katie Britt "explained" why MAGA voted down debate on war, claiming Trump had it under control.

But plan is vague, only considered offence, not Iran's pushback, creeped in interview "days" ➡️ "weeks".

@edhirs @politicalham
pbs.org/newshour/show/…

Once again, my opponent has chosen the “the law doesn’t require me to do so” excuse. Satellite polling locations will not allow yard sign displays during early voting. This is how freedom erodes… slowly.

See comments for the full story!

First, they said “Let’s do early voting! It will be exactly the same as Election Day. There’s nothing to worry about!”.

Then, they say, “No, we don’t have to allow poll watchers and challengers during early voting, because the law doesn’t require us to do so.”

Now 40% +/- of the ballots are cast without either political party being able to watch or challenge the process. This is NOT what integrity looks like. This is NOT transparency.

Update: DeepSeek-V3 running at 1.4 tok/s on my MacBook Pro.

671 billion parameters.
355 GB of weights.
One M4 Max, no cloud.

Here's some of the system...

I built a bash script that runs Claude Opus in headless mode. (sound familiar?)

Each iteration:

Read the codebase + 43 research docs.
Pick one experiment.
Implement it.
Benchmark 3 times.
Commit or revert.
Write findings for the next agent.

It ran 40+ experiments while I slept.

5 wins from 40 experiments.

Same pattern every time - overlap work on different hardware:

Pipeline f16 behind MLA (+14%)
SSD reads behind shared FFN (+34%)
Defer conversion to GPU phase (+6.6%)
Cache dense layers in RAM (+15.9%)
Batch attention via sgemm (+6.1%)

1. It's been two nights since I watched #Dhurandhar2‌.Unlike the last time when I shared my reactions on #Dhurandhar almost immediately after watching the movie,I couldn't get myself to do the same for #Dhurandhar2‌ because there was a lot to unpack. I will attempt to do so now.

2.Whether it's a book or a movie,I think they tell us a lot about how the creator sees the world,or at least how he or she wants us to see it,& the impact or reaction their work is intended to create or elicit. In that sense, #Dhurandhar & #Dhurandhar2‌ are markedly different.

3. The way I see it, @AdityaDharFilms wanted to pack the Navarasas as judiciously as he could within the bounds of the story and the script he had in mind for both the movies. From Shringara to Shanta, each of the Navarasas has its place and treatment in his vision.

#London #Synagogue Firebomb:
FALSE FLAG or Iranian Hit?
The Evidence That Raises SERIOUS Questions 🔥🧵

1/ Four Hatzola ambulances torched outside Golders Green synagogue at 1:45am today.
UK cops call it #antisemitic hate crime.
Israel screams "Iran did it."
But hold up — this has all the red flags of a possible FALSE FLAG.

2/ Evidence #1:
The claim is SUS.
An obscure Iran-linked group "Ashab al-Yamin" drops an unverified Telegram video taking credit.
Real Iranian op or planted?
Counter-terror cops still investigating — no arrests, no hard proof.

So Saturday my mum watched the BTS live from her hospital bed with my teens because she had decided I should go watch with my ARMY friends instead.

Before leaving, I told my kids:Call me if there’s a problem.

My mum, deeply offended:Don’t be silly. I’m at the hospital with my grandchildren. I’m watching the boys. Go enjoy yourself. So I did.

And after the live, I opened the family chat.

Son: It’s connected.
Daughter: Netflix works.
Son: She asked when it starts.
Son: She asked again.
Daughter: she does not trust the countdown…

Then:
Daughter: First reaction: “that venue is huge, I’d be terrified”
Son: Second reaction: “why are they all so handsome”
Daughter: She wants their skincare.

A few minutes later:
Son: She found JK
Daughter: Jean Cook😂
Son: She said “he sings, he dances, he cooks, a complete man”🧐
Then daughter : She spotted the angelic one … Jimin😇

Body To Body:
Son: She just said “ohhh this one has a beat”
Daughter: She did a little shoulder move.
Son: We all saw it unfortunately😬

Daughter: She went quiet during the traditional chant.
Son: She’s humming…
Daughter: hand on chest.

Son: She wants to know why Jin is hiding his face in the hood…
Daughter: “he’s too beautiful for that”
Son: She’s angry 😅

Daughter: She LOVES Hobi’s energy.
Son: She said “this one brings savage vibe when he dances 😱

2.0:
Daughter: she’s very impressed by their body control.
Son: “MUM HELP SHE CALLED THEM SEXY.”
Daughter: Out loud
Son: In a hospital room. I’m embarrassed😩

Then:
Son: She recognised Butter…
Daughter: absurdly pleased with herself😊
Son: She wants to know why Yoongi dropped the mic…and who picks it up after.

FYA…
Son: She just said “your mother will love this one”
Daughter: “this is about to wake up her old clubbing side again. At 20, she used to go out dancing every night except Sunday.”
Son: ???
Daughter: Mum I think you have stories to tell us😤

Son: She is yelling at RM “your foot! sit down!”

A minute later:
Son: She’s really vibing to FYA
Daughter: like… a lot!
Son: Is that medically safe?

Daughter: She wants to know why everyone has glowing hammers🤣
Son: We explained ARMY Bombs

Son: She said “so the little quiet mysterious one(Yoongi)not quiet at all actually”

Then the whole chat derailed.

Daughter: Oh no.
Son: it’s bad!
Daughter: I think she’s in love with V….
Son: Not joking.
Daughter: She has been talking about him for five straight minutes!She is fully stuck on him now.
Son: We have lost her..
Son: “they’re all handsome but THAT one…”
Daughter: “So beautiful”
Son: “So mysterious, dangerously attractive”
Daughter: She just called him "sin on earth"😱
Son:This has gone too far. Mum please return immediately😡

Son: Swim got her
Daughter: Hand on chest again…
Son: She says it’s beautiful..
Son: Ohh mum, she’s really emotional now🥺

Like Animals:
Daughter: She asked if the song is about animals..😬

Daughter: She says Jin, Titi(Tae) and “Jean Cook” sound like angels
Son: exact quote: “when heaven forgets to close the door, voices like this come through.”
Daughter: She’s actually in owe…

Final messages:

Son: She says it was too short!
Daughter: And she sounds personally offended😂

The moment I walked in, she went:
“Ah! Finally.We need to talk about our boys.”

Then, without waiting:“First of all:How do they dance that hard and sing that well and not collapse? What are they made of?Magic?”

And they are so young! So young and that strong on stage.These are not just pretty boys.These are real artists. The kind people remember.”
“Prince, Michael Jackson, James Brown, the Stones… that kind of legends.”

Just when I thought she was done, she softened completely and went:“And then they speak and they’re so sweet. You want to pinch their cheeks.”

Then she leaned back, sighed dramatically and delivered the final bomb: “Ahhhh… if I were 20, I would leave everything and go live in South Korea.”

And my son, without missing a beat:“Oh no, Baba. Please don’t let this give her ideas.”

After 7 threads and weeks of research, I found three things that may make a Bears stadium at Arlington Heights operationally unfeasible.
Not financially. Structurally.
Nobody has reported any of them.
Here's the update. 🐻🧵⬇️

Quick context: I've written extensively on why Hammond wins the financial comparison by $2-3 billion over 40 years.
This thread isn't about money. It's about three structural problems at Arlington that don't have a dollar fix.
Plus corrections on things I got wrong.

Problem 1: Arlington's railroad.
Every reporter says "Metra runs right through the parking lot."
True. But nobody asked who owns the track.

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General Andriy Biletskyi, Commander of Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps:

If current trends continue, by the end of the year units that actively integrate ground robotic systems could reduce the number of infantry required on the front line by up to 30%. 1/10

This year is likely to become a true breakthrough year for ground robotic systems.
The expanded use of UAVs, sensor networks, surveillance systems, and ground robotic platforms can substantially decrease the number of personnel required on the line of contact. 2/10

With sustained technological integration of these systems, it is realistic to reduce infantry presence on the front line by up to 30% in the near term, and potentially up to 80% over time. 3/10

This Story/Thread is Completely Fictional !!
Not to hurt Anyone !!
Pics are used for Entertainment Purpose Only !!
Kajal As Kaju 🔥Thread Begins !!
Bhargav is HeadMaster of A School
Adhi June month Starting, School lo Parents-Teachers Meeting Undadam tho Parents attend ayyaru..

Ravi valla amma Kaju
Meeting ayyaka Fee pay cheyyadaniki Kaju vellindhi
Pakka cabin lo ne unna HeadMaster Kaju ni chusi ekkado chusi natlu undhe ani Ravi ni pilichi valla Kaju ni cabin loki pilchuku rammani cheppadu
Kaju: Good Morning Sir, I’m Kaju
HM: Good Morning!!…

HM: Nenu mimmalni inthaku mundhu ekkado chusanu Madam!!
Kaju: Ekkada?
HM: Adhe gurthu ravatledhu Madam
Kaju: Inthaku mundhu meeru ey city lo work chesaru?
HM: Hyd, Vizag, Banglore lo Professor and Hod ga work chesa
Kaju: Meeru Hyd lo eh clg lo work chesaru ?
HM: XYZ College

Over $1 BILLION in federal student aid fraud has been stopped since January 2025.

This is what was uncovered: 🧵

Nearly $90 million in fraudulent aid had already been disbursed.

More than $30 million went to individuals who were deceased.

More than $40 million went to bots posing as students.

Fraudsters used AI-generated identities and stolen personal information to create applications that appeared legitimate.

These were fake students enrolling to access real money.