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Alvin Foo

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Nov 26

For the #QatarWorldCup, 1.2M fans will arrive at the airport built by China & depart from the hotel built by China, take 1,500 new energy buses made in China, along the road built by China, to the luxury stadium built by Chinese companies with Chinese construction machinery.

They will wear Chinese-made jerseys, wave Chinese-made bunting, blow Chinese-made horns, buy Chinese goods in stores, see advertisements for Chinese sponsors, use mobile signals provided by China's Huawei,

and use air conditioners produced by China, the mobile phone is charged with the electricity of China's photovoltaic power station, and even the drinking water comes from the strategic reservoir built by China Gezhouba Group.

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Alvin Foo

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Nov 25

[Reportedly] Elon Musk sent an email to the staff at #Tesla with his 6 rules for productivity. Unsurprisingly, it leaked.

Here they are:
1) Avoid large meetings
Large meetings waste valuable time & energy.
- They discourage debate
- People are more guarded than open
- There’s not enough time for everyone to contribute
Don’t schedule large meetings unless you’re certain they provide value to everyone

2) Leave a meeting if you’re not contributing
If a meeting doesn’t require your:
- Input
- Value
- Decisions
Your presence is useless.
It’s not rude to leave a meeting.
But it’s rude to waste people’s time.

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Alvin Foo

@alvinfoo

Nov 21

Sadio Mane, a Senegalese soccer star, earns approximately $10.2 million annually. He gave the world a rude awakening after some fans were flabbergasted when they saw him carrying a cracked iPhone 11.

His response was:

“Why would I want ten Ferraris, 20 diamond watches, and two jet planes? I starved, I worked in the fields, played barefoot, and I didn’t go to school. Now I can help people. I prefer to build schools and give poor people food or clothing.

I have built schools and a stadium, provide clothes, shoes, and food for people in extreme poverty. In addition, I give 70 euros per month to all people from a very poor Senegalese region in order to contribute to their family economy.

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Alvin Foo

@alvinfoo

Nov 18

@nansen_ai

This is an interesting in-depth analysis using on-chain data to piece together the fallen dominos of #FTX and #Alameda compiled by @nansen_ai :

Here are their key takeaways :

Via nansen.ai/research/block…

1. FTX and Alameda have had close (on-chain) ties since the very beginning.

2. FTX created FTX Token (FTT), a token for their platform, involving Alameda since day one. The two of them shared the majority of the total FTT supply which did not really enter into circulation.

3. The initial success of Alameda, FTX, and the meteoric rise of FTT most likely led to a rise in the value of Alameda’s balance sheet. This high balance sheet value of the FTT positions was likely used as collateral by Alameda to borrow against.

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Alvin Foo

@alvinfoo

Nov 5

This is the story of a 26-year-old student who sends a message to his teacher to explain that he will be absent from the course because he has not found anyone to keep his five-month-old daughter.

Nathan Alexander, 34, a math professor at Morehouse College (Atlanta) responds to his student by saying:

"If that's the problem, take her to class."

Upon arriving in the classroom, the teacher offered to take the child so that his student could devote himself entirely to the course.
The teacher held the child throughout the lesson and even after, when he answered the students questions.

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Alvin Foo

@alvinfoo

Nov 4

One day, his wife, who had very long hair asked him to buy her a comb for her hair to grow well and to be well-groomed.
The man felt very sorry and said no. He explained that he did not even have enough money to fix the strap of his watch he had just broken.

She did not insist on her request.

The man went to work and passed by a watch shop, sold his damaged watch at a low price and went to buy a comb for his wife.
He came home in the evening with the comb in his hand ready to give to his wife.

He was surprised when he saw his wife with a very short hair cut.
She had sold her hair and was holding a new watch band.
Tears flowed simultaneously from their eyes, not for the futility of their actions, but for the reciprocity of their love.

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