"the largest predictor of flow states is the Big Five trait of conscientiousness...flow seems to emerge out of hard work and discipline, and in fact, maybe it could be thought of as an internal reward for intense effort and focus on a single activity"

1750 H St. NW Washington, D.C. sells for 44% of its price 15 years ago. Sold for $28.8M. Purchased for $65M in 2010. 123K SF Built 2002 #commercialrealestate

In order to fix a problem with Microsoft Teams crashing, Microsoft introduced a vulnerability that can be exploited to gain SYSTEM privileges. 🤔🤨 Vulnerability writeup linked in thread. Suggests Microsoft Windows security is a distant concern for Microsoft.

Syrian Druze leader Hikmat al-Hajri says their latest statement was forced upon them after repeated failed negotiations with Damascus and heavy foreign pressure. “We are facing a war of extermination,” he says. “This is a historic call to everyone: resist by all means.”

So a couple interesting things this week already…..can’t say what they are…..but I expect manufacturing activity to decline in Q3. Orders softening in a few areas. Not tariff related, except as a part of uncertainty.

Tim Kaine: "You voted for me in an election in which you said Democracy itself was on the line. What's my name?" Voter: "??!!" Yes, quite funny. 😂

New from our security teams: Our AI agent Big Sleep helped us detect and foil an imminent exploit. We believe this is a first for an AI agent - definitely not the last - giving cybersecurity defenders new tools to stop threats before they’re widespread.

Horrifying is the right word. The college graduation rate vs ability is undoubtedly similar. The implications are enormous.

The wolf at history's door razibkhan.com/p/the-wolf-at-… On June 25–26th of 1876, at Little Bighorn in Montana, a coalition of Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse defeated General George Custer. The outcome shocked the world; the Plains tribes stared down

Mike Green suggests FFR cuts of 50bp could actually be net deflationary. Basically, on the margin, rates will have to return to near their 2021 lows to be significantly stimulative. 🤔 And passive flows have ruined the stock market, ofc.

Current US copper consumption costs about $16B a year, about 0.5% of GDP. We cannot let lack of copper inhibit our infrastructure, but we also don't need to needlessly drive up the price when new mines take ~10 years to bring on line.

I've asked this question many times. The answer seems to be animal spirits, ie, a ponzi economy. Hence the calls for a 1% FFR. Fighting the ponzi-incurred debt with ponzi-stimulated economic activity. 🤔

This works well. Self-management is the key to success. (Not as easy as being a crony or nepo, but at least you end up hyper-competent.)

I was told this is a hot take, but I don't consider it a hot take. All I said is that I don't think proper, well-adjusted adults have the time to get bored. Being bored is something for kids.

Professionals used to have their own versions of 'mental gymnastics'. Is that still a thing?

Florida allows employers to keep employees chained for up to 4 years. Non-competes formerly limited to 2 years.

Posted by an account with 1.4M followers 🤔😂

Fair is fair. I frequently will intentionally enter an incorrect password on the first attempt if I think the auth is sus.

Peter Thiel has advised that single-digit millionaires can't afford justice in the US. And that was around 10 years ago. I bet $20M is required now. 🤔

Reusable spacecraft will require more fuel because 99.8% of the launch mass isn't discarded en route, as was done with Apollo. 🤔