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John Phua

@johnphua

Carpe Diem 📌Connecting the dots🤝 people, technology, business & life 🛠 Making a difference is not a one-time event 🚴🏻‍♂️simple pleasures of riding a bike

 SF Bay Area, California
Joined April 2008
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In a world where AI begins to learn everything, being a dot-connector matters more than ever. Curiosity, cross-pollination, and better ladders will shape what’s next. substack.com/@johnphua/note/… #AIandCreativity #LearnItAlls #InnovarisLabs #PolymathThinking #CreativeStrategy
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OFFICIAL HIGHS TODAY San Francisco 97° (RECORD) Oakland 100° (RECORD) San Jose 103° (RECORD) Redwood City 102° (RECORD) Santa Rosa 105° (REDORD) Concord 103° Napa 102° (RECORD) Kentfield 102° (RECORD) Hayward 99° Livermore 102° San Rafael 107° (RECORD)
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@MLB30 Sep 2024
Giants announce they have parted ways with Farhan Zaidi, hire Buster Posey as new president of baseball operations.
Buster Posey named Giants President of Baseball Operations Pictured: Buster Posey poses for a media day picture wearing a home white Giants uniform.

ALT Buster Posey named Giants President of Baseball Operations Pictured: Buster Posey poses for a media day picture wearing a home white Giants uniform.

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Short lecture by Kurt Vonnegut on the 'simple shapes of stories.' Or storytelling + data visualization + data visualization about storytelling = mind blown.
X. It’s what’s happening

X. It’s what’s happening

From breaking news and entertainment to sports and politics, get the full story with all the live commentary.

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1. Generating a video game from a screenshot in less than 1 minute
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We just discovered Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, has experienced the #Tetris Effect! Source: Lex Fridman Podcast youtube.com/watch?v=MIFnT5Dw…
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Experience what it was like to play the original version of #Tetris! To celebrate the launch of the Tetris movie on Apple TV+, desktop users can enjoy a special edition of the game that pays tribute to Alexey's original creation! bit.ly/playtetris_e60 @AppleTV @AppleTVPlus
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#Tetris is now streaming on @AppleTV! Let us know what you think after watching it. @AppleTVPlus
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You’ll be able to bike from Berkeley to San Francisco in 2030 berkeleyside.org/2022/12/21/…
You'll be able to bike from Berkeley to San Francisco in 2030

You'll be able to bike from Berkeley to San Francisco in 2030

A dedicated bike and pedestrian trail connecting Oakland and San Francisco has been in the works for over a decade.

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Still in shock and awe at the longevity of the quad-state supercell last night. While this map shows approximate start and end times of the mesocyclone, most of it's life cycle had an extremely violent tornado, particularly between 1z and 5z.
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THE AXE IS BACK! #GoBears
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when you definitely understand NFTs
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RyansRide@ryansride24 Oct 2021
A beautiful site to see families supporting their kids riding their bikes. A reminder of the past events of @ryansride. This BicibĂşs is creating such positive bike experience for the kids.
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@zachklein18 Oct 2021
Something special is happening in Barcelona. It started last month when some parents organized a bike ride to school for just five kids. Now entire neighborhoods are joining. They call it Bicibús – or Bike Bus.
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Yesterday I rented a boat and took the leader of one of Flexport's partners in Long Beach on a 3 hour of the port complex. Here's a thread about what I learned.
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@SFGiants15 Oct 2021
Heartbreaking end to a historic season. An NL West crown, a franchise wins record, and much more. We’re so proud of this #ResilientSF team, and we couldn’t have gotten this far without the fierce spirit and loyalty of you, the fans. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!
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@SFGiants12 Oct 2021
Chavez Ravine Shutout #SFGiants | #ResilientSF | #OrangeOctober
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@SFGiants3 Oct 2021
For the first time since 2012, the San Francisco Giants are champions of the National League West. #SFGiants | #ResilientSF
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Raising $800m for climate-unfucking, carbon-sucking, planet-cooling startups wasn’t always the plan. But the air is thick with smoke. There’s water in the streets. The heat is unrelenting. No more time to lose. @lowercarbon is all in. Let’s go: lowercarboncapital.com/2021/…
Cash Cools Everything Around Me.

Cash Cools Everything Around Me.

Lowercarbon now has an additional $800 million, in fiat, to expand our work of unf***ing the planet. Let's go.

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🤩 From one legend to another. Respect! 🤩 D'une légende à une autre ! Respect ! #TDF2021
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John Hagel
@jhagel12 Jul 2021
Wisdom from Kahlil Gibran on friendship: In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. bit.ly/2TSTxNz
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