Becoming a billionaire isn’t as easy as the Forbes article makes it sound! Per capita in the US it was 160% easier in 1930, in today’s dollars, than it is in 2026. Although per capita, worldwide, there are 74 times as many billionaires now as there were in 1930. World:…

The closest marathon race in human history – decided by 00.01 seconds, after 26.2 miles! Victory was decided by a the width of your pointer finger yesterday morning during the 41st Los Angeles Marathon. American Nathan Martin needed every foot of the26.2-mile course to chase down leader Michael Kimani Kamau…

Good luck LinkedIn on the auto-captions! Let’s see how good your tech is now! These rappers are low-key crazy good. No cap. These really are very serious guys on the Stage in California, a couple of nights ago. Both KB andSystemOrEcosystem.com are straight up fire, fr. The days of “judging a…

“Charles, what would you be doing if you were 5 foot 11?” “I’d be saying, ‘Welcome to McDonald’s!’” His Net Worth right now is $90 million, instead of rejoicing at McDonald’s for “No tax on tips!“ And, it would probably be $100 million—if he had not lost so much money…

I guess “Green Space Zoning“ wasn’t really an option… When in Homer, Alaska, I was told by some locals who looked the part, admirably, that a bunch of people had come up to that area for a Grateful Dead concert—and never went home. 30 years later they were still there,…

With eyes to See properly, quote of the day: “You don’t throw a whole life away because it’s banged up a little bit.“ https://lnkd.in/eFAY_RkU See post on LinkedIn

Pacifism is no longer cool. Peace is no longer based on loving your neighbor. Or was it ever? Uh-oh. __________ Habib Al Badawi  Japan’s accelerating remilitarization under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi represents one of the most consequential geopolitical transformations of the early twenty-first century. Emerging from the Liberal Democratic Party’s…

“What if I fall?” “Oh, but my darling, what if you FLY?!” “When you’re just performing [in the orchestra], and you’re serious, it’s commendable. But commendable is not what we live for. “We live to light up people’s lives, to make them joyful, to help them see their lives in…

Could it save lives, and help climate stability? The company Skyward states it has demonstrated that it “can prevent the majority of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in targeted storm cells.” So far, Skyward hasn’t publicly revealed how it does so. Analyses that try to include all natural fires (forest, grassland and…

This isn’t a hoax. This is not voodoo. But there are constraints that are not yet worked out—or we would’ve heard more about it… One thing worth noting: Some engineers have raised skepticism about the “1,000 liters per day” claim, estimating the amount of MOF material required to achieve that…

It’s Go Time.GenZ, everyone. BeHisChange.com https://lnkd.in/e6dbrZkr See post on LinkedIn

A pretty good illustration, with Golf being somewhat less important than most things, ofSystemOrEcosystem.com. Principles of Physics still do matter, regardless of how we get there or what we look like. __________ Brian S. The uncomfortable truth is: Golf Is Full of Proof That There Is No “Correct” Swing. So…

While reports of the Trump administration singing hymns during briefing delays might seem like a first, American history is actually full of “impromptu” religious moments in the West Wing. The difference today is how public it has become.Here’s how faith has shown up in other administrations: • George W. Bush:…

A special honor from some very special friends and change-makers in DC and around the world… Dear Professor Michael Peters, On behalf of Black Women for Positive Change and the Positive Change Foundation, it is our honor to recognize you as a 2025 Month of Non-Violence Peace Ambassador. Your leadership…

“Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious.” —Rumi See post on LinkedIn

Your headphones, your scrolling, your Netflix — they’re all the same binky pacifier you had at two years old. We don’t stop craving comfort. We just upgrade the packaging. Toddlers cling to favorite blankets. Teens disappear into playlists, TikTok, or deep inside of hoodies. Adults plan play-cations. Others doomscroll for…

Pursue peace with God and man as first priority. We could draw the same conclusion as nations have drawn: wealth and happiness have very little correlation. Connection & Belonging∙ Security∙ Friendships∙ Family∙ Romantic love / intimate partnership∙ Community and a sense of belongingPurpose & Growth∙ Meaningful work or a calling∙…

Cars would whiz past at 50mph slinging McDonald’s drinks and ice at us. Jeff changed a lot of things. Jeff helped make running cool to the masses who thought it was weird. When I was growing up in the sport of “Running,” the premier screamed insult from a population yet…

Fascinating. Maybe mix into the ink stew some forever chemicals, microplastics, and skittles, then some unpronounceable things, and ain’t we a mess? How did life expectancy go up 20 years? __________ Olawale Kolawole 💡How Tattoos Work… Did you know?🤯 Tattoos are the result of a permanent tug-of-war between the body’s…

Marshall Field’s never asked, “What’s the cheapest way to do business?” They asked, “What’s best for the buyer?” The rest takes care of itself. It helps solve the NIMBY.com, “Not In My Back Yard” problem in every field and endeavor.  Look at the problem through other people’s perspective, not just your…

Who is the smartest person you’ve ever known? “Human empathy, and the ability to see around corners” are what separate the mere “commodity” of a high SAT score or GMAT score, from true world-changing intelligence. __________ Pascal BORNET I watched Jensen Huang being asked who the smartest person he’s ever…

“A good measure of how successful you are is the desperate tone of the personal attacks launched against you.” “If evil people hate you, you might be doing something right.” -Charlie Kirk, -Elon Musk See post on LinkedIn

This is the Toolkit of how to see, embrace, and live together in His gutsy Solution for what went wrong in the Garden of Eden and the religious System born of that Bad Tree, the Counterfeit of Life. Whether Atheist or Baptist, Hindu, Muslim, or Agnostic, bored or addicted or…

Good project management: a Bridge to somewhere, instead of driftwood. Milestones and Phase Gates. Projects don’t fail because teams lack effort. They fail because leaders lose visibility, decisions happen too late, and work moves forward without clear confirmation that it should.That’s exactly why milestones and phase gates exist.They are not…

Life in this world will eventually demand a heavy price. No matter your age or education, your nation or financial circumstance. A sudden unexpected tragedy, the slow erosion of stress, the stinging silence of personal defeat, the exhaustion of survival, the grief of loss, failure, rejection, depression, and loneliness. Pain…

How DO you “love people into greatness?” Ummmm… You love them! The Pygmalion Effect. (Bloom, SRB Ventures, adaptation) In an ancient poem written by the Roman poet Ovid, a sculptor named Pygmalion crafts a sculpture of a woman from ivory. His work is so vivid and lifelike that the sculpture…

Do you want to be part of changing the world, rather than just rolling over and accepting it the way it is? https://lnkd.in/erU6EdH6 See post on LinkedIn

The cage door is more open than it’s ever been. It’s not a tease. It’s real. “Taste and see that God is good.“ __________ Daniel Zeigler Why are revolutions almost always led by the young? Youth looks at the world with fresh eyes, sees it for what it is, and…

Get ready for a proliferation of SMNR, small modular nuclear reactors. __________ Robert Little THE GIGAWATT WAR: The Massive Build-Out of AI Data Centers 1. Understanding the ScaleOne Gigawatt can power 750,000 homes. The U.S. is currently preparing for a pipeline of 46.2 GW in new power demand.  2. A $3.2 Trillion U.S.…

Finally some drone use-case ideas besides Amazon deliveries, spying, and war? ___________ Andrey Popov Firefighting drone swarms are no longer sci-fi — they’re operational in China. A mobile command truck deploys on-demand or full-swarm UAVs, each carrying suppressants to attack fires from above, while ground crews focus on rescue.This layered…

Imagine it’s 2027. A new country appears overnight. 50 million citizens, every one smarter than any Nobel Prize winner who has ever lived. They think 10 to 100 times faster than any human. They never sleep. They can use the internet, control robots, direct experiments, and operate anything with a…

“The Tesla Model S Has Lived Long Enough to See Itself Become a Villain.” Riffing on the line from The Dark Knight (2008) “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain”… Road & Track, 2023, is likely addressing the reality that nearly…

Where there is a problem, there is a solution for those who are willing to look for it. __________ Patrick Lurtz You Can Hide a Drone From Cameras — But Not From Physics 🔊🚁 This image highlights a capability that is often underestimated in counter drone systems: acoustic detection.When visuals fail,…

Today’s comparison of AI chat programs will obviously change as the programs are updated. Mac/Apple OS 9 was lame (Windows/DOS was still better), and then OS 10 changed everything. iOS 26.2 is actually pretty good. Here are the kind of things that change in AI chat programs over time:  “System…

Is Golf really “a good run spoiled” as Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, Emerson, or Sam Loates described it? Lowest 18-Hole Golf Score: The lowest officially recorded 18-hole stroke score on a regulation golf course is 55 strokes by Rhein Gibson at River Oaks Golf Club in Oklahoma, USA (par-71). That’s…

The Human Race alllll need Jesus! Look in your own heart. You’ll recognize that we all need EACH OTHER, and we all need JESUS at the center of us all. That’s what this book is about. The barbaric Romans of 2000 years ago designed an early form of “social media,”…

I was trying to think of a “quarky” opening line, but let’s just go with the facts. “Einstein on a chip” – not the same as peanut butter on a cracker. In a significant scientific breakthrough published in Science in late 2025 and early 2026, researchers from the University of…

“When you run head-on into the freight train of God‘s enemy, consider it confirmation you are happily going in opposite directions.“ Jim Caviezel, the legendary actor, concurs. THE SPIRITUAL COST OF THE MOVIE The Passion Of Christ: It was famously grueling for Jim Caviezel, who sustained a series of severe…

“I’m Ok. I’m Ok. You’re with me, Dada.” It happened just like this. Unprompted. Be there for those in your world. “The cat’s in the cradle, and the silver spoon.” (Harry Chapin song about who not to be.) See post on LinkedIn

In every area of life. Spiritual. Business. Sport. Family. “If you don’t have the faith to have courage when the game is on the line, then you’ll never even know who you are.” It begins with this absolute Essential. Taking control of our loose, undisciplined minds: Dismissing, and vanquishing—the evil…

Benjamin Zander, one of the most beloved and most insightful revolutionaries in ANY field. Thank you, sir. “Life is not about progress it’s about contribution! Everything you should do should be life giving. We live to light people’s lives up! But in order to do that you have to see…

The US power grid is entering a “quietly risky” era: not about Hollywood‑style collapse, but about mounting, localized failures at the worst possible moments. SMNR, small modular nuclear reactors that are micro grid and data center activated are virtually certain to be the future. Because of surging demand from AI…

Character of the Happy Warrior, William Wordsworth Who is the happy Warrior? Who is heWhom every Man in arms should wish to be?—It is the generous Spirit, who, when broughtAmong the tasks of real life, hath wroughtUpon the plan that pleased his childish thought:Whose high endeavours are an inward lightThat…

Picture the fun, peaceful carefree streets and neighborhoods of Paris or the US in the 1920s, and then picture those same streets again in the early 1940s. What a difference. “Even the Elect were fooled, caught off guard, intimidated” by the power and force and persuasion of the dark satanic…

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen in a lifetime those who have let emotions strangle needed and possible change. • “If you’re not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you’re determined to learn, no one can stop you.” — Zig Ziglar • “Those who…

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” -Oscar Wilde… The world is a tangle of sirens and screams,streets slick with the fallout of restless hearts,mess calling to mess,ruin building its towers of glass.Yet somewhere, unseen,a remnant bends low,dust on their knees,faces lifted…

Really good insights- a Playbook on scaling a SaaS startup, and great principles for any startup: Read article See post on LinkedIn

The nations or US States that will reduce the friction of regulations and delays, for startups, projects, and ideas, in this AI and digital age — will be the survivors of the future… __________ Linas Beliūnas Europe is finally rising: Ursula von der Leyen officially just announced EU Inc., a…

“Playing every note perfectly“ is not only impossible, it adds no value to humanity. Play the sunset—or shrivel inside and outside. Play the Symphony, the Opus, into relationships of life and love. The guilt or fear, or pride of the illusion of playing perfect notes (or failing to play perfect…

What becomes Gold? What happens INSIDE of a man or woman when things seem to “go wrong” — determines what becomes Gold. __________ Chirag Warty He was not suppose to win but he did. its not the start its the finish that matters…. History doesn’t remember who led at the…