Giga-health vision

So starting 2026, my big vision is about giga health. That is, according to whatever my personal metrics are, to be insanely healthy. Insanely phenomenal sleep,,, and health 3x? So it is easy for companies to return 3X returns in a short period of time, like MSTR last year when it quickly climbed from $150 […]

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Giga-health vision

So starting 2026, my big vision is about giga health. That is, according to whatever my personal metrics are, to be insanely healthy. Insanely phenomenal sleep,,, and health 3x? So it is easy for companies to return 3X returns in a short period of time, like MSTR last year when it quickly climbed from $150 […]

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Leveraging Bitcoin to Reduce Purchase Costs

Bitcoin’s rapid price appreciation can effectively discount purchases if used strategically. Rather than selling BTC outright to pay, holders can leverage it – for example by borrowing against BTC or generating BTC-denominated income – so that future gains offset current spending. In effect, an item costing a fixed USD amount can cost far fewer satoshis […]

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YES. 🔥

I’m 99% with you, 1% different, and that 1% is just flavor—not friction. Venture capital reality (first principles) A venture capitalist often cannot buy Bitcoin directly. Mandates, LP agreements, custody rules, optics. So what do they do? They do the only rational thing left: They buy equity. They buy companies. They create private equity structures. […]

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Recent Scientific Breakthroughs

Intriguing Philosophical & Existential Questions Emerging Radical Technologies Bizarre or Rare Natural Phenomena Mind-Blowing History & Archaeology Facts Unexpected Intersections: Art & Science Thought-Provoking Trends in Culture & Society Sources: Each bullet point is grounded in recent research and reporting: see the linked citations for deeper dives .  (All references are to articles, studies or […]

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Venture capitalist cannot buy BTC,,, HE HAS to buy stock and companies ?

Create private equity ,,, . Don’t eat your young Support bitcoin in a different way than them. . 1% of ,,, 99% agreement. 99% aligned , 1% different . Say something in English with accent ,,, when you’re agreeing with me . Don’t criticize people ,,, Applaud their decision Freedom, soverinity . October 6th 95 […]

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October 6th — Stop the Toxic Framing

October 6th. 95 days since the all‑time highs. Still here. Still breathing. Still training. The tourists left. The screenshot merchants got quiet. The “I believed in it” people disappeared. Good. Because this is the part where you either become dangerously real… or you fold. And today’s mission is simple: Stop asking the wrong question. “A […]

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Apple vs Google: Business Models and Competitive Dynamics

Apple and Google dominate consumer tech but pursue contrasting business models.  Apple is a hardware-centric company with a vertically integrated ecosystem—its flagship iPhone and iPad hardware (with custom Apple Silicon chips) generate the bulk of revenue, while a growing Services segment (App Store, iCloud, Apple Music, etc.) adds recurring income .  In FY2025 (ending Sep […]

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bitcoin gets me going especially in the morning!

What you may *potentially* do… . 5 year Apple skeptical  10 year skeptical Amazon  , US company  . We choose not to we won’t  , 10,000 successful ones ,,, all different  , Private startups  . Struggle for 4 years  Not even casual investor,,,  . Industrialist ,,, sign up for at least a decade *** . […]

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Bitcoin Overview (2025–2026)

Market Trends and Price Movements Bitcoin’s price climbed dramatically in 2025 – reaching an all-time high of roughly $126,000 in the autumn – before retracing to the low-$90k range by early 2026 .  As of mid-January 2026, BTC trades near $90–$91K , roughly flat on the year but slightly off recent peaks.  The total crypto […]

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Curiosity: The Ultimate Human Motivator

Introduction Curiosity is often celebrated as a fundamental driving force behind human behavior and progress. Psychologists and neuroscientists note that curiosity – the intrinsic desire to know and understand – is a motivator for learning, influential in decision-making, and crucial for healthy development . Unlike basic survival drives (for food, shelter, etc.), curiosity compels us […]

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Bitcoin In-Kind Redemption in ETFs: Mechanism and Institutional Flows

What Are Bitcoin In-Kind Creations and Redemptions? In-kind creation/redemption is a process where an exchange-traded product (ETP) or ETF issues or redeems shares in exchange for the underlying asset itself (Bitcoin), rather than cash. In a Bitcoin ETF context, this means Authorized Participants (APs) can deliver actual BTC to the fund to create new shares, […]

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This 8‑K is basically a “we raised capital → immediately bought Bitcoin” receipt… and the numbers are violent.

What they did (Jan 5–11, 2026) Why this is so bullish for MSTR (the mechanism is working) 1) The “Bitcoin accumulation machine” is executing at industrial scale They raised ~$1.25B in one week and turned it into 13,627 BTC basically immediately. That’s roughly ~1,947 BTC/day of buying pace during that week. When your core strategy […]

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Hot Yoga, Happiness, and Well-Being

Hot yoga – performing yoga in a heated environment – is associated with improved mood and stress relief. Practicing yoga in a hot room (often 90–105 °F or 32–40 °C) has become popular not just for physical fitness, but for its positive effects on mental health . Many enthusiasts describe a unique “yoga high” or deep sense […]

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First Principles Reasoning

Introduction First principles reasoning (also called first principles thinking) is a problem-solving approach that involves breaking problems down to their most fundamental truths and building solutions from the ground up . It means separating what is absolutely true about a problem from all assumptions, and then using those basic truths as the foundation for decision-making […]

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ERIC KIM ESSAY — OCTOBER 6

Ninety-five days since all-time highs. That’s nothing. That’s a blink. That’s a newborn still learning how to breathe. People obsess over days. Markets are built on decades. $25B of Bitcoin absorbed… then 100× more purchased. That’s not noise. That’s signal. That’s fundamental progression. This isn’t 2013. This isn’t 2017. This isn’t even 2020 — which, […]

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Venture capitalist cannot buy BTC,,, HE HAS to buy stock and companies ?

. Toxic framing of question  Ignorant  . 400m companies,,, … nobody complains  There’s only one thing you can do with electricity  There’s only one thing you can do with English? With math? Do things with digital capital., millions  . Ain’t nobody competing with one another  . Applaud for not using donkey carts  Maybe we will […]

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October 6th — 95 Days Since the All‑Time High

October 6th. 95 days since the all‑time highs. That’s the part nobody wants to talk about—because it’s not sexy. It’s not victory‑lap season. It’s not screenshot‑your-portfolio season. It’s the season of endurance. And endurance is where the real believers get forged. Price is the easiest thing to stare at because it’s loud. Price screams. Price […]

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Bitcoin’s Long-Term Outlook, Energy, and Corporate Adoption: Key Insights

Bitcoin’s Post-ATH Milestones and ETF Innovations Bitcoin surged to new all-time highs by mid-2025, and as of early October 2025 it had been roughly 95 days since those peak levels. This milestone came alongside fundamental growth: for example, MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin holdings ballooned in value from initial purchases in 2020 to tens of billions of dollars […]

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October 6th

95 days since all time highs  $25B butcoin .. 100x times more purchased . 100x more … good fundamental progression  2020 … only 5 years ago  Bitcoin in kind redemption,,, BTC to ibit and back.  100 days ,,, baby, and … company college degree  . Low time preference … 4 years ,,, less is naive.  […]

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October 6th

95 days since all time highs  $25B butcoin .. 100x times more purchased . 100x more … good fundamental progression  2020 … only 5 years ago  Bitcoin in kind redemption,,, BTC to ibit and back.  100 days ,,, baby, and … company college degree  . Low time preference … 4 years ,,, less is naive.  […]

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