Phil Read
@PhilRead
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CEO @ Read | Thomas LLC
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Every morning when you first wake up, take a moment and say to yourself: “I am made of stars.” h/t @BrianRoemmele
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I invite you to sit in on a Home Owners Association meeting. Roll call has finished and now the very serious business is being reviewed…
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If @BrianRoemmele thinks #Tesla’s A15 chip will be a big deal, then it will be a big deal.
The new Tesla AI5 chip In-house design 40× faster 8× compute 9× memory 5× bandwidth Code paths shrunk to ~5 10× cheaper per inference than Nvidia 3× more efficient per watt Built by Samsung with lithography by TSMC all performed in Texas and Arizona. Production 2026. It is a
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God bless Scott Adams, one of the all-time greats.
On Monday, I will ask President Trump, via X, to help save my life. He offered to help me if I needed it. I need it. As many of you know, I have metastasized prostate cancer. My healthcare provider, Kaiser of Northern California, has approved my application to receive a
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"AI For Architects Is Nothing New. And It's A Return to First Practices (Finally)." https://t.co/rlTuAYScfN
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Tools like Veras are not another evolutionary hurdle in design visualization. AI represents the opportunity to return to first practices.
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Sunrise and the Enscape Update for November 2025 is Released! AEC Leadership Retreat Update, Enscape 4.13, Envision 1.3, and Pohutukawa Trees...Finally. New Zealand Rejoices! :) https://t.co/nm49zhX4zA
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It’s Spooky Season and that means Candy, Creativity, and Curiosity. What started as a fun seasonal scene turned into a new way of working for us. By blending Revit, Blender, and Enscape, we discovered a faster, more creative approach to visualization. https://t.co/zuB5MBZW0V
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When Architecture meets Video Game Development Imagination, incredible things happen. In this behind-the-scenes look, Adam and Gaines explore how an experimental blend of Revit, Blender, and Enscape...
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Seriously, @BrianRoemmele, can you post stuff like this on Friday? Some of us are trying to get through the week here :-)
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Dear @Starbucks bought this breakfast sandwich at the Starbucks at the airport in Sofia, Bulgaria. This is an amazing sandwich and if it were available in the US, I would give you more money! :)
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If you read one thing to understand Logan and the Conjecture Institute, let it be this brilliant essay. It throws down the gauntlet on what the West really is. You couldn’t ask for a better colleague and brother-in-arms.
The West, Institutions, and Applied Optimism https://t.co/vceOQ97gPM
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You know how you go to sleep and when you wake up your iPad updated with lots of cool new features? @Tesla is like an iPad w wheels. 2023 MYP costs over 2yrs/24k miles: - $3 for window washer fluid (tsp of Dawn dish soap and gal of distilled water) - $1200 or .05/mile for
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Coming soon to a Chaos Cosmos library near you! Perfect for your @AutodeskRevit renderings in Enscape! :) https://t.co/CCUZjFvwqG
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"BONJOUR YA'LL!" Dinner is served...and please remember to pace yourself. Chef Charles Semail is known to overdeliver, and after his wonderful entrees are finished, you'll likely hear someone announce, "I think I'm done...but there's still more to go!" The last meal of the day is
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Chef Charles Semail creates lunch on the lighter side, in order to keep everyone alert for the one afternoon session. Which raises the question: "There's two morning sessions. Why aren't there two afternoon sessions?" Well, that was the plan. And then Randy Benn read the room.
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This guy can't differentiate between the value of a technology vs an ecosystem. Reminds me of Balmer disparaging the original iPhone.
Bob Lutz, 5 years ago today: “The Model Y, I think, is terminally ugly. I don’t know who’s going to buy that.” “The (Tesla) Smi is certainly never going to be built.” … and more! 🍿 Clip courtesy: Autoline
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THE RISK WAS ALL WORTH IT. ALL OF IT. WE LOVE YOU SCOTT. THANK YOU.
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