Quick Duolingo update
Life
Back to back frustrating defeats lately 😩 🏀
Return to Adidas Arena to watch my @ParisBasketball team — another Euroleague win against Bayern Munich!
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 →
It is no longer safe to move our governments and societies to US clouds
Written down like this, it seems pretty bizarre, and that’s because it is. It’s also not easy to realize that our relationship with America is over after 80 years. It took time for me as well to accept that.
But it really is over. (…) The US has dismantled the official privacy framework. The deal is dead.
So stop surrendering our society to America. Have the courage to use different software and services. Even if it takes some getting used to.
You can take the woman out of the US, but you can’t take the US outta the woman:
“The first time I had a blood orange was in a can of San Pellegrino”
😅 fun lunchtime conversation with my wife!
Absolutely stoked to read a story on my old neighborhood basketball court in the New York Times (by way of The Athletic)
I used to play about 1.5 to 2 hours there every Sunday mornings back when we used to live in Montmartre/Pigalle!
Bref 2: un éclair de génie ⚡️ ❤️🩹
Wrapping up our yearly Birthdays-and-Anniversaire week with a long family walk and an unbelievable dinner
A lovely walk today to reset and reconnect with my wife and daughter. Also, some miscellaneous scenes at home :)
Perfect timing — I guess they were waiting for the AI Summit but French startup Mistral behind the French/European AI (Mistral) just updated and upgraded their platform. Much faster and more powerful. Gonna give it a try for work and play 😊
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 →
Finally took some time to update my /now page :)
Paris Basketball v JDA Dijon (Coupe de France - Quarter finals)
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Well… @ACMomento doesn’t yet support the basketball “Coupe de France” but last night was a nice and simple victory against JDA Dijon in the Quarter Finals round. Yesterday’s game marked the anniversary of moving from the old Halle Carpentier on the southernmost part of town, to the shiny new Adidas Arena located in the northernmost point at Porte de la Chappelle. Hard to believe everything that has happened so far in just over one year:Birthday weekend 3️⃣4️⃣ 🎁
Decided to go to our local German pub for luck today — I realized I haven’t had a delicious currywurst since 2013 (!)
Exciting game but tough #Euroleague defeat at home againstst the most in-form team of the 2025 calendar year.
A sunny weekend for the first time since the end of last year!
Silver Linings:
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Got sick (flu season) the day before a business trip to HQ. Had to cancel the trip this morning with my French and German colleagues.
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My French colleagues obviously still went. Flight got cancelled and they now have to wait from 10am to 8pm to be rebooked on a later flight.
So while I’m recoveringing at home, this is …for the better in my part
‘Tis the season 🤧
My first attended game of 2025 and we’re back to winning ways! @ACMomento @ParisBasketball #Basketball
A quick visual recap of this past holiday season :) (full post on the blog)
Home sweet home
Wicked ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎥🎞️ 🍿
Woah they really did it! Didn’t think I’d like it as much as I did!
<img src=“https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/441/2024/6e07d1a950.jpg" width=“400” height=“600” alt=“A scene featuring two characters from the movie “Wicked,” with one dressed as a witch reaching out to another dressed in pink, set against a backdrop of a fantastical landscape.">
Let me tell you: seeing relatives during the holidays without caffeine or alcohol… wouldn’t recommend!
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 →
Ugh 😩 🏀
Finished watching #Foundation season 2 last night. 📺
After another slow build to set everything up it turned into a really solid season filled with interesting concepts and storylines.
Highly recommend for Sci-Fi fans
And now to figure out what to watch next over the holidays…
Big overtime victory against our biggest rival of the past few years — came back from an 18 point deficit to push overtime and eventually get the win 🏀
<img src=“https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/441/2024/59e5680c26.jpg" width=“337” height=“600” alt=“A basketball game is taking place in an arena filled with spectators, with the scoreboard showing “Overtime."">
Walking around today…
Finally got to check out #DelhiBazaar in Paris 🤩
What a lovely day
My friend wrote a book, while battling brain cancer!
Friday, November 29, 2024
📚 I met my friend @JamesMayes.bsky.social about a dozen years ago at a local chapter of TEDx in Brighton, where I used to reside during my university studies and the early stages of my career. We quickly connected due to our shared heavy social media usage and mutual attraction towards good food & drinks, good people, and a passion for technology. Since then, we’ve been friends, and I’m grateful to have him as both a friend and a mentor in my professional life.Another #ParisBasketball Euroleague game, another win! 🏀
This time against Virtuus Bologna to improve our record to 9-3 and an eighth victory in a row!
