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Puzzle #408
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About last night: #OuiPlay #WNCAA College Basketball opening night, in Paris!

Great to see the future of Women’s Basketball in my hometown, for a special double-header! Great performances from Taliah Scott (Baylor #0) and Mikayla Blakes (Vanderbilt #1)

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Puzzle #407
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RE: French Tech Journal: "France Spooked By Fears Of Great Founder Migration"

Wordle 1,598 4/6

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Bigger than Basketball:

Doc Rivers: β€œWe’re talking about kids not getting food (…) and that should never happen.”

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Sheridan’s rise is one of the craziest things to happen in Hollywood this century, (…), I think his billion dollar market value is a tech story in one respect that’s obvious, and one that’s less so.

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John Wall being back with the Wizards organization (its media arm anyways) warms my heart!

RE: French Tech Journal: "France Spooked By Fears Of Great Founder Migration"

The team at “French Tech Journal”, on the reports of founders leaving France/Europe for the US: @chrisobrienfrance.bsky.social @index.frenchtechjournal.com.ap.brid.gy

America is the land of the free and the home of disposable stuff. There’s not much sentimentality about dropping your platform thingy like a rancid steak tartar left on the countertop overnight.

Nothing to add here: moving to/from Silicon Valley and/or the US seems cyclical β€” there’s clearly success stories coming from all schools of thought, whether SV-based, Europe-based, remote or on-location, etc. At the end of the day, only execution matter

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Wordle 1,595 5/6
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Puzzle #872
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Wordle 1,593 4/6

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Puzzle #401
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Frustrating #Euroleague loss tonight: lack of accuracy, lots of turnovers, hard to be mad at the opposition when Shane Larkin takes over!

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Post-lunch but hey I got my daily 6k so πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ πŸ’ͺ

A running track in an urban park is shown with overcast skies, alongside a Strava activity summary of a 6.05 km run taking 36 minutes and 41 seconds at a pace of 6:03 per kilometer.A person in athletic gear with earbuds is on a running track with buildings in the background.

It’s 6:45am here in France and game 3 of the World Series is still going on, tied at 5-5 in the 15th inning 🀩 πŸ˜† ⚾️

Back to it, solo, and on the track!

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Puzzle #399
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This week’s shenanigans:

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Puzzle #868
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Puzzle #867
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Puzzle #397
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Loved reading about the people behind the movement. Been hearing about most of these places and have them all in my ever-expanding list of places to try :)

NYT: In Paris, More Restaurants Are Combining Cultures and Flavors

An article titled β€˜In Paris, More Restaurants Are Combining Cultures and Flavors’ by Christy Choi and Joann Pai features images of diverse culinary dishes.

lol remember these hundreds of millions of dollars of signing bonuses?!

Mark Zuckerberg wearing smart glasses and a black shirt is speaking on stage, with a headline about Meta cutting roughly 600 AI jobs.

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Puzzle #394
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Been a huge fan since @hernameisbanks was putting out her first EPs.

Glad to finally see her live β€” and what a show too:

a great voice live, great choreography/dancing, lights show, in an intimate venue known for its historical significance in the Parisian cultural scene!

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Wife came with me on the daily run today, for the first 2k :)

A map displays a running route, with details indicating a 5.69 km lunch run completed in 37 minutes and 47 seconds at a pace of 6:38 per kilometer.A serene riverside walkway is flanked by a large industrial building on the left and trees with autumn foliage on the right, under a partly cloudy sky.A graffiti-covered bridge spans over a canal, with various colorful tags and designs visible on the concrete surfaces.

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Puzzle #863
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Stopped today’s run at 5k: between the recovery from leg injury + being under the weather this past weekend, having just eaten lunch, and the windy weather, I’d rather hit my weekly goal by pushing later this week than pushing too hard today.

A tranquil riverside path lined with autumn trees stretches under a mostly cloudy sky, displaying the details of an afternoon run.