First few days of our holiday with the family in Maryland ☀️ 😊 🍔 🍗 🍺 🇺🇸

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Extremely important Win-or-go-Home game tonight for my #ParisBasketball in the #Euroleague playoffs ( @euroleaguenews.bsky.social )

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Tyler, The Creator @ Accor Arena (Paris, France)

Had a fantastic time seeing Tyler, The Creator last night!

I’ve been a fan for more than a decade now — his past 4-5 albums have been frequently on rotation at home over the years, and I’m fascinated by the creative freedom and artistry he seems to shape for himself.

After a first act dedicated to Chromakopia, he walked over a bridge to reach the small center stage, set like a living room (with a sofa, a desk, a turntable, and a crate of vinyl records.) He browsed through the crate containing his previous albums and other Easter eggs and influences and would then pick his albums and put them onto the turntable to play the hits.

Such a cool yet simple concept hit it was executed beautifully!

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Finished watching the new season of Severance but also wrapped up Yellowstone this week.

Severance: continues to be a mystery wrapped in an enigma although the secrets were unveiled throughout the course of this second season and I’m really curious where they take it.

Yellowstone: despite the numerous, unfortunate drama behind the scenes, I’m glad they were able to wrap it up, and look forward to catching up on the spinoffs.

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This was very good, well executed, and fairly tight! Obviously ended up having the perfect incentive to watch this… #Conclave

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"My Dinner With Adolf"

As if Larry David needed any more praise… Woah!.
The crickets you hear in the background is Bill Maher reflecting. </s>

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Love that I can count you as a friend @danigiacopelli:

As the world leans further into AI and as traditional coding jobs become extinct, the only real differentiator or ‘moat’ left for businesses will be either 1) building an actual community and/or 2) creating things you can touch and feel. That’s the one thing AI can’t replicate and probably/hopefully never will.

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Coworker took us out to a mom & pop Colombian restaurant close to the office. OMG it was the real deal!

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My Paris Basketball team starts its very first #Euroleague playoff game tonight, away at Fenerbahce. Very excited and a little nervous too! 💪 🏀 ❤️🖤💙

Lille, you were magnificent this weekend: your architecture, hospitality, and food culture, we loved it all!

This was our first time, but we will definitely be back!

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Work thoughts: AI Agents in Early 2025

Recently created 2 AI Agents to help me in my job — a great exercise for me, considering I’m in a customer-facing role and non-technical position.

Basically, one focuses on our vertical, and one is more horizontal, by contrast. Doing so is a real timesaver, while not breaching any confidentiality or confidential information. Really powerful stuff that is already paying dividens and making me better at my job…

Is #Severance the most Twin Peaks-Ian show since Twin Peaks?

The misogynists of Gilead say “Blessed be the fruit”; ours say “Grab ’em by the pussy.” Still, the sadism of the show’s fictional world finds ample comparisons in our own.

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📕 “Dirty Old Glory” (DoggyBags - One Shot)

Finished reading: DoggyBags - One-Shot : Dirty Old Glory by Mud 📚

A graphic novel by the French “DoggyBags” collective that I recently borrowed from my local library. Quite prescient and reminds me of the movie “Civil War” that was released last year… Brutal and would definitely be Rated R if this was released as a movie in the US.

I’m really glad we took the time to check out our local library after 2 years of living here…

Kvaradona has arrived in Paris — such a great fit for them and a great career choice for him! #PSGAVL

Désiré Doué is special, man! #PSGAVL très très doué

Good Ebening, are we in for an Unai Emery masterclass?! #ChampionsLeague #PSGAVL

Humility, prudence, and honesty are not just nice virtues to have—they are practical tools that produce good outcomes. When you replace them with greed, lust, hypocrisy, and dishonesty, terrible things happen.

David Brooks: I Should Have Seen This Coming - The Atlantic

Via @Manton

The end of an eventful weekend, friends, family, and hanging out with our community at home

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Earlier this week: in Nuremberg for work

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