Work thoughts: AI Agents in Early 2025
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Two AI agents were created to enhance job performance, one focusing on departmental improvement and the other on industry-specific insights.Longform
đ âDirty Old Gloryâ (DoggyBags - One Shot)
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Finished reading: DoggyBags - One-Shot : Dirty Old Glory by Mud đ A graphic novel by the French âDoggyBagsâ collective that I recently borrowed from my local library. Quite prescient and reminds me of the movie âCivil Warâ that was released last year⌠Brutal and would definitely be Rated R if this was released as a movie in the US. Iâm really glad we took the time to check out our local library after 2 years of living hereâŚThe future of European Basketball is being written in front of our eyes
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Some really interesting developments for European Basketball: NBA Europe The NBA officially announced that theyâre looking at creating a league in Europe â which has been rumored for 30 years, with a big increase of rumors these past few months. Thereâs a lot thatâs still up in the air between FIBA vs Euroleague, and the NBA announcing this in partnership with FIBA. But the future of European Basketball is definitely going ti be defined by this, whether it works or not.A Fantasy Baseball update
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
A Fantasy Baseball update: My draft was on Sunday, mid-afternoon, so I had to draft using the Yahoo Mobile App, while being out and about, hanging out with friends. Here’s what I got â wish me luck! Batters: Salvador Perez Luis Arraez Maikel Garcia Max Muncy CJ Abrams Jackson Merrill Michael Harris II Nolan Jones Shohei Ohtani (Batter) Vinnie Pasquantino Matt Chapman Yandy DĂaz Carlos Correa Connor Norby Evan Carter Pitchers:đş Onside: Major League Soccer â˝ď¸
Monday, March 10, 2025
Recently finished Onside: Major League Soccer, the documentary series on TV+ about the past MLS season. It was a nice and refreshing view compared to team-specific documentaries I’ve seen in the football (â˝ď¸) world, and I really enjoyed the variety of discovering different teams, personalities, and players! For someone like me, based in Europe, it was super useful to learn more about this league and its personalities. I wish more teams were covered, but I’m assuming that this would be the case if the show was to get renewed for another few seasons… MLS has definitely had the perception of being the “soon-to-be in the Top 5 of football leagues in the world” for 15 years now and we’re still waiting to see it happen, but at least the marketing has been good and the level of play has increased significantly.Paris Basketball v JDA Dijon (Coupe de France - Quarter finals)
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Well⌠@ACMomento doesnât yet support the basketball âCoupe de Franceâ but last night was a nice and simple victory against JDA Dijon in the Quarter Finals round. Yesterdayâs 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:My friend wrote a book, while battling brain cancer!
Friday, November 29, 2024
đ 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, weâve been friends, and Iâm grateful to have him as both a friend and a mentor in my professional life.About Apple News+ đ°
Thursday, November 21, 2024
For national, world, and general interest news, Apple News is really good. (âŚ) itâs truly excellent. And a News+ subscription gets you access to a bunch of great publications with paywalls on the web. My wife and I are on the bundled package which includes Fitness+, News+, TV+, and a bunch of iCloud storage and we havenât looked back. I donât use Apple News+ as much as Iâd like purely because I also have RSS/social + occasionally open the NYTimes app or The Athletic.Micro.Blog to Bluesky/Mastodon/Fediverse (and Threads too!)
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Another post inspired by @Manton, as I continue to read my way through my subscribed feeds: I’m Tibz on most socials, @tibz.blog on Bluesky, and @tibz@micro.blog on Mastodon / @iTibz on Threads. These are all managed by Micro.blog. âAre you getting it? These are not three separate accounts⌠This is one place to post. And weâre calling it a blog.â 𤪠I’ve been loving the idea of Micro.Blog since its inception, but over the past few years, it’s really become a super interesting, powerful, and simple way for me to manage my personal online presence!The Foursquare City Guide App is closing on Dec 15th
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Getting ready to say goodbye to Foursquare, an app Iâve used almost daily since its earlier form back in 2009 between my time studying and working and living in the UK, then in San Francisco, Paris, and my native French Riviera. Back then I used to check-in to places I visited from the mobile browser of my Nokia blackberry knockoff (E63) (2009-2011), then an Android phone (2011-2013), and finally from the dedicated iPhone apps (2013+).Paris Basketball doubleheader
Sunday, October 6, 2024
Getting this basketball doubleheader started with @ParisBasketball Womenâs first home game (for their inaugural season). Our new womenâs team is in the fourth tier but weâre hoping theyâll climb the ranks over the next few years. Love the example it sets for our daughters to have role models to look up to just a few minutes away from home!Things I like: Fixtured (a Sports calendar app)
Saturday, September 28, 2024
The Problem As a sports fan following different teams/leagues/sports, keeping track of “what game is on today?” or “I have some free time on Sunday, is there anything good on?” has been a STRUGGLE these past few years. Usually, there are existing apps you can use, mostly for â˝ď¸. Or Sports Media apps (like L’Equipe here in France, or The Athletic, or ESPN) etc. But these aren’t great for the purpose of knowing - What is on?My 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Results
Sunday, September 1, 2024
đ Iâve been running a league with a few friends for the past 5 years or so, and even won in my 3rd year! Hereâs my team as we get ready for the season next weekend!âThe Creatorâ - movie review
Saturday, August 31, 2024
âThe Creatorâ - 3.5/5 Glad enough enough time has passed that I could form my own opinion of this movie. Quite liked it and visually/conceptually it was really interesting!# John Mayer (Solo, Live in Paris)
Monday, March 25, 2024
đś About last night: My all-time favorite artist (John Mayer) playing his very first concert in Paris. It was my second time seeing John after attending the Paradise Valley tour back in 2013 It was really cool to see him take the stage by himself for 2 hours! John played mostly acoustic, but it was an opportunity to hear songs from every single album he put out (with the additions of In Your Atmosphere and his iconic Free Fallin' cover!NYTimes: The Call and Matthew Perryâs death
Thursday, November 2, 2023
The Call If youâre fortunate to live long enough, eventually you get The Call. Sometimes itâs an actual call, sometimes a social media post or a conversation on the street. But the message is the same: A friend of your youth has died. The death of Matthew Perry was sad for all the reasons it is sad when a gifted, nimble, charming performer who has shared his struggles dies too young.Freelance and looking for work
Saturday, August 5, 2023
đđź Itâs been a few months since Iâve gotten back to freelancing and I wanted to share that I have some availability between now and the end of the year. đź Iâm looking for additional work in Customer Success / Product Marketing starting at the end of August. đđťââď¸Iâm flexible but typically specialize in early stage startups and small companies looking for a Jack-of-all-trade profile, across a wide range of industries.AO Scott on ending his career as a Film Critic
Monday, March 20, 2023
Iâm not a fan of modern fandom. This isnât only because Iâve been swarmed on Twitter by angry devotees of Marvel and DC and (more recently) âTop Gun: Maverickâ and âEverything Everywhere All at Once.â Itâs more that the behavior of these social media hordes represents an anti-democratic, anti-intellectual mind-set that is harmful to the cause of art and antithetical to the spirit of movies. Fan culture is rooted in conformity, obedience, group identity and mob behavior, and its rise mirrors and models the spread of intolerant, authoritarian, aggressive tendencies in our politics and our communal life.Day 11 of the March Photoblogging Challenge
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Day 11 of the March Photoblogging Challenge: “gimrack”. I had to look up what it means, and it turns out it’s similar to knickknack. My favorite one is this framed letter that Shana wrote after our first date, when I got home and she was traveling for work. Our first date was in London on Feb. 14th 2017, and our second date was a month later in Amsterdam for an extended weekend together.Letâs continue helping Tweetbot and Twitterrific
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Letâs continue helping Tweetbot and Twitterrific, the small indie developers who have given so much to our early-Twitter community of the 2010s-2020s: If youâre a subscriber to either Tweetbot or Twitterrific, you can help them out with three simple steps: Reinstall the app if youâve already deleted it; otherwise, make sure youâre running the latest version. Tap the âI Donât Need a Refundâ button. Feel good and go buy yourself a treat, knowing you helped the good folks at a small company whose work youâve appreciated (and will continue to).Work Update:
Thursday, February 9, 2023
đŁ đź Iâve been thinking of how best to apply my skills and help companies grow. I can add a lot of value to a team focused on business & product but that hasnât had the chance to think about how to support customers and how to onboard new users. My sweet spot is early-stage startups and companies that need to set up and launch their customer experience: setting up their support strategy, help desk, help center, segmenting the customer base and understanding how to educate users in the best practices, how to use features, how to make sure they make the most out of a given product, all the way to community building.The Guardian, on AS Monacoâs youth talent factory!
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Really enjoyed this piece on my childhood club: AS Monaco đ˛đ¨ The Monaco academy boasts a star-studded list of alumni: World Cup winners Thierry Henry, Emmanuel Petit, Lilian Thuram, David Trezeguet and Kylian MbappĂŠ all graduated from the club. When Monaco tinkered with their successful formula of youth development, signing Radamel Falcao and James RodrĂguez for big money, they won Ligue 1 and reached the Champions League semi-finals [â ]Tech Layoffs, myself included:
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Shoutout to employers making missteps Layoffs are among the most challenging life experiences, causing more psychological stress than even divorce, according to one study. Losing a job can upend workersâ finances and their sense of self, and layoffs in the world of remote work have in many cases been especially destabilizing, with employer missteps fueling uncertainty and unnecessary unknowns. [â ] Felt this part a lot too: Last year ended with job cuts across tech behemoths [âŚ] For many of these companies, these cuts followed years of free-flowing perks and flexible work arrangements that were part of what was called a âwar for talent.Watched: December 2022 / January 2023
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Been making great use of @Letterboxd these past few weeks đ¤ŠReading: âThe Unfoldingâ by A.M. Homes
Monday, January 2, 2023
This was too relatable considering my current personal situation and professional predicament. âRight now you’re in a very specific moment. It’s called liminal space. You’re in the ambiguous or disoriented phase, also known as the middle of a rite of passage. Part of that is just growing up, but it also has to do with what you found out. Now you’re transforming, incorporating that information into your identity. It can be scary, like free-falling.â˝ď¸â˝ď¸â˝ď¸
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
âWout Weghorst briefly went supernovaâ âWhatâs your favorite part? Mine is the bit where Cristiano Ronaldo walks down the tunnel, crying.â âNext, Morocco gets to play its other former colonizer, France, for a chance to complete the re-enactment of its own liberation.â âMbappĂŠ has been romping through this World Cup with supreme Meryl Streep Doing Community Theater energyâthe talent so vast, the stage so small.Kylian MbappĂŠ almost played for Chelsea
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
âThe letter is typed on AS Bondy headed paper, dated 17 May 2011. It gives permission for a 12-year-old French boy named Kylian Mbappe to attend a four-day trial the following week. Mbappe was on his way to Chelsea.â {â }The Athletic: Remembering Grant Wahl
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
âHis raw copy was as clean as a Lionel Messi first touch, and the ideas within it always crystal-clear and refined.â â˝ď¸ đŻď¸ The Athletic: Remembering Grant WahlLime scooters lobbying efforts.
Thursday, November 10, 2022
I just received this email and I’m unsure how I feel about this… On the one hand it’s a bit chaotic, on the other it’s very convenient, and allows more people to find alternative transportation methods compared to the Metro/Taxis/Uber. But emailing your customer base without giving them facts is equivalent to sharing fake news and masking ‘opinion-as-fact’ in a way that is reminiscent of US Republicans and far-right politicians.Waking up is hard to doâŚ
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
As I pointed out three years ago, if you woke up on a Casper mattress, worked out with a Peloton, _Uber_ed to a WeWork, ordered on DoorDash for lunch, took a Lyft home, and ordered dinner through Postmates only to realize your partner had already started on a Blue Apron meal, your household had, in one day, interacted with eight unprofitable companies that collectively lost about $15 billion in one year.