Today in “America is not a serious country”: In this report about AI, they’re displaying the logos of differerent companies in the space, including France’s/Europe’s Le Chat from Mistral, however instead of the proper logo… they used the logo of a laundry detergent
Back to back frustrating defeats lately 😩 🏀
Tough one today
What a great opener:
The world can no longer trust American tech. If that sounds dramatic, take a step back and consider the facts.
The United States is a nation in the thrall of authoritarianism, owned and operated almost completely by a far-right doomsday cult intent on betraying every alliance, every contract, every promise it has ever made (…) its decision-making is either erratic and illogical or dictated by interests that cannot and will not align with any reasonable principles of freedom, social progress, or ethical governance.
Return to Adidas Arena to watch my @ParisBasketball team — another Euroleague win against Bayern Munich!
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!
Unsurprising but insane god-complex coming out of… you guessed it, Silicon Valley:
Zayner wants to create the next generation of pets. “I think, as a human species, it’s kind of our moral prerogative to level up animals”
Huge game tonight! Come on City! #RMAMCI @mancity @championsleague
We’re trailing by one goal but this is a return game in Madrid. Great lineup and hoping for a dominant 3-1 display to go through 🤞⚽️💪 🩵🤍
Absolute insanity from the US, unsurprisingly:
This executive order instructs federal employees of the federal government to ignore Supreme Court rulings and congressional actions if the President or Attorney General tell them to.
Tell me you’re trying to become a dictatorship without telling you’re trying to become a dictstorship.
John Gruber diving deep into the changes from Gulf of Mexico to the other name:
…until Trump’s executive action, there was no controversy, zero, none, nada, anywhere in the world, amongst any group of people, regarding the name of the Gulf of Mexico. (…) This whole thing, needless to say, sucks. It’s profoundly stupid, and the aspects that aren’t stupid are jingoistic.
Beyond the controversy, it’s a great dive into the ramifications of the decision, and a worthy analysis of the grand scheme of things. I swear, this shit is so tiring!
Bref 2: un éclair de génie ⚡️ ❤️🩹
2/17/25
☕️ I recently read an article by my friend @adders (from his apt-titled Coffee and Complexity) about how the climate crisis is affecting coffee prices. It’s something we’ve been noticing for a while now.
As someone who takes their at-home coffee seriously, I’ve seen the prices at my local roaster go up. She mentioned that the cost per kilo has risen above 10€ for the first time in the past 18 months. Despite the increase, brewing coffee at home is still more affordable than buying from a coffee shop or purchasing beans from those same places. And it’s obviously a million times better than office-coffee.
Our daily habits are connected to larger issues but this is a good reminder to appreciate that morning cup even more.
Wrapping up our yearly Birthdays-and-Anniversaire week with a long family walk and an unbelievable dinner
🎥 🍿 The Gorge ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A cool concept let down by a final act that went a bit too fast in terms of pacing in contrast with the exposition of the beginning of the movie.
Think Resident Evil x Annihilation x a RomCom
We don’t deserve @reckless.bsky.social
A lovely walk today to reset and reconnect with my wife and daughter. Also, some miscellaneous scenes at home :)
Finishing #Silo season 2 tonight. That article last year on the Verge was right: Apple TV+ definitely is the best place to watch great and unique Sci-fi
Omar Marmoush, what a guy! #MCINEW
Major FOMO on the newly launched Topps Series 1 but we’re trying to save money over the next few months, so… 🤷♂️
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 😊
I hate that the Substack notes feed is such a better microblogging feed, but a closed system en that is probablyy never coming to the open web
Finally took some time to update my /now page :)
Good news for those of us using GenAI on the regular ⚡️🔌🔋
Kendrick’s set was My Super Bowl. Incredible set and performance with many clever layers! For anyone who’s curious or wanting to discover more about it, there’s (already) a Dissect podcast episode ready to go.
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 (!)
🏀 An update on my Washington Oui-OuiZards:
There will be more misery in the months ahead. But that’s reason to be hopeful. In the NBA, short-term misery can lead to long-term elation.
Exciting game but tough #Euroleague defeat at home againstst the most in-form team of the 2025 calendar year.
Following up on the previous post:
More and more, the notion of the classic American breakfast—bacon, eggs, toast, milk, coffee, and a glass of orange juice—is beginning to seem like a snapshot of a bygone era. Not only is the supply of orange juice becoming shaky, but so is that of eggs, milk, and coffee (not to mention other goods, such as chocolate and olive oil). None of this means that we’ll have to go without these foods anytime soon. But for everyday Americans, it will likely mean having less.
It’s hard not to look at this with a cynical “the writing has been on the wall, and you could have done something to prevent it but now all you can do is prepare yourselves for a different world you’ll have to adapt to because you’ve acted so unreasonably for so long as a country — and to some extent for at least 2 generations.”