Apr 29“I Will Adapt”A few years ago (don’t ask me exactly when), I started watching Star Trek as my “goodnight” TV series. I chose it because it was entertaining enough but not so fascinating that I would stay up watching episode after episode. Well, that worked out pretty well for TOS and the…Adhd5 min readAdhd5 min read
Feb 17RIP EricaÇa peut finir comme ça Une vie de chat Au Tierspital Le jardin a fait place A une cage à oxygène La liberté Aux machines Tu n’es déjà plus là Même si ton coeur bat Tu as fait de ton mieux Et nous aussi Mais ça n’a pas suffi Entre…Cats2 min readCats2 min read
Dec 31, 2022Looking at 2022I haven’t written in ages (a familiar refrain) and figured I would use the pretext of 2022 coming to a close to jot a few things down. No particular order, just follow my brain. I’m still listening to a lot of podcasts. Here are some: Meta de choc, On The…Podcasts4 min readPodcasts4 min read
Nov 20, 2022Twitter Exodus and MastodonMy online world is abuzz with people leaving Twitter, discussing Twitter, discussing what Elon Musk is doing with Twitter and its employees, and how Mastodon is going to deal with the influx of Twitter refugees, in a September that never ended kind of way. Clearly, my Twitter usage has seriously…Mastodon3 min readMastodon3 min read
Aug 14, 2022Traitez d’abord les mails récents au retour de vacances!Quand vous revenez de vacances ou d’absence et que vous êtes devant une pile de mails, traitez les mails les plus récents en premier. Je réalise régulièrement que cette façon de procéder ne va pas forcément de soi. …Email2 min readEmail2 min read
Aug 4, 2022Paradoxe ou punition?Que faire quand on a tendance à “zapper” des choses qu’on devrait faire, quotidiennement par exemple? La vaisselle, se doucher, préparer ses affaires, passer le fil dentaire, répéter son voc allemand… Généralement, on tente par tous les moyens de se pousser à “faire”. On met des rappels. On construit des…Palo Alto4 min readPalo Alto4 min read
Jul 13, 202222 Years AgoI actually remember the moment precisely. I was on my brother’s computer, in his room, fooling around online. I had been staying at his place since I got back from my year in India a few weeks earlier. I was still in a kind of reverse culture shock haze. A…2 min read2 min read
Jun 19, 2022HeatwaveIt’s 9am, Sunday morning. I’m back in my flat to check the temperature. It’s creeping up already. I close everything up and shed a tear. I got the temperature under 27°C this morning. Downstairs, in the coworking space I’m lucky to be able to hang out in, it’s nearly 1°C…Climate3 min readClimate3 min read
Jun 11, 2022Regarder passer le mondeEn anglais, on dit “watching the world go by”. J’aime beaucoup cette expression. …3 min read3 min read
Jun 10, 2022The Job Market: Finding Where To Fit InI’ve been looking for a new job for a while now. And with time — and a few interviews — and rejections — I’ve come to an understanding of one thing that is making things tricky for me. …Employment3 min readEmployment3 min read
