Week in review on a Tuesday. Last week was a little bit busy, on the professional side it was a normal week. Some coding, reviewing, planning and similar tasks. However, on the personal and urban sides it was an extraordinary one. I got to go to Paris for the Olympics.
We went to Paris for the weekend, and spent Friday walking around the city, getting to see some of the venues that are scatter around the center. Having the venues integrated into the city, and re-using some non-sporting places into sporting venues is a great idea. It makes the city feel part of the games, rather than just being a host and having dedicated stadiums. As it was shown during the opening ceremony, the city is indeed the stage for the games.
Personally, I really liked the way they approach the cauldron. It is very representative to have it flying over the city. Also, making sure that it is no longer burning fuel, and using a visual effect is a great idea. In 2024 burning fuel for two weeks straight is not a good idea.
Saturday was a day of tennis. We got to see some matches at Roland-Garros, and it was a great experience. We were very fortunate as we got great seats, and great matches. Along some of the players that were playing, we got to see Jasmine Paolini, who recently got to the Wimbledon final; Carlos Alcaraz, who won the last Wimbledon; and the doubles match of the US team, with Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula. The surprise of the day was the match between Jaqueline Cristian vs. Caroline Garcia, where the Romanian player won in a very close match. It was a great day of tennis.
Finally, Sunday was a day to walk around the city, go for some good french food, and get back home. As I took my camera with me, I got to take some photos, I hope you enjoy them and the rest of the links that I found during the week.
Now I'll get back to keep watching the games. Have a great week!
Photos
Data
- Tennis Grand Slam Championships, Champion vs Runner-up, ATP // Data on Grand Slam Championships. Very appropriate for the week.
- Tennis Grand Slam Championships, Champion vs Runner-up, WTA // Data on Grand Slam Championships. Very appropriate for the week.
Mastodon
- Dreamy…
- Whether creating web pages, writing reviews, contributing conversations, volunteering for moderation, posting photos, or making video essays, every major tech company is built from unpaid labor by the public and taxpayer-funded research.And their ownership should reflect this.
- Just noticed “Thou shalt have no other gods before me” is the spiritual predecessor for “Ignore all previous instructions”.
- 🚏 🧑🏼🦼 🕴🏿 👬🏽👫🏻🧑🏿🦯 🧑🦼
- My favourite toy that we’ve bought our toddler so far: SumBlox, proportional number blocks. The 2 is twice the height of the 1, etc. Can’t wait to demonstrate lots of maths using them.#math #maths #toys
- Sometimes the tests test the code and sometimes the code tests the tests
- Rare photo of a roundabout reproducing through mitosis
- Software needs to have Easter eggs again
- Repairing CrowdStrike PCs
Web
- Physicist, 98, honoured with doctorate 75 years after groundbreaking discovery // Academia and family. Give it a read and get to know Rosemary Fowler whom discovered the kaon particle.