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@_DanielSinclair Is this Chinese robot making a jardin à la française somewhere in the US? Gotta love globalization.

You need to be Chinese bot maxxing

@morganknutson Same vibe x.com/ArielRenous/st…

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@simonsarris A telltale is when interviewer and interviewee will just use a common acquaintance's first name and never explicit who that person is supposed to be. "IYKYK", ingroup vibe that says a lot about the echo chamber. Not sure if they're even aware of it.

I think if you want to make a new tech show you need to do something very different. At a minimum veer wildly off the interview circuit of the same 100 people 1000 times. Right now it's like recreating the inbred dullness of the old media from scratch.

@michaelmiraflor Publication-level bundling can be worked out but it's a different thing entirely imo Every (@nbaschez) had a good piece on this a few years ago: every.to/divinations/bu…

@michaelmiraflor It would certainly benefit Substack, but also devalue the best publications that already command a premium on their own. Willingness to pay is a good proxy for the value someone gets from reading a particular newsletter, and it would all get blurred in a buffet model.

Substack could start a $99/month all you can eat subscription pass and make a killing overnight. Access to good content adds up.

It’s not just new, it’s newspeak

@bizbreakdowns Fyi: wrong links here

Today, Givaudan dominates the flavor and fragrance market. Prior to the 1700s, scent was a luxury and artisanal craft. Enter the Chiris family, who realized their home of Grasse, France, had “natural resources” (strong scented flowers) to become the perfume capital of the world. By the 1800s, both the scent and taste markets were benefiting from global influence. Travel introduces new discoveries and elaborate mixes and international sourcing. In 1895, Givaudan entered the market just as chemistry exploded into the market. The company evolved from perfume into flavors in 1948 and continues to compound through acquisitions and innovations until today. We break down the history, the market, and this fascinating business today. Our guest, Jérémie Fastnacht of Banque de Luxembourg Investments, shares the knowledge. Enjoy!

I dare you to find a more French song than this song about cheese. open.spotify.com/track/33Syhd3g…

@maxloisel Another one bites the dust

Le groupe Vox Media se préparerait à vendre ses marques (New York Magazine, The Verge, Eater…) à la découpe. Changement d’ère pour ce groupe média emblématique des années 2010

@PlusLibQ Sur le même thème, en français, et avec un angle sans doute un peu plus philosophique (je n'ai pas encore lu le livre de Brand), j'ai beaucoup aimé Le soin des choses. Politiques de la maintenance, de Jérôme Denis and David Pointille. Il a une riche bibliographie.

Stewart Brand ouvre son récént livre par cette thèse simple : l'art essentiel de la civilisation c'est la maintenance. Tout ce qui nous entoure, des ponts aux canalisations, des réacteurs aux tapis roulants, exige un entretien constant, ingrat, invisible. Et parce qu'il est invisible on le reporte, on le sous-finance, on l'oublie. Puis un jour tout casse tout s'arrête et c'est la panique, la dépense et la recherche de coupables. Les tapis roulants de Châtelet... remis en service après des travaux d'été, retombés en panne en qq semaines. Diagnostic : défaut de fabrication des palettes. Donc remplacement des 2 400 pièces. Problème : les pièces n'existent plus sur le marché. Il faut trouver un nouveau fournisseur, concevoir un moule, fabriquer en série, contrôler la qualité, livrer, installer. Bilan un an d'arrêt pr un couloir de 160m emprunté par des dizaines de milliers de personnes chaque jour. Brand raconte l'histoire fascinante de la Statue de la Liberté, passée d'une administration à l'autre pdt un siècle, chaque transfert brisant la continuité de la surveillance et de l'entretien. Résultat la moitié de l'armature en fer rongée par la corrosion, un tiers des 12 000 rivets endommagés ou manquants, le tout découvert au dernier moment, restauration d'urgence à 1,5 milliard de dollars. La RATP reproduit le même schéma en miniature. On installe des équipements, on perd le fil de leur entretien, on découvre tardivement que le constructeur a disparu du réseau, que les pièces sont introuvables, que personne n'a anticipé le cycle de remplacement. Le paradoxe de Brand est cruel : la maintenance est absolument nécessaire et la maintenance est optionnelle. Facile à reporter, impossible à éviter. On la reporte puis on la paie 10 fois plus cher en urgence, en désorganisation, et en confiance perdue. Un an de tapis roulants immobiles dans la plus grande station de correspondance de Paris, faute d'avoir stocké des palettes de rechange ou maintenu une relation avec un fournisseur capable de les produire. C'est de la négligence structurelle devenue mode de gestion, comme à la Tour Eiffel.

@thedulab Glad you enjoyed our beautiful Paris. It has its flaws, like all cities (homelesness and mental illness are unfortunately not rare) but it's a nice place to live nonetheless. As a side note: you for sure will not meet the permanent underclass in the Marais.

Some personal observations. Everyone is generally friendly and open to conversation. Clean and well maintained public spaces. Occasional homeless sighting but rare. Zero mental illness on the subway. Didn’t see any pickpocket type stuff and felt completely safe walking at night Talked to a handful of everyday people too. Both transplants and natives, 20’s and 30’s working in retail, cafes, etc. Pleasantly fascinated by how positively they all spoke about their lives. Said they were paying ~$1k for a 1br apartment, up to $1.5k in the more posh and central areas. Despite the relatively lower salaries, common sentiment was “I love it here” and you could tell it was genuine Honestly such a life changing trip. Every stereotype turned out to be untrue. Definitely my new favorite European city by a mile and will surely be back often. Can’t wait to get home to NYC and continue the adventure Final comments. Boulangeries are top 3 greatest inventions of all time. Bastille is the best neighborhood to stay in. No tipping culture will be desperately missed. Hot people exude an entirely different aura here. You can just drink wine with friends outside of a tiny Le Marais bistro with Tame Impala’s End of Summer adorning the scene during a random weekday evening in the permanent underclass and nothing bad will happen

@zeldapoem "savoir-vivre" actually has more to do with politeness and etiquette. You could say "il sait vivre" (he knows how to live) as a turn of phrase but as a noun it's more restrictive.

Language shapes your reality, and French has a LOT of ways to describe the art of living well: > "bon vivant" -- someone who savors good food and good company > "flaneur" -- someone who strolls the city with no destination and who observes his surroundings in a dream-like state > "joie de vivre" -- feeling delighted about being alive > "savoir-vivre" -- graceful living, finding pleasure in the small things > "insouciance" -- the lightness of a mind free of concerns

"you better not be a pensive speckled stoneware bottle when I get there"

@jaesmail Feel like @IShepherd and team at Electrify are doing well. I find most of their posts informative, with some BTS insights into the business and numbers. Not sure if it's driving leads (they address YouTubers, who might not spend much time on LI) but the content overall is good.

Do you know anyone that plays the LinkedIn game well? They’re getting distribution/driving leads but they don’t sound like hustle slop?

Also interesting to observe micro-trends on second-hand apps. For example Lumax glass ashtrays (yes it's niche) can command high prices just because the model was supposedly designed by Perriand. So small items can serve as entry points into a designer's work in that way.

If you know how to use Google Lens and have the car and the time to move around, there's probably a lot to do. Buy, curate, bring context. Just be aware that "mispriced" is a fuzzy concept and your buyer group may be super premium but is also very small.

There are many factors to this. Lack of space - especially in cities. Logistics - mispriced gems like these are often sold by older people in remote areas who can't or don't want, to handle the logistics. Many Parisian stairs can't even accomodate this stuff.