Guillaume (G) Belrose
@gbelrose.bsky.social
Engineer at Equal Experts. From Martinique (French Caribbean), now based in Johannesburg (South Africa). I like to learn things, build stuff and help others. Dad to 2 wonderful kids.
Hello England. I have missed your clouds.
June 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Hello England. I have missed your clouds.
Cape Town as always was lovely. Great co working day with Equal Experts.
April 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Cape Town as always was lovely. Great co working day with Equal Experts.
Wow Arsenal!!!
February 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Wow Arsenal!!!
I see more and more #EVs in Johannesburg. I have spotted a few BYDs, the charging stations at my local shopping mall are more often than not busy with cars charging and just this morning there were 3 Vapour Grey #EX30 (mine included) stopped next to each other at a traffic light in Houghton.
January 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This is quite an insightful read if you use dbt: www.getdbt.com/blog/dbt-lab.... SDF's compiler tool chain surely has interesting properties
dbt Labs acquires SDF Labs to accelerate the dbt developer experience | dbt Labs
New tech will significantly improve performance, enhance developer ergonomics, and bring rich new metadata to dbt.
www.getdbt.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:23 AM
This is quite an insightful read if you use dbt: www.getdbt.com/blog/dbt-lab.... SDF's compiler tool chain surely has interesting properties
It’s back to work week in Joburg. Traffic is going to get worse and the roads near me are filled with potholes. Many traffic lights are out of order because of rain damage.
January 13, 2025 at 6:26 AM
It’s back to work week in Joburg. Traffic is going to get worse and the roads near me are filled with potholes. Many traffic lights are out of order because of rain damage.
Bonne année!!! Happy new year!!! To a great 2025!!!!
January 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Bonne année!!! Happy new year!!! To a great 2025!!!!
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I’m looking for a co-founder and funding to scale up The Progress Playbook, which I think has a lot of potential (yes I’m biased…)
If you’re interested, please email me at Nick.hedley@theprogressplaybook.com
Happy holidays!
If you’re interested, please email me at Nick.hedley@theprogressplaybook.com
Happy holidays!
December 29, 2024 at 5:36 PM
I’m looking for a co-founder and funding to scale up The Progress Playbook, which I think has a lot of potential (yes I’m biased…)
If you’re interested, please email me at Nick.hedley@theprogressplaybook.com
Happy holidays!
If you’re interested, please email me at Nick.hedley@theprogressplaybook.com
Happy holidays!
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From 500k BEVs in 2014 to 50M in 2024, that’s a staggering 100x growth in a decade! 🚀⚡ In case anyone still doubts it, the electric revolution is here, driven by innovation, affordability, & the shift to sustainability. No matter how hard legacy tries, they can't stop the tide of change. 🔋 #EVs #BEV
Shifting Gears: A Decade of EV Growth
In just a decade, electric vehicles (EVs) have transformed from a niche market to a driving force in the global automotive industry. The rapid adoption of EVs reflects advancements in technology, decr...
evcurvefuturist.com
December 29, 2024 at 3:11 AM
From 500k BEVs in 2014 to 50M in 2024, that’s a staggering 100x growth in a decade! 🚀⚡ In case anyone still doubts it, the electric revolution is here, driven by innovation, affordability, & the shift to sustainability. No matter how hard legacy tries, they can't stop the tide of change. 🔋 #EVs #BEV
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Electrek’s EV of 2024: The Volvo EX30
Electrek’s EV of 2024: The Volvo EX30
2024’s Electrek EV of the year will again be controversial: The Volvo EX30. The svelt car from the Swedish brand that is owned by a Chinese company tops our list because it embodies the future of EVs. The EX30 was originally going to be made in only in…
electrek.co
December 27, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Electrek’s EV of 2024: The Volvo EX30
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Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Magician: Check your left pants pocket
Magician: Check your left pants pocket
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Designer: It's actually called whitespace
Designer: It's actually called whitespace
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Novelist: I could, but it's going to have a lot more impact if you figure it out yourself.
Novelist: I could, but it's going to have a lot more impact if you figure it out yourself.
December 22, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Magician: Check your left pants pocket
Magician: Check your left pants pocket
As someone who works in tech, I am finding Harari’s Nexus book to be quite insightful. I am not a big fan of Gen AI for everything, but he brings very interesting points about AI that I was not aware of. Guard rails are so crucial
December 26, 2024 at 12:11 PM
As someone who works in tech, I am finding Harari’s Nexus book to be quite insightful. I am not a big fan of Gen AI for everything, but he brings very interesting points about AI that I was not aware of. Guard rails are so crucial
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A lot of new accounts are joining Bluesky, and many of them are scammers and trolls. If we want to keep this place from turning into Twitter, remember: don’t engage with trolls…just block them.
PASS IT ON
PASS IT ON
December 10, 2024 at 5:42 PM
A lot of new accounts are joining Bluesky, and many of them are scammers and trolls. If we want to keep this place from turning into Twitter, remember: don’t engage with trolls…just block them.
PASS IT ON
PASS IT ON
Time to wrap up with work for 2024. Looking back, we did quite cool things in my team. Personally did a lot of internal presentations at John Lewis, presented at one conference in Cape Town and a Meetup in Joburg. Lots of SQL, dbt, Python, Airflow and Tableau to keep me busy #dataengineering
December 20, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Time to wrap up with work for 2024. Looking back, we did quite cool things in my team. Personally did a lot of internal presentations at John Lewis, presented at one conference in Cape Town and a Meetup in Joburg. Lots of SQL, dbt, Python, Airflow and Tableau to keep me busy #dataengineering
We are stuck in Mauritius for a little bit longer courtesy of the refuelling issues at OR Tambo back in Joburg.
December 9, 2024 at 2:04 PM
We are stuck in Mauritius for a little bit longer courtesy of the refuelling issues at OR Tambo back in Joburg.
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Pretty fascinating that in The Netherlands growth at Volvo is simply astonishing, all thanks to #EX30
#alwaysbecharging
#alwaysbecharging
December 8, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Pretty fascinating that in The Netherlands growth at Volvo is simply astonishing, all thanks to #EX30
#alwaysbecharging
#alwaysbecharging
South African Airways is using Varnish with is a very good and optimised caching solution. However this morning's online check-in is giving me some guru meditation vibes.
December 2, 2024 at 9:09 AM
South African Airways is using Varnish with is a very good and optimised caching solution. However this morning's online check-in is giving me some guru meditation vibes.
I’ve made the crucial mistake of going to Sandton City while the Black Fridays specials are still on and people just got paid. I was there early and so was the entire province. It was sooooo busy. Never seen so many people on my life.
December 1, 2024 at 10:49 AM
I’ve made the crucial mistake of going to Sandton City while the Black Fridays specials are still on and people just got paid. I was there early and so was the entire province. It was sooooo busy. Never seen so many people on my life.
With a warm climate and relaxed driving you can get quite far on a full charge. Here is my EV at 90% charge. People worry range as if they drive Joburg to Durban everyday. Some do but most don’t. Most daily trips are much shorter than that.
November 30, 2024 at 4:57 AM
With a warm climate and relaxed driving you can get quite far on a full charge. Here is my EV at 90% charge. People worry range as if they drive Joburg to Durban everyday. Some do but most don’t. Most daily trips are much shorter than that.
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#FoxOfTheDay 🦊
A delightful image of Fox cubs holding onto each other’s tails. 💚
📸 Credit: Tavistock Photo.
#WildlifePhotography #Nature #Foxes
A delightful image of Fox cubs holding onto each other’s tails. 💚
📸 Credit: Tavistock Photo.
#WildlifePhotography #Nature #Foxes
November 29, 2024 at 12:12 PM
#FoxOfTheDay 🦊
A delightful image of Fox cubs holding onto each other’s tails. 💚
📸 Credit: Tavistock Photo.
#WildlifePhotography #Nature #Foxes
A delightful image of Fox cubs holding onto each other’s tails. 💚
📸 Credit: Tavistock Photo.
#WildlifePhotography #Nature #Foxes
South Africa has very high solar pv power potential. Yesterday my panels were blasting just under 6kWp. So I am glad to see things like this happening: mybroadband.co.za/news/motorin... #ev #ex30 I also like the pic of the cute Volvo wrapped in the Sweedish flag.
Goodbye Eskom — Photos of South Africa’s first off-grid electric car charging station
Charge, formerly known as Zero Carbon Charge, launched the first of 120 planned off-grid passenger electric car charging stations in the North West.
mybroadband.co.za
November 29, 2024 at 4:32 AM
South Africa has very high solar pv power potential. Yesterday my panels were blasting just under 6kWp. So I am glad to see things like this happening: mybroadband.co.za/news/motorin... #ev #ex30 I also like the pic of the cute Volvo wrapped in the Sweedish flag.
I have now driven my EV (Volvo #ex30) for over 4000 kms. All my recharges so far have been solar powered (home, Morningside shopping centre, Sun City resort). And all my charging away from home has been free.
November 28, 2024 at 4:25 PM
I have now driven my EV (Volvo #ex30) for over 4000 kms. All my recharges so far have been solar powered (home, Morningside shopping centre, Sun City resort). And all my charging away from home has been free.
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Make it a PURPLE 💜 Black Friday by buying your KotlinConf regular and workshop tickets with some really nice discounts! Only valid Thursday 28th, Friday 29th November!
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KotlinConf is the official Kotlin conference by JetBrains. It is a place for the community to gather and discuss all things Kotlin.
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November 28, 2024 at 8:58 AM
Make it a PURPLE 💜 Black Friday by buying your KotlinConf regular and workshop tickets with some really nice discounts! Only valid Thursday 28th, Friday 29th November!
kotlinconf.com
kotlinconf.com
dbt incremental models can be quite useful for optimisation. However, time-based incremental models can cause hard to debug issues when data arrives late or in an incorrect order. More often than not, I recommend full refresh models as they are quite a bit more predictable #dataengineering #dbt
November 28, 2024 at 8:46 AM
dbt incremental models can be quite useful for optimisation. However, time-based incremental models can cause hard to debug issues when data arrives late or in an incorrect order. More often than not, I recommend full refresh models as they are quite a bit more predictable #dataengineering #dbt
For row-level data quality checks with dbt this is actually pretty good: github.com/AxelThevenot...
GitHub - AxelThevenot/dbt-assertions at 1.4.0
Package to assert rows in-line with dbt macros. Contribute to AxelThevenot/dbt-assertions development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:34 AM
For row-level data quality checks with dbt this is actually pretty good: github.com/AxelThevenot...