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Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

Holding on to the last of the sun.

#sunset #paragliding #lake

The sun between 2 fingers with a lake in the background, at sunset, taken from a paraglider flying at altitude. The wing tip and suspension lines can be seen in the foreground.

June 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

Rainbo Club Chicago - 2002. Tag anyone you know on this poster !

I'm there :-)

#Rainbo #Club #Chicago

April 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

This makes me sad. It is wrong on so many levels...

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Mar 28

“People should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions.” @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social and @shaneharris.bsky.social share the group chat in which officials planned strikes on Yemen: theatln.tc/uXU1g37J

March 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

I nap everyday for 5 to 8 minutes about 1.30pm. It's Transforming. Are you napping?

theconversation.com/can-a-daily-...

Can a daily nap do more harm than good? A sleep researcher explains

To nap effectively, both the timing and environment matter.

theconversation.com

March 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

@thecure.com in the Tube

March 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

There are 2 types of #paragliding pilots: those that have landed in a tree and those that will land in a #tree. @xcmag.bsky.social showing us what to do when it eventually happens to you…

Useful, I am still in the second category :-)

xcmag.com/fly-better/s...

How to: Manage a tree landing

Learn how to safely manage a tree landing while paragliding. Ten essential tips to prepare for when you find yourself hanging in a tree.

xcmag.com

March 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

That’s an exciting project for #europe, #transport and #sustainanility!

www.fastcompany.com/91296348/sta...

This ambitious proposal would radically reinvent Europe’s rail system

Starline is a new high-speed rail network concept from think tank 21st Europe that aims to make Europe stronger and more connected.

www.fastcompany.com

March 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

A must exhibition if you can. Cult magazine "The Face" retrospective. I remember reading it every month when I first came to the UK thinking how amazingly cool my adopted country is!

#photography #london #theface

www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhi...

The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - National Portrait Gallery

The Face Magazine: Culture Shift, celebrates iconic fashion images and portraits from The Face, a trail-blazing youth culture and style magazine that has shaped the creative and cultural landscape in...

www.npg.org.uk

March 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

Rare enough to be reported about!

apnews.com/article/braz...

Man from uncontacted Indigenous tribe emerges in Amazon, and villagers demonstrate a lighter

In a rare encounter, a young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon, according to the country’s Indigenous affairs agency and local witnesses.

apnews.com

February 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM

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Art Deco Society UK

@artdecosocuk.bsky.social

#artdeco news: Lawrence Murray Dixon – the man who made the Magic City
www.ft.com/content/356d...

Lawrence Murray Dixon – the man who made the Magic City

The architect’s art deco gems helped define Miami. Many have been lost. Others still captivate

www.ft.com

February 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

Sunset and windsock.

#paragliding #morocco

Sun setting over the sea with a windsock on the foreground.

February 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

I do NOT welcome Gail's on #stokey Church street. We don't need another chain, even a posh, over-priced one, that will take business away from all the independent shops that make our corner of #london so unique.

Any #StokeNewington locals here, what do you think?

www.mylondon.news/news/north-l...

Residents divided as Gail's prepares to open bakery on 'posh' street

Months after uproar in Walthamstow, Gail's is opening in a North London street loved for its independent shops

www.mylondon.news

February 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

Interesting. Who's already built a custom feed, any tips?

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · Jan 31

Custom feed builder Graze is building a business on Bluesky, and investors are paying attention

A startup called Graze, which lets you build your own feeds for the Bluesky social network, has caught investors’ attention. In addition to offering tools to easily build, customize, publish, and manage Bluesky feeds, Graze will soon allow feed creators…

tcrn.ch

January 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

AI agents and the advent of Service-As-A-Software are said to have a significant impact on #MarTech in 2025.

Now, Jack Dorsey is entering this #AI space and with another #OpenSource product! Very interesting move and one to watch.

venturebeat.com/programming-...

Jack Dorsey is back with Goose, a new, ultra-simple open-source AI agent-building platform from his startup Block

Goose’s capabilities are enhanced through Block’s collaboration with Anthropic, a leading AI safety and research company.

venturebeat.com

January 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

Does anyone know how the carbon footprint of #Deepseek compare to the one of #ChatGpt or similar previous LLMs?

#ai #carbon #sustainability

January 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

Spotted in East #London. Love that @thecure.com are still advertising their albums the proper way. And for their LIVE album too :-)

@thecure-forever.bsky.social

The Cure wall billboard promoting their latest live album recorded at the troxy.

January 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

I love a #London canal in the sunshine.

January 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

How sadly predictable. Next: x fold racially motivated violence in the US.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

KKK distributes flyers in Kentucky telling immigrants to ‘leave now’

Documents, including phone number and invitation to ‘join us’, distributed same day Trump took office

www.theguardian.com

January 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

Who killed Laura Palmer?

January 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

The truth it out there. Or.. Up there?!

theconversation.com/do-aliens-ex...

#aliens #truth #xfiles #science

Do aliens exist? We studied what scientists really think

Only 10.2% of astrobiologists disagree with the claim that intelligent aliens likely exist.

theconversation.com

January 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

A true genius from Twin Peaks to the Straight story via Mulholland drive. Thank you for the head scratching entertainment.

RIP David Lynch, I hope you found the red room.

#davidlynch #director #cinema #rip

NPR @npr.org · Jan 16

His sinister, surreal vision of America made him a leading counterculture auteur — with movies such as "Blue Velvet," "Wild at Heart" and "Mulholland Drive," and the groundbreaking TV series "Twin Peaks."

David Lynch, who directed off-kilter classics, dies at 78

His sinister, surreal vision of America made him a leading counterculture auteur — with movies such as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Mulholland Drive, and the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks.

www.npr.org

January 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM

Laurentbon

@laurentbon.bsky.social

Did you know much about Jimmy Carter? This insightful story explains how skilful a politician he was, working towards peaceful outcomes.

Glad I learnt about this great man.

When Carter met Kim - and stopped a nuclear war
www.bbc.com/news/article...