Alain Schlesser

Looking forward to an entire day full of informative sessions and fantastic networking with fellow #GDE s at the #GDESummit in Berlin.

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On my way to Berlin for #GoogleIOConnect and the #GDE summit later this week. Looking forward to meeting with all the fellow GDevs and catching up! 🙂

Sometimes, when my wife Carole and I take a selfie, we inadvertently trigger the camera's flash and that reveals our secret true selfs... 🫣
So, yes, it is true... Carole is a fairy and my name Alain is just a weak attempt at hiding that I'm an Alien!
Don't tell anyone! 🙊

CloudFest Hackathon 2025: An Event That's Hit Its Stride Now in its sixth year, the CloudFest Hackathon is a fully open-source, community-driven, and inclusive event where every project must contribute to the open web. When the event returns March 15-17 at…

CloudFest Hackathon 2025: An Event That's Hit Its Stride

Hi #WCAsia2025 friends,

I am always eager to improve and to learn what works and what doesn't, so I want to ask you all a favor. If you have attended my talk live during the event or have watched the live stream, I would love to get feedback.

👉 asia.wordcamp.org/2025/session...

I'll be on stage at #WCAsia2025 in less than an hour talking about the rapid paradigm shift #AI is bringing to human-machine interactions and how we produce and consume digital information.
Come join me in Meeting Room 11 (Dagohoy) and find out how to manage this transition! 👋

Half of it on my head, half of it gone a few years back... 😅

I put it in a ponytail for running.

I made it, first 10K run event for me! 🎉😅
Shout out to Ben Leow for the company and advice, and thanks to the organizers of the #CtrlAltRun event for an awesome event!

For attending from #WCAsia2025 #WCAsia attending #CtrlAltRun as well:
Let's do this! 👟🏃💪

After the Browser: AI Assistants as the New Gateway to Digital Services | WordCamp Asia 2025 We’re witnessing a fundamental shift in how humans interact with digital content. For decades, browsers have served as our gateway to the web, translating human intent into clicks, searches, …

What if browsers stop being our default "user agents" to engage with the digital world and instead we rely on individualized #AI agents to become our primary interface to digital services and content? 🤯

👉 Join me in Manila at #WCAsia to explore and discuss!

asia.wordcamp.org/2025/session...

Light switch with a built-in LCD panel showing a boot sequence.

I'm sure it's a very common problem when you cannot switch on the lights in your home office because your light switch crashed due to a faulty SSD on your automation controller... right? Right?

I got the fly more combo with the built-in screen controller, the extra batteries, etc...

The Flip itself is 249g. But then, it depends on what accessories you pack.

I'd definitely recommend the Flip, it solves for more use cases than the Neo.

It's basically usable as a camera assistant without any controller or prior setup, like tracking you in a shot or following you around.

This is the new DJI Flip. Main reasons for me to get this one (and your priorities might vary):
- fully autonomous with omnidirectional collision detection
- typical scenarios can be filmed without any controller at all (button on the drone to set up and start)
- usable with phone app when close

Having fun with the new drone... 😁

It's probably busy talking to copyright lawyers... 😉

An all-time favorite... #TheTimpsons ! 😅

CloudFest Hackathon Venue Visit CloudFest Hackathon venue visit Last week, part of the CloudFest Hackathon team embarked on a venue visit to Europa-Park to scout the Krønasår Hotel, our new home base for CloudFest Hackathon 2025

The #CloudFest Hackathon 2025 will take place in Krønasår, the stunning "Museum Hotel" next to #Rulantica in #EuropaPark.

Make sure to apply in time if you want to take part!

hackathon.cloudfest.com/cf-hackathon...

#CFHack #CFHack2025

There is an alternative version of the #boardgame called "Dorfromantik Sakura". It's not an extension, but a replacement.

The base mechanics are the same, so you can start right away. However, it is a little bit more difficult and grows into more complex mechanics through its campaign. 👍

Add discoverable JSON Schema for config files (e.g. `wp-cli.yml`) · Issue #5718 · wp-cli/wp-cli Feature Request Is your feature request directly related to a specific, existing command? No – this applies to configuration files for WP-CLI as described in https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook...

No, can't remember us having attempted to implement that. We do have an open issue for it, though: github.com/wp-cli/wp-cl...

We initially didn't know about the video game. They did a fantastic job with the conversion.

Overhead view of an ongoing board game of Dorfromantik, with the pieces assembled to form a large village.

Lazy #boardgame afternoon with "Dorfromantik" ♟️🎲🧩
This time we finally got the last achievement (a region with 3 flags worth 40 points or more), so now we've unlocked all the game mechanics. 🎉

LibSQL: SQLite for Modern Applications Learn about LibSQL, the Open Contribution fork of SQLite that was built by the team behind Turso.

Now, how about creating distributed islands of knowledge & context in turso.tech/libsql and allow for granular connection to one or more LLMs via the MCP protocol?
Could run fully locally with cached SQLite DBs and remote backups of context.
Sounds like the kind of project I want to build a POC for!

This ties back into the markdown question I raised two weeks ago: bsky.app/profile/schl...

Introducing the Model Context Protocol The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard for connecting AI assistants to the systems where data lives, including content repositories, business tools, and development environments. Its aim...

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@anthropic.com seems to best understand where the limitations of the #LLMs currently are - it's not about training bigger models at diminishing returns, but optmizing the ways you get the right context to the model.

Can't wait to implement this locally: www.anthropic.com/news/model-c...

It can of course be heavily abused. But my take on that right now is that we should neither blame the tool for that, nor discriminate against people who depend on it for leveling their playing field.
... but block the hell out of abusers to keep it viable, though! ☺️

When this LLM craze began, I found it problematic if people relied too much on it for their normal communication.
However, I've come around on this - I see it more as an accessibility aid now, a tool that can remove barriers for people at either a language or communication disadvantage.

A lot of people just got a free upgrade, nothing suspicious, really! 😅