Tristan Lombard 🇺🇦

Taking a moment to share how much I loathe #Microsoft powerpoint.

Why in the year of our lord 2025 and GenAI era is this still in business?

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Sending us lots of strength and love.

Maybe it’s the sleep deprivation or shared kindness or existential state of the world…

But telling inquiring folks that you’re here for a funeral really comes with some upgrades.

I really do love people so much. 🥹

With no fries. 😅

the season finale of Leet Heat is live! to celebrate 12 episodes of spicy bites, we asked @marktechson.com to take the spiciest bite in the studio and... well, just watch

full episode: codetv.link/lh/s1e12

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The stories that I have lived this morning.

Cannot wait for this week to be over.

Always keep a sense of humor, be kind to strangers, and keep it moving.

Over-discussed: "use AI to vibe code an app/idea"

Under-discussed: "ship a product that customers love [because it solves a persistent pain point, is delightful to use, and just works]"

Without the latter outcome in mind, you're mostly wasting time with the former...

👀

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Information about Sarah as keynote speaker and dates: October 14-16 2025

JS Conf US is happening again! This is a big deal, it has not occurred for some time.

I'm thrilled to keynote and speak alongside folks I deeply admire: @devdevcharlie.com @evanyou.me @aysegul.bsky.social, more

My talk is on fundamentals! We'll go deep into plaforms and systems, using my drawings

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Marketers and the never ending, whack-a-mole, new deck requests. 😅

It’s been only a year?!!! You’ve really done so much. Hope you’re celebrating you this week. 🌈

Picard leadership tip: Resources are always limited. Time, expertise, material, energy. Don’t prioritize foolishness when you have been tasked to solve real problems.

New York opens first-in-nation homeless shelter for transgender people The shelter will offer services to 150 residents.

It’s good to remember there are still people out there doing the right thing.

AI promised efficiency. Instead, it’s making us work harder. AI tools were supposed to free up our time—but they’re increasing our cognitive load and making us less productive. Here’s what’s really happening (and how to use them without burning out).

AI was supposed to make us more efficient.

Instead, it’s fragmenting our workflows, bloating our calendars, and burning out high performers.

I wrote about the false promise of AI productivity and why we’re actually working harder than ever:

afterburnout.co/p/ai-promise...

Thanks, friend. I told them when I last saw them that if they kept just focused on scaling their business, carrying their entire extended family/friend circle, and treating their body like they were still in their 30s it would kill them. They died a week later.

Rest is a part of living.

Trying to ship all of these projects, while also writing a bestie's eulogy for this week?

Definitely ready for this week to be over.

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See you next week! 🥰

RSVP to Software Testing Summer Social | Partiful Hey SF/Bay Area testers! 🍻 Ready to debug your social life? Join us for craft brews, new connections, and great conversations. Your co-hosts Susanne Abdelrahman and Tristan Lombard are bringing the co...

SF/Bay Area testers: I’ll be in town next week ✨ If you're around, come hang out!

@tristanlombard.bsky.social and I are hosting a lowkey meetup for some irl connection. Come solo or bring a friend!

📍 San Francisco
📅 Thursday, Aug 14, 6–8pm
partiful.com/e/vC4tmRhHB3...

hosting a panel today on accessibility and AI over on the
@torc.dev
linkedin! idk what either of these things mean but fortunately, these amazing ladies do! come hang!!

www.linkedin.com/events/73570...

Final call to join this year's GraalVM Community Summit!🐰
This event will bring together core contributors, JDK and cloud vendors, and maintainers of popular libraries and frameworks.
Drop us an email by the end of the week to participate: www.graalvm.org/community/su...

The theme of the wedding is 1960s Palm Springs and I couldn’t be more excited about it. 🌴

Love happens when you listen, when you never stop hoping, and showing up. I have never been more excited for a wedding. KCMO, see you in September.

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During the global panini, like many, I left SF and moved to KCMO.

Bestie and I watched every film, made tons of chili, and talked about bad relationships (have known them since grad school in NYC).

Now years later, they are getting married and I couldn't be more excited.

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Live view from Salesforce HQ and discussing the future of Well-Architected program, as well as some hands on exercises and good vibes.

Major shoutout to @janeenm.bsky.social and community for bringing us all together. #TrailblazerCommunity

Life hack to destress your day?

Stop trying to be the smartest person on calls.

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Hey SF/Bay Area quality engineers!

We’re hosting a little summer social on Thursday, August 14th at 6pm.

Join us for craft brews, new connections, and great conversations. All are welcome. partiful.com/e/vC4tmRhHB3...

#SoftwareTesting #SanFrancisco

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Some folks really chose violence in my inbox on Sunday. 🤣

Thank baby Jesus for Yerba mate today. Amen. 🙏

It’s here! The 2025 Speakers + Agenda are now live!
Check out the sessions and start planning your Forcelandia experience: forcelandia.com/2025-session...

And if you haven’t registered yet, what are you waiting for? Join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/forcelandi...
#TrailblazerCommunity #KeepCodeWeird

Column | Zuckerberg fired the fact-checkers. We tested their replacement. Our tech columnist drafted 65 community notes, Meta’s new crowdsourced system to fight falsehoods. It failed to make a dent.

So @geoffreyfowler.bsky.social set out to see how the "Community Notes" approach is working for Meta. Answer? Not so great. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...