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Alain Chesnais
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Founder BlueSkyTrendz - https://blueskytrendz.com/ Past President of the ACM - acm.org Past President of ACM SIGGRAPH - https://siggraph.org/ Past Director of Engineering, Maya - https://autodesk.com/products/maya
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 1d
I am so impressed by Zohran Mamdani's NYC mayoral campaign. Can't wait for tomorrow night's results.

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How a Mamdani win could change New York City and the Democratic Party
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 1d
An in depth NY Times podcast covering Amazon's plans going forward with respect to the use of robotics in its fulfillment chain.

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Amazon's Robot Takeover
YouTube video by New York Times Podcasts
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 1d
BlueSky has surpassed 40 million users
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 4d
Watching this on Halloween, of course!

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Michael Jackson - Thriller (Official 4K Video)
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 4d
Watching this on Halloween.

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Michael Jackson - Thriller (Official 4K Video)
YouTube video by michaeljacksonVEVO
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 5d
Many thanks to Stéphane Dalbera for creating this wikipedia page!

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Alain Chesnais - Wikipedia
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 9d
Love Justin Wolfer's analyses!

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Justin Wolfers on Trump’s 10% Tariff on Canada: “A Soap Opera, Not Economics”
YouTube video by Justin Wolfers
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 11d
It's so refreshinng to see our Prime Minister speak so clearly and calmly when compared to the unending juvenile temper tantrums of the US Prsident.

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Carney responds to Trump scrapping trade talks with Canada
YouTube video by The Canadian Press
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 11d
This is the ad that got Trump so upset.

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Trump halts trade talks with Canada over ad using quotes from Ronald Reagan
YouTube video by Global News
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 12d
The incomptence of Trump's prosecutors isbeyond belief.

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Trump's INSANE Reparations Demand (w/ Ben Wittes & Anna Bower) | The Bulwark Podcast
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 14d
Love Jeff Daniel's No Kings song. Reminds me of the songs that inspired me in the late 60's.

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Jeff Daniels gives live performance inspired by No Kings Protest of the Trump Administration 
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 14d
An in depth NY Times interview of Jimmy Wales, the head of wikipedia, on the subject of trust.

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The Culture Wars Have Come for Wikipedia | The Interview
YouTube video by The Interview
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 16d
Love this.

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A Message From The Frog Resistance
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 19d
This NYTimes podcast focuses on the rise of Zohran Mamdani

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Zohran Mamdani Explains His Rise
YouTube video by New York Times Podcasts
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 21d
PBS does a great job of explaining the US Dept of Defense's proposed changes in access to the Pentagon for reporters.

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Why news organizations are rejecting the Pentagon’s new press rules
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 22d
Two Minute Papers covers a publication from Google's DeepMind project.

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DeepMind’s AI Just Solved Video Generation In A Way Nobody Expected
YouTube video by Two Minute Papers
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 23d
Rest in peace, Diane Keaton.

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Diane Keaton Dead at 79
YouTube video by Entertainment Tonight
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 24d
Jon Stewart does an amazing job of interviewing Geoffrey Hinton.

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AI: What Could Go Wrong? with Geoffrey Hinton | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 24d
Professor Justin Wolfers has a knack for explaining economics in easy to grasp ways.

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Justin Wolfers on Trump’s Tariff Gamble: “It’s Economic Nonsense”
YouTube video by Justin Wolfers
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 24d
Love this!

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NASA let me test my weird chain theory in space
YouTube video by Steve Mould
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 26d
Love the politics of the Finnish president when fielding this question.

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JUST IN: Finland's President Asked If Trump Should Win The Nobel Peace Prize—Right In Front Of Trump
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · 26d
Andrew Chan analyzes Carney's approach to dealing with Trump.

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Has Mark Carney cracked the Trump playbook? | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · Oct 3
What you can do only in Canada.

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10 Things You Can Only Do in Canada
YouTube video by Make That Change
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · Oct 2
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I Bumped into AOC in Washington
YouTube video by Bernie Sanders
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Alain Chesnais @alainchesnais.bsky.social · Oct 1
Enjoyed this podcast where Scott Galloway, Ed Elson and Justin Wolfer discuss the potential impact of the AI revolution.

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The Most Important Economic Debate of our Lifetime — ft. Justin Wolfers | Prof G Markets
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
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