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Constantin Gonzalez (he/him)
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🌐 https://constantin.glez.de

Expert generalist, tech advisor, mentor, Munich, Germany.
Worked at AWS, Oracle, and Sun
linkedin.com/in/constantingonzalez/ | @[email protected] | Twitter: @zalez (inactive)
Dad&husband | synth programmer | barefoot runner
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A deck of cards with QR codes that launch AI mentor conversations?

Yes. @sethgodin.bsky.social did it.

And it revealed a pattern you can steal for museums, classrooms, workshops—anywhere people get stuck.

constantin.glez.de/posts/2025-1...

#AI #MentorDeck
Constantin, smiling at the camera while holding a fan of colorful illustrated cards featuring one with a cartoon version of Seth Godin. Text overlay reads: “52 AI MENTORS IN YOUR POCKET!” The setting appears to be a home office with bookshelves visible in the background.
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Turns out you can invite anyone into an AI conversation—Steve Jobs, Marie Curie, even Hermione Granger.

It’s a game changer for working with AI!
https://constantin.glez.de/posts/2025-11-03-invite-your-heroes-into-your-ai-conversations/

Who would you invite? 🧠✨
#AI #Productivity #Learning
A blue background with wavy patterns features the text 'INVITE YOUR HEROES INTO AI!' in white letters with red outline. On the left is a person in a purple suit with a dancing pose. Next to them is a large yellow pointing hand gesture towards a robot with a square head, round eyes, a red triangular nose, and a yellow bulb on top. On the right is a cartoon illustration of Constantin, wearing a dark green hoodie, with a thoughtful hand gesture near his chin.
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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At Patolli Kaffeebar in Munich. A nice, cozy place, and laptop-friendly, too!
Constantin sitting at a café table with a cappuccino, smiling warmly at the camera. He’s wearing a dark jacket and gray scarf, with a cushioned wall covering in vibrant red and orange tones behind him.
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
glez.de
Turns out you can invite anyone into an AI conversation—Steve Jobs, Marie Curie, even Hermione Granger.

It’s a game changer for working with AI!
constantin.glez.de/posts/invite...

Who would you invite? 🧠✨
#AI #Productivity #Learning
A blue background with wavy patterns features the text 'INVITE YOUR HEROES INTO AI!' in white letters with red outline. On the left is a person in a purple suit with a dancing pose. Next to them is a large yellow pointing hand gesture towards a robot with a square head, round eyes, a red triangular nose, and a yellow bulb on top. On the right is a cartoon illustration of Constantin, wearing a dark green hoodie, with a thoughtful hand gesture near his chin.
November 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Universal basic income for artists in Ireland: theconversation.com/irelands-bas...

What a great policy! 👏🏻

Via: goodnews.eu/en/
Ireland’s basic income scheme for artists points at how governments could help sectors in crisis
It’s one of the first to make it out of the pilot stage and to offer a subsistence level payment.
theconversation.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Just started my own YouTube channel! 🎉

Feeling… a bit nervous, tbh. 😬

Anyway: What topics would you like to see me talk about on video?

youtu.be/tEbOBqefIws
constantin.glez.de/notes/2025-1...
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October 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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dlr-next.bsky.social
Einer alten Tradition folgend einmal mehr unsere eindringliche Mahnung: Bitte heute Nacht keinesfalls die Zeit umstellen, sondern nur die Uhren!* Es kann sonst zu Rissen im Raumzeitkontinuum kommen.
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*Wenige Zentimeter genügen. Bei schweren Standuhren einfach nur den Stundenzeiger verbiegen!
October 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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ianbattlesrobot.bsky.social
I absolutely love this!
Be N.I.C.E.
Happy Thursday, everyone 😀
louishenwood.bsky.social Louis 〓〓 @louishenwood.bsky.social · 22d
🇨🇦 Canada is sending out agents into the streets of Toronto to deal with foreigners
October 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Not sure yet another browser with ”it has our AI in it!” is going to help much.

People tend to marry their tools, and tool habits are hard to change.

I prefer @anthropic.com‘s approach to integrate with whatever tools their users prefer through MCPs, Skills, CLI, plugins or OS hooks.
October 23, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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So I got an email with a CSV of a conference agenda, dropped it into Claude on my mobile and asked it to figure out which sessions I should go to. A bit of back and forth and now I have my schedule neatly in Google Calendar (once we figured out the UTC/MESZ/MEZ timezone wintertime mess 🙄).
October 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Worried about your job, the economy, or politics?

The good news is: you’ve survived 100% of your worst days already! This one won’t be different.

Here’s what helped me move from worry to action during tough times:
constantin.glez.de/posts/2025-1...

#career #leadership #growth
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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willquinnart.bsky.social
Daily bunny no.3115 is getting this vessel shipshape
Two bunnies are on a small, rocky island. On the island is a giant ship-in-a-bottle, which they have entered via a crack at the base of the bottle. One bunny looks off the bow of the ship optimistically. It is a dusky evening.
October 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Hier noch einmal zum Verbrenner-Aus: www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-...
Die wohl besten 6 Minuten, die wir investieren können, um die Debatte um das Verbrenner-Aus zu verstehen. Ziehe meinen Hut vor diesem Lehrstück aus "Die Anstalt"! Und während der Chef der…...
Die wohl besten 6 Minuten, die wir investieren können, um die Debatte um das Verbrenner-Aus zu verstehen. Ziehe meinen Hut vor diesem Lehrstück aus "Die Anstalt"! Und während der Chef der konservati...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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It is becoming more and more difficult to rent an EV in Germany (Munich). Most model options and availability have all but vanished from major car rental companies. WTF?
Did they over-invest 3-4 years ago, then pulled the plug (sic) too early?
A futuristic electric sports car with a sleek blue and pink metallic finish parked on a wet surface at dusk, with a glowing neon question mark hovering above it and illuminated city skyscrapers in the background.
October 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Just added a neat @bsky.app feed widget to my blog’s sidebar, showing my last 5 updates. Thanks to @anthropic.com’s Claude Code, it was built in an hour from idea to deployment, it’s leaner than a canned widget, and it integrates perfectly with the rest of my blog’s stack.

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Constant Thinking – Tech, AI and productivity, by Constantin Gonzalez
The personal blog of Constantin Gonzalez
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October 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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♻️ adrianco: I don’t have time or patience to do development work myself any more. This is fun because new working things appear quickly without the hassle. So I’m building things because I can, and because I don’t have to convince someone else to fund them or wait a long… https://mastodon.social/@a…
October 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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TIL: Gaussian Splatting

huggingface.co/blog/gaussia...
Introduction to 3D Gaussian Splatting
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
huggingface.co
October 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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amanda.omg.lol
it is fascinating how much of the global workforce runs on microsoft office and how bad microsoft office is
October 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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chillhop.com
In case you missed it, the new Chill Study Beats mix is up.

Now with a Pomodoro timer built in (25/5).

Also available on YouTube, for when “I’ll start after this song” becomes the whole study plan.

listen here 📚 chillhop.ffm.to/csb2025.XQL
October 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Today for dinner: home-made ”Yakitori Don“, though I cheated a bit by using ready-made Teriyaki Sauce 😅.
A blue-grey ceramic bowl on a woven gold placemat contains white rice topped with stir-fried chicken pieces, diced carrots, and fresh green lettuce leaves. A glass of water and burgundy napkin with stainless steel fork complete the table setting on a wooden surface.
October 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Jeremy Utley: “You can’t require what you won’t do.”

I like his idea of an “AI Sherpa” for execs, but I like the idea of execs doing real learning better. When it comes to learning, opportunity costs are overrated.

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Jeremy Utley: “You can’t require what you won’t do.” – Tech, AI and productivity, by Constantin Gonzalez
The personal blog of Constantin Gonzalez.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Spoiler alert: Today is also the Chicago Marathon, which I ran 10 years ago on October 11, 2015.
October 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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runbikeco.de
Just blogged:
10 Years of Marathon Running, 31,000 km — What the Data Reveals
My best marathon came 6 years after my peak fitness year, on 30% less training volume. How is that possible? Sports psychology, smarter training, and 10 years of building a “fitness bank.” Diving...
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October 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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For the US timezones peeps and in line with the #chicagomarathon today. I ran mine 10 years ago, which sort of inspired this post. Like and share 😘🙌
October 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Does it only happen if you are around digital clock faces or do you have the same phenomenon with analog clocks? 🕐
October 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM