José Luis "Zapata" Zapata
@zapata131.bsky.social
Nerd/Human lvl 38. Erdős 4. 🇲🇽 ES/EN/DE
✒️ Technical Writer @ Google | Chrome
🎲 Board Game Enthusiast | Host of @LaMatatenaBG.bsky.social
✒️ Technical Writer @ Google | Chrome
🎲 Board Game Enthusiast | Host of @LaMatatenaBG.bsky.social
I miss the social part of social networks. I used to share thoughts, ideas, feelings on Twitter. Nowadays, it seems that we live and die by the algorithm.
September 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I miss the social part of social networks. I used to share thoughts, ideas, feelings on Twitter. Nowadays, it seems that we live and die by the algorithm.
The masculine urge de ayudar a pushar un carro descompuesto.
August 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The masculine urge de ayudar a pushar un carro descompuesto.
Reposted by José Luis "Zapata" Zapata
100000/10 to our social team because I'm obsessed with these images.
Today and tomorrow, developers are coming to Google I/O Connect in Shanghai. It's amazing to be able to share and talk to people around the world about client-side AI.
Today and tomorrow, developers are coming to Google I/O Connect in Shanghai. It's amazing to be able to share and talk to people around the world about client-side AI.
Long text ➡️ short summary. The Summarizer API is available in Chrome Stable. In Chrome, you can use this API to condense long articles, transcripts, and more, with Gemini Nano.
Which of Chrome's built-in AI APIs will you hatch? → goo.gle/3GltpD3
Which of Chrome's built-in AI APIs will you hatch? → goo.gle/3GltpD3
August 13, 2025 at 6:07 AM
100000/10 to our social team because I'm obsessed with these images.
Today and tomorrow, developers are coming to Google I/O Connect in Shanghai. It's amazing to be able to share and talk to people around the world about client-side AI.
Today and tomorrow, developers are coming to Google I/O Connect in Shanghai. It's amazing to be able to share and talk to people around the world about client-side AI.
It always surprises me how people use Linkedin as if it was a personal social network. An extension of their Instagram, Bluesky, or X account.
I just want to have work related, non "personal" or "touching" stories that didn't happen. I already have Instagram for that.
AM I taking it too seriously?
I just want to have work related, non "personal" or "touching" stories that didn't happen. I already have Instagram for that.
AM I taking it too seriously?
July 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
It always surprises me how people use Linkedin as if it was a personal social network. An extension of their Instagram, Bluesky, or X account.
I just want to have work related, non "personal" or "touching" stories that didn't happen. I already have Instagram for that.
AM I taking it too seriously?
I just want to have work related, non "personal" or "touching" stories that didn't happen. I already have Instagram for that.
AM I taking it too seriously?
It also gets worse before it gets worse.
July 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It also gets worse before it gets worse.
I'm recording a video and I'm planning on starting it with "I'm Zapata, your favorite tech writer's favorite tech writer" to honor MF DOOM.
But I'm probably as well known in the English-speaking world as actual Mexican food in Europe.
But I'm probably as well known in the English-speaking world as actual Mexican food in Europe.
June 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I'm recording a video and I'm planning on starting it with "I'm Zapata, your favorite tech writer's favorite tech writer" to honor MF DOOM.
But I'm probably as well known in the English-speaking world as actual Mexican food in Europe.
But I'm probably as well known in the English-speaking world as actual Mexican food in Europe.
I'm on the train and there's an old German guy sitting by my side, reading a Russian propaganda site and asking me where I'm from.
And he asked me if I'm "one of the good ones, then".
And he asked me if I'm "one of the good ones, then".
June 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I'm on the train and there's an old German guy sitting by my side, reading a Russian propaganda site and asking me where I'm from.
And he asked me if I'm "one of the good ones, then".
And he asked me if I'm "one of the good ones, then".
Reposted by José Luis "Zapata" Zapata
Finally a show about Boolean logic operators
June 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Finally a show about Boolean logic operators
Reposted by José Luis "Zapata" Zapata
New CSS features, AI in Chrome DevTools, and multimodal AI can help you to build a more powerful and modern web.
Senior Tech Writer
@alexandrascript.com recaps the top web announcements from #GoogleIO. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSVe...
Senior Tech Writer
@alexandrascript.com recaps the top web announcements from #GoogleIO. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSVe...
Top 10 web updates from Google I/O 2025
YouTube video by Chrome for Developers
www.youtube.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
New CSS features, AI in Chrome DevTools, and multimodal AI can help you to build a more powerful and modern web.
Senior Tech Writer
@alexandrascript.com recaps the top web announcements from #GoogleIO. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSVe...
Senior Tech Writer
@alexandrascript.com recaps the top web announcements from #GoogleIO. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSVe...
@rtfmshow.bsky.social Hi Shea, I work at Google and also run a board games YT channel. Is there any way we can connect to see if I could help you?
May 29, 2025 at 7:34 AM
@rtfmshow.bsky.social Hi Shea, I work at Google and also run a board games YT channel. Is there any way we can connect to see if I could help you?
Reposted by José Luis "Zapata" Zapata
My #GoogleIO talk "Practical built-in Al with Gemini Nano in Chrome" is live: youtu.be/CjpZCWYrSxM?.... Learn about the following new APIs and see partner demos:
🔮 Prompt API
…with image input 🖼️
…with audio input 👂
…with textual input 🔤
🖊️ Writing Assistance APIs
🗣️ Translation API
✔️ Proofreading API
🔮 Prompt API
…with image input 🖼️
…with audio input 👂
…with textual input 🔤
🖊️ Writing Assistance APIs
🗣️ Translation API
✔️ Proofreading API
Practical built-in AI with Gemini Nano in Chrome
YouTube video by Chrome for Developers
youtu.be
May 22, 2025 at 4:36 AM
My #GoogleIO talk "Practical built-in Al with Gemini Nano in Chrome" is live: youtu.be/CjpZCWYrSxM?.... Learn about the following new APIs and see partner demos:
🔮 Prompt API
…with image input 🖼️
…with audio input 👂
…with textual input 🔤
🖊️ Writing Assistance APIs
🗣️ Translation API
✔️ Proofreading API
🔮 Prompt API
…with image input 🖼️
…with audio input 👂
…with textual input 🔤
🖊️ Writing Assistance APIs
🗣️ Translation API
✔️ Proofreading API
Started out with nothing and still got most of it.
May 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Started out with nothing and still got most of it.
Me: Hey, I think I may cut my own hair, since I don't seem to find a good barber in the city under 50 bucks.
Wife: Nice! So, have you decided what haircut you want to try?
Me: I think I'm just going to wing it...
Wife: So... is it a mullet?
Me: ...
Wife: You know you are almost 40, right?
Wife: Nice! So, have you decided what haircut you want to try?
Me: I think I'm just going to wing it...
Wife: So... is it a mullet?
Me: ...
Wife: You know you are almost 40, right?
May 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Me: Hey, I think I may cut my own hair, since I don't seem to find a good barber in the city under 50 bucks.
Wife: Nice! So, have you decided what haircut you want to try?
Me: I think I'm just going to wing it...
Wife: So... is it a mullet?
Me: ...
Wife: You know you are almost 40, right?
Wife: Nice! So, have you decided what haircut you want to try?
Me: I think I'm just going to wing it...
Wife: So... is it a mullet?
Me: ...
Wife: You know you are almost 40, right?
This weekend was mostly about servicing our bikes. We own two Bromptons, a "really old" one from 2005 and a newer one. I really enjoy doing stuff like that and troubleshooting whatever is happening.
May 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
This weekend was mostly about servicing our bikes. We own two Bromptons, a "really old" one from 2005 and a newer one. I really enjoy doing stuff like that and troubleshooting whatever is happening.
El tercer mundo no acaricia, manos. Pero los europeos ni en cuenta. Acá sigo de infiltrado.
April 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
El tercer mundo no acaricia, manos. Pero los europeos ni en cuenta. Acá sigo de infiltrado.
Germans, most "Mexican" food here isn't Mexican. Guac has no garlic or cream. Chimichangas? We don't eat those. Burritos? No rice, just stew. Chili con carne? Not even close. Just call it Tex-Mex. It is fine, you are still unlocking the flavor DLC.
April 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Germans, most "Mexican" food here isn't Mexican. Guac has no garlic or cream. Chimichangas? We don't eat those. Burritos? No rice, just stew. Chili con carne? Not even close. Just call it Tex-Mex. It is fine, you are still unlocking the flavor DLC.
One of the compliments that has stayed with me the most is being called kind.
Even in a corporate environment where kindness can be mistaken for weakness, I’ll keep choosing it.
Even if it comes at a cost.
Even in a corporate environment where kindness can be mistaken for weakness, I’ll keep choosing it.
Even if it comes at a cost.
April 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
One of the compliments that has stayed with me the most is being called kind.
Even in a corporate environment where kindness can be mistaken for weakness, I’ll keep choosing it.
Even if it comes at a cost.
Even in a corporate environment where kindness can be mistaken for weakness, I’ll keep choosing it.
Even if it comes at a cost.
The internet used to feel like a crowded bus with weird people. Now it feels like an empty mall with a single radio playing distorted AI generated reggaetón.
April 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The internet used to feel like a crowded bus with weird people. Now it feels like an empty mall with a single radio playing distorted AI generated reggaetón.
Sometimes I think Germans are so quick to use the grocery divider at the supermarket because it’s the only kind of segregation they can still get away with.
April 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Sometimes I think Germans are so quick to use the grocery divider at the supermarket because it’s the only kind of segregation they can still get away with.
Sometimes I think about posting something funny, and then I remember I already tweeted it in 2014 and nobody liked it
April 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Sometimes I think about posting something funny, and then I remember I already tweeted it in 2014 and nobody liked it
Just remembered I’m a meat gundam controlling itself via electricity and vibes.
Then I made coffee and got on a video call like that’s normal.
Then I made coffee and got on a video call like that’s normal.
April 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Just remembered I’m a meat gundam controlling itself via electricity and vibes.
Then I made coffee and got on a video call like that’s normal.
Then I made coffee and got on a video call like that’s normal.
Ate a grape.
Thought about how weird fruit is.
Wondered who first said “eat that thing hanging from the tree.”
Googled grape history.
Now I’m in a deep dive on Mesopotamian wine rituals.
This is why nothing gets done.
Thought about how weird fruit is.
Wondered who first said “eat that thing hanging from the tree.”
Googled grape history.
Now I’m in a deep dive on Mesopotamian wine rituals.
This is why nothing gets done.
April 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Ate a grape.
Thought about how weird fruit is.
Wondered who first said “eat that thing hanging from the tree.”
Googled grape history.
Now I’m in a deep dive on Mesopotamian wine rituals.
This is why nothing gets done.
Thought about how weird fruit is.
Wondered who first said “eat that thing hanging from the tree.”
Googled grape history.
Now I’m in a deep dive on Mesopotamian wine rituals.
This is why nothing gets done.
I've seen two board game publishers going under lately.
@greaterthangames.bsky.social (Spirit Island, Compile) with all this tariff war uncertainty.
And @drfinnsgames.bsky.social (Biblios) decided not to publish more physical games after a mild flop.
Sadly, they seem to be the first of many.
@greaterthangames.bsky.social (Spirit Island, Compile) with all this tariff war uncertainty.
And @drfinnsgames.bsky.social (Biblios) decided not to publish more physical games after a mild flop.
Sadly, they seem to be the first of many.
April 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I've seen two board game publishers going under lately.
@greaterthangames.bsky.social (Spirit Island, Compile) with all this tariff war uncertainty.
And @drfinnsgames.bsky.social (Biblios) decided not to publish more physical games after a mild flop.
Sadly, they seem to be the first of many.
@greaterthangames.bsky.social (Spirit Island, Compile) with all this tariff war uncertainty.
And @drfinnsgames.bsky.social (Biblios) decided not to publish more physical games after a mild flop.
Sadly, they seem to be the first of many.
Germany in 2025: “We don’t trust credit cards.”
Also Germany: “Please pay €4.37 for this one onion. With exact change.”
Also also Germany: “But we do trust cash placed in a wooden box with no supervision.”
Also Germany: “Please pay €4.37 for this one onion. With exact change.”
Also also Germany: “But we do trust cash placed in a wooden box with no supervision.”
April 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Germany in 2025: “We don’t trust credit cards.”
Also Germany: “Please pay €4.37 for this one onion. With exact change.”
Also also Germany: “But we do trust cash placed in a wooden box with no supervision.”
Also Germany: “Please pay €4.37 for this one onion. With exact change.”
Also also Germany: “But we do trust cash placed in a wooden box with no supervision.”
"Kassenbon?"
"Danke gleichfalls"
[Me, every other day]
"Danke gleichfalls"
[Me, every other day]
April 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"Kassenbon?"
"Danke gleichfalls"
[Me, every other day]
"Danke gleichfalls"
[Me, every other day]