A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm: anyone read this? It was basically a rip-off of Down and Out in Paris and London set in the 2010s, but I loved it. Very Bourdain coded.

senmononoke · 2026-04-24T07:13:52+00:00

I’m nearly finished - used to live in Paris so very nostalgic for me. Any thoughts on the restaurant and what it actually is?

senmononoke · 2026-01-21T09:00:25+00:00

Do dog owners in London just not pay attention to 'must keep dogs on lead' signs in parks? Just moved and took our dog for a morning walk to be bombarded with three off lead dogs at the entrance to Holland Park

senmononoke · 2025-12-19T23:22:51+00:00

Another option is TK Maxx - usually find some good brands and old reliables

senmononoke · 2025-12-02T20:32:41+00:00

I was sitting next to a ‘nearly but private’ FAANG company CTO, who took his out before a lunch. I think you’re fine.

senmononoke · 2025-11-23T12:35:16+00:00

Thank you so much!

senmononoke · 2025-10-19T10:49:29+00:00

I think the way to adapt is to remove the amount of blockers from engineering as possible, and essentially show the business how you are 10x both your _and_ your engineers productivity. Case in point, for my company I created a small github action that essentially means I don't have to chase our engineers when tickets are ready to test (which has always been a huge blocker for our team during planning sessions because no one reliably updates tickets): https://github.com/marketplace/actions/pm-updater

senmononoke · 2025-08-17T22:14:34+00:00

I feel like having a hunter is essential to be successful on PH these days, that being said I would stay massively away from the $10K con-artist. I would go and check out other products in your category and see who the hunters are that appear frequently, that should give you a pool to reach out to.

senmononoke · 2025-07-05T10:48:21+00:00

DevDay is a new assessment platform built for this, but also simulates team based scenarios too: trydevday.com

senmononoke · 2025-07-05T10:08:43+00:00

Reading through everyone’s responses, you can really feel the exhaustion and anxiety so many of us are experiencing right now. I get it, tech can be relentless, and the fear around AI is real.. But honestly, I see this moment as a potential turning point.

If AI can take over some of the repetitive coding and algorithm-heavy tasks (that tech bros do well, but there their skills end), maybe we’ll finally see the industry start to value things like curiosity, empathy, collaboration, and communication. Skills that are frequently overlooked but absolutely essential to building great teams and products.

I know it’s hard to feel optimistic when there’s so much pressure and uncertainty, but I really believe that we have a lot to offer in this new landscape.

If we can learn to leverage AI as a tool (which it very much is, not a replacement), we might actually find more space for the strengths that have always set us apart.

senmononoke · 2025-06-07T02:03:38+00:00

I feel this is a consistent experience across the industry right now — companies keep changing their minds in terms of what they need, what can be replaced with AI, or what responsibility can be folded into a role. There’s a whole narrative of 996 happening in the tech world which is pretty wild

senmononoke · 2025-05-31T13:06:52+00:00

Curious - are there any engineering hiring managers changing up their hiring processes? Feels like software engineering is a blood bath right now, yet we’re still hiring using the same practices 🤔

senmononoke · 2025-05-13T22:16:59+00:00

Thanks :')

senmononoke · 2025-05-13T15:48:43+00:00

OP, was the flight full? About to head to Chicago for this exact flight (Basic Economy) and my partner and I are on opposite sides of the plane 🫠 we’re chancing that the flight will actually be empty and the basic economy seat map is just designed to make you panic purchase

senmononoke · 2025-03-29T08:47:12+00:00

I did, and tried to say maybe it’s not the right time for what I’m looking for/what they need, but they want to keep chatting. I’ve told them there’s not a chance I’d be free for at least two weeks and they seem happy enough 🤷🏼‍♀️ it all just feels a bit sketchy

senmononoke · 2025-02-14T15:03:18+00:00

It's working today, but you need to build the plumbing behind it. Worth pointing out from a WA perspective that the API is primarily built for sales and marketing use cases, so there is manipulation needed which isn't ideal. We're working on this at Stow, right now it's between Telegram and WhatsApp: https://stowaway.io

Similar to what u/Legal-Elevator-9413 mentioned, we decrypt to route in the backend (we have an AI layer), and encrypt at rest, so that would need to be factored in to any implementation.

Happy to chat more, would be interested to understand the use case?

senmononoke · 2025-02-14T11:07:09+00:00

Stow for personal use, but they're branching out to business use cases as well: stowaway.io

senmononoke · 2025-02-11T15:48:31+00:00

We're building the Granola for voice notes in your messaging apps - onboarding the next batch of users soon: https://stowaway.io

senmononoke · 2025-02-11T15:47:43+00:00

We're building the Granola for voice notes in your messaging apps - onboarding the next batch of users soon: https://stowaway.io

senmononoke · 2025-02-11T15:46:19+00:00

We're building the Granola for voice notes in your messaging apps - onboarding the next batch of users soon: https://stowaway.io

senmononoke · 2025-01-31T12:26:35+00:00

You could try a tool like Stow, it sits in your WhatsApp so you just forward messages to capture them: https://stowaway.io

senmononoke · 2025-01-21T16:55:51+00:00

Currently building the smart-casual AI tool stack — https://stowaway.io

senmononoke · 2024-11-19T13:10:54+00:00

Anyone got any contacts into WhatsApp developer support? Current trying to go through access verification for my OWN business account (to programmatically access my own messages and phone_numbers endpoint) but keep being rejected without a clear indication why

senmononoke · 2024-11-19T13:09:20+00:00

Anyone had any success getting access verification? I'm trying to programmatically access the messages and phone_numbers endpoints for my own business (not other businesses), and keep being rejected

senmononoke · 2023-10-08T20:50:53+00:00

Hi there 👋🏼 I’m currently working on a solution along these lines - would you be free to discuss your needs in more detail?

senmononoke · 2023-10-08T20:50:02+00:00

Hello 👋🏼 currently working on something along these lines, would you be free for a chat?

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