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Essential Tools for Mastering New Skills

My Journey Into Effective Learning Learning new skills can be overwhelming, but with the right tools, the process becomes both fun and effective. Over time, I’ve embraced methods that mix interactive challenges with hands-on experiments. In this post, I share how mastering VIM, exploring regular expressions, and diving into my Notebook Lab have transformed my learning approach. Discovering VIM with a Twist At first, the idea of using VIM was daunting. The learning curve felt steep until I discovered a resource that made it exciting:

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Read
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Notion2GoogleTask

Introducing Notion2GoogleTasks: Automate Your Task Management Across Platforms In today’s fast-paced world, managing your tasks across multiple tools can feel like a juggling act. That’s why I created Notion2GoogleTasks—a powerful microservice that bridges the gap between Notion and Google Tasks, ensuring your task lists are always in sync and up-to-date, no matter which platform you’re using. Imagine never having to worry about whether your completed tasks in Notion are reflected in Google Tasks, or vice versa. With Notion2GoogleTasks, you get two-way synchronization that works on your schedule—whether you’re using GitHub Actions, cron jobs, or any other runner—so you can focus on what matters most: getting things done.

Thursday, January 9, 2025 Read
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Bike 600km roadtrip

My Cycling Adventures: A Journey of Lessons and Exploration The goal of this post is to share my cycling road trip experiences, the challenges I encountered, and the lessons learned along the way. Edition 1: Paris - Cabourg My first trip, Paris - Cabourg (240 km in 2 days), was done with no preparation. We left with way too many bungee cords on our bikes—first mistake. The second mistake became clear the next morning: painful saddle sores. Advice: wear cycling shorts for this kind of trip!

Thursday, October 10, 2024 Read
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ENSTRAID

ENSTRAID: Transforming the Future of Mobility ENSTRAID is an innovative student-led association at ENSTA Paris, focused on retrofitting thermal vehicles into fully electric ones. Our flagship project involves converting a classic Peugeot 205 into a 100% electric vehicle, demonstrating the potential of green energy solutions in the automotive sector. This initiative not only contributes to the ecological transition but also promotes practical engineering experience for students. As the Treasurer of ENSTRAID during its founding, I oversaw the financial management and ensured that the project stayed within budget while securing necessary funding. We successfully raised €10,000, mainly from ENSTA alumni and IP Paris, which was crucial for moving the project forward.

Thursday, October 10, 2024 Read
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Technimage

Technimage - ENSTA Paris Audiovisual Association Technimage is the audiovisual association of ENSTA Paris. Our mission is to capture and broadcast key moments of the school’s student and associative life through various video formats: Broadcasting the “Channels”: The school’s news channel. Covering associative events: Capturing video highlights from association activities. Live productions: Live streaming of key events. Video production: Creating clips for the Channel, associations, or the school’s communications department. Short film contests: Participating in competitions such as “Le Rush,” where we won the award for best screenplay at the 5th edition, a 36-hour short film competition. My Contribution As an active member of Technimage, I had the opportunity to edit and produce several video clips, including:

Thursday, October 10, 2024 Read
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Bus Countdown Timer

Bus Station Project: Enhancing Public Transport with IoT The Bus Station Project began as a personal solution to a common problem I faced while studying at Paris-Saclay. With only buses to travel between locations, I frequently encountered situations at the Place Marguerite Pery bus station, just in front of Telecom Paris, where no ETA (estimated time of arrival) was available. To know when to leave my house, I had to check the bus schedule on my phone each time before heading out. This sparked the idea to create a system that could provide real-time bus arrival times, making my commute more predictable and efficient.

Thursday, October 10, 2024 Read
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Gemini Developper Contest

Vision Vendor: A Breakthrough in Secondhand Market Reselling As the AI landscape continues to evolve, the Gemini API Developer Competition by Google has become a global stage for developers to showcase their innovations. From June 2024 to August 2024, this competition invited creative minds to harness the power of the Google Gemini models and push the boundaries of AI technology. With up to $260,000 in prizes up for grabs, it attracted a wide range of developers eager to build impactful solutions.

Monday, August 26, 2024 Read
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