{"id":45581,"date":"2026-02-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=45581"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:04:38","slug":"whats-in-my-now-benoit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/whats-in-my-now-benoit\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s in my NOW? \u2014 Benoit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019m a data &amp; product engineer (whatever that means). I\u2019ve wandered through journalism, retail, professional sport, music, and software\u2014always searching for the invisible threads between them. Sharing what we\u2019ve lived through helps others find their path while reshaping our own. I love mixing ideas from distant places to build something new. French by blood, human by heart. Writing about engineering, data and design at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fromanengineersight.substack.com\/\">From An Engineer Sight<\/a><\/strong>. Writing about life at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/liminalduality.substack.com\/\">Liminal Duality.<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/liminalduality.substack.com\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><strong>\u2014 Benoit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2026\/02\/benoit-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45582\" width=\"544\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2026\/02\/benoit-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2026\/02\/benoit-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2026\/02\/benoit-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2026\/02\/benoit.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>PHYSICAL<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zwilling.com\/us\/staub-cast-iron-2.75-qt-round-dutch-oven-black-matte-1102225\/40509-305-0.html?cgid=cookware_dutch-ovens-cocottes\">STAUB Dutch oven\/cocotte.<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Cooking is one of the most peaceful, human, and pleasant activities for me. This classic cocotte allows me to make any French classic, and waiting 3 hours to see that bourguignon come out dark, caramelized and ready for sharing within your family is the best emotion you can get from such a simple iron cocotte.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/JAWee\">Simple binder.<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;As an avid reader of blog posts, I tried several things (Remarkable, iPad, Kindle, etc.). But in the end, printing sheets of paper and putting them in a simple transparent binder is the best I have found. Less screen, fewer notifications, and the feeling of true simple paper is inequitable.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hugoboss.com\/fr\/manteau-slim-fit-en-coton-melange-avec-interieur-amovible-matelasse\/hbeu50556711_404.html#cgid=22100\">Hugo Boss Coat.<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;It\u2019s made from Italian fabric, it\u2019s expensive, but as my mom says, \u201cQuality stays, price vanishes\u201d (a very bad motto when you go shopping&#8230;). Having a top-quality coat makes it easy to go outside when it\u2019s cold. It\u2019s also comforting when you go out at night\u2014it\u2019s almost like being in bed already. You don\u2019t leave it on a random chair. You look for a coat rack nearby. You take care of it, as it takes care of you.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>DIGITAL<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Ben8t\/TheNewPrinter\">TheNewPrinter:<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;my vibe-coded project to print blog posts on paper with a basic template to make them look like a quality newspaper.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dynamicland.org\/2024\/Intro\/\">The intro video of Dynamicland project.<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;I hope the future of computing interface is taking this direction.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>INVISIBLE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t cry because it\u2019s over, smile because it happened\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsinmynow.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sign up here<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0to get\u00a0What\u2019s in my NOW?\u00a0a week early in your inbox.<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ec17518-5a1f-4d72-bb4c-90894919687f_600x600.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>issue #241<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2303],"tags":[2389],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45581"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45581"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45583,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45581\/revisions\/45583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}