Tuesday (Mardi) September (Septembre) 15, 2026
ZACK TECHNOLOGY LLC — Tech Tuesday
Tuesday (Mardi), September (Septembre) 15, 2026
Technology · World Affairs · Affaires Étrangères · Electronic Music · Diplomacy / Diplomatie
Zaki Qayoumi ("Zack") — Founder, CEO, COO, CTO, Senior Project Manager, Director, President, VP, Chairman of the Board & Editor-in-Chief, ZACK TECHNOLOGY LLC
What's up, everybody! Today we celebrate Geeks, Nerds, Otakus, Intellos, and Strebers — the people keeping the servers running and the culture interesting. Big news on the local front: I finally made it out to the new Barnes & Noble in Elk Grove tonight. Full field report below, then we get into the tech.
📚 Field Report: Barnes & Noble, Elk Grove
I'd been counting down to this one for weeks, so here's the honest review. Getting there is the first challenge — GPS does not give you the best route, and once you arrive, parking is genuinely tight. Inside, there's essentially zero cell reception, the way it goes in a Walmart or any big-box build. The Wi-Fi was available but slow enough that working on it took patience.
The staff and baristas, though, were friendly and helpful — no complaints there, though it did take me the better part of an hour to track someone down who could point me toward the somewhat hidden door to the restrooms. I grabbed a coffee, got a little computer work done, and watched what felt like close to 500 people move through the store, most of them walking out with $50 to $250 worth of books. Business is clearly good.
I had my eye on a $20 magazine but skipped it this round. Still waiting on my disability determination, so the budget goes where it has to go for now. Grand opening energy was real, and I'll be back — hopefully with a book next time.
🐻 Tomorrow is #916Day!
September 16th — Sacramento's own. Shout-out to the whole 916. More on that tomorrow.
By the Numbers
🇫🇷 La French Tech San Francisco — Nova Program
I'm thrilled at the prospect of joining La French Tech San Francisco, and I'm especially excited about the French Tech Nova program, which supports minority entrepreneurs like myself. Today's Bleu Blanc Rouge design carries that spirit into Tech Tuesday.
Today's Curation
🇫🇷 French Tech
🤖 AI & Machine Learning
💻 Tech Industry & Infrastructure
💼 Business & Startups
🔭 Science, Culture & Lifestyle
VLOG Corner
☕ Coffee with Zack (English)
New episode coming this week, part of a growing library of 439+ episodes.
☕ Coffee with Zaki (Français)
Nouvel épisode en français à venir — contenu différent de la version anglaise, comme toujours.
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Content curated by Zaki Qayoumi ("Zack") · Design assembled with Claude AI by Anthropic
Until Next Time!