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A while ago I was looking into virtual presence with small robots. The only two serious options I found were Rovio and Spykee, two robots equipped with webcams that one can control/move through a web interface, and that have a … Continue reading →

Just serve three times less than you would usually serve, put it in the middle of a large plate and draw a circle around it with thickened balsamic vinegar.

Some articles report that in Israel, people who have already subscribed to be voluntary organ donors can get priority over others should they need an organ themselves. It struck me how obvious this solution is in its simplicity and fairness. … Continue reading →

Many of us like to get our news stream delivered to us every minute of every hour of every day: RSS feeds, Twitter or Buzz messages, Facebook statuses, emails from mailing lists, etc. That’s just the way we like to … Continue reading →

Honestly, why would I not want to “decrease the risk of failures”?

I hadn’t had a chance to try Amazon’s DRM-free MP3 service since they opened it to French IPs so I bought an album yesterday. All smooth, except that if for any reason the download of one or several file fails … Continue reading →

I find this filming style great for a few scenes, to create contrast, (Saving the Private Ryan?), but when it’s the whole film, it just makes me wanna puke.

I’ve been feeling that way for a long time already, but I just want to say it out loud: I love my job! It’s challenging, interesting, I work with extremely smart and nice people, the environment is productive while extremely … Continue reading →

Looks like some people are working on actually implementing what I half-jokingly called the Hadopi Router (aka Butterfly router in English) to protests about a French law. This is starting to get interesting. I must say I was more hoping … Continue reading →