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How I Watched the F1 Race Today
To watch the opening race of the 2012 F1 season, I had to set up a VPN connection to a server in Italy (for Rai’s live TV feed), and a virtual machine running another VPN connection to the UK (for BBC Radio’s audio commentary). The VPN service only costs $10 a month, but I’ll pay 4 …
Originally posted on Michel Kichka:
C’est en 1966 au collège, que je découvre Pilote. Jusque là j’étais un fervent de Spirou qui m’offrait des rendez-vous hebdomadaires avec Gaston, Spirou et Fantasio, Lucky Luke, Johan et Pirlouit, Jerry Spring, Gil Jourdan, Boule et Bill et compagnie. Pilote m’offrit Blueberry, Astérix, les Dingodossiers, le grand Duduche, puis…
I tried to watch Game of Thrones and this is what happened
Great comic on the Oatmeal. This is ten times worst if you don’t live in the U.S.
(Not) working from home
Working at the local college. These library cubicals are really helping my concentration. Props Paolo for the awesome Foursquare -> WordPress ifttt recipe.
How France’s Free will reinvent mobile
Originally posted on Gigaom:
Updated: Xavier Niel, the maverick founder of Iliad, the company behind Free.fr broadband service, is about to redefine the mobile landscape, perhaps as early as tomorrow, when he launches the much-talked about Free Mobile. In doing so, he will redefine what the idea of a carrier in the 21st century is,…
TV Recommendation – Black Mirror
I recently watched the 3 part british mini-series called “Black Mirror“. Each part is a different brilliant simulation of a dark technological future. Just fantastic – don’t miss it. Via Yuval Dror (Hebrew)
Enough with the non-existing digital frontiers: Louis CK experiment a tremendous success
“I have a profit around $200,000 (after taxes $75.58)” https://buy.louisck.net/statement Louis CK is selling a professionally produced show for $5 with no DRM or regional restrictions. Success. I steal content when I’m not allowed to buy it legally. If I can, I make the effort to connect through a proxy to buy some music, or …
How Do People Use Apple TV?
John Gruber: Only 30 percent? That seems crazy to me. 70 percent of Apple TV owners don’t rent any movies or TV shows? From How Do People Use Apple TV?. Well, in most countries movies and TV shows aren’t even available in iTunes. We (I) just use the AppleTV to run XBMC, my 2nd favorite open …
The Quicksort Algorithm, Hungarian Style
A rendition of the Quicksort Algorithm with Hungarian folk dance: And there’s more. Hat tip: Jorge
