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Salvador Dali on TV
“What’s my line?” was apparently an American TV show of the siwties where contestants were asked to recognize the guest star by asking questions that had either Yes or No as answers. This time, the guest was Salvador Dali. You have to admit that the vast diversity of his activities and of his abilities make…
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Confusion at the Johns
You should always read signs carefully. Those are a good example coming from an (Irish?) pub. I guess that the patrons have fun all night long just listening to the shouts coming from the Men’s Room and the Ladies’ Room.
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Crop circles and more
You already knew about the unreadable writings done (by and for extra-terrestrial beings) under the form of ground engravings in South America or crop circles in Europe and North America, but human marketing people will not let themselves outdone by little grey (or green) men for large scale communication:
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Top 10 anti-censorship methods
More and more often, accessing the Internet becomes limited by the presence of censoring tools and methods (and I am not speaking of those countries where this has been institutionalized like China, Iran or Tunisia). It may be to avoid your spending too much time idling instead of working or it may be to ensure…
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Internet forums: The whole story in video
OK! the video does not actually explains, but it translates. For those of you who know Internet forums (of all forms), it’s easy to recognize the local habits. Caution: Not safe for work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge2FHDf_L78This is all best understood when you pull it into real life.
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Matrix 4 – The ATARI-Pong prequel
Thanks to XKCD
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5 minutes to kill yourself
On a Friday afternoon like today, in the office, you said that you would kill yourself if you were invited in yet another meeting. Unfortunately, the boss invited you to another meeting in 5 minutes. To be true to our word, you have 5 minutes to kill yourself. This is the task assigned to you…
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Optimize your trips
This week, I observed a weird tendency (random concentration?) on the information channels I check on the Internet: I saw an increasing number of news about ways to optimize parts of your trips and travels. Trippish: Take weather into account to plan your trips. Farecast: Choose the best time to buy an airplane ticket in…
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A few days out
A leopard I shot last year in Kenya In the coming 15 days, I will be travelling in South Africa. The updates to the web site will not stop (it’s marvellous what a little bit of software automation can do!) but don’t count on my active participation (I will not be on line from the…