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  • Happy Birthday HAL-9000!

    Yes! The computer from “2001, A space Odyssey” (the book from Arthur C. Clarke and the movie from Stanley Kubrick) was offically born (first powered) on 12th January 1992. So, it is exactly 15-year old today. Happy birthday HAL-9000! There, HAL-9000 is an Artificial Intelligence computer (the AI word was common then) that takes its…

  • Everything you DON’T want to know about your kid’s sex life

    Parents usually think they know their kids and that they have a relatively good grasp of what they do and think. If you speak about kid’s love and sex life, parents are always a little less at ease, but they keep their confidence. A study from the NY Mag confirms that parents don’t know nothing.…

  • PCB trade shows

    As an extension to the previous article about Apple suppliers for Printed Circuit Boards, here is a list of the professional trade shows that showcase new products in this very specialized area: EPC Show: The EIPC is a network of PCB professionals providing platforms to exchange business and technology information for the success of the…

  • Age calculator

    A new service offered freely to you by Roumazeilles.net: How long did you live? It probably will not change your life deeply, but it may be useful to know exactly how many seconds did you live already, ain’t it?

  • Happy New Year 2007

    While 2006 closes slowly, I want to thank all the visitors of Roumazeilles.net. I want also to wish you an excellent year 2007. I hope that you will walk into a new year of light, photography, technology, software and computers for your greatest pleasure and for your sheer happyness. Be sure to share those wishes…

  • Exclusively for Linux lovers

    Exclusively for Linux lovers

    Sorry for those of you who are not in love with GNU/Linux and Unix (exclusively in their command line version), but I could not resist to this: From xkcd.com

  • VW Touareg tows a Boeing 747

    After all, even if this is a publicity stunt with not a lot to relate with real-life driving, the photos of the SUV towing one of the biggest air planes in the world are still impressive.

  • 6 questions to hire an Engineer

    Whatever the skills you use in your professional life, the pre-hiring interview is a needed step that the candidate engineer will have to go through. They prepare themselves as much as they ca. But the hiring people usually are relying more on their habits or experience and they do not prepare interviews too much (with…

  • Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

    Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

    This is the title of one of the worst movies ever filmed, according to the Internet Movie Database. But anyway, I have the pleasure to wish you a merry Christmas.