August 2017 – Homo Ludditus

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Guessing the weather forecast

August 28, 2017 Guessing the weather forecast2017-10-28T19:56:13+01:00 Technical

Weather apps: a tricky topic; most people wouldn't understand my obsession with weather apps and widgets. But I had to move the section about weather apps out of…

Finding happiness in simple gizmos

August 3, 2017 Finding happiness in simple gizmos2017-12-07T23:11:27+01:00 Technical

Every now and then I read reviews of Bluetooth speakers, and I'm baffled how a same device can have both eulogistic and vilifying reviews. I know that any other…

Béranger on Carracci—what else?I've solved "The Carracci Mystery": the full range of coffee brands owned by Co.ind Trading srl, Castel Maggiore (Bologna) that
Béranger on The day the Chinese puzzles took overCatriona Shearer seems to have inspired other people, such as Diego Rattaggi, whose puzzles on Twitter are tagged #mathiratti.
Béranger on 24 h with Huorong, a week with Comodo 12, a year with Bitdefender 2019 (or not)Sorry to disappoint, but I switched again, this time to ESET NOD32: I already had an experience with ESET 3
Béranger on What divides the Internet is not mathSteven Strogatz, professor of mathematics at Cornell: The Math Equation That Tried to Stump the Internet: Sometimes BODMAS is just
gicu on 24-Hour Shifts: A Planet of FoolsIn Ro se face asta pentru sporuri la salariu.
gicu on What divides the Internet is not mathCurand se va vota rezultatul!
Béranger on Living Dangerously: CCAV 2.0 BetaApparently, CCAV is to be considered abandonware. Not only CCAV 2.0 Beta wasn't ever mentioned officially, but CCAV itself was
Béranger on 24 h with Huorong, a week with Comodo 12, a year with Bitdefender 2019 (or not)Current solution (light! light! light and non-intrusive!): 1. Windows Firewall Control set to Medium Filtering (green). A must-have. Any attempt
Béranger on Carracci—what else?They have not discontinued the boxed capsules at Carracci, quite the contrary. But once I tried this new style of
Béranger on 24 h with Huorong, a week with Comodo 12, a year with Bitdefender 2019 (or not)Back to something reasonable: HINT: To install KFA 2020 Beta out of the (stub) KIS or KTS installer, use this

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