August 2017 – Homo Ludditus

Archives for August, 2017

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 my post…

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 kind of…

Béranger on The Climate Apocalypse 2021Small addition at the end of the post.
Béranger on Adventures in Linux Ep. 7: Just some thoughts…have you given Tumbleweed a spin in recent times? Yes, I did, and I wasn't impressed. Sometimes, GeckoLinux ROLLING is
Psy-Q on Adventures in Linux Ep. 7: Just some thoughts…I know you think of openSUSE as some buggy mess without identity, but have you given Tumbleweed a spin in
Trinidad Cruz on I revealed a state secret about Jack Fartsey!People write or speak sentences in order to produce an effect, and the success of a sentence is measured by
Béranger on Status mundi in tempore coronavirus2nd Pfizer on July 15. You missed this part: Well, I took both doses of Pfizer, and I had absolutely
gicu on Status mundi in tempore coronavirusTe vaccinasi? Sau bagi HCQ ca idolul? :)
Béranger on I revealed a state secret about Jack Fartsey!Sorry for asking, but are you coming from Victorian England? Have you more than seven years of age? Puritan, cancel-culture
Bill Dietrich on I revealed a state secret about Jack Fartsey!IMO, your use of swearing and words such as "retard", and the other personal insults, detract from the interesting substantive
Béranger on Why Linux on the Desktop is Irrelevant in the Long RunBack in 2014, Linus Torvalds addressed the pathetic status of packaging for Linux. It's part of DebConf 14: QA with
Béranger on Should anyone really want to use Win11?Added a “Late Edit BONUS” on “Abort, Retry, Fail?” showing the greatness of DOS.
Béranger on Will we finally have the right to talk about hydroxychloroquine in good faith?Don't. Just don't. One single study, I can piss on it. I won't even read it. I wrote more than
Bill Dietrich on Will we finally have the right to talk about hydroxychloroquine in good faith?"randomized, placebo-controlled trial": newsroom.uw.edu/postscript/end-hydroxychloroquine-treatment-covid-19 “There was no faster resolution of symptoms among people receiving hydroxychloroquine or hydroxychloroquine/azithromycin compared to placebo.”
David on The Climate Apocalypse 2021My local jurisdiction (City of Bothell, Washington) let a developer clear-cut most of 2 acres of old growth forest near
Béranger on Why Linux on the Desktop is Irrelevant in the Long RunI agree with the "16 GB and SSD and fastest CPU" thing for a new system, but have you noticed
Bill Dietrich on Why Linux on the Desktop is Irrelevant in the Long RunKISS is not the only, or highest, principle. I want a computer so I can DO things. It would be
Béranger on Here’s how Plasma screwed my system: like a Windows virus!No, this is asking for freedom of choice, and for correct package dependencies.
Bill Dietrich on Here’s how Plasma screwed my system: like a Windows virus!Installing four DE's, then removing most of them, and removing other stuff, is just asking for trouble. Do a fresh
Béranger on A Community Experiment in Two Linux DistrosCon permiso, why are you so prudish? In the case of LL it's not that they didn't agree with me,
Bill Dietrich on A Community Experiment in Two Linux DistrosProbably things would go better if people (on both sides of a debate) didn't get personal with words such as
Bill Dietrich on The VPN MythI don't trust either my VPN or my ISP. But my ISP knows FAR more about me, starting with real

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Giorgio de Chirico. Immagini metafisiche

Giorgio de Chirico. Immagini metafisiche

by Riccardo Dottori

Questo libro di complessa analisi e interpretazione dei dipinti di Giorgio de Chirico è unico nel suo genere, e fortunatamente anche come e-book (non necessariamente per Kindle; l’ePub costa 9,99 euro all’IBS) comprende immagini di buona…

Qui a tué Roger Ackroyd? [nouvelle édition]

Qui a tué Roger Ackroyd? [nouvelle édition]

by Pierre Bayard

Après avoir lu « La Vérité sur Dix petits nègres » et « L’affaire du chien des Baskerville » (lu en anglais : Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong: Reopening the Case of The Hound of the Baskervilles), je suis définitivement persuadé que la rigueur…

Histoire de la Chine : Des origines à nos jours

Histoire de la Chine : Des origines à nos jours

by John King Fairbank

Une bonne introduction à l’histoire de Chine.

The Eighth Detective

by Alex Pavesi

What eighth detective (or what eight detectives, in the UK edition)? You’ll understand towards the end of this unusual book which mainly consists of 7 stories, which per se are not that bad, so if one would only read the odd chapters fro…

Marseille Une ville sous influences

by Pierre Boisserie

Assommante comme histoire et très médiocre graphiquement, cette BD demeure assez instructive pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas Marseille. Mais ça, seulement si le prétexte d’une balade à travers la Marseille qui engendre une discussion en…

La Vérité sur Dix petits nègres

by Pierre Bayard

J’avoue n’avoir pas encore lu « Qui a tué Roger Ackroyd ? » (c’est pour bientôt), mais j’ai été séduit par « L’affaire du chien des Baskerville » (que j’ai lu en anglais : Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong: Reopening the Case of The Hound of the…

L'homme de l'année 1989 - 16 - L'inconnu de la place tiananmen

L’homme de l’année 1989 – 16 – L’inconnu de la place tiananmen

by Jean-Pierre Pécau; Gin

Cette aberration est de la propagande pure. Je sais que cette collection n’est pas censée décrire la réalité, mais au sujet des évènements de Tiananmen, un peu plus de discernement s’imposerait.

En admettant qu’il s’agisse d’un massacre…

Le Trésor du Cygne noir

by Guillermo Corral

Tif et Tondu de Blutch et Robber - Mais où est Kiki ? N/B

Tif et Tondu de Blutch et Robber – Mais où est Kiki ? N/B

by Robber

On ne peut nier ni l’effort ni le talent, mais après avoir lu la version en couleurs dans Spirou, cette version noir et blanc, complètement redessinée par rapport à celle en couleurs, ne me satisfait nullement.

Les Spectaculaires Prennent l’Eau

by Régis Hautière

Les Spectaculaires Dépassent les Bornes

by Régis Hautière

The Killings at Kingfisher Hill

by Sophie Hannah

I dare say it’s only with the fourth "New Poirot" that Sophie Hannah finally managed to reach a cunningness comparable to that of the Grande Dame of Golden Age’s Crime. The first three attempts were of unequal quality in my view: I rated…

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