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« Après l'esprit de discernement, ce qu'il y a au monde de plus rare, ce sont les diamants et les perles. » — Jean de La Bruyère (Des jugements, 57)

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SPECIAL: You Don’t Even Know How Terrible Your Linux Distro Is!

September 18, 2021 SPECIAL: You Don’t Even Know How Terrible Your Linux Distro Is!2021-10-25T13:07:24+01:00 23 Comments 
Long time no see, so I'm going to synthesize here the experiences and the epiphanies I had with Linux in the last couple of months. You should be at least…
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Evil Twitter, Stupid Twitter

September 15, 2021 Evil Twitter, Stupid Twitter2022-01-04T17:15:34+01:00 4 Comments 
Once again, they restricted my (sporadic) use of Twitter. This time, their automatic snowflake protection mechanism reacted the very millisecond I posted the tweet. The recipient? A product of a…
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The extra information meant he didn’t know she didn’t know…

September 6, 2021 The extra information meant he didn’t know she didn’t know…2021-09-06T20:41:57+01:00 No Comment 
Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle in The Guardian online is something I once used to follow for a while, until the entire thing pissed me off too much. He's no such…
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I just discovered a really smart ordinary guy… on Amazon!

September 2, 2021 I just discovered a really smart ordinary guy… on Amazon!2021-09-05T23:36:43+01:00 3 Comments 
Not that there weren't any other intelligent people with a wide range of interests among the on this planet, but most such individuals are anonymous, unknown outside a small circle.…
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România, plaiul legilor din pix (sau din pixeli)

August 13, 2021 România, plaiul legilor din pix (sau din pixeli)2022-01-04T17:15:41+01:00 1 Comment 
Iar trebuie să fac ceva ce nu mai voiam a face, anume să scriu ceva în limba strămoșească, inteligibil doar pentru bizonul național. Ce să fac, blestemul de a mă…
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We Want COVID! (Re-Updated)

August 8, 2021 We Want COVID! (Re-Updated)2022-01-04T17:15:47+01:00 7 Comments 
I had to interrupt whatever I was doing studying something else, to express my anger against the stupidity of my fellow Europeans. THEY DO WANT COVID! They really cannot live…
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Status mundi in tempore coronavirus

July 27, 2021 Status mundi in tempore coronavirus2022-01-04T17:15:53+01:00 2 Comments 
Fututi sumus atque nec ignoramus. I mean, we're fucked up, and we very well know it, but is it there still hope? I'm struggling to find the light at the…
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I revealed a state secret about Jack Fartsey!

July 27, 2021 I revealed a state secret about Jack Fartsey!2021-08-01T14:40:49+01:00 3 Comments 
In the USSR, a joke ran as follows: a man returns after having disappeared for 15 years. “I was in jail for calling Stalin an idiot,” he says. “That's a…
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Ce este azi România? O hazna, un exemplu tragic de retard mental absolut

July 25, 2021 Ce este azi România? O hazna, un exemplu tragic de retard mental absolut2022-01-04T17:16:02+01:00 No Comment 
O postare în română, într-o zi în care am fost debordat de idioțenia conaționalilor mei. Întreaga planetă este într-o degringoladă majoră, toți retardații Pământului fie sunt în stradă urlând aberații,…
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The Climate Apocalypse 2021

July 22, 2021 The Climate Apocalypse 20212022-01-04T17:16:06+01:00 2 Comments 
With the risk of looking insensitive, I'd like to express some quick opinions of the current extreme weather condition incidents we've experienced around the globe. Climate Change or not, the…
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“You can call me Scarlett”—and other idiots; plus Q&A with Professor Ludditus, and more

July 21, 2021 “You can call me Scarlett”—and other idiots; plus Q&A with Professor Ludditus, and more2022-01-04T17:16:12+01:00 No Comment 
I really didn't want to waste my time with COVID-19 anymore, but life forced me to. New facts, and possibly new opinions. A darker future, too! The real pandemic is…
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Cuba, mi amor (now in turmoil)

July 13, 2021 Cuba, mi amor (now in turmoil)2022-01-04T17:16:18+01:00 No Comment 
The day I was writing The Little Country That Could, thousands of people were in the streets of San Antonio de los Baños (near Havana), Alquízar, Guanajay and Güira de…
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Adventures in Linux Ep. 7: Just some thoughts…

July 12, 2021 Adventures in Linux Ep. 7: Just some thoughts…2021-07-13T15:30:38+01:00 4 Comments 
...based on the reading of the latest DistroWatch Weekly issue, namely DWW Issue 925: Linux Mint : the Beta already was solid. I checked again all the flavors (I've put…
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No, the label Champagne hasn’t been confiscated by Russia!

July 11, 2021 No, the label Champagne hasn’t been confiscated by Russia!2022-01-04T17:16:24+01:00 No Comment 
From now on, I guess I'd prefer the Russian propaganda and check their claims rather than assuming that the Western disinformation is anything but a too hot Cold War. Vladimir…
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The Little Country That Could

July 11, 2021 The Little Country That Could2022-01-04T17:16:30+01:00 No Comment 
Cuba's COVID-19 saga wasn't much touted, because, what the hell, who cares about a Communist relic, and what could they be able to accomplish? In truth, the current epidemiological situation…
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China Strikes Back!

July 10, 2021 China Strikes Back!2021-07-11T23:43:01+01:00 No Comment 
One month after we thought we have The Freedom to Blame China, some “objective journalists” try to make us return to the belief that, bats being bats, it's much more…
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CA, ÎCCJ, CCR: Acronimele mafiei române

July 7, 2021 CA, ÎCCJ, CCR: Acronimele mafiei române2022-01-04T17:16:37+01:00 7 Comments 
Mi-am promis că nu mai scriu nimic în românește sau despre România, pentru că și așa doar boții de indexare ce mă mai citesc. Voi face o excepție azi, pentru…
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Should anyone really want to use Win11?

July 5, 2021 Should anyone really want to use Win11?2021-08-19T23:46:27+01:00 1 Comment 
There were many heated discussions regarding Windows 11, especially as it included a limited set of supported CPUs (post-2017, basically) and it seems to mandate either TPM or (I'm not…
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Patents Kill Patients (But Stupidity Kills Too)

July 5, 2021 Patents Kill Patients (But Stupidity Kills Too)2022-01-04T17:16:44+01:00 1 Comment 
No, this isn't about the “people in India wouldn't die if patents on vaccines were waived” mantra we discussed in great detail in a previous post (in sections NINETEEN, THIRTY-TWO,…
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Linus 1, Anti-Vaxxers 0

July 2, 2021 Linus 1, Anti-Vaxxers 02022-01-04T17:16:52+01:00 No Comment 
There are issues on which I agree with Linus Torvalds, issues on which I have a different opinion than his, and issues I couldn't care less about. Here's one instance…
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  • nik on WordPress likes to break my site, because such software is just shiteOctober CMS? (Laravel?) or stick to Perl, Python systems, don't know. Good luck.
  • Béranger on WordPress likes to break my site, because such software is just shiteYeah, I'm so sick of WordPress and of everything. and another thing for visitors’ webgui. Well, what other thing? I'm
  • nik on WordPress likes to break my site, because such software is just shiteYou could check NixOS Guix or move to BSDs :) Consider a headless CMS and another thing for visitors' webgui.
  • GrumpyOtaku on Is there any future for the GTK-based Desktop Environments?And here I was joking (or maybe just half-joking) there needed to be a fork of GTK, and one name
  • gicu on WordPress likes to break my site, because such software is just shiteI wish you luck! Nu stiam ce-i cu tine de nu mai scrii. Si uite de aia nu "prinde" *nix
  • Béranger on The viral game that makes you feel smart: WordleI added references to Le Décodeur, with screenshots.
  • James Hart on The viral game that makes you feel smart: WordleQuardle means Wordle quadruple. The principles of the game remain the same--players assume a five-letter word every day, and the
  • Susan Lester on I tried to understand GNOME, and I failed at COSMIC tiling too; could I have some MATE again?Hahaha! Me a GNOME fan? OMG I hate it!!! As for iLinux OS it's all a matter of taste! I
  • Béranger on I tried to understand GNOME, and I failed at COSMIC tiling too; could I have some MATE again?I thought you were a GNOME fan. Either way, are you kidding me? The website screams “poor taste”; the screenshots
  • Susan Lester on I tried to understand GNOME, and I failed at COSMIC tiling too; could I have some MATE again?A must test MATE derivative is iLinux OS iLinuxos.com.
  • Hunter on Firefox Destupidification, Take #1Does anyone know of an extension, with the same or similar function, that will work with Firefox ESR 52.9.0 (32-bit)??
  • Béranger on Looking for purity in Arch LinuxAs I said, I might try it, but so far Manjaro's installer never failed on me, on various hardware configurations.
  • Colin Smith on Looking for purity in Arch LinuxAs I said earlier 'Calam Ach does it all'. I have tried most of the others and they break down
  • Béranger on Looking for purity in Arch LinuxWell, Calam Arch's installer is Calamares, which is used by most Arch derivatives. Nothing new here. I might try it,
  • Colin Smith on Looking for purity in Arch LinuxCalam Arch does it all! I have tried most of the derivative installers, plus installed Arch from its basic installer.
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Giorgio de Chirico. Immagini metafisiche
it was amazing
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]
it was ok
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
really liked it
Histoire de la Chine : Des origines à nos jours
by John King Fairbank
Une bonne introduction à l’histoire de Chine.
The Eighth Detective
liked it
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
it was ok
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
it was ok
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
did not like it
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
really liked it
Le Trésor du Cygne noir
by Guillermo Corral
Tif et Tondu de Blutch et Robber - Mais où est Kiki ? N/B
liked it
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
really liked it
Les Spectaculaires Prennent l’Eau
by Régis Hautière
Les Spectaculaires Dépassent les Bornes
really liked it
Les Spectaculaires Dépassent les Bornes
by Régis Hautière
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
it was amazing
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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