Author: Yves Roumazeilles
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Darth Vador privacy breached
We knew already all about Darth Vador youth. But his private life was staying out of reach of even the most courageous paparazzis. This is no longer the case, thanks to Esteban Diacono.
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Blu-Ray bad DRM scheme
The very first discs for BluRay+ (BluRay discs with BD+ newest DRM technology) arrived: Rise of the Silver Surfer and The Day After Tomorrow. Unfortunately, these discs are nearly useless because of the DRM scheme used to protect them. For the first time, they use a virtual machine technology that allows to load code at…
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PopPhoto Flash: Photo tips of the day
Popular Photography & Imaging Magazine is a very nice photo magazine. I love their web site (PopPhoto Flash) because it regularly publishes photo tips of fairly good quality. Among the latest that attracted my attention, I’ll ist: Hungry for Food Photography – Cooking photos Beach Shots That Aren’t Boring – Beach photography Improve Your Landscapes…
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Mimas or the Death Star
Maybe the deep space Mother Nature has been copying from the Star Wars movies when it created Mimas, one of Jupiter’s satellites. Mimas in front of Jupiter’s rings Via Neatorama.
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Classical optical illusion
Stare for a while. And appreciate the move.
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November 2007: Giant leap for PC gaming
Do you remember 2004? In this year, we saw the birth of FarCry, Half Life 2 and Doom 3, three games that really redefined PC gaming. This year, in November, we will see a blooming of new games which are set to retrace the PC gaming industy. Expect no less than: Hellgate: London is for…
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Stripes
After a previous hommage to the classic form of spiral, I wanted to honor stripes. They easily provide a nice basis for photographic composition (often bordering on optical illusion) and they are an excellent inspiration for the abstract artist hidden in most photographer’s hearts. by brokenchopstick by Eggz by darkmatter by s2art by miskan by…
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Andrew Wilson
Andrew Wilson gives us a little moment in black and white with fluid feminine forms:
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DirectX 10 vs. DirectX 9
Among PC gamers, there is a pattern of wondering whether you should go to Windows Vista and DirectX 10 (the latest technologies of Microsoft) as your gaming choice or you’d better stay hooked to Windows XP (currently the preferred gaming platform). There are now a few games allowing a fair comparison between both solutions and…