Author: Yves Roumazeilles
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International Space Station in motion
The International Space Station is the product of a complex assembly process out of elements brought upt here by rockets and the space shuttle. Here is a video animation from USA today showing the sequence of events in this build-up.
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Man/woman? Your browser knows it
You can browse, but you can’t hide… from your browser. Actually, your browser knows a lot about you. Some scientists believe that from your browsing habits they can recognize fairly precisely if you’re a man or a woman. Using your browser URL history to estimate gender Be patient, it may be long. According to it,…
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Congratulations!
This is great! YOU made Roumazeilles.net fly over the 1200-comment bar. I do not count the SPAM, of course, just the diverse participation of so many readers like you. Good job and thank you all!
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Summer reading: Top 100 English novels
Summer: m.noun /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/ (plural summers) Long period of time that millions of English-seaking people choose to replace watching silly TV reality shows by reading silly thick paper printed words selected first for their total lack of requirement of brain participation during the operation known as reading. Let’s contribute to the improvement of knowledge and culture…
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Roomba dance
The Roomba autonomous and (nearly) intelligent vacuum cleaner runs around to clean the floor. Example of its convoluted path: Not bad for a vacuum cleaner which has a very limited and very artificial intelligence!
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A parent guide to MMORPGs
Say you are parent to a kid who is more than willing to play those games that he/she discovered with his/her friends and you don’t know much about them. It’s time to learn some before you make a decision about letting fun happen or not. From IGN vault.
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Your OS passwords are not safe
You choose your passwords as the most sophisticated and the strongest as you understand the importance to protect your computer. But did you know that this is nearly useless? A few commands and here is your safe password replaced or removed by a mere user, by your youngest nephew. On Windows, it’s enough to use…
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French drivers crash their WRC cars
I learned (in karting) that you should not break and that you must choose the best trajectory. These French and Italian drivers are decidedly learning. And they crash so many cars that they are helping reduce the impact of recession on car manufacturers. Be ready for more than 90 minutes of broken WRC cars, or…
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Blind date, with a Dungeon Master
You could fully appreciate this video only if you have some experience of Role Playing, but I couldn’t help posting it here. Dungeon Master Atom.com link Stan, this video is partly dedicated to you, the Dungeon Master.