Category: Science & Geeks
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Choosing a Linux distribution
It is always difficult to find the right GNU/Linux distribution for a specific need (There are so many of them around the Internet!). This is why I wish to show you a web site where you’re supposed to answer a few simple questions to be directed to the best possible distribution for your Linux needs.…
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You’ve got free reading
This is not because we are on the web that we are not interested in reading newspapers. On the contrary, reading a web site like Roumazeilles.net proves that you may be quite interested, first, in reading. I collected a few web sites where you can get some professional publications that invite you to join their…
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Tired of SPAM on WordPress
Tired of running around to cancel spammers messages since I setup the feature of comments on this site, I decided to reinforce the filtering policy and to setup an automated filter. For that purpose, since I use WordPress, I chose Akismet whose operation is very efficient. The vast majority of the SPAM is simply detected.…
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June, month of HDMI graphic cards
All information points to June 2006 being the month when we will see the first graphics cards compatible with the HDMI standard for HD television and screens. Up to now, none was available. But ATI and others are preparing their first HDMI-compatible cards and it seems that the price difference between HDMI-compatible and plain cards…
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Crows in a field
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E3, Los Angeles game show
This is not a full review of this great game show, but I wanted to point at a few of the important items that could be extracted from this event. Crysis, the new First Person Shooter (FPS) of Crytek (previously author of the much acclaimed FarCry) seems to be totally impressive with a crazy jungle…
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StarPort galactic empires
StarPort galactic empires is a Windows-compatible video game still 100% free to play. You have a fleet of space vessels and a galactic empire that could be crushed by its neighbours.
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20 new lenses at Sony
This is the announcement of Toru Katsumoto, Senior General Manager at Sony, in charge of the Digital Imaging Business Group. In a publi-interview, he tells us that Sony does not intend to wait with the current large offer of existing lenses compatible with the Minolta lens-mount. They will launch 20 new lenses in year starting…
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Linux: A European threat to American computers
This is the utterly funny claim of an American blogger met in a random encounter on the web (Shelley the Republican). Some American people have brought paranioa from a mental illness to a creative art.