Technology opinions and digital photography
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Dave Anastasi
You should visit the web site of Dave Anastasi (East3rd): He is publishing quite regularly his own photos. They are mostly abstract and colourful like this one: I even subscribed to his RSS feed to be sure to receive all of these photos as soon as they are available. A refreshing sight, a surprise per…
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World’s biggest digital sensor on a telescope
The Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) is a project that is being prepared to hunt for dangerous asteroids that may hit Earth (and possibly wipe out Humans like one did for the Dinosaurs). Technically, the sensor is impressive. It’s no less than 40cm-wide and hosts 1.4billion pixels (can you say “1.4 giga-pixel…
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Blog action day: Save the planet, energy-saving computer tricks
Today is Blog Action Day: The day that bloggers chose to try and help save the planet from the impact of Human activity. For my own part, I decided to collect a few ideas to save energy in your computer usage: Upgrade your gear Dim your screen Consolidate and virtualize computers Turn off peripherals Kill…
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Less Watts for your Linux
The Linux kernel is trying to be the best contender in the race against electrical power use. In this context, a web site has been created to support this tendency and to help GNU/Linux users improve their power efficiency: LessWatts.org. It even has some downloadable free applications to help you find the worst power hungry…
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Meaning and origin of phrases, sayings and idioms
It is often quite difficult to know where a language idiom is coming from (it is less etymology than social history). For English, I foudn the ideal web site: phrases.org.uk. In their own words: The meanings and origins of over 1,200 English sayings, phrases and idioms. Whether you want to resolve a friendly argument over…
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Doomsday photo gallery
A photo gallery only about nuclear explosions: nuclear.fatal.ru from Russia.
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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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