Technology opinions and digital photography
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The invention of big RAM memory
Before we could discuss of whether or not it’s useful to have more than 4 giga-bytes of RAM memory in a PC, some people had to work with slightly less space.
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How is print ink made? [video]
The manufacturing process for colored ink is a relatively complex one, but it is also an impressively nice one. YouTube link
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This year: Nearly no card!
This was a bit of a surprise for me. This year I printed nearly no best wishes cards. Only 2 for the supervisors of my building (I tend to prefer giving them a card for this) and 1 for seniors who I keep sending new year’s wishes on printed paper rather than email. And, apart…
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Manufacturing phones in China
Phone manufacturing plants are impressively clean and tidy. However, at least in a Foxconn China factory, the workers live in a slightly less pleasant quarters. This is what Joel Johnson, Gizmodo reporter, has been able to show us. All the photos and comments are on Wired.
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Happy new year 2011
Be sure to take advantage of this new year, the future is here. If you did not notice, this is a Firefox, not an Opera house nor a Chromium orb.
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Battlestar Galactica Online minimum requirements
In Battlestar Galactica Online, you will play an intense browser-based MMO game. This unusual setup will be requiring some pretty unusual hardware and software combination to be sure to play in good conditions. Minimum requirements Windows XP/Vista Processor: Pentium 4 2.2 Ghz, AMD Athlon 64 3000+ or better Memory: 512 MB of SDRAM Graphics: Any…
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Why nature photography is dangerous…
…for the photo/cinema gear. YouTube link
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Is it Arial or Helvetica?
Max Miedinger (24 décembre 1910 à Zurich, Suisse – 8 mars 1980, Zurich, Suisse) était un créateur typographique. Il est surtout connu pour avoir créé Helvetica en 1957.
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(Nearly) every Alfred Hitchcock cameo
You certainly knew that the great movie director, Alfred Hitchcock, was used to, first in order to reduce budgets, then merely for fun, keep one little cameo appearance in each of his movies, sometimes even a small role. An Internet user collected them all (nearly) in a single sequence. YouTube link
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