http://www.quantum-bits.org Free software, quantum physics, politics, art and geek stuff... Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:43:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Good news: I found a new apartment (VERY excited about that). Bad news: since I'll be moving my server, there will be some downtime within the next weeks. Hopefully, It'll will be short. Next posts will be written from my new apartment :D http://www.quantum-bits.org/?p=120 So, I did a little gardening this summer for my parents, while they were on holidays for a few weeks. Every other day, I managed to fill a full basket of fresh veggies: tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, ... Cool !   So, I treated myself with a few (mostly) veggie-based meals. Their garden ... http://www.quantum-bits.org/?p=119 The last couple of months were extremely tough. It included being badly sick, an insane amount of work, the departure of a my dearest friend, water damages in my damn apartment, and for the most horrible part, the death of close relatives. Some say you've got to hit rock bottom, ... http://www.quantum-bits.org/?p=118 The only difference between a kid and an adult is the price of the toys. Of course, I got myself a brand new iPad and I've been playing with it for a couple of days now. Yep, I think I'm turning into a freaking Apple fanboy...     This baby is sleek and ... http://www.quantum-bits.org/?p=117 My new LED TV and Blu-Ray player are DLNA compatible. Since the Blu-Ray player came with wifi connectivity out of the box, I tried to connect it with my GNU/Linux Home Server. In the end, it worked well, but the process wasn't as easy as I expected...   My main devices are ... http://www.quantum-bits.org/?p=116 Hopefully, never. I've finally received my brand new toys: a Samsung 55'' LED TV along with a Blu-Ray player (Samsung as well). Yes, it's a 3D player, and, well, 3D movies generally suck. But for some reasons, it was cheaper and it came with wifi connectivity out of the box, ... http://www.quantum-bits.org/?p=115 As promised a couple of posts ago, here are a few words on General Relativity. I'll try to concentrate on the principles by not focusing (too much) en technicalities. Keeping this post concise is quite a challenge, because of the incredible beauty lying in the physics and mathematics of General ... http://www.quantum-bits.org/?p=114 While doing a little housekeeping, I dug out a pile of old magazines I preciously kept for many years. I used to read Hebdogiciel (an old french computer magazine) when I was a 13 to learn and share programming techniques. So much memories.   Thinking of all the events, amazing gadgets and ... http://www.quantum-bits.org/?p=113 Well, I wish I were... Anyhoo, I went to the movies and saw Iron Man II a few hours ago. Slightly disappointing, maybe because I was expecting much from Don Cheadle and Mickey Rourke, and, well, because the french speaking scenes were so totally weird (I had no idea that ... http://www.quantum-bits.org/?p=112 To celebrate my first real day off (and an almost sunny weather), tonight's meal is a "Marmite de filets de loup à la vanille et au lait de coco". I served the seabass with a few "Bananes Seyssinet poilées". Drag your mouse over the image to see the other shot. http://www.quantum-bits.org/?p=110