http://www.caperet.com An eclectic mix of technology, news comment, and personal notes. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:41:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On the bus from Arles back to Avignon TGV and home to Argenteuil via Paris. Good corporate jolly / seminar. # Sun is out in Avignon, it's cold but nice and bright # Why is it that I'm going to the south of France the one time it's colder there than in ... http://www.caperet.com/2010/03/the-tweet-week-2010-03-15/ http://bit.ly/9DWIu1 Hendrix was ambidextrous, key to his talent? New album out next week, nearly 40 years after his death. # http://bit.ly/8ZPUmK Hybrid fusion: can't help but think that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is... # Powered by Twitter Tools http://www.caperet.com/2010/03/the-tweet-week-2010-03-08/ [French] deconstruction of the olfactive experience in the Parisian underground (RER, Métro) http://bit.ly/d2RPin # [in french] http://bit.ly/a4ZmSP Men attract the eye more than women in adverts. # Inertia, bureaucratic process, short-termism, turf wars, inefficiency & info overload: UX issues http://bit.ly/bmqi1f # MPs deliver damning verdict: Homeopathy is useless - or shaken, not stirred ... http://www.caperet.com/2010/03/the-tweet-week-2010-03-01/ Enjoyed this: Creative Brief Workshop http://slidesha.re/c6g1EP, love slide 15 # [blog perso] We have a new cat: http://www.caperet.com/2010/02/maya-rescued-cat/ # Wondering about UX meetups in Paris, anyone know of any that exist currently? #in #user_experience # Winter Olympics are great but the time difference means I can't watch much of it :-( # Powered by ... http://www.caperet.com/2010/02/the-tweet-week-2010-02-22/ We brought Maya home from the local SPA (French equivalent of the RSPCA, Société Protectrice des Animaux) after a long time trying to decide which cat to adopt. The only criteria we had were for a sterilised female, because our other cat is male - wanted to keep a good ... http://www.caperet.com/2010/02/maya-rescued-cat/ 20 years ago today, Nelson Mandela was released. Sadly no surprise that 20 years on, it's not all rosy in SA: http://bit.ly/aXYvTC # Read Orwell lately? Inform on your neighbours - benefit cheats caught because of you could earn you cash: http://bit.ly/boZUJv # Bad Parisian service: even if the French say "le ... http://www.caperet.com/2010/02/the-tweet-week-2010-02-15/ Life imitates Python: "Biggus Dickus" exists as "Akbar Zeb" in Arabic... only he's the Pakistani ambassador http://bit.ly/9RG5z1 # Today, 01.02.2010 is a palindrome. # Powered by Twitter Tools http://www.caperet.com/2010/02/the-tweet-week-2010-02-08/ Nathan and Liam spent a while dotting paint on their pad from felt pens that paint rather than draw. Mostly they're good for making big splodges though. Good to catch up with friends and see the kids playing together. 2010 has started quite well for catching up with people. Testing Painting ... http://www.caperet.com/2010/02/testing-painting-pens/ Pedalling the Ocean: Greg Kolodziejzyk aiming to pedal the pacific to Hawaii, training session streaming here http://bit.ly/95G2ym # A step closer to nuclear fusion power? http://bit.ly/d32aU3 # you said it, @kim_partridge, it appeared on the net http://bit.ly/9KUgeD #ipad # Unbelievable the hype that is going on #apple right now on the web, ... http://www.caperet.com/2010/02/the-tweet-week-2010-02-01/ Arch Linux config now includes automatic WiFi connection (WPA) and DVD playback. On a laptop with a PIII 866MHz. Rock 'n Roll. # Now have mplayer, mpg123, firefox & everything working nice on Dell C400. Goodbye WinXP for this machine :) # Arch Linux + Xorg (fluxbox) working on old Dell C400, ... http://www.caperet.com/2010/01/the-tweet-week-2010-01-25/