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Training next week

2012-02-02T09:16:00.001-05:00

Training next week
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Training next week

A storm in paradise

2011-12-13T20:34:00.001-05:00

A storm in paradise
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A storm in paradise

Laboratory Equipment - Quantum Entanglement Allows Diamonds to Communicate

2011-12-05T12:35:00.000-05:00

Les implications de cette découverte sont faramineuses.

Laboratory Equipment - Quantum Entanglement Allows Diamonds to Communicate: "Researchers working at the Clarendon Laboratory at the Univ. of Oxford in England have managed to get one small diamond to communicate with another small diamond utilizing "quantum entanglement," one of the more mind-blowing features of quantum physics.

Entanglement has been proven before but what makes the Oxford experiment unique is that concept was demonstrated with substantial solid objects at room temperature. "

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The Strange Birth and Long Life of Unix - IEEE Spectrum

2011-12-02T15:42:00.000-05:00

Je travaille avec Unix ou un de ses dérivés à tous les jours, et ce, depuis les 16 dernières années. J'en apprends encore.

The Strange Birth and Long Life of Unix - IEEE Spectrum: "They say that when one door closes on you, another opens. People generally offer this bit of wisdom just to lend some solace after a misfortune. But sometimes it's actually true. It certainly was for Ken Thompson and the late Dennis Ritchie, two of the greats of 20th-century information technology, when they created the Unix operating system, now considered one of the most inspiring and influential pieces of software ever written."

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Old Church converted in a Bed & Breakfast

2011-11-23T22:13:00.001-05:00

Dead Man's Switch

2011-11-01T13:54:00.000-04:00

C'est quelque chose que j'ai déjà pensé un jour.

Dead Man's Switch: "Bad things happen. Sometimes, they happen to you. If something does happen, you might wish there was something you had told the people around you. How you feel, what you regret, where the money is stashed.
For this, you need a dead man's switch."

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Old Jesus

2011-10-29T22:57:00.001-04:00

Old Jesus

Mes Aïeux 2009

2011-10-24T23:20:00.001-04:00

Mes Aïeux 2009
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Mes Aïeux 2009

Overview

2011-10-24T22:44:00.001-04:00

Overview
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Overview

Standing out

2011-10-24T16:27:00.001-04:00

Standing out
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Standing out

Virgin Galactic opens world’s first commercial spaceport – Boing Boing

2011-10-17T14:42:00.000-04:00

Pour moi, c'est aujourd'hui que l'on rejoint le monde de la science fiction.

Virgin Galactic opens world’s first commercial spaceport – Boing Boing:

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Cellphones and radiation: is exposure underestimated? - latimes.com

2011-10-17T12:07:00.000-04:00

Quand vous lisez, "les études prouvent qu'il n'y a aucun danger", essayez de trouver les vrais détails et faites votre opinion. Souvenez-vous qu'il y a des milliards de dollars en jeu, et que ces dollars sont dans nos poches. Ils vous diront n'importe quoi pour mettre la main dans vos poches. C'est à vous de vous informer.

Cellphones and radiation: is exposure underestimated? - latimes.com: "[...] the current assessment method bases evaluations of how much radiation people are exposed to from their phones on measurements taken using a quite large, liquid-filled plastic model of the adult human head (known as the Specific Anthropomorphic Mannequin, or SAM). Smaller people -- 97% of the population, the authors wrote -- will have higher proportional exposure than what is assessed."

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Place Ville-Marie

2011-10-03T19:18:00.001-04:00

Place Ville-Marie
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Place Ville-Marie

Space hotel for tourists could open by 2016

2011-09-27T14:12:00.000-04:00

Est-ce que vous feriez le voyage, si vous pouviez vous le permettre? Je vois déjà les billets de Loto-Québec pour gagner un voyage dans l'espace...

Space hotel for tourists could open by 2016 | TERMINAL U | Travel News: "A Russian space firm has ambitious plans to open a space hotel for tourists by 2016 – with a vision to offer a new age of commercial space travel for the super rich."

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British coffee-powered car breaks world record

2011-09-26T15:42:00.000-04:00

Une auto pour informaticiens qui carburent au café...

British coffee-powered car breaks world record | ExtremeTech: "A bunch of crazy, tea-drinking northern Brits have set a new land speed record for a gasification-powered vehicle, fueled only by coffee beans."

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CERN scientists 'break the speed of light'

2011-09-22T15:45:00.000-04:00

Nouvelle d'une grande importance!!

CERN scientists 'break the speed of light' - Telegraph: ""We have high confidence in our results. We have checked and rechecked for anything that could have distorted our measurements but we found nothing," he said. "We now want colleagues to check them independently.""

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All-electric Tron Lightcycle hits the streets

2011-09-22T13:16:00.000-04:00

Trop cool!

All-electric Tron Lightcycle hits the streets: "Practicality tends to take a back seat when you combine sci-fi cult status with custom chopper building - and there's no room for a pillion passenger on the Lightcycle. "

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Mystery Object Orbits Earth

2011-09-19T14:13:00.000-04:00

Mystery Object Orbits Earth - NASA Science: "Something odd is circling our planet. It's small, perhaps only 60-ft long, and rotates once every minute or so."

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Dinosaur Feathers Found in Amber Reinforce Evolution Theories

2011-09-16T13:45:00.000-04:00

Dinosaur Feathers Found in Amber Reinforce Evolution Theories - Hans Villarica - Life - The Atlantic: "Dinosaur and bird feathers preserved in amber from a Late Cretaceous site in Canada reveal new insights into the structure, function, and color of animals that date back to about 78 million years ago."

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Le CRTC mettra fin à un «problème irritant»

2011-09-14T10:26:00.000-04:00

Et dire que les diffuseurs nous mentaient en pleine face en disant qu'il n'y avait pas de problèmes, que c'était juste la différence entre le son dramatique les émissions normales et le son égalisé des publicités.

Le CRTC mettra fin à un «problème irritant» | Simon Cremer | Actualités nationales:

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Satellite Spots Burning Man Festival from Space

2011-09-07T15:41:00.000-04:00

Satellite Spots Burning Man Festival from Space : Discovery Channel: "A European Space Agency (ESA) satellite has captured what has become one of modern society’s most hedonistic adventures–Burning Man. Taken about 400 miles up, the picture shows Black Rock City in full swing along with all of its 50,000-something attendees."

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9/11 - was there an alternative response?

2011-09-07T13:34:00.000-04:00

Great article by Noam Chomsky.

9/11 - was there an alternative response? - Opinion - Al Jazeera English: "Suppression of one's own crimes is virtually ubiquitous among powerful states, at least those that are not defeated."

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Les Canadiens en faveur de l’achat local

2011-09-01T16:40:00.000-04:00

Je ne suis pas donc seul à penser ainsi.

Les Canadiens en faveur de l’achat local: "Plus de trois Canadiens sur quatre disent prioriser l’achat de fruits ou légumes locaux, selon un sondage pancanadien réalisé par Léger Marketing pour le compte d’Équiterre."

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Domino's plans pizza on the Moon

2011-09-01T15:03:00.000-04:00

Oh boy.

Domino's plans pizza on the Moon - Telegraph: "Domino's Japanese arm has proposed a branch on Earth's nearest galactic neighbour is the latest escalation in a pizza publicity war."

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Jack Layton dead at 61

2011-08-22T09:23:00.000-04:00

RIP. Je l'aurais vraiment vu comme premier ministre. Qui reste-t-il pour bloquer Harper maintenant?

Canada News: Jack Layton dead at 61 - thestar.com

At NASA, first steps toward space weather prediction

2011-08-19T11:09:00.000-04:00

Wow!

At NASA, first steps toward space weather prediction | Cutting Edge - CNET News

Yahoo, Facebook test “six degrees of separation” idea

2011-08-16T10:50:00.000-04:00

Interesting.

Yahoo, Facebook test “six degrees of separation” idea | ZDNet: "Yahoo and Facebook are trying to figure out whether the “six degrees of separation” idea (everyone is on average approximately six steps away from any other person) is valid or not."

ATLAS e-News | Profiles

2011-07-29T13:36:00.001-04:00

Il y a des québécois ( et québécoises! ) partout.

ATLAS e-News | Profiles

Ancient Lives

2011-07-26T13:06:00.000-04:00

Ancient Lives

Aidez l'Université d'Oxford à traduire des textes égyptiens datés d'il y a 2000 ans, avec une interface facile.

Video - Latest rover set to explore Mars

2011-07-25T11:18:00.000-04:00

Ce truc est gros comme mon auto. J'ai hâte de voir les premières photos.

Video - Latest rover set to explore Mars - New Scientist

Historic photo of Atlantis returning to Earth -- as seen from space

2011-07-22T09:42:00.000-04:00

Historic photo of Atlantis returning to Earth -- as seen from space - latimes.com: "We've all seen five-million-pound U.S. space shuttles launch, 135 times to be exact.

We've all seen them land back on Earth in Florida or California, 133 times to be exact.

But not until the very last space shuttle flight did we ever get to see what the giant craft's return to the atmosphere looks like -- from space."

Space Shuttle Discovery - 360VR Images

2011-07-20T12:41:00.001-04:00

Incroyable panoramique du poste de pilotage de Discovery. Il y a un laptop là-dedans... ;)

Space Shuttle Discovery - 360VR Images

L'ère du mobile

2011-07-02T12:35:00.001-04:00

Je me suis acheté un Samsung Galaxy Tab à un prix de feu chez Bell. 50$ au lieu de 550$ comme il était vendu en janvier dernier. Le nouveau modèle va bientôt sortir et j'imagine qu'ils voulaient sortir l'autre.

J'ai l'impression d'être revenu dans le monde moderne.

Nouvel hymne national du Québec: les paroles

2011-06-14T13:35:00.000-04:00

Qu'est-ce que c'est que cette horreur débile??

"De nos racines monte joyeuse sève

Quand va éclore l'iris versicolore

La vie allélouille l'hirondelle gazouille

Nous baignons dans les beautés de notre immensité

Sous les aurores boréales brame brame l'orignal"

... Kossé-ça??

Nouvel hymne national du Québec: les paroles | Société

Asian Alliance Supplants US Empire

2011-06-08T12:39:00.000-04:00

The New World Order. And we are not part of it.

Asian Alliance Supplants US Empire | Consortiumnews

10th Anniversary of the Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada

2011-06-08T10:42:00.000-04:00

Des capitalistes verts? Ça représente à quel point l'environnement est rendu important dans l'esprit des gens. Quand les capitalistes parlent du marché (market), c'est un euphémisme qui représente chacun de nous, plus spécifiquement les dollars qu'on a dans nos poches. Et c'est la seule manière réelle de voter maintenant. Décidez bien à qui vous la donner, votre piasse.

10th Anniversary of the Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada | Corporate Knights

Canada 'to set up new bases'

2011-06-03T06:44:00.000-04:00

Le Canada construit des bases militaires dans d'autres pays? Mais qu'est-ce que c'est que cette folie? Harper veut devenir empereur lui aussi?

Canada 'to set up new bases'

NASA lets go of Spirit

2011-05-25T11:53:00.000-04:00

Quelle mission incroyable! Son frère jumeau est toujours au travail.

NASA lets go of Spirit | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

Nice guys finish last - and now we know why

2011-05-25T09:28:00.000-04:00

Je m'en doutais depuis un bout.

Nice guys finish last - and now we know why | TG Daily

Revealed: How Area 51 Hid Secret Craft

2011-05-24T09:48:00.000-04:00

Les secrets du début de la guerre froide commencent à sortir, pour l'intérêt des amateurs d'histoire comme moi, mais au détriment des trippeux d'ovnis et autres UFOs.

Revealed: How Area 51 Hid Secret Craft

BBC News - 'Rapture' apocalypse prediction sparks atheist reaction

2011-05-20T09:37:00.000-04:00

Je pense que je vais préparer un party moi aussi.

BBC News - 'Rapture' apocalypse prediction sparks atheist reaction

J'en reviens pas.

2011-05-19T12:54:00.000-04:00

Eternal Earth-Bound Pets, USA

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La dépression post-natale liée au niveau d'ocytocine (hormone dite de l'attachement) durant la grossesse |

2011-05-18T13:35:00.000-04:00

La dépression post-natale liée au niveau d'ocytocine (hormone dite de l'attachement) durant la grossesse | PsychoMédia

First 'habitable' exoplanet confirmed

2011-05-17T13:30:00.000-04:00

20 années-lumières, y a rien là.

First 'habitable' exoplanet confirmed | COSMOS magazine

Talk with a dolphin via underwater translation machine

2011-05-11T23:58:00.000-04:00

S'ils réussissent à établir une vraie communication, ça va être intéressant de voir ce qu'ils ont à nous dire...

Talk with a dolphin via underwater translation machine - tech - 09 May 2011 - New Scientist

Boussole électorale

2011-05-11T09:53:00.000-04:00

Résultats de la boussole électorale de Radio-Canada. À consulter.

Boussole électorale

Le seul fil qui retient encore le Québec au Canada est le NPD

2011-05-11T09:50:00.000-04:00

Voici finalement une analyse beaucoup plus intéressante que la merde que les intellectuels souverainistes lancent au peuple québécois depuis les élections.

Le seul fil qui retient encore le Québec au Canada est le NPD - Amériquébec

Hillary Clinton’s censored photo — far too distracting!

2011-05-10T12:18:00.000-04:00

Hillary Clinton, un sex symbol?? ;)

Hillary Clinton’s censored photo — far too distracting! - ComPost - The Washington Post

Photopic Sky Survey

2011-05-09T14:43:00.000-04:00

Amazing!

Photopic Sky Survey

Un politicien né

2011-05-04T15:33:00.000-04:00

C'est pour ça que j'ai voté pour lui. Et je pense que je ne suis pas le seul. Il a été capable d'influencer des millions de personnes, juste par sa présence et sa conviction, sans équipe, sans supporters. Tout un tour de force!

Peut-être qu'il a moins de pouvoir maintenant, mais nous allons l'entendre débattre à tous les jours, car en tant que chef de l'opposition, il aura l'occasion de mettre en valeur ses capacités beaucoup plus qu'avant, et peut-être convaincre un jour les Ontariens de virer orange aussi, et cela sera le glas des conservateurs.

Un politicien né | Politique | Radio-Canada.ca

Finishing a Job: Obama Gets Osama

2011-05-02T10:58:00.000-04:00

Bin Laden a finalement été retrouvé, mais cela aurait pu se passer autrement, cela aurait pu se faire bien avant. Bonne lecture.

Finishing a Job: Obama Gets Osama

Réarrangement du site

2011-04-30T18:26:00.000-04:00

Je me suis abonné dernièrement au site de partage de photographie SmugMug pour centraliser mon site photo ainsi que mon blog, et le tout est assez satisfaisant. SmugMug me permet d'avoir un site transactionnel où je peux vendre mes photos en format digital, mais aussi en impression, papier bien sûr, mais aussi toutes sortes d'autres items comme des portes clefs, des chandails et même des tuiles de céramique...

Je ne peux vendre seulement que les photos dont j'ai tous les droits, ce qui n'est pas le cas des portraits des gens, que je ne peux qu'afficher comme image de portefolio, ce qui est bien normal.

Donc, je vous invite à visiter, et pourquoi pas vous commander un 8x10 en visitant mon nouveau site photo, à l'adresse habituelle:

www.brunogallant.info

Des autos en libre-service au Québec en 2012

2011-04-29T09:54:00.000-04:00

Go Communauto!

Des autos en libre-service au Québec en 2012 - Tendances Auto - Automobile

Voyager Set to Enter Interstellar Space

2011-04-29T07:00:00.000-04:00

Vger.

Voyager Set to Enter Interstellar Space - NASA Science

Des fous de Dieu chez les conservateurs

2011-04-17T22:44:00.000-04:00

Si vous pensiez voter conservateur juste sur une base économique, lisez ceci, et distribuer à tout ceux qui veulent entendre. La situation est grave.

Des fous de Dieu chez les conservateurs | Le Devoir

Canadians pay 20% more than U.S. consumers

2011-04-14T15:55:00.000-04:00

On se fait-tu fourrer, rien qu'un peu.

Canadians pay 20% more than U.S. consumers - Canada - Canoe.ca: "Canadian consumers are paying about 20% more on a selection of goods than their counterparts in the U.S., despite the strength of the loonie that should have helped curb prices here, according to a BMO report."

Making temporary changes to brain could speed up learning

2011-04-14T10:04:00.000-04:00

I know Kung-Fu.

Making temporary changes to brain could speed up learning | Science Blog: "In a breakthrough that may aid treatment of learning impairments, strokes, tinnitus and chronic pain, UT Dallas researchers have found that brain nerve stimulation accelerates learning in laboratory tests."

Exploitation du gaz de schiste sous Gentilly-2

2011-04-14T09:38:00.000-04:00

Quoi??? Est-ce qu'il y a d'autres affaires de même que personne ne savait? Article à lire!

Exploitation du gaz de schiste sous Gentilly-2 | Brigitte Trahan | Actualités: "Il est important de ne pas perturber le sol, dans ce secteur, car ils existe aussi à proximité, a-t-on appris hier, une nappe d'eau souterraine captive à écoulement très lent contaminée par la radioactivité à la suite d'activités de brûlage réalisées il y a quelques décennies à l'ancienne centrale Gentilly-1."

Essence: les Canadiens déjà touchés par la hausse des prix

2011-04-12T13:02:00.000-04:00

En tout cas, moi je trouve que ça parait sur mon budget, c'est clair.

Essence: les Canadiens déjà touchés par la hausse des prix: "Près de 45 % des ménages canadiens estiment que la hausse du prix de l’essence et des produits alimentaires a déjà un « impact important » sur leur budget, selon le dernier indice mensuel des perspectives de consommation au Canada de RBC Banque Royale."

Report: Canadians most tolerant in developed world

2011-04-12T11:25:00.000-04:00

Qu'on le veuille ou non, les québécois sont très canadiens dans ce sens.

Report: Canadians most tolerant in developed world: "Canadians are the most tolerant people in the developed world, are terrific readers, enjoy more 'positive experiences' than everyone but Icelanders, and don't produce many babies, according to a new report released Tuesday."

BRP se lance dans les véhicules lunaires

2011-04-06T22:26:00.000-04:00

BRP se lance dans les véhicules lunaires | Isabelle Pion | Sherbrooke: "La prochaine génération de véhicules lunaires et martiens sera développée à Sherbrooke. BRP et le Centre des technologies avancées BRP-Université de Sherbrooke (CTA) planchent actuellement sur trois véhicules de base qui devront être livrés d'ici décembre 2012."

Oldest working television set expected to sell for £5,000

2011-04-05T13:45:00.000-04:00

Oldest working television set expected to sell for £5,000 - Telegraph: "Britain's oldest working television set, which was manufactured by Marconi in 1936, is expected to sell for more than £5,000 at auction."

World's Largest indoor Photo: Strahov Philosophical Library, Prague - 40 Gigapixel 360º Panorama

2011-03-31T09:55:00.000-04:00

World's Largest indoor Photo: Strahov Philosophical Library, Prague - 40 Gigapixel 360º Panorama: "Strahov Library 40 Gigapixels
This 360º Panorama is the largest indoor Photo in the world as of March 2011."

Health Buzz: Romantic Rejection Causes Physical Pain

2011-03-29T14:31:00.000-04:00

Health Buzz: Romantic Rejection Causes Physical Pain - US News and World Report: "There's a reason they call it a broken heart: Romantic rejection causes physical pain, new research suggests. Psychologists studied 40 recently-dumped volunteers who reported intense feelings of rejection when thinking about the breakup."

Fukushima : "La menace nucléaire perdurera sur le long terme"

2011-03-29T13:04:00.000-04:00

Fukushima : "La menace nucléaire perdurera sur le long terme" - LeMonde.fr: "Pierre Le Hir : A l'évidence, l'accident de Fukushima est déjà une catastrophe nucléaire, et la gravité de cette catastrophe, c'est-à-dire son impact environnemental et sanitaire, pourrait encore s'accroître dans les prochaines semaines."

BrainGate neural interface system reaches 1,000-day performance milestone |

2011-03-25T15:07:00.000-04:00

Ça commence à ressembler à de la science-fiction, sauf que ce n'est pas de la fiction.

BrainGate neural interface system reaches 1,000-day performance milestone | Brown University News and Events: "An investigational implanted system being developed to translate brain signals toward control of assistive devices has allowed a woman with paralysis to accurately control a computer cursor at 2.7 years after implantation, providing a key demonstration that neural activity can be read out and converted into action for an unprecedented length of time."

Workers at Fukushima Plant Brave Radiation and Fire

2011-03-15T22:37:00.000-04:00

Il y a des vrais héros en ce moment qui sont à l'oeuvre.

Workers at Fukushima Plant Brave Radiation and Fire - NYTimes.com: "They are the faceless 50, the unnamed operators who stayed behind. They have volunteered, or been assigned, to pump seawater on dangerously exposed nuclear fuel, already thought to be partly melting and spewing radioactive material, to prevent full meltdowns that could throw thousands of tons of radioactive dust high into the air and imperil millions of their compatriots."

Loss of electricity greatest threat to U.S. nuclear plants

2011-03-15T14:06:00.000-04:00

C'est malheureux que ça prenne toujours un accident grave pour faire allumer les gens. L'énergie nucléaire, c'est dangereux, mais beaucoup moins que le charbon et le pétrole, selon moi. Ces installations sont les plus sécures au monde et avec raison, mais il y a toujours place à l'amélioration.

Experts: Loss of electricity greatest threat to U.S. nuclear plants - CNN.com: "A complete loss of electrical power at a nuclear plant, as occurred at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi facility, is the greatest potential risk to U.S. nuclear reactors, industry experts said Tuesday."

Cave in moon:Base station for astronauts?

2011-03-07T12:30:00.000-05:00

Cave in moon:Base station for astronauts? - Technology news: "'Lava tubes provide a natural environmental control with a nearly constant temperature of minus 20 degrees Celsius, unlike that of the lunar surface showing extreme variation, maximum of 130 degrees Celsius to a minimum of minus 180 degrees Celsius in its diurnal (day-night) cycle,' they said."

Longing

2011-03-05T16:48:00.000-05:00

C'est le temps de faire un backup!

2011-02-28T09:21:00.000-05:00

Gmail accidentally resetting accounts, years of correspondence vanish into the cloud? (update) -- Engadget: "If you've got a working Gmail account, you might want to back it up every so often -- as many as 500,000 Gmail users lost access to their inboxes this morn, and some of them are reporting (via Twitter and support forums) that years worth of messages, attachments and Google Chat logs had vanished by the time they were finally able to log on."

Déguisement d'halloween - pour un certain prix

2011-02-22T12:02:00.000-05:00

Two slightly used space suits for sale: "Some early highlights of the sale include a Sokol K spacesuit worn by cosmonaut Alexei Leonov during the historic 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Project (the symbolic end to the Space Race) and a Sokol KV-2 spacesuit worn by Gennadi Strekalov during a 1990 mission to the Mir space station."

Moments de changements historiques.

2011-02-22T11:28:00.000-05:00

Attachez votre tuque, il n'y a plus rien qui ne sera pareil dans les prochaines années.

The project for a new Arab century - Opinion - Al Jazeera English: "Toppling disobedient leaders and oiling the wheels of pliant ones proved useful so long as the populations of these countries remained voiceless. As the people begin to find their voices, however, the Middle East as we have long known it is beginning to alter. Unfortunately for the decision-makers in the US (and their policy advisers and legions of 'intellectual' think tanks) the dramatic changes are not in the direction that they had conceived."

sRGB Processing 101 - photo.net

2011-02-17T14:40:00.000-05:00

sRGB Processing 101 - photo.net: "Many people post in the 'Digital Darkroom forum asking why their colors look dull and flat on the web, or print strangely in a minilab, or look too dark in Powerpoint and other slideshow software. I thought it might be a good idea to provide a quick guide to sRGB processing. I’m not a color specialist like one of our other members, Andrew Rodney, but this easy and simple tutorial should help with basic questions. For a more specific answer, consult the resources below."

Vos chocolats aideront-ils Laurent Gbagbo à se maintenir au pouvoir?

2011-02-16T09:58:00.001-05:00

Pensez-y.

Vos chocolats aideront-ils Laurent Gbagbo à se maintenir au pouvoir? | Michelle Faul | Afrique: "Des activistes en faveur des droits humains ajoutent qu'avant d'acheter du chocolat, les consommateurs devraient aussi savoir que des enfants âgés de seulement cinq ans ont aidé à produire le cacao qui entre dans sa fabrication."

The seven types of malicious hackers

2011-02-15T21:01:00.000-05:00

Your guide to the seven types of malicious hackers | Security Central - InfoWorld: "Whether you're attacked today or tomorrow, it's important to understand the motivation and objective of your intruders -- doing so can help you devise an appropriate defense. Malicious hackers can, in fact, be broken out under some broad classifications."

Nine traits of the veteran Unix admin

2011-02-14T22:21:00.000-05:00

Yep, I totally relate to that. I must be one of them.

Nine traits of the veteran Unix admin | Unix - InfoWorld: "If some of these traits seem antisocial or difficult to understand from a lay perspective, that's because they are. Where others may see intractable, overly difficult methods, we see enlightenment, born of years of learning, experience, and most of all, logic."

L'internet en péril. En théorie.

2011-02-14T15:11:00.000-05:00

Attention, article très technique.

The cyberweapon that could take down the internet - tech - 11 February 2011 - New Scientist: "Schuchard's new attack pits the structure of the internet against itself. Hundreds of connection points in the net fall offline every minute, but we don't notice because the net routes around them. It can do this because the smaller networks that make up the internet, known as autonomous systems, communicate with each other through routers. When a communication path changes, nearby routers inform their neighbours through a system known as the border gateway protocol (BGP). These routers inform other neighbours in turn, eventually spreading knowledge of the new path throughout the internet."

Le cancer, une image du passé?

2011-02-11T13:09:00.000-05:00

Cancer resembles life 1 billion years ago, say astrobiologists - microbiology, genomics, genetics, evolution, cell biology, cancer, astrobiology - Australian Life Scientist: "The genes that controlled the behaviour of these early multicellular organisms still reside within our own cells, managed by more recent genes that keep them in check.

It's when these newer controlling genes fail that the older mechanisms take over, and the cell reverts to its earlier behaviours and grows out of control."

The God node

2011-02-09T01:09:00.000-05:00

Confession App: Roman Catholic Church Sanctions New iPhone App - ABC News: "It seems as though the Catholic Church really really wants us to go to confession, so much so that apparently it has sanctioned a new iPhone app aimed at bringing some of the wandering sheep back into the fold."

Le retour de l'ascenseur

2011-02-08T16:12:00.000-05:00

Bush may face torture case whenever abroad - World - Canoe.ca: "GENEVA - Activists vowed on Monday that former U.S. President George W. Bush will face a torture case against him wherever he travels outside the United States."

Les dangers de la radiologie

2011-02-08T14:13:00.000-05:00

Blackwell on Health: New evidence of diagnostic radiation risk | Posted | National Post: "The researchers found that the risk of getting cancer increased by 3% for every 10 milliSieverts of low-dose radiation patients received. More than 15,000 patients were exposed to over 30 mSv."

Romanian witches could face fines for bad predictions

2011-02-08T14:08:00.001-05:00

Romanian witches could face fines for bad predictions | Posted | National Post: "Romanian witches are predicting some added job pressure in their futures.

If passed, a new bill would have witches and fortune tellers fined or even imprisoned if their predictions don’t come true. They would also require permits to practice their trade and have to provide customers with receipts."

L'espionnage, version Canada...

2011-02-07T06:53:00.000-05:00

I spied on you and all I got was this lousy T-shirt - thestar.com: "OTTAWA—Canadian spies are being warned not to wear their loyalty on their sleeve — or their wrist or lapel.

The hush-hush reminder to employees of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service advises keeping polo shirts, watches and pins emblazoned with the distinctive CSIS crest away from curious eyes."

Les forfaits Internet illimités bientôt suspendus au Canada ?

2011-02-05T11:22:00.000-05:00

Netflix fait peur à beaucoup de monde ici. Ça va changer les habitudes des gens.

Les forfaits Internet illimités bientôt suspendus au Canada ?: "La fin des forfaits illimités a rapidement entrainé une levée de boucliers au Canada. Une pétition contre la mesure a vu le jour, réunissant à l'heure actuelle plus de 416 000 signataires. 'Les grandes compagnies de télécommunications cherchent assurément à escroquer les consommateurs, contrôler le marché du net et s'assurer que les consommateurs continueront de s'abonner à leurs services audiovisuels' s'insurge la pétition."

Death by GPS?

2011-02-04T00:04:00.000-05:00

Utilisez votre GBS en utilisant votre GPS.

'Death by GPS' in desert - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee: "'It's what I'm beginning to call death by GPS,' said Death Valley wilderness coordinator Charlie Callagan. 'People are renting vehicles with GPS and they have no idea how it works and they are willing to trust the GPS to lead them into the middle of nowhere.'"

Pas de surprises ici.

2011-02-02T23:37:00.000-05:00

Critics question billions in aid funneled back to US contractors - The Boston Globe: "WASHINGTON — United States taxpayers have funneled more than $60 billion of aid into Egypt since President Hosni Mubarak came to power in 1981, but more than half of the money has been spent supplying weapons to the country’s military, an arrangement that critics say has benefited American military contractors more than ordinary Egyptians."

Pour les trippeux de WoW et autres

2011-02-01T02:03:00.000-05:00

Recyclage...

2011-01-27T15:53:00.000-05:00

Drug Catapult Found at U.S.-Mexico Border - FoxNews.com: "Drug smugglers trying to get marijuana across the Arizona-Mexico border apparently are trying a new approach -- a catapult."

La défense de l'arctique canadien: consensus

2011-01-25T11:23:00.000-05:00

Ramenons nos troupes d'Afghanistan, construisons des navires de guerre pour patrouiller nos eaux, défendons réellement les intérêts du Canada. C'est quelque chose que tous les canadiens, Québécois inclut, pense que c'est le gros bon sens. En tout cas, c'est quelque chose que je supporte pleinement.

Canadians link Arctic defence with national identity: Survey: "'Canadians from coast to coast to coast want their government to maintain the Arctic as an overall priority and assert its sovereignty over the Beaufort Sea, the Northwest Passage and its stake in the Arctic at large. And they are willing to divert military and diplomatic resources from other parts of the world to do it.'"

Moto du futur

2011-01-20T09:25:00.001-05:00

Mais est-ce qu'on pourrait rouler avec ça l'hiver au Québec??  Mmm, pas sûr.

http://www.wimp.com/ecomobiletests/

New Reactor Paves the Way for Efficiently Producing Fuel from Sunlight - Caltech Media Relations

2011-01-19T13:44:00.000-05:00

New Reactor Paves the Way for Efficiently Producing Fuel from Sunlight - Caltech Media Relations: "Using a common metal most famously found in self-cleaning ovens, Sossina Haile hopes to change our energy future. The metal is cerium oxide—or ceria—and it is the centerpiece of a promising new technology developed by Haile and her colleagues that concentrates solar energy and uses it to efficiently convert carbon dioxide and water into fuels."

Bull sharks seen in flooded streets | Offbeat | Weird News, Odd and Freaky Stories in Toowoomba | Toowoomba Chronicle

2011-01-19T07:07:00.000-05:00

Bull sharks seen in flooded streets | Offbeat | Weird News, Odd and Freaky Stories in Toowoomba | Toowoomba Chronicle: "TWO bull sharks have been spotted swimming past the McDonald’s restaurant in Goodna.

Goodna butcher Steve Bateman saw one of the sharks swimming through the flooded waters of Williams Street near his bucher’s shop in the St Ives shopping centre yesterday."

StoryLink: Ask the Expert ... Key Elements to Plot Structure

2011-01-18T23:51:00.002-05:00

StoryLink: Ask the Expert ... Key Elements to Plot Structure: "What’s happening now must be inherently more interesting than what just happened."

La musique est une drogue. Fait longtemps que je le sais!

2011-01-18T14:53:00.001-05:00

Turns out that music really is intoxicating, after all: "If music-induced emotional states can lead to dopamine release, as our findings indicate, it may begin to explain why musical experiences are so valued. These results further speak to why music can be effectively used in rituals, marketing or film to manipulate hedonic states. Our findings provide neurochemical evidence that intense emotional responses to music involve ancient reward circuitry and serve as a starting point for more detailed investigations of the biological substrates that underlie abstract forms of pleasure."

Stranger than fiction...

2011-01-18T12:46:00.001-05:00

Je n'aurais jamais pensé que ça puisse exister. Je suis bien content de ne pas avoir ça! ;)

Semen allergy suspected in rare post-orgasm illness | Reuters

De la viande animale qui n'a jamais été dans un animal

2011-01-10T14:15:00.000-05:00

Est-ce que vous en mangeriez? Moi oui. Ça serait une contribution _majeure_ pour faire baisser les gaz à effet de serre.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_vitro_meat

Désolé pour les amateurs d'apocalypse

2010-12-16T12:30:00.000-05:00

Aucun trous noirs n'ont été créé dans le Large Hadron Collider. La terre est sauvée! ;)

Search for microscopic black hole signatures at the large hadron collider

Reconnaitre la propagande

2010-12-15T00:33:00.000-05:00

Pour reconnaitre, il faut connaitre:

Propaganda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vger

2010-12-14T10:23:00.000-05:00

Voyager a été lancé dans les années 70. C'est un exploit remarquable.

Voyager 1 Has Outdistanced the Solar Wind