Archive for 2007

Here’s why I ended up switching to an iPhone after all

I know I’d said I wouldn’t switch to an iPhone from my BlackBerry, essentially because i wasn’t happy that Apple had launched it without it being able to sync data over-the-air, something the BlackBerry has been able to do for years. I found it unacceptable to have to physically connect my phone to my Mac [...]

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Introducing FriendFeed, a very clever way of using lifestreams to consolidate your web presence on Facebook or elsewhere

One of the most interesting online developments in recent months has been the emergence of the notion of lifestream, as the Internet evolves into a place for people, not just to access information, but to actively exchange it with others, which has usually taken place on so-called social networks, bringing together many users with an [...]

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I guess a moratorium, if we get one, is better than nothing

Lorsque nos juristes officiels parlent de faire mourir sans faire souffrir, ils ne savent pas ce dont ils parlent et, surtout, ils manquent d’imagination. (Albert Camus, Réflexions sur la guillotine, 1957) I’ve been closely following the Supreme Court’s recent decision agreeing to hear a lethal injection challenge arising from Kentucky, Baze v. Rees, on the [...]

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As-tu déjà aimé?

[Grégoire] As-tu déjà aimé Pour la beauté du geste, As-tu déjà croqué La pomme à pleine dents, Pour la saveur du fruit Sa douceur et son zeste, T’es-tu perdu souvent ? [Louis] Oui, j’ai déjà aimé Pour la beauté du geste, Mais la pomme était dure, Je m’y suis cassé les dents. Ces passions immatures, Ces amours indigestes [...]

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Louis Garrel’s nose is cooler than Cleopatra’s

[…] one of the most un-musical-like musicals that have recently graced the screen. Its formal honesty will be startling for those used to the baroque tongue-in-cheek musicals that are made nowadays. (Rotten Tomatoes) “But it’s a musical!” One of my acquaintances was convinced that I wouldn’t want to see Les chansons d’amour, especially after having [...]

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Oh, so the Pope abolished Limbo, did he?

There’s been a bit of a controversy, recently, on the subject of Limbo. One of my friends claimed, in his blog, somewhat simplistically, that the Pope had “abolished” it. I’ve also thought Limbo a fascinating subject, probably because I’ve very often desperately wanted to be in Limbo myself. And, after all, Limbo is a subject [...]

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Should France change her national anthem?

Campaigns are periodically mounted by more or less louche individuals to change the words of La Marseillaise, France’s national anthem. I personally see nothing wrong with the words of that anthem, which reflects the context at the time it was composed and, to a lesser extent, the rather cent moment when it became France’s official [...]

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