Archive for April, 2009
- The World Changes
Have you ever been obsessed by a question? One of these existential interrogation that continuously stays in your head and that you can’t get rid of without answering it? Well last week, I had such an interrogation. For the whole week I kept wondering what would happens if a T. Rex fell. With its short [...]
- Release of RSDownloader 0.2.0
It is here! After some development during the exam session and a final revision now that I am done with university, I am proud to announce the release of RSDownloader 0.2.0. A lot of things changed since the first draft that was version 0.1.0. First, I changed the download code to be more modular. I [...]
- Reflections On Web 2.0
I recently read an article by Joshua Porter about how Social Networking websites such as Twitter or Facebook could make Google’s life harder and it left me thoughtful. His article talks about the engagement in Web 2.0 applications and the major difference it could play in the business models of the companies that back them, [...]
- Because Studying Sometimes Gets Boring… RSDownloader!
Because studying sometimes gets boring, I often end up working on something else during the exam sessions. This time, I got frustrated with RapidShare and its annoying wait times. Don’t misunterstand me, I think RapidShare is a really useful website. Even if they keep the download speed of free user down, it is still faster [...]
- The Drunkard’s Walk
I was walking to a lecture this afternoon when a new poster in one of the engineering building captured my attention. It was about the next Perimeter Institute public lecture entitled The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives. A weird coincidence since it happened to be the title of the last book I read. [...]
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