Hacks

Why I Think IKEA Should Make Open Source Designs

I’ve been dreaming for a while about my own 3D printer and this month that dream came true. I had on pre-order a Micro 3D printer. I got the green one. While the print volume isn’t great the user experience is pretty great. For a beta product 🙂 … And so I entered the world …

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Site Updates

1Password for Firefox on Linux

How to Run 1Password for Firefox(and probably Chrome) on Linux   I’ve been loving 1Password for a while now and I wanted to use it on Linux as well. There is no official support from Agilebits for Linux yet. In my search I found a few ways: http://www.lucianofiandesio.com/1password-in-linux And other hacks. But in the end …

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Life

Oui, Je Parle Français, Pourquoi?

Je lisait quelque chose sur Quebec et leurs problèmes avec ceux qui parlent seulement Anglais… enfin. Je trouve ça un peu… Ă©trange. … Mes parents Ă©tait convaincus que il faut connaitre au moins deux langues Ă©trangères. Alors j’ai appris la langue française à partir de 9 ans et un peu plus tard la langue anglaise (à deux …

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Hacks

Building the GreenBoy, err… PiBoy, PiGrrl's Friend

Building a Raspberry Pi Gameboy (Yes, This is Not New) Hello friends, Every once in a while I get tired of technology; there is simply so much to learn, to do, to think about, to tinker with, to make etc. My minds overloads and I need to do something else, not necessarily easier, but using …

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Life

What the Apple iPhone Was, Is and Isn't Anymore to Me

Bananas or Apples? I seem to be faced almost everyday with silly discussions of Apple vs. Google or why Android is better or… why bananas are better than apples. And because I feel strongly about my convictions, I can’t help myself from getting involved. Then, when I calm down, talking to my inner voice of …

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Life

Japan vs. Western Civilization in Movies and Books

There is probably a large volume of works related to clash between Western culture and Japanese society. If you read Kotaku for example, you will see articles almost weekly about ways in which Japan is “different”. Stupeur et tremblements Book: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_and_Trembling_%28novel%29 Movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318725/ Lost in translation (Sofia Copolla’s movie) Iertati-ma ca nu sunt japonez (“Forgive …

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Operating Systems

Raspberry Pi: Run 'screen' at Login

Hello,   Recently I attached an LCD screen to my Raspberry Pi and wanted to be able to type commands via ssh and have them display on the screen. After searching the web, I came up with the following solution to fit my needs.   It has 3 parts: You must autologin on the console, …

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