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Alan Vonlanthen's Public Library

May
2
2012

The Know-It-All Passport is the ultimate guide for English-speakers in the Geneva, Vaud, and neighbouring French areas.  
(via the Village Players)

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La recherche d’images et de photos est une partie non négligeable du temps consacré à rédaction d’articles quand on tient un blog.
Pour gagner du temps, l’extension pour Chrome The Ultimate Free Stock PhotoSearch permet sans quitter le navigateur de trouver des photos et des images après avoir tapé une requête de recherche dans la fenêtre accessible depuis la barre d’outils en cliquant sur l’icône de l’extension. 
Les recherches se font sur plus de 200 sites de stock de photos pour la plupart gratuits, ce qui représente plus de 2 milliards de clichés à disposition. Les sites proposent des photos, des dessins, des illustrations, des textures, des cliparts… 
(Via Pierre-Yves Revaz)

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Apr
27
2012

Vécu. Via @nicotupe

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New company Coursera is targeting higher education by offering university-level courses from top institutions to students all over the world, all for free. via @niptechpodcast

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Apr
20
2012

Are you a numberphile who also loves Douglas Adams? If so, then you probably already know where this is going ...




In this week's amusing video, we learn about all the quirky traits of the number 42. It was writer Douglas Adams who made this number famous in his book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, as being the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything", according to one of the book's characters, the supercomputer, Deep Thought.

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(via @nicotupe) The Streisand effect is a primarily online phenomenon in which an attempt to hide or remove a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely. It is named after American entertainer Barbra Streisand, whose attempt in 2003 to suppress photographs of her residence inadvertently generated further publicity.

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Apr
14
2012

There was a young lady named Bright
Whose speed was much faster than light;
She set out one day,
In a relative way
And returned on the previous night

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