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This site will shutdown tomorrow

Patchou — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:15:13 +0000

This site, patchou.com, along with the 16 other web sites I’m hosting on the same server will shutdown for a day, on Wednesday 18th, January 2012. Downloads will be down as well. This is done as an effort against SOPA, PIPA and any other future similar US bills that threatens our cyber-way-of-life. Wikipedia, Reddit, Minecraft and many other big names are doing the same. If you have a presence on the web, we encourage you to join the blackout.

For more information, check news posts such as the one on Neowin.

Laughing Baby

Patchou — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:29:34 +0000

This one’s mine :-).

Sucker Punch is fantastic!

Patchou — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:22:14 +0000

I just saw Suck Punch at the cinema and I have to say I was impressed. I understand why critics were so hard on this movie: it’s not something you usually see in general public venues you need to keep an open mind to enjoy this kind story. Music was superb and the mood of the movie was set from the first minutes to the very end of the credits, almost 2 hours later. Kudos to Zack Snyder for bringing this movie to us. It’s the kind of enjoyment I generally don’t expect to get outside of the yearly Fantasia festival :-).

Leslie Nielsen R.I.P.

Patchou — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:14:20 +0000

Two days ago, Leslie Nielsen died from complications of pneumonia.

Rest in Peace.

7 Minutes of Information

Patchou — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:07:19 +0000

Quantitative Easing Explained , as seen on cyberpresse.ca.

Blackberry, iPhone and Android

Patchou — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:16:35 +0000

Just saw this on Crackberry:

Users of smartphones

Old Spice Voicemail

Patchou — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:10:26 +0000

For those of you who, like me, enjoyed the recent Old Spice ads (with the guy on a horse at the end), here is something for you to enjoy: http://www.oldspicevoicemail.com .

The surprising science of motivation

Patchou — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:05:40 +0000

Here’s a nice 10 minutes video from RSA, sent to me by a friend of mine, talking about the relation that exists between money and motivation:

Picture of the month

Patchou — Mon, 24 May 2010 21:41:07 +0000

Look at this beautiful picture. Don’t be shy, click on it to see it in its fully glory. Matador Julio Aparicio learnt today that you can’t always expect to avoid injuries when facing a desparate bull, fighting for its last moments.

It’s our home

Patchou — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:51:23 +0000

Thsi video was created as a collaboration between World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Ben Lee and Leo Burnett. “Space Monkey” carries a message about our planet, and features Ben Lee’s track, “Song for the Divine Mother of the Universe”.