Sometimes I listen to myself

If you’ve seen the original ads, you’ll probably find this hilarious.

Originally seen on Undercover . . . → Read More: Wassup

This one comes straight from my own town. Geneviève et Matthieu are a duo singing eclectic music. I’ve never been an incredibly great fan, a little too crazy for my taste. It appears that, lately, they’ve been exploring music which is more, well, actually music.

This group satisfies the criteria for this challenge since they give music . . . → Read More: Six months music challenge, part 7 : Geneviève et Matthieu

Ok, I know, I’m really late, so let me try to get a couple entries in two days here and catch up for the time lost. (You’ll have to forgive me for the delay, I was busy with my Ph.D. preliminary examination.) For the week that ended on July 4th, let me submit to you Jane . . . → Read More: Six months challenge, part 4: Jane Siberry / Issa

Didn’t ride much all week but I went out today for a 28 miles ride. (28.6 to be exact.) Same ride as last week, which I did in the other direction this time and I was back in 2:15 (plus stops), which is 10 minutes faster than last time. The weather was much nicer, lots of . . . → Read More: training for a century: better time

A friend of mine has had me considering the Red River Century for over a month now. I was pretty decided on trying it out (and therefore training for it). I was going to start training seriously when I came back from New Jersey, at the end of may, but unfortunately I sprained an ankle a . . . → Read More: training for a century (or how 3 hours in the sorching sun made me appreciate that open source collaborative software could save a town)

As Code Monkey has shown, the best way to become an internet sensation is to sing about what geeks like.

Weezer seems to have just come out with a new video for “Pork and Beans”. I don’t really know much about Weezer, to be frank. I’m a pianist and I listen to quite a bit of music, . . . → Read More: Weezer’s “Pork and Beans” internet sensation

I’m sure I’d seen this before, but here it goes. Some photography . . . → Read More: Beatiful time-lapse photography

I’m spending the holiday period with my family in Montreal (Québec, not Missouri) and, as usual, the computers and network here need some tinkering with. Along with the computer, my father also needs some clarification on how to use the computers. Somehow, because I use matlab in my everyday life (ok, I do more than that, . . . → Read More: A new approach for a new year

I always like to play (a bit too much) those online games. One of my favorites was the blueprint game, where you have to place different objects to guide an object, which obeys the standard physical laws. Half-pipes, springs, blocks, etc. I really like it and if you have a thesis to write, it’s the perfect . . . → Read More: Physics is fun