Category Archives: Culture

Everything cultural that interests me: music, reading, science, arts in general, news, photography…

OrangeCinema de retour à Genève

[en]OrangeCinema in Geneva! We have passes for bloggers. [fr]Vous saviez qu’OrangeCinema revenait à Genève? Moi, à la page comme je le suis ces temps, j’aurais sans doute raté l’info sans mon boulot avec Orange. J’avoue que j’adorais aller à l’Open … Continue reading

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Kittens

[fr]Chatons! Choupitude! Mais que de boulot![en]It’s spring, we need kittens. This is actually a sad story but it seems to be ending well. My brother’s mummy-cat disappeared a week after giving birth to her three kittens. She hasn’t been seen … Continue reading

Posted in Animals | Tagged chatons, kittens, mia kittens | 1 Comment

Arc-en-ciel, ICC, kitesurf

[en]In Torrevieja. Saw the most impressive rainbow I’ve ever seen (only iPhone photos, sorry). About to start my Day Skipper course, and interested in taking up kitesurfing.[fr]Bon, article bateau, je sais, mais avant-hier, je crois bien que j’ai vu le … Continue reading

Posted in Personal, Travels | Tagged arc-en-ciel, bateau, day sailor, icc, kitesurf, rya, torrevieja, vacances, voile | 1 Comment

Faire sortir un chat

[en]Many people without cats — or with indoor cats — wonder that I let my cats out (including at the chalet). Aren’t you afraid they’ll run off? Well, not too much. Here’s how I proceed to introduce my cats to … Continue reading

Posted in Animals | Tagged accompagner, bagha, chat, collier, dedans, dehors, dresser, extérieur, friandises, intérieur, puce, quintus, safran, sortie, sortir, tounsi | 5 Comments

Here Comes Everybody: Journalism and Ease of Publication

I’m reading “Here Comes Everybody“. I’m taking notes. In the chapter “Everyone is a media outlet”, Clay explains very well what is the matter with the journalism industry. (He has since then co-authored a report on the future of the … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Connected Life, Media | Tagged auchalet, broadcast, clayshirky, communications, conversation, here comes everybody, journalism, scarcity, scribes | Leave a comment

Random Notes About My 2012-2013 India Trip

A few random notes about my Indian trip, which I was sure I had published, but just found sitting in my MarsEdit drafts. Health-wise, it was “interesting”. It started off with itchy knees that I carelessly brought from Switzerland. A … Continue reading

Posted in India, Personal, Travels | Tagged Health, hearing aid, india 2012-2013, rickshaw, travel | Leave a comment

Social Tools Allow Ridiculously Easy Group-Forming

More notes and related thoughts to my reading of Clay Shirky’s book Here Comes Everybody (chapter 2). Both markets and organisations imply costs (transaction costs in large groups, labour required to maintain organisation). There are activities which simply don’t happen, … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Connected Life, Understanding life and the world | Tagged auchalet, collaboration, collaborative production, collective action, cooperation, group action, group activities, groups, here comes everybody, online communities, sharing, transaction costs | 1 Comment

Delivering Happiness: A Book to Read on Running a Happy Profitable Business

I have just finished reading “Delivering Happiness” by Tony Hsieh. It’s a much “lighter” read than “Here Comes Everybody”, though the lessons it delivers are just as profound. Whereas Clay Shirky’s book has points to make, supported by stories, Tony … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Corporate | Tagged auchalet, business, happiness, human business, zappos | Leave a comment

Occupy et les Indignés

[en]A rant about the “translation” of the Occupy Movement by “les Indignés” in francophonia. Not the same movement. Occupy is a verb. “Indigné” is a state, an emotion, with moral undertones.[fr]Ça date, Occupy, je sais. Vous qui connaissez plus d’une … Continue reading

Posted in Language Geekiness, News and Politics | Tagged anglais, auchalet, français, indignés, les indignés, occupy, occupy mouvement, traduction | Leave a comment

La pile de livres aspirationnelle: se construire un champ des possibles

[en]About the aspirational pile of books that I brought to the chalet with me.[fr]Note: comme la plupart des billets que je publie ces jours, celui-ci a été écrit hors ligne durant ma petite retraite à la montagne. Je suis au … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Psychology | Tagged auchalet, bibliothèque, choix, lecture, liberté, livres, priorités, temps | 2 Comments