New year, new gear.

Every year, in January, I treat myself with a new guitar. This year's pick is an Ibanez IC420FM, a.k.a Iceman.

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If you have half an hour to waste, give Stimulation Clicker a try:

We’re giving away over $1 million to support a better internet | Proton We raised over $1 million this year to directly support organizations on the front lines of the fight for online privacy and freedom.

The Proton annual fundraiser is over, with a new record: more than one million dollars will be awarded to privacy-focused non-profit organizations.

In September, I visited the Musée Bolo on the EPFL campus in Lausanne (roughly 10 minutes from place). They have a great collection of old computers gathered in a hall. Access is fully free (donations are welcome).

https://buff.ly/4fEjKTP

A view of Chabrillan, France. taken in december 2024.

Happy new year!
Here is a picture of my home town, Chabrillan (France).

A red KEF LS50 Wireless II bookshelf speaker on a stand.

I've been eyeing on the KEF LS50 since their introduction in 2012. Earlier this year, I finally decided to buy a pair of active LS50 Wireless II. They sound fantastic.

I paired them with a Kube 10 MIE subwoofer to add the subtle amount of bass they lack.

It's a great time to donate to organizations that matter to you.

My picks this year:

- @wikimedia.bsky.social
- @Let's Encrypt
- @vivaldibrowser.bsky.social

I'm focusing on tech this year, but there are obviously many other causes that need help.

Mozilla's new focus on ads and AI is unacceptable, and Firefox does not have a built-in ad-blocker on iOS/iPadOS (extensions are not allowed there).

I'm done with Safari. Extensions are limited, security key support is broken…

I've switched to @vivaldibrowser.bsky.social, which has multi-platform sync (when servers work), and a built-in ad-blocker. And it supports Chrome extensions on desktop (I only need my password manager).

Super happy so

Join the 2024 Lifetime account fundraiser for online freedom | Proton Learn how to join our 2024 Lifetime Account Charity Fundraiser, your chance to win our most exclusive plan and fight for a better internet.

Proton (my employer), is running its annual fundraiser for selected privacy-focused non-profit organizations. Enter the raffle to win a Lifetime accounts.

More details at

Who called a JAWS rip off set in France 'Under Paris', and not 'Shark de Triomphe'?

Deux captures d'écran du film Les Visiteurs dans lesquels le personnage Jacquouille, un écuyer du Moyen-Âge, allume et éteint la lumière d'une pièce. Dans l'image du haut, le personnage dit "jour", l'image est très jaune et très lumineuse. Dans l'image du bas, le personnage dit "nuit", l'image est très bleue et très sombre.

L'étalonneur de « Furiosa : Une saga Mad Max » be like :

An illustration of the Standard Notes and Proton logos together.

Proton and Standard Notes are joining forces! We’re excited that #StandardNotes will be joining the Proton family to bring end-to-end encrypted note-taking to Proton users.

Standard Notes will remain free, #opensource, and fully supported: proton.me/blog/proton-...

Best printer 2024, best printer for home use, office use, printing labels, printer for school, homework printer you are a printer we are all printers After a full year of not thinking about printers, the best printer is still whatever random Brother laser printer that’s on sale.

This is the best hardware review of the last 20 years. Brilliant. And sad 😅

www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/241...

Pictopix - Level selection screen

Pictopix - Game screen

Pictopix - Puzzle solved!

Pictopix - Level editor

Hey! My game @pictopix.bsky.social is 30% off during the #SteamSpringSale! 😀

➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/568320/P...

Feel free to share the news! 🎉

#GameDev #IndieDev #Pictopix #Picross #Nonogram #ピクロス #PixelArt #IndieGame #PuzzleGame #SteamDeck #SteamSale #GameDeals

L'ouvrage de @patrickhellio.bsky.social sur l'Amstrad CPC sera bientôt disponible à la précommande sur le site de Pix'n Love.

Le mardi 5 mars pour être précis !

Rendez-vous pris 😀

#RetroGaming #AmstradCPC #PixNLove #VideoGames

When switching email provider:

1. Get a custom domain, and opt for an email service that supports it. You won't have to change your email address if your provider dies.

2. Check that your new provider is not a VC-funded startup that will sell itself to the first bidder.

Privacy-focused email service Skiff just got acquired by Notion, and the service will shutdown after 6 months. Announced on a Friday afternoon, and reddit sub is locked.

What a joke...

Omar doing the Lord's work.

AGAIN. <3

It's treat yo self time! Every year I buy a new guitar, and this year my pick is a gorgeous Music Man Luke 4 SSS.

Luke as in Steve Lukather, of course.

Outlook is Microsoft’s new data collection service.

proton.me/blog/outlook...

A screenshot of the Proton Drive app for MacOS, with text "Now available on Mac"

Today, we’re happy to announce we’re launching the Proton Drive app for Mac!

Thank you to our community members who gave us feedback for the Mac OS beta.

#ProtonDrive is now available on #iPhone, #Android, #Windows, the web, and now #Mac:

Download it here: proton.me/drive/download

One of my very first games on CPC! Loved it.

Thunderbird — Free Your Inbox. Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!

If you can, do yourself a favor and stay away from Outlook. There are plenty of good email clients. Try Thunderbird, it's free, open-source, and respects your privacy.

www.thunderbird.net

Let's talk about 'New Outlook’ for Windows.

JUST DON’T USE IT.

Whatever type of non-MS account you want to add (IMAP, Gmail, Yahoo), you will be informed that Microsoft NEEDS to upload all your emails to their servers.

MS doesn't need your personal data. MS wants your personal data.