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Taodyne’s best wishes – Source code version
I have release the source code for the “Season’s Greetings” from Taodyne. This can give you an idea of what XL can do today. In that video, which is rendered in real-time and in 3D, the XL program...
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Explaining #geonpi to non-French entrepreneurs
There’s been a recent flurry of activity on twitter around the #geonpi hashtag. What is going on? The short version is that French entrepreneurs are all up in arms against the French budget law for...
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Ten reasons capital and salary should not be taxed the same
At a time where French entrepreneurs are actively fighting the new French finance law for 2013, it might be good to remind our politicians of a few reasons why it is a not-so-good idea to consider that...
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Dix raisons de ne pas taxer le capital comme les salaires
Au moment où les entrepreneurs se mobilisent contre la nouvelle loi de finances 2013, il faut peut être rappeler pourquoi aligner la fiscalité du capital sur celle des salaires est, au départ, une...
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Moi Président de PME
Quel “président” j’aimerais être? Un président de PME qui, d’abord, respecte la France, qui l’aime. Je suis le président d’une petite société, je ne peux être que président de pratiquement rien, chef...
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Adding chapter numbering in Apple Pages
At Taodyne, we mostly use Apple Pages to create our documents. For large documents, I’d like to be able to create numbered chapters, something like “Chapter 1″, “Chapter 2″, and so on. Apple Pages does...
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When Google oversteps its authority
Recently, a user of Tao Presentations informed us that Google Chrome displayed a dire warning after he downloaded our software: “Tao Presentations may be malicious software”. Uh oh, for the average...
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Everything is broken and no one cares
Everything is broken and no one cares This post from Dear Apple is just so true, and so clearly on topic for Grenouille Bouillie! Have we reached the point in complexity where we can’t make good...
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The promise of glasses-free 3D – Dolby’s vision
The promise of glasses-free 3D – Dolby’s vision The article is a little low on details. Based on the fact that the article mentions Philips displays, my guess is that this is based on the 2D+Z...
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Apple backups and RAID are not reliable
You’d think that if you use RAID1 and multiple redundant, distributed backups with hourly backups, daily backups, etc, you’d be safe? Think again. If your backup software lies to you, you may not...
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Paul Graham recommends doing things that don’t scale
As usual, Paul Graham writes an interesting piece about startups. He recommends doing things that don’t scale. Thinking like a big company is a sure way to fail. It’s a reassuring piece for the startup...
View ArticleFrom Ada to XL in 25+ years…
At the Paris Open Source Summit, I had a long discussion with engineers from AdaCore, that reminded me of the early roots of XL in Ada. I have never really retraced the steps along the way, and this...
View ArticleApple Watch faces: still ugly after 3 years
When Apple launched the iPhone, it lacked a number of features, but Apple soon added the AppStore, and it proved a raging success. The Watch, on the other hand, did not follow the same pattern....
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