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Xavier Michelon
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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.
January 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
If you have half an hour to waste, give Stimulation Clicker a try:
Stimulation Clicker
neal.fun
January 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The Proton annual fundraiser is over, with a new record: more than one million dollars will be awarded to privacy-focused non-profit organizations.
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.
proton.me
January 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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
January 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Happy new year!
Here is a picture of my home town, Chabrillan (France).
January 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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.
December 31, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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.
December 30, 2024 at 3:29 PM
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
December 29, 2024 at 12:15 PM
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
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.me
December 29, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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Who called a JAWS rip off set in France 'Under Paris', and not 'Shark de Triomphe'?
May 28, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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L'étalonneur de « Furiosa : Une saga Mad Max » be like :
May 24, 2024 at 5:47 PM
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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-...
April 10, 2024 at 11:17 AM
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This is the best hardware review of the last 20 years. Brilliant. And sad 😅

www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/241...
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.
www.theverge.com
April 3, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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March 15, 2024 at 11:06 AM
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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
March 1, 2024 at 12:59 PM
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.
February 10, 2024 at 6:01 AM
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...
February 10, 2024 at 6:00 AM
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Omar doing the Lord's work.

AGAIN. <3
The stylish, unknown & extremely rare SEGA AI COMPUTER (1986) promised natural language processing and "artificial intelligence" via its Prolog interpreter.

Available today, for the first time ever: system roms, game cards, tapes recordings, scans, photos, MAME driver & more: smspower.org/SegaAI
January 31, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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.
January 20, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Outlook is Microsoft’s new data collection service.

proton.me/blog/outlook...
January 8, 2024 at 3:45 AM
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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
November 23, 2023 at 3:32 PM
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.
October 5, 2023 at 4:55 PM
August 27, 2023 at 5:44 AM