Be an ecofriendly geek and save the planet: delete your e-mails!

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You want to save the planet? Good! Start by cleaning your inbox! Let’s delete some e-mails, shall we? We consume a lot of data every day (e-mails, videos, posts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, DropBox, documents saved in the Cloud, …), and all those data are stored on servers. Basically, the more data we save, the more servers we need (and servers consume electricity). Basic math, nothing new under the sun. What if I told you that we can all do a little bit of good for this planet, just by clicking on one button? Remember those prehistoric e-mails that … Continue reading Be an ecofriendly geek and save the planet: delete your e-mails! →

Je suis Charlie, a message of hope

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I don’t feel like writing anything else after what happened in France last week. It just seems inappropriate after those three days of terror. This was an attack on freedom of speech and on freedom of religion, and nobody can be indifferent to it. In this article, I just want to share a some signs of hope I’ve seen over the last few days. I’ve been touched by that impulse of solidarity that spread around the world. I was glad to see hope as people said “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie). Three words only to say that we are … Continue reading Je suis Charlie, a message of hope →