Pierre-Nick is dynamik » Compendium of Interest http://www.pierre-nick.com Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:10:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Compendium of Interest X: iTunes Canada rentals, Detroit http://www.pierre-nick.com/2008/06/04/compendium-of-interest-x-itunes-canada-rentals-detroit/ http://www.pierre-nick.com/2008/06/04/compendium-of-interest-x-itunes-canada-rentals-detroit/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:08:49 +0000 Pierre Nick http://www.pierre-nick.com/?p=79
  • Apple movie rentals/purchase are now available in Canada! [Press] Yay!
    I still prefer to buy my movies on disc (for the time being anyway: no special features, not even near DVD, even less HD quality, for the downloads) but for the rental, it’s a great deal I think. Here’s a summary in Canadian dollars:    

     

    Buy

    Rent

    Rent (HD)

    “Catalog title”

    9.99

    3.99

    4.99

    “Recent releases”

    14.99

    “New releases”

    19.99

    4.99

    5.99
  • Detroit gagne la coupe. Mais me semble que c’est assez poche de pas gagner la coupe chez vous. Les joueurs se font interviewer sur la patinoire mais il n’y a personne dans les estrades en arrière-plan.. 

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  • De Cyberpresse par Jean-Luc: Boule Magik, de la BS! Des recherches et des scientifiques qui n’existent pas, des équations chimiques sans queue ni tête.. Du marketing saveur crosseur.
    La Boule Magik, vraiment magique?
  • Trente-huit jours avant les Jeux de génie 2008. C’est l’ETS qui rentre dans place.. Vous voulez commanditer la délé de l’ÉTS? Mais certainement! Contactez-moi!
    Jeux de génie 2008     / Délégation ETS.
  • Fausses fenêtres avec stores, éclairage réaliste. Loin du canal Paysages de Back to the Future 2, mais tout de même pratique pour 80% des locaux de l’ÉTS.
    Fake window sheds light on your cubicle
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  • Barcamp Montréal 3 was being held past Saturday at the SAT. Montreal Tech Watch has a pretty awesome synopsis of all the projects presented, with a ton of links to them and pictures of it all. I’m still so mad I was sick like a dog and missed it..
    BarCampMontreal3 in pictures
  • Haha! The Zune-adoring guy who got a couple tattoos depicting the Microsoft device was tired to be called the “Zune Tattoo guy” so he’s officially changing his name for “Microsoft Zune”. For real. But can you really change your first name for a trademarked company name?
    Legally changing my name (read on) [Warning: Microsoft and Anti-Apple fanboys ahead]
  • Sherbrooke grassroots organization ZAP was started by members of Montréal’s successful Île Sans Fil network. It is of course powered by the same WifiDog open-source captive portal system. Check it out if you’re in their Zone [d'Accès Public].
    Zap Sherbrooke
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  • Le “Tornade” de La Ronde fois 10000. Même hardware, différent software.. -Trop- malade [vidéo]:
    Puke-o-Matic Amusement Park Ride Isn’t For the Weak Stomached
  • Some insanely cool aircrafts interiors (including the new Super Suite inside the Singapore Airlines A380)
    Cool aircrafts interiors
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  • 35 years later, pissing off AT&T is still an awesome feeling.
    Steve Jobs is AT&T Hacker, not against iPhone Hackers
  • Ill-fated SCO is kicked off the NASDAQ index, a few days after filing for bankruptcy. I cannot express the joy I have watching SCO fall down to its knees. That is what you deserve.
    SCO Group Shares To Be Delisted From Nasdaq, Effective Sept. 27 [SCOX]
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  • McDonald’s South Korea: order by pointing your mobile phone at the menu items you wish to order using McDonald’s Touch Order application, combined with RFID technology, get an SMS when everything is ready.
    Hamburger Can Be Ordered Via Mobile Phone
  • Félix is currently doing his grad schooling at Cornell University. Why? Probably because he can enjoy monitoring his laundry via the Web. He sent us a the link to the LaundryView™ Monitoring System for his residence hall, that allows him to get a 3D view of the laundry room, which machines are in use and how much time is left on each cycle. The ultimate washer and dryer stalking system.
    LaundryView™ Monitoring System
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  • Les compagnies aériennes américaines veulent se sortir du trouble, mais semblent faire tout contre cette fin. La soit-disante politically correct pudeur des Américains tape vraiment sur les nerfs.
    Tenue trop osée pour décoller
  • iPhone unlocking? Yes, and GPL’d.
    Gizmodo tries it, reviews it, and offers it:
    iPhone Free Software Unlock Confirmed (Death Star Explodes)
  • Meebo now supports file transfers between IM networks!
    Meebo
  • Stéphane Laporte: « Ben Laden avait promis un attentat terroriste. Il a eu lieu: c’était le retour de Britney. »

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  • C’est officiel: L’Album du Peuple Tome 7 de François Pérusse en magasin le 13 novembre 2007! Son 10e album! Yes!
    Pérusse nous offre un Tome 7 pour l’automne 2007!
  • Here’s a new collection of pictures from inside the gorgeous Airbus A380, including a ton of shots of the amazing über hightech flight deck.
    Korean Air to unveil the inside of Airbus A380
  • China blocks Wikipedia: Web 2.0 reported incompatible with Communism 2.0.
    Wikipedia Blocked in China Again | Chine: Wikipedia ne répond plus
  • Nostalgic people unite: Eudora lives again; and not from Qualcomm. The Mozilla Foundation released Eudora 8.0 beta1 as open source, based on its Thunderbird platform. On the menu: Pentium 233 Mhz and 64 Megabytes of RAM required.
    Eudora 8.0.0b1
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  • iPod touch more and more desirable. Some people at Yulblog aren’t helping me trying to resist getting it. And now this.
    iPod Touch Can Run All Apple and Third-Parties’ iPhone App
  • Mail-in rebates have always been sketchy anyway.
    1,300 Unopened Rebate Applications Found In Dumpster
  • She is new to the blogosphere and Yulblog, she loves shoes, she blogs in class instead of listening and it’ll be worse once she gets an iPod touch.
    Blonde et addicted to shoes
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