Still consumed by work and transit time. This week the news were dominated by the aftermath of Obama’s victory in the U.S. presidential elections. Besides that it was mostly quiet, document.write(“”); but here’s a few interesting links anyway after the jump:
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Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture
- Learning to lie in Japan: A ‘fishing’ trip to East China Sea disputed islands (BBC)
- This week’s new DVD & Blu-ray: My Neighbour Totoro (The Guardian)
Apple, apps and mobile devices news
- EU regulators to accept Apple and book publishers’ offer of cheaper e-books (Engadget)
- To migrate or not to migrate: that is the upgrade question (TUAW)
- When Will Apple Release iTunes 11? Probably Next Wednesday. Here’s Why (Cult of Mac)
- These Gorgeous, Book-Themed iPad Wallpapers Are Perfect For The iPad Mini As E-Reader (Cult of Mac)
- Set Three Separate Networking Names For Your Mac With Terminal (Cult of Mac)
- Apple’s Fusion Drive cuts Mac startup time in half, triples read-write speeds (Apple Insider)
- Three Mac apps to help you self publish your book (GigaOM)
- Michael Wolff: The Age of Apple may be over (USA Today)
- Apple, HTC Settle Patent Dispute with 10-Year Licensing Deal (MacLife)
Books, Digital Edition & Library
- Monthly single-issue DC comics come to Apple’s iBookstore (Apple Insider)
- DC Comics Announces Deals To Sell Digital Comics In Big Three E-Bookstores, Says Digital Sales Have Grown 197% (Tech Crunch)
- The Disturbing Origins of 10 Famous Fairy Tales (Flavorwire)
- Drawn & Quarterly- A binding force in Mile End (The Gazette)
- BD: Louis Delas démissionne de Casterman (Le Monde)
Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics
- Divided U.S. Gives Obama More Time (NYT)
- Obama victory speech 2012 (YouTube)
- Obama’s win a big vindication for Nate Silver, king of the quants (CNET)
- ‘World of Warcraft’-playing candidate wins election (NBC)
- Obama arrache la Floride à Romney (Radio-Canada)
- He called it, and now Silver’s a pop-culture star (SFGate)
- Take a second to celebrate the nerd in your life: Nate Silver was right (Canada.com, NYT’s link)
Health, home & garden
- Ferrero dénonce “l’amendement Nutella” (Le Monde)
- Pour Ferrero, pas question de toucher à la recette du Nutella (Le Monde)
- De plus en plus vieux (La Presse)
Humour
- That series of strips is hilarious (and I only wish…):
- Unshelved (2012/11/05), (2012/11/06), (2012/11/07), and (2012/11/08)
Local News & National Politics
- L’ASSÉ brandit la menace de nouvelles manifestations (La Presse)
- Justin Trudeau gives Oscar worthy performance (YouTube)
- Dessine-moi un métro: Dans les entrailles du métro de Montréal (Radio-Canada, lien)
- Dépôt imminent d’une nouvelle loi 101 (La Presse)
- STM’s new métro map draws mixed review (The Gazette)
Media, Culture, & Society
- Gaiman’s ‘Doctor Who’ to Feature Cybermen (ICv2)
- The consequences of having a ‘foreign’ name (BBC)
- Mad Men: The personal flaws of fictional characters can be uncomfortably real (The Gazette)
Sciences & History
- Carl Sagan Advocates For Life On Mars (Popular Science)
- Viewpoint: His dark charisma (BBC)
- Qui seront les derniers habitants de la Terre ? (Le Monde)
- History Channel takes a giant leap for ‘Mankind’ (USA Today)
Technology, Gadgets & Internet
- How Can I Permanently Delete My Computer Files? (Popular Science)
- One year with solar energy at home: Mostly sunny! (GigaOM)
- How my mobile devices are ready for the next storm: Fenix ReadySet (GigaOM)
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