Another difficult week. Nothing really important happened (I am STILL waiting for the new iMacs to be released and I am getting QUITE impatient!), document.write(“”); but strangely there was nevertheless lots of interesting small news stories. Check the links after the jump:
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Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture
- Traditions of Japan’s Kaiseki Ryori Live On in Old Kyoto Townhouses (The Cultureist)
- Kyoto Machiya Restaurant Guide (SBP link)
- Top 300 Graphic Novels in October 2012 (ICv2)
Apple, apps and mobile devices news
- Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad 2 and new iPad (Apple Store link)
- 2012 iMac problems signaled by lack of release (Product Reviews)
- Logitech Alert security cameras add OS X support (TUAW)
- Camera+ updated with awesome new features, makes the app more powerful than ever (Today’s iPhone)
- New iMacs to be delayed due to production issues? ( Electronista, Apple Insider, MacTrast )
- Pas d’iMac avant la fin de l’annee? ( MacBidouille, MacQuébec )
- Taming Apple’s new Fusion Drive technology (CNET)
- Apple’s Supply Chain Issues Reflected In Stock Pricing (Forbes)
- Maximize your old Mac’s performance (CNET)
- Apple’s new iMacs still on track? ( CNET, Today’s iPhone, MacTrast, Mac Rumors, 9to5 Mac, Cult of Mac )
- OS X 10.9 to Include Siri and Maps Integration (Mac Rumors)
Books, Digital Edition & Library
- Des trésors de papier au bout des doigts (Le Devoir)
- Les livres numériques de plus en plus populaires (Radio-Canada)
- The Best-Selling Sci-Fi Books of All Time (Flavorwire)
- Is e-reading reading? (LA Times)
- Michel Vaillant, un retour à toute berzingue ! (Le Monde)
- L’Encyclopædia Universalis entre dans l’ère du tout-numérique (Le Monde)
- Book Review: I Say, I Say… Son! (WSJ)
- Meet the Bibliomat: a homemade vending machine for old books (Engadget)
Economy, Environment & International/U.S. Politics
- Tesla Model S electrifies Motor Trend judges, unanimously voted 2013 Car of the Year (Engadget)
- Japan economy contracts as global slowdown hits exports (BBC)
- Japan PM Yoshihiko Noda set for general election (BBC)
- Solar storm as desert plan to power Europe falters (BBC)
- Republicans abandoning Romney over ‘gifts’ remark (LA Times)
- Recession fears loom over Japan’s impending election (The Globe and Mail)
- Can Xi Jinping bring about the change China needs? (The Telegraph)
Health, home & garden
- Backlit e-readers such as iPad help those with vision loss (TUAW)
- Sick Days: Most Workers Come To Work When They’re Sick, Contagious According To Survey (Huffington Post)
- Monitor Your Diabetes Using These Digital Tools (Mashable)
- Apnée du sommeil: des nuits fatigantes (La Presse)
Humour
- Rhymes With Orange (2012/10/29)
- Dilbert (2012/10/30)
- Non Sequitur (2012/11/08)
- Rhymes With Orange (2012/11/12)
- Unshelved (2012/11/14)
- Unshelved (2012/11/17)
Local News & National Politics
- Service rétabli sur toutes les lignes du métro (La Presse)
- Frenglish: Montreal’s Word of Mouth (The Gazette)
- Swearing in French, swearing in English (The Gazette)
- Montreal English has a true je ne sais quoi (The Gazette)
- Montreal’s image: from cool to shameful (The Gazette)
- Le réseau électrique de la STM résistera t-il à Azur? (Journal Métro)
Media, Culture, & Society
- Season 3 of Game of Thrones set to begin March 31st (The Verge)
- Game of Thrones in March (ICv2)
- In Search Of The Real Lawrence Of Arabia (Huffington Post)
- Trailer for Doctor Who‘s Christmas Special: The Snowmen (GeekTyrant)
- Last Resort Gets Canceled By ABC (Indy Wire)
- Pro- and anti-gay protesters clash in Paris (AP)
- Pourquoi le mariage gay mène à la zoophilie ! (Le Monde)
- The Dust Bowl: A poignant study of an eco-tragedy (USA Today)
Sciences & History
- Brain damaged patient uses mind to tell neurologists he’s not in pain (Wired UK)
- Ancient Rome sewer tunnels ‘in danger of collapsing’ (The Telegraph)
- Curiosity rover finds radiation levels on Mars are safe for humans (Engadget)
- ‘Rogue planet’ spotted 100 light-years away (BBC)
- De l’Allemagne nazie et de l’intransigeance (Le Monde)
- Toronto researchers spear animals like early humans (The Gazette)
Technology, Gadgets & Internet
- Facebook Finally Launches “Share” Button For The Mobile Feed, Its Version Of “Retweet” (TechCrunch)
- How to watch live digital TV on an iPad mini or Galaxy Note 2 (GigaOM)
- Chrysler debuts plug-in Fiat 500e tonight (USA Today)
Union stuff & Montreal’s libraries
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