Author Archives: JJS

Algarve

Posted on November 3, 2023 by JJS

Autumn holiday time This year we are off to Portugal đŸ‡”đŸ‡č and to be precise in the Algarve in south of the country. There we are staying with some friends arriving on the same day. Quite a few other friends … Continue reading →

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SPAM

Posted on November 3, 2023 by JJS

SIGNAL SPAM Most of the SPAM mail I receive is from Germany, probably due to the fact that I am registered in Germany and my internet provider is German. Most of the SPAM is detected by my provider and directed … Continue reading →

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Winter cleaning

Posted on November 2, 2023 by JJS

I have decided to get rid of applications like Evernote (€99 a year is now cancelled) and concentrate on Apple’s native and free application iNote combined with Dropbox. The plan being to have a main index on iNote with links … Continue reading →

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Aquarelle imaginaire

Posted on October 30, 2023 by JJS

Contribution to the war effort by JJ with AI support

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Number 40

Posted on October 27, 2023 by JJS

The latest (40th) AstĂ©rix is out nationwide since yesterday. I just picked my copy up and will enjoy reading it straight away by the pool in the warm autumn 🍂 sun ☀.

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Vigipirate

Posted on October 21, 2023 by JJS

Urgent attack / Urgence attentat The Vigipirate plan is raised to the level of “Urgent Attack”Published on October 17, 2023 – Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister) Following the terrorist attack that occurred in a high school in … Continue reading →

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Caught Red Handed / Pris en flagrant dĂ©lit

Posted on October 20, 2023 by JJS

Surprise, surprise, on the official FB page of the “Ville de Carcassonne” we make the front page (see pic bottom left) of us enjoying some wine from Domaine deMirausse. Surprise, surprise, sur la page officielle FB de la “Ville de … Continue reading →

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Fighting SPAM

Posted on October 20, 2023 by JJS

I have joined this service and started reporting suspect emails landing in my inbox. I have noticed when trying to analyse the source code of these emails that a few are coming via one of the US Amazon servers. I … Continue reading →

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Cousins, cousine

Posted on October 13, 2023 by JJS

Plans are being made

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Rugby

Posted on October 13, 2023 by JJS
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