恭喜发财
Happy Chinese New Year
Des étoiles et des ailes
Looking forward to this
🇫🇷C’est, assurément, un événement pour l’aéroport de Carcassonne Sud de France et pour les passionnés d’aviation. Car, après quatre éditions organisées à Toulouse, sur l’aéroport de Francazal, dont celle de 2022 qui a attiré plus de 40 000 spectateurs en 2022, l’association Des étoiles et des ailes a décidé de changer de cap : son 5e meeting aérien aura lieu dans la préfecture de l’Aude, les 21 et 22 septembre prochains, en partenariat avec la Région Occitanie, la Ville de Carcassonne et Carcassonne agglo.
🇬🇧It’s definitely an event for Carcassonne Sud de France airport and for aviation enthusiasts. After four editions organised in Toulouse, at Francazal airport, including the one in 2022 which attracted more than 40,000 spectators, the Des étoiles et des ailes association has decided to change course: its 5th airshow will take place in the Aude prefecture on 21 and 22 September, in partnership with the Occitanie region, the town of Carcassonne and Carcassonne agglo.
Posted in Events, Planes Space and bits
Tagged Air Show, Aviation, Carcassonne Sud de France
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Indian ocean
Holiday time
🇫🇷 Plus que 10 jours avant de partir en vacances dans l’ocean Indien et plus précisément sur l’ile de Unguja dans l’archipel de Zanzibar en Tanzanie. Air France nous emportera en comfort “Classe Affaire” directement de Paris CDG à Zanzibar Town situé sur la côte ouest de l’ile. Nous logerons quelques jours dans la vieille ville avant de déménager sur la côte Est à la baie de Pongwe avec ses eaux turquoises et plages de sable blanc.
🇬🇧 Only 10 days left before embarking on a vacation in the Indian Ocean, specifically on the island of Unguja in the Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania. Air France will whisk us away in Business Class comfort directly from Paris CDG directly to Stone Town located on the west coast of the island. We’ll spend a few days in the old town before relocating to Pongwe Bay on the East coast to enjoy the turquoise sea and white sandy beaches.
Looking forward to tasting local delicacies
If any of you who have been there before, any tips of things to do and see are welcome.
Posted in Holidays, Places, Travel
Tagged Africa, Indian Ocean, Pongwe Bay, stone-town, Tanzania, Travel, Zanzibar
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Massive Data Leak
I am spending my morning changing passwords
and so should you
🇫🇷 On appelle ça une «MOAB» pour «mother of all breaches», ou «mère de toutes les fuites» en français. Mais techniquement, nous sommes face à ce que l’on pourrait qualifier de «violation de données supermassive». Douze téraoctets d’informations personnelles, majoritairement issues de fuites antérieures, ont été publiés sur internet dans ce qui semble être la pire divulgation de données de l’histoire, dévoile le média spécialisé CyberNews, en partenariat avec Bob Dyachenko, chercheur et propriétaire du site SecurityDiscovery.com.
Les 26 milliards de dossiers compilés par la fuite massive viennent de partout: des applications chinoises de messagerie Tencent QQ (1,5 milliard de dossiers!) et Weibo (504 millions), mais aussi de MySpace (toujours debout, toujours vivant, 360 millions), X (anciennement Twitter, 281 millions), Deezer (258 millions), LinkedIn (251 millions), AdultFriendFinder (220 millions de coquinous), Adobe (153 millions), Dailymotion (86 millions), Dropbox (69 millions) et Telegram (41 millions). Vertigineux.
🇬🇧It is called a “MOAB” for “mother of all breaches”, or “mother of all leaks” in French. But technically, we are facing what could be described as a “supermassive data breach”. Twelve terabytes of personal information, mostly from previous leaks, have been published on the internet in what appears to be the worst data disclosure in history, reveals the specialized media CyberNews, in partnership with Bob Dyachenko, researcher and owner of the site SecurityDiscovery.com.
The 26 billion records compiled by the massive leak come from everywhere: Chinese messaging applications Tencent QQ (1.5 billion records!) and Weibo (504 million), but also from MySpace (still standing, still alive, 360 million), X (formerly Twitter, 281 million), Deezer (258 million), LinkedIn (251 million), AdultFriendFinder (220 million naughty ones), Adobe (153 million), Dailymotion (86 million), Dropbox (69 million) and Telegram (41 million). Vertiginous.
Posted in Blogging and bits, Computing
Tagged cybersecurity, Data breach, News, password, security, Technology
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Image recognition
Last time I was in Paris, I saw in the distance this weird looking building facing in the north east side of town.
I could not figure out what it was. Till now with the help of AI.
I just asked ChatGPT to describe the photo and got this reply:
The building in the image is the Philharmonie de Paris, a concert hall and cultural complex that opened in 20151. It was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, who is known for his innovative and futuristic projects2. The building has a striking appearance, with a metallic facade that resembles a bird’s nest or a pile of rocks. It can accommodate up to 3,650 spectators and hosts various musical events, from classical to jazz to world music3. It is located in the Parc de la Villette, a former industrial site that has been transformed into a cultural and recreational park. The Philharmonie de Paris is one of the most impressive examples of modern architecture in Paris and a must-see for music and art lovers. 🎶
1: Top 10 of modern and contemporary architecture in Paris Region 2: Most Beautiful Contemporary Buildings in Paris – Culture Trip 3: Cool Modern Architecture in Paris – Paris Perfect : [Parc de la Villette – Official website]
Great stuff
Flat earth
Incredible as it might sound but a recent survey indicates that approximately 2% of Americans believe the earth is flat. It equates to 6,8 million persons. Hard to grasp.
American football 🏈
I do not often watch football games during the regular season but somehow the playoffs leading to the Superbowl final are quite an attraction.
I watched 2 games last night and I am glad to see that the Detroit Lions are in the last four.
Of course living in Europe means that some of the 3hours+ games do not finish before 3 to 4 am and this is where being retired comes with a major advantage.
Anyway, 2 more games next weekend will decide the teams playing in the Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on February 11th.
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Tagged American Football, Detroit Lions, Las Vegas, LVIII, Super Bowl
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St Vincent celebration
On Saturday, January 20th, dozens of people gathered to celebrate Saint Vincent, the patron saint of winemakers. This function holds a lot of significance in the wine-growing department of Aude. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the event, the festivities began at Square Gambetta, in front of the Museum of Fine Arts. The parade of Bacchic brotherhoods started from here. After stopping at rue de Verdun and placé Carnot, the traditional wine blessing was held at Saint-Vincent church followed by a seasonal meal at the Halle Prosper Montagné.
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More photos available here
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I do it my way 