Final week recap of “Step aside, phone” is out!
→ https://cafelog.fr/step-aside-phone-week-4/
Whatever we choose to do instead of looking carelessly at our phone screen is time much better spent.(Yeah, I’m quoting myself!)
→ https://cafelog.fr/step-aside-phone-week-4/
My top 5 most played artists this week (Feb 27 – Mar 5) according to LastFM: 久石譲 (96), Nirvana (68), The Smashing Pumpkins (30), Audioslave (29) and Silverchair (16).
Ma lecture du moment : La pierre et le sabre, d’Eiji Yoshikawa, un roman historique qui raconte la vie du célèbre samouraï Miyamoto Musashi.
J’avais déjà essayé de le lire au début des années 2000, mais je n’étais pas allé bien loin. Vingt-cinq années plus tard, cette lecture est un réel plaisir. Chaque jour, j’attends avec impatience le moment durant lequel je peux me plonger dans le bouquin et, au fil des pages, suivre les pérégrinations de Musashi dans le Japon du 17e siècle.
J’avais déjà essayé de le lire au début des années 2000, mais je n’étais pas allé bien loin. Vingt-cinq années plus tard, cette lecture est un réel plaisir. Chaque jour, j’attends avec impatience le moment durant lequel je peux me plonger dans le bouquin et, au fil des pages, suivre les pérégrinations de Musashi dans le Japon du 17e siècle.
It’s crazy how much Jira and Confluence have become enshitified lately. They’re so laggy and slow that I’m constantly misclicking. And don’t even get me started on “Rovo”. Argh!
Week 3 recap of “Step aside, phone” is out. It feels so good to slow down, to disconnect from the digital noise and to reconnect with the tangible world.
→ https://cafelog.fr/step-aside-phone-week-3/
→ https://cafelog.fr/step-aside-phone-week-3/
Each morning for almost two months now, I’ve been playing this little game. Besides being cute with its retro graphics, it’s a fun challenge to start the day. I highly recommend it!
→ https://enclose.horse/
→ https://enclose.horse/
My top 5 most played artists this week (Feb 20-26) according to LastFM: Nirvana (76), Silverchair (51), Pearl Jam (32), Soundgarden (28) and The Smashing Pumpkins (27).
I finished the main story of Cyberpunk 2077 a few days ago, after roughly 80 hours. What a game! I still have plenty of side missions to tackle, plus the Phantom Liberty expansion. I already have enough material for two more “Night City Wanderer” posts, and completing some of these final objectives, especially the expansion, should allow for a couple more. I’ll take a break after that, but I’ll definitely be back for another run sooner or later.
Week 2 recap of “Step aside, phone” is out. It feels so great to unplug even more than usual.
→ https://cafelog.fr/step-aside-phone-week-2/
→ https://cafelog.fr/step-aside-phone-week-2/
My top 5 most played artists this week (Feb 13-19) according to LastFM: Joe Hisaishi (90), Nirvana (56), Kenji Kawai (25), The Beatles (24) and Lorne Balfe (19).
Sometimes, exploration doesn’t go as planned… Come with me to explore the surroundings of Morro Rock, with the fifth part of my “Night City Wanderer” series!
→ https://cafelog.fr/night-city-wanderer-part-5/
→ https://cafelog.fr/night-city-wanderer-part-5/
Yesterday, I started an experiment aiming to reduce the time spent on my phone.
→ Step aside, phone!
→ Step aside, phone: week 1
→ Step aside, phone!
→ Step aside, phone: week 1
I just discovered Kev Quirk’s new project: Pure Blog.
Oh boy, this is so cool! The idea of making the switch is already stuck in the back of my mind. I’ll let it simmer while I figure out the logistics of such a move. I’m not sure yet if I’ll pull the trigger, but it’s incredibly appealing!
→ More about Pure Blog on this post: https://kevquirk.com/introducing-pure-blog
Oh boy, this is so cool! The idea of making the switch is already stuck in the back of my mind. I’ll let it simmer while I figure out the logistics of such a move. I’m not sure yet if I’ll pull the trigger, but it’s incredibly appealing!
→ More about Pure Blog on this post: https://kevquirk.com/introducing-pure-blog
My top 5 most played artists this week (Feb 6-12) according to LastFM: Joe Hisaishi (89), The Beatles (68), Korn (36), Kenji Kawai (21) and Harry Belafonte (16).
Je suis lassé du jargon de bureau et des gens qui ne savent plus écrire et s’exprimer dans un français correct, en usant et abusant d’anglicismes et d’expressions insipides toutes faites, à ne plus réfléchir au sens (parfois inexistant) des mots et expressions qu’ils emploient par automatisme.
Comme l’écrivait Albert Camus :
Comme l’écrivait Albert Camus :
Mal nommer un objet, c’est ajouter au malheur de ce monde.Citation souvent transformée de la façon suivante, qui correspond davantage à mes propos :
Mal nommer les choses, c’est ajouter aux malheurs du monde.
My top 5 most played artists this week (Jan 30 – Feb 5) according to LastFM: The Beatles (54), Dire Straits (31), 芸能山城組 (21), Danny Elfman (18) and Korn (14).
Nomad soulmates. Badlands are a hot place, but we’re kind of being hotter 😏
Still enjoying Cyberpunk and just published a third “Night City Wanderer” post!
→ https://cafelog.fr/night-city-wanderer-part-3/
→ https://cafelog.fr/night-city-wanderer-part-3/
My top 5 most played artists this week (Jan 23-29) according to LastFM: The Beatles (29), Megadeth (24), John Williams (16), Jimi Hendrix (15) and Soundgarden (15).
Ma lecture du moment, que j’apprécie grandement, et qui me donne envie de me plonger dans la lecture d’autres classiques de la littérature française.
I just started a new post series! Cyberpunk 2077 is beautifully amazingly gorgeous and I enjoy so much wandering around!
→ https://cafelog.fr/night-city-wanderer-part-1/
→ https://cafelog.fr/night-city-wanderer-part-1/
My top 5 most played artists this week (Jan 16-22) according to LastFM: The Beatles (45), Thomas Newman (32), Audioslave (30), John Williams (17) and Radiohead (10).
It has finally arrived!
My top 5 most played artists this week (Jan 9-15) according to LastFM: DJ Krush (32), Clowns (28), Eddie Vedder (16), The Beatles (16) and Deftones (15).
Indeed, this sometimes gets on my nerves.
→ https://noheger.at/blog/2026/01/11/the-struggle-of-resizing-windows-on-macos-tahoe/
→ https://noheger.at/blog/2026/01/11/the-struggle-of-resizing-windows-on-macos-tahoe/
I finally watched When Harry Met Sally… What a delightful feel-good movie!
My top 5 most played artists this week (Jan 2-8) according to LastFM: Deftones (36), Obituary (29), Hans Zimmer (17), Hum (11) and Opeth (9).
A fun, browser-based daily game.
→ https://enclose.horse/
→ https://enclose.horse/
☕ This year, I’ll try to remember to cut out and keep the front of all the coffee bags I use.
My top 4 most played artists this week (Dec 26 – Jan 1) according to LastFM: Slayer (38), The Doors (10), 芸能山城組 (9) and Obituary (7).
There’s no 5th artist, I only listened to these four.
There’s no 5th artist, I only listened to these four.
Petite mise à jour de mon articlé dédié aux débuts de Marcus ans la presse vidéoludique, après avoir découvert sa biographie en librairie !
→ https://cafelog.fr/les-debuts-de-marcus-dans-la-presse-jv/
→ https://cafelog.fr/les-debuts-de-marcus-dans-la-presse-jv/
✨ Bonne année !
✨ Happy New Year!
✨ Happy New Year!
I’ve found the motivation to rewrite my old piece about Christmas trees. It will be published on January 5th!
Lately, I haven’t had the energy to do much, including writing on my blog. I feel quite pessimistic about almost everything, writing included. I don’t like being this way. I’m trying to work on it, but it’s tough. Despite that, I have two article ideas in mind: a 2025 music wrap-up, and a rewrite of an old piece about Christmas trees I wrote and published around ten years ago. I’ll try to find the motivation to write and publish them. I think it will make me feel a bit better
🎄 My top 5 most played artists this week (Dec 19-25) according to LastFM: Slayer (36), Death (33), Behemoth (29), Obituary (18) and Gojira (8).
🎄 Joyeux Noël ✨
🎄 Merry Christmas ✨
🎄 Merry Christmas ✨
My top 5 most played artists this week (Dec 12-18) according to LastFM: Gojira (67), Slayer (24), Death (21), Deftones (21) and Opeth (19).
My top 5 most played artists this week (Dec 5-11) according to LastFM: Gojira (60), C418 (19), Slayer (18), Elmer Bernstein (16) and Megadeth (9).
GOJIRA, THAT WAS A BLAST! 🐋🔥
FROM THE SKYYYYYYYY🤘
My top 5 most played artists this week (Nov 28 – Dec 4) according to LastFM: Gojira (39), Death (19), Queen (13), Rage Against the Machine (13) and Megadeth (11).
Tears of the Kingdom is slowly growing on me to become my favorite Zelda game ever.
My top 5 most played artists this week (Nov 21-27) according to LastFM: Megadeth (42), Propagandhi (34), Gojira (24), Opeth (18) and Jerry Goldsmith (17).
J’ai ajouté un jeu sur mon article « La ludothèque idéale de la NES », je me demande encore comment j’ai pu oublier ce classique si cher à mon coeur !
→ https://cafelog.fr/ludotheque-ideale-nes/
→ https://cafelog.fr/ludotheque-ideale-nes/
Comme une envie d’hiverner…
I just read the article “Listening to Full Albums Again” by Ariadne [1], who writes:
“After the mp3 boom and the rise of streaming, something changed. I almost stopped listening to albums as complete works. I was missing that feeling of sitting down with a cohesive experience, where each song connects to the next and the order matters.
I have been listening to the same playlists on Deezer for years, with almost no changes. So, this year I decided to return to full albums.”
I really relate to that. That’s exactly how I felt when I switched back to listening to music locally [2]. Here’s what I wrote, back then:
“Now, I’m enjoying a more traditional and immersive way of listening, going through entire albums from start to finish. I don’t mean to sound elitist, but there’s something special about albums: a flow, a mood, even themes or a story. It sometimes reminds me of loading a CD into my stereo, flipping through the booklet, looking at the art, and reading the lyrics while listening to it.”
I’m still mostly listening to full albums and enjoying it. I’ve also been rediscovering tracks I had kind of forgotten when I was using streaming services.
[1] https://noisydeadlines.net/listening-to-full-albums-again
[2] https://cafelog.fr/listening-to-music-the-2000s-way/
“After the mp3 boom and the rise of streaming, something changed. I almost stopped listening to albums as complete works. I was missing that feeling of sitting down with a cohesive experience, where each song connects to the next and the order matters.
I have been listening to the same playlists on Deezer for years, with almost no changes. So, this year I decided to return to full albums.”
I really relate to that. That’s exactly how I felt when I switched back to listening to music locally [2]. Here’s what I wrote, back then:
“Now, I’m enjoying a more traditional and immersive way of listening, going through entire albums from start to finish. I don’t mean to sound elitist, but there’s something special about albums: a flow, a mood, even themes or a story. It sometimes reminds me of loading a CD into my stereo, flipping through the booklet, looking at the art, and reading the lyrics while listening to it.”
I’m still mostly listening to full albums and enjoying it. I’ve also been rediscovering tracks I had kind of forgotten when I was using streaming services.
[1] https://noisydeadlines.net/listening-to-full-albums-again
[2] https://cafelog.fr/listening-to-music-the-2000s-way/
My top 5 most played artists this week (Nov 14-20) according to LastFM: Gojira (38), Death (30), Megadeth (15), Sepultura (10) and The Offspring (7).
Small update to my Microblog: I added image support!