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My own Microblogging tool
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3 min read
Or microblogging like it’s 2009! A while back, I published an article named “From Social Feeds to Personal Feeds”, where I wrote about the boredom, clutter and noise of social networks, and that I was much more into personal websites and blogs, their philosophy and mood. That being said, most of the social networks were,…
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Listening to music the 2000s way: one year later
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8 min read
Last summer, I ditched listening to music using streaming services (Spotify, then YouTube Premium) to go fully local. I wrote an detailed post to document my journey: Listening to music the 2000s way. One year later, I still listen to my music locally on my phone but made a subtle change that has made the…
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Blog questions challenge
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11 min read
Two weeks ago, I published an article that could be categorized as a “meta post”, where I answered some random questions. It was my first post of this type, and I liked writing it. As I wrote in the conclusion of that post, it’s a good and fun way to spend time writing. So here…
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Framing Japan – Part 6: administrative stroll
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4 min read
For this sixth episode of my Framing Japan photo series, let’s take a walk through Minami-Azabu, a neighborhood in Tokyo’s Minato ward. All these pictures were shot on January 8th, 2009. That particular day, I was heading to the French Embassy. Since it was quite a journey from where I was living at the time,…
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Answering some randomly generated questions
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4 min read
There, a post written in English. Except for my fifth ”Framing Japan” series article I wrote back in May, I haven’t written anything in English since October 2024 (which was also a “Framing Japan” series article, the fourth one). Anyway, I was kind of randomly browsing the numerous blogs I have bookmarked, reading a few…
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Framing Japan – Part 5: my first journey
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7 min read
A few weeks ago, while clearing out a drawer, I stumbled upon an old photo album filled with snapshots from my very first trip to Japan back in April 2001.
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Framing Japan – Part 4
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4 min read
This is the fourth post in the “Framing Japan” series. For this episode, I selected five photos that share common characteristics: Minami-Aoyama Minami-Aoyama is the name of a district of Minato-ku, which itself is one of the 23 wards of the Tokyo Metropolis, capital of Japan. A friend of mine used to work in this district, close to…
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Rediscovering the Game Boy
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7 min read
At the beginning of 2024, I treated myself to one of the many handheld consoles that have been popping up on the internet lately. These consoles can emulate dozens of systems, and I went with the Miyoo Mini Plus. I first heard about this console from an internet friend who did a small review of it…
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My teenage years in 12 albums
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13 min read
Teenage years are an intense time, full of discoveries. Music often plays a central role in a teenager’s life, helping to shape their identity and forming bonds with their peers. Recently, I switched from streaming to listening to music locally again. While browsing through my albums to choose which ones to upload to my smartphone, I…
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Framing Japan – Part 3
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Following the first two posts of this series, I took some time to dig through my photo archives from previous stays in Japan. I’ve selected 5 photos with the same urban and nighttime mood. Each one reminds me of great times. Note: I’ve only slightly edited the photos to fix some sensor dust spots and…