Logs — 751 entries

751 entries were posted to The Empty Set Ø since Feb 2000.

• How to get Safari to stream self hosted MP4 via Cloudflare

  Posted in daily on 18 Nov 2019

  I recently had to move a bunch of video files out of Vimeo while I searched for an alternate hosting solution. I chose to keep it as simple as possible, and to use the video element, only to discover that Safari didn’t steam the file when cached by Cloudflare.

• My favourite phone case

  Posted in daily on 15 Nov 2019

  The Mason M5 Aramid case adds extra protection and grip without degrading the look & feel of the phone.

• Carte Blanche

  Posted in book on 14 Nov 2019

  I’ve just finished the Audible version of Carte Blanche, a James Bond novel by Jefferey Deaver, which retrofits James Bond in the 21th century alongside with (some of) today’s technologies, environmental and geopolitical contexts.

• First ballet of the season

  Posted in thoughts on 11 Nov 2019

  We attended our first ballet of the season yesterday : Minimal Maximal at the Grand Théâtre de Genève.

• Goodbye Pair Networks

  Posted in thoughts on 07 Nov 2019

  While the days are shortening and the rain falls quietly outside, I’m feeling a pang nostalgia as I’m about to close my last client accounts hosted at pair Networks.

• Edward Snowden on The Joe Rogan Experience show

  Posted in book on 24 Oct 2019

  Edward Snowden is the guest of episode #1368 of The Joe Rogan Experience talking about his newly released book “Permanent Record”.

• Bangkok old town through sketches

  Posted in notes on 22 Oct 2019

  I love watercolour sketches and I find them perfectly suited to travel logs. I discovered “Bangkok old town through sketches” by Pitirat Yoswatana while we were visiting the Bangkok Art & Culture Center) last August.

• Tracker-free site

  Posted in thoughts on 20 Oct 2019

  In a recent post, Garrett Dimon talks about how he quit using analytics on his personal site, and how he hasn’t missed it or even need it.

• QiFi your Wi-Fi

  Posted in daily on 08 Oct 2019

  In a recent TidBITS article by Glenn Fleishman, I discovered how to securely generate QR Codes online.

• How to enjoy Instagram ad-free

  Posted in daily on 06 Oct 2019

  Save Instagram’s progressive web app to your home screen to get rid of ads (for now).