Salon des vins des Vignerons Indépendants – Paris
先月パリの出張中珍しい機会があった：ワイン・プロの友達と一緒にパリで行った「Salon des vins des Vignerons Indépendants」へ行った。簡単に自主のぶどう園丁が千社以上、ワインの種類が一万種以上、全て無料の味聞き。
Kobo firmware 3.1.0 – kobohack-j – kobo-patcher
And again a new firmware from Kobo. After releasing , , and 3.0.1 in short time, now we are at 3.1.0. Here some short updates on my usual set. Firmware: for Kobo AuroHD/GLO 3.1.0...
Gower Peninsula – Oxwich Bay and Worm’s Head
The second time this year that I could visit Swansea. During the first time I visited several places around the and more . This time we spend the weekend mainly on the Gower, namely...
Visit to Bath, UK
During our visit to Swansea we made a side trip to Bath, as I was invited to give a lecture at Bath University. Before returning we had a bit of time for sightseeing in...
Franz Schätzing – Der Schwarm
I just finished the absolutely stunning and incredible great “The Swarm” (web page of the book, WikiPedia entry) from Franz Schätzing. A book of more than thousand pages where the tension never stops. A...
kobohack-j updated for Kobo firmware 3.0.0
Just short time ago the kobohack-j maintainer has uploaded a new version kobohack-j-131116.zip of his package that updates several libraries of the Kobo firmware, and on, my request, also includes a fixed openssl binary....
Kobo firmware 3.0.0 – kobohack-j – kobo-patcher
Not much time has passed since was released, and here we are with another round, called 3.0.0. Although already late I booted up my laptop to try it out. Not many changes I found...
Debian/TeX Live 2013.20131112-1
Another month, another upload of Debian/TeX Live packages, new version is based on tlnet from 2013-11-11. Not much new with respect to Debian packaging, but a notable addition to TeX Live itself, and thus...
Compiling for Kobo Glo 2.10.0 on Debian/sid
More for my own rememberance here is how I did set up a development environment for compiling programs for my Kobo (running firmware version 2.10.0 atm). Why would one do that? One of the...
Kobo Glo firmware 2.10.0 – first impressions
On the mobileread forum the link to the new firmware 2.10 for the Kobo Glo was just posted. I tried it out immediately. Normal operation The new items I found after upgrading from 2.8.1:...
Hakusan Superrindo and Shirakawago
It might look boring to outsiders to go every year the same Hakusan Superrindo and to Shirakawago, but during the Momiji season, when the leaves are getting these wonderful colors (even for a color-weak...
TUG 2013 – Closing
Closing remarks and report from the conference dinner of the TUG 2013 in Tokyo. For the first see , for the second , and for the third , and for the last day ....
TUG 2013 – Day 4
Some remarks about the last day of the TUG 2013 in Tokyo. For the first see , for the second , and for the third . The last day brought a wild mixture of...
TUG 2013 – Day 3 Excursion
Here now the recollections from the third day, the excursion day, of the TUG 2013 in Tokyo. For the first see , for the second see The third day of the conference was dedicated...
TUG 2013 – Day 2
Here now the recollections from the second day of the TUG 2013 in Tokyo. For the first see The second day brought a big part on graphics, two excellent tutorials on Japanese typefaces and...
TUG 2013 – Day 1
I just returned from the TUG 2013 in Tokyo, a great event. Here are my personal comments on the different presentations and activities, starting with the first day. First the cold facts: 4 days,...
