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Impressions

Toulouse, july 2014. In the car, on our way to a printing house. He: “I’m sorry for taking a detour, but I really have to get these stickers today”. Me: No problem… Instead, a printing house is a potentially interesting […]

Posted: May 2nd, 2016 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Formes, Instruments, Surprise

Prices

There is something strange about this lunch. Adults have fun, but we barely see the children. Juts before desert, they ask for the permission to leave and disappear. What’s really awkward is we don’t hear them. No big laughs, no […]

Posted: April 4th, 2016 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Activités, Instruments

Consensus technologies

Paris, november 2015. Everyone has been sat down into the meeting room for hours, during several consecutive days. Discussions have been rather polite and quiet, other have been more animated, even harsh. The various opinions have been expressed, shared and […]

Posted: March 28th, 2016 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Capteurs et traçeurs, Instruments, Preuves

Step by step

Paris, February 2016 The ministry is still a great fortress extending over a block, even if its new entrance made of glass symbolized its openness to all citizens. After passing the security checks worthy of an airport, we arrived at […]

Posted: February 22nd, 2016 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Capteurs et traçeurs, Circulations, Écologies, Instruments, Modes d'emploi

Estimation

Denver, november 2015. The role of measurements is key in a wide range of situations. In the scientific practice, a tool as simple as a scale is regularly used to weigh a known substance in the course of an experiment. […]

Posted: December 14th, 2015 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Capteurs et traçeurs, Instruments, Preuves

Discipline

Paris, November 2015 The state of emergency implies a deployment of police and military forces throughout the country. Well, almost … because within the higher education and research institutions, they are hardly present. It shall not be taken as an […]

Posted: November 30th, 2015 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Capteurs et traçeurs, Écologies, Instruments, Modes d'emploi

The bag, books and ideas

Paris, November 2014. Thousands of books handily accessible. It was one of the strong arguments of the ebooks readers retailers. Ease of transport, abundance. When I saw your bag for the first time and I realized that it contained books, […]

Posted: October 5th, 2015 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Circulations, Instruments

Participation

Quebec, August 2015. An historic site with its splendid terrace, its cannons and its view over the majestic river can only attract hordes of tourists and their associated ecosystem of shops and street vendors. Not far away, a little remote, […]

Posted: September 28th, 2015 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Écologies, Instruments

Work

When and where do we work? What used to be a very simple question is now a great matter a concern. Not only because a lot of workers have a mobile computer with which they can check their e-mails at […]

Posted: September 21st, 2015 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Instruments, Modes d'emploi

What the world needs now

A lot of things are needed for what we consider a decent living in our occidental rich countries. Tap water, stable electricity supply, roads, sidewalks (except maybe in L.A. ), a telecommunication network, public transportation… The list is quite long, […]

Posted: June 1st, 2015 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Instruments, Surprise

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