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June 27, 2008
June 24, 2008
My Carbon Footprint, Business Only
Since beginning of this year I owe have sent approximately 5 tons of CO2 to into the precious air of Mother Earth to date.
I'd better define my compensation plan quickly, shall I want to stick with the Sustainable Development concept...
May 12, 2008
March 28, 2008
Just This [09-08]
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.
March 21, 2008
February 29, 2008
February 23, 2008
February 22, 2008
From San Francisco to San Diego
I'm heading for the OFC'08 tradeshow, going first to San Francisco to do some business with a couple of french friends of mine who have the very chance to have both a french and a US passport.
I'll do my best to do live blogging on Tuesday next week, for the OFC Keynote - Bob Metcalfe will be there.
CU soon ;-)
February 15, 2008
Just This [06-08] For A Smile
Sunset over the Pyrénées, shot with my iPhone from the boulevard right next to the office in Pau.
January 28, 2008
Just This (05-08) and a few more bits
Approaching the lovely city of Pau, Pyrénées, France, is a true WYSIWIG experience : what you see (thru the airliner's window) is what you get (once on the ground). An outstanding place to live in, offering an all-in-one package for Nature' s lovers : the countryside at your doorstep, the mountains just a few miles away, and the ocean less than one hour drive.
Add the first and largest FTTH Fiber-To-The-Home network in France to date, and you get a unique place to build the Life of the 21st Century.
January 25, 2008
Just This (04-08)
Ed. note : I'm a regular/loyal iTunes user ;-)
January 18, 2008
Just This (02-08)
Today is my birthday. This is where I would like to enjoy it now : Benchen Karma Kamtzang Lamastery in the Kham region, Tibet.
See this post's geographical context.
Ed. note : Tibet being a Chinese province, it seems that GoogleMaps can't deliver accurate images for the Kham region. Hence this link to the capitale Lhasa.
Photo Credit : Hubert Wysznski
November 23, 2007
Just This (29.07)
That's me in the corner, after a 5-days long Agilent Musketeers workshop in Keystone, Colorado, back in July 2000.
Doesn't look like, but I promiss : this workshop has had tremendous outcomes for me and the team two years later.
Warm thanks (and much more) to my very friend (and much more ;-) Handy of Boulder, CO.
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November 10, 2007
October 20, 2007
Just This (27.07)
Somewhere above Larrau, Euskadi, July 2003. Peace out.
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October 19, 2007
Hiçbir Zaman, Habibi
Just a wink for you, dear Gülper.
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photo credit : FlyKonstantin on Flickr
September 28, 2007
September 21, 2007
September 14, 2007
Just This (25.07)
Los Angeles, CA, March 1995.
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September 01, 2007
August 24, 2007
August 07, 2007
July 27, 2007
Just This (20.07)
Ed. note : this photo just because the very first time I saw this house, back in 1991, I had the strange feeling that she and me have something to do together. 16 years after later, it should be time do really do something about it ;-)
post-scriptum : I then was visiting the wonderful Bicycle Odyssey in Sausalito, California.
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July 23, 2007
June 08, 2007
June 01, 2007
May 26, 2007
Virtual Round The World
Analyzing FiberGeneration' visitors stats is always a delight to me. On top of the normal *readership feedback gathering* stuff, I travel the World On The Seven Seas in the blink of an eye, for free.
Here are the Sitemeter stats as of this afternoon 1:30PM CET, for the last 20 visitors. I have to admit that I do prefer the table version rather than the graphic (i.e. the map) one : discovering new cities, new countries, by reading the names is just a wonderful feeling. How about you ?
May 15, 2007
April 27, 2007
April 25, 2007
April 10, 2007
Stevens Green Bl
I took this photo ten years ago or so, somewhere on Stevens Creek Boulevard, in between Santa Clara and Cupertino.
I wonder how it will look like in ten years from now, with the Automotive industry being forced to run on green energies.
See this post's geographical context.
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April 07, 2007
March 30, 2007
March 27, 2007
Chicken Shawarma
Once upon a time in the (South)West of Dubai, I discovered the chicken shawarma. It was during a beautiful night, back in the late 90's, at the Sheraton Jumeirah Beach hotel. Thanks to my friend Abubakr, this place quickly became my " house " when I was travelling in the region for business - at this time, Agilent Technologies' employees were still allowed to stay at five stars hotels ;-)
I've been a frequent guest for 8 years. I'm not sure I will stay there again. Here is why...
Sheraton Jumeirah, 1998.
Sheraton Jumeirah, 2006.
Chicken Shawarma recipe here.
*** update 03.29.07 : added GeoTags, thanks to BlockRocker.com ***
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March 21, 2007
March 06, 2007
February 25, 2007
February 16, 2007
February 13, 2007
February 04, 2007
January 26, 2007
January 19, 2007
Just This (1.07)
San Francisco, from Treasure Island, March 2002.
ps : This image is part of a 180° panorama, made of 13 photos total that I am to publish each Friday from now on. Will you be able to assemble the whole puzzle ? ;-)
December 29, 2006
Just This (Tribute To Gülper)
From Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, CA, March 2001.
It's A Big World
For the first time since a decade or so, I haven't travelled that much this year. That is what happens when shit happens ;-) Anyway, between such a 'quiet' year as this one and a 'crazy' one like the Year 2000 for me - I collected more than 150 boarding passes from Jan. 1st to Dec.31st, exclusively for business purposes, thanks to Agilent Technologies - there should be the right balance somewhere !
Just for fun, here are the countries I have visited over the last 10 years, for business. Interesting : with 26 different countries, that's only 10% of the whole planet !
However, I have had the chance to do business with 39% of the World (89 countries) !...
To create your own visited country map, go at world66.com here I will publish soon my real travel maps : per cities, not countries. Because staying in Stockholm for one night doesn't mean you know Sweden, like San Francisco is not USA per say ;-)
However, I have had the chance to do business with 39% of the World (89 countries) !...
To create your own visited country map, go at world66.com here I will publish soon my real travel maps : per cities, not countries. Because staying in Stockholm for one night doesn't mean you know Sweden, like San Francisco is not USA per say ;-)
December 15, 2006
Just This (11)
Somewhere in the desert north of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 2003.
December 11, 2006
Plazes
Among the handfull Web 2.0 startups that I am currently watching, for what they can bring as new applications or ways of doing business in the Telecoms world, there is Plazes. The Plazes website automatically detects your location and connects you to people and places nearby. It can also be told to remember the locations you visit so you can review your travels. Plazes lets you share your current location with your IM client such as Skype, your blog, or any other application thru third-parties APIs. A nice tool for frequent travellers, and perhaps a lot more.
This afternoon, I have spent almost one hour trying to upload the eight locations corresponding to my actual clients and partners across the planet. No chance ! Everytime I want to add a new location, Plazes considers it as my actual one, deleting the previous. Either there is something I didn't catch about the way to do that simple job, either the terminology " beta " is pretty accurate here ;-) As my former boss and still friend was used to say : I will do better tomorrow !
December 08, 2006
Just This (10)
Dubai Creek, United Arab Emirates, October 2002.
December 01, 2006
Just This (9)
Somewhere in the desert north of Dubai, UAE, May 2003. 
November 24, 2006
Just This (8)
Mason Street, San Francisco, CA, March 2001.
November 17, 2006
Just This (7)
Montgomery Street, San Francisco Downtown, March 2001.
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