Patrick’s Twitter week for 2009-10-26

• [FR] Je ne sais pas ce qui se passe chez bouygues depuis quelques jours mais la connexion edge/3G est horriblement lente…Pareil pour vous? #
• [FR] RT @cingrand / @Maitre_Eolas: C'est Jean Sarkozy qui dit à son papa «Mais non, papa, je voulais pas un EPAD mais un iPod.» < Haha! > #
• [Vid] Split screen: God's scientific / Science's mystic story of the world. Very clever! http://bit.ly/3p9n1e (via @lesgeeks) #
• The Phileas Club S4 is out! 5 friends, 7 countries, 1 topic: Healthcare. Get a wider view of the issues: http://bit.ly/VRLZe #
• AudioBoo: The origin of wave http://boo.fm/b71067 #
• @Nicolespag @WoodWhisperer Happy Anniversary to you two, hugs from across the pond! in reply to nicolespag #
• @nicolespag I'm proud of of you every day dear, but today you get a tweet. (a double woot to the one who gets the reference!) in reply to nicolespag #
• [Video] Pixar's intro… the extended version. It's silly but I liked it.http://bit.ly/4yGkwm #
• RT @ryanblock: Un-freaking-believable shots of Saturn: http://bit.ly/1kl1UH. < Indeed… Amazing. > #
• The new Apple Magic Mouse! http://www.apple.com/magicmouse/ (Via @Veronica) #
• @Veronica Oh you're being harsh… That pink kitchen knife looks perfect to defend yourself in style in case of a zombie attack! in reply to Veronica #
• Merf… It's still dark when I come out of the house now. Also, being stuck in the subway isn't fun. Thank god for the iPhone! #
• Listening to a show about well read exploding machine presidents having affairs with amazon.com. Thx @acedtect @extralife @jonathancoulton #
• Cascading Sandwitch Wall-e RT! – RT @Ceredwyn: Eveeeeeee ! RT @Diraen: J'adore ! RT @lili_tigresse: http://twitpic.com/mcvqf #
• In case you missed it, the Healthcare Special of the Phileas Club is available here: http://bit.ly/VRLZe #
• @leolaporte is having a Windows 7 launch party http://bit.ly/12Y2EP , along with many Internet geeks… Who said that idea was a disaster? #
• Look! It's @kichelle's poster for tonight's Movielicious: http://bit.ly/3Wd1W7 – Live in 1 hour. Info: http://bit.ly/2Inyfu #
• Hey people, my friend @NikolHasler needs a hug, so… HUG! Can you send her one (or RT) if you have a sec? Thanks Internet! #
• Hey people, my friend @NikolHasler needs a pet llama, so… err… #
• The Movielicious starts in a few minutes with @nicolespag & @The_T! Come join the fun live: http://bit.ly/19iqoe #
• The new Apple anti Windows 7 ads are so obnoxious they make me want to stab my iPhone in the camera. #
• So I relax with The World with No Internet: http://bit.ly/yxTU9 & Socialist Agencies Destroying America: http://bit.ly/26negr #
• The Movielicious 12 – Hidden Adult Content – is out! http://bit.ly/4somO6 (RSS feed will be fixed tonight, sorry about this) #
• Getting ready to do Buzz Out Loud in 15 minutes at http://cnettv.cnet.com/live/ #
• Terrible terrible headache. Feel like my head is going to explode, and the paracetamol isn't helping. Time for bed I guess. Good night… #
• Just registered for LeWeb'09 (amazing tech conference in Paris at http://www.leweb.net/ ) I'm looking forward to it already, thanks @loic! #
• RT @jeffcannata: The Fart and the Furious #oneletteroffmovies < Ha! I love this meme. > #
• I am sooo very tempted to buy that PS3 + Uncharted 2 pack!… I will… Resist… #
• Heh, apparently I have the willpower of a debilitated gerbil & have to listen to the internets! I think I'll head out to the store later. #
• But in the mean time: does any one know how to instantly send you screen to sleep mode in Vista? Is there a shortcut or command for that? #
• RT @reech_me: You can totally send Vista to sleep by buying Windows 7. Otherwise http://bit.ly/7tJgK < Haha thanks! > #
• Listening To "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" by Stars and loving it! See the video & lyrics: http://www.tunewiki.com/r/2xy27 #
• Ok, crap. My monitor only has DVI YUV & VGA, and my HDMI->DVI dongle doesn't let 720-1080 through! What do I do?! Is there HDMI->VGA or YUV? #
• Help! Can anyone confirm this cable outputs 1080i for GAMES (not just BluRay)? http://bit.ly/KhcGm – It works for my Xbox but PS3 is weird. #
• [FR] Quelq'un sait ou je peux trouver ça http://bit.ly/14gXqw à Paris un dimanche? Fnac & Virgin des champs n'ont pas, faut un spécialiste. #
• [FR] RT @Korben: Vue de ma chambre d'hotel: http://bit.ly/4zLs0x < Avec la piscine j'ai presque souhaité que tu laches ton téléphone! GRR! > #

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The Movielicious #12 – Hidden Adult Content

On this episode, your hosts:

• Patrick Beja (notpatrick on Twitter)
• Nicole Spagnuolo (nicolespag on Twitter)
• Mark “Turspter” Turpin (the_T on Twitter)

Discuss these flicks:

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
• The Informant!
• Zombieland
• And: Go, Pineapple Express, The Proposal

Enjoy the show!

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The next episode: November, 5.

Patrick’s Twitter week for 2009-10-19

• Le Rendez-Vous Tech en live avec @matthieublanco, @jeromekeinborg et @loic débute à 22h! Infos: http://tinyurl.com/yhlt8j9 #
• [FR] Le Rendez-Vous Tech Commence dans un instant avec @jeromekeinborg @matthieublanco @loic ici! http://bit.ly/19iqoe #
• [FR] DAMNED! J'ai oublié que @jeromekeinborg a dessiné notre nouveau logo!! Désolé Jérome, ça sera corrigé au prochain épisode. #
• Listening To "Fleur De Saison" by Emilie Simon and loving it! See the video & lyrics: http://www.tunewiki.com/r/bmcw #
• Cold and sunny… Better than cold and rainy I guess! http://flic.kr/p/778jPk #
• Ha! I hadn't seen @extralife's Obey Henry gallery; some of them are really awesome! http://bit.ly/33dIWT #
• RT @nicolespag: Normally I don't (do) this, but I will for The Movielicious. Please vote for us http://www.podcastawards.com/ #
• [FR WoW] Un sondage marrant sur les forums officiels: quel âge avez-vous? A RT sans modération! http://bit.ly/2qA7Tr #
• [FR] Et aussi: Le N°19 du Rendez-Vous Tech est dispo! http://tinyurl.com/dey7du Avec @matthieublanco @loic et @Jeromekeinborg #
• @Extralife gets on Google Wave: "So, what is this for?" Me: "No one knows, but the first one to figure it out gets a cookie." #
• Just chatted with @shawncoons on wave. First comment I had for him was: "Get off my line!!" – I hate these crazy cyber kids. #
• Oh good, this thing is coming out. And Zombieland is still nowhere in sight… *sigh* http://flic.kr/p/77y47U #
• There's some chicanery happening between @diablo and @warcraft; they're stealing each other's standees! I hope @Starcraft intervenes… #
• [FR] RT @JudgeHype: les news Twitter vont être triées et j'éviterai de reporter certaines choses moins importantes. < Moi ça me va! > #
• [FR] Ooooh regardez qui vient nous rejoindre sur Twitter? C'est le @Warcraft_FR officiel français! A retweeter à volonté. #
• Brilliant idea! To better your French, follow @Warcraft_FR ! Then translate the Tweets & links to see how much you got. #
• Listening To "Flowers" by Regina Spektor -"Soviet Kitch is an amazing album…" See the video & lyrics: http://www.tunewiki.com/r/3xmsq #
• Most fun you'll have today: Klingon + Eminem = Klenginem ! (MP3) – http://cli.gs/j4qrGq (via @shawncoons / @thinkgeek) #
• RT @mashable: BREAKING: Twitter Lists Are Live! – http://bit.ly/49Fgp5 <cool, I hope 3rd party clients integrate this soon.> #
• Being stuck on the bus for an hour is so much fun!… http://flic.kr/p/77Reve #
• #FFF (Follow Friday Français @korben @matthieublanco @jeromekeinborg @xelandre @ceredwyn @judgehype @lesgeeks et bien sûr @Warcraft_FR ! #
• [FR] Quelqu'un connait un moyen simple de récupérer une vidéo de DailyMotion? Ceux que je connaissais ne fonctionnent plus… :/ #
• [FR] Merci à tous! #
• [FR] Au fait, il y a un supplément Zapcast: l'envers du décors de mes podcasts! http://bit.ly/bSJ2G (merci @Jeromekeinborg #
• RT @mikeschramm & more: A round pizza with radius 'z' and thickness 'a' has the volume pi*z*z*a. <Excellent math nerd humor!> #
• [FR] RT @Warcraft_FR L'envoi de M.Glagla a commencé! Créez un compte Battle.net puis surveillez votre courrier en jeu! http://eu.battle.net/ #
• Just nominated http://twitter.com/notpatrick for Most Interesting Twitter User to Follow http://mashable.com/owa #openwebawards #
• Yes dear friends, I did nominate myself in http://mashable.com/owa . I'm *that* cool. Feel free to agree by voting when it starts! #
• Ha! A clerk from the "Darty" electronics store just recognized my voice. He said he likes my shows; felt EXTREMELY weird. Thanks dude! #
• [FR] Découvrer Google Wave en vidéo avec @matthieublanco (depuis le moment où il reçoit son invitation) http://bit.ly/1jhIzn #
• About to record a Phileas Club about healthcare w/ @aprea, @pagga, @samjane & @randydeluxe. No live streaming but out monday. #
• [FR] @cingrand Joyeux aaanniveeersaire, joyeux aaanniveeersaire, joyeux aaanniveeersaire Cedric… Joyeuxanniversaire! #
• Digg Reel is always good but this week it was particularly excellent! http://bit.ly/9yMbi – Thanks @bigepaz @jellyd & all. #
• Just saw The Breakfast Club again. A bit over the top but still excellent! Which one would you be? Allison for me I think. Pre-makeover. #

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Phileas S4 – Healthcare for dummies

A special episode all dedicated to healthcare, with:

• Patrick Beja from France (notpatrick on Twitter)
• Julio Aprea from Argentina / Netherlands (aprea on Twitter – alternaria.tv)
• Maria from Sweden (pagga on Twitter)
• Randy Jordan from the US (randydeluxe on Twitter)
• Samantha Jane from Canada (samjane on Twitter)

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Patrick’s Twitter week for 2009-10-12

• Excellent lecture on media, new and old, by @leolaporte. Must watch if you're in that field. http://bit.ly/Hxv6a #
• [FR] @salyame Je suis @notpatrick parce que @patrick était déjà pris. @notdany et les autres ne sont que des copieurs! in reply to salyame #
• Adobe Flash soon on the iPhone!.. Sort of. Only for apps. Not for Safari. Yeah.Not cool. http://bit.ly/15Pbot (via @mashable) #
• [FR] RT @Korben: flippant ce blog http://bit.ly/1aypA5 < carrément! Talentueux, mais de quoi faire des cauchemards! > #
• [FR] La main est définitivement passée: @xelandre et @Ceredwyn ont sorti Azeroth.fr 38! Excellent boulot. http://bit.ly/fps86 #
• Slightly mind blowing video about the 4 dimensions we all know… and then what the next 6 are. http://bit.ly/KRsyM #
• Just heard on This Week in Google that Google Wave's name comes from the show Firefly (they send "waves", not email). I love the reference! #
• RT @mashable: RUMOR: AT&T to Announce Google Voice for iPhone – http://bit.ly/es62i < Telcos embracing VoIP would be huge! > #
• [FR] J'ai regardé Zapcast "spécial moi" avec @CPonsolle & @jeromekeinborg et… il est excellent!! http://bit.ly/30ulbL in reply to CPonsolle #
• Working on a new avatar while on the subway with the BestCam app. Thanks @hawkito for telling us about it! http://flic.kr/p/75E4hd #
• RT @Veronica / @BuzzFeed: Thugs attack two men in drag, who turn out to be cage fighters on a night out: http://bit.ly/mRHOi #
• New "myspace angle"-like avatar pic should allow me to go for all these good looking, smart, funny, single women on the Internets. #
• RT @nazab: I've always thought you were gay. no offense. <Haha none taken! And besides, maybe I'm just saying that to get you off track! > #
• RT @kichelle: you're never struck me as gay. More like, "why is he single?" < I have deep dark secrets… For example, I alwaysZZzzZZZzzz… #
• [FR WoW] Oh! Regardez qui est sur Twitter… c'est notre @Judgehype préféré! Bienvenue à toi! #
• [FR] New Movielicious poster by @kichelle for today's ep: http://bit.ly/3N63HQ – I think I look quite fetching in that one! #
• New Movielicious poster by @kichelle for today's ep: http://bit.ly/3N63HQ – I think I look quite fetching in that one! #
• @Hawkito @Kichelle & I have concluded that 2 hours without any update on Twitter is basicaly a sign of the appcalypse. Aaaaah! #
• The Movielicious in 30 min w/ @nicolespag & @The_T. Taking Woodstock, Surrogates & Invention of Lying. http://bit.ly/2Inyfu #
• Live with The Movielicious in a few minutes! @nicolespag and @The_T are fired up! http://bit.ly/19iqoe #
• RT @hotmilkgt: Just nominated the movielicious for http://podcastawards.com/ < Thanks dude! They're gonna have a heart attack! > #
• Listening To "Never Know" by Jack Johnson -"great way to start the day!" See the video & lyrics: http://www.tunewiki.com/r/6lyr #
• Listening To "Better Together" by Jack Johnson -"great way to start the day!" See the video & lyrics: http://www.tunewiki.com/r/9efc #
• Listening To "Good People" by Jack Johnson -"excellent way to start the day!" See the video & lyrics: http://www.tunewiki.com/r/t7a #
• [FR] Woohoo! Grace à @jeff je suis sur Google Wave! J'en parle dans le prochain RDV Tech. (PS: je n'ai pas d'invits à offrir pour le moment) #
• RT @aguysblues: Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize? Little early, no? http://bit.ly/nEB6t < Err wait, really? What did he do? > #
• RT @DarthGilou Obama did'nt attack anybody yet. For a US president in the recent history, that deserve a peace nobel prize <Ok! I get it now #
• Hey, the Movielicious is out! @nicolespag @the_T and I talk Woodstock, Surrogates & Invention of Lying: http://bit.ly/1UNFnU #
• Grrr I recorded an audioboo about google wave & the audioboo iPhone app isn't letting me upload it (operation not permitted). Is it broken?? #
• RT @jimkirks: most popular password on the internet 123456 http://bit.ly/1iTR1k < Wow… I'm crying inside. #
• By the by, if you like The Movielicious, The Phileas Club or Le Rendez-Vous Tech, please take the time to vote! http://bit.ly/ghH8e #
• @GarnettLee What?? Do you mean the show is over? Say it ain't so! Are you starting a new one then? in reply to GarnettLee #
• AudioBoo: Wave: very early look http://boo.fm/b69121 #
• [FR] @cingrand Le japon me manque en ce moment; j'ai hate de voir les Plein Ecran tokyoites. Profite doublement pour nous! in reply to cingrand #
• Thanks @lougagliardi @randulo and others for your comments on the "young earth belief" article on the blog. Fascinating discussions. in reply to lougagliardi #
• Mojito time! (don't drink kids!) http://flic.kr/p/76igrB #
• [FR] RT @JudgeHype: Alors comment étaient les mojitos ? < Succulents! ils étaient préparés avec amour par Nath, donc forcément… > #
• [FR] Avis aux parisiens! Si vous voulez voir le merveilleux "(500) Days Of Summer" avec @notdany et moi, RDV à 17h50 a l'UGC George V! #
• Holy crap! My aunt just got married in Vegas (to her long term boyfriend) with Elvis and everything! That is absolutely amazing news! #
• [FR] Rappel aux parisiens! Si vous voulez voir le merveilleux "(500) Days Of Summer" avec @notdany et moi, RDV à 17h50 a l'UGC George V! #
• Just saw (500) Days of Summer again. Oh how I love that movie! #
• RT @acedtect: East Meets West starting in 10 mins. on http://twit.tv/live/ with special guest @notpatrick (that's me!!) #
• Thanks all for your nice comments about East Meets West. It's always a pleasure to be on with Tom and Roger. Thanks for having me on guys! #

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An email about the young earth belief

Yesterday I got an email by a listener of The Phileas Club. I often get emails and answer them privately, but after writing this one I thought that it was summarizing my thoughts on the topic enough that I should make a blog post about it. So here is the original email, and my answer.
Quick note: the topic is sensitive, and in the past we have managed to keep these kinds of debates very civilized on this blog. If you chose to comment, please keep that tradition alive, thanks!

B.’s email:

I recently started listening to your show and started from the beginning and have been slowly catching up to the recent shows. I was a little disappointed at the sara palen talk because of the anti religious tone it took but let it go because i figured that was going on in the media at the time as well. Then I got to episode 10 and was completely offended at the comment you made that something should be done to people that preach the young earth theory. Evolution is not fact, it might be the majority view but remember that the majority also thought the world was flat at one point. There are scientists that use the same research as evolutionist and show it to back the theory of a young earth. I don’t expect you to change your view on this subject but I think you should know that our comment upset me.

And my answer (I didn’t address the Sarah Palin comments or the other details, as I thought they weren’t really the core of the issue):

Hi B.,

First of all let me thank you for taking the time to write to me; I really appreciate it.

That being said, I’m very sorry but I’m afraid that I cannot subscribe to what you’re saying… The “young earth theory” is not a theory, it’s a belief. The people who support it aren’t scientists, they’re spokespeople for organisations that have other agendas. A theory is supported by verifiable fact, and no fact comes to support the idea that the earth is 6000 years old. No scientist worth their salt, and no one who understands the meaning of the word, will give any credit to it.

This is my whole argument: by treating this “idea” as a theory, we validate it and lead people to believe that there might be some truth to it. There isn’t, and we should stop indulging it altogether. Don’t get me wrong: you are of course free to believe whatever you want, but believing something like that is very simply ignorance and missinformation, not “just another theory”.

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The Movielicious #11 – Hideous Gremlins

On this episode, your hosts:

• Patrick Beja (notpatrick on Twitter)
• Nicole Spagnuolo (nicolespag on Twitter)
• Mark “Turspter” Turpin (the_T on Twitter)

Discuss these flicks:

• Taking Woodstock
• Surrogates
• The Invention of Lying
• And: American Teen, Step Brothers, The Rules of Attraction

Enjoy the show!

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Patrick’s Twitter week for 2009-10-05

• Street Fighter 4 fans ahoy! Pixel Art avatars and wallpapers of all SF4 characters: http://bit.ly/wi3Sj #
• RT @shawncoons: 62% of all bankruptcies in 2007 were related to medical expenses. 78% of these were filed by people with health insurance. #
• How can we compete with Internet people for marriage proposals? Awfully cute though: http://bit.ly/xB9bq (via @mashable) #
• This week’s Real Time with Bill Maher is absolutely great. Please please please watch even if you’re not a democrats. #
• [FR] Le rendez-vous Tech en live dans quelques minutes! Avec @jeff et @yannalet! – http://bit.ly/19iqoe #
• [FR] Le créateur de Megaman enterre l’industrie Japonaise! Il y va fort, mais le JV va mal au japon… http://bit.ly/1ayfnB #
• [FR] Le rendez-vous Tech 18 en ligne, avec @yannalet et @jeff – Twitter vaut un milliard! http://bit.ly/FLdxo #
• I can’t believe how excited I am about Google Wave. It’s not even a gadget, it’s just a… site/service kinda thing. Does that make me sad? #
• RT @extralife: THE DROPBOX IPHONE APP IS OUT!!! http://bit.ly/HjwPK <Patrick dances around a bit before going to bed> #
• RT @Warcraft: The new Blizzard website is now live! Come check it out! http://www.blizzard.com #
• Pretty cool remake of 1984 Apple TV ad… with Steve Jobs on the big screen! http://bit.ly/1mzDuH (Via @Jason) #
• RT @aguysblues: is in Bb – http://www.inbflat.net/ < Another one of these really cool collaborative Youtube projects > #
• @cingrand Haha I have no idea what you’re talking about. And I certainly didn’t just send you an email begging for an invite! #wave in reply to cingrand #
• [FR] @yannalet Ciao mister! Merci pour tout et bon courage au Canada. http://flic.kr/p/73Lqmt #
• As a friend said: why the heck are all these artists signing the petition for Polanski? Does being a director make raping someone ok?… #
• Alright, enough Twitter lists (at last!) and Wave crazyness; the hype will still ne there tomorrow… Good night and sweet web 2.5 dreams! #
• Fascinating: Apple’s tablet to be the print’s industry’s iPod? They could do it… http://bit.ly/2m0NvA (via @mashable) #
• [FR] D’habitude je fuis les listes du genre mais là je suis fan! http://bit.ly/ywQOv (via @jeromekeinborg / by @henrymichel) #
• So apparently Chuck & @jimkirks’s Clip Show is on a permanent hiatus since sept. 15th and i missed it… I’m sad, thanks for all the laughs! #
• @mollywood *cough cough* Ahem… You know, if you have any spare, I’ll be happy to help by taking one off your hands. in reply to mollywood #
• @mollywood Wait, did you just call Google Wave… junk? Oh dear God… Get her, Internets! She’s a witch! A witch I tell you! in reply to mollywood #
• Nice! Spotify activates “offline mode” for desktop to subscribers. Caveat: 3,333 tracks at a time limit. http://bit.ly/DtQtJ #
• Thanks @kichelle for the tip! Ping is a chat client done right on the iPhone. Free… For now! Get it: http://bit.ly/O5z7i #
• Two unrelated things: Cool photo – http://bit.ly/byYVQ / Fun video – http://bit.ly/sAraT (RT… sorry, don’t remember!) #
• Randy is on BOL! I, for one, am watching live – RT @Randydeluxe: starting Buzz Out Loud on http://bit.ly/18b2Rv Very excited. #
• [FR] Discussion à la poste sur Le désengagement de l’état. Je me sens bien seul en n’étant pas contre, je me suis un peu fait engueuler! #
• [FR] @Korben Oui j’aime vivre dangereusement. Pour te dire, une fois j’ai même dit a un sysadmin que j’aimais pas Linux. J’le referai plus. #
• [FR] Wow, @cedricbonnet @matthieublanco et @jeromekeinborg trustent le top 3 du classement iTunes Tech! C’est mon possee! A quand le disque? #
• RT @starmike: Best explanation of GoogleWave I’ve seen so far: http://bit.ly/z6PN2 < Indeed! If you don’t get it, watch it. > #
• [FR] J’en peux plus des news de foot sur iTélé. Matin foot, midi foot, soir foot… Et le reste c’est des “JT sports”! Bleh. #
• [FR] Explication: J’ai pas de télé mais un raccourci iTélé streaming sur le desktop (pour les infos 10min/jour). Je crois que ça va changer. #
• A lovely afternoon with friends at the Père Lachaise cemetery. I had forgotten how beutiful this place was… http://flic.kr/p/74G6WK #
• About to see Taking Woodstock. To be honest I’m not really looking forward to it… I hope I’m proven wrong. #
• Taking Woodstock was… Surprising. In an expected way. Yeah, I know. Listen to the Movielicious on Thursday to hear more! #

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