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more about #france more comments → TheWerewolf - Sotto voce: Wow - you're right. They are surrender monkies. Like the US was in 1812. Or the Poles, Czechs, Austrians and well, everyone the Russians annexed. An... more » Intelext: Yea french is probably the least manliest language in the world. more » GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga: Now I would like to see a debate inFrench between self admitted Applefan Eddie Izzard and Steve Ballmer, en frances. more » Kaiser-Machead: CEO Of One Of One Of World's Largest Software Corporations Is Bilingual: "Holy Shit!" Cries Business Community more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Hey, he's like Rodin's The Thinker, except with the dive weights we can call him, The Sinker... Plus it matches his downer mood as well. more » Homerjay is utterly alone.: Is it just me or does that thing he's wearing on his chest look like a smiling cartoon bear? more » strider_mt2k: I HATE that mustard. It's like bitter poison. more » Kaiser-Machead: Pirates can never kill the music industry. Torrenting is a volatile cesspool of poorly tagged and low quality reproductions that are often subject to ... more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Groundskeeper Willie Approves! Bonjour you cheese-eating surrender monkies! more » Monty: Ignoring the obvious jokes about he French, once again, surrendering -- has anyone used the DSM-IV to diagnose France, because it seems clear they are... more » Nick: @ frigg: pirates aren't killing the music industry. auto-tune and t-pain are killing the music industry. just because you sound like stephen hawking, ... more » Gann: Viva La Revolución!!! more » frigg: Good that corporations aren't allowed to monitor web traffic! :) Bad that pirates are killing the music industry. :( more » Kaiser-Machead: They theenk they can oveurpower ME? Huaw! Lookz like someone ees getteeng more anti-freeze een their wine! Huawhawhawhaw more » Nick: awesome. i think it's a great idea to let private industry police a nation. i can't see anything wrong with that. nothing at all. more » -
#steveballmer
Steve Ballmer Speaks the Language of Surrender, Perfectly
Oh, of course Steve Ballmer speaks "careful, well-pronounced" French perfectly and France loves him back because he's "one of us." [WSJ] -
#imagecache
Giant Mechanical Jules Verne Diving Puppet Taking a Break In France
Even giant melancholy Jules Verne mechanical marionettes need to take a time out from time to time. [Socyberty via Boing Boing] -
#piracy
France Slaps Down Proposed Anti-Piracy Bill
A plan to allow record companies to monitor internet traffic in France for piracy and shut down repeat offenders has been killed. Sweet. More » -
#smartmeters
Parking Meters From Hell
Fair warning—crazy French smart meters that detect the presence of cars and tell nearby authorities to come and bust you are making their way to the UK. Are we next? More » -
#cableboxes
In France, Even 'Le Cube' Cable Boxes Have a Sense of Style
French cable provide Canal+ teamed up with touted OLPC and Jawbone designer Yves Behar to produce "Le Cube," their new, ultra-stylish HD cable box with DVR and video on demand functions. Looking like a Wii all dressed up for a formal event, Le Cube blends simple geometry with simple colors to create something that's visually striking. More » -
#htc
HTC Touch Diamond Pops Up in Seven Colors
We were surprised to see the HTC Diamond just coming in white, but those in France now have the opportunity to pick up the Diamond in one of seven colors: White, blue, brown, fuchsia, yellow, purple or rose. Unless you're packing up to move abroad, chances are you'll never see most, if any of these Skittlesfied options. But we thought we'd show you just to rub it in. Happy Monday! [Phone and Phone via NowhereElse] -
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#architecture
Eiffel Tower Getting Huge Observation Deck Made of Kevlar Webbing
Next year marks the 120th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower. To celebrate, the French will be adding a gigantic webbed Kevlar observation deck to the top, doubling the size of the deck and making the Eiffel Tower look like some sort of alien space needle. More »
