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To “Google Scholar” or not…

February 17, 2016 Luc Beaulieu

The reality is simple, even if you do not want it, as a researcher you are something of a public figure. You are probably using

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Taking a clear stance on digital privacy…

September 27, 2014 Luc Beaulieu

A few years ago, users of Internet services began to realize that when an online service is free, you’re not the customer. You’re the product.

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Privacy, convenience, freedom and security or Android as the biggest trojan horse of all time

June 29, 2014 Luc Beaulieu

There was a very nice article recently following the first year after the revelations of Edward Snowden on how it become really easy even for

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Google announced Classroom!

May 7, 2014 Luc Beaulieu

Google Classroom is a mix between Google Drive, Facebook and DropBox in one package for your classroom. Is this enough to make you want to

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For the scientist and geek in me, many thanks to Google today!

April 15, 2013 Luc Beaulieu

306 years ago today, the great mathematician Euler was born. Google had this great composite image displayed on its main search page in celebration. Cool!

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Google PageRank algorithm, Markov chains, and cancer.

March 30, 2013 Luc Beaulieu

Discovered through Twitter (thanks @Psbasran), a very interesting read combining numerous topics of interest to me: cancer research, computer algorithms, …:  Google PageRank algorithm, Markov

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Google, Apple and you: intellectual properties

July 21, 2012 Luc Beaulieu

This got to be the most twisted line of thought in all of this smartphone patent war I have seen up to now in order

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Wikipedia and scientific research

July 11, 2012 Luc Beaulieu

Your a physicist and sitting at a conference for which the speaker is a talking about a specialize biology topic. This person is going on

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