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01/05/09

English (US) Forex frustration

Permalink 12:38:47 am, by Francois Planque Email , Categories: Daily adventures
I've been following the forex rates of the Euro compared to the dollar for several weeks now, since the EUR/USD hit a low point of 1.24 on November 21st (as shown on the forex charts screenshot above). I have all those USD I'd like to convert to EUR b… more »
Tags: dollar, eur, euro, forex, usd

09/23/08

English (US) Renting a car at LAX airport

Permalink 04:41:00 am, by Francois Planque Email , Categories: Trips
I live in L.A. but I don't own my car; I rent it! Furthermore, I actually turn it in every time I fly out to a conference and then get a new one when I fly back. This gave me the opportunity to try out quite a few different car rental companies located a… more »
Tags: car, lax, travel

08/15/08

English (US) Follow me on twitter!

Permalink 11:02:54 am, by Francois Planque Email , Categories: Soft Culture, Daily adventures, Off Topic
For a long time I thought my life was too interesting to be condensed in 140 character bites. Then I got keyboard lazy... (Boy do you know how much you can actually do away from you keyboard... especially in L.A.!!! :>>) Anyways, if you're into th… more »

07/27/08

English (US) Frenchman in the US

Permalink 12:30:24 pm, by Francois Planque Email , Categories: Off Topic, Trips
I'm hooked on imported foods and cherry flavored antacids... :no: more »

06/24/08

English (US) All set up...

Permalink 02:14:01 am, by Francois Planque Email , Categories: Daily adventures, Geek!
All hotel rooms should come with the bare essentials!
All right, almost a week into California: I got my cargo shipment from France, I unpacked it all, I bought the missing pieces at Fry's (like US power cables and a 110 Volts UPS) and transformed my dining table into a compact geek desk. Only thing miss… more »

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