Velib dataset

Posted on November 12, 2015 in Phyks • 1 min read

Just a quick note to say that I am running a script to periodically dump the data available from the Velib API (every 2 minutes).

The dump can be found here (sqlite3 database). It is generated by this script.

Please host your own if you plan on making many queries …


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Doing low cost telepresence (for under $200)

Posted on October 08, 2015 in DIY • 7 min read

With a friend, we recently started a project of building a project of low cost telepresence robot (sorry, link in French only).

The goal is to build a robot that could be used to move around a room remotely, and stream audio and video in both directions. Our target budget …


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Working on the go in Paris

Posted on October 08, 2015 in CoffeeShops • 2 min read

This summer I was in NYC and found a couple of nice coffee shops with good coffee and internet access so that they were suitable for work. Coming back to Paris, I started looking for similar places. This post will be updated in the future with the new places I …


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Nice places to work around

Posted on August 24, 2015 in CoffeeShops • 1 min read

In NYC

Just a note to myself, to remember some good places to work I found in NYC. Might be useful for others :)


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Controlling servomotors on a Raspberry Pi

Posted on May 02, 2015 in DIY • 4 min read

For a project (documentation to be added soon) of low-cost telepresence robot, I had to handle three servomotors with a Raspberry Pi. I chose a Raspberry Pi board as it is very cheap and has a decent camera which can be easily used to stream video at a good resolution …


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