Early Moviegoers

Cinema started a long time ago 

Early tablets

Tablets have been around for quite a while

Tablets have been part of daily paleolithic life, long before Moses received his tablets and Steve Jobs marketed them.

Aube - an orchestral composition

No cartoon today, but an orchestral piece that I recently composed.
It's not entirely finished and will probably undergo some genetic mutations in the weeks to come.


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Why do bats hang upside down ?

We finally learn why bats hang upside down with this exclusive interview by National Geographic.

Why do Indian drivers always honk ? A scientific explanation

Today's topic is :Why do Indian drivers always honk ?

For the first time since the invention of the horn and the Indian driver, Imprimatuur is able to give you an insight about the intricate mechanisms at the origin of this mysterious mystery. 

For the scientifically inclined, we've also included a clear scientific description of the phenomenon, using scientific lingo, incomprehensible by the layman. 

This is an exclusivity of Imprimatuur. Thank you for your attention and support.

Now you can read.

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Are Smartphone Users Omniscient Creatures ?

Don't tell bullshit to a smartphone user, you'll look dumb

Today's topic is: Are Smartphone User Omniscient Creatures ?
Smartphone owners seem to be gifted with an encyclopedic knowledge about almost any topic you can imagine.
As soon as you say something they will happily contradict you by giving you some powerful example, still hot from the entrails of their smartphone, or will nod and confirm your words with a definitive "yes, you are absolutely right" after having discreetly consulted the wireless oracle.
The device acts like an natural extension of their brain, and in some sorry cases, an actual substitute.
Like St Thomas, they will only believe what their smartphone says.

So what is the answer to today's question ? I wish I had a smartphone to answer you !

The great inconvenience of Google Latitude (tm)

Google Latitude can cause great inconvenience

So this week a colleague of mine showed me the new Android phone that he had just bought and I was amazed at the bigbrotheriswatchingyou-esque application Google Latitude which allows to track friends who have shared their location with you. With that amazing application you can track them and see where they are at any moment.
Of course you share your location only if you decide to do so, so you can only blame yourself if that application gets you into trouble or in any embarrassing situation.

Happy New Year 2012 !

Switching between years is not that simple

Let's make things straight for once: the switch from one year to the next is not that simple.
Indeed, until now you've always thought that you just had to wait for the next year to come right ?
In reality, there's a great deal of negotiations and politics involved in switching between years.
Without entering into gory details I can tell you that it's really incredible that we've managed to switch smoothly and sequentially from one year to the other until this day, because as mentioned above, the switch is not that simple .
Anyway, we don't have to worry now, I mean we don't have to worry for 2012. Now, I cannot guarantee that the switch will be smooth or that it will even happen between 2012 and 2013.
We'll see, but it won't be that simple.

So happy new year 2012 !

Hima Himalaya

No cartoon today, but a new composition featuring some crow and an other bird which were singing in the tree in front of my house this morning.
I initially called the composition Himalaya, which is kind of lame, I know. Will try to find something else next time.
Guitar + electronics played by myself.
Don't know the name of the crow - will ask him next time I hear him.

Elusive Higgs Boson glimpsed !

So today's news is that the Higgs Boson may have been 'glimpsed' !

Imprimatür, thanks to one of our incredibly nosy reporter is able to give you an exclusive report about the elusive Higgs Boson.
Our reporter not only glimpsed the boson but even took a picture of it as it was hiding behind a scientist who had been searching for it for years.
Later on, our reporter managed to convince the boson to meet him in a nearby local pub to get more information about its elusive nature. The boson, who preferred to talk on condition of anonymity,  was initially reluctant to talk but after two bottoms up, turned into a laid back and easy going elementary particle.
The boson said: "dunno what these guys are doing. I've been watching them scratching their heads for years, and I was just standing behind and they never saw me ! Completely blind these scientists ! I guess I'll have an other drink now".
When our reporter returned to the table with two shots of tequila, true to its elusive reputation, the boson was no longer there.
Our reporter drank the two shots and pondered what to do with his life..

All these years searching and it was hiding behind !

Some information about the Large Hadron Collider

Frankenstein's Monster

The path to success is often scattered with obstacles 

A quick one drawn at work today.
Of course, Victor Frankenstein - who was not even a doctor - never designed his creature to be a monster and totally disowned his creation when it came to life. So please forgive me for taking liberties with the original story.
Please read Frankenstein's Monster for more info.

Le jour 540

Albert est quelque peu incrédule après 540 jours de tergiversations...

(AFP/Reuters) C'est donc bien vrai, après seulement 540 jours de tergiversations, la Belgique a enfin un gouvernement !
Elio s'est tout de suite rendu chez Albert, qui s'appretait à prendre son bain royal, pour lui annoncer la bonne nouvelle.

ps: Je ne sais pas si vous avez remarqué, mais Albert porte des caleçons a coeur. Cela n'a bien sur aucun impact sur les institutions de la Belgique, mais cela valait la peine d'être mentionné.

Annihilation by misplaced tweet

One misplaced tweet and you're annihilated

In these modern times, social networks are an effective way to convey very publicly your opinion about something or someone.
Yeah, that's a good sentence. I'll keep it.

Is the placebo effect working on cats ?

So today's question is: Is the placebo effect working on cats ?

I confirm that it indeed works and here's a faithful account of a story which happened with my cat a few years ago (some dramatisation added).

A proof that cats fall for the placebo effect

Cat studies I

Studying cats - part 1 

Today is dedicated to studying cats. All inspired by none other than my in house cat.

Electrokitsch I

No cartoon for this post but instead some music that I composed recently.

Ingredients contained in Electrokistch:

• some synthesized sounds and sounds generated using techniques developed during the last century
• 2 drum loops + 4 drum fills 
• 1 tambourine loop
• bass
• 1 choir sample
• syrupy flute
• oh yes, and also some piano