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Archive for January, 2008

Joining the Skype Core Library team

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

2.5 years ago, I was the first engineer of the embedded team at Skype. Since then, we built a team and did great things: Released many devices, worked with many partners, fixed lots of bugs, ported Skype to many platforms… But as with any job, there comes a time where you know it well enough […]

My five favorite food things in Estonia

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

Having done the list of food things I miss in Estonia, I thought I should also do the list of things I like the most in Estonia (I have written more generally about Estonian cuisine in the past). These are things I didn’t know before coming to Estonia, or that are just better in Estonia. […]

Five food things I miss in Estonia

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

Making such a list is actually not that easy, because I do find most of the things I like here (and of course I also have many things I didn’t have in France).
Yet there are a few things I miss, in no particular order:

Artichokes: Hearts can be found in cans, but I’ve never seen fresh […]

Best toy for children: LEGO

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

In my childhood, I always wanted LEGO for toys, so it’s no big surprise that Henri is getting some too. Of course he’s too young for standard LEGO so he’s getting Duplo. And with Ingrid we got quickly convinced it’s the best way to use the toy money.
Duplo have great build quality. They are safe, […]