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Du PQ contre une pub !

Par : Korben
18 septembre 2025 à 07:03

*Trigger warning : On va parler caca, popotin et toilettes… lol *

Imaginez… Vous êtes dans des toilettes publiques en Chine, et vous venez de repeindre le chiotte. Vient alors le moment de s’essuyer les fesses (désolé hein, c’est la nature ^^) et face à vous, un distributeur de papier toilette vous demande de scanner un QR code.

Pas le choix, vous sortez votre smartphone, vous scannez, et boom : une publicité de 30 secondes pour des couches-culottes se lance sur votre écran. Félicitations, vous venez de gagner… six feuilles de papier toilette.

Et si 6 feuilles ne suffisent pas (spoiler : ça ne suffit jamais), vous avez deux options : regarder une autre pub ou payer 0,5 Yuan, soit environ 7 centimes d’euro.

Bon alors, on pourrait se dire que c’est juste une blague, une expérimentation isolée dans un coin perdu de Shenzhen, mais non. D’après Oddity Central , ces distributeurs intelligents se multiplient dans les espaces publics chinois. Les autorités présentent ça comme une mesure anti-gaspillage, parce que oui, apparemment, le vrai problème de la Chine en 2025, c’est les gens qui volent ou utilisent trop de papier toilette dans les chiottes publiques.

D’ailleurs, ils n’en sont pas à leur coup d’essai car en 2017 déjà, le Temple du Ciel à Pékin avait installé des distributeurs avec reconnaissance faciale. Selon CNN , il fallait se faire scanner le visage pour obtenir 60 à 70 centimètres de papier. Et si vous en vouliez plus, il fallait neuf minutes d’attente obligatoires avant de pouvoir retenter votre chance. Du coup, une réduction de 70% de la consommation de papier, passant de 20 rouleaux tous les trois jours à seulement 4.

Efficace, certes, mais à quel prix ?

Car ce prix c’est qu’on est en train de passer de la reconnaissance faciale pure et dure (le flicage assumé) à quelque chose de plus pervers, à savoir le “choix” entre regarder une pub ou payer. Ça ressemble plus à du chantage qu’à de la liberté selon moi.

Pour la première fois dans l’histoire de l’humanité, on a établi un taux de change direct entre le temps de cerveau disponible et un produit de première nécessité. Les publicitaires doivent être en extase… J’imagine le pitch aux clients : “Ouuiiii, notre audience est littéralement captive, les fesses posées sur la lunette des WC”.

Le plus drôle (enfin, façon de parler), c’est que tout ça s’inscrit dans la “révolution des toilettes” lancée par Xi Jinping en 2015. Le plan c’était d’améliorer 70 000 toilettes publiques pour les mettre aux standards internationaux. Mais ce que personne n’avait précisé c’est que ces standards incluaient la monétisation des besoins naturels.

Mais bon, quand on y pense, c’était prévisible. Ces toilettes publiques sont le laboratoire parfait pour tester l’acceptabilité sociale de nouvelles formes de contrôle… car qui va manifester quand il a envie de faire caca ?

Et puis il y a tous les problèmes pratiques que personne n’a anticipés. Votre téléphone est HS ? Pas de papier pour vous. Vous n’avez pas WeChat ou de smartphone ? Essuyez vous avec vos mains. Un enfant trop petit pour atteindre le scanner facial ? Tant pis pour lui… Et l’hygiène, mamamia, tout le monde touche tous le même écran avec ses doigts sales. Génial !

Et puis est ce que quelqu’un sait comment ça va finir ? D’abord les toilettes publiques, et ensuite quoi ? Les bancs publics qui vous demandent de regarder une pub avant de vous asseoir ? Les fontaines à eau qui exige un abonnement premium ? Les passages piétons qui vous font patienter 30 secondes de pub supplémentaires si vous ne payez pas ? On rigole, mais dans un pays où 42% des caméras de surveillance mondiales sont installées , tout est possible.

La Chine, pays officiellement communiste, est devenu le labo préféré du capitalisme de surveillance le plus poussé au monde. Marx doit se retourner dans sa tombe en voyant que même le prolétariat doit payer pour s’essuyer les fesses. Les besoins les plus basiques sont devenus des opportunités commerciales. C’est moche.

Puis ces machines coûtent environ 720 dollars pièce. Avec ça, on pourrait acheter combien de rouleaux de papier toilette ? Des milliers, non ?? Mais bon, visiblement c’est plus rentable d’investir dans ces merdes que de simplement… fournir du papier toilette.

Voilà, et ça marche en plus… les gens acceptent. Ils scannent, ils regardent leurs pubs, ils paient leurs 7 centimes parce qu’au final, quand vous êtes dans l’urgence, vous n’avez pas vraiment le choix que de vous faire extorquer soit de l’argent, soit de l’attention.

Alors oui, on peut se moquer de la Chine et de ses toilettes dystopiques mais est-ce qu’on n’est pas déjà sur la même pente ? Y’a combien de service “gratuits” nous demandent de visionner des pubs ? Combien d’applications qui nous trackent en permanence ? La seule différence, c’est qu’en Occident, on fait ça avec plus de subtilité. On ne vous force pas à regarder une pub pour avoir du papier toilette. On vous demande juste d’accepter des cookies pour lire un article sur des gens qui doivent regarder des pubs pour avoir du papier toilette. (Ah non, pas ici, y’a pas de cookies ni de pubs… Soutenez moi sur Patreon par contre ^^)

Bref, bienvenu dans le futur où vos fesses sales ont une valeur marchande ! Perso, si un jour je croise l’une de ces machines en France, je vous promets que c’est avec la machine elle-même que je vais m’essuyer les fesses.

Gazelle’s all-season T4 Overland EXP Hub is super durable ground tent that sets up in seconds

Par : Gaurav Sood
25 juillet 2025 à 13:20

When it comes to all-weather camping, I would seldom choose a ground tent over a roof tent option or a camper. But then many among us would give up anything for a good tent, and that’s who the all-new T4 Overland EXP Hub tent is built for. This all-weather tent from Gazelle takes on the competition to revive the four-season camping trend, favoring ground tents for a multitude of reasons, as listed in the article below.

Primarily, the Gazelle T4 Overland EXP Hub Tent is designed and built to extend your camping season from summer months to the rains and even the harsh, snow-covered winter. For this, we learn that the tent features a rugged design and a quick setup, making it an easy-to-use and durable ground tent for all types and all-season camping adventures.

Designer: Gazelle

As a rugged tent, the T4 Overland EXP Hub is made to handle the elements and present an option for enthusiasts who value setup convenience and foremost, comfort from their rig. Hassle-free setup comprising an integrated hub frame allows the tent to be pitched in minutes. The durable yet lightweight tent features a fiberglass frame and poles that come pre-assembled and fully connected, allowing the tent to be fixed and set up in under 90 seconds. This is made of an X-frame roof and a connected central hub that, when pulled up together from a nice structure in seconds, the loops can then be secured with guy lines and stakes for stability, and the provided Foundation Feet can be installed for extra firmness when staking out the tent. As smooth as the setup, taking down the tent is equally effortless.

Once it’s in place, the Gazelle T4 Overland EXP Hub Tent offers a spacious living area measuring 61 sq ft inside with a standing height of 78 inches, apt for a family of four. Made from 300 denier Oxford polyester, its tub-style floor (which is removable and washable) blocks out ground moisture, keeping the tent dry, while the 210 denier Ripstop polyester shell and rainfly rated at 2000MM HH ensure waterproofing, and shield the occupants from rain and snow. An interesting aspect of the tent is its power cord port and pair of closable vents for AC and heating.

The interior of the T4 Overland EXP Hub Tent has ample storage slots and built-in pockets for your gear. So, when you’re inside the tent, things are well sorted and you have a clean living space for yourself. The convenience of the Gazelle is further enhanced with its water-resistant duffel bag; it folds into itself for easy storage and transportation. The 57-inch-long bag can fit in the backseat or trunk of most cars and should be good to tag along no matter where your next adventure takes you. You can get all this for a starting price of $600.

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This freestanding tent is perfect for casual adventurers who don’t want to carry extra weight

Par : Gaurav Sood
25 avril 2025 à 16:20

Talk of lightweight tents and Hyperlite is right up there with the best. Their popular options come as functional shelters that are easy to set up, even though they lose out on some features. Perhaps well suited for hikers and adventure seekers who want to keep things minimal and don’t require an extensive setup for creating a makeshift shelter. They’ve now bettered their lightest tent design to craft a lightweight freestanding tent dubbed Crosspeak 2 that weighs just 2 lbs. This outdoor gear brings them right alongside the likes of Durston and Six Moons Design when we talk of the best out there.

The biggest advantage of this outdoor accessory is the quick pitch feature in any kind of terrain without staking in the ground. This makes the tent ideal for casual adventure trips in the backcountry or overnight hikes in pleasant weather without any windy conditions. It can fit two individuals easily, making it an impressive proposition given its compact size that’s easy to haul.

Designer: Hyperlite Mountain Gear

To set up the Crosspeak 2 free-standing tent, all you have to do is create tension with the long crossed poles employing the webbing and ladder locks. Then, just tighten the thing using the small bridge pole on the top. When fully pitched, the tent stands at 42 inches tall, which is enough for most adventure seekers. The floor area of 88 x 48 inches is ample space to fit two sleeping bags. Given it is just 2 lbs, packing in other essentials like a 22-inch Dyneema vestibule area for the bags and boots, two storage pockets, or attachment loops for hanging clothes is nothing less than impressive.

Crosspeak 2 is quite airy on the inside with two doors and an adjustable ventilation system for proper circulation if you are cooking inside. The magnetic tie-backs on the doors make it very easy to close the tent opening when compared to other tents. The tent doesn’t come with any guy lines or hiking poles, which are vital in maintaining structural integrity in case of inclement weather conditions. However, the lack of them also makes the thing ultra-compact and only advised for use in perfect weather. Hyperlite has created two separate Dyneema stuff sacks for stashing the tent body and the pole for convenience.

Looking to create the ideal balance between low weight, weather-resistant features, and the ease of setting up the tent; Crosspeak 2 isn’t affordably priced at $950. The major reason is the use of Dyneema Composite Fiber (DCF) and the lightweight make – both of which add to the overall cost of this outdoor accessory. If this tent perfectly fits your requirements, only then is it advisable to buy this free-standing tent, else other options are more suited for the varying dynamics.

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Apple patents ‘Foldable’ Watch with a Radical Design Featuring Dual-Screens and Cameras

Par : Sarang Sheth
21 mars 2025 à 19:15

Conceptual Visualization

Forget the Apple Watch as you know it. New patents discovered at the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) show that Apple’s looking to incorporate foldable tech into its smartwatch series. If these patents are foreshadowing the future, we could be looking at a dual-screen Apple watch that basically feels like a tiny flip phone on your wrist. That isn’t all, the patent also looks to factor cameras into the wearable, giving you a tiny yet capable FaceTime device that lets you take video calls directly from your wrist.

The patent, filed by Apple Design Lead Vladimir Krneta, details a potential watch with ‘movable’ screens. While this doesn’t immediately imply a flip-phone-style clamshell smartwatch, Apple’s patent document showcases drawings of one, leading to speculation that maybe that’s the format Apple’s gravitating towards. The rest of the images in this article are visualizations based on the patent documents, created using AI. Although Apple has no immediate plans of launching a folding watch, the fact that they’ve filed the patent means that the R&D branch is working on a potential use-case of a foldable wearable for your wrist… with included cameras that turns the watch into something vastly more useful than a mere health wearable. But will it run Apple Intelligence???

Designer: Apple

Conceptual Visualization

Image Credits: Apple via United States Patent and Trademark Office

“A user may want the display to be extended when using certain applications, making phone/ video calls, playing games, browsing the web, etc,” the patent describes. “On the other hand, the user may want the display to be folded for convenience and portability, such as when the user is going about their day-to-day activities, outdoor activities, etc.”

Conceptual Visualization

The patent goes on to highlight other features, potentially turning the ‘health wearable’ into a practical extension of your phone. “For example, the wearable electronic device of the present disclosure can provide intuitive access and enhanced usability of features for convenient video calling, camera usage, web browsing, messaging, and interfacing social media.”

This description is supplemented by the proposed inclusion of multiple cameras – something Apple (and even other makers) have notably left out of their smartwatches. The patent hints at possibly two cameras (like in a phone), one for external capture as well as a wearer-facing camera for video calls.

Conceptual Visualization

It’s worth noting that this patent was filed in 2023 and discovered only recently by news outlets combing through the millions of patents at the USPTO. What Apple is doing with the Watch is not too different from what they did with the iPhone, i.e., replace a larger device. The iPhone was supposed to be a powerful laptop that fits in your hand, and now, Apple is scaling it down further, turning the Watch into an iPhone that fits on your wrist.

However, it’s best to take these patents with a massive grain of salt because Apple files hundreds of patents each year, hardly 1% of which actually translate to real products. If the foldable watch does become a reality, it wouldn’t be the first wrist-worn foldable device. A long time ago, Motorola teased a bendable phone that was flexible enough to fit around your wrist like a chunky bracelet. Sony’s even teased smartwatches with e-ink straps that change in color. Although both these are examples of products that never became mainstream, Apple tends to play the long game very well, waiting for the right time to launch the right, polished product. Until then, we apparently have a folding iPhone on the horizon!

Conceptual Visualization

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The Ultimate Guide to Employee Benefits

Par : Alana Rudder
20 février 2025 à 14:00
Learn what employee benefits are, their advantages, and which ones are mandated by law. Then, learn the different benefit options available to your company and discover best practices for implementing your employee benefits program.

Lunar Orbiter Tent Offers Quick Setup and Freestanding Stability to Solo Backpackers

Par : Gaurav Sood
19 janvier 2025 à 21:45

Most of the traditional backpacking tents need some help to pitch or take considerable time if you are pitching it solo. This could spell trouble for backpackers who like to travel alone in territories unknown. If you are spending quite a chunk of your backcountry excursions erecting a tent, you are risking exposure to elements and wildlife. Not to mention the headache of the traditional tent’s weight. On the flip side, you lose out on comfort if you go for the lightweight options.

Hitting the sweet spot between the two, the all-new Lunar Orbiter tent manages to merge comfort and convenience with a lightweight construction for solo campers. The ultra-light tent from Six Moon Designs forgoes traditional internal poles in favor of a wide exterior pole configuration that offers freestanding stability and fast pitching capability.

Designer: Six Moon Designs

The easy-pitch alternative of the Lunar Orbiter features a crisscross four-corner frame made of DAC Featherlite aluminum poles. The tent sets up quickly with hovering top sleeves, cross hub clips, and corner pockets. Its external pole design ensures that the walls are stretched outward, increasing the interior space.

According to the outdoor gear company, the frame can withstand storm-worthy winds, rain, and snow, making Lunar Orbiter a perfect all-season companion in the backcountry. The tent has a hybrid single/double-wall design with plenty of mesh lining and a roll-back waterproof outer layer on the doors to provide ventilation and weather protection.

Since it is designed for solo travelers, the tent offers 90 x 44 inches of sleeping area, enough for a grown man and his gear. The 48-inch high ceiling helps create an open feel inside the one-person tent. Additionally, there is a removable interior gear loft and two storage pockets, so you can keep your things safe and nearby without compromising valuable floor space. The dual vestibules further enhance its functionality.

The only downside is that the tent weighs 2.8 lbs, which isn’t the most lightweight option on the market, which comes well near or under 2 lbs. However, if you are fine ignoring a little extra weight, this could be a good addition to your outdoor gear. The Lunar Orbiter is currently retailing at $435 and is an option that very well overshadows your conventional tent.

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Apollo vs ZoomInfo (2024): Features, Pricing, and Comparison

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Decide between Apollo vs ZoomInfo with an in-depth comparison of features, pricing, and use cases to find the best fit for lead generation.

CIOs Must Reinvent IT EVP to Attract & Retain Critical Talent – Gartner

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In this TechRepublic exclusive, Gartner’s Gabriela Vogel explains how CIOs should revamp IT employment value proposition strategies amid global competition, shifting work preferences, and digital transformation demands.
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