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My Current Favorites – [September 2025]: Bibliophilia, Bazi, Jewelry, Bompard
My birthday This year is a milestone year because I’m entering a new decade. To mark the occasion, I received lots of gifts, including experiences here, here , and and there. But the most meaningful gift (which I gave myself) is an exceptional book: a facsimile numbered limited edition of an illuminated manuscript by my idol, William Morris (The Odes of Horace, whose original is kept at the Bodleian Library in Oxford). This is very important to me because I wantedan object that lasts to mark this birthday (something that isn’t a watch or a piece of jewelry). It’s the rarest book in my modest collection of bibliophile books. I…
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[SCAM] Binance: Beware of fake calls
There seems to be a big wave of fake Binance advisor scam attempts. I got a call today, and two of my three brothers were also contacted in recent days, so it seems massive. These two phone numbers are affected, but there are surely many others: 0568143873 , and 0187681322. Update as of November 4, 2025. Another call: 0187681632. Somehow, all or part of Binance’s customer database is out there and is being exploited by scammers. You hear every week about new “data leaks” from large companies or administrations. It’s not so much the data loss that’s critical, but the scam attempts that follow. This example with Binance is a…
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4 Days in London (United Kingdom): Travel Diary
For several years I’ve wanted to go back to London, mainly to visit the Warner Bros Studio Harry Potter. But when we were nomads, spending a month in London seemed way too expensive, while going to London as residents in Lille seems more reasonable now. Despite the proximity to France, this is only my second time in London. The first time, I was an intern in Oslo and spent my Christmas holidays in London with my best friend. The contrast between Oslo and London was striking: compared to Norway, everything seemed affordable and the variety was immense. I brought back lots of English books (which cost a fortune in Oslo…
