The Jolly Teapot
The Jolly Teapot
Nicolas Magand
The Jolly Teapot is the place on the web where I write and comment mainly on software, the internet, Apple, and media news. My name is Nicolas Magand, and I currently live in the Greater Strasbourg area, France.
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On weekend mornings, I have the inescapable habit of looking at my website and seeing what I can change, what I can remove, what I can improve in terms of HTML, CSS, layout, links, etc. This Saturday, as I wanted to look closer at the...
Two years ago, I published a post entitled Unfinished. It was a way for me to share some thoughts without having to work on them as much as I do on regular posts. As I wasn’t sure if these “lesser thoughts” were worth my efforts and my...
Some links don’t call for a full blog post, but sometimes I still want to share the good stuff I encounter on the web. ❧ Fancy Man Enjoys Tea (The Onion) – “Instead of simply heating a mug of water in the microwave, Baumer used a...
When I visit a restaurant, I care a lot about the food I’m being served, and I want everything I order to be delicious. But arguably, my favourite part is understanding and appreciating the decisions behind each item on the menu, as well...
Forgive the higher-than-usual rate of direct quotes from these links, which replace a few regular comments, but as you can see, there is a general theme in my recent readings. Even though I’m trying to avoid focusing on it in these...
Yes, I’m writing again about my ongoing experiment with blocking JavaScript on a per-site basis. This time, I’m not here to explain how I operate in detail, but to complain about the work needed to maintain this web browsing hygiene. In...
I live in the Greater Strasbourg area, and nearby, 30 kilometres away or so, there is a certain small-volume car manufacturer that understood years ago, before it was cool, that touchscreens in cars tend to age poorly. I love what they...
Four days ago, on Thursday 30 April 2026, my wife Olga gave birth to a beautiful baby named Marius, and the three of us seem to be glowing with love ever since. Mother and child are both healthy, and I am as happy as I am in admiration...
It was bound to happen. For months, I’ve done my best to prevent this, but eventually, my patience and tolerance weren’t enough. Here I am, writing a post about how I finally decided to ditch Safari as my main browser, and replace it...
If you read this via your RSS reader, you won’t notice the tiny design refresh of the site: nothing major, just a new header, a new icon/logo, an improved HTML structure, and an overall simplification and further reduction in weight to...
Zhenyi Tan, in a blog post titled Ensheinification, writes: Every time I replace something with a new thing, the new thing is worse. My mother-in-law bought a new rice cooker. It has 20 settings and none of them cook good rice. The old...
Some time ago, I tried to use my web browser with JavaScript turned off by default. The experiment didn’t last long, and my attempt at a privacy-protecting, pain-free web experience failed. Too many websites rely on JavaScript, which...
I promise you I try to avoid linking to more than two articles on the same topic in each edition — and I really want to avoid my readers to feel too depressed reading this blog — but everything seems to be about A.I. or some sort of...
As far as I can see, the majority of MacBook Neo reviews are overwhelmingly positive. Other reviews are simply acknowledging that this new laptop will be a huge success, while also recommending other laptops, including the refurbished...
Some links don’t call for a full blog post, but sometimes I still want to share the good stuff I encounter on the web. ¶ World’s largest spider web – Be warned — especially if spiders make you uncomfortable — because you won’t be able to...