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azepoi
22d ago
Up until 2004 you had to book a non-smoking rail-car in France. I remember having to book a seat in the smoking section because the non-smoking cars were full. Smoking was only being phased-out in high-school yards (for 15-18 yo highschoole
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azepoi
4mo ago
The glasses remind me of Duralex Picardie glasses which are also a classic in France. The tall 36cl and 58cl versions look very similar.
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azepoi
4mo ago
It reminds me of Bojarski https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceslaw_Bojarski The 2025 movie is worth watching https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35495035/
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azepoi
5mo ago
It goes by license plate codes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_vehicle_registra... It makes for a fun acronym DACH meaning roof in german. If they used Ö why not DÖS with an S for Schweiz then ?
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azepoi
5mo ago
This is largely cultural and language sensitive. I took the test as a french native speaker and got a green-blue boundary greener than the average population with the commentary "For you, turquoise is blue". Indeed it is. It is ca
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azepoi
5mo ago
It is not. It's the moment magnitude scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale
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azepoi
5mo ago
Ochre is from a type of clay
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8mo ago
It's easier to cancel elections during à conflict
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8mo ago
Both likely come from (middle) dutch bakboord (the side of your back) facing the stierboord (the side with the steering oar) . Stierboord became estribord then tribord. Its more explicit in modern german and dutch.
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azepoi
10mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_literary_works_by_numb... This is the second most translated book after the Bible
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1y ago
Yes the brine could just be diluted wih gray water to reduce the environnemental impact without the energy recovery of the osmotic plant and the capital can be invested in other renewable with better efficiency. That being said it's a
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azepoi
1y ago
Pine tree suffer from other parasites and notably sphaeropsis fungus
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1y ago
25000km is 250 100km days per year. That's a lot. In France for example the average yearly distance travelled by car is closer to 12000km not 25000. More achievable but still a lot.
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azepoi
1y ago
Exactly how it's called in french
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azepoi
1y ago
Heard this in France too from MD. Link between drinking too hot (over 60°C) and oesophagus cancer
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1y ago
Busch und Müller has some products with brake lights https://www.bumm.de/en/products/dynamo-rucklichter/produkt/3... ? https://www.bumm.de/en/products/e-bike-r%C3%BCcklichter
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2y ago
Half the children seem to have one in France. My neighbourhood is full of them. Draisiennes/laufräder/balancebikes are a real transportation means as children go every single day to the crèche on them. Some Kids that do this know
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azepoi
2y ago
Yes: About->view pdf (On mobile)
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2y ago
Have you got a link or do you remember the name of this person?
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azepoi
2y ago
It can be cultural. Turquoise is often called bleu turquoise in french. So it's more of a blue to me.
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azepoi
2y ago
It's orange in french
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2y ago
Openings/needs can be shared and relayed through networks before being listed publicly. You can also made yourself know as a potential hire before the need arises or before it is fully validated/budgeted and getter recontacted on
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azepoi
3y ago
Most hard pressed cheeses (think comté, beaufort, gruyère, gouda) are around 10L/kg, Parmigiano reggiano is more like 15L/kg, so I think the app underestimate it, unless by Parmesan you mean not the real deal Obviously dryer chees
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3y ago
Regional airports are usually subsidized by local governments to put them on the map. Also jet fuel could be taxes at à similar rate as gas/diesel
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3y ago
I know of several compagnies in europe that do geophysical monitoring of dikes levees and dams with optical fibers
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3y ago
Understood it that way in french too.
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3y ago
This is commonly used in Italy modified in the form "etto"
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3y ago
Yes, Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to earthquakes https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36358672
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3y ago
Free is a marketing gimmick. It was never free but included in the domain package = domain registration + dns hosting + email boxes. The domain prices were generally higher than some concurrents. Now all of a sudden the domains see a price
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3y ago
the cost is at the end of the new price list after the domains. Prix mensuel de la nouvelle offre mailbox / new mailbox offer montly prices HT/VAT excl standard 3,99 € / $3.99 premium 5,99 € / $5.9
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