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How Grain de Sail Chocolate Is Funding Sustainable Maritime Logistics(thechocolateprofessor.com)
1 points by bill38 3y ago|0 comments
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LA mayor Karen Bass to visit Paris in preparation for 2028 Olympic games(calmatters.org)
1 points by bill38 3y ago|0 comments
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Kazakhstan: Methane mega-leak went on for months(bbc.com)
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Heat exchanger masks for cold weather cycling (2019)(coldbike.com)
148 points by bill38 3y ago|147 comments
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by bill38 3y ago
There is something similar in France : "jours amende". The key point is that if you don't pay the fine, you go to prison the number of days indicated in the "jours amende". It's for criminal court, not for traf
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by bill38 3y ago
A few years ago, Google had an advanced research project for ground source heat pumps. They spinned it off in Dandelion energy.
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by bill38 3y ago
They fill the core of their heat pump with helium at 30+ bars and seal it. That's all. It's not used continuously. So not a big quantity used.
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by bill38 3y ago
See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38819249
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by bill38 3y ago
Goitre and cretinism was present in French Alps too.
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by bill38 3y ago
10k per unit
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by bill38 3y ago
Sodium is tricky too. It reacts violently to water. Even humidity in the air can make it explode.
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by bill38 3y ago
What would be the impact of solar storm on nuclear power plants ? Would we have several Fukushimas ?
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Startup “AIs Biotech” employs carbohydrates to fight flu(labiotech.eu)
2 points by bill38 3y ago|0 comments
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by bill38 3y ago
Looks like Eavor company from Canada.
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by bill38 3y ago
Don't you think that if you give a really high quote, the customer will never ask you again too ?
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France tests its first V-max hypersonic glider(aerotime.aero)
1 points by bill38 3y ago|3 comments
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Italy debates fate of a bear that killed a jogger(euronews.com)
2 points by bill38 3y ago|0 comments
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by bill38 3y ago
I'm wondering if there are similars laws in Germany ? Can you be required to provide password for your mobile phone or computer by German police ? I had the impression that they were more protective of personal informations in Germany
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by bill38 3y ago
Another way to produce sodium is by electrolysis of sea salt brine. You need lots of power. A by-product is hydrogen chloride which is a bit dangerous to handle. Pure sodium itself is also tricky: it reacts violently with water. Even humid
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by bill38 4y ago
Also in France it has become very complicated to get a passport. It takes months to get an appointment, and it's available only in few cities. So if you can travel to other EU countries with just an ID card the choice is simple.
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by bill38 4y ago
Most of the ski maps in France were drawn by Pierre Novat. He died in 2007. His daughter Frederique continues his work. http://www.atelier-novat.com/
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by bill38 4y ago
The article begins with "France is to move to three-days-a-week letter deliveries". That is false. It's still 6 days a week. The default service will take 3 days to deliver letters. But they will be delivered 6 days a week.
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The Metals Company subsidiary lifts over 3000T of nodules to sea surface(investors.metals.co)
136 points by bill38 4y ago|132 comments
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Fuel out of thin air: CO2 capture from air and conversion to methanol (2020)(research.american.edu)
117 points by bill38 4y ago|139 comments
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Gallic Empire(en.wikipedia.org)
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by bill38 4y ago
Indeed, it can happen during ski holiday: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/dec/09/ski-holiday-d...
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by bill38 4y ago
Corsica railway is missing :( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemins_de_fer_de_la_Corse
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Common Viruses May Be Triggering the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease(j-alz.com)
3 points by bill38 4y ago|0 comments
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by bill38 4y ago
It's for correct pronunciation. If there's no two dots on the u letter, french people may pronouce it 'emmo' because an 'a' followed by 'u' is pronounced 'o'. But there's no need becaus
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by bill38 4y ago
A VIN number ? For a bicycle ? Or maybe you are talking of motorbikes ?

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