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by pauletienney 7y ago
Thank you for your comment. I would have missed it. I created a small repository of quotes and display a random one each time I open a new Terminal window. This list of quotes will perfectly complete my collection. Kudo to the curator (op ?
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by pauletienney 7y ago
Google kills Chrome Apps, not Chrome extensions.
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by pauletienney 7y ago
Moving a total of 2600kg with only 150kg of "useful load" (2 people) is a waste of energy.
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by pauletienney 7y ago
Thank you for the information. I did not see it.
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by pauletienney 7y ago
Seems nice. Anyone has an opinion on why Google built this? Do you think it is related to Stadia? Or just a company hobby turning well?
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by pauletienney 7y ago
except for "append-only" and "verifiable records"
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by pauletienney 7y ago
This seems to be quite universal (at least in western countries?). I witnessed it so many times but I never found the reason/psychological mechanism which lead to this. Any idea?
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by pauletienney 8y ago
> for what reason the pleasure > what result? a wonderful piece of work, self accomplishment, vast sum of knowledge in both airplanes and "sculpture", find any job in modeling with a snap and headline on HN :)
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by pauletienney 9y ago
"'Things' necessary for economic growth are infinitely more efficient when directed by the market". This. I think you just touched the essentiel cultural difference. IMHO the market is a good tool but it is very far from
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by pauletienney 10y ago
Well, humankind does not have a great trackrecord of humility, harmony with its environment, acceptance of change and difference.
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by pauletienney 10y ago
"Outside of Paris is supposedly not very French anymore, and not very safe." I do not know where you get your information but you may have to change your sources. It seems very "FoxNewsy"
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by pauletienney 10y ago
"But nobody is forcing people to eat Big Macs " Not forcing but strongly encouraging via price + marketing + lack of education + lobbying "who are we to democratically decide that this option should be off the table for them?
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by pauletienney 10y ago
Customer want low price > Big retailers (like Amazon) apply pressure on manufacturer to get low prices > Manufacturers make cheap food
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by pauletienney 10y ago
I guess it is not that simple. The immediate price signal is a stronger incentive than the longterm diversity of the neighborhood. Humans are not very good for long term thinking. Often, people needs immediate consequences of their action t
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by pauletienney 10y ago
Montorgueil and Montmartre are not representative of Paris.
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by pauletienney 10y ago
I don't know for the families we are just two. For sure we don't consume 9L of milk and 18L of juice per day (not even per month). I drink tap water. I do groceries three time a week, usually takes 20/25 minutes. Then quantit
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by pauletienney 10y ago
Nobody talks about banning Amazon.
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by pauletienney 10y ago
The point is about the small shops network in Paris. They are a vital part of the city culture, the social cohesion, the charm of Paris. The city recognize the convenience of Amazon, they are not banned. They city also recognize its commerc
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by pauletienney 10y ago
People dont use cars in Paris to do groceries.
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by pauletienney 10y ago
Good summary. I feel Europe has has a culture of dominance until 19th century, then we changed for a culture of balance. US and Asia still have this culture of dominance.
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by pauletienney 10y ago
The local discount supermarket is less expensive than Amazon.
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by pauletienney 10y ago
Discount supermarkets are less expensive than Amazon.
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by pauletienney 10y ago
It is absolutely fine to let Amazon come in Paris, I would strongly be against a ban. The issue is their economic power might erase a bit of the charm of Paris and lower my quality of life. That's why the political power counterbalance
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by pauletienney 10y ago
I totally agree it is fine to prefer either solution. However I disagree with your proposition about "market" vs "bureaucrats". I think (imho) business logic and free market are not efficient enough to guarantee quality
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by pauletienney 10y ago
Just to let you know, nobody drive a car in Paris to go do groceries. Everything is done walking around our flat or on our way.
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by pauletienney 10y ago
It is a part of the reflexion but not the whole. Everything is not about business.
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by pauletienney 10y ago
As a Parisien, I can give you my humble opinion. I totally like Amazon move, I am sure it can be convenient and save me ton of time BUT I will never trade this time for the liveliness of my neighborhood. I love having a walk from my flat, g
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by pauletienney 10y ago
But the digital form of bitcoin change things. A good hacker might check for thousands of computer a day to find private keys but he can't walk along kilometers to find coins on the ground.
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by pauletienney 11y ago
I guess free worldwide information transfer (aka Internet) just opened this era and we are not close to see any kind of stalling (IMHO).
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Ask HN: Looking for a video hosting service with API
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