quentindemetz

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by quentindemetz 2mo ago
That the only nation which sent man on the moon uses acre-feet as a unit of volume blows my mind
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by quentindemetz 1y ago
Not at night
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by quentindemetz 1y ago
The world is not a zero-sum game.
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by quentindemetz 2y ago
Dassault has a cloud offering with 3DS Outscale
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by quentindemetz 2y ago
Adyen Revolut GoCardless Shift Vinted …
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by quentindemetz 4y ago
Paris-Lyon is more like 2h
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by quentindemetz 5y ago
Just have your CI run "pre-commit run —all-files"?
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by quentindemetz 5y ago
Reasoning about the price of solar power when the sun is shining does not take into account the intermittent nature of this energy source.
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by quentindemetz 7y ago
It’s the same in the Netherlands. Instead of counting how much you earn from your capital, the tax administration estimates that you earn about 5% and taxes you on that (about 30% iirc). But hey, if you make above their estimation, you don
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by quentindemetz 7y ago
Not to say we have any real contenders, but it’s difficult to compete with Google when the French company pays 33% corporate tax while Google pays significantly less
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by quentindemetz 7y ago
Corporate tax in France was (until recently) 33%. The government was seeking 1.6B which means it’s estimation of Google’s profit for the years in question was closer to 5B. Hopefully this kind of fine will void the tax shenanigans Google u
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by quentindemetz 7y ago
Blades for this turbine are being manufactured in Cherbourg, France and are 107 meters long. See https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lm-wind-power_haliadex-weknow...
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by quentindemetz 7y ago
Beijing to Shanghai is 1200km and and the high-speed link there seems to thrive just fine
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by quentindemetz 7y ago
« People in Europe » have elected politicians who have enacted these tax policies. Money is not being taken by force...
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by quentindemetz 8y ago
other companies ?
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by quentindemetz 8y ago
I couldn't figure out how to mute voice directions during navigation
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by quentindemetz 8y ago
Huge fan of xfce here but couldn't get hidpi to work properly... Any hints?
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by quentindemetz 10y ago
Google didn't invent this: Luis von Ahn, a CMU grad student did in 2000. Google acquired it in 2009. https://www.cylab.cmu.edu/partners/success-stories/recaptcha...
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by quentindemetz 10y ago
> Airbnb can be considered one of the biggest hotel companies in the world—currently valued at $30 billion. Priceline Group, owner of Booking.com, is currently valued at $79 billion.
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by quentindemetz 10y ago
Cronic ( http://habilis.net/cronic/ ) has been a real life-saver when it comes to using cron in production services. I've been using it for 4+ years without looking back.
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by quentindemetz 12y ago
expensify does this already
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by quentindemetz 12y ago
Hotel reservations, prices, and numerous market indicators. for thousands of hotels. PriceMatch is hiring in Paris!