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We’ll settle for Erasmus and everybody will take it for a win. Meanwhile the ex will be jealous of the new girlfriend and rage on social media.

In my opinion it’s dead on arrival. Canadians don’t want the massive immigration this will bring from sluggish European economies. Europe won’t want Canadian agricultural imports. And what is this about associate members? I thought we Europeans made a point about memberships being all or nothing from now on (Euro, regulations, etc.) Let’s bring the UK back at this rate.

I used OVH for personal projects but had to stop. They randomly block IPs from the iCloud Private Relay network, causing connection timeouts. Their SPF records for outgoing email services are incorrect and missing IP addresses. I opened a support ticket over a year ago, and it still hasn’t been resolved. (Obviously, I’ve moved my emails elsewhere because I’d like them to be delivered.)

Maybe their professional offerings are better. Never made me want to try though...

Is there any science out there to support it? Gabapentin is also supposed to be a miracle cure but it only works (anecdotally) for very few people and the studies are inconclusive.

France also has its own design system and font (Marianne): https://www.systeme-de-design.gouv.fr/elements-d-interface/f...

By any chance do you remember where it was? Thanks

I think Musk's mistake was to openly embrace conservative opinions and fringe conspiracy theories (his since deleted tweet about Paul Pelosi for instance). I already know of people in more liberal circles that would never buy one of his cars, just like they don't buy "my pillows" or go to Hobby Lobby. It's a big target demographic for EVs and doesn't bode too well for Tesla in the current political climate.

What colonies are you referring too? The last one was Djibouti in 77...

I don't think I'll answer to a comment calling me a fascist. Comparing Algeria before independence and the current status of overseas France is dishonest.

It's not true. Overseas parts of France are fully integrated in the republic, and citizens there have the same rights as in the mainland. There's no distinction between "settlers" and "natives" from a legal point of view (the economic picture is a bit different). There have been referendums in New Caledonia about independance and people there still want to be part of France.

To be faire, I don't even understand how New Caledonia or French Polynesia (where people have full representation in congress) can be on the non-self-governing list of the UN when Puerto Rico (where citizens don't have a seat in the house, senate or electoral college) isn't.

It seems that HFC are being phased out too: https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/f-gas/legislation_en

I think most of these gases are or will eventually be banned in Europe because of their impact on the environment. I've seen newer datacenters use water mist sprays.

I never really understood the whole thing around Paul Graham. His insights on startups and tech are somewhat interesting and legitimate, but at this point I feel like some people are taking his every thought, even mondaine, as gospel...

Also known as "effet Bonaldi" in French: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jérôme_Bonaldi#L'«_effet_Bonal...

I used to do that for the convenience of the autofill but my paranoia got the best of me. If someone got access to my 1password he could access all my accounts, which defeats the purpose of two factor authentication. It turns out that with the shared copy/paste feature between Mac and iOS, using a phone app isn't such a hassle.

In Paris the word "catacombs" is used in a larger sense than ossuaries. It also covers the huge network of old quarries, mostly on the left bank. They pretty popular with urban explorers ("cataphiles"). The data center is built in one of these quarries turned into a shelter.

They're not "accepted" by the government, the French/Schengen borders are porous for a number of reasons. They can work legally if they get asylum.

I think it's sad... I've lived in Paris for the last 15 years and have explored a lot of the city (but still have a lot to see). I remember a colleague, born and raised in the western suburbs, who saw the Opera for the first time the other day when he had to walk to the office because the metro from Saint-Lazare was out of order.

I have lived in both cities but I'm French so probably biased. The transportation system in Paris is overall much better. Denser, more lines, cheaper, and unlike New York it keeps growing. It's also more reliable (even though it has its share of issues).

In France, fish is often considered a valid vegetarian option.

You can buy "mousseux" (bubbly) from anywhere in France that will taste the same as most Champagnes.

The Louvre is the largest art museum in the world and has huge historical significance, there's more to see than the Mona Lisa!

I don't even see the point of these articles being debated on HN, eventually it boils up to Americans defending an unregulated free market and Europeans trying to be advocates for our model. It feels like we're speaking different languages at the end.

Paris doesn't really have a CBD (but many smaller ones) but if it had it would be around Saint-Lazare/Opera rather than la Défense in my opinion.

To this day the restaurations by Viollet-le-Duc are still very controversial. Some of his work has been undone recently to go back to a more historical aspect of buildings.

> The more I think about social security requirements, the more I think they should just be paid out of general taxation and not entangled with a particular relationship of "employment".

In France they are too, with the CSG and CRDS.

The French system is hybrid. There's public and private health insurance, and public and private hospitals.

For everyday care the public health insurance reimburses 70% and the private health insurance the remainder.

For more serious procedures (such as a baby delivery) the public health insurance reimburses 100% of the fees. The prices are fixed by law, the practitioner can charge more (if it's a private hospital) but then the private health insurance will have to pay the difference.

The public health insurance is paid through taxes (I think something like 5 to 10% of the salary?) and the private health insurance is between 50 to 100e depending on your family and coverage (glasses, teeth, etc.)

The people who restored the clock were sued but eventually cleared of all charges.

The clock has never been used or wound up since...

http://urban-resources.net/untergunther.html https://ugwk.org/Untergunther_Presse.html

> public transport systems are not even close to having enough capacity to replace private motor transport entirely, and there zero chance of them having it any time soon.

Paris is currently building more than 200km of subway (between now and 2030), a new suburban train line (RER E), 4 new tramway lines...

At 8pm it's still estimates, the official results usually come after a few days.