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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 s…

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…

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" …

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 a…

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 p…

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 exp…

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 west…

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 …

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 …

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 "employ…

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 pri…