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This is probably the right place to remind beginners in the study of ramens, that basic knowledge can be acquired from the classic "Tampopo" movie. Just the opening scene is must-k…

> You cannot name a single politician who is a mathematician. I can: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9dric_Villani ( and of course Wikipedia has a list :) https://en.wikipedia.…

In the long term we are all dead. (Keynes) Really feels like 1928

It’s like a Facebook feed - I find it strangely addictive to read them Random bits of lives, random thoughts of people you don’t know but that you can somehow relate to - just beca…

I think it’s just poorly worded; it’s about the upward mobility of the _generation born after the Second World War_. This generation lacked opportunities and this created unrest in…

- it’s 3 days not 5 (e.g leaving NYC Wednesday morning arriving SF Saturday evening) - the internet connection is excellent (even in most tunnels) so you can work, have video meeti…

> Romania was basically under German occupation through most of WWII. that's not correct. Romania was an independent country, with a king, government, etc. Romania was allied to Ge…

( https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/feb/21/computing... )

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on the contrary let's have fun about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP2tUW0HDHA [IDIOCRACY Opening Scene (2006) Mike Judge]

These letters are indeed jewels... There's one sentence in a letter to Louise Colet has marked my life: L'avenir nous tourmente, le passé nous retient, c'est pour ça que le présent…

it's actually shipping ! Leroy Merlin (the French "big box" home improvement chain) is selling a electric screwdriver that use sodium-ion battery, seems to be working well: (French…

I still don't understand why anyone would use lambdas - except if you 1) trust Amazon blindly, and 2) have no understanding whatsoever of how a server works, and therefore absolute…

> the general view in Sweden is that the school is working terrible It's quite universal to find that schools in your own country are terrible :) Having lived (and raised children)…

The business of VCs is to take risk. VCs _know_ that 8 out of 10 of their investment will return zero, zitch, nada. They just expect one of of 10 to make it even -- and another one…

Violin. I can't spend one day without it, as a break every few hours of coding or meeting, it's really great It's quite a lot of work, but really the best way to make your brain tw…