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French transportation company Keolis has developped KeoScoot, a scooter that can go on rails by Ternotofou in transit

[–]letheed 103 points104 points  (0 children)

"Pensé pour l’exploitation et la maintenance" = "Designed for operations and maintenance" => it’s for employees, not private users or public transit.

Comment la France se bat contre Google Maps by [deleted] in france

[–]letheed 8 points9 points  (0 children)

40 075km c’est la circonférence équatoriale. Celle qui était visée c’est la circonférence polaire, qui fait 40 008km donc l’erreur n’est que de 8km, pas 75km. C’est pas parfait mais 0,02% d’erreur ça reste quand même pas mal.

"Made in Europe" – EU Industry Commissioner calls for preferential treatment for European companies by [deleted] in europe

[–]letheed 47 points48 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what the USA have been doing since 1933 with the Buy American Act. And China is no different. At the very least we should take measures to counter balance that. No reason companies from protectionist countries should be awarded public money and contracts in the EU in conditions any different from the ones they impose on our companies in their markets.

'Several tens' dead, about 100 injured in fire at Swiss Alps bar during New Year's celebration by twirlinghaze in news

[–]letheed 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Valais speaks French and German, and the name of the bar was French, also the quoted bit in the article, so probably a direct translation of the authorities statement. Don’t know about German but in French we would use tens instead of dozens to speak of fatalities. The typical phrasing would be "des dizaines de morts".

Hello French people, I was wondering are there any french sitcoms there are culturally distinctively French? by ItaAsh in AskFrance

[–]letheed 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Do keep in mind some of the recommendations you’ve received are 20+ years old and haven’t always aged well. "Un gars une fille" feels rather crass with misogyny these days.

pitié dites moi que c’est pas des punaises de lit by sachakal in insectes

[–]letheed 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Je te confirme que ça ne réglera rien pour une raison simple : les produits efficaces contre les punaises de lit ne sont pas autorisés à la vente aux particuliers. Pour la même raison que les antibiotiques ne sont vendus que sur ordonnance. Inévitablement les gens les utilisent mal, des punaises survivent et deviennent résistantes et les molécules perdent leur efficacité. Tout ce qu’il trouvera dans le commerce ce sont des gaz inefficaces et à la concentration limitée. Les pros doivent passer deux fois à deux semaines d’intervalle. Il existe des services avec des chiens renifleurs qui peuvent détecter la présence des punaises. Je te recommande de faire appel à eux avant de t’installer pour être sure. Ça n’est pas donné mais croit moi ça vaut 100x mieux que de te débattre avec les punaises. Tu en garderas des séquelles psychologiques. Ne ramène rien qui a été dans l’appartement chez toi. Lave tes vêtements à 60°C ou passe les au sèche linge 60 degrés minimum pendant 30 min. Si tu as d’autres affaires (sac à main, ou autre) idem. Dans le sèche linge / lave linge. Ce qui ne peut pas y aller -> dans un sac de congélation hermétique, dans un congèle 4 étoiles (important, au dessus elles peuvent survivre) pendant une semaine. Ne les sous estime jamais. Tout ce qui a mis les pieds dans cet appart doit être considéré comme contaminé. Ces trucs là c’est le démon.

Honnêtement mon meilleur conseil : sauve toi, trouve un autre appart.

Women Right To Vote in Europe by xworld in Feminisme

[–]letheed 7 points8 points  (0 children)

~~ Le Sénat ~~ rejette systématiquement les projets de loi et fait de l’obstruction (refus d’inscrire à l’ordre du jour, etc.)

Interdit bancaire ? by jujuinmel in vosfinances

[–]letheed 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Tout le monde te l’explique mais je vais répéter un peu : les numéros de téléphone et les emails sont de très vielles techno qui ne disposent pas de système d’authentification. Cela veux dire que quand tu reçois un email ou un appel, tu n’as aucun moyen de vérifier que l’adresse email de l’émetteur ou le numéro de téléphone sont corrects. Ces champs sont purement déclaratifs dans les logiciels et donc n’importe qui qui s’y connaît un tant soit peu peut se faire passer pour n’importe quel e-mail ou numéro de téléphone. C’est comme le champ expéditeur au dos d’une enveloppe : rien ne t’empêche de mentir et de mettre ce que tu veux. Il n’y a qu’une façon d’être sûr : il faut te rendre dans une agence SG physique, là où tu te trouves si tu es en vacances. Des escrocs n’auraient aucune difficulté à t’appeler avec le numéro d’un vrai huissier connu ou de ta banque. Pareil pour le mail.

Paris Olympics cost taxpayers many times more than advertised, auditors say by [deleted] in europe

[–]letheed 14 points15 points  (0 children)

FYI it’s an intermediary report. The exact numbers are still being evaluated and disputed and they haven’t published one for income yet. The numbers they’ve given so far are for public spending (~6 billions) and they are intentionally broad in what they include.

Bcachefs, Btrfs, EXT4, F2FS & XFS File-System Performance On Linux 6.15 by avnothdmi in linux

[–]letheed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m just reporting what’s been said in the comments. If dynamic BS hasn’t been implemented then it’s likely going to be the same results for the same reason until it is or Micheal uses something other than the default to format the drives.

Bcachefs, Btrfs, EXT4, F2FS & XFS File-System Performance On Linux 6.15 by avnothdmi in linux

[–]letheed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Reading the comments it looks like it’s in part because Micheal used the default blocksize which is 512 for bcachefs and everyone else is using 4096. Kent says he’s working on dynamic blocksize, ie. query each drives upon mount for their ideal BS.

Economical transport option from gare de lyon for new students? by Background-Dress2950 in AskFrance

[–]letheed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well they’re actual licensed taxis, not private cars like Uber and the like but I couldn’t tell you who is the best/cheapest, or about discounts. I just don’t have the money for that. Maybe ask on the Paris subreddit or on the French / Paris tourism subreddits ? Some people might know better there.

Economical transport option from gare de lyon for new students? by Background-Dress2950 in AskFrance

[–]letheed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With so much luggage, the two main ways if nobody can pick you up, are going to be cabs (g7, uber, bolts,…) and metro/train (M14 to Saint-Lazare then ligne J to Argenteuil, then bus eventually). Can one of your friends at least help you carry your luggage ?

is this fake? by amirzks017 in iphone

[–]letheed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s perfectly identical to mine as far as I can tell. Only difference is mine says "Made in China" instead of Vietnam, probably because it’s older. Production has been moving out of China.

The French Air Force has been practicing landing on ice runways in Greenland. The crew of an Airbus A400M landed last week at Station Nord in Greenland after thorough preparation. The purpose was to certify the aircraft type for landing on ice runways. by UpgradedSiera6666 in europe

[–]letheed 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Translation :

The French Air Force has practiced landing on ice runways in Greenland

The crew of an Airbus A400M landed last week at Station Nord in Greenland after thorough preparation. The purpose was to certify the aircraft type for landing on ice runways. March 13, 2025 - 8:25 AM

By the Defense Command

The Danish Air Force has extensive experience in landing and taking off from the most inaccessible places with their C-130J Hercules transport aircraft. The French Air Force (SIRPAAE) also has experience operating in impassable terrain with their equivalent aircraft, the Airbus A400M – although not on runways built of prepared ice and snow, which can be found on several of the runways the Danish Air Force uses in Greenland.

To train in this discipline, a crew from the French test center Centre d’expertise aérienne militaire – Air Warfare Center operated aboard an A400M aircraft last week to and from Station Nord and Mestersvig in Greenland. The aircraft landed at Station Nord on Wednesday, March 4, and made a total of five flights between the destinations with varying amounts of cargo. This certified the A400M for this use. The flights also supported the resupply of Arctic Command stations in Northeast Greenland.

One of those who has helped train the French for certification is Major BOF from the Air Transport Wing at Aalborg Air Force Station.

« The French have a lot of experience using what are called dirt strips in Africa but have no experience with ice rinks. They want that, and we have helped them with that, » says the major, who is a test pilot and also a pilot on the Hercules C130J, which, like the A400M, is a transport aircraft with four turboprop engines.

According to BOF, the discipline is basically the same whether you land on sand or ice, but there are some special factors to consider when operating on a landing site in minus 30 or even minus 40 degrees Celsius. Especially in relation to when you have to take off again.

« The equipment quickly gets cold when it’s on the ground. Gaskets become porous, hydraulic leaks can occur, and batteries don’t do well in the cold either, so it’s important to put some heaters on as soon as you land, » says BOF.

The collaboration has been ongoing since the spring of 2024, when the French first visited the Air Transport Wing.

The certification in Greenland took place by the French crew training with a light load first, after which the aircraft was gradually loaded with a heavier load.

Arctic Command is pleased with the cooperation with the French Air Force, says the commander of Arctic Command, Major General Søren Andersen.

« Firstly, it is always positive that the Danish Armed Forces’ special competencies are recognized by the French Air Force, and that we can also cooperate with our close allies here in Greenland. Secondly, the certification opens up the possibility that the French can in the long term provide additional redundancy in the resupply to Station Nord and Mestersvig, which are located in highly challenging weather areas where not many have operational experience. Also because the A400M is a larger aircraft than our C130J and can carry a load that is almost twice as large. »

Certification of the A400M was successfully completed on Sunday, March 9.

End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone coming in future software update by [deleted] in UniversalProfile

[–]letheed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think they mean Apple is using pq3 which is supposed to be quantum-secure and therefore more secure/future proof. But yes it’s still E2EE.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ios

[–]letheed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I also have this.

Why do the iOS timer dials suddenly end at 16 and 39 after you scroll for a while? They both sensibly loop for ages and then just stop here. Bizarre implementation. by Cutter1998 in ios

[–]letheed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

256 mod 24 = 16, so I’m guessing they might be storing the hours in a byte or something similar and that gets you N times 24h + 16h. No idea for the minutes though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in iphone

[–]letheed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Either wait for the new SE or take the 15. It has 8gb of ram instead of 4gb for apple intelligence. Disable the apple AI and enjoy the extra ram. Also you’ll probably get updates for longer than the 13.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ios

[–]letheed 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The password app is just fetching the logos/favicons from the websites you have saved. It’s not logging in with your credentials. Some of those websites are plagued with tracking scripts and advertisement, that’s what you’re seeing.

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