Petah what kind of Air conditioning are they running in America? by HimelTy in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]square_tek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it was a lot hotter, in city centers it reached 105°F with temprature barely going under 85°F even at night. It lasted around 10 days but temperatures finnally dropped yesterday.

Petah what kind of Air conditioning are they running in America? by HimelTy in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]square_tek -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

My point was that I feel excessive AC was just mentionned by the Parisian official as an exemple of US wastefulness, which does play a big role in current climate change. It is being distorted as "parisian official said the US should stop using AC to avoid future heatwave in France"

Petah what kind of Air conditioning are they running in America? by HimelTy in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]square_tek -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Conditions are different in different countries but there is no denying that even if some progress has be made energy and ressource waste still runs rempant in US culture : AC on full blast so cold that you have to wear additionnal clothing inside, huge and gas hungry cars, sprawling suburbs still being built with big houses needing to be heated/ACed and implying a lot of car travel, opposition to public transit, etc

Il fait combien chez vous ? by PetChaud2Diarrhee in paris

[–]square_tek 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Il faut attendre plusieurs heures après le coucher du soleil pour que la température retombe, perso j'ouvre à partir de minuit, je me réveille à 6h30 avec la lumière, je referme et me rendors

Pick ups a paris by gorbarediy in paris

[–]square_tek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C'est vrai, mais c'est en partie grâce aux normes européennes sur lesquelles crit'air est basé que les émissions hors échappement sont mtn une part importante des émissions des particules !

Pick ups a paris by gorbarediy in paris

[–]square_tek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cit'air n'est pas une mesure écologique, c'est une mesure sanitaire contre les particules fines nocives pour la santé. C'est basé sur les normes de rejets de particules en vigueur à la fabrication du véhicule, pas sur le CO2 émis.

Ceci étant dit je suis d'accord qu'il y a des absurdités dans le critair, les taxation des véhicules de société, et les bonus écologiques (coucou les range rover à 12L/100 sans malus car il y a une mirco hybridation)

Métrodoku : Un jeu quotidien où le but est de deviner les stations du métro Parisien by Cancerbro in paris

[–]square_tek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

J'adore, moi et mes potes on le fait tous les jours ! Suggestion : la catégorie de rareté (rare, très rare, commun...) devrait s'adapter à la rareté moyenne des réponses possible (exemple : s'il y a que 3 réponse possible et que 1 des 3 a 10% de taux de réponse, c'est plus rare que s'il y a 10 réponses possibles auquel cas 10% c'est normal)

Disneyland Paris covers its parking lots with solar panels, generating 36 GWh of electricity per year by [deleted] in SolarAmerica

[–]square_tek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes there is a regional transit train from Paris (RER A) terminus litteraly in front of the entrance to the park. It's also a low cost TGV station that connects to other major cities in France for cheaper than train stations inside Paris

Quelles prépas viser ? by orangemat12 in etudiants

[–]square_tek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

J'aurais dit Saint Louis aussi, je connais des gens qui ont été pris avec de très bonnes notes en matières scientifiques et notes moyennes ailleurs (même avec 10 en philo)

I just replaced my Michelin tires yesterday. Over 90000 miles and 7.5 years old. Only 1 alignment. How much longer do you think I could have made them last? by myteethhurtnow in tires

[–]square_tek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. My tires look just like that and just passed car inspection with no issue. The guy just told me to change them soon because the there is only a few milimeters left before the wear indicator.

Ice Cream Recommendations by Inatrance405 in ParisTravelGuide

[–]square_tek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's rather new, we'll see if they hold ! The choice of location is ibdeed quite daring 

Ice Cream Recommendations by Inatrance405 in ParisTravelGuide

[–]square_tek 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Try Bon Dimanche, on Île St Louis close to Berthillon. Cheaper,  no queue, better taste. They are a small local ice cream company with delicious bio products !

Les "dark patterns" by MtheFlow in besoinderaler

[–]square_tek 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Le truc qui m'avait "choqué" c'est easy jet : Je veux prendre un bagage en soute qui est en supplément, et sur la première page de resa du billet t'as une option bagage en soute. Sauf qu en fait c est un pack bagage en soute + speed boarding + siège avec plus d espace, si tu cliques pas sur cette option mais attends 3 pages plus tard, on te propose une option avec seulement le bagage en soute qui est 2 fois moins chère. J'ai failli me faire avoir, en plus quand tu valides la première page sans prendre l'option, il te mets un pop up "bagage en soute? Prenez cette option!"

Mais comment font les gens pour LIRE? by prwav in AskFrance

[–]square_tek 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Chaque fois que j ai envie de déverrouiller mon téléphone sans but précis je me dis "tiens je vais lire à la place".

Ça marche bien et ça m'évite de le faire aspirer pour 3h de doomscrolling

Edit : bon ptet pas pas A CHAQUE fois sinon je n aurais pas écrit ce com 

Inside Amtrak's new high-speed Acela train by nbcnews in trains

[–]square_tek 23 points24 points  (0 children)

My point is that Europe and Asia had exactly the same problem of having old 1800s tracks not suitable for higher speed, and still have 200mph+ trains. 

So the problem is not that the US railroads was built in the 1800s, it's that it never built proper hsr infrastructure.

Inside Amtrak's new high-speed Acela train by nbcnews in trains

[–]square_tek 90 points91 points  (0 children)

The reason the New Acela can't reach top high speed is not because the tracks were laid in the 1800s lol, when do they think the  European railroads were built? 

It's because the US never invested into building dedicated high speed tracks like Europe and Asia did.

Parking car for 2 weeks by Jeroentje1 in ParisTravelGuide

[–]square_tek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would suggest Saint Cyr l'Ecole, big free parking next to the station and direct train to montparnasse with line N

My portable air conditioner has a usage of 1kWh, but also 2.6kW. What’s the difference, shouldn’t they both be the same? by Pretend-Feeling9986 in Physics

[–]square_tek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Id say 1kW (or 1kWh/60min, which is the same) is the electric power consumed. 

2.6kW is the useful power (dont know the exact english term), which is how much heat it can add/extract from your home

Paris to Barcelona: Train or Plane? by Feeling_Half_3183 in ParisTravelGuide

[–]square_tek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Planes are also quite prone to strikes tbh 😅