Oh hey, I’m an IT auditor, I work on Sox clients during half the year. That really is an obscure topic, but I’m not sure I want to discuss it outside of work !

And now, the government just officially defined LFI as “extrême gauche”. And I don’t mean in speeches but legally. This pissed off the real “extrême gauche”, stating that there is a difference between trying to tame capitalism vs abolishing it. But hey all the same to the media and the government: don’t you dare criticizing this magnificent system that keeps us on top and you at the bottom

Something to keep in mind while talking about birth rate in France, is that we have a retirement system that is centered around growth. We do not have individual retirement plans, we pay each month for the currently retired people, and the workers will pay for ours when we retire. This creates a problem when the population of retired ppl is in augmentation and the active population ( working and paying taxes) is declining.

For a long time there was way more active pop than retired so we have a safety net, but it will slowly erode. And currently the political “solution” being pushed is not growing the active population (immigration for instance), but shifting the system towards a capitalisation (ie. Simililar to 401k)

EU regulations are applied in France, but there are stricter regulations, for exemple the ban of more neonicotinoids, herbicides and insecticides than required by EU.

Just wanted to chime in and say that all french representatives voted against it, because France have strong regulations imposed upon farmers and this agreement would allow for food grown or raised under less strict regulations to be sold in France. As these products will probably be sold cheaper, it raises concern for farmers who will stil need to comply to regulations, or for consumer if these regulations are lifted.

I don’t think so, but it keeps coming in my searches also, I guess I will try it to see if it fits my memories !

It was definitely this one ! I remember playing it at a friend’s house and having a blast

I got two im thinking of : One I am sure I can recover but hey, let’s shoot for some engagement here, it was a sort of worms like but with pigs, were you could promote units to archetypes The second one I couldn’t find on my searches, it was a PS1 game (I think) in which you constructed your Mecha for battle royale rounds, and you could buy parts or change chassis. I remember an arena on a sort of battleship or structure in the sea, but I was unable to retrieve the name of this game.

Come on, a Palestinian man preaching love and compassion ? The whole lot of them would call him a communist terrorist…

Same ! I have also setup a KVM switch to keep the same setup when I WFH.

I also want to add, how many of these are bots ?

Authorities were made aware that he was subject to mistreatment at least since end of 2024, when Mediapart (an investigation journal) sent a letter to them along with publishing their investigation. But no response then, and now we have the same ppl who did not take action publicly crying outrage…

I find it quite depressing, considering that our current PM is exactly what I would call spineless.

Or better, keep the comic exactly the same, but swap the 2 kids with refugees when he lands back

I use the streaming service qobuz, which have curated playlists and “albums of the week”. It allows me to discover new styles or artists that I never thought much about. Sometimes it’s a miss, but that’s depending on taste. Also, the sound quality is really good if you have the hardware required.

Dear Americans, Idiocracy was not meant as a manual.

That’s depressing, I can only imagine what it’s like to ponder wether or not to get checked because you can’t afford it…

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Seconded, can be quite hard to pick up at first, but developing strategies and learning is soooo rewarding

French here. when sick, I use an app to book a appointment to a medical center I have that’s like 5 minutes away by foot ( not typical for all french residents but I am quite lucky with where I live). I usually have an appointment in the next 2 to 4 hours tops. Depending on what it is, I walk away with a prescription and certificate for work stating how many sicks days I have. This costs me nothing, appart from the occasional optional medication that is not reimbursed.