freakonometrics

freakonometrics, 2 days ago to random French

"As early as 1864, kids were flying "paper darts" that looked like what we call "paper airplanes" today. During the Civil War — yes, kids flew paper airplanes during the Civil War — Every Little Boy's Book gave kids instructions for making a paper dart that "makes a graceful curve in passing through the air." In 1881, as instructed in Cassell's Book of Sports and Pastimes, kids were told how to make a paper dart using "a piece of good stout paper."" https://www.vox.com/2015/4/28/8505377/paper-airplanes-history ht @temptoetiam

freakonometrics, 2 days ago to random French

"SNCF is stopping sales of most international tickets – a decision rooted in incompetence, and communicated with malevolence" https://jonworth.eu/sncf-is-stopping-sales-of-most-international-tickets-a-decision-rooted-in-incompetence-and-communicated-with-malevolence/

freakonometrics, 3 days ago to random French

"Residual emissions will mean that we cannot achieve a zero-emissions goal, and we will need CDR (carbon dioxide removal) to reach a net-zero target. Historically, this has meant planting or maintaining trees, but removing CO2 from the atmosphere and storing it in the ground, the ocean or in products will be more durable." https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00953-x ht @jaztrophysicist

freakonometrics, 3 days ago to random French

https://www.gocomics.com/speedbump

freakonometrics, 3 days ago to random French

la "chasse à la canette"

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