"En #France le maïs est un gros consommateur d'#eau d’#irrigation, une plante qui a besoin de beaucoup d'eau en juillet et en août quand il y en a le moins", "C'est suite au plan Marshall et l'accès des semenciers américains au marché français ; pour ne pas devenir dépendant des semenciers US, l’État a crée l'INRA, devenu INRAE, développé un maïs hybride, et l'a distribué gratuitement ainsi que l'eau d'irrigation aux agriculteurs, qui n'en voulaient pas", "la PAC donnait une prime à l’#agriculture irriguée du maïs", "c'est un modèle piloté, qui n'est pas durable", "On peut changer de modèle"
#StandingStoneSunday a #Neolithic human-shaped stela with a necklace and a belt, carved in limestone. Found in Montagnac, #France. Dating 3200-2400 BC. In the late neolithic period several cultures living between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caucasus erected human-shaped stone sculptures showing clothing, weapons and jewellery. The stelae were symbols of power and status and were used for ancestor worship and rituals.
A French draft law, passed Monday, would let citizens vote in local elections after 10 years' residency in New Caledonia, prompting opposition from independence activists worried it will dilute the representation of indigenous people. The violent demonstrations that have ensued in the South Pacific island of 270,000 have killed at least five people and injured hundreds.
In response to the protests, the government suspended the popular video-sharing app — owned by Beijing-based ByteDance and favored by young people — as part of state-of-emergency measures alongside the deployment of troops and an initial 12-day curfew.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal didn’t detail the reasons for shutting down the platform. The local telecom regulator began blocking the app earlier on Wednesday."
#France admits it’s lost control of parts of #NewCaledonia, the world’s third-largest producer of critical EV metal nickel
The French government is moving to regain full control of the Pacific territory of New Caledonia, High Commissioner Louis Le Franc said, as extra security forces arrive in the archipelago to end a week of violent protests by pro-independence groups.
Le Franc said new security deployments, after French President Emmanuel Macron’s government declared a state of emergency, would help reassert control following violence that left behind burned cars, torched stores and improvised barricades along roads.
PS. It's truly disgusting to see them refer to a country only based on their export./Farhad
In this one, we have #Firefox adding some data collection (but it's fine, IMO), we have a ton of stuff happening around AI, and it's still an absolute nightmare, we have the Linux Kernel 6.9 (nice), and #France banning #TikTok in one of its territories, which alarmed a bunch of human rights / freedom associations:
Il reprochait à #DidierRaoult des erreurs "niveau brevet des collèges" : accusé de diffamation, un prof de #maths relaxé
Attaqué en #justice par Didier Raoult pour diffamation et injure publique, Guillaume Limousin a été relaxé, mardi 14 mai [...]. Sur Twitter, ce professeur de mathématiques isérois, reprochait à l'infectiologue une série d'erreurs de "niveau brevet des collèges". Didier Raoult devra lui verser 2000€, au titre des frais de justice.
Kanaks (the indigenous peoples of New Caledonia) are revolting against French colonialism, and the French govt is blocking access to tiktok in an attempt to stop them organising and posting about what's happening.
"Why did France ban TikTok?
As we mentioned, France gave an order to block access to TikTok across the island as part of a state of emergency declaration. Other measures also include the deployment of French troops to secure ports and international airports, alongside a national curfew.
This harsh response came as a reaction to three days of violent clashes that left four dead (including a French gendarme) and hundreds wounded. As Politico reported, protests erupted as French lawmakers passed a bill to change the voting system by allowing all citizens residing on the island for more than 10 years to vote in local elections. New Caledonia's indigenous population, the Kanaks, believes this law will ultimately weaken their representation."
la France ne fait pas partie des zones qui se réchauffent le plus rapidement. Pour le spécialiste, « le Canada, par exemple, se réchauffe deux à trois fois plus vite que le global, alors que la France, c'est plutôt une fois et demie »
Pour le GIEC, « l’Arctique devrait connaître la plus forte augmentation de température lors des jours les plus froids, soit environ trois fois le rythme du réchauffement climatique »
🇨🇵🇷🇺 #France’s decision to invite #Russia to attend the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings has stoked tensions with allied nations as leaders prepare to gather on the Normandy beaches on June 6.
#art#history: he gives serious hair envy. undisputed king of the quiff, he's deservedly one of france's most revered actors. jean gabin & his bloody barnet (probably) were born #otd in 1904. he was, in his earlier years, a staple of film noir, starring in 'pepe le moko' (featuring #frehel) & in jean renoir's phenomenal 'la grande illusion'. he went on to canoodle with simone signoret in 'le chat'. if you don't know who he is, fix that. #jeanGabin#france#cinema#illustration#film
A l'occasion des #JeuxOlympiques et paralympiques de #Paris, la France a légalisé la #vidéosurveillance algorithmique. Avec l’adoption de cette loi, la France devient le premier Etat membre de l’ #UE à légaliser ce type de surveillance.
👋 We have extended the deadline for this post-doc position in our lab! 👇
I am looking for candidates for 2-years #postdoc position, working on my #ERC project, developing a new statistical method to infer the distribution of the effect sizes of QTL. More information here : https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/225408
Exciting opportunity to work in Paris, in the middle of the Jardin des Plantes!
> En ce qui concerne le blocage d'un service de communication au public en ligne de type TikTok, il est exigé qu'un lien soit fait avec le terrorisme, soit par les actes, soit par l'apologie. Il est aujourd'hui difficile d'établir ce lien. Le gouvernement semble s'être octroyé une petite extension de pouvoir, en interprétant les textes légaux.
France to name Dallas publisher a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters 🇫🇷 📚
Will Evans started Deep Vellum Press in Dallas 11 years ago — and has been a tireless advocate for books in translation, North Texas authors, North Texas bookstores and the local literary scene in general.
En Nouvelle-Calédonie, le blocage de Tiktok fait exploser l'utilisation des VPN.
> Deux des principaux services VPN, des outils légaux permettant de simuler une connexion depuis un pays tiers, font face à des hausses très importantes d'utilisateurs, suite à l'interdiction de Tiktok dans l'archipel.