- alors qu’en 1850 un Français consommait 1 kg de sucre par an, aujourd’hui, il en consomme 35 kg.

- Le sucre est pour beaucoup de spécialistes assimilé à de nombreuses addictions comme la nicotine, l’alcool ou encore l’héroïne. Et pour cause, la substance stimule dans le cerveau le système de récompense. Certaines expériences montrent même que des rats sont devenus plus rapidement accro au sucre qu’à la cocaïne ! « Le débat sur le sucre en est au stade du débat sur le tabac dans les années 1960 ! On retrouve chez les responsables de l’industrie sucrière les mêmes stratégies que chez les cigarettiers d’autrefois »,

the waste produced by coal plants is actually more radioactive than that generated by their nuclear counterparts. In fact, the fly ash emitted by a power plant—a by-product from burning coal for electricity—carries into the surrounding environment 100 times more radiation than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.

clarification found in the footnote : "ounce for ounce, coal ash released from a power plant delivers more radiation than nuclear waste shielded via water or dry cask storage."

estimated radiation doses ingested by people living near the coal plants were equal to or higher than doses for people living around the nuclear facilities.

authors emphasize that other products of coal power, like emissions of acid rain–producing sulfur dioxide and smog-forming nitrous oxide, pose greater health risks than radiation.

Un autre article intéressant de Zythom.

50 ans que les services informatiques demandent aux utilisateurs de choisir un mot de passe complexe, ET D'EN CHANGER TOUT LE TEMPS... Il faut arrêter un peu avec ça : plus on demande à l'utilisateur de changer son mot de passe souvent, plus il va choisir un mot de passe simple.


C'est le boulot du service informatique de faire les sauvegardes des données dans les règles de l'art.


Mais aussi dans les commentaires :
(...) le problème étant que je fais si bien mon boulot, la direction "ne voit pas l'intérêt" d'augmenter l'équipe.

A pretty cool anti-smoking ad image

Tout est dans le titre.

Voir aussi : https://static.sstic.org/videos2017/SSTIC_2017-06-09_P09.mp4

There is a famous saying from Napolean Hill which says, “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way”. I would actually argue the quote should be, “If you cannot do great things, do small things a great number of times”.


aim for continuous habits that bring you success as a byproduct, not as the end goal.


“The only way to become excellent is to be endlessly fascinated by doing the same thing over and over. You have to fall in love with boredom.” - Atomic Habits, James Clear
On your journey to greatness, you need to fall in love with the process which includes many local minima and maxima. Staying consistent and pushing through both of these continuously is what will truly differentiate you from those that are simply “good” and isolate you as one of the few that are “great’.


as you move towards “greatness”, you should have a better idea of what inputs actually deliver output.


The best things in life often aren’t miracles, but well-thought out approaches that are sustainable.


in order to achieve the things you want in life, you’ll need to establish a habit of progression.


James Clear, from Atomic Habits, mentions a study in which students in Jerrey Uelsmann’s University of Florida photography class were divided into two groups. The first group would be the “quantity” group, while the second would be the “quality” group. The former would be judged solely on the number of photographs they submitted, while the latter would be graded on the excellence of a single image.
The interesting outcome of the experiment was that the best photos were produced not by the quality group, but by the quantity group. Why? While the quality group spent their time speculating what perfection may have been, the quantity group took action in testing what was truly great.

Instead of speculating what may make you great, get out there and start DOING. Do not look for perfection or even greatness, but instead signs of “good” and start making tangible progress.


Remember, there is no “magic moment” when you become great, so if you are looking for your path towards greatness, stop looking for “greatness” and consider that your most probable path there is just to focus on what’s good.

Certains managers sont un peu l' "inspection des travaux finis" : on ne les voit que lors des reportings, pour "relever les compteurs". Ce sont en quelque sorte des "maquereaux Excel".

... and here is how it works.

For those who feel concerned about this : "the radiation from smoke detectors is negligible in comparison to other sources of radiation, so they should be considered safe."

TL;DR :

Avoiding stupidity is easier than seeking brilliance.

« Si un accident se produit, l’important n’est pas de savoir qui a fait une faute, mais d’identifier pourquoi et comment le système de sécurité a failli ».

==> aka l'effet "alignement des trous du gruyère"