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valinor4··on France’s Zone Rouge – A Forbidden No Man’s Land Poisoned by War (2015)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_Rouge) states that "as arsenic can constitute up to 17% of some soil samples" and references "Bausinger, Bonnaire, and Preuß, 2007".

I found this study (https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01267232/document) but I am afraid I don't know how to read the results.

I assume that 17% is the absolute maximum proportion of arsenic ever found in a single small sample.

valinor4··on Cannes Artistic Director Explains Netflix Competition Ban
Yes, it is an actual law made to protect theaters and the movie industry.

More information on it: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronologie_des_m%C3%A9dias

valinor4··on Android 5.0 Lollipop
"Android 5.0 Lollipop, which comes on Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and Nexus Player, will also be available on Nexus 4, 5, 7, 10 and Google Play edition devices in the coming weeks."

I don't understand why people keep saying that it won't come on Nexus 4.

valinor4··on The Ocean Cleanup
This idea is already very criticized.

French article about it: http://rue89.nouvelobs.com/2014/06/19/boyan-slat-machine-a-n...

valinor4··on Kimsufi: the affordable dedicated server
Mine does. I don't know about the new ones.
valinor4··on Extensionizr: Chrome extension boilerplate generator
http://crossrider.com/
valinor4··on Over 100 long-lost Doctor Who episodes found by dedicated fans in Ethiopia
A friend of an "expert" says so. Meanwhile, BBC does not say anything. Hum...
valinor4··on Tor use is now forbidden on Kimsufi's OVH
Proxies were already forbidden since 2010 (I think).
valinor4··on Bootstrap 3 preview
It works on my LG Nexus 4.
valinor4··on 10 controversial programming opinions?
XML is highly overrated

I don't think XML is overrated but certainly overused and misused.

valinor4··on Sqrt(x*x+y*y)+3*cos(sqrt(x*x+y*y))+5 from -20 to 20
I have Chromium 17 on Ubuntu (WebGl desactivated) and it works.
valinor4··on France announces crackdown on people reading extremist Web sites
It is not the first time that they use undetermined terms. There is a law which forbids "ostensible" display of religion (muslim veil) at school.

What the hell means "ostensible" ? 15cm in diameter ? 12cm in lenght ?

valinor4··on Minus, a new competitor to Dropbox
no, it is not. the french word for a competitor is "concurrent".