Le Vieux François 🐦方老师
@FrancoisOuell15
Autistic, physicist, entrepreneur from Quebec living in Chengdu, working in Hangzhou. I sometimes use sarcasm, but mostly elegant brilliance. 😐
Now that a WHO team is in China investigating the 'origins' of the Covid-19 pandemic, here's a message to those who try to peddle theories about 'man-made' virus, who, they think, was of course 'China-made'. Maybe, just maybe, look for another suspect... a thread of evidence...
Had a (small) package shipped to my daughter in Canada for her birthday from an online store in Tennessee. Already had to pay US$26 for shipping. And it took 8 days! And this morning I get this 👇 😱 Yes, Cad$52 more just to get it into the country! Insane.😐
Drones are the quiet revolution in Chinese agriculture.
🇨🇳 Young Chinese drone pilots are being paid over $160 a day to fertilize crops in the countryside, many moving there. Chinese Universities (including mine) are now offering elective courses in drone piloting. 251,000 crop drones are already being flown over China's farms.
Don't you like it when Elon repeats memes you learn in high school, as if he were uttering some deep unbeknownst truth that his genius mind has figured out... Now, Elon, explain why the Earth's core is so hot...oh you don't know that one?
The math is obvious and unequivocal: ~100% of energy over time comes from the Sun. Everything else is a rounding error.
Happy #InsectThursday 🦋
Happy #InsectThursday 🦋
Waterlilies, right on my balcony! 🙂
What’s something beautiful you’ve seen outside lately? 🌿
The big cities are impressive at first, but they tend to all look a bit alike after a while. Rent a car, travel around, visit the countryside! Beautiful nature, charming little villages. IMO the best side of China.
While it's always nice to have people come observe firsthand some of the things that people living here have been enjoying for years, I do want to highlight a typical gap in many China tourism itineraries: only visiting large cities. Not an error, but a target for next time! 🧵
Share a photo of a silhouette! Silhouette AND reflection! 🙂 Xianghu, Hangzhou.
Share a photo of a silhouette! Vancouver Waterfront, BC 🇨🇦
I'll buy one only if it cooks breakfast and makes coffee. 😐
DJI is entering the robot vacuum space. My DJI friends who have been using beta builds in their homes say it's the best on the market, by far. It's going to be pricey.
At worked, I chose the sitting one, because nobody else went there... except those who would hide there to have a smoke 😆😆😆... yes, the ash on the floor gave you away 😁
For public restrooms, do you support sitting or squatting toilets? I personally prefer squatting toilets because I don't want my butt getting so close with thousands of strangers' butts.😅
At about the same time, I was bombarded with neutrons for about one hour with my classmate, because we had inadvertently entered a room to work on our project, while the accelerator next door was in action. No swollen face, but I've been feeling neutral ever since...😐
In 1978, scientist Anatoli Bugorsky accidentally put his head in a particle accelerator
Hainan should establish itself as a destination of choice for international scientific conferences.
China's #HainanFreeTradePort will officially launch island-wide independent customs operation on Dec 18, 2025. According to the regional visa-free entry policies issued on Feb 14, 2025, nationals from 59 countries may enter and stay within Hainan Province visa-free for a maximum…