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Acronym from Robert Heinlein's classic "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress", often invoked when balking at the poor quality of some piece of software, or at the signal-to-noise ratio of unmoderated USENET newsgroups.  4, fiche 1, Anglais, - There%20Ain%27t%20No%20Such%20Thing%20As%20A%20Free%20Lunch

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(...) the purpose of this book (...) is to expound a constructive strategy of its own for coping with the environmental crisis. The fundamental principle on which this strategy is built may be expressed in a simple slogan - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch - the "TANSTAAFL principle", for short.  5, fiche 1, Anglais, - There%20Ain%27t%20No%20Such%20Thing%20As%20A%20Free%20Lunch

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Français

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Cette formule lapidaire correspond bien à l'idée exprimée par la vedette anglaise.  2, fiche 1, Français, - on%20n%27a%20rien%20pour%20rien

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Espagnol