It's interesting to me that, after a quick look through the first few pages, it seems to have a much tighter technical focus than HN. I do sometimes wonder if the culture and politics stuff that seems inescapable in the English speaking media is less of an issue in countries that speak different languages.
Hi, I'm the founder of Le Journal du hacker. Indeed the focus is tighter, mostly tech, Open source/Free Software, individual rights and entrepreneurship.