He is insofar right as the catharsis in Greek Tragedy comes after an act of hubris, of self-overestimation and generally being full of it. After the hubris, the personality develops, enabling catharsis to purge the crap that made the hubris possible in the first place. Educational, indeed.
You know, if this should fly, they'd probably go with shiny, sleek miniaturized speakers, wifi-connected and all that. But I can totally envision this in the crudest homemade way possible - harting connectors, wiring looms snaking all over the place, the speakers good quality, but all looking like crap, unfinished plywood. Wouldn't that make for the ultimate nerdcave?
Other languages either de-Germanized (like French) during the Roman empire to become fully "latinized"
I don't think there was much to de-Germanize in France during the Roman Empire. Wasn't France basically a Celtic language territory, with the Gaulish family and some Brythonic being spoken and basically wiped out and replaced by Latin under the Romans?
On the topic of phonetic spelling, I do somewhat like the idea, but still the IPA is not an exact rendering of pronunciation - in particular when it comes to vowels, which are notoriously hard to clearly define, being on non-discrete sliding scales like open-closed, back-front, rounded-unrounded and the like. If you want real precision, you got to go all-out on diacritic use, and that would make for a completely unworkable spelling for anyone but linguists and language nerds...
Conlangs are hardly to be considered endangered, since they per definition are fully documented, at least to the extent of the completeness of their construction.
Anyway, even if one would impose one universal language on the whole population of the earth, it would probably fragment into dialects and finally multiple mutually unintelligible languages within 2 or 3 generations.
I'm not exactly sure how this translates to the GPA, but the guy who recruited me to my current job told me that he mostly looked at my German Abitur (last degree before going to university here). He said "Sure, you got a PhD magna cum laude, but that only tells me that you put energy into what actually interests you. To get a good Abitur, you had to put energy into a lot of stuff that probably didn't really interest you at all - and still you did it. Persistance when dealing with crap, that's what I want to see." Well, it's a patent law office I am working at, so...
The pairings you give as example don't look particularly off to me. Honey and egg? Well, perhaps not alone, but honey-glazed bacon with egg works. Red wine+fish sauce on lamb? I don't know how garum tasted exactly, but fermented fish sauces used in Asian cuisines work well with red meat. I'd worry a bit about losing the complexity of a wine reduction by adding fish sauce - but that's not a general incompatibility.
I don't think taste pairings are that much cultural. I haven't encountered many dishes from culturally totally different cuisines that I'd consider yucky because of the taste pairings. What is deeply culturally ingrained is the preference for certain food types. I am quite open and experimental, but I'd draw the line at fried tarantula. That, however, has nothing to do with the taste.
Oh come on, who the hell modded that down. He's got a point there. However, the scientific aspects are developing rapidly, and, when used in combination with the ancient art, can lead to fascinating results. One of the best winemakers I personally know is also a chemist. He worked in a wine research lab for several years before concentrating solely on winemaking - with great results based on a combination of age-old artisanal knowledge and modern scientific results.
There's the thing - anyone listening to it won't be a human, but a program, at least in the long run. And when you drive that completely insane, well, that way lies Skynet. Ever wondered why our robotic overlords would want to exterminate us? Here's the reason...
Ehem, sorry, as a native German speaker I feel the need to add that the h in "th" is not an aspiration marker. Phonetically, there is no difference between"t" and "th" in German. It's just a relic of orthography. Both are pronounced as unvoiced alveolar plosive/t/.
Pretty much so. All of my physical chemistry tests were open book. Having the facts at hand didn't save half of the course from failing badly. (Including me in Quantum Physics II).
Just in case you do not already know it - have a look at this. Should also take care of you conlang needs - there are always some discussions on that subject. I think you'd fit right in:D
Welcome to my world. Beautiful place, ain't it? From my position, I can only give you one tip: If you sell out, sell out big. Get into patent lawyering. Alternatively suck cocks for crack. Same thing, only one pays better;)
I do, to some degree. Intellectually, patent lawyering can be quite stimulating and it is a diverse field. I'd prefer to do original research, but that train left the station years ago, I guess...
I have more dictionaries in my possession than genetics books
Welcome to the club. English, French and Latin down as a native German speaker, working on Swedish and Japanese now. Considering Arabic, but what dialect....:D
When it comes to genetics, I only find Lewin's Genes in my bookshelf...
The fuckup starts with "HR"-drones looking at exactly what you have done before. I got a bloody PhD in my field, I can do whatever the fuck comes up. I proved it. Throw me into some field of research and development, I read the literature in my spare time, and I do the shit you want. Well, in reality, I got rejections because I was a NMR spectroscopy guy, and you really do not need that in toxicology. Also, I do not now Saudi-Arabian laws regarding the licensing of pharmaceuticals. Human resources guys, FUCK YOU. I am working in patent law now, with a focus on mechanical engineering. Goes to show where competency in general science takes you. Come the revolution, a WHOLE LOT of HR fucktards will get strung up on their own guts...
PhD in biochemistry, decent publication history, worked at some of the most prestigious institutions in the field. 10 months unemployment after graduation. Job applications coming back with either "overqualified" or "underqualified". Now working at a patent law firm. I will happily volunteer as a member of the firing squad come the revolution.....
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He is insofar right as the catharsis in Greek Tragedy comes after an act of hubris, of self-overestimation and generally being full of it. After the hubris, the personality develops, enabling catharsis to purge the crap that made the hubris possible in the first place. Educational, indeed.
You know, if this should fly, they'd probably go with shiny, sleek miniaturized speakers, wifi-connected and all that. But I can totally envision this in the crudest homemade way possible - harting connectors, wiring looms snaking all over the place, the speakers good quality, but all looking like crap, unfinished plywood. Wouldn't that make for the ultimate nerdcave?
Other languages either de-Germanized (like French) during the Roman empire to become fully "latinized"
I don't think there was much to de-Germanize in France during the Roman Empire. Wasn't France basically a Celtic language territory, with the Gaulish family and some Brythonic being spoken and basically wiped out and replaced by Latin under the Romans?
On the topic of phonetic spelling, I do somewhat like the idea, but still the IPA is not an exact rendering of pronunciation - in particular when it comes to vowels, which are notoriously hard to clearly define, being on non-discrete sliding scales like open-closed, back-front, rounded-unrounded and the like. If you want real precision, you got to go all-out on diacritic use, and that would make for a completely unworkable spelling for anyone but linguists and language nerds...
German noun genderrules also IMHO disqualifies German as a world language.
Wait, there are rules?
- a native German speaker
Conlangs are hardly to be considered endangered, since they per definition are fully documented, at least to the extent of the completeness of their construction.
Anyway, even if one would impose one universal language on the whole population of the earth, it would probably fragment into dialects and finally multiple mutually unintelligible languages within 2 or 3 generations.
I'm not exactly sure how this translates to the GPA, but the guy who recruited me to my current job told me that he mostly looked at my German Abitur (last degree before going to university here). He said "Sure, you got a PhD magna cum laude, but that only tells me that you put energy into what actually interests you. To get a good Abitur, you had to put energy into a lot of stuff that probably didn't really interest you at all - and still you did it. Persistance when dealing with crap, that's what I want to see." Well, it's a patent law office I am working at, so...
The pairings you give as example don't look particularly off to me. Honey and egg? Well, perhaps not alone, but honey-glazed bacon with egg works. Red wine+fish sauce on lamb? I don't know how garum tasted exactly, but fermented fish sauces used in Asian cuisines work well with red meat. I'd worry a bit about losing the complexity of a wine reduction by adding fish sauce - but that's not a general incompatibility.
I don't think taste pairings are that much cultural. I haven't encountered many dishes from culturally totally different cuisines that I'd consider yucky because of the taste pairings. What is deeply culturally ingrained is the preference for certain food types. I am quite open and experimental, but I'd draw the line at fried tarantula. That, however, has nothing to do with the taste.
Oh come on, who the hell modded that down. He's got a point there. However, the scientific aspects are developing rapidly, and, when used in combination with the ancient art, can lead to fascinating results. One of the best winemakers I personally know is also a chemist. He worked in a wine research lab for several years before concentrating solely on winemaking - with great results based on a combination of age-old artisanal knowledge and modern scientific results.
There's the thing - anyone listening to it won't be a human, but a program, at least in the long run. And when you drive that completely insane, well, that way lies Skynet. Ever wondered why our robotic overlords would want to exterminate us? Here's the reason...
Goes to show the power of markets when it comes to putting a value on things. Laughable.
Ehem, sorry, as a native German speaker I feel the need to add that the h in "th" is not an aspiration marker. Phonetically, there is no difference between"t" and "th" in German. It's just a relic of orthography. Both are pronounced as unvoiced alveolar plosive /t/.
And now I get the feeling that linguistic prescriptivists are even more wrong than biblical literalists and climate denialists put together.
Can't be all-inclusive all of the time...
Hey, I didn't touch your property, did I? So I am fine, right? Don't initiate force here!
Karma ain't workin, or the glibertardians would hemorrhage out of the sole orifice they are speaking from - their arse....
Shows the usual attitude of HR fuckers. Go on and wallow in your own mediocrity some more. You'll enjoy it.
Pretty much so. All of my physical chemistry tests were open book. Having the facts at hand didn't save half of the course from failing badly. (Including me in Quantum Physics II).
Just in case you do not already know it - have a look at this. Should also take care of you conlang needs - there are always some discussions on that subject. I think you'd fit right in :D
Welcome to my world. Beautiful place, ain't it? From my position, I can only give you one tip: If you sell out, sell out big. Get into patent lawyering. Alternatively suck cocks for crack. Same thing, only one pays better ;)
Are you the fucker selling fishing licenses around here, dude? Now I know where you (digitally) live! ;)
I do, to some degree. Intellectually, patent lawyering can be quite stimulating and it is a diverse field. I'd prefer to do original research, but that train left the station years ago, I guess...
I have more dictionaries in my possession than genetics books
Welcome to the club. English, French and Latin down as a native German speaker, working on Swedish and Japanese now. Considering Arabic, but what dialect.... :D
When it comes to genetics, I only find Lewin's Genes in my bookshelf...
The fuckup starts with "HR"-drones looking at exactly what you have done before. I got a bloody PhD in my field, I can do whatever the fuck comes up. I proved it. Throw me into some field of research and development, I read the literature in my spare time, and I do the shit you want. Well, in reality, I got rejections because I was a NMR spectroscopy guy, and you really do not need that in toxicology. Also, I do not now Saudi-Arabian laws regarding the licensing of pharmaceuticals. Human resources guys, FUCK YOU. I am working in patent law now, with a focus on mechanical engineering. Goes to show where competency in general science takes you. Come the revolution, a WHOLE LOT of HR fucktards will get strung up on their own guts...
PhD in biochemistry, decent publication history, worked at some of the most prestigious institutions in the field. 10 months unemployment after graduation. Job applications coming back with either "overqualified" or "underqualified". Now working at a patent law firm. I will happily volunteer as a member of the firing squad come the revolution.....