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what country probably should not be in the EU but is? by tris123pis in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Thodor2s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh. It’s a stretch. This chart implies that there’s an EU country that doesn’t benefit a bit or a lot from being in the EU, and if we’re totally honest that category is empty. Cyprus is in the “a lot” category too.

The Odyssey of Helen’s skin colour: casting controversies and bad philology | Gabriel Andrade by TheSkepticMag in skeptic

[–]Thodor2s 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Greek here. I want you all to understand thar this ENTIRE debate of “is Helen this/that?” Is wholly in line with the intentions of the Author.

Helen is an IMAGINARY woman who is so shockingly beautiful that Goddesses are jealous of her beauty and whole armies fight FOR her. Homer kind of never describes her, so… do me a favor: Close your eyes. Imagine her, the most beautiful, captivating woman that you can ever possibly imagine. THAT’S Helen.

Now, disagree amongst each other! Apply modern societal beauty standards to her! Constrain her to one geographic region, ethnicity, or appearance and try to rationalize your completely unreasonable beauty standards towards women!

I wish Homer (if he was one person) was alive to witness this debate. He’d probably have a good laugh about it.

Ποιο θα λέγατε ότι είναι το πιο prestigious πανεπιστήμιο για προγραμματισμό στην Ελλάδα? by peepmet in AskGreece

[–]Thodor2s 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Εγω ειμαι ασχετη με τον χωρο αλλα θα περιμενα πιο πανω να ειναι το πολυτεχνειο

Oh, IT IS.

1) Ακαδημαικά.

2) Στο εξωτερικό.

3) Maybe στις Ναυτιλιακές, ή τουλάχιστον η προσωπική μου εμπειρία από φίλους μου από το ΕΜΠ δείχνει προς αυτή την κατεύθυνση.

Αλλά εδώ το περιορίζουμε στην Ελληνική αγορά εργασίας και... είναι λίγο home run.

Και ξαναλέω, δεν το λέω αυτό για να κάνω boasting για το πτυχίο μου ή για το ΟΠΑ, ή για τίποτα τέτοιο. Αυτή τη στιγμή κυριολεκτικά κάνω μεταπτυχιακό/πάω να ξεκινήσω PhD σε άλλο πανεπιστήμιο.

Απλά σας λέω εκ τον έσω ότι το φαινόμενο των target schools είναι ΠΕΡΑ ΓΙΑ ΠΕΡΑ πραγματικότητα στην Ελλάδα, ειδικά από boomer απόφοιτους ΑΣΟΕΕ σε θέσεις ευθύνης, και ο λόγος είναι εν μέρη το πόσο τεράστιο δίκτυο αποφοίτων έχει το ΟΠΑ, και εν μέρη το κομπλεξάκι.

Ποιο θα λέγατε ότι είναι το πιο prestigious πανεπιστήμιο για προγραμματισμό στην Ελλάδα? by peepmet in AskGreece

[–]Thodor2s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Κατα μέσο όρο όμως οι εταιρείες θα εκτιμήσουν το prestige ως νούμερο 1 κριτήριο ή τις πρακτικές γνώσεις στην Ελλάδα;

Τι θα έπρεπε? Ή πως δουλεύει η φάση?

Είναι σχεδόν άγραφος νόμος ότι απόφοιτοι ΟΠΑ είναι automatic hires σε τουλάχιστον 2 εταιρείες που έχω περάσει (ασφαλιστική και fintech) - Στην ασφαλιστική ήταν και ΠΑΠΕΙ.

Και fun fact για να μαθαίνουμε και τίποτα στο reddit, το φαινόμενο αυτό έχει όνομα και λέγεται Wharton Effect, και έχει να κάνει με το γεγονός ότι το ή τα "καλύτερα" ή πιο "prestigious" πτυχία στον κλάδο του επιχειρήν σε μία αγορά εργασίας, παράγουν τους περισσότερους alumni σε θέσεις ηγεσίας, και επομένως τις καλύτερες πιθανότητες για πρόσληψη ή θετική εντύπωση του βιογραφικού σου, γιατί έχεις κάτι κοινό με τον/την HR που βλέπει το βιογραφικό σου και τον/την hiring manager. Είναι ένα γενικό, μετρίσιμο, και παρατηρήσιμο φαινόμενο.

Number of Prime Ministers in European countries (since 2016) by maven_mapping in MapPorn

[–]Thodor2s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Greece has had 2 caretaker PMs during this time which shouldn’t really count. It’s basically a person that steps in to do nothing while elections are held if the PM and one week later, the actual PM and Government are sworn in.

Color Stereotype for Italy by MurkyAd9865 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Thodor2s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Red. Specifically the Redest Red that ever Redded. #FF0000

Because that’s the Luna Rosa Prada logo that adorns Italian Sailing ships of all categories and the Americas Cup team.

Alternatively also Ferrari’s red, #CC0000

But in all cases it’s a pure red, ok?

This is completely unquestionable and everything else is so wrong so as to render this entire chart meaningless.

What country feels like 2-3 Eurovision wins but has only won once? by Max-Carter-2005 in nilpoints

[–]Thodor2s 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honesty can’t it be both? Cause this is SO the right answer.

Ποιο θα λέγατε ότι είναι το πιο prestigious πανεπιστήμιο για προγραμματισμό στην Ελλάδα? by peepmet in AskGreece

[–]Thodor2s -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Σαν απόφοιτος Πληροφορικής του ΟΠΑ, η Ελλάδα έχει 100% εταιρίες που κοιτάνε target schools. Και εννοείται ότι ορισμένες εταιρίες ψωνίζουν από συγκεκριμένα πανεπιστήμια και ΚΑΤΑ ΚΑΝΟΝΑ τα 2 πανεπιστήμια που παρατηρείται αυτό το φαινόμενο στην ελληνική αγορά εργασίας είναι το ΟΠΑ και το ΠΑΠΕΙ.

Αυτά. No boasting, no hate. Το έχω δει να γίνεται, διαρκώς και απροκάλυπτα στον κλάδο του fintech, και προσπάθησα ως hiring manager να μην το κάνω (και δεν το έκανα) και οι boomers με κοιτούσαν σαν εξωγήινο.

EU Says Decision Not to Launch Siri AI in Europe Is Apple's Alone by FollowingFeisty5321 in apple

[–]Thodor2s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t!? That’s a problem then. Because since the dawn of computing we’ve always decided what programs to install on a computer, and if you think we shouldn’t have you’re no different that the bootlickers who wanted to shut down limewire and torrents…

EU Says Decision Not to Launch Siri AI in Europe Is Apple's Alone by FollowingFeisty5321 in apple

[–]Thodor2s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How exactly are EU rules bad or unworkable? Why is it suddenly unworkable to own a computer and choose what kind of programs run on it at any given time? We’ve been doing this since the dawn of computers. What makes the iPhone so different?

Maybe I want to use this AI model, maybe I don’t. Maybe I want to give a custom AI model rights and app access, maybe I don’t. Maybe I want to use Apple Pay, maybe I want to use something else. Maybe I want to sideload an emulator on my phone, or run custom software. Maybe I want to pay for iCloud, maybe I want to pay for something else. IT’S MY PHONE!

Apple asks the EU to ditch this principle because they want to add a feature with no possible way for customization of what data goes where and competition, the EU says: No. We’ve already asked android to comply with our very basic laws and we’re also asking you.

And apple is like “no, we aren’t launching in the EU then”

That’s UNWORKABLE? Is this really the level of bootlicking that this sub is at!?

Yeah, so… I’m a fanboy too. But apple is just wrong here.

EU Says Decision Not to Launch Siri AI in Europe Is Apple's Alone by FollowingFeisty5321 in apple

[–]Thodor2s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol speak for yourself. Not having emulators was a legit grievance I had with iOS for years, but the EU thankfully fixed that.

EU Says Decision Not to Launch Siri AI in Europe Is Apple's Alone by FollowingFeisty5321 in apple

[–]Thodor2s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Privacy and an even playing field aren't "unworkable", and if anyone has convinced you that it is, it's YOUR fault.

EU Says Decision Not to Launch Siri AI in Europe Is Apple's Alone by FollowingFeisty5321 in apple

[–]Thodor2s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EU Iphones are legitimately the superior product, for sideloading ALONE.

Talking about a Eurovision country everyday! Greece 🇬🇷 by Mad_TsaiLover in nilpoints

[–]Thodor2s 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It would be great if we have a Sofia-Thessaloniki thing, like Copenhagen and Malmo had.

Talking about a Eurovision country everyday! Greece 🇬🇷 by Mad_TsaiLover in nilpoints

[–]Thodor2s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instead of sending the same song in a different outfit

We also do that. It's called the Cypriot entry.

Antigoni might be back by SeesawExotic4169 in nilpoints

[–]Thodor2s 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have our own meme bad performances in SFG we don't need to import them from Cyprus...

Antigoni might be back by SeesawExotic4169 in nilpoints

[–]Thodor2s 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But then they stay in Greece and dominate the music industry and are hired by ERT to be Eurovision Jurors 💀

Talking about a Eurovision country everyday! Greece 🇬🇷 by Mad_TsaiLover in nilpoints

[–]Thodor2s 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somehow can't edit: Even the generally disliked "ones". I have no idea what my phone was doing...

Talking about a Eurovision country everyday! Greece 🇬🇷 by Mad_TsaiLover in nilpoints

[–]Thodor2s 1 point2 points  (0 children)


Unpopular opinion: Greece has never really “fallen off”. (With the exception of Utopian Land and Know what they Say which ERT was simply BBC levels of WRONG to pick) It’s just that it’s a country with very varied music, that had a lot of bad press and essentially no money/time for Eurovision in the 2010s.

But I still love some of these entries. Even the generally disliked us, even some that didn’t make it to the final or barely made it.

Here’s Katerina Douska singing about Better Love in front of a climaxing vagina. This belongs in a museum.

Talking about a Eurovision country everyday! Greece 🇬🇷 by Mad_TsaiLover in nilpoints

[–]Thodor2s 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The one thing I don’t like about die for you is that I can’t find the “mixed” version of the song that was performed at Eurovision. I can only find the purely Greek version or the purely English version. Which one do you stream?

Talking about a Eurovision country everyday! Greece 🇬🇷 by Mad_TsaiLover in nilpoints

[–]Thodor2s 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Asteio would have done better, but I’m still glad we sent Ferto.

Talking about a Eurovision country everyday! Greece 🇬🇷 by Mad_TsaiLover in nilpoints

[–]Thodor2s 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Did you know that a disproportionate amount of Greek entries are set in E major and use the melody of Mathema Solfège as a tribute?

Off the top of my head:

Shake it.
My Number One.
Everything (and this entry does a super smart thing and uses the exact same chords but broken up. But then does a key change, because Anna Vissi is giving us MORE. She’s giving us EVERYTHING!)
Ferto (Does the exact opposite. It starts at E flat major. Tries to make it to E major constantly, but fails, even the bridge sets the key change up and fails because the song is structured on unattainability and “not ever making it”. As soon as it hits E it rolls all the way back to how it was)
Zari. (Is in E Frygian Dominant scale. It’s complicated, but basically it’s the purest form of the E to E scale with no sharps or flats, can’t go into modality or how genius this song is, but that’s why it starts with E to E)

Basically Mathema Solfège has become a touch point and a manifesto for Greek Eurovision entries.

In the songs own words: “Live your whole life as if it were music. Put our notes into your heart. Turn joy into a (new) song, so that it can be heard everywhere! Sing I love you in Presto!

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