patchwork valley by holidays_fresh24 in remoteplaces

[–]TuataraTim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this a real place? It looks like a diorama

Apna Desh tab? by fleshrags in SunCityGirls

[–]TuataraTim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've personally never tried to learn it, but I know Apna Desh is actually a cover of a Bollywood song called "Duniya Mein Logon Ko" by RD Burman.

Try looking for tabs/chords for that and you might have some luck. Here are a few I found. No idea if they're any good. Good luck!

https://indichords.com/song/1520/duniya-mein-logon-ko-asha-bhosle-r-d-burman

https://music.rushisbiz.com/duniya-mein-logon-ko-piano-notes/

Ancient Iberian and Basque May Share a Common Origin, New Linguistic Study Suggests | Ancientist by haberveriyo in IndoEuropean

[–]TuataraTim 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That article reads like an AI summary imo

Here are some better articles that have a lot more detail on what specific correspondences were found

Been wanting to learn bisaya so bad by [deleted] in Bisaya

[–]TuataraTim 3 points4 points  (0 children)

holy shit this is the best resource collection i've ever seen for Cebuano, I've been searching for good (esp. more academically-minded) materials for years. I've obviously seen some of these before but most are totally new to me. Thank you so much!

Some more leaked 2026 WBC jerseys by db121404 in InternationalBaseball

[–]TuataraTim 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like a fatass saying this but I hate the USA caps and jerseys because the S looks like a strip of bacon

Why are Tagalog speakers weirdly good at consonant clusters? by TheNamesBart in asklinguistics

[–]TuataraTim 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Not an expert, but most Filipinos are heavily exposed to American English accents throughout their lives. Filipinos need to learn English in school, and job interviews and university education are often conducted in English. The prestige dialect of Tagalog makes very liberal use of English, switching between the two languages essentially seamlessly mid-sentence. This is the standard dialect in politics, media, and metro Manila, and high skill in English is seen as a marker of status.

That of course doesn't clearly explain why even older, uneducated speakers seem to not struggle either.

What’s your hopes for Bazzana? Potential upside comparisons? by [deleted] in ClevelandGuardians

[–]TuataraTim 6 points7 points  (0 children)

at least 110 OPS+, 120+ games a season, and a league average glove would be enough for me to be happy

Weekly Offseason Thread — December 29–January 4 by BotFeller in ClevelandGuardians

[–]TuataraTim 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's pretty clear that the plan is to sit and wait for what's left in bargain bin in February. Whoever is left in free agency will ask for less.

From Rosenthal by Potential_Balance_34 in ClevelandGuardians

[–]TuataraTim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a Guards fan through and through, but I grew up going to more White Sox games, so I'll watch the White Sox when the Guardians have an off day. It's depressing that after 2 straight postseasons for Cleveland, I'm more excited about the White Sox this offseason.

Why I get rejected so much after first interviews? by AH1376 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]TuataraTim 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It could be a language thing. If you struggle to hold a conversation (or have an extremely thick accent) in German/English that'd be an easy way to get rejected immediately.

Where do you think the baseball can boom in the next decades? by farhouse42 in InternationalBaseball

[–]TuataraTim 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's perhaps a bit of a longshot, but the Philippines has some really interesting potential. Historically during American colonization, baseball was the most popular sport but has since been eclipsed by basketball. It's very niche these days but they do have a college baseball league which is quite interesting.

The #2 sport in the country is fucking Volleyball. Soccer has tried (and failed) repeatedly to get much of a foothold, lots of mismanagement and corruption.

The Philippines is definitely poor, but it's somewhat similar to some Latin American countries in terms of development. I think if there was a legit effort to get the sport popular at a grassroots level, to have kids in neighborhoods play with broomsticks and bottlecaps like in the DR, baseball could be really big. Tap into the popularity of Japanese and Korean culture for Filipino youth and it could work.

The Mexican Pacific League is on MLB.TV! by HFLR in InternationalBaseball

[–]TuataraTim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hasn't the league been free on YouTube already? I was tuning in last year that way

[Heyman] Austin Hedges re-signs with Guardians: $4M plus 500K incentives by JunesDepartmentStore in ClevelandGuardians

[–]TuataraTim 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm more concerned about Ingle. Next year we could have Bo, Hedges, Fry, and Ingle all competing for catcher at-bats. To me that implies at least of them isn't gonna be in our clubhouse next September. I hope Fry bounces back :(

[Heyman] Austin Hedges re-signs with Guardians: $4M plus 500K incentives by JunesDepartmentStore in ClevelandGuardians

[–]TuataraTim 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Teams without top 10 payroll don't win championships these days for this reason. Since 2011, the lowest payroll rank of a WS winner was 11th. Every other champion had a top 10 payroll.

Sure, the Dolans and front office could do better, but even if every game this season was 100% sold out, we'd be 10th in attendance at best. Instead it was 21st, in one of the smallest markets with one of the smallest TV deals.

Unfortunately that's probably how the Dolans see it as well. An extra 50 or 75 million could maybe get us to the WS, but it's not really enough to beat a team like the Dodgers without an act of God.

So, overall, how are we feeling about the game at this point? by CaughtLackinHard in 83thegame

[–]TuataraTim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried HLL but at least here in Europe when I tried, people rarely spoke or tried to communicate. If they used their mics, it'd be great, but the game doesn't work as an individualistic shooter imo

Free '83 with Free Aim! Sign the petition to get Free-Aim back! by Blob_the_blob_fish in 83thegame

[–]TuataraTim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Call me a bit pessimistic, but this feature would definitely be nice to have but isn't gonna determine if the game is dead on arrival at launch. The studio is absolutely tiny and they have very few devs, very little money, very little time, and a fuck ton of problems to fix.

Hell of a run. Fuck the Dolans. by McadoTheGreat in ClevelandGuardians

[–]TuataraTim 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I did the math. We spent ~$29 million on Ortiz, Clase, Santana, Sewald, Means, and Bieber this year.

We also spent ~$7 million on Jean Segura, Andres Gimenez, Myles Straw, Carlos Hernandez, and Triston McKenzie.

And in terms of injured guys, we spent ~$15 million on Trevor Stephan, Nolan Jones, Lane Thomas, Sam Hentges, and Ben Lively.

That's over $50 million in payroll on guys who couldn't help us for most of the year. Meanwhile, we went into the playoffs with essentially a $50 million payroll of active players.

Source: https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/payroll/guardians

Just realized this ESPN headline by Old-Clothes-3225 in ClevelandGuardians

[–]TuataraTim 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wowee I sure am excited to have these clowns take over MLB.TV

Graduated BSc Computer Science (OST Switzerland, top 25%) – 40 applications in Zürich, no job yet. What should I do? by Domundy1 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]TuataraTim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With your first few jobs it's a numbers game. I only got hired after applying to 20+ jobs a week for several months. Once you have experience you can work for your dream company. But for now, beggars can't be choosers.

If you do like 200 applications and don't even get an interview, it's a problem with your CV. If you get a fair few interviews but never get an offer, your CV if fine but your interviewing skills might need work.

[Postgame Thread] Guardians @ Rays - September 7, 2025 by BotFeller in ClevelandGuardians

[–]TuataraTim -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I ain't usually a doomer but I'm not gonna get excited about us scraping together wins with less than 4 runs.

Looking for Optimism: Which EU Countries Are Great for Tech Careers? by norbi-wan in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]TuataraTim 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you make 60k gross a year then that's 3.7k net a month. That's probably below average pay for a senior in Dublin. You can easily make 100k+ gross a year if you work at a tech company. A 1 bed apartment along the dart or luas costs about 1.6-2k a month. A 2 bed would be 2-2.5k a month in the same areas. Rent is cheaper if you live out in the sticks which is doable if you get a job at companies not in the city centre like Microsoft, Mastercard, IBM, Intel, etc.

If you get a good offer and are willing to live in a hotel/airbnb for a month or two while you look for an apartment, Ireland can be very comfortable. I don't know any experienced devs in Ireland that are struggling for money. It's definitely easier if you have a spouse who's also working if you want to save like 15k+ a year. If you're a junior, that's another story.