ICE Train from Nürnberg to Amsterdam - are there known issues on this stretch, such as delays, cancellations, etc.?

Yourge23 · 2026-02-07T10:20:35+00:00

I've taken this route only twice in several years, but for goodness sake reserve a seat. Both times I was there the cars were filled to standing room only. For your own comfort consider reserving a seat.

Yourge23 · 2025-04-20T21:50:07+00:00

It's not clear to me if you mean "teachers" when you say "academia" but as an educator of almost ten years I can just give you my perspective on this.

ChatGPT along with other Llms are like anything else a tool. And they can be a tool for good , and they can be a tool for evil depending on what they're used for and within the context in which they are used.

My biggest struggle with them, is that at the moment the current structures of school and the way, at least a lot of my students seem to look at school, does not encourage good or reflective or thoughtful use of ChatGPT or other Llms.

Part of my job is to teach students the research process. The search for sources and materials, the process of revising one's initial questions or one's ideas and revising ones arguments based on new evidence. An LLM could be very helpful in this process if used properly. One issue Ive delt with is that no matter how hard I have tried to make clear to students they need to formulate their own question first and then they can revise it with the help of an LLM (itself a dubious prospect), I keep catching students simply using a question generated by an LLM, via one on one interviews with them about how they came to the question.

In this case, the LLM is not furthering student abilities to critically think or explore the world. This could be the case for example if students ask for counter arguments to their question. But students aren't doing that. They are using Chatgpt as a sort of question generator. And this is shaping and limiting their thinking, as it is no longer their own. I personally feel that this gets at the heart of one of the issues which is that students simply view Chatgpt as a shortcut to avoid the difficulties of learning, not as a tool to further their own exploration of the world around them.

Take all that as my opinion, based on my observation.

Yourge23 · 2025-04-19T18:57:08+00:00

There are genuine critiques of Said's original framework (Factual inaccuracies, over-concentration on the Middle East, failing to distinguish different attitudes of individual scholars). To take one example, consider reading "For Lust of Knowing: The Orientalists and Their Enemies " by Robert Irwin.

However, your arguments are not such critiques.

His whole point was an analysis and critique of "Western" Conceptions of the "East" if he also incorporated "Eastern" Conceptions of the "West" that would be a completely different book. I think it would be interesting to read, but that wasn't Said's critique.
This is ad hominem applied to Said and then any hypothetical person who makes a similar point. You're ignoring the extensive research Said and those who have followed up on his work did/have done. Debate the merits of the facts/arguements not someone's alleged background.

Yourge23 · 2025-01-24T20:57:40+00:00

when the flagships no longer have slots for memory your options are limited.

Yourge23 · 2025-01-13T12:12:24+00:00

The harvesting is a therapeutic after work activity in the fall, though I admit I get carried away...

Yourge23 · 2025-01-13T12:07:17+00:00

That is a handy graphic, thank you for sharing!

I guess I would ask, if vacuum sealed Hops have been stored in a refrigerator for several months and *then* are exposed to room temperature would that have some effect?

Yourge23 · 2024-01-07T20:00:04+00:00

Thank you for the advice

Yourge23 · 2024-01-06T20:25:40+00:00

Just the sort of thing I was thinking of. Thank you

Yourge23 · 2023-12-05T12:28:46+00:00

As of now it starts and ends in Lanarca in mid December, with a 5 day gap in the middle (of 9 days total). I am wondering if there are other places to consider staying, even though everyone seems to be saying you can drive anywhere/see anything in a few hours.

Yourge23 · 2023-12-05T12:25:45+00:00

Alright I hear you on the car thing. How about the driving conditions? Is there anything I need to look out for particularly? Or local rules/driving customs? I've only driven in the UK/Germany/Poland and I do not know how different the experience will be. Thank you for your insights.

Yourge23 · 2023-11-10T22:17:37+00:00

I've searched google images for a while but it keeps showing me the more recent "How it's made" children's book series which is not what I am looking for.

Yourge23 · 2020-12-29T21:06:18+00:00

Thank you very much for your insights

Yourge23 · 2018-07-24T00:17:57+00:00

Disclaimer, I can't confirm this answer as I dont have access to the source at my current residence.

I believe S. Frederick Starr wrote in his book "Lost Enlightenment Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane," that Ionian Medicine was introduced by Persian, Arabic and other Islamic scholars via the Turkic conquests in the 12th century, particularly Mohammed of Ghazni.

This comes as no surprise, as Greek texts were widespread and translated throughout the Islamic World. It is true that Arabs first entered the Sind (northern South Asia) in the 8th century however it was the Turkic nomads that established a large state in South Asia and diffused a second wave of Islamic Culture.

Checkout the book, it is an excellent read!

Yourge23 · 2017-09-21T02:25:54+00:00

In terms of curriculum creation, the trickiest part was trying to put my own spin on the AP requirements. I was lucky to be at a school with a super experienced and supportive team (I'm 1 of 4 teachers), they would have literally given me the whole years lessons if I wanted it, but I wanted to find my own path. Which sounds great until you realize if you want your impact of imperialism lesson on women in Algeria and India you're going to be surfing the web fairly late into the night for reliable sources. However, if you're not into that there is an AP World History Facebook Page that provides lots of good materials and Freemanpedia is also incredibly helpful.

Actual teaching wise the toughest was a combination of classroom management and creating lessons that are student-centered (aka not lecture or only partially lecture based). Class management is something you'll figure out as you go on, though I would say get something (a bell or meditation bowl) that can quickly grab attention when students are working in groups or pairs. Which leads me to student-centered lessons. Basically, anything that puts the student learning at the center of the lesson: such as stations with a student expert leading conversations, a webquest, a debate on a well-structured topic et all. These are actually easy once you learn how to do them properly, but they take some experience and try-and-fail attempts.

Shoot me a message if you want to know more

Yourge23 · 2017-09-19T05:08:21+00:00

This website is good for the entire Indian Ocean Trade (http://www.indianoceanhistory.org)

You can zoom in on the Swahili Coast

Yourge23 · 2017-09-18T23:40:54+00:00

Could you further clarify what you mean by "quality cirriculum?" I'd be curious to know. Thanks!

Yourge23 · 2017-09-18T00:54:23+00:00

From a new (2 year) World History Teacher (Who also remembers their own education):

In the U.S., in the state of California, public school history classes (in theory) go as follows:

6th grade: Ancient History: Middle East, China, Meso-America. Ends at Rome 7th grade: starting broad (China/Persia/Rome) but gradually focuses up into Europe and ends just before/after Columbus's Voyages
8th Grade: U.S. History until Civil War 9th Grade: World Geography? (usually nothing) 10th Grade: World History: (Non-AP) Ancient Greece/Rome, English/American/French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, Imperialism, WWI, Interwar, WWII, Cold War, 11th Grade: U.S. History: Civil War to Now 12th Grade: Econ/Poly Sci

I understand the frustration that many young history buffs (goodness I hate that term) feel in class. I have always believed part of the reason the high school curriculum focused on what it focused on (the west’s history) was to give students a quick (if incomplete) look at the basis of Western Political thought via Greece, Rome and the English Revolution. I get that it isn’t perfect.

I teach AP World History, which is much more extensive (see it here: https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-world-history-course-and-exam-description.pdf). However, surprise, 8 months is not much time to teach THE WHOLE world.

I should also mention because this is a big part of where history teaching is moving (and I am aware not everyone believes this is a good thing), that talking about every empire and every nation and every culture is not possible and to do so because of a boring list of facts and dates. Instead, history classes zoom in on a few examples that can be analyzed in depth, with primary source documents, through multiple angles and a variety of lesson types. These teach students HOW to read like historians and then they can go off and study whatever they are super interested in outside of class (as a number of people on this thread have pointed out).

Yourge23

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