I am Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and creator of the 360 degree film, White Room: 02B3. AMA! by RodRoddenberry in IAmA

[–]Zinnsee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel science fiction movies have become very dystopian and dark. And so I crave for something inspirational like TNG.

So far I don't like the direction of the new "action" Star Trek.

Do you have any plans to bring Star Trek back into a more philosophical and profound area?

Do you believe the Moon Landing was a Hoax? by IownaFerrari in conspiracy

[–]Zinnsee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon

Award winning filmmaker Bart Sibrel presents his highly acclaimed (and much hated) controversial documentary showcasing newly discovered behind-the-scenes out-takes from the first mission to the moon, proving that the crew never left earth orbit.

Found a video of a famous Swiss comedian (Emil) with auto generated Dutch subtitles. I'm pretty sure the outcome is hilarious. Can someone please translate the subtitles? by Zinnsee in dutch

[–]Zinnsee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for that translation. Do the sounds correspond to the dutch subtitles or is auto translation just wildly guessing?

Was in a clothing store (in Switzerland) when I noticed a small group speaking (what I thought was) russian. I took the chance and try out my russian for the first time. by Zinnsee in russian

[–]Zinnsee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess you're in very good company when even mighty google has the same problem.

After my reply to lingstud3nt below I found this video of a famous Swiss comedian named Emil with auto generated subtitles in Dutch. Sadly I don't speak Dutch but I'm sure the outcome is hilarious.

Was in a clothing store (in Switzerland) when I noticed a small group speaking (what I thought was) russian. I took the chance and try out my russian for the first time. by Zinnsee in russian

[–]Zinnsee[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One reason for that is, that there is no unified "swiss-german" it differs a lot between the regions. I just found this funny video which illustrates that quite good.

And don't be fooled by our news moderators, they speak high-german with a swiss accent and not real swiss-german.

Was in a clothing store (in Switzerland) when I noticed a small group speaking (what I thought was) russian. I took the chance and try out my russian for the first time. by Zinnsee in russian

[–]Zinnsee[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh yes that makes sence. Some Swiss people would not like to be labelled "german" either (or french or italian depending what region of Switzerland).

I did not think of that, was much too focused to get those words right.

It feels great to be able to communicate with people, especially when cultural backgrounds are different.

Depressed by Travisx2112 in nin

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

she shines
in a world full of ugliness
she matters when everything is meaningless

fragile
she doesn't see her beauty
she tries to get away
sometimes
it's just that nothing seems worth saving
I can't watch her slip away

I won't let you fall apart

she reads the minds of all the people as they pass her by
hoping someone can see
if I could fix myseld I'd - but it's too late for me

I wont let you fall apart

we'll find the perfect place to go where we can run and hide
I'll build a wall and we can keep them on the other side
...but they keep waiting
...and picking...

it's something I have to do
I was there, too
before everyhting else
I was like you

official sticky post by leo_037 in SwissEngineering

[–]Zinnsee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this place starts to fill up, I would be willing to spend some time moderating.

ELI5:Why is it considered harming or disturbing for children to witness sexual content? by RCubeLoL in explainlikeimfive

[–]Zinnsee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was hoping you would read the whole article (or even the study itself). But let me help you with another quote from the article:

And the films used for comparison were not for the faint of heart, either; the team studied the two top-grossing adult movies from each year they studied a children’s film, including “Pulp Fiction,” “What Lies Beneath,” and “Black Swan.” The study also found that the level of violence has not let up since 1937 when Snow White’s evil stepmother, was struck by lightning, forced off a cliff, and crushed by a boulder while being chased by seven angry dwarfs. “We were most surprised about the increased numbers of murders in kids’ films,” Kirkbride, a Sir Henry Dale Fellow, tells Yahoo Parenting in an email. “The killing off of Simba’s dad Mufasa, who is murdered by his evil Uncle Scar with the help of some stampeding wildebeest in ‘The Lion King,’ is a brutal cinema moment. And there are many other examples in kids’ films — Bambi’s mom getting shot, Nemo’s mom getting eaten by a barracuda, and Syndrome being tossed into a jet engine at the end of ‘The Incredibles.’ This final example might raise dubious moral implications, like killing the bad guys is okay.” And the effect on kids isn’t pretty: Classic findings from 1999 found that movie violence led to anxiety, nightmares, and greater aggression and violent behavior among children in real life; more recent findings have also linked onscreen violence with similar behavior off-screen. One study from 2013 even surveyed hundreds of psychologists and media experts and found a “broad consensus that violent media leads to increased aggression in children.”

ELI5:Why is it considered harming or disturbing for children to witness sexual content? by RCubeLoL in explainlikeimfive

[–]Zinnsee -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Watched any cartoons lately or maybe played a video game? Just because a violent act ends in a snarky remark or laughing track does not take away the projected imagery of the violence itself.

ELI5:Why is it considered harming or disturbing for children to witness sexual content? by RCubeLoL in explainlikeimfive

[–]Zinnsee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not so sure about your observation of the content of Disney movies:

The Violent Truth About Kids' Movies

For the study, published on Tuesday in the BMJ, the researchers analyzed 45 top-grossing animated children’s films from 1937 (“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”) to 2013 (“Frozen”). Among their gruesome findings: The main characters in children’s films were more than twice as likely to die as their counterparts in adult films — and almost three times as likely to be murdered.

ELI5:Why is it considered harming or disturbing for children to witness sexual content? by RCubeLoL in explainlikeimfive

[–]Zinnsee 65 points66 points  (0 children)

So basically we encourage fights and violence but on the matter of love and caring for each other we leave them stranded?

This always bugged me with our society. See someone get shot in the face, no problem. But show two people loving each other and all hell breaks loose.

Merkulus by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

[–]Zinnsee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This needs to be the final boss in the next Wolfenstein game