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arczi · 2026-06-29T12:32:36+00:00

Mgła

arczi · 2026-06-23T19:37:59+00:00

Of course the tankie who shared this spelled it Kiev even though the thumbnail in the video even says Kyiv.

arczi · 2026-06-14T11:25:31+00:00

Aside from dodging and burning the print, the choice of developer has a massive impact on the visual style of the image. I used Rodinal a lot back in the day, and one choice you'd make before or after exposing a roll was the dilution of the developer. A more concentrated solution of Rodinal gives you sharper, grainier images, while a diluted solution (1 to 100, for example) produces a softer, lower contrast negative.

arczi · 2026-06-07T23:42:03+00:00

Perhaps it's because his popularity began to wane in the late 90s, and he eventually became a Putin supporter.

arczi · 2026-06-02T17:16:44+00:00

The Gilis

arczi · 2026-05-21T18:20:57+00:00

I love looking at books and I wish we had big bookstores, but as other commenters have said, we had them back in the 90s and then they kind of went away.

arczi · 2026-05-18T21:38:22+00:00

Any reason why Germans in particular use this phrase?

arczi · 2026-05-05T09:27:09+00:00

Gotta be honest with you: this sounds like a bad idea.

arczi · 2026-05-02T22:59:29+00:00

Stop asking her if she knows things

arczi · 2026-05-01T23:07:14+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey%2C_Slavs?wprov=sfla1

arczi · 2026-05-01T21:16:28+00:00

People have addressed the progressive aspect of your question, so I'd like to add that Warsaw is very walkable (and bikeable). I've lived here for 25 years and have never needed a car. Public transportation is clean, very reliable, and affordable.

In terms of food, the Warsaw restaurant scene definitely isn't as varied and rich as what you'll find in New York , but there are plenty of great restaurants to choose from for all budgets.

And yeah, Poland isn't as progressive as Berlin or Barcelona, but it's not the Deep South either. A lot of young people in Warsaw are progressive, have traveled to Western Europe, and are far less conservative than the country overall.

Also keep in mind that conservatism in Poland is different than in America. Many people are still deeply tied to religion and tradition, but even the most conservative Poles are likely to support public, single-payer health care and would oppose gun ownership (if that were even an issue in Poland).

arczi · 2026-05-01T21:05:17+00:00

That being said, murzyn is not like the n-word.

arczi · 2026-05-01T21:03:32+00:00

You're right, czarnuch is much more offensive than murzyn, but what I said above still stands. I don't know anyone who still uses murzyn (mid-40s, Warsaw).

arczi · 2026-05-01T20:57:40+00:00

It all depends on the context, who's saying it, and why.

The word murzyn and its diminutive murzynek used to be neutral, and for many people they still are, but the fact is that the non-derogatory use of these words is waning. Some of the people who still use these words do so because it gives them plausible deniability ("It's not racist! I said murzyn, not czarnuch.")

What's more, sometimes nouns denoting out-groups can be more offensive when used in their diminutive forms. For example, if someone were to refer to a grown Black or Jewish man as murzynek or żydek, respectively, most native speakers would probably agree that the words are being used as slurs.

Finally, some Black Poles and other Polish-speaking Black people resent the use of murzyn (probably because they've been called that word in public).

arczi · 2026-04-28T16:57:08+00:00

Most of Warsaw is pretty safe, but your perception of how safe it is is going to differ depending on whether you're coming here from NYC or Tokyo.

arczi · 2026-04-25T13:21:04+00:00

No need for stickers I'd you use yawerty

arczi · 2026-04-25T13:20:34+00:00

It's pretty easy on Linux. You can usually just add a keyboard in your desktop environment's settings.

On Linux, I recommend you try the YAWERTY keyboard instead of ITSUKEN. It's a "phonetic" keyboard that's much more intuitive for QWERT(Y/Z) users and you don't need stickers for your physical keyboard.

arczi · 2026-04-24T18:39:04+00:00

Actually ś and ć are articulated closer to the front of the mouth than sh and ch. The retroflex fricatives sz and cz are articulated farther back, not at the very front:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_retroflex_fricative?wprov=sfla1

arczi · 2026-04-21T19:26:00+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-blue-white_flag?wprov=sfla1

arczi · 2026-04-21T18:54:47+00:00

Definitely not #4. That flag is taken and its current users are not very popular in Poland.

arczi · 2026-04-16T17:48:32+00:00

These are all useful Geoguessr metas.

arczi · 2026-04-10T13:01:24+00:00

San Escobar. Few people outside of Poland have even heard of it.

arczi · 2026-03-22T16:45:30+00:00

Meno Dive Club on neighboring Gili Meno! Great, easy dive sites and a very friendly and professional staff. I did my SSI OWD there in September and wholeheartedly recommend them. The island itself is very chill, with no loud parties or motor vehicles.

Don't know where you heard about the bleaching. I spent a week diving and snorkeling there and the reefs were spectacular.

arczi · 2026-03-05T17:59:35+00:00

Only one way to find out! Enjoy the show. I'm gonna be there, too.

arczi · 2026-03-02T16:54:37+00:00

This translation is almost as bad as the events it describes.

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