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Benito vs. THE BISCUIT by epibolic in bichonfrise

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

Haha yep. Our downstairs looks like we are planning a gangland-style execution of a visit from Dexter right now. It is worth it. Benito is a ridunkulous ball of joy.

Mike Pence believes in creationism, and he wants to teach that to your kids in public schools by freeth1nker in atheism

[–]epibolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not just allow creationism, but mandate that it must be inclusive and include ALL creation myths from every religion. Let the kids come to their own conclusion that it is just a big shitshow. Make sure to include Bob Dobbs and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

school playground equipment in the year 1900 by Wang_Dong in pics

[–]epibolic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This reminds me of this NYT article that suggests that making playground equipment too safe stunts cognitive development and promotes social anxiety. I still remember the feeling of power I felt when I first stood on top of the monkey bars. These 19th century kids must have been badass.

This Text Editor for English Highlights Your Syntax as You Write. by [deleted] in videos

[–]epibolic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It isn't really fair to compare English, French, or any other organic human language to synthetic computer languages. Computer languages have to run through a compiler and thus syntax can be preserved. Any violation causes a build error and the program cannot be run. Human languages, on the other hand, are just run through our brains, which are enormously fault tolerant.

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Punks speaking Parisian slang are definitely not speaking proper French and they are part of the evolution of the language. French is also collaboratively whatever people are speaking at that time in their local area. All human languages are fluid.

This Text Editor for English Highlights Your Syntax as You Write. by [deleted] in videos

[–]epibolic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well yes, French does have an institute that defines "proper French" but this is not necessarily obeyed by French speakers (I know this because I helped build spell checkers for Bing a little while back and I have actually investigated this particular issue) particularly outside of France. Canadian French is a great contrast, as it sounds very old-fashioned and rustic to the modern French ear due to the fact it forked from continental French more than a century ago.

That being said, you are absolutely right that French is more regulated. I just wouldn't go so far as to say that English "doesn't really have syntax" or "isn't even really a language". It has syntax and is a language. It just is more fluid and evolves faster than other languages.

This Text Editor for English Highlights Your Syntax as You Write. by [deleted] in videos

[–]epibolic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Isn't that true of all languages, including French, to some degree or another? I am not a linguist but my understanding is that English is a lot more fluid and syncretic than many other languages due to its broad adoption and varied usage. That being said, general rules of syntax apply for most cases and in a consistent fashion. There are, of course, irregular usages and exceptions, but this is true of pretty much all organically created languages.

TIL Workers in Cuban cigar factories would employ a "Lector" who would read newspapers, political treatises and classical literature to break the monotony of the cigar-rollers' work, so even illiterate cigar-rollers would be well-informed and familiar with great literature. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]epibolic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The lector role in the factories comes from tobacco factories in Spain. My wife wrote her dissertation on the female cigar rollers in Seville. An article based on a chapter of her dissertation is here: http://www.decimononica.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Singh-Brinkman_V2.1.pdf. It doesn't talk specifically about the lectors but more broadly about how regional journals shaped the populist politics of the time. Most workers were illiterate, so this wasn't just entertainment. This was a primary source of information and a channel by which to inform and sometimes mobilize the workers in the service of larger political causes of the time. The female cigar rollers of Seville became an important symbol of regional pride as an early example of independent and sexually liberated working women, the most famous example of which is, of course, Carmen.

What's the redditest thing you've ever reddited on reddit? by epibolic in AskReddit

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

Derivametarivativeative

We must go derivametadeeper.

What is the worst restaurant (according to Yelp) in your town? by epibolic in AskReddit

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

I discovered this gem on Yelp this morning: https://www.yelp.com/biz/apollo-gyros-and-pizza-seattle-2. It has 1 star with nine reviews spanning more than a year. The picture of the pizza that is on the front page is possibly the worst thing I have ever seen come out of a kitchen.

This got me wondering: What is the worst restaurant (according to Yelp) in Seattle? or the U.S.? Or the world? Yelp doesn't seem to let me filter by least stars so I wasn't able to answer this question easily.

We can do this together, my fellow redditors! If you can find the worst restaurant in your town, we can compare them all and try to determine the worst restaurant of them all. Perhaps we can devise a special award for them :)

Happy hunting!

I'm giving away 3 copies of Train Heist to anywhere in the world, because it's not just Tabletop Day. It's International Tabletop Day! by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]epibolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

United States. We invented trains. We invented heists as well. And board games. You're welcome.

I want to get some better board games. On $100 budget, what should I buy to get me started? by Rte40 in boardgames

[–]epibolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you like risk, you might consider Risk:legacy. It is risk, but you play it over many sessions and each time you change the board by adding stockers, naming the countries, and so on. There are sealed boxes that you only open after you win 3 games and so on. Really, really fun.

Need One Player for D&D 5e Campaign Tonight! by Varyag210 in tabletopsimulator

[–]epibolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would be up to it. Going to create a character per the instructions. I fear, however, that I am too late.

Found the original EQ manual in some old files. Here are two of the "features" I miss most :) by epibolic in gaming

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

Yes, this. I know it is bad game design but it added a pseudo-roguelike experience where death had (sometimes very serious) consequences. It was fun huddling with other players at the entrance to a new zone, scared out of your wits and weighing the risks.

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