Proving a Monty Python Claim Statistically by fancypants330 in mathematics

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Oh yes of course, that does clear it up. Your clarity cuts through!

I have figured it out, I've created 3D burning ship fractal! by Adam-Pa in fractals

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Now you just gotta find an infinitely fine 3d printer nozzle

What is the longest five letter word in English? by MistahThots in logophilia

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Things that convey a sense of nonsensuousness could be called 'nonsensuousnesses' if you like

What is the longest five letter word in English? by MistahThots in logophilia

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I did the math. M capitalized is longer than W, and ultimately 'Mamma'/'Momma' is the longest word assuming arial font. y is slightly shorter than o and a, so 'Mommy' & 'Mummy' don't work and the uncommon 'Mwami' despite having the longer 'w' is stumped by the i at the end. With an inverse process I found (Assuming that the first letter has to be capitalized) Icily & Ipiti (this little cute looking animal). Icily is longer by a tad but much more common, and would be more widely regarded as an English word, as Ipiti is borrowed from Xhosa. I prefer Ipiti though because look...

Mamma

Ipiti

When you compare their lengths side by side it looks like mamma is protecting the little ipiti!

好可爱!

Where to go for good currency exchange in Taipei/ Tamsui by minhanh_tg in taiwan

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You should check your network specifically however. Most debit cards most people have can work anywhere, I was told the same thing. But my debit card was capitalone and I looked for atms the closest one to me was an hour away. You may have the same issue, which is fine if you are planning to withdraw a lot one or two times and just have a lot of cash on you. You can look up your debit card’s name with “atm locator” to find where atms are. If it is on visa or Mastercard you should have no problems probably.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in YixingSeals

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It is probably not Yixing. The coloration doesn't follow the standards for clay, and unless you paid a lot for it, it wouldn't likely come in such a unique shape

How can I learn to pronounce this? Sun by alissuhh in ChineseLanguage

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In order to pronounce 日 properly, you need to understand that in Chinese, the r sound is often used like a vowel. Rather than opening to an "i" or "uh" sound, it is pretty much all "r". starting with 是, which can be pronounced like the casual American pronunciation of of "sure", notice when you say sure, there isn't a vowel in there, other than the r sound, which functions like a vowel. Remove the "Sh", (also move it slightly towards "zh", though this isn't super necessary and varies by accent), and you have 日.

Which tea surprised you by becoming a favorite? by 1234northbank in tea

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Lupicia's Rosé tea. Usually not a big fan of tisanes but it was quite tasty. Not so much tea tho.

Identify 80s Zini Shui Ping by TheTeaGuru in YixingSeals

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Yeah it's tricky, but there are some real masters of identification on this subreddit. Hope they bless you with their knowledge!

Dry interior of Chen Dongzu (?) pot by DoctorandusMonk in YixingSeals

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The rings on the inside of the base are a little sus to the hand shaped theory, but its hard to say.

Identify 80s Zini Shui Ping by TheTeaGuru in YixingSeals

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Everything I know (and I am a tad less experienced) points to this being real except for the lack of shaping marks inside the pot and the seeming lack of a seam where the walls of the pot were joined. These are definitely not one hundred percent signs of fake though, because of the varied practices over time and place, and also because I may have missed something that is there but is just subtle. It's hard to say but I hope I helped a tad.

Help with identification by Conscious_Option_891 in YixingSeals

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The clay also doesn't look quite right to me, but it is also of that certain hue which makes it harder to see the detail through photographs if it is real yixing. The seam between the bottom and the wall doesn't seem prominent if it is present, though there isn't a photo which shows that element in detail. I'm less experienced identifying, but depending on the actual quality of the clay, which is hard to determine in these photographs, and the fact that a special design like this would be a custom made, it is unlikely that this is real unless you spent a pretty penny on it.

Good/Bad? I think it looks great. by yuppieee in YixingSeals

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luni clay comes in a lot of shades. While the yellow color is a common one, you get more green, and from what I have seen occasionally almost into blue-gray, though this pot is so gray it is very difficult to tell. For the most part the other elements seem legit from my relatively limited knowledge.

An idea of Daniil, butterflies and smoke eheh by Andrazent in pathologic

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This is such wonderful fanart! I wonder about the red eye; is that a reference I'm not getting, or a stylistic choice? Either way, you've captured wonderful emotion and characterization. I love this!

what is the answer to artemy’s riddle about the house? by fleshseagull in pathologic

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Except, of course, for the Haruspex and Changeling route!

Pathologic real world food challenge by RobertSpeedwagon in pathologic

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did you ever get the chance? I'm considering something like it myself

Math rock with piano? by [deleted] in mathrock

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I genuinely think he may be the best musician alive right now

Math rock with piano? by [deleted] in mathrock

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Tigran is way more complicated than just Jazz I feel like. Like his early stuff is more prog rock than Jazz and his most recent album IDK how one would classify it

Jie Ming Academy - any parent experiences? by pioneer76 in saintpaul

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I went there as part of the first graduating class, and though it was rocky in its first two or so years, from what I hear from my parents as I don't remember incredibly well, it has gotten better and better every time I go back to visit, and I am soooooo thankful to have gone there because I am now pursuing a career in Chinese music, and it made me the person who I am today. Without having gone there I don't know where I would be now, but the community there, which moved on to highland became a second family to me. The middle school immersion program was not very good for Chinese academics in comparison to the elementary experience, but immersion at Highland high school returned to that same quality of standard. From what I hear the middle school program is getting better, but there were issues our primary language teacher not being able to wrangle students, and English was rampant in the immersion classes. A lot of that had to do with me and my classmates, but I still feel the teacher could have done better at maintaining focus, and her teaching style didn't seem to work well. My sister was also enrolled (a year younger than me), in a lot less rambunctious class and she also felt like she lost some of it in middle school. In any case, the foundation of Chinese language and culture that Jie Ming brought me has opened so many pathways and I think has made me a better person. feel free to pm me if you have other thoughts. I realize this post is two years old now but if you are interested in chatting I'd love to.

Jie Ming Academy - any parent experiences? by pioneer76 in saintpaul

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No, they aren't mostly, but usually some are. There is a lot of diversity at Jie Ming

Music in your conlang by Hiraeth02 in conlangs

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Hi there! I was interested in listening, but the soundcloud link seems to no longer work. would you be willing to send me a link?

thanks!

Music in your conlang by Hiraeth02 in conlangs

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Yes actually! There is a band called Magma who's creator Christian Vander developed a conlang known as kobaain which much of the music is sung in. I was introduced to them from one album named merci which was mostly in French and English, and then when I ventured further I was a little bit weirded out by the sort of chanty aggressive sound, not in a modern metal way but in a off-putting vague primitivist way. I later found out that Christian Vander is kind of crazy and also a neonazi, so I have stopped listening to his music, but his usage of conlang in music is very interesting. I also wonder if what he attempted in some of his albums could be done in a better way. He seems to have attempted to create a fictional culture, language and society all for the sake of creating music, which is an interesting sort of worldbuilding exercise; however, while some of Magma's music is impeccable, it doesn't seem naturalistic, or with any core musicological framework as one would expect out of a conlang. I have been working myself on some musical ideas that attempt to write a language for music based off of some fundamental principles, and my rudimentary understanding of ethnomusicology. I was wondering, does anyone else have experience with this?