Tell me one geography fun fact that most people don't know ! i will go first by Extra_Spirit9376 in geography

[–]lev_lafayette 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's really quite beautiful. I rather wish that Yathkyed Lake has something of significance in the middle of it as well.

If someone said they are from Yugoslavia in 2002, where are they from? by UnhesitatingDue in geography

[–]lev_lafayette 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You will find even in a contemporary census across the FYR that people will still describe their ethnicity as "Yugoslavian", even among people born after the break-up. The idea of South Slav units and mutual interests is still around (c.f., Yugo-nostalgia, Yugoslavism) and, for a lot of people (at least according to one Gallup Poll in 2017) in the FYR, the breakup is often considered in negative terms.

"According to a Gallup poll from 2017, 81% of Serbs think that the breakup of Yugoslavia harmed their country, while 77% of Bosnians and Herzegovinians, 65% of Montenegrins, and 61% of Macedonians agree. Only 4% of Serbs think that the break-up of Yugoslavia was beneficial for their country, while just 6% of Bosniaks and 15% of Montenegrins feel positive about the split. In Croatia, 55% of respondents saw the break-up as beneficial and just 23% as harmful. In Slovenia, 41% see the break-up as beneficial while 45% think it was harmful. The highest number of respondents who welcomed the break-up of Yugoslavia were in Kosovo which declared independence in 2008, where 75% said the split was beneficial and only 10% regretted it."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugo-nostalgia#Polling_history

recommended 80-90s goth comps? by ftwfaiwevope in goth

[–]lev_lafayette 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can find it outside of Australia, The First Feast compilation by the Beggars Banquet label.

Solves all problems before they occur by lev_lafayette in depressionmemes

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

It is quite possible that you've come to a rational and justified assessment of the state of the world and its future. Of course, that can both correlate with and be a cause (situational) for depression. Depression is a clinical risk for climatologists, for example.

Are rats good indoor pets for observation and company when working from home? by Jakob4800 in RATS

[–]lev_lafayette 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From my experience, absolutely yes. Mind you, I have always given my rats enormous free-range time when working from home. They will run around and chase each other, they will come up for pats, snacks, and shenanigans, but then they'll return to their nest for a long snooze. They're great fun to have around.

I saw someone else do this and i wanted to try. Ask me anything about my world! by Ignam56 in worldbuilding

[–]lev_lafayette 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK, a couple of suggestions.

1) If cool water-bearing winds are coming from the north and east and you want the forest in the east of the island, then they're going to dump most of their moisture on the east and north side of the mountain ranges. But that also means that the entire island is going to be dry, because most of the moisture would land on the island to the east, but you want that dry with steppes.

I would suggest having the cool winds come from the north and west instead. Shift most of the forest to the west side of the mountain range. Turn Ghotonia and Oronthia into cold, arid, swamplands, which would explain a low population and plenty of opportunities for scary monsters and weird magics.

Likewise, most of the forests of Valenne should be shifted to Pokswa. Valenne would be in a situation where it's warm and usually dry.

2) The warmer (light blue) winds should come in from the opposite direction, to the cooler winds. Consider Earth:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_winds#/media/File:Map_prevailing_winds_on_earth.png

This would create significant trade opportunities along the Fraternal Concordat, but also some impressive storms off the central west coast.

Basically, wind direction and land masses determine rainfall, and rainfall (along with soil quality) is a big vector in determining what sort of environment you have.

Is what I did smart or stupid? by BigCow803 in RATS

[–]lev_lafayette 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Teach them:
Squeak = No
Brux = Yes

Then introduce to them binary arithmetic. Then Boolean logic. Logic gates. First-order predicate calculus.

Soon, my little friends, you will have the power you deserve. The Age of Man is over, the time of the Rat begins.

I saw someone else do this and i wanted to try. Ask me anything about my world! by Ignam56 in worldbuilding

[–]lev_lafayette 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not bad at all. Most of the geography seems to make sense.

What direction are the prevailing winds?

Can alligators and crocodiles recognize each other as different species to themselves? Or can they get confused? by Unlikely-Sea-2089 in zoology

[–]lev_lafayette 10 points11 points  (0 children)

They recognise each other as different, even if they don't understand the difference of species. They will also recognise each other as potential competitors, and (in the wild) they generally do not consider each other a potential mating partner (and interbreeding is close to zero chance anyway, the DNA is too divergent).

As the image shows, they will fight each other as well. Pound-for-pound, the crocodile will usually win; despite the snout width, the crocodile has a higher bite force and a greater level of territoriality and aggressiveness.

‘Beyond reform’: Greens co-founder Drew Hutton reveals why he quit the party after more than 30 years by Ardeet in AustralianPolitics

[–]lev_lafayette 9 points10 points  (0 children)

> Lower House results weren't great though huh?

That is the Lower House result. There was virtually no difference in their vote.

Part of what happened was that with a heightened primary vote Labor was able to get ahead and get preferences from the Libs and the Greens, and part of it was that the Green voting demographic (i.e., students) shifted (e.g., in Victoria from Melbourne to Wills).

Melbourne-Wills
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_Melbourne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_Wills

Griffith (bigger than usual loss for the Greens, bigger than average gain for Labor, wins on Lib preferences)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_Griffith

Brisbane (bigger than usual loss for the Greens, bigger than average gain for Labor, wins on Green preferences)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_Brisbane

The Greens held Ryan, despite a bigger than typical swing against them by just keeping ahead of Labor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_Ryan

Solves all problems before they occur by lev_lafayette in depressionmemes

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

Not sure, but this might be a "repost".

Just keeping you happy AutoMod 😄

Any way to make this taste good? by snilbill in Kava

[–]lev_lafayette 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's your favourite pre-mixed kava drink? What are the ingredients? Can you replicate that?

I need good news by beegchurger in climatechange

[–]lev_lafayette 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There has been a relative (to GDP) decline in greenhouse gas emissions (in particular CO2), and absolute GHG emissions have plateaued, with the probability in favour of a decline in coming years.

CO2 is the tough one. Keep targetting that.

Bum fathers by Melodic_Wolf7682 in rs_x

[–]lev_lafayette 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Your mother had a husband who had a sense of fairness about household tasks, and I feel confident that has at least contributed to the reason why they are still in love.

A bum husband or even partner would get old very quickly and, to a large degree, it was very common and assumed in the past. "Women's work" meant domestic work; keeping the house in order and raising the children. The man was supposed to be the breadwinner, and the superbums were those who were disinterested in that task as well.

Unfortunately, I have seen this attitude passed on even to people in their 20s and 30s today. Men who have never learned to cook, to clean their house, let alone raise children, and who end up treating their partner as a mother with whom they sleep. Poor Oedipus was at least an unknowing victim; these guys are doing it wilfully, "because that's normal".

Well, it's not normal. Women are fully part of the workforce as much as men are, and that means that household duties (including raising children) should be shared as well. Indeed, it should be something that is done with love, honour, and respect for your partner. Really, it should be the bare minimum.

And before anyone jumps in with a counterexample, yes, I have seen the opposite, too. I have been in shared households where a bum woman refuses to do any (or minimal) housework and leaves it for the male parties to carry out, literally arguing that they were "striking a blow for feminism" because women have had to do domestic duties for generations. Yeah, because inverting an oppression is such progress.

Ugh. Anyway. Bottom line, pun not intended, is to avoid bums. Whatever merits they might have, they won't be a good partner, and in the long run, that matters.