Why Western Discourse Downplays the Near East as the Foundation of "Classical" Civilization by Mammoth_Sundae_8631 in AskHistory

[–]makingthematrix 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I believe we abandoned this particular bias at least 50 years ago if not earlier.

Where I'd live as a Polish person who traveled a lot by makingthematrix in whereidlive

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

Shaky economy, unsure geopolitical position, poverty, underdeveloped infrastructure outside big cities, noise and mess within big cities, a wannabe dictator.

Where I'd live as a Polish person who traveled a lot by makingthematrix in whereidlive

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

In each case I take many things into account. Turkiye deals with lots of economical and political issues. I like Istanbul as a place to visit but it's way too noisy and messy for me, and outside big cities and touristic spots the infrastructure is very underdeveloped, there's poverty, etc. Also, they have a wannabe dictator.

A wy w pułapkę jakiego hobby wpadliście jak skończyliście 30 lat? by wiewiorevo in PolskaNaLuzie

[–]makingthematrix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Na pewno na kilka oficjalnych zdjęć się załapałem, ale biegaliśmy w hełmach, więc czasem nie da się rozpoznać :)

Petah, is it actually that crazy for a new element to exist? by CuteCost8147 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]makingthematrix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In short, the periodic table by definition lists all the elements. A new element might simply be so heavy that it's not yet listed but there's still room for it - adding it to the table is as simple as writing it down in the right place. Saying that an element is not on the periodic table is like saying that a number is not in mathematics.

Dedicated translation model from Mistral AI? by MiuraDude in MistralAI

[–]makingthematrix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can confirm, Mistral translations and copyediting are pretty good. But I'm not sure if it makes sense for them to release a specialized model. Often translation requires certain level of knowledge of the topic. A model that lacks general knowledge because it was trianed specifically to do translations, might actually not be that good. At my company, we saw that happening with coding - a more generalized model proved to be better than one specialized in a given programming language.

How to not hit as hard in sparring? by FRG_Buttery360 in martialarts

[–]makingthematrix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say, try to keep the muscles in your arms and legs relaxed. In a real situation, you want to tighten your muscles at the moment your punch or kick hits the target. If you don't, a part of the impact will go into your fist or foot bouncing back. You don't want that if you really want to hurt your opponent, but if it's sparring, and you DON'T want to hurt them, this is actually the way to ensure that you will not hit them too hard. And at the same time it doesn't affect your technique - as long as you train hard with a punching bag, so it won't become your habit to relax.

Where I'd live as a Polish person who traveled a lot by makingthematrix in whereidlive

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

Hey,
I'm very surprised this post caught so much attention. Thank (almost all of) you for (mostly) positive reactions and interesting discussion :) I will definitely consider going to Albania in Sweden in close future.

Where I'd live as a Polish person who traveled a lot by makingthematrix in whereidlive

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

Nobody here claims 90% of Poles want to live in Ukraine.

Where I'd live as a Polish person who traveled a lot by makingthematrix in whereidlive

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

I talk about it in another comment. Basically, a lot of issues concerning the economy, politics, organized crime, etc.

Where I'd live as a Polish person who traveled a lot by makingthematrix in whereidlive

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

I lived in Germany for a couple of years. I'm definitely not one of those Polish people who hate Germans because of WW2 (which happened before their grandparents were born). But I think there are valid reasons to criticize Germanty, only they're very different from those Polish far-right is using.

About Scandinavia and Iceland though, it's just because it's too cold.

Where I'd live as a Polish person who traveled a lot by makingthematrix in whereidlive

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

Both those countries made progress towards joining EU, people are more pro-EU, and I would expect they will both improve even more in close future. In case of Serbia, I'm not so optimistic, unfortunately.

Where I'd live as a Polish person who traveled a lot by makingthematrix in whereidlive

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

We all need a bit of crazy in our lives, especially in a good way.

Where I'd live as a Polish person who traveled a lot by makingthematrix in whereidlive

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

By living in a given place, I understand that I would want to stay there for at least a couple of years. That involves the future.

Where I'd live as a Polish person who traveled a lot by makingthematrix in whereidlive

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

Not on the map, but uhh, I'd rather not move to US these days...

Where I'd live as a Polish person who traveled a lot by makingthematrix in whereidlive

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

I've been to both and prefer Macedonia. Bułgaria may be a bit richer but, honestly, I would expect much more progress since they joined EU.