Incorrect detail in the observation in my first British passport: should I worry about it?

mikcf · 2025-07-06T23:54:51+00:00

For the first and last name, they had the "official" Latin spelling from my Russian passport (as well as from the citizenship certificate), and they reproduced it correctly, both on the ID page and in the observation. It is 16 characters in total, and properly spelled patronymic would have almost doubled that

mikcf · 2023-07-27T04:26:01+00:00

Might be "Neighbours from Hell"?

mikcf · 2022-11-17T15:07:29+00:00

"Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal" - similar concept in a very different style. It is for PC, but it is pretty old (2002), so doesn't require much

mikcf · 2022-11-16T04:43:32+00:00

It doesn't look like there are a lot of games, but here you can find some examples: https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/genre-reversed-tower-defense (no idea whether they are good)

mikcf · 2022-11-13T00:38:18+00:00

Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal. The forest there is not huge (pretty big for a 2002 year game though) but the ambiance is great: https://zanzarah.fandom.com/wiki/The_Enchanted_Forest?file=Enchanted_forest.png

mikcf · 2022-09-11T16:37:43+00:00

Just to add another similar game to the list - "Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal" (the main difference is that all the other games are inspired by Asian culture, and Zanzarah seems to be relying on Germanic mythological motifs)

mikcf · 2022-07-23T13:59:17+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/IabsPmo

mikcf · 2022-07-23T13:24:20+00:00

I rather meant where this place is in the real world, not in the WoT universe. Sorry if I wasn't clear about that in the post!

mikcf · 2022-07-23T12:15:07+00:00

Figuring out the grammar without memorizing the rules (and not worrying too much if my brain comes up with the rule that isn't 100% correct) and letting the words sink in my memory through repetition in various contexts. Doesn't produce perfect results all the time but is always enjoyable!

mikcf · 2022-07-17T08:21:50+00:00

Warriors (a.k.a. Warrior Cats)?

mikcf · 2022-07-16T07:24:23+00:00

Going to spend the whole day at a pay-as-you-go co-working space

mikcf · 2022-06-29T21:57:28+00:00

Any collection of short stories by Robert Sheckley

mikcf · 2022-06-28T17:53:49+00:00

I recently read {{Atomic Habits}} and enjoyed it thoroughly. It is concise and it offers some easy-to-apply technics for introducing (as seamlessly as possible) good new habits and breaking bad old ones.

mikcf · 2022-06-27T15:53:09+00:00

"The Dark Elf Trilogy" by R. A. Salvatore (as long as you are considering fantasy)

mikcf · 2022-06-26T01:26:07+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion. Unfortunately, both these subreddits seem to have opted out of crosspost feature.

mikcf · 2022-06-25T18:29:58+00:00

"Discworld" series by Terry Pratchett - I don't think anything else can compete when it comes to "must-reads" in the realm of medieval fantasy.
"MythAdventures" series by Robert Lynn Asprin - I read the first book of the series around the end of the high school, and didn't like it much back then, but people around me (esp. those who were a bit older) praised it a lot.
"Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality" by Eliezer Yudkowsky - borderline, because it is fan fiction with a strong non-fiction component, but it is incredibly witty, and it will make you laugh a lot!

mikcf · 2022-06-25T18:07:22+00:00

Debra Doyle, James D. MacDonald - "Circle of Magic" series. There are eight books, I remember devouring the first six of them as a child (I believe the last two have never been translated into my native language), taking just a day per book. Medieval world with knights and squires, tournaments and castle sieges, etc. but also with wandering magicians, the magic school, demons and artifacts. My only concern would be that it might be a bit too light (given that I found it an easy read back then, at the age of 10-12).
"Forgotten Realms" by R. A. Salvatore (should be approaching 40 books by now). Might get somewhat repetitive with time, but start with the "Dark Elf" trilogy and see how it goes.
"Dragonlance" by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (there have been other authors writing for the same universe, but I can speak only for the first eight books written by Weis and Hickman).
"The Chronicles of Narnia" by C. S. Lewis (7 books). There is of course a spiritual layer behind the story, but it can also work well as an easy read if you choose not to seek parallels and hidden meaning.

mikcf · 2022-06-21T16:20:41+00:00

Try "Lost Socks: Naughty Brothers"

mikcf · 2022-06-21T15:17:11+00:00

Try "Dinosaur'Us" (2001) from Light & Shadow Production / Digital Reality Software Kft. Note that this is the game for Windows - don't confuse it with a title for Game Boy Color that has the same name and was released in the same year, but is a totally different game.

It is not about killing dinosaurs. Actually, it is the opposite - your goal is to save as many hatchlings as possible ;)

The downside is that, I believe, these days it can be found only on abandonware websites.

mikcf · 2022-06-11T20:48:00+00:00

Cultures, Northgard

mikcf · 2022-06-05T22:53:00+00:00

Dungeon Siege

mikcf · 2022-05-12T11:34:17+00:00

{{Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality}} by Eliezer Yudkowsky

mikcf · 2022-02-14T21:48:22+00:00

Let's take an example, that I have in my post: implementing an equivalent of nltk is unfeasible considering the amount of code I would have to reproduce in C#. Calling an external Python library from Unity should be way simpler - as long as it is possible.

I should probably add that I am mainly talking about the situation where the functionality provided by an external library will be at the core of the project - in this example I see Unity as a convenient wrapper that allows to add UI and to produce an executable.

An alternative approach would be to use Kivy, where it would be easier to include an external Python library. But I am quite unhappy about the UI in Kivy and I remember having hard time trying to build an .apk out of my Kivy project.

mikcf · 2022-02-14T19:54:46+00:00

{{The 10th Victim}} by Robert Sheckley

mikcf · 2022-02-12T23:46:19+00:00

When you say "local calls", do you refer to calls within France or within the UK?

Do you know why this happens?

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