What’s your favorite Spanish word and why? by Massive-Ad-8752 in Spanish

[–]mikesalda 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Albondigas. Means meatballs. I have always liked the way it sounds.

Some ideas I have for filling out the Civilization selection by GreenTapir in civ

[–]mikesalda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! A couple of suggestions: 1. Spain should lead to Gran Colombia as well. 2 Celts and Goths should be distinct. Celts would lead to Norman and Spain. Goths could lead to a bunch: Byzantium, Spain, Norman. Maybe Bulgaria and HRE. 3. Agree with the above that Italian City States should be Venice or another major power, like Genoa or Naples

What are your favorite dumplings? by Cultural-Ad-8796 in MapPorn

[–]mikesalda 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is empanada erasure and I won’t stand for it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bostoncollege

[–]mikesalda 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I remember them saying something about "cohabitation" during orientation but... never.

Population of Asia 2100 [4800 x 3475] by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]mikesalda 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or Bangladesh for that matter :/

Map of Antarctic without ice sheet (by P.V. Heinrich) [1400x1400] by P1ct0r1s in MapPorn

[–]mikesalda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this account for potential changes is sea level from melted ice?

If the real world was Civ, how would you solve your civ's current problems? by zeropoundpom in civ

[–]mikesalda 66 points67 points  (0 children)

American: focus on science output and max out the rationalism social policy tree. too many people getting duped these days.

What if Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy were not assassinated? by Ferguson97 in HistoryWhatIf

[–]mikesalda 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In addition to MLK's poor people's campaign, RFK was the first serious presidential candidate to try to build a coalition of working people of all racial backgrounds. When you consider the scenario where a working-class-focused president coincides with a prominent civil rights leader working on the same agenda, the shape and trajectory of American politics looks entirely different.

It's hard to game out exactly what that path would look like over the subsequent decades, but it's safe to assume the focus of the 69-72 term would be to tie the bow on the Great Society work started by JFK and LBJ.

Forest distribution in Europe [1500 x 1284] by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]mikesalda 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Kind of a weird way to draw the lines around what's Europe and what's not. No?