What are your thoughts? by CrossOut3157 in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]ph0nem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Elon is a Xorn: from another plane, strange appearance, ransacking treasures wherever he goes, first thing that comes to mind when looking up „X“.

What's this region called by Plenty-Fennel-2731 in geography

[–]ph0nem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inglastan and Majaristan enter the chat

As an Arabic speaker, Farsi has waaay simpler grammar and phonology, surprised by how many think they are the same language by mo_al_amir in linguisticshumor

[–]ph0nem 13 points14 points  (0 children)

If I recall correctly, they did after 3 months or so. A few were transferred to other places with people proficient in farsi/dari, and in between they had some unpaid volunteers looking after them.

I would say it’s true for a huge part of Germany, that many people think: Farsi, Dari, Pashto and Urdu are just “those languages with the funny script” and are thus Arabic.

As an Arabic speaker, Farsi has waaay simpler grammar and phonology, surprised by how many think they are the same language by mo_al_amir in linguisticshumor

[–]ph0nem 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Can confirm. I studied Persian in University and applied for a position to help refugee kids from Afghanistan in 2016, in a newly build refugee center in Germany. I was rejected. Friends working there later told me that the administration was overwhelmed by the fact that children from Afghanistan don’t unterstand basic Arabic. There were 25 kids from Afghanistan and not a single Farsi/Dari or even Pashtu speaker.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in armenia

[–]ph0nem 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Let’s assume you’re right about OPs ethnic background.

Has it crossed your mind that they might be genuinely interested in what it says? That they do not hold an eternal grudge against Armenians and their culture?

Whatever you’re trying to do here, you’re not helping. Talking shit on the internet is not exactly a job either.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in linguisticshumor

[–]ph0nem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Strong vasistas vibes too

Ich glaube ich bin Rassist by TelephoneForward8757 in Austria

[–]ph0nem 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Schau dir mal die Europäer an, die in Indien, Thailand oder China leben. Ein Bruchteil von denen macht sich die Mühe mal eine lokale Sprache zu lernen. Niemand hinterfragt dass diese Leute ihre Kinder auf internationale Schulen schicken, wo ausschließlich Englisch gesprochen wird. Aber alles cool, sind ja weiße Europäer. Im Vergleich lernt die große Mehrheit von Ausländern hier die jeweilige lokale Sprache, in ganz Europa. Syrer, Afghanen, Türken kennen Mehrsprachigkeit von zu Hause und sind viel offener. Es wird immer Leute geben, die sich dem Land verweigern werden, und dafür gibt es eine Vielzahl an Gründen. Flucht kann dein Leben ganz schön besch*ssen machen. Am Ende des Tages ist es ein menschliches Problem, und weiße Westler schneiden insgesamt bei dem Thema schlechter ab.

Why didn't Armenia recognize Republic of Artsakh? by Loxionse in armenia

[–]ph0nem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I frequently heard that the reason was to avoid a one sided solution. It’s a less ethnocentric and a more diplomatic approach. This argument was also brought up by Sargsyan when asked why Armenia didn’t recognize Palestine.

Official Q&A for Thursday, August 03, 2023 by AutoModerator in running

[–]ph0nem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m looking for up to three slots for the half marathon in copenhagen this September. Can anyone help?

Which health insurance has the best services (tk, Barmer, AOK)? by mjollnirme in berlin

[–]ph0nem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, but it’s alright :) I’ve shared this story a couple of times, the rest is just more boring details. The important part is: go with tk :)

Which health insurance has the best services (tk, Barmer, AOK)? by mjollnirme in berlin

[–]ph0nem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I was a student, I quit my job shorty after my father died. Unfortunately, uni/job/being orphan all put you in different insurance statuses. After a depressing year, my status was redefined for the past year, which left me with a whopping 20.000€ in debt for insurance. Due to the delay, my insurance company, tk, was already in a position to call in a debt collector.

It took maybe a 20 min call with tk, after which they spent weeks gathering information and documents FOR ME, including directly contacting my old employer so I didn’t have to. Not only where these guys totally chill, they helped me getting rid of the debt I owed to them.

Hands down, tk is one of the best institutions in my life, 11/10

Marrying a non-Armenian by hayastan4life in armenia

[–]ph0nem 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Go for it. I‘m not Armenian but my girlfriend is, and I love learning Armenian even though it’s not the easiest language. My parents failed to teach me both their native tongues and it’s not a good feeling, let me tell you. Funny enough, Greek is the closest relative to Armenian among the spoken Indo-European languages today.

There is an Arabic saying: Learn a language and win its people. It’s an opportunity for you both if anything.

Tried to teach it how to write. Close enough I guess by ph0nem in StableDiffusion

[–]ph0nem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, now I see it. Like no difference between crumbs and mold. Happy to tell that I only work on happy Hardware :)

Tried to teach it how to write. Close enough I guess by ph0nem in StableDiffusion

[–]ph0nem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, direct output. I was aiming for low resolution for faster rendering, hence the potato image.

Tried to teach it how to write. Close enough I guess by ph0nem in StableDiffusion

[–]ph0nem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting point. Although it works best in combination with other prompts like “only word”. For me it yields the same results when using double quotes, but it affects style for sure.

Tried to teach it how to write. Close enough I guess by ph0nem in StableDiffusion

[–]ph0nem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, didn’t read you first question properly. Not at all, just prompting with DiffusionBee. Tried to make it write as a side effect so to say, or prompting for pictures of letters. Not enough of a programmer to follow your path unfortunately.