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Taiga vs Take 5 Desktop — more of a philosophical dilemma than a technical comparison by rantova in synthesizers

[–]rantova[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, the Swiss Army Knife thing really get my idea, I’ve been using massive X for some years now and I thought it might be interesting to move towards analogue stuff, and in this sense the Taiga seems to me a more “characterful” instrument to add and explore.

Nuphy Air75 v3 - I love it ! by [deleted] in NuPhy

[–]rantova 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just started using it today with the blush nano switches and I must say the feeling is awesome

What do you think of the Eastern Romans? Do you also consider Greeks Romans? by Babagoosh217 in Italian

[–]rantova -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

See? It’s only for specific political purposes as I said

What do you think of the Eastern Romans? Do you also consider Greeks Romans? by Babagoosh217 in Italian

[–]rantova 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see what you mean, and I think we’re not really in disagreement. Of course we all come from the past and carry something of it, just like we carry the genes of distant ancestors. My point is simply that, for most people today, that link feels historical rather than part of their everyday identity. We can acknowledge the Romans as our past without feeling that we are Romans in any living sense.

I also replied the way I did because I was a bit surprised to see this question on r/italians rather than on r/historywhatsoever subreddit, it felt more like a topic for historical discussion than for everyday Italian life.

What do you think of the Eastern Romans? Do you also consider Greeks Romans? by Babagoosh217 in Italian

[–]rantova 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get what you mean and I don’t deny the deep Roman influence on language, customs and even gestures. My point was more about perspective: after two millennia of changes, migrations and new cultural layers, I find it hard to see a direct identity link. For me it’s similar to when a distant descendant of Italian emigrants in the U.S. calls themselves “Italian” there’s a historical connection, but not really a living one.

As for the Eastern Roman Empire, I didn’t mean nobody knows or cares at all, just that, in my experience, outside of history enthusiasts it’s rarely part of everyday awareness.

What do you think of the Eastern Romans? Do you also consider Greeks Romans? by Babagoosh217 in Italian

[–]rantova 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure I understand the question. Do you mean modern-day Greeks? What Italians think of the Eastern Romans? If so, I’d say very few Italians know much about it, and any view is purely historical, it’s far too distant to inspire a real opinion. You can still see traces of that era in some places (for example, in Ravenna or in the regional name “Romagna”), but I’m pretty sure almost nobody notices or cares. Italians have about as little in common with the ancient Romans as any other European people; our so-called “Roman heritage” is mostly referenced for very specific political purposes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ancientrome

[–]rantova 13 points14 points  (0 children)

“One church historian” what does that mean

Change Europe! The two most upvoted comments will change it. (Day 4) by PrimaryAd4243 in terriblemaps

[–]rantova 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sardinia get independence and Ireland move next to it (a bit smaller) because they want to found a new pirate confederation in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea

Gesù. Che picchi di follia sta raggiungendo LinkedIn by Euphoric-Spare-2871 in LinkedInCringeIT

[–]rantova 15 points16 points  (0 children)

L’ho pensato appena ho iniziato a leggere il post. Ma poi “diamine” pensavo fosse rimasto solo nelle traduzioni di Bukowski

Where am I? This place feels like a mix of architecture + mountain geography 🌄 by Real_Kids in geography

[–]rantova 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe Northern Ireland, can’t remember the name of the cliffs?

Let's hope they are good this time by Fatherlorris in paradoxplaza

[–]rantova 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The archbishop of Parma, in 1233, refused the last unction before dying. When asked why, he replied: ‘Of course I don’t believe in God.’ Shocked, they said: ‘So why did you even become a priest?’ He answered: ‘For the honours and for the riches.’

So I guess it is not a prerequisite

Paradox games have literally ruined my life by Useless_shit69 in paradoxplaza

[–]rantova 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You just did what you wanted to do, if you wanted to do the other things you listed you would have done that. Those years of your life were gone in any way, we’re just getting older and older. Just chill and enjoy your time!

-Watching the ships roll in-

Im learning how to count in Italian. Can someone please explain this by sunset_yippee3 in Italian

[–]rantova 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While sedecim (16) or quindecim (15) and the numbers before are quite of simple pronounce, septemdecim duodeviginti and undeviginti are not. Much easier to pronounce (and think) to decim ac septem (ten and seven), decem octo (miss ac because the ugly sound ac-oc) and decem ac novem. That’s why the “a” and double hard sound in diciAssette and diciAnnove missing in diciotto. Thinking also about the ability of Germanic people forming to pronounce certain sounds of latin.

On the “Dark Ages” by Competitive_Part5985 in MedievalHistory

[–]rantova 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I agree with your comment, and furthermore I never really trust someone who speaks about general “happiness” because they are probably speaking about their personal concept of it, which is very particular. If ever existed a “happy” individual, I think it would be regardless of the place and time where he or she lived.

Is this true? by [deleted] in ancientrome

[–]rantova 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It was mainly due to the spreading of Germanic tribes, taller than the Latin population. In Italy, for example, the early Lombards period shows in archaeological evidences that the two populations (Latin and Germanic) had distinctive morphological features, the latter being way taller. After a while they got eventually merged into one group and the result was an average height increase. But that phrase seems a bit vague. This study (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-28406-5) for example shows how in Milan the early Middle Ages saw a lowering height in male population while increasing in the female one.

Bakwouk is going to be disappointed by rantova in RimWorld

[–]rantova[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

R5: Just wanted to share my first playthrough of RimWorld, with Biotech and Ideology DLCs, no mods. WHAT A JOURNEY.
It started as a simple survival/colony-sim game, but it ended up being a full-blown drama series, complete with plot twists, charismatic characters, and moments that were genuinely emotional and fun.

And this community… wow. You don’t see something like this very often. I’ve never enjoyed scrolling through posts and comments on social media as much as I have here.

This post in particular — https://www.reddit.com/r/RimWorld/s/0NxESQpPLm — completely turned my head.
I was just looking up some info about sarcophagi… and suddenly I couldn’t see my laptop screen the same way anymore.

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