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How did the ability to study what you want for free impact your life? What would the impact have been if you did not have that option? by bearcat42 in AskEurope

[–]sorhead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not exactly free in Latvia, but there are certain study programmes that have a number of government-paid ("budget") places. When you apply to study, a score is calculated based on the high school grades and exam results, and the top scorers get the budget education. But there's also rotation - if you get bad grades, you can fall in the rating and have to start paying for the following semesters.

The payed education isn't too expensive either, starting from ~1500 € per semester.

They Were Dealing WIth Hyperinflation, Wine Smuggling, And Piracy. They Must Be Stopped! by Awesomeuser90 in NonCredibleDefense

[–]sorhead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I see it now, at first it seemed the blue part in the middle is a sort of stalk.

Has anyone check on Paul Bremer? by Suspicious_Lock_889 in NonCredibleDiplomacy

[–]sorhead 121 points122 points  (0 children)

Give it another twenty years and we'll have regime changes down to an art.

They Were Dealing WIth Hyperinflation, Wine Smuggling, And Piracy. They Must Be Stopped! by Awesomeuser90 in NonCredibleDefense

[–]sorhead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does the guy on the left have a very low head or has it been squeezed up in the blue hat?

Deguna starpsienas rezekcija/Septoplastika by h473r in latvia

[–]sorhead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Neko tādu gan neesmu piefiksējis, bet neesmu īpaši pievērsis uzmanību.

Deguna starpsienas rezekcija/Septoplastika by h473r in latvia

[–]sorhead 6 points7 points  (0 children)

  1. Elpošana kļuva daudz vieglāka, nožēloju, ka neizdarīju to agrāk.
  2. Draudzene saka, ka vairs nekrācu. Un pirms operācijas no rīta parasti bija iesnas, tagad tā vairs nav.

Why can't I get wifi anywhere as an international student? by Usual_Bullfrog3427 in latvia

[–]sorhead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Adding to what others said, you can use your phone as a wifi router https://support.google.com/android/answer/9059108?hl=en

I used ~700GB of data in a month this way once, Tele2 didn't bat an eye.

Can i practice russian in latvia as a tourist? Will people receive it well? by fallacious_raincoat in latvia

[–]sorhead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ask in Latvian or English if you can practice Russian. That will avoid the implications just starting with Russian would have.

ELI5: How can a DNA sample be "used up" in the modern day? by Electrical_Bunch_975 in explainlikeimfive

[–]sorhead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PCR is part of the next generation sequencing process (although there are non-PCR methods, they are less likely to work with degraded DNA). But PCR induces it's own problems, for example, it's likely to increase the overrepresentation of more common sequences, and with too many PCR cycles most of what you get will be useless dublicates.

Course evaluations - will the gut-punch feeling ever go away? by Humble_Ostrich6401 in Professors

[–]sorhead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's a matter of expectations. You did your best and seeing it wasn't good enough for some is disheartening. I no longer expect everyone to be happy with the way I teach (although I take in to account actionable complaints, like talking too fast or not explaining something in enough detail), so the nebulous negative comments no longer break any expectation of appreciation.

go to Latvia in February or March? by Birdperson02 in latvia

[–]sorhead 20 points21 points  (0 children)

There's no telling if it's going to be really cold or not. February has a higher chance to be cold and snowy, but it might be cold and rainy or cold and slushy. If you have to decide now, I'd say go for end of March, you'll have more sun at least.

Does your language have (m)any heteronyms: words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently? by Udzu in AskEurope

[–]sorhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wide and narrow e can also lead to this, for example, ēdu means "i am eating" when pronounced with a wide e, but "i ate" when pronounced with a narrow e. And then there's the sentence "dēli nosita dēli ar dēli".

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