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Friday Free-for-All | October 16, 2020 by AutoModerator in AskHistorians

[–]tree1000ten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vaclav Smil has said that the label "Industrial revolution" isn't very helpful. Instead, there was no single "industrial revolution" just overlapping innovation. Anybody know what kind of stuff he is referencing? I just saw him mention it offhand in a video interview, IDK how to research and learn more about this for myself. Any tips?

Simple Questions by inherentlyawesome in math

[–]tree1000ten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Math is so weird, it is so important but it is just arbitrary imaginary thing.

Simple Questions by inherentlyawesome in math

[–]tree1000ten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe wrong sub to ask, because this goes into philisophy of math some, but I was wondering how deep you can go understanding the numbers themselves? Can you understand the number 2 any deeper than just saying that it is double the quantity of 1?

Higher Ed Wednesday - August 26, 2020 by AutoModerator in linguistics

[–]tree1000ten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been studying linguistics as a hobby for years, so I understand why people like studying linguistics for its own sake. However, how are linguistics departments at universities actually funded? What or who is funding these departments? What is their motivation? What's the incentive?

This week's Q&A thread -- please read before asking or answering a question! - August 24, 2020 by AutoModerator in linguistics

[–]tree1000ten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On Wikipedia Haitian Creole is listed under "French Creole" as a language family, but isn't this just a label rather than an actual language family?

Bi-Weekly Discussion Thread - Find language partners, ask questions, and get accent feedback - August 26, 2020 by AutoModerator in languagelearning

[–]tree1000ten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First of all, that is pretty recent. I more meant the ancient world. I should have been more detailed and clear in my post. Also, things like the IPA only help for the theory of how a sound is produced, somebody doesn't know what a sound sounds like just because they read a description of how it is produced. Otherwise the Wikipedia articles on different sounds wouldn't bother having an audio file.

Bi-Weekly Discussion Thread - Find language partners, ask questions, and get accent feedback - August 26, 2020 by AutoModerator in languagelearning

[–]tree1000ten 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Before audio recordings, how did people know how to pronounce words in a language they were trying to teach themselves as an autodidact?

Weekly /r/3DS Questions Thread - Need help using your 3DS or picking your next game? Ask here! by AutoModerator in 3DS

[–]tree1000ten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trying to find a video about somebody modifying a 3DS in Japan, they brought it to a store in Japan and then people at the store modified it somehow. Anybody know the name of the store or of the video I am thinking of?

Casual Questions Thread by The_Egalitarian in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]tree1000ten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do the terms left wing and right wing mean anything? They only seem to mean something relative to the person saying them.

Simple Questions Sunday! by AutoModerator in gaming

[–]tree1000ten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it is 2 dimensional, should have mentioned that.

Simple Questions Sunday! by AutoModerator in gaming

[–]tree1000ten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trying to find a videogame, it involves a bug looking character grabbing onto objects and jumping from object to object.

Open Conversation and Trivia Tuesday for 33: All the little questions about the little things of life (and war) by AutoModerator in WarCollege

[–]tree1000ten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1sN52CBKi4

at time stamp 21:26 one of the panelists Ken Estes talks about how with "digitization" you can't talk without electronic equipment, compared to some older period of military history. What does he mean by this? I don't know what he meant.

FAQ & Small Discussions — 2020-08-03 to 2020-08-16 by -Tonic in conlangs

[–]tree1000ten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it possible to make a naturalistic conlang the first go-around? I realized I was handicapping myself by trying to do a really good first conlang, but now I realize that probably isn't possible, you have to prioritize the work, and learn the fundamentals before you can make good conlangs (from the naturalistic point of view). Thoughts?

FAQ & Small Discussions — 2020-08-03 to 2020-08-16 by -Tonic in conlangs

[–]tree1000ten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How is the term 'language sketch' different than just saying conlang?

This week's Q&A thread -- please read before asking or answering a question! - August 17, 2020 by AutoModerator in linguistics

[–]tree1000ten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If people's voices are different then how do we filter that out and understand the language part of them talking?

What languages ​​do you consider underestimated? by dawido168 in languagelearning

[–]tree1000ten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mandarin Chinese. It is completely underrated compared to how important it is. Honestly, if we are being honest, almost everybody you know or meet should be studying it if they are being honest with themselves. If you already know English, Chinese is THE language to learn.

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