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Kaiser and Tsar both mean a Roman coupist who got stabbed over two thousand years ago. e: terrible start for a page, here's a graph at least 
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:It’s latitudes that mess with my head. Rome the same as Chicago. Seattle and Milan. Jacksonville and Cairo. etc. This is exactly what messes me up too. If nothing else it's powerful at realizing there's so much more to climate than latitude. Venice (and plenty more places in Italy, and indeed a big part of Europe) is two degrees north of Toronto, yet the north of Italy is not exactly known for its winter; obviously they get snow but we Canadians have something of a reputation as hardy winter people and aside from the obvious Nordic countries Europe doesn't seem to see it the same way. In retrospect I suppose the more obvious example is London, UK - I can't speak to it anecdotally like I can Italy, but it's nearly ten degrees north of here and their reputation even in winter is one of just... rain. The other thing that messes me up latitude-wise is I that for the longest time I couldn't really wrap my head around why Columbus landed where he did, as I had this impression that Europe and the east coast of North America were basically squared-up. I mean they sort of are, but I thought that winding up in the Bahamas was a whole lot of a trip southbound - maybe carried by currents, I imagined - before going west. But in reality it's actually a pretty shallow diagonal from where he launched.
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Feb 18, 2023 13:19
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steinrokkan posted:So Kiribati is what? Christbus? Here's how I'd get there: biziniss -> bizin -> bizhin -> bidgin -> pidgin.
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Feb 18, 2023 13:25
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Freudian posted:Here's how I'd get there: biziniss -> bizin -> bizhin -> bidgin -> pidgin. What's bizin?
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Feb 18, 2023 13:40
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Freaquency posted:Fun fact: the -ti in the native language of Kiribati is pronounced as an S. That atoll you linked there is Kiritimati but is pronounced “Christmas” Did the Dutch do this?
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Feb 18, 2023 14:02
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Mister Speaker posted:This is exactly what messes me up too. If nothing else it's powerful at realizing there's so much more to climate than latitude. Venice (and plenty more places in Italy, and indeed a big part of Europe) is two degrees north of Toronto, yet the north of Italy is not exactly known for its winter; obviously they get snow but we Canadians have something of a reputation as hardy winter people and aside from the obvious Nordic countries Europe doesn't seem to see it the same way. The gulf stream does a lot to keep Europe warmer than other places in its latitude! Ocean currents bring tropical warmth up that way. Another factor for Columbus' landing is the trade winds - prevailing winds go west nearer the equator and east nearer the poles. In the age of sailing ships if you wanted to cross the Atlantic westward you had to take a southern route. A big part of why so many people thought Columbus couldn't possibly circle round to the Indies was that these winds weren't known about yet.
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Feb 18, 2023 14:38
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Nenonen posted:Kaiser and Tsar both mean a Roman coupist who got stabbed over two thousand years ago. SOVIET TAINT
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Feb 18, 2023 14:40
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Nenonen posted:Kaiser and Tsar both mean a Roman coupist who got stabbed over two thousand years ago. This was a mess but the
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Feb 18, 2023 15:44
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Another fun one for trivia is figuring out which state is the closest to Africa
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Feb 18, 2023 16:47
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Olanphonia posted:Another fun one for trivia is figuring out which state is the closest to Africa That's a good one, I figured Florida was the obvious bait choice so I guessed the North Carolina bulge. Not even close!
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Feb 18, 2023 16:54
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Nenonen posted:What's bizin? Not much, what’s bizin with you?
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Feb 18, 2023 17:46
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This information would be way more relevant than straight line distances until the mid-late 19th century. The US south and West Indies "feel" closer to Africa than Maine because for centuries travel time based on prevailing winds and the climate (also largely affected by currents, same as wind) facilitated (some pretty horrific) trade and cultural exchange. It would be cool if someone could recreate this map with a best guess of data from 1600. 
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Feb 18, 2023 18:19
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That's pretty neat, I'm not sure I've seen a map like that before. The presentation did throw me for a second when I zoomed in to read the scale, I didn't see the date and was assuming something at least moderately old.
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Feb 18, 2023 18:24
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Captain Hygiene posted:That's pretty neat, I'm not sure I've seen a map like that before. The presentation did throw me for a second when I zoomed in to read the scale, I didn't see the date and was assuming something at least moderately old. Your instinct is right, it's a recreation of this 1914 map. But something before widespread steamships and trains would look way different. 
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Feb 18, 2023 18:27
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steinrokkan posted:So Kiribati is what? Christbus? Groda posted:Did the Dutch do this? Kir-i-Bass, which is supposed to be how the Gilbertese pronounced the European name (Gilberts) that was given to the islands. I can see it if you squint, kinda. As much as I like blaming things on the Dutch, this is Franco-Anglo explorers absolutely having to rub their junk on everything they see. Also it may have something to do with missionaries that introduced script to the islands; apparently in some instances in some interpretations of Latin, -ti is pronounced as a sibilant sound, but I know nothing about Latin so I can’t say if that’s true.
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Feb 18, 2023 18:33
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I can get behind this.
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Feb 18, 2023 19:03
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Mister Speaker posted:yet the north of Italy is not exactly known for its winter Isn’t the north of Italy known for being the Alps?
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Feb 18, 2023 22:14
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For some reason when I think "snowy alps" I think Switzerland and when I think "grassy alps" I think Italy.
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Feb 19, 2023 01:12
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Subjunctive posted:Isn’t the north of Italy known for being the Alps? Not the population centers. Milan is the largest city in northern Italy, is further north than Chicago, but:  
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Feb 19, 2023 01:21
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  Growth model interpretation of planet size distribution, Zeng et al (2019), if anyone wants to peruse. Presumably all sixteen of the credited authors were forced to share two graphs.
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Feb 19, 2023 21:05
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 in graph form, I love it. Good ol' PNAS
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Feb 19, 2023 21:14
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Red Bones posted:
Gas gaints
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Feb 20, 2023 06:48
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posting for the title and no other reason https://twitter.com/vebaccount/status/1628031074231021569
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Feb 27, 2023 18:59
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hope that person's doing better
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Feb 27, 2023 19:03
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Statistically they do appear to be doing better at least.
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Feb 27, 2023 19:11
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The third Wednesday of January must have been wild
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Feb 27, 2023 19:49
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Feb 27, 2023 20:34
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Ready! Set! Blow! posted:posting for the title and no other reason
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Feb 27, 2023 20:36
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Overminty posted:The third Wednesday of January must have been wild My exact thoughts
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Feb 27, 2023 21:38
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It's easy to judge somebody for that sort of behavior, but if I'm being honest I have trouble remembering how to spell February as well
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Feb 28, 2023 00:02
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Hank Hill voice:
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Feb 28, 2023 02:44
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Overminty posted:The third Wednesday of January must have been wild You know, maybe I can do it this time. It's been nearly two weeks and I feel-- *wakes up hungover as gently caress* ohhhhhh Christ who am i
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Feb 28, 2023 03:33
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I'm impressed that they planned their drinks out a year in advance.
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Feb 28, 2023 04:14
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Buttchocks posted:I'm impressed that they planned their drinks out a year in advance. That's the easy part. The real effort is in committing to the scheduled blackouts.
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Feb 28, 2023 04:30
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Buttchocks posted:I'm impressed that they planned their drinks out a year in advance.
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Feb 28, 2023 13:12
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Mr. Fix It posted:did you blackout? it's 2023 Yeah, a little over a year after that person filled out that calendar.
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Feb 28, 2023 13:27
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While that person has a problem, I have a few years in the aughts that would just be black. Not gonna mock whoever was at least sticking to a tracking schedule cause it’s an active step they chose to make each day.
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I'm most amazed/shocked by the red square straight after the black one. How do you have 7+ drinks a day after you were blackout drunk?
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