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And it wouldn't be the end of the world... The Italian HSR service from Turin to Naples currently makes no less than three reversals in Milan, Florence, and Rome, and that didn't impact its success (the one in Florence will be eliminated soon, though).
January 18, 2026 at 10:21 AM
And it wouldn't be the end of the world... The Italian HSR service from Turin to Naples currently makes no less than three reversals in Milan, Florence, and Rome, and that didn't impact its success (the one in Florence will be eliminated soon, though).
Yes, that's exactly what I meant. What you describe is how Latin/Greek are taught everywhere these days. But the explicit, outright rejection of fluency ("we only do syntax and morphology and passive reading proficiency is good enough") is a relatively recent development.
January 14, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Yes, that's exactly what I meant. What you describe is how Latin/Greek are taught everywhere these days. But the explicit, outright rejection of fluency ("we only do syntax and morphology and passive reading proficiency is good enough") is a relatively recent development.
Yeah, I mean I had 5 years of Latin and Greek at school, and I totally loved it 🙂
January 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Yeah, I mean I had 5 years of Latin and Greek at school, and I totally loved it 🙂
Having said that, Greek lessons gave me the ability to understand nearly all medical terminology without having studied medicine and that's still helpful (weirdly enough, some countries still require knowledge of Latin for med students, which is really nonsensical).
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Having said that, Greek lessons gave me the ability to understand nearly all medical terminology without having studied medicine and that's still helpful (weirdly enough, some countries still require knowledge of Latin for med students, which is really nonsensical).
...the contemporary methods, which produce passive reading knowledge of these languages at best, were never intended to only do that. As a cope, proponents of classical languages started to point out the alleged transcendental values of the "systematic study" of Latin/Greek.
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
...the contemporary methods, which produce passive reading knowledge of these languages at best, were never intended to only do that. As a cope, proponents of classical languages started to point out the alleged transcendental values of the "systematic study" of Latin/Greek.
That's a modern cope, trying to justify how Latin and Greek are taught these days. Historically, all language lessons (even of Latin/Greek) were very much intended to produce fluent speakers, it's just that Latin/Greek teaching got stuck in a 18th/19th century pedagogical framework. In other words..
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
That's a modern cope, trying to justify how Latin and Greek are taught these days. Historically, all language lessons (even of Latin/Greek) were very much intended to produce fluent speakers, it's just that Latin/Greek teaching got stuck in a 18th/19th century pedagogical framework. In other words..
Not much about "child raising in Israel vs the world", but a ton of interesting datapoints: tesi.luiss.it/35991/1/6447...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Not much about "child raising in Israel vs the world", but a ton of interesting datapoints: tesi.luiss.it/35991/1/6447...
Even wilder to me: until 2023, you could only study medicine in English. Even now, there are just 2 states that allow classes taught in Hindi.
Now Bihar becomes the second state to offer MBBS course in Hindi, after Madhya Pradesh - The Times of India
News News: Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on July 2 announced that the students will now be able to study MBBS in Hindi from the upcoming session. The cour
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January 13, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Even wilder to me: until 2023, you could only study medicine in English. Even now, there are just 2 states that allow classes taught in Hindi.
...This is not to say that Schiphol shouldn't have the connections it does, but rather that airports mustn't be taken as representative and that they shouldn't be the focus of transit debates.
January 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
...This is not to say that Schiphol shouldn't have the connections it does, but rather that airports mustn't be taken as representative and that they shouldn't be the focus of transit debates.
A bit lateral, but every time the topic comes up, I recommend an old blogpost by Alon Levy: "Airport connectors [...] are overrated: city elites tend to like them disproportionately to their transit usage, as do many urban boosters, who think [of them as] a necessary feature of a great global city."
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January 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A bit lateral, but every time the topic comes up, I recommend an old blogpost by Alon Levy: "Airport connectors [...] are overrated: city elites tend to like them disproportionately to their transit usage, as do many urban boosters, who think [of them as] a necessary feature of a great global city."
The funniest thing to me is how quickly libertarian ideology among Republicans died.
January 12, 2026 at 11:10 AM
The funniest thing to me is how quickly libertarian ideology among Republicans died.
...crops, but much less so in other produce. The way bigger impact have labor costs, structural issues (small farms vs industrial scale entities in the Americas and parts of Asia) and agricultural methods in relation to environment/animal health etc.
January 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM
...crops, but much less so in other produce. The way bigger impact have labor costs, structural issues (small farms vs industrial scale entities in the Americas and parts of Asia) and agricultural methods in relation to environment/animal health etc.
Disagree on that one. Notably, most exporting jurisdictions shield their own farmers with significant (in many cases: sky-high) tariffs, so it remains debatable/largely unknown how Europeans compare to others in terms of competitiveness. Secondly, GMOs might be a relevant topic when it comes to...
January 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Disagree on that one. Notably, most exporting jurisdictions shield their own farmers with significant (in many cases: sky-high) tariffs, so it remains debatable/largely unknown how Europeans compare to others in terms of competitiveness. Secondly, GMOs might be a relevant topic when it comes to...
When I think about it: if anything, there is a tendency to raise the reflexive as much as possible. "Gestern hat sich Max gewaschen" sounds slightly smoother, but the deeper position is definitely grammatical, too, and it's possible that said tendency is just some prescriptive idea...
January 10, 2026 at 8:18 AM
When I think about it: if anything, there is a tendency to raise the reflexive as much as possible. "Gestern hat sich Max gewaschen" sounds slightly smoother, but the deeper position is definitely grammatical, too, and it's possible that said tendency is just some prescriptive idea...
No, there is no difference, no semantic nuance in there. Reflexives can't be topicalized. Both positions are "neutral".
January 10, 2026 at 7:37 AM
No, there is no difference, no semantic nuance in there. Reflexives can't be topicalized. Both positions are "neutral".
Not sure, if this helps, but reflexives can always come either in front or after the subject in German (unless the subject is the first word or a pronoun), with no semantical consequences.
"Gestern hat sich Max gewaschen" is equivalent to "Gestern hat Max sich gewaschen".
"Gestern hat sich Max gewaschen" is equivalent to "Gestern hat Max sich gewaschen".
January 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Not sure, if this helps, but reflexives can always come either in front or after the subject in German (unless the subject is the first word or a pronoun), with no semantical consequences.
"Gestern hat sich Max gewaschen" is equivalent to "Gestern hat Max sich gewaschen".
"Gestern hat sich Max gewaschen" is equivalent to "Gestern hat Max sich gewaschen".
Austria finished the renovation of its monumental parliament in 2022, spending ~0.5bln €. Political parties had been delaying the renovation for years, fearing a public populist backlash due to the expected exorbitant costs.
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Austria finished the renovation of its monumental parliament in 2022, spending ~0.5bln €. Political parties had been delaying the renovation for years, fearing a public populist backlash due to the expected exorbitant costs.
Zustimmung zu Wero, aber Paypal ist nicht "bankenunabhängig". Paypal ist eine in Luxemburg zugelassene Bank. Und dein Paypal-"Account" ist damit de facto und de jure halt dein zusätzliches Bankkonto.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Zustimmung zu Wero, aber Paypal ist nicht "bankenunabhängig". Paypal ist eine in Luxemburg zugelassene Bank. Und dein Paypal-"Account" ist damit de facto und de jure halt dein zusätzliches Bankkonto.
Oh okay, umso besser. Dann bin ich anscheinend echt mal auf Level 3 gekommen, denn mindestens 1x in meinem Leben hab ich schon gescannt.
January 5, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Oh okay, umso besser. Dann bin ich anscheinend echt mal auf Level 3 gekommen, denn mindestens 1x in meinem Leben hab ich schon gescannt.
Bei Level 2 muss man scannen. Aber die 20x im Jahr, wo man als normaler Bürger das braucht, find ichs machbar. Nerviger und umständlicher find ich alle 6 Monate Passwort wechseln bei SPID, aber wohl Geschmackssache.
January 5, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Bei Level 2 muss man scannen. Aber die 20x im Jahr, wo man als normaler Bürger das braucht, find ichs machbar. Nerviger und umständlicher find ich alle 6 Monate Passwort wechseln bei SPID, aber wohl Geschmackssache.
Level 3 mehrmals täglich? Himmel hilf, was machst du denn da?
Hab seit Jahren SPID und bin noch nie über Level 2 rausgekommen, nicht mal bei der Gesundheitsakte, wo man meinen würde. Sonst wie Andreas: CIE ist gratis und passt (anscheinend nur bis Level 2) perfekt.
Hab seit Jahren SPID und bin noch nie über Level 2 rausgekommen, nicht mal bei der Gesundheitsakte, wo man meinen würde. Sonst wie Andreas: CIE ist gratis und passt (anscheinend nur bis Level 2) perfekt.
January 5, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Level 3 mehrmals täglich? Himmel hilf, was machst du denn da?
Hab seit Jahren SPID und bin noch nie über Level 2 rausgekommen, nicht mal bei der Gesundheitsakte, wo man meinen würde. Sonst wie Andreas: CIE ist gratis und passt (anscheinend nur bis Level 2) perfekt.
Hab seit Jahren SPID und bin noch nie über Level 2 rausgekommen, nicht mal bei der Gesundheitsakte, wo man meinen würde. Sonst wie Andreas: CIE ist gratis und passt (anscheinend nur bis Level 2) perfekt.
The prospect of spending 6-9 hours in a cramped airplane with small kids makes you do (and spend on) things you once considered unimaginable.
January 4, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The prospect of spending 6-9 hours in a cramped airplane with small kids makes you do (and spend on) things you once considered unimaginable.
I'm interested in the "more scientifically productive" part here. What is the benchmark you have in mind?
January 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I'm interested in the "more scientifically productive" part here. What is the benchmark you have in mind?