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ANDREAS PIETSCHMANN
in Tatort - ‘Das Opfer’ (2022)
#andreas pietschmann#tatort#tatortedit#tatort berlin#tatort spoilers#i know nothing about this show#and my german is intermediate at best#but he really gave us everything in this#cool coats crying kissing guys#he's doing it all#and that transcends any language barrier
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What are those apps you usually post in your productivity updates?
hi! here's a breakdown of apps i use, as well as websites and other resources i've used/use for my learning (mainly chinese, though some of these resources can be used for other languages as well).
apps i use every day:
dot languages: this is a chinese-specific app where you select your hsk level, and then read articles at that level. there's a pop-up dictionary, an option to show pinyin, post-article vocab practice (audio, matching, translation, and writing), and the option to have your articles either in simplified or traditional.
TOFU learn: a blend between flashcards and writing, you can find decks for various things, including hsk level-specific decks, and you learn new vocab with the stroke order and then write each new term three times—once with an overlay (so the term is visible), and then two times from memory. there's also a review function, which helps you practice terms you've already learnt, and each term has audio that goes with it. i use it for chinese, but there's decks for esperanto, french, german, italian, japanese, korean, norweigian, portuguese, russian, spanish, swedish, and turkish.
the pleco dictionary app: my favourite chinese dictionary app; allows you to translate from english to chinese or chinese to english, has options for writing, radical, vocal, and keyboard entry, and has both traditional and simplified characters.
ankiapp: this one's not particularly complicated; it's a flashcard app, where you can make your own decks or download decks other people have made. it uses a spaced repetition system to help you remember terms—you rate yourself from worst to best on how well you remembered the term, and that determines how many times it'll pop up afterwards. it also gives you an overall grade for each deck, which is a nice way to measure your progress.
duolingo: probably my least favourite of all of the apps i use; the chinese course isn't the best, and now that they've removed the notes/grammar information option, there's no way for people who aren't already fairly familiar with the language and its inner workings to learn them if they exclusively use duolingo. it's okay for maintenance practice, though, but i'm already almost finished with the entire course and i would say it barely reaches to lower hsk 4, so i wouldn't say it's a good tool if you're more advanced.
apps i have but use less often:
readibu: this is sort of like dot in that it's an app for reading in chinese with a pop-up dictionary. however, that's where the similarities end; readibu has novels, short stories, and articles aimed at children, and each of those are further split into genres. readibu also lets you add your own web-pages and read them on the app, so you can use its pop-up dictionary with them. it's aimed more to intermediate and upper intermediate learners, with hsk levels ranging from hsk 4 to hsk 6. the only reason i rate dot above readibu is because dot has a larger range of levels (hsk 1 through hsk 6 i believe? but it may go higher) and exercises built in to help you learn the vocab.
the chairman's bao: also a chinese reading app, though if you use the free version, you only get one sample article per hsk level (hsk 1 - hsk 6). i believe that every so often you get a new sample article for each level, but i'm not sure what the interval on that is. it also has a pop-up dictionary and a flashcard option for saved vocab.
du chinese: another chinese reading app; it has articles divided into newbie through master (six levels in total, though they don't line up perfectly with the hsk in my experience), and new articles are free for a certain period of time before becoming locked behind a paywall. there's a pop-up dictionary and a vocab review/test option for vocab you save.
memrise: flashcards with audio, depending on whether you're using an official course or a user-generated deck. decent, but it can get repetitive.
hellotalk: not exclusively chinese, but i believe it started off mainly aimed that way. you set your language, and then your target language, and then you can talk to native speakers who have your language as their target language. potentially incredibly useful, but if you're like me and extremely introverted you may have a hard time using this app, since it requires a lot of one-on-one interaction.
slowly: i haven't actually gotten around to using this, but it's sort of like a digital penpal app, as i understand it. you can learn more about it here.
websites and other miscellanea:
this massive mega drive by @salvadorbonaparte (languages, linguistics, translation studies, and more).
this masterpost by @loveletter2you (linguistics, languages, and language learning books/textbooks).
this masterpost on chinese minority literature by @zaobitouguang
the integrated chinese textbooks by cheng and tsui, which are the textbooks i use for self-study—there's textbooks and workbooks, as well as character workbooks (though these can easily be cut out without suffering from the loss).
mandarinbean: graded readers, hsk 1 - hsk 6, with a pop-up dictionary and the option to read in traditional or simplified
chinese reading practice: reading, beginner through advanced (three levels), with a pop-up dictionary and some additional notes included on vocab and language-specific things non-native speakers might struggle with or not know.
hsk reading: graded readers, hsk 1 - hsk 6, divided into three sections (beginner, intermediate, advanced). does not have a pop-up dictionary, but does have an option to translate the text, post-reading quizzes, and notes on important vocab with example sentences.
my chinese reading: reading from beginner to advanced (four levels); has a pop-up dictionary, the option to play an audio recording of the passage you're reading, notes on key words, things that are difficult to translate, grammar, and post-reading comprehension questions.
the heavenly path notion website, which i would say is one of the best resources i've ever found, with a massive number of guides, lists of chinese media in a variety of forms, and general resources.
chinese character stroke order dictionary: what it says on the tin; will show you the stroke order for a given character.
hanzigrids: allows you to generate your own character worksheets. i use this very frequently, and can recommend it. the only downside is if you want to create multiple pages at once, you have to pay; however this can easily be circumnavigated by creating only one sheet at a time. you can download the sheet as a pdf and print it out for personal use.
21st century chinese poety: a resource i only came across recently; has a massive collection of contemporary chinese poetry, including translations; much more approachable than classical poetry, which can often be incredibly dense and hard to parse due to the writing style.
zhongwen pop-up dictionary: if you're reading something in chinese on a website that doesn't have a pop-up dictionary, this is a must. i've never encountered any words that it doesn't have a translation for so far, including colloquialisms/slang. i use it to read webnovels, and it's been a fantastic tool. you can also save vocab by hitting the r key when you're hovering over a word/phrase, making it easy to go back and add terms to your flashcard deck(s).
chinese reading world: a website put together by the university of iowa; split into three levels (beginner, intermediate, and advanced), with thirty units per level, and ten modules per unit, as well as multiple proficiency tests per level. each module is split into three parts: a pre-reading vocab quiz, the reading with a number of comprehension questions based on it, and a post-vocab reading quiz. it also rates you in relation to someone with a native proficiency based on how quickly you read and answer the comprehension questions, and how many vocab questions you get right.
jiaoyu baike: an extensive chinese-to-chinese dictionary, put out by the taiwanese ministry of education. you can find an extensive write-up on it here, by @linghxr.
social media etc: see this post by @rongzhi.
qianpian: another chinese-to-chinese dictionary; @ruhua-langblr has a write-up on it here.
this writeup on zero to hero by @meichenxi; initially aimed at chinese learning, but now has expanded greatly.
music rec's: this masterpost by @linghxr.
tv/film: youtube is a great place to find chinese tv shows and films, and they often have english subtitles. if you can't find something on there, though, you can probably find it either on iqiyi or asianvote, which have both chinese and other asian shows and films (though you'll want an adblock if you're going to use the latter). i use these a lot to watch things, and have discovered a lot of media through these, and then novels through those when i went searching to see what they were adapted from.
polylogger: a website for logging the amount of time/type of language study you do. has a wide variety of languages, and the option to follow other people. still, it's a fairly basic site.
#chinese langblr#chinese language#chinese learning#langblr#chinese#mandarin#langblr resources#resources#汉语#indigostudies#inbox#indigo ink
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Mika Tee is all knit, ends woven in, and blocked!
Pattern: Mika Tee, size 3 // Yarn: Malabrigo Mola in Pocion // Needles: 2.25mm // GerTw c /o and JSS b/o // Difficulty: 2.5/5; need to know german short rows, picking up stitches, dropping stitches, and basic knit/purl stitching. Intermediate knitter would be comfortable making this.
The colorway has grown on me! I still may over-dye it black in the future. The finished piece came out a bit looser than intended, but I think it still fits well. Since this is a silk yarn, there isn't much stretch to it, so that may be for the best.
Modifications made to pattern:
Not many this time! I did more rapid increases for waist shaping, and that's about it. I realized about 20 rows into the body that the waist wasn't decreasing enough, so started doing a decrease every other row to decrease more rapidly. The way my body is shaped means that I have about a single size difference between my shoulders/bust and my waist, so this is par for the course for garment shaping for me. I also knit the sleeves a bit shorter.
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What do you think of people always recommending the Singer Heavy Duty to beginners to machine sewing?
I have a lot of opinions about this. Since before I started this blog, so pre-2014, I've been saying that buying a modern Singer machine will almost always prove to be some of the worst value for your money. In the intermediate time, I actually took a job working directly for SVP, who make and distribute the machines with the Singer name. I've also modified that opinion a little bit.
Buying a modern Singer machine will almost definitely be the worst value for your money.
I want to say something about availability, and just address that before I go into my harsh critique of the brand. Not everyone has access to dealerships or a wide variety of machines. If you're looking at not a wide selection, the Singer Heavy Duty line may very well be the best option out of what is available. There's also a lot of Heavy Duty machines at various price points, so it's an easy thing to recommend people look for. If you bought a Heavy Duty, you're not wrong in using it and loving it. But I don't recommend them for a good first machine.
So the company that makes these machines also makes two different premium lines, which we'll call German Machine and Swedish Machine, since that's where they used to be made. This company's name is the first letters of the brand, so you can figure it out. The notable thing about this is that they intend for Singer to be their budget line. They sort of want Singer to be available to every household. To shorten it up in the worst way, if a Singer was good enough, it'd be sold under a different name.
The thing that the Heavy Duty really has going for it is the metal internal frame. Generally, you want your machine to have a metal frame, because it holds the main components that make the machine go. Some inexpensive machines have no frame, and they can flex and break when they run over something pretty hard. Sometimes, machines flex and they never go back to where they originally were, making the machine dead in the water. However, there's a lot of options that have a metal frame and are longer lasting than a Heavy Duty.
I'm a big fan of the Baby Lock BeGenuine collection. It's got three entry level machines that are fully mechanical. Most of these machines have been on the market for a long time, just under different names. The Baby Lock Molly has become the Zeal, and before it was a Molly it was a different name. A lot of these machines are still working today. These machines don't have all the fancy features at the same price point, meaning a $300 Singer Heavy Duty will have more bells and whistles than a $300 BeGenuine, but they have a much longer life. Most people who buy these machines replace them because their skills grow and they want more, and not because the machine breaks on them.
However, if you already know that you'll want to upgrade in three or fewer years, I guess you could say there's something to be said for buying a machine that doesn't need to last that long. It'll force you to replace it. I know people who've had a Heavy Duty last a long time, but I've seen a ton replaced because they've died on people. My general rule on these machines is to check how long the "electronics and motors" warranty lasts, and assume that if the full warranty is only three months to a year, well, there's a reason why it's not a "5 years on electronics and motors" warranty.
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Shostakovich-Sollertinsky letter translations- 1
Hello everyone!
so, some of you expressed interest in me sharing my translations of the letters from Dmitri Shostakovich to Ivan Sollertinsky, so I thought I’d start sharing them here! They range from 1927 to 1944 so I’m not going to Dracula Daily it and send them in real time lol, but I think I can do one a day. I’m not a native or fluent Russian speaker; just an intermediate-level learner, so while I’ve translated these to the best of my ability, I may miss out on some cultural and linguistic nuances. I researched and tried to translate idioms and cultural references as best as I could, but at the end of the day, please keep in mind my translations aren’t perfect. In addition to the published Russian letters, which my translations are based on, there’s a German-language translation that’s been published, so if you happen to speak German or Russian, I would highly recommend checking those out. I will also include footnotes as they appear in the published book when relevant, as well as some historical context from my own research when applicable. Because the first letter is very short, I will start today with the first two letters. These posts will be tagged #sollertinsky letters.
For context, Dmitri Shostakovich formally met Ivan Sollertinsky in 1927 at the home of the conductor Nikolai Malko. Sollertinsky would go on to be one of Shostakovich’s closest friends, until his untimely death in 1944 from heart complications. This first letter is undated:
"I have urgent business for you. Call me when you have 15-20 minutes to talk to me. D. Shostakovich."
Footnote- Written on the front side of the card- "Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, 9 Marat Street, apartment 7. Telephone 496-37." Obviously, the composer wrote the note without knowing where Sollertinsky's house was. As it is only addressed "to you" (translation note: the formal form of “you," вы, which is used mainly for acquaintances and superiors, rather than the informal “ты,” which is used for close friends), this was likely the first letter from Shostakovich to Sollertinsky.
Letter 2- 20th August 1927, Detskoe Selo
My dear Ivan Ivanovich, I was extremely happy to receive your postcard. In such a small space, you combine so many needed considerations and witticisms that I am amazed. I did not write to you because I was in a bad mood. The Muzsektor [Music Sector] sent me only 500 rubles the day before yesterday for my loyal sentiments. Due to this, my mood improved, and I decided to write to you. Tomorrow I'm going to Moscow. The Muzsektor sent me a telegram for a demonstration of my revolutionary music. On my return, I will write of my summer adventures in detail. I recently received a letter from Malko, in which he warns me of an imminent break with him and, like Chamberlain [1], accuses me of such a break. Progress is being made on "The Nose," as well as my German. In my next letter, probably by Wednesday, I will begin with the words "mein lieber Iwan Iwanowitsch." Your D. Shostakovich.
1- “Chamberlain” refers to Chamberlain Ostin, a British statesman. (Footnote)
Translation note- It’s unknown how much time passed between this letter and the last one, but here, Shostakovich uses the informal ты. Between this letter and the last one, he and Sollertinsky drank a Bruderschaft, a drinking ceremony performed to commemorate friendship and switching from the formal to informal address.
Context note for letter 2- at this point, Shostakovich briefly tried to teach Sollertinsky piano, and Sollertinsky- a polyglot who spoke over 20 languages- tried to teach him German. Neither learned much.
#shostakovich#dmitri shostakovich#composer#composers#sollertinsky#ivan sollertinsky#classical music#history#music history#soviet history#sollertinsky letters#translation#russian history
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tagged by @kukiyuuri ur so sweet ty for the tag <3
ONE. Are you named after anyone?
*Office stare* whatever gave u that impression? :3c
yea my queer ass swiped Roxas' name as my own. I had a major identity crisis after leaving a cult a decade ago so it kinda felt fitting to pick the name with his own history with cults & identity issues hehe
2. When was the last time you cried?
couple days ago, tho I have a very hard time crying anymore. thaaaat's probs not good ^^;; I used to be a huge crybaby.
3. Do you have kids?
thankfully not. I'm enough work as is tyvm
4. What sports do you play? have you played?
I played street hockey with my neighbors quite a bit growing up, tho it was rather short-lived when they suddenly had a problem with playing with a girl (boy do I have news for them). in high school I joined the tennis team. I wasn't stellar at it but I had a blast. wish there were more opportunities to play but that requires other ppl wanting to play.
these days I've been reconnecting with my childhood love of rollerblading. I'm close to being as good as I used to be which is so exciting cuz there's so much I never mastered! so I'm about to cross over into new territory!
5. Do you use sarcasm?
what's sarcasm? ovo
6. What is the first thing you notice about people?
looking at the world thru an artist's lens, I notice things like posture, expression, body language first. which can tell u a lot about a person in the moment without a word being spoken.
7. What's your eye color?
blue! I think they're turning gray as I get older which is kinda cool but also a little sad.
8. Scary movies or happy endings?
depends on my mood; both are good. so long as the story is told well anything goes really.
9. Any talents?
I suffer from the good at the arts but bad at everything modern society deems useful disease. my main talent is probs drawing, writing coming second (if I ever get the spoons to do it again). I'm also decent at singing with my long history with choir & leading worship services.
10. Where were u born?
the most boring place on earth -- the US Midwest. Siri, play "Sidewalks" by Story of the Year.
11. What are your hobbies?
a lot of my free time lately has been getting back into studying languages. I'm mostly focused on Japanese atm but I'm also at an intermediate level in German & conversational in ASL.
I game quite a bit too, primarily retro games. *screaming crying throwing up that PS2-era is now considered retro* seldom do I play things upon release except of KH.
oh, I'm also a casual fashion doll collector (mostly Barbie & Monster High). old media as well (vhs, retro games, music, etc). lost media & preservation of the arts in general really interests me.
I play guitar a bit too but lol I suck at it.
other hobbies previously touched on in earlier q's include drawing, skating, singing & writing. :3c
12. Do you have any pets?
I have a kitty! she's a dilute calico & a huge diva cuz she knows she's gorgeous. she's loud af just like me & loves talking to her fave humans in the sassiest tone possible.
13. How tall are u?
not tall enough. 165cm
14. Favorite subjects in school?
German (easily my best subject), art & English.
15. Dream job?
I've been thinking a lot about circling back to an old dream job. something utilizing my knack for picking up languages. maybe interpreting or teaching? I'd really like to go back to school so I can maybe have a decent shot at something overseas. where? I'm still deciding. being trans kinda complicates it a bit. with that in mind & having several instances of homelessness this past decade I've concluded the US isn't a viable place for me to continue living. I have a unique opportunity to rebuild rn & I intend to utilize it. even if that means allowing my art to return to being just a hobby.
ahh! sorry I'm totally ending this on a bummer note huh? uhh uhh... puppies! think of puppies!! & kitties!!!
anyway, I'll tag uhh... whoever wants to do this? >w<; u can obvi say I tagged ya.
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hi pal! we've been mutuals for a while but never really talked much haha. but I was wondering if you could give any tips or resources for learning german? (cus I think you speak it right?) I'm actually moving to germany really soon to finish my phd there. I have some very rudimentary knowledge from several attempts on duolingo in the past but I really want to learn it well, in the case I end up living there for a long time! anyway feel free to do with this message as you please
Hi dear! Ahh that’s amazing that you’re moving to Germany to finish your PhD, congratulations!! Thank you for thinking of me for this kind of advice, I’m honored <3 and of course, I’m more than happy to give you some tips! This got super long lol I hope you don’t mind!
Here are some of the things that worked for me, feel free to take them or leave them depending on what you think would work best for you! As with any language, I think the best way to learn is to try to get as much exposure as you can, so here are some tips and resources organized by topic:
MOOCs
There are a lot of online courses available for free! Here are some of the ones I’ve seen (some are borrowed from this post and I added some others I found!)
Learn German
Deutsch lernen
Deutsch Akademie
Getting Started with German (I, II, III)
The German Project
Intermediate German: The world of work
Advanced German: Language, culture and history
Deutsch im Blick
Podcasts
This depends on your proficiency level and areas of interest, but I’d recommend starting with those that are more focused on language learners! In particular I found those from Deutsche Welle really helpful.
Once you feel a bit more comfortable, you can slowly work your way up to more technical or specialized podcasts, such as those related to your PhD subject! For me this is a great way to keep my German up to speed, especially since I’m unable to practice it much where I live. Some of my recommendations are:
Slow German mit Annik Rubens, focused on everyday topics spoken slowly for easier understanding! There are even transcripts available so you can read along
Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten, news spoken slowly for easier understanding
Top-Thema mit Vokabeln, discussing current topics with a focus on vocabulary (~B1 level)
Wort der Woche short episodes focused on learning one new term per episode (~B2 level)
For more advanced podcasts, try filtering the charts for Germany and see which ones look interesting to you! I personally love science topics, so I usually listen to Spektrum der Wissenschaft and Wissen Weekly among others!
Pen pals
I think one of the best ways to improve your German is to actually practice it with other people. It might be scary at first but trust me you’ll see a huge improvement if you try it!
I particularly recommend an app called Slowly. It’s a charming concept, with the traditional pen pal experience where your letters actually take time to deliver depending on how far away you are. You can specify the languages you speak and your level of proficiency, so you will be able to match more easily with people according to your level!
(Also, I’m personally a bit shy so something I really liked about this app is that it’s practically anonymous, you can just use a nickname and an avatar and you’re all set!)
Fiction books
Here is a wonderful masterpost of fiction books in German! It contains novels such as the Lord the Rings, the Hunger Games, and even classics such as the Metamorphosis. You can find the link to the Google Drive folder here!
Audiobooks
I didn’t really listen to audiobooks when learning German, but I’ve heard they’ve really worked for some people! Here are some of the ones I’ve been recommended (although I haven’t personally used them). These are links to Audible for reference, but I’d suggest using your alternate platform of choice or try to see if your local library has any available!
Café in Berlin
German Short Stories for Beginners
Learn German with Paul Noble for Beginners
Educational books
This is the more traditional way of language learning, but to be honest this was what most helped me learn grammar! I think resources such as Duolingo are great for day-to-day practicing, but they can be a bit lacking in terms of grammar, which is where educational books come in handy.
I mostly used the Menschen books for the beginner levels and Mittelpunkt for more advanced levels. These can be a bit expensive, so I’d recommend getting used books or looking in your local library, or even online.
For example, in the Deutsch Akademie website you can practice some exercises taken from these books among others for free!
Social media
Try to incorporate German into your social media experience as much as you can!
Tumblr: some blogs I follow are @thatswhywelovegermany @official-german-puns and @inoffizielles-deutschland and you can also try to follow some studyblrs to focus on vocabulary and grammar such as @learngermanblog
Twitter/Facebook: DW Deutsch lernern, they focus on language learners and sometimes they even post simple practice exercises!
Devices
This is more of a tip than a resource but one of the first things I did was switch the language on my phone and laptop to German. This forced me to read the language every day and I even picked up some new vocabulary thanks to this! Even stuff like the directions on Google Maps were in German so it was a great way of practicing. At first I really struggled, but you just have to stick with it and eventually it gets easier, I promise!
Music
It really depends on your taste in music but here are some of the ones I listen to! I usually lean more towards indie pop/rock. But I’d recommend trying to find a specific playlist for your favorite genre, e.g. rock in German and so on!
Playlists: Deutscher Indie, Deutschpop Hits
Artists: Phela, Joris, Philipp Dittberner, Yvonne Catterfeld, Kenay, Mark Foster
Entertainment
Of course movies, TV shows, and even YouTube are a great way of practicing the language even during your downtime!
In general, what worked for me was starting out by watching stuff with German audio and English subtitles (or your language of choice), and then slowly try to shift to using German subtitles only! Anyway I’ll try to recommend one of each:
TV shows: Dark on Netflix, great show and there’s really not a lot of dialogue so it’s good for a beginner/intermediate level!
Movies: Run Lola Run (1998), a thriller movie with a time loop concept
YouTubers: here is a Reddit masterpost of German-speaking YouTubers! I personally started out watching Gronkh which is a gaming channel. His Life is Strange let’s play has the game in English and commentary in German so it’s a good way to start out!
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I hope some of these resources are useful, dear! As I mentioned, in the end you’re the one that knows what works best for you! But these are just some tips and resources that I personally found useful.
Either way, once you’re actually in Germany I promise you’ll see that your progress will increase exponentially just by simply listening and speaking the language daily in places like the supermarket, restaurants, etc. But you can always try to cover all your bases with additional resources such as these ones!
Again, hope this is helpful and please let me know how your journey goes! I’m excited to hear all about it :D
#if anyone has any additional recommendations pls feel free to add them!!#also ahh i'm so happy for u dear!! i'm sure your experience will be amazing#tbh the time i spent living in germany was one of the happiest periods of my life!!#i hope everything goes well for you!! <3#languages#german#linguistics#language#langblr#studyblr#polyglot#studying#language learning#languageblr#learning languages#ask#chariotdunord#added a bunch of language tags bc this took me a long time to consolidate lol so i hope it can be useful for other ppl too!#long post for ts#text
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I have some questions for sewists, knitters, crocheters, and other fabric and fibre workers of all types:
I am planning the design of a plus-size knitted sweater, but I need to make a pattern before I start. My body is oddly shaped, and my bust is much smaller than my waist, very noticeably so. So I'm looking to make a pattern that could, without getting too complicated (I am only an intermediate-ish knitter with a little sweater-making experience), be made to fit a bust that is about 2-3 sizes smaller than the waist.
1.) Is it possible to make darts that start at the neckline of a sweater and go for about 2-3"? They definitely wouldn't reach all the way to the bust, they're just for making the yoke smaller without actually changing the overall size of the sweater, because the waist/tummy size needs to remain the same; I'll probably be basing the measurements on a sweater I already own. Also, the darts would only be in the front, not on the back of the sweater at all. Would that accomplish what I'm trying to achieve?
1.a.) This one's just for the knitters, I'm afraid: would a good way to accomplish darting be German short rows? I saw something similar in a sweater once and it looked really lovely.
2.) If I make it a boatneck, could I make drop shoulders or would that compromise the structural integrity of anything? Or just look stupid? Would I be better off to plan saddle shoulders? Raglans won't work, unfortunately. Or should I stick to a basic rounded neckline?
3.) Would raising the waist to an empire level be my best bet for making it fit? I figure that way, at least for knitting/making purposes, I could make the sweater in two pieces, ie, the yoke and the bottom, possibly putting in small gathers along the waist to add more space, as well.
If any (all? lol) of this is just hilariously impossible or even improbable, please let me know. If you have ideas for how to make it possible that aren't listed here, I'm all ears! If you need more info, you can DM me.
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Plz vote as if I was ur favorite naruto character and you want the best for me 🙆🏾💗💗
#txt#i don’t wanna struggle in school so French is the easy choice but I wanna learn a new language so Spanish#but my happiness is important so I should do design but my future and money is more important#imagine naruto is asking this question ok he neeeds your help
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February 2nd, 2024
I keep swinging back and forth between how incredibly happy I am with my life and how absolutely terrified I am for how fast the future is coming for me.
On the I'm so incredible side (1) I moved abroad as an adult, which has always been a goal of mine (2) I have a bachelors in biology and psychology despite being a horrible student in high school (3) I'm working on publishing a study I lead as an undergraduate (4) I'm living in Germany, which has always been a goal on my list (5) I'm doing a masters in neuropsychology, a field I've been talking about since I was 14 (6)I'm going to have a masters at 23, which is insane (7) Even with taking a gap year after my masters, I'm on track to do a PhD before 30, which is insane.
On the !!!! side (1) I don't want to live in the US but it's looking like my best option for job prospects for my gap year (2) What if I do my PhD and I don't get a job (3) What if I do a PhD and all the jobs I can do suck but now I've invested years of my life into it (4) If T and I ever want to live together, get married etc. we have to get our lives on the same page in the near future, oh no (5) I'm going to have my fucking masters in like 6 months and I keep seeing job postings in my field that pay ~40,000 in big cities.
I've spent all of today intermediately panicking and hyping myself up in the mirror. I have also done nothing productive, although I did make a to do list for myself tomorrow and a grocery list because I don't have any food for breakfast and I know I'll need to get groceries when I wake up tomorrow and I'll be too hungry to meal plan properly. If I did things as much as I panick about doing them I would have no more to do lists. To calm myself down I made a plan for what I will do starting August. I then went to the kitchen for a midnight snack and found authentic Australian and german American talking to each other. I joined in, we had a fun gossip session. Third culture Australian heard us from his room and came to check out the noise, low key killed the conversation but that's alright because I needed to sleep anyway. Made a mistake, caved and bought bloons tower defence. Stayed up until 4am playing it and painting my nails red with little pink hearts.
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Reasons for Choosing Germany
Most of my possibilities are decided by money. It sounds sad, but it's true.
The COVID-19 pandemic has occurred. The options are drastically reduced. I wanted to be an exchange student for as long as possible. I really want to be an exchange student with any cost. I had a look on the list of universities in USA. The situation was worse. I have read one in Europe. It was serious, but Germany was under better control among European countries. I just chose the list of application faster than I thought. First priority was Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany.
Germany is a good country to travel to. It costs cheaper because it is located in the center of Europe. It is surrounded by the North Sea and Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west. You can go to other countries by train. Such travels are difficult to be done from South Korea. My exchange year was the last opportunity for me to enjoy those travels. This is how I got interested in applying for the exchange program in Germany.
As for language, my destination during the exchange was clear. I wanted to be better than intermediate level. I hoped that this goal would be achieved in two languages, English and German. I remembered studying German when I was a high school student. I wanted to continue my experience that I studied German for 3 years. In the case of big cities, there is no problem communicating in English. I chose Germany because I needed to communicate anyway even though my German is not good enough at first.
I also had to think about the budget. The cost of living in Germany is cheaper compared to USA. Especially groceries are affordable. I wanted to be an exchange student for a long time within the range of my budget. If I am accepted to Goethe University, I could earn the scholarship that was half of my tuition. The tuition of my department at Yonsei university was expensive. To cut this in half was rare opportunity. It was a necessary choice considering after the exchange period.
Most of my possibilities were decided by money. It sounds sad but it’s true. I'd like to advise those who are currently preparing for an exchange student. It should be prepared in connection with the budget set in advance. Write down all the things you want to do. Think about the period of time to prepare. The sooner you do this thinking, the better. Money leads to action. It takes money to act.
The next important thing is language. You should to study the language of the country to be dispatched in advance. The language barrier can be a daunting burden. You can choose a country that uses a familiar language so that you can prepare in advance. It was Germany that met these important conditions evenly. After choosing a country, I did my best to prepare. That was all I could do. It was impossible to predict what life would be like.
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i am conversational in spanish and have been for a while! i’ve been learning spanish since i was like 12, so i’ve practiced a lot, which is why i’m considering what my next conquest should be. i just really want to continue to improve to the point of fluency. i know all the rules that i would need to function, just vocab is what i haven’t mastered. i don’t know nearly as many words as i need to. i do love spanish music and tv though, and i plan on going to mexico the summer between graduation and college starting to really improve!
also ASL is so cool, tbh i only really know silly stuff like cereal bath and toy and the alphabet, but i learned a bunch when my deaf cousin visited a couple years ago! she was like 4 so she wasn’t really thinking too complexly so it was super easy words but it was so fun! you should definitely try to learn. especially since it’s all physical, eventually it’s muscle memory. like i haven’t looked at the alphabet in so long but i can do almost all of it just because i did it so much when i was younger
In that case, I'd pick the language that you think would be most useful to you! Polish uses a similar alphabet, though with all those accents and what not, so it might be a little easier than Korean. Though I've heard that Korean is pretty difficult to learn for native English speakers, I also hear that Hangul is one of the best designed alphabets in the world. I also think that Korean might be more useful than Polish considering how big Korean media has become in the western world. Polish is probably a little less common, but if you have sentimental reason to learn it, maybe it would be more fun for you?
I think in terms of what would look impressive on a college application or job application, Korean would probably be the better of the two. Partially because learning an entirely new alphabet is super impressive and partially because there's probably a higher demand for Korean speakers vs Polish speakers.
Either way though, it'll be cool to know either of them! What matters most is what YOU want to do 👌
I had a friend who went to college to learn ASL, which was pretty cool but the way she talked about her class made it seem like HELL because it was a very intense learning environment. You know those types of teachers that are like "FROM NOW ON, WE WILL ONLY COMMUNICATE WITH ASL. IF YOU SPEAK, YOU LOSE POINTS FOR THE DAY" which is like... fucking stupid for a beginner class of people who know ZERO asl. like c'mon, save that teaching method for people who are intermediate at the language, ya know?
My dad had a similar teacher like that in high school but for French. She said that they were not allowed to speak english in the class but it was a beginners class and nobody knew any French so they'd just sit there and stare at her blankly as she spoke French at them. And then she'd get mad when they didn't know what she was saying lmao like WHAT DID YOU EXPECT? that'd they'd just learn through osmosis??? he said that went on for 2 weeks before she finally caved and allowed them to speak english but she had a bad attitude about it for the rest of the semester. it's like... just because you know the language doesn't mean you're qualified to teach it, you know? i'd never have the audacity to think that just because i'm a native English speaker, i could teach non native English speakers how to speak it. unless they were toddlers, i guess lol
one of my friends was an exchange student to Austria and had to learn German in like, less than a year. she said for the first few months living over there, she couldn't understand a THING. then suddenly, it all clicked. lucky for her, her host family was fluent in english so she could still communicate, but for school she said she was so lost, they'd write her up special tests that were in much more basic German. not that they care that much if you do the work. it's more for the experience of a different culture than doing school work. she'd already graduated here in America so they were like, ehh, just have fun
have you looked into an exchange program? i think there's money involved, like i believe my friend had to do some fundraising before she could go, but she said it was an amazing experience and she made so many friends in the program from all over the world! In fact, one of the other kids from my high school went to Poland for his exchange. He struggled with the language even more than my friend though because Polish is more difficult than German. At least for English speakers, since English IS a Germanic language and shares a lot of similarities with it.
but i digress
languages are interesting
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Vettel on mad sprint with Alonso: 'He was a bit aggressive'
Sebastian Vettel says Fernando Alonso was “a bit aggressive” when the pair indulged in a photograph end mad sprint to the checkered flag out of the final nook on the ultimate lap of the Japanese Grand Prix.
Alonso was on a tear within the ultimate phases of the race at Suzuka after dropping a number of spots within the wake of a late pitstop to tackle a recent set of intermediate tyres.
Vettel had fended off the Spaniard earlier within the race, however with 5 laps to go, Alonso’s brisker rubber and tempo benefit allowed the latter to overtake the Williams of Nicholas Latifi and Mercedes’ George Russell
He then set his sights on Vettel as soon as once more however got here up quick by simply 0.011s as the 2 F1 veterans rushed previous the checkered flag facet by facet as they battled for P6 (and credit score for the very good picture end right here above goes to @FogboF on Twitter by the best way).
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Alonso calls out Alpine: ‘What are you doing this yr to me?’
“Effectively, it was very, very shut,” Vettel mentioned of his scrap with the Alpine charger. “He was a bit aggressive, I might say.
“However yeah, there was a little bit of a confusion as a result of I misplaced radio and I seemed on the pit board, and I believe race route modified their thoughts of how lengthy the race goes to go, and I did not know.
“I believe we received away with it.”
On the opening lap of the Japanese Grand Prix, Vettel and Alonso have been concerned in a minor conflict that despatched the German off the monitor from the place he recovered, resetting his race when the occasion resumed after its crimson flag interval.
“We did contact,” he defined. “I went to the left as a result of he had a poor begin, and I had a great begin.
“Then I received lots of wheel slip and a few aquaplaning and form of misplaced the automotive, after which touched, and misplaced the automotive completely. However then we had an important restoration in the long run.”
Vettel’s positive aspects got here because of his early swap to inters, together with Williams’ Nicholas Latifi. It was a transfer that had been mentioned along with his group beforehand.
“Yeah, we spoke about it earlier than,” he mentioned. “The group labored one thing out. And I clearly made the decision judging the situations, but it surely labored very well.
“Yeah, we dragged the automotive as much as the place it in all probability does not belong. Even splitting the Alpines, that are quite a bit quicker than us. However we managed to hold in there, so I actually loved the weekend. And I like every part about this place.”
The four-time F1 world champion who will depart the grid on the finish of the season admitted to being unhappy to have raced at Suzuka in F1 for the final time.
“I really feel unhappy to have pushed my final race right here, but it surely has been an exquisite weekend, and to all of the implausible Suzuka followers I can solely say, ‘Thanks’.”
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My reading practice: learning german by reading
My reading practice: learning german by reading
Dear Friend!
Today I Am continuing my mission of self-learning german.
I have learned german before so I Am not starting from scratch but picking up german on an intermediate level.
I decided to first set up my reading practice as this seems the most convenient to start with.
I think that we should always start learning with material appropriate for our level or slightly above our level of proficiency so that practice could be slightly challenging, but not so much that it discourages us from further learning.
Also, my opinion is that we should learn from the material that is not just interesting, but also useful considering the reason we are learning the language.
I do not see the point of learning german from comic books If I need german for 2- week backpacking trip to Germany.
Therefore, for this reading adventure, I googled the best resources for intermediate learners and I stumbled upon newspaper "Der Spiegel", as a good intermediate resource for german learners.
It has a sister site in English and therefore could be rather useful to compare my translation of an article in german to one in English.
My rules for reading practice will be following:
read the article for the first time, and do not stop to look up the unfamiliar words
read the article once more, slowly this time, and resist the urge to look up every word
read the article for the third time, and just note the words unfamiliar to you along with sentences in which they stay
check the meaning of noted words/expressions
read the article once more I previously had a great urge to check every word, and reading just a small article or text proved to be hours work due to my "language OCD".
Therefore, I think that just resisting the urge to look up the unfamiliar words in the beginning, and trying to figure out their meaning from the context, could be useful at least when starting.
Words (along with the sentences where they show up) will be stored in an app called Anki, a flashcard app, I believe familiar to many language learners.
So, this is my plan for this week, and I hope that it will work and will help someone else as well!
Love you,
Femina Linguae
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Braindump time once again
I finished my evaluation class for graphic design yesterday (three days of jargon easy for me to process honestly) and came back with much ideas for a retro-y technological stack.
I am quite the research nerd to begin with, so excuse my messy list of things to investigate for the summer and onwards:
What if 45 rpm won the 1949 format war with LP
What if Laserdisc came earlier (~1972-1975) + MiniDiscs and CDs conversation
Discussion upon VHS, LTO, cassettes & whatever things datasette
What it takes to make analog media in the 2020s
If the Germans won, how would further tech look and function like? (Pflaummen Wolfenstein take)
Why you should start or restart a computing hardware business in 2022
Universal Turing machine and alternative models for computing hardware (Servitor tech stack projects)
Fundamentals of modern technologies for the masses
Alternate takes of the global internet
Constructed Linguistics, how to personalize from existing classes and how to make it fully your own
Our Worldview (My GeoSyndie political take, FOSS/Unix mindset ways to recontextualize education, immigration diversity, lasting longevity and constructive values)
Making a fully analog documentation system with index cards to organize the world in your head for generations to come
I did forgoe some suggestions because they stayed fresh in my head still, like exploring KenSilverman's Build2 and ZealOS playful toying-around are not forgotten.
I love making tutorials but like idk if I am dedicated enough to finish even basic things like because of how elaborate I wanna go with each thing (some featurette backstories, customization tips and samples). EX: If I make a web HTML/CSS tutorial I easily see myself using Neocities graphics, Unicode symbols and following some feature changelog backtracking as to understand both where it comes from and how to best utilize intermediate/advanced blocks.
Would you like to see a dense but useful history of markup (HTML5/CSS3 lineup)
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https://notalwaysright.com/?p=258838
I am a model student in high school – honors student, varsity athlete, and generally polite to other students and teachers. I love foreign languages, but due to the way our school schedule is constructed, I can only take one foreign language between seventh and ninth grade. I choose German, but am hopeful that I can take Spanish sometime in the future. By tenth grade, I give up having a study hall in the interest of pursuing beginner Spanish. Since the tenth graders are in an intermediate course, I have to take beginner Spanish with a class that is a mix of ninth and tenth graders. Most of these students had failed out of Spanish earlier and are retaking it, some for the second or third time. Others were simply newer students who had not been enrolled in a foreign language earlier. Only one other girl in the class was taking Spanish as a second foreign language like me. In spite of the strong students in the class, the majority of the class are the students who had previously failed out – some because they are slow learners, and some because they are troublemakers who were constantly getting suspended from the school. The troublemakers attempt to cause daily chaos – shouting out random things just to be obnoxious, harassing the teacher, and heckling students like me who are there to learn. One girl in particular was particularly annoying to me, but I generally kept my head down and ignored her in the hope that the lack of acknowledgement to her antics would be enough to get her to stop. It doesn’t work. One day, she walks into the classroom and hands the teacher a slip of paper. GIRL: Here, Señor! I have in-school suspension next week. You need to sign this. The teacher signs the slip wordlessly and marks something into his attendance record. A few seconds pass, and the she speaks again. GIRL: I bet you are not even going to miss me, are you? ME: (under my breath) I won’t! The boy in front of me turns around with a gleam in his eye. He’s a good student, but also an instigator who enjoys watching drama unfold. BOY: What was that, [MY NAME]? GIRL: What? Who’s saying something about me? She looks around the room expectantly. Normally, I would just remain silent in the hope of dissipating the situation, but I realized that I had had enough of this girl who had failed out of the class twice already due to her own behavioral issues landing her in in-school suspension. The teacher was one of the kindest men I had ever met, and to this day he is the best language teacher I have ever had. I thought of how I looked forward to her in-school suspensions so I would not have to hear her constant whining and attention-getting antics. I decided that I had very little respect for this girl and did not want to cower to her bratty behavior. Also, I reasoned that was the day I should take ownership of my words. ME: I did. I said I won’t miss you when you are gone next week. GIRL: What? You think you can talk to me this way? ME: I don’t want to talk to you that way, but you never shut up. You come in here all of time with your complaints, your complete lack of desire to learn, and somehow you think we all care what you have to say. Really, I just want to get through a single class period without your useless side-commentary. You are wasting time by being here. Why don’t you just quit Spanish altogether? GIRL: Señor, did you hear how she is speaking to me? The teacher, who is barely twenty-three years old and probably really scared of her himself, remains seated, his eyes wide. He clearly has no idea what to do. ME: I really don’t like how you are constantly disrespecting Señor. If you don’t want to learn, don’t waste his time and mine by interrupting him all of the time. You might actually pass this class if you sit down and pay attention. Otherwise, please do us a favor and leave. GIRL: Who do you think you are? You want to take this outside? I can take you! I laugh out loud at this point, because not only is this girl academically lazy, but also physically lazy. I had gym class with her a previous year. She was the type that did not like to sweat and loudly expressed that every gym class. ME: Well, I don’t think that is going to help, because I am a varsity cross-country runner, and I can probably just outrun you. I’ve seen you in gym class – you’re really nothing but hot air. You’re probably one of the few people I could beat up. If you want to keep embarrassing yourself, please, go on. GIRL: I-I can take you! ME: [GIRL], you’re only embarrassing yourself. Go where someone cares about what you have to say. GIRL: Señor, I am never coming back! ME: Is that a promise? She screams and storms out of the room. All of the other students are shocked because I never speak out of turn, and I never brow-beat people. Also, I believe a lot of them expected me to cower at the prospect of a fight, and while I did not accept the fight, I did not back down from it either. The teacher ran up to me and thanked me profusely before calling in the principal’s office about the girl leaving the classroom unattended. Her outburst stretched out her current in-school suspension time. I was hopeful she would drop the class for good, but she did come back within two weeks. She was still obnoxious, but she toned it down a degree, which was honestly better than I expected from her. Surprisingly enough, she left me alone, and even her friends in the class left me alone. I never bothered finding out whether she passed Spanish that year. Source: https://notalwaysright.com/?p=258838
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