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[-] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 weeks ago

I don't think so, my point was that there's not only uncertainty in converting the idea to language and language back to an idea, but there's also uncertainty when transferring language from one person to another.

[-] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 weeks ago

There's also the difference between what you think the words you say mean and what they understand from your words.

[-] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 3 weeks ago

Now with Vitamin R!

[-] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 month ago

Not to mention all the people who don't even have an adblocker and for some reason don't seem to care that their web browsing is infested with ads.

[-] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 month ago

There's a loo right around the corner, too

[-] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 186 points 2 months ago

For a second I thought you were talking about masturbation.

[-] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 months ago

Yep, I learned something new today.

[-] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Not a parent, but I was raised bilingually in English and German, while growing up in Germany.

My Dad (almost) always speaks English with me, and my Mom (almost) always speaks German with me, even to this day at age 31. This approach worked well for us and I'm fluent in both languages, but I can imagine an approach where both parents speak both languages could work as well.

What also really helped me was to consume a lot of media in English, so maybe you could encourage your child to do that as well.

[-] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 4 months ago

No, I'm not joking, my confusion stemmed from the fact that those who used those terms always seemed to mean them in the way I described. (Probably mostly Americans who grew up with the two party system)

In Germany - at least in my bubble - we don't talk about "liberals" vs "conservatives", the spectrum is more diverse.

[-] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 4 months ago

I know, I'm German. Looks like I've mostly heard these terms used by Americans.

[-] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 months ago

Huh, TIL that "liberals" doesn't include socialists and communists. I always thought of "liberals" and "conservatives" as general terms for left and right.

[-] ahto@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 4 months ago

I don't know about La Guardia but Heathrow is definitely at its capacity limit due to only having two runways.

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