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Re:Americans Can Barely Afford Homes on Monday September 18, 2023 @03:12PM (#37560616)
I feel like that ignores some important contextual factors like how Houston is a constantly flooding swamp where you can practically swim through the air in the summer.
The vast majority of people aren't serious weightlifters and consequently don't need to eat like they are.
Re:The Sticky History of Baklava on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @06:50PM (#37242921)
The Greek alphabet, sure, but Hagia Sophia? The one that was ordered to be built by a Roman emperor and consecrated by a Christian bishop from Antioch? I would describe it as Roman, Byzantine, or Ottoman before I would describe it as Greek.
Re:The Sticky History of Baklava on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @06:26PM (#37242680)
Calling anything that came from before the 19th century a result of "Greek" culture makes things a bit murky, though. If, hypothetically, baklava was developed in what is now Istanbul, is it a result of Greek, Turkish, Byzantine, Roman, Persian, or Ottoman culture? The answer is that it's a silly question.
Re:Human Shader on Friday July 21, 2023 @01:47AM (#36810391)
Hmmm, this looks kinda familiar....

https://www.shadertoy.com/view/ddjBRK

It's a tale as old as trade itself, and the US was just as guilty in its infancy:

https://theworld.org/stories/2014-02-18/us-complains-other-n...

Other animals also commit rape for pleasure, but we don't use that as a moral guideline for human behavior.
These projects are so interesting from an architectural/engineering standpoint, but then they hit you with the "rethink the rules that say how much green space an apartment needs or where its windows must be." I highly doubt the best long-term policy for a city's residents involves even less greenspace and natural light.