Aerial view
The first foundation were laid in the 13th century, but it was only a fortified mansion. The building did not become a proper proper castle until the 15th century, when it was expanded for the first time and its impressive dungeon got added. Further expansions were made in the 16th century and it is these buildings which are still standing today. In the 17th century, the roofs were changed to the style we see today, while another century later one side of the fortifications was removed in order to make the castle more welcoming and habitable; as it had lost all strategic importance at that point in time.
In the late medieval era, the castle was known for its stables and they attracted the attention of various nobles, as well as Jeanne D'Arc who visited the castle in order to procure horses for the siege of Orléans in 1429.
The castle was renovated extensively in the 1990s and received an award for its historically accuracy. It can be visited today.
German actually has the word "Ambulanz", but it means "walk-in clinic".
That's a very sensible and I wish I had the time to always engage with other people here on Lemmy as much as I used to in the past. To tell the truth: Even when Ghazi was still living on Reddit, I often only posted a link to something I considered interesting and had to leave it at that because of other obligations. Though I certainly prefer Ghazi being an active community, rather than a mere list of links.
I am not quite sure I understand what you mean... (In my defense I am horribly tired and my brain is mush.)
I remember when Microsoft first attempted to prevent the standardisation of Open Document Format (used by LibreOffice and others) and then bullied its way into getting approval for own OOXML standard. Already back then, supporters of FOSS warned that Microsoft would use the overly complicated OOXML to maintain its stranglehold on users of Office-like software.:
Whenever applicable and possible, standards should build upon previous standardisation efforts and not depend on proprietary, vendor-specific technologies. Albeit, MS-OOXML neglects various standards and uses its own vendor-specific formats instead. This puts a substantial burden on all vendors to fully implement MS-OOXML. It seems questionable how any third party could ever implement them equally well, especially when a standard comes with 6000 pages of specifications without serving its minimalistic purpose.
It all makes sense if you assume that everything Musk does is intended to impress a 4chan nazi circa 2012.
Dictionaries are - by definition - descriptive. It is not their duty to judge what goes into them. They merely collected terms used by people and explain what they mean.
Demanding to remove information from a dictionary, because you do not like what it expresses or the people who use those terms, is the very definition of censorship.
Consider this headline from Bloomberg in this context:
About 90% of Migrants Deported to El Salvador Had No US Criminal Record
The problem is that it's not a question of intelligence.
Trumpists and their ilk are living in echo chambers of "alternative facts", perpetuated by Fox News, Murdoch newspapers and an nearly endless amount of rightwing influencers (starting with Rogan at the top). They are not looking at what's happening, because they are surrounded in a very comforting bubble of disinfo and propaganda that confirms everything they wanted to hear: The illegals get deported, the queers get finally put in their place, the liberals are frothing with anger, finally men are back in charge who tell women where they belong and America is going to be "great" again any moment now.
It's fascism and fascism has always been a "cult": The early pioneers of fascism (particularly D'Annunzio and later Mussolini) explicitly said their aim was to create a "secular religion" around the nation, the people and the leader. And you can only be a member of that religion if you accept its "truth" and reject everything that contradicts it.
Very smart people can adhere to a religion for a variety of reasons and the most obvious one is (and always has been) because it promises them power over others.
This is a prime example of why patriarchy is hurting men too, because what this guy is saying boils down to:
- We can make them work at any hour of the day because who cares if these guys have any life outside work?
- We don't have to do any work management, we just call those guys
- We can send them wherever, whenever
- We can create a toxic work environment and it's okay to treat guys like shit
- And those guys don't even complain because they need this job so bad
Isn't it great?
The statement about "workplace laws" is so telling: Yeah, who cares about treating men with respect and dignity!?
It's not just about discriminating against women, it's also about mistreating men. That's what patriarchy is at its core: Pit men and women against each other and then reap the benefits. It's a "divide and conquer strategy".
Because there are lots of people in this thread who paint whales as "rich schmucks" who can afford to spend $48k without thinking twic. This is a myth that lots of the gaming industry itself loves to perpetuate, because it absolves them of taking responsibility for ruining lives.
Research has shown repeatedly that whales are much more likely to be people with mental health problems and/or gambling addicts. That Star Citizen isn't a freemium game with loot boxes makes it marginally better than - let's say - Genshin Impact, but offers like the bundle in the article is still predatory.
Congratulations! It's awesome that you finally get to live the way you have always been inside.
A general piece of advise: While everything may feel exciting and knew, keep in mind that a transition is a marathon, not a sprint. A lot of things (such as hair removal for example) require patience and while it can never be fast enough, it is better to be mentally prepared. The same goes for HRT, while it's awesome to have it, physical changes can take anywhere from months to years before they become visible.
I do not want to temper your enthusiasm, but advise you to manage your expectations. On the flip side, this also means that you can take your time. You have a chance to try things out before you settle on how you want to look and what feels best. You do not have to have all the answers right away. You can and you should experiment.
Godspeed, friend!