I play Grand Strategy games, but why?
So, Europa Universalis 4 is one of my favourite games.
So I started to look at some interesting nations/countries to play and came Ajuran (EU4 uses the somali transliteration Ajuuraan)
It has some very nice ideas, basically strength you can use.
Naturally I read up on it, the history and how it came to be.
"In the 13th century AD, the Ajuran Empire was the only hydraulic empire in Africa. As an hydraulic empire, the Ajuran monopolized the water resources of the Shebelle and Jubba rivers."
In game terms it makes it easier to develop provinces.
I love alternative history, so what would have happened if Ajuuraan had colonized/settled large areas of land and expanded over the entire east coast of Africa?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTtAeVFcjpI&list=PLLcwIkEBlMASZ4QUNQiO4BthYvuZJmL-p
#letsplay #europauniversalis #paradox #games #gaming
The original Civilization is still astoundingly playable. #dosgames #retrogaming #strategy #civ #civilization
Just a reminder how small and affordable computers are here is my #RaspberryPi zero next to an AA battery for scale. This Pi was bought for $1.
So, cultural time!
I removed the audio because I was talking to my mom :D
And by the way, I take the camera off the street when I am about to film a person. That's not legal here without their consent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2K-aTjtLLs
Disclaimer: I am a socialist and I love writing. Writing nice stuff.
Anyway, to train I wrote the darkest horror I could think of.
They told us late.
http://commandelicious.de/index.php/blog/105-they-told-us-late
I still want to caress @riker
#introduction
I'm Hans. I live in Missoula, Montana where every day looks like the opening shot of A River Runs Through It or a post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie depending on how much smoke or snow is in the air. I have a master's in Biomedical Engineering but now work in the entertainment industry. My mind is still drawn to science, tech and engineering so I read and watch a lot of hard sci-fi as well as read science magazines and listen to science podcasts.
@freemo @Surasanji
My grandfather was son of a jewish mother and in the Wehrmacht. A year ago I got his picture diary and I decided to make it accessible to the internet. I left it mostly uncommented.
http://commandelicious.blogspot.com/2017/07/my-grandfathers-picture-wardiary.html
#history #ww2
I decided for a new thread and not derailing the discussion there. <3
@Surasanji I am not jewish but I love geeking over Hebrew and other religions. While I know far less than an expert ont he subject Hebrew /Judaism is one of my favorite topics, particularly when discussing it in the form it had a few thousand years ago.
Something random-
I've been reading up on ancient Canaanite religion recently, and it is a very interesting subject. Particularly when you look at it as the precursor religion to what would eventually become Judaism.
A lot of the god names are maintained in Hebrew- which is, itself, a Canaanite language- the only living (Although you could say resurrected) Canaanite language. Yam (long A, Yaam) for instance is one that is super easy to spot because the word, in Hebrew, for ocean is still yam.
It's a very interesting thing to study for me, as a Jewish person and a secular Zionist who ascribes to the notion that the Jewish people are the aboriginal people to the region of the world I've chosen to make my home.
However, from a history standpoint it's particularly interesting to see where my culture and the religion associated with said culture came from and evolved from.
Tech time - Electrolyte Condensators and easy Repairs saving a lot of money
@commandelicious Professionally and personally, I use distributors like Digikey, Mouser, or Arrow. You can find whatever electronic you're looking for typically between those 3 sites.
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