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by Torco
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:39 pm
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: Random Thread
Replies: 3837
Views: 510767

Re: Random Thread

Chill, you have a long time until you have to replace the flooring. the stain isn't gonna spread.
by Torco
Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:04 pm
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: Daily Creativity Thread
Replies: 147
Views: 104060

Re: Daily Creativity Thread

neato
by Torco
Tue Mar 31, 2020 11:19 pm
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: COVID-19 thread
Replies: 1001
Views: 474765

Re: COVID-19 thread

Ya I had heard of this. Adapt or go extinct i guess. Distilleries in Chicago don't really need to worry about this, as liquor stores have officially been designated "essential services" under the terms of the State of Illinois' stay-at-home order. But as far as I know, only one--CH Distil...
by Torco
Tue Mar 31, 2020 11:15 pm
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: Daily Creativity Thread
Replies: 147
Views: 104060

Re: Daily Creativity Thread

No, no, I hadn't even noticed those tbh. That's a cool touch tho. The ones I mean are those geometrical, black-and-white blocky patterns that aren't representational and that have rotational symmetry: the ones the little birdie with the palm crown is looking at.
by Torco
Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:13 pm
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: COVID-19 thread
Replies: 1001
Views: 474765

Re: COVID-19 thread

Ya I had heard of this. Adapt or go extinct i guess.
by Torco
Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:12 pm
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: Daily Creativity Thread
Replies: 147
Views: 104060

Re: Daily Creativity Thread

Well, I've been playing around at the piano for something like three years, whereas I've only had my cello for one and a bit: the unfortunate consequence of this is that I _can_ produce nice-sounding things at the piano, and not at the cello. Not only that, but it's a remarkably hard instrument to l...
by Torco
Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:33 am
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: Daily Creativity Thread
Replies: 147
Views: 104060

Re: Daily Creativity Thread

Those sound very professional to my untrained ears, Torco, nice work! But I think I speak for everyone when I say... step away from the piano and write some cello-based conworld music! Thanks! the good thing about the cello is that you get to play around with odd tunings and microtonal stuff, just ...
by Torco
Sun Mar 29, 2020 10:30 pm
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: COVID-19 thread
Replies: 1001
Views: 474765

Re: COVID-19 thread

Hey, Ars ! still feels like home here. I'm perfectly safe this far, Chile is a lot earlier in its curve. 4) And poor people living in trailer homes and apartments will be the least able to handle this thing. If they even believe in science or know anyone who can explain all the intricacies to them. ...
by Torco
Sun Mar 29, 2020 11:24 am
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: Daily Creativity Thread
Replies: 147
Views: 104060

Re: Daily Creativity Thread

Here's a page of Peter Rabbit in Saava's native script. https://i.imgur.com/XSU26HW.png Imma pull a serali here and say that is one pretty scriptie. I have this feeling that a lot of conscripts that are rich in twirlies and loopdiloops (technical terms, mind you) are also overly complicated, but th...
by Torco
Sun Mar 29, 2020 11:04 am
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: COVID-19 thread
Replies: 1001
Views: 474765

Re: COVID-19 thread

Not to mention the transition is gonna ruin or end plenty of lives: not that late stage capitalism doesn't but hey. I trust it'll be worth it for the end of absurd copyright law alone.
by Torco
Sun Mar 29, 2020 10:57 am
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: Tiffany problems
Replies: 165
Views: 178567

Re: Tiffany problems

I might have thought that girls calling their boyfriends 'honey' was a modern thing, but nope. not even a little bit new.
by Torco
Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:29 pm
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: Elections in various countries
Replies: 1216
Views: 628869

Re: Elections in various countries

No Bolsonaro discussion yet? I mean, granted, it's yet another right wing fascistoid populist amongst a bit of a tidal wave of right wing populists, but Brazil is a pretty big deal.
by Torco
Thu Oct 11, 2018 7:23 am
Forum: Languages
Topic: Why do you avoid passive voice?
Replies: 43
Views: 30998

Re: Why do you avoid passive voice?

If always the passive voice was used, and the active voice was rarely ever used, the thought that this would have implications as to how we describe our grammar occurs to me.

Now I'm wondering if there are natlangs that work like this.
by Torco
Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:00 am
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: ZBB Census 2018
Replies: 89
Views: 130712

Re: ZBB Census 2018

Vijay wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 10:58 am Damn, you are young! :shock:
heartache to heartache he stands
by Torco
Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:16 am
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: ZBB Census 2018
Replies: 89
Views: 130712

Re: ZBB Census 2018

Basics Username: Name: Tomas Other nicknames (including good stories, if you have any): Torco is an old nickname. back in school they used to call me Encarta. Birthplace: Las Condes, Santiago Place of residence: Providencia, Stgo Any particular reason you live there now?: its always struck me as wei...
by Torco
Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:55 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: How to describe morphosyntax?
Replies: 10
Views: 12031

Re: How to describe morphosyntax?

I'm not as good at linguistics as a great many here, but for my two cents I'd think there's good reason to describe some languages with paradigmata laid out in complete tables, and others with just the rules: if there's 95 different rules going into it and all are super regular, then no, please don'...