Lorindol

@Lorindol@sopuli.xyz

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TSA now offers you a choice⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And it has Derek Smalls in the backgroung waiting for his turn.

  Absolutely brilliant.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Star Trek is dying." How would you sell it to a younger audience?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  When TOS aired the first time in my country, I was 9-10 years old. I found it mind-blowingly good compared to other shows at the time. I had learned to read when I was 4 and I read a LOT. And not just books for children, I also read classics and nonfiction natural science as much as I could.

  I was a strange kid, but all my reading had made me ready to understand the social commentaries in TOS and the fictional scenarios really opened the concepts up for me. I often went to the library to research stuff that was explored in the latest episode to make sure I had understood everything.

  My son is 13 now, we started to watch the TOS DVD-set together and he loves it. Although he is older than I was, he is not an avid reader like me. He needs many of the concepts explained and subtle guidance to understand the underlying larger themes, but he has shown advancement and after every episode we have a small discussion. I love teaching him this way.

  We just finished season 1 and my son noted: “Athough this show is ancient, this stuff is still relevant and happening even today, isn’t it?”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are you brewing?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My last brew was a pale ale-weißbeer - hybrid and it turned out fantastic. I used Magnum and Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops and weißbeer yeast, the resulting flavour has a tinge of aniseed/licorice root in it. The IBU is somewhere near 30.

  I made a 23 litre batch for Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, I should have made 2 batches. Guests shared my opinion of the quality and yearned for more ;)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bring Home Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 and Complete Series on March 25⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Playstations 3, 4 and 5 are capable of playing Blu-Rays and DVD’s. I guess the same goes with the latee Xbox-models, assuming they have an optical drive.

  I cannot fathom why one would purchase any console without one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Facebook and Instagram to Unleash AI-Generated ‘Users’ No One Asked For⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The intranet at my work is a near-useless dumpster fire. Everything is disorganized, all the important documents and instructions are hidden behind completely chaotic branches and layers of creatively named folders.

  I have used the wretched thing only once. I instantly downloaded everything I thought I would ever need to an encrypted USB stick, so I would never have to use it again. This was 7-8 years ago. Everything important is always delivered by email and apparently stored to the intranet afterwards. The intranet has been hacked at least twice, but the real number is most likely much higher. For “reasons”, all the personnel info has also been kept stored on the intranet, despite the successful hacks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Get good.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You are correct. I majored in educational psychology and this language development in children has always been a special interest of mine.

  Baby talk is like beacon to the baby, it tells them that “This is for YOU, pay attention!”. The baby hears and learns the intonations, patterns and the rhythms of the language. It’s importance cannot be downplayed.

  A toddler can learn ~50 new words every day, so using normal speech is naturally important as well. But there is no need to try to overdo it. The mind of a small child is a massively powerful and superfocused “learning machine”, although it isn’t often apparent in their behaviour ;)

  Reading to children is especially beneficial to language development. It enriches the vocabulary and introduces common patterns and rhythms of expression. And the pictures in books help to create connections between ideas and words.

  The pace of language development is highly individual and forcing it is most likely useless. Children will learn what they can, at their own pace.

  Every one of my own children were able to use polynomial sentences and past and future tenses before they were three. We never tried to accelerate their learning in any way, they just picked it up. On the other hand, my friend’s kid did the normal baby talk phase and then remained completely mute until the age of four. One day he just opened up and said to her mom in a clear voice: “Mom, could you give me some milk, I’m thirsty.” And he spoke normally ever since.

  One advantage of quick language development is it’s effect on memory. A child that learns complex language skills early is more likely to form lasting memories of their early childhood. It may be that the memories can be stored more effectively and recalled more easily when the child is able to bind the experiences to words that can be used to express them.

  This is a very fascinating subject.