z_darius
1 Apr 2008
Life / An understanding of how people go out in Poland [4]
They usually go out on hind paws, but some return on all fours.
They usually go out on hind paws, but some return on all fours.
z_darius
31 Mar 2008
Language / (part 2) Polish Language Pronunciation - Sample Words and Phrases [311]
Because it does sound like an "f" sometimes, and this time Michal is right.
"w Czestochowie" will be pronounced as "fczestochowie".
This is a classical case of desonorization in the Polish language (ubezdzwiecznienie wsteczne)
that's not really right. w preceeeding a word is hard v
I can see how some people might think it sounds like an "f".
Because it does sound like an "f" sometimes, and this time Michal is right.
"w Czestochowie" will be pronounced as "fczestochowie".
This is a classical case of desonorization in the Polish language (ubezdzwiecznienie wsteczne)
z_darius
31 Mar 2008
Food / Is there McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut etc in Poland? Food survey. [222]
Ketchup is a sauce.
I heard that it is Polish custom for topping pizza with ketchup as opposed to tomato sauce.
Ketchup is a sauce.
z_darius
31 Mar 2008
Language / Some POLISH SENTENCES when visiting the country [30]
This seems to reflect the source of Michal's Polish "skills". The term "doprowadzić" in this context is used in some areas of Poland in reference to cattle. What he considers correct sounds funny though :)
This seems to reflect the source of Michal's Polish "skills". The term "doprowadzić" in this context is used in some areas of Poland in reference to cattle. What he considers correct sounds funny though :)
z_darius
30 Mar 2008
Love / Polish-Islam Relationship Union [450]
Muslims more numerous than catholics:
hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VATICAN_MUSLIMS?SITE=VOICESD&SECTION=H OME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Muslims more numerous than catholics:
hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VATICAN_MUSLIMS?SITE=VOICESD&SECTION=H OME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
z_darius
30 Mar 2008
News / March of Tolerance in Krakow [478]
He said nothing about morals in the fragment you quoted. His statement is self evident. If you don't believe it try to screw a male friend of yours and see if you have offspring. Make relevant post 9 to 10 months from now.
You're mixing ideas here.
Humanity can survive without flying but it cannot survive without heterosexual relations. That's what's unnatural in homosexuality. It is against the basic principle of life - perpetuation of the species.
Blah blah blah rhetoric! U don't base ur conclusions on evidence u base it on wat is "moral" under your biased christian state of mind!
He said nothing about morals in the fragment you quoted. His statement is self evident. If you don't believe it try to screw a male friend of yours and see if you have offspring. Make relevant post 9 to 10 months from now.
Even if being gay is unnatural so is flying in planes or driving in cars!
You're mixing ideas here.
Humanity can survive without flying but it cannot survive without heterosexual relations. That's what's unnatural in homosexuality. It is against the basic principle of life - perpetuation of the species.
z_darius
30 Mar 2008
Language / Some POLISH SENTENCES when visiting the country [30]
There are no excellent Polish/English translators online that I know of.
Here is a sample translation of a simple English sentence to Polish, and then the same sentence in Polish into English:
Where can I get some milk?
To Polish: Gdzie może otrzymuję (dostawać; rozumieć) niektóre (pewna ilość; niedużo) mleko (mleczny)?
To English:
Gdzie mogę dostać trochę mleka?
(with diacritics):
Where can I obtain milk a bit?
(without diacritics):
Where milk moge dostac troche?
Here is an excellent translator and its free!
There are no excellent Polish/English translators online that I know of.
Here is a sample translation of a simple English sentence to Polish, and then the same sentence in Polish into English:
Where can I get some milk?
To Polish: Gdzie może otrzymuję (dostawać; rozumieć) niektóre (pewna ilość; niedużo) mleko (mleczny)?
To English:
Gdzie mogę dostać trochę mleka?
(with diacritics):
Where can I obtain milk a bit?
(without diacritics):
Where milk moge dostac troche?
z_darius
30 Mar 2008
History / Poland Around 1883 [30]
That's debatable. Why not Polish city inder German administration. In fact, Poznan is one of the earliest Polish cities and Poles were always a majority, except for about a decade long period in the middle 0f the 19th century. Even during German occupation, Poles living referred t the city by their original and present name.
There is a significant difference. A Frenchman in London is a visitor/newcomer. Poles living in Poznan had been living there for generations.
Fact is,it was at that time the german city of Posen.
That's debatable. Why not Polish city inder German administration. In fact, Poznan is one of the earliest Polish cities and Poles were always a majority, except for about a decade long period in the middle 0f the 19th century. Even during German occupation, Poles living referred t the city by their original and present name.
A frenchman in London may call it Londres but its still London.
There is a significant difference. A Frenchman in London is a visitor/newcomer. Poles living in Poznan had been living there for generations.
z_darius
30 Mar 2008
History / Poland Around 1883 [30]
Poles were only a small fraction of immigrants to America in that period. While individual reasons for leaving their home countries may vary, most were looking for those streets paved with gold.
I am interested in what was going on in Poland around this time that might have caused him to leave.
Poles were only a small fraction of immigrants to America in that period. While individual reasons for leaving their home countries may vary, most were looking for those streets paved with gold.
z_darius
30 Mar 2008
Language / (part 2) Polish Language Pronunciation - Sample Words and Phrases [311]
This only shows how ancient your idea of the Polish language is.
Dark "L" is vanishing in the Polish language. Right now it is pretty much restricted to some dialects (mostly Eastern) and the older generation.
Happy 90th birthday, Michal.
This only shows how ancient your idea of the Polish language is.
Dark "L" is vanishing in the Polish language. Right now it is pretty much restricted to some dialects (mostly Eastern) and the older generation.
Happy 90th birthday, Michal.
z_darius
30 Mar 2008
Love / Polish-Islam Relationship Union [450]
Yes, he is. And he has a deal with one Lucifer to fry on the open fire for eternity all those who reject this unconditional love.
Well, from what I've gathered, God is unconditional love
Yes, he is. And he has a deal with one Lucifer to fry on the open fire for eternity all those who reject this unconditional love.
z_darius
30 Mar 2008
News / Earth Hour - possible in Poland? [62]
I'm confused. First you said they are not available in the US then you say you have them in your garage. Not to mention the fact that the fluorescent tube lighting has been around for decades.
I'm talking about the long ones that go in my garage Which I paid for....didn't get them for free
I'm confused. First you said they are not available in the US then you say you have them in your garage. Not to mention the fact that the fluorescent tube lighting has been around for decades.
z_darius
30 Mar 2008
Language / Adjective and adverb comparison [19]
The question in this thread was about Adjective and adverb comparison, so no, your examples would not sound better.
The question in this thread was about Adjective and adverb comparison, so no, your examples would not sound better.
z_darius
30 Mar 2008
Language / "polish pig" - is it offensive? [41]
If you already had an answer from Jewish pigs, why did you come here to ask?
So part of you think that PIG is OFFENSE, but my Polish-Jews friends from FORUM ŻYDÓW POLSKICH are saying almost all the same that Poles are overreacting
If you already had an answer from Jewish pigs, why did you come here to ask?
z_darius
30 Mar 2008
News / Earth Hour - possible in Poland? [62]
You need to go out more. In the US they are available in most stores where bulbs are available.
The Home Depot gave away 1,000,000 CFLs (compact fluorescent light) on Earth Day 2007.
IKEA in the UK gave 6 free CFLs to staff, and will replace them free when they run out in a 'bulb for life' campaign as part of World Environment Day. IKEA in Sweden has also handed out free CFLs to their customers.
Wal-Mart announced in September 2006 that it was starting a campaign to endorse CFLs. The store aims to sell one CFL to every one of their 100 million customers within the next year
florescent lights, and I have yet to see them sold in the US.
You need to go out more. In the US they are available in most stores where bulbs are available.
The Home Depot gave away 1,000,000 CFLs (compact fluorescent light) on Earth Day 2007.
IKEA in the UK gave 6 free CFLs to staff, and will replace them free when they run out in a 'bulb for life' campaign as part of World Environment Day. IKEA in Sweden has also handed out free CFLs to their customers.
Wal-Mart announced in September 2006 that it was starting a campaign to endorse CFLs. The store aims to sell one CFL to every one of their 100 million customers within the next year
z_darius
30 Mar 2008
Food / Good Polish Wines [74]
Zielona Gora used to be a wine producing city but the wine they made was the one you would not like to drink. These were the common fruit (not grape) based "acids". They grapes they grew then fermented were mostly used to produce spirits (the "wine" was processed by the local distillery to produce some good vodkas) and vinegar. Grape based wine produced was symbolic in quantity and of terrible quality.
I called Zielona Gora home for 20 years, and I also worked in the winery (the one off Jaskolcza Street) one summer vacation. I hear it is not longer in business.
People, people. Please, don`t make me laugh. Try to find info about Zielona Gora. And this is only one example for polish "wine regions"
Zielona Gora used to be a wine producing city but the wine they made was the one you would not like to drink. These were the common fruit (not grape) based "acids". They grapes they grew then fermented were mostly used to produce spirits (the "wine" was processed by the local distillery to produce some good vodkas) and vinegar. Grape based wine produced was symbolic in quantity and of terrible quality.
I called Zielona Gora home for 20 years, and I also worked in the winery (the one off Jaskolcza Street) one summer vacation. I hear it is not longer in business.
z_darius
29 Mar 2008
News / Earth Hour - possible in Poland? [62]
Not doable in some climates, or at the very least too dangerous to human life to drive a vehicle with ice on the windshield. Imagine the cost of emergency crews helping thousands of accident victims every day in every locality.
Would those be the same countries that only last week called upon OPEC to increase the oil production to decrease the prices of gasoline? The same countries throw money at the likes of Ford Motors and GM to keep their factories going, while at the same time public transport in many North American cities is underfunded and only somewhat functional. That's if you're lucky to live in a city where there is usable public transportation.
See, this is where the problem is - "easy". It ain't easy. A flip of the switch once a year for one hour won't solve anything, and it won't even contribute anything significant to the reduction of pollution and greenhouse gases. Real solutions result from real work/sacrifices. Why don't you change all your bulbs to compact fluorescent ones. If you have 10 of them, then this will save way more than turning twenty 60W bulbs for one hour 365 days a year.
The irony though is that, in Ontario, they asked people to do just that, and they even offered coupons and various little incentives (no tax on energy efficient appliances, programmable thermostats etc) and then... they started considering increase the price of electricity because the usage went down so much that the energy generation fetched less money than they were used to :)
Another irony is the utterly idiotic ethanol fad. In the US the ethanol producing crops used up 12% of farm land and that replaced 1% of regular gasoline. If all farmers produced only the crops used for the ethanol production then less than 9% of crude oil would be replaced. Food prices would be so hight that most people would simply die of hunger. Hmmmm, come to think about it... less people=less energy used... yeah, ethanol is the way to go ;)
Some do some don't.
Some appliance do not keep settings unless they are connected to a power source such as some phones, answering machines, TVs etc.
Also, most equipment failures occur when they are being turned on. The surges of electrical current is what does it. With computers, I always recommend keeping them on the whole day. That's what I do at home with most of my 10 computers, and in the last 15 years I had not a single power supply failure. In a library where they turn the machines off every evening we had 7 PS failures for 2006, 6 for 2007 (20 machines).
There are ways to reduce the usage of energy, but those once a year events are not it.
Wiring is basically the same. There is a ground prong (wire) in all electrical outlets/switches and that is regulated by electrical and building codes. A big grounding wire coming out of the circuit breaker box is connected to a metal element of the building's plumbing system.
Strangely, one thing absent here are lightning rods - an American invention.
When people turn their car engines on five minutes before driving anywhere 'to get it warmed up'. It will heat up quicker if the engine is doing more than just idling.
Not doable in some climates, or at the very least too dangerous to human life to drive a vehicle with ice on the windshield. Imagine the cost of emergency crews helping thousands of accident victims every day in every locality.
Just the fact that so many countries are willing to do this, says something about the fact that we all know that we're killing the planet and using up all her resources
Would those be the same countries that only last week called upon OPEC to increase the oil production to decrease the prices of gasoline? The same countries throw money at the likes of Ford Motors and GM to keep their factories going, while at the same time public transport in many North American cities is underfunded and only somewhat functional. That's if you're lucky to live in a city where there is usable public transportation.
I never heard of this until today, but it made me think of some very simple things that I can do to contribute more, without any real effort on my part.
See, this is where the problem is - "easy". It ain't easy. A flip of the switch once a year for one hour won't solve anything, and it won't even contribute anything significant to the reduction of pollution and greenhouse gases. Real solutions result from real work/sacrifices. Why don't you change all your bulbs to compact fluorescent ones. If you have 10 of them, then this will save way more than turning twenty 60W bulbs for one hour 365 days a year.
The irony though is that, in Ontario, they asked people to do just that, and they even offered coupons and various little incentives (no tax on energy efficient appliances, programmable thermostats etc) and then... they started considering increase the price of electricity because the usage went down so much that the energy generation fetched less money than they were used to :)
Another irony is the utterly idiotic ethanol fad. In the US the ethanol producing crops used up 12% of farm land and that replaced 1% of regular gasoline. If all farmers produced only the crops used for the ethanol production then less than 9% of crude oil would be replaced. Food prices would be so hight that most people would simply die of hunger. Hmmmm, come to think about it... less people=less energy used... yeah, ethanol is the way to go ;)
For example some folks may not know that leaving appliances plugged in while not used, still pull energy (toasters, cell phone chargers, etc.).
Some do some don't.
Apparently its also safer to unplug unused appliances as well as saving energy.
Some appliance do not keep settings unless they are connected to a power source such as some phones, answering machines, TVs etc.
Also, most equipment failures occur when they are being turned on. The surges of electrical current is what does it. With computers, I always recommend keeping them on the whole day. That's what I do at home with most of my 10 computers, and in the last 15 years I had not a single power supply failure. In a library where they turn the machines off every evening we had 7 PS failures for 2006, 6 for 2007 (20 machines).
There are ways to reduce the usage of energy, but those once a year events are not it.
aha,dont you have a different type of wiring thingy over there too?
Wiring is basically the same. There is a ground prong (wire) in all electrical outlets/switches and that is regulated by electrical and building codes. A big grounding wire coming out of the circuit breaker box is connected to a metal element of the building's plumbing system.
Strangely, one thing absent here are lightning rods - an American invention.
z_darius
29 Mar 2008
News / Earth Hour - possible in Poland? [62]
I was also wondering what the energy usage will be to prepare for the silly thing. Kids here have been working like crazy to prepare all kinds of decorations using paper, plastic and other materials for the production of which energy is used too. Of course, many stayed after hours at school so they had to burn extra electricity to see what they were doing. Lotsa little ones will further celebrate the Earth Day attending all various events and by taking a trip with their parents in their SUVs, some in smaller vehicles.
The cost of savings can add up really fast.
it should be v. interesting when all those lights try to come on all at the same time. hehehe
I was also wondering what the energy usage will be to prepare for the silly thing. Kids here have been working like crazy to prepare all kinds of decorations using paper, plastic and other materials for the production of which energy is used too. Of course, many stayed after hours at school so they had to burn extra electricity to see what they were doing. Lotsa little ones will further celebrate the Earth Day attending all various events and by taking a trip with their parents in their SUVs, some in smaller vehicles.
The cost of savings can add up really fast.
z_darius
29 Mar 2008
History / Jewish love towards Poles [389]
You hit the nail on the head.
Gross is similar to that ungrateful liar and plagiarist Kosinski. If the career is not going too well, and you happen to have a little Jewish blood in you then you can always write a book on how terrible those Poles are and how they killed Jews, often against clear protests of German occupiers of Poland. Yeah, Germans tried to stop Poles but what can one do, huh?
Gross is not a researcher or historian - he is a "hysterian"
You hit the nail on the head.
Gross is similar to that ungrateful liar and plagiarist Kosinski. If the career is not going too well, and you happen to have a little Jewish blood in you then you can always write a book on how terrible those Poles are and how they killed Jews, often against clear protests of German occupiers of Poland. Yeah, Germans tried to stop Poles but what can one do, huh?
Gross is not a researcher or historian - he is a "hysterian"
z_darius
29 Mar 2008
Life / I feel the gay rights movement is constrained Poland [90]
Really?
In Poland and in RCC at that?
Actually, yes they can these days.
Really?
In Poland and in RCC at that?
z_darius
28 Mar 2008
Language / Cannot run the English Translator XT & Vista [18]
No it won't. The DRM will be still there.
Vista will be fine in another few months
No it won't. The DRM will be still there.
z_darius
28 Mar 2008
Life / I feel the gay rights movement is constrained Poland [90]
And I suggested an answer from a purely biological standpoint. It happens but is not the norm. Just like diabetes happens (possibly more often than homosexuality) but it is not a normal state.
Quite the opposite. It is immaterial why someone is not married. It may seem unfair to gays, but it is extramarital sex in RCC.
And i wouldnt say its me mixing concepts, the question i think was "is being gay the norm?"
And I suggested an answer from a purely biological standpoint. It happens but is not the norm. Just like diabetes happens (possibly more often than homosexuality) but it is not a normal state.
If 'Gays' cannot get married, then there is, in effect, no such thing as extra-marrital anything for them.
Quite the opposite. It is immaterial why someone is not married. It may seem unfair to gays, but it is extramarital sex in RCC.
z_darius
28 Mar 2008
Language / Cannot run the English Translator XT & Vista [18]
In Vista that may not work. The problem is Vista's idiotic security. It simply disallows write access to certain resources (directories, registry entries etc) unless you perform install via run as admin.
What I found out is that, under Vista, it is a good practice to create a separate install dir. outside "Program Files" and install all proggies in there. Still not a 100% guarantee but worked for me. (and then I dumped Vista and went back to XP anyway)
Have you tried to remove it and then reinstall again?
In Vista that may not work. The problem is Vista's idiotic security. It simply disallows write access to certain resources (directories, registry entries etc) unless you perform install via run as admin.
What I found out is that, under Vista, it is a good practice to create a separate install dir. outside "Program Files" and install all proggies in there. Still not a 100% guarantee but worked for me. (and then I dumped Vista and went back to XP anyway)
z_darius
28 Mar 2008
Life / I feel the gay rights movement is constrained Poland [90]
Actually, in RCC it does make sense. According to the doctrine, extramarital sex is not legit. Gays can;t get married, ergo their sex is by definition illegal in RCC.
This of course makes no sense, but sometimes the Catholic Church and common sense don't always see eye to eye.
Actually, in RCC it does make sense. According to the doctrine, extramarital sex is not legit. Gays can;t get married, ergo their sex is by definition illegal in RCC.
z_darius
28 Mar 2008
Life / I feel the gay rights movement is constrained Poland [90]
you're mixing two concepts.
Love doesn't require sex, neither does sex require love. I was writing about biology, not about a concept called love, which btw, according to a saying I heard somewhere, [love] is a trick nature plays on us to ensure perpetuation of the species. That "rule", obviously, doesn't apply to gays ;)
Well then we need to go back to the question again:
Do people not get married for love? even if they cannot conceive children?
Do people not get married for love? even if they cannot conceive children?
you're mixing two concepts.
Love doesn't require sex, neither does sex require love. I was writing about biology, not about a concept called love, which btw, according to a saying I heard somewhere, [love] is a trick nature plays on us to ensure perpetuation of the species. That "rule", obviously, doesn't apply to gays ;)
z_darius
28 Mar 2008
Life / I feel the gay rights movement is constrained Poland [90]
On a biological level the norm is the ability to procreate, which is at the basis of survival of the species, and life itself. In humans, homosexual pairs do not have that ability, therefore they might be said to be outside the norm.
That's a very blinkered view... how do you define "the norm"?
On a biological level the norm is the ability to procreate, which is at the basis of survival of the species, and life itself. In humans, homosexual pairs do not have that ability, therefore they might be said to be outside the norm.
z_darius
28 Mar 2008
Language / Adjective and adverb comparison [19]
For your personal use, you could simplify the process even further, by just shutting up and not confusing non-Polish readers with your questionable suggestions about the Polish language and faulty translations.
For your personal use, you could simplify the process even further, by just shutting up and not confusing non-Polish readers with your questionable suggestions about the Polish language and faulty translations.
z_darius
28 Mar 2008
Feedback / CLOSING THE TRANSLATION THREADS [55]
You're not in a position to say that.
God have mercy on her.
Your culture? What could that possibly mean in your case?
We have seen many good examples of that. Except that, in many cases, they were authored by you.
Yes, and some of them in Poland are rubbish.
You're not in a position to say that.
I am helping a lady in Poland who has documents translated
God have mercy on her.
Poles do not know English nor understand our culture.
Your culture? What could that possibly mean in your case?
Poland are simply ex Polish school children who have studied English at university and have no idea of the complexities of the language themselves.
We have seen many good examples of that. Except that, in many cases, they were authored by you.
z_darius
28 Mar 2008
Life / Can you think of any famous Polish personalities? [147]
The question is who is trying to hide the war?
But it's you who thinks it is necessary to underline the achievements of Germans in the thread about famous Poles. How much more confused can you be. If Germans are such over achievers and geniuses then your roots are certainly not German.
It is you, however, who thinks it is necessary to come to a Polish forum to bash Poles. Could it be that you see yourself personally as inferior and need reassurance once in a while?
German culture? Could you be more specific which "German culture" you mean. I hope you don;t mean the one shown by one professor, Obersturmbannführer SS Bruno Müller, in Cracow on November 6, 1939.
If he is a representative of the German intellect then I can only consider myself lucky my roots are not German.
Hey...it's not me who is hiding behind this war!
The question is who is trying to hide the war?
It's not me who uses another people still as a scapegoat for all problems Poles have.
But it's you who thinks it is necessary to underline the achievements of Germans in the thread about famous Poles. How much more confused can you be. If Germans are such over achievers and geniuses then your roots are certainly not German.
It's not me who uses another people still as a scapegoat for all problems Poles have.
It is you, however, who thinks it is necessary to come to a Polish forum to bash Poles. Could it be that you see yourself personally as inferior and need reassurance once in a while?
If a Pole decides to be German he must have grown up with german culture
German culture? Could you be more specific which "German culture" you mean. I hope you don;t mean the one shown by one professor, Obersturmbannführer SS Bruno Müller, in Cracow on November 6, 1939.
If he is a representative of the German intellect then I can only consider myself lucky my roots are not German.
z_darius
20 Mar 2008
Language / 'Tak (więc) jak robi wy zajmujecie się będący *scum* ziemii' [8]
Those online translators are not worth they bandwidth they use.
Those online translators are not worth they bandwidth they use.