Random Thoughts XV: Temere Cogito, Ergo . . .

if you are going to tell me how her mother died due to starvation in France , ı think in 1943 , ı will have to say she didn't have the time to visit the bottom floor where yours idiotly was pacing the grounds as a museum guide . Out of the colour that came to the face of a colleague when ı mentioned that the Ottoman family "never rebelled" even when some had starved , ı understand the museum staff were adamant that she didn't know the language due to her adamant rejection to speak it . This can only lead to an assumption they were busy calling me an idiot and plotting to remove me for an errand so that they could keep earning points . Right next to her . The so called national intelligence service and the Congregation have both investigated whether she was the one that tipped off Lady Vader about the spy everybody laughed at .

no , she was not .
 
crosspost . Has incredible relevance when the Ottoman family stops wearing the fes and stuff when the second son-in-law of the PM tweets that the Nation could no longer logically think after its connection to the letters was cut in one night , becoming ignorant due to the change to the Latin script .
 
crosspost . Has incredible relevance when the Ottoman family stops wearing the fes and stuff when the second son-in-law of the PM tweets that the Nation could no longer logically think after its connection to the letters was cut in one night , becoming ignorant due to the change to the Latin script .
Just to reiterate my point is that modernization and Westernization were at this time very strongly linked. The fact the Ottoman heirs adopted these changes is no more surprising to me than any other non-European royalty.
 
The two back centre & left look extremely similar. I thought it was some sort of face-swapping joke at first.

I'm glad I'm not the only person who noticed and wondered about this. But I tend to be very suspicious of AI in online pictures now. I suppose the family genes are just very dominant.

Rightful heirs to rule Constantinople!

Don't be silly, Birdjaguar. We all know that @Kyriakos is the real, true, and legitimate ruler of Constantinople.
 
civ 6 players in thread no doubt .

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their past include Eastern Roman and Serbian Princesses and while never discussed in open history , it is possible that it was a Turhan Sultan/Köprülü agreement that all future members of the Harem would be bought straight from the bazaar and only in cases of clear Caucasian ancestry . An unbroken line of 15 or 20 generations of grandmothers . Wouldn't be surprised to learn they are Whiter than any of the European Royal Houses
The darker hue of Suleiman's Muhteşem persona is so blatant and on-the-nose, I have no idea what the artist was thinking of there
 
The darker hue of Suleiman's Muhteşem persona is so blatant and on-the-nose, I have no idea what the artist was thinking of there
it is proof that Woke exists . As an hostile thing against things and facts . The concept was invented for Europe . The US gets immense numbers of immigrants that DO boost the economy . Europe gets immense numbers as well , but ... The US "has no history" ; money is king , as long as the newcomer makes money he will be welcomed into this "country of rugged individuals" . He will not make trouble , period . Europe has history and culture and whatnot , you are kinda sorta expected not to flaunt . As such , Europeans decided to "turn over some of their history and culture to Africans" . Who might be a better fit than Middleeasterners with their own history ; mostly against Europe . Never minding Blacks existed in Europe and their contributions were no doubt covered up by White Racism that existed and still exists . That's the Black actors in roles previously played by Whites .

which was quickly modified into something else in Hollywood . Taking advantage of the MeToo movement . Dealers and movers to be replaced en masse by a younger generation , espousing the Rights of Women and Minorities of all stripes . Which led to a further modification . Intentionally driven to excess and extremes so that it would be a justification for the White Fascism now generally accepted to be dawning on America . People speak in memes , can not handle serious stuff , are brainwashed . Their masters get angry when you manage to see their game . The antagonisms are flared up . You can't do anything with side A . Meaning you can't do anything with side B , because the B people will expect you to be a saboteur for side A speaking the B language .

it is that reason why Kanuni will be depicted as an Indian or similar because the West , eventually to be defined as the one single Civilization due being White , destroys all other evidence that it was no so or whatever . We Turks foresee a future for which people are already plotting for gas chambers and the like . We have been doing this like since the times gas chambers were first reported . We Turks were not White , our only success came from plunder and pillage and the victims and slaves who were taken . We were Brown , a lesser race . The Firaxis lot who did that would clearly reject any opinion ı as a CFC member might have offered . They are no doubt of the lot who voted for Harris , first doing 25% of everything Black as it was the norm or whatever . Mind , they didn't prefer this one by Titian . Because they have followed their rules and objections will not be accepted . They are made by racists and similar lowlife who can be cancelled easily .

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most accurate or whatever as it was based on the descriptions by Venetian diplomats who had seen him for years . That might have been useful for the Equality . For he was basically monogamist . That might have been useful for Gay Rights , for rumours have existed and the Grand Seignor , the greatest ruler of an era might have been Divergent or whatever it is called these days . No . This country is going to be broken up , assimilated by Muslim Brotherhood in places not taken over by Kurds and White Turks will not exist anymore and hence will have never existed . Not even as Gays .

incidentally we had this talk about Civ 7 and the reported way that you are expected to change your nationality midgame . Was asked whether ı had 300 dollars to buy the game . Answered negatively . Was told it was not my concern . As of yet or something .

will post a bit more as ı write them up .
 
incidentally we had this talk about Civ 7 and the reported way that you are expected to change your nationality midgame . Was asked whether ı had 300 dollars to buy the game . Answered negatively . Was told it was not my concern . As of yet or something .
Everyone changes their civilization, not just Turks. And that's generally more historically accurate than an eternally unchanging nationality. You would know that better than most of us. I suppose if your ancestry was to be investigated, we would find your Anatolian ancestors were first Hellenised then Turkicised.

That said, the Karaboğa Kanuni is very odd. It's not like Tamar where the model already looked much darker than most of her countrymen. The artist for the Kanuni persona actually started with a lighter-skinned model and just darkened the skin tone for some reason
 
blond hair first mutated supposedly 12000 years ago . Not a blond . Blue eyes supposedly 8000 years ago . Have that . Like most of the emigrees from Bulgaria we count our ancestry on rumours to Karaman , nomad clans forcibly relocated to the Balkans by Mehmed ll . Would say my Slavic stuff would beat any Hellenized parts . The comment about name change becomes significant only if the Goverment in one's country actively works to change the name in addition to everything in the country ...

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Moderator Action: This is not a political thread nor a war thread. If you persist in taking it in those directions, your "status quo" might well be in jeopardy. :) Birdjaguar
 
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A tower crane has been erected for a housing development in the nearest village to me. We're near a small city so this is for higher density housing for commuters. It will be taller than the existing or recent builds but it just sticks out as odd to have this (in my mind) very urban thing in a country village.

The tallest structure will still be the bell tower on the ruins of a monastery, followed by a recently restored tower house. The Franciscan monastery was built in about 1250 afaik, the tower house about 1400 and the Bell tower added to the monastery at the same time probably.
 
A tower crane has been erected for a housing development in the nearest village to me. We're near a small city so this is for higher density housing for commuters. It will be taller than the existing or recent builds but it just sticks out as odd to have this (in my mind) very urban thing in a country village.

The tallest structure will still be the bell tower on the ruins of a monastery, followed by a recently restored tower house. The Franciscan monastery was built in about 1250 afaik, the tower house about 1400 and the Bell tower added to the monastery at the same time probably.
Post a pic of the monastery :)
 
Pinterest is desperately trying to find something to send me in my daily feeds, now that I've been vetoing the obvious AI slop pictures. Sometimes it's a dog's breakfast of stuff (not sure why they thought I'd be interested in anything Tolkien).

But they finally found something - black cat Christmas cards! :)
 
An acquaintance from New Jersey who I knew from chess tournaments back in the day offered to pay me (not much but every lil bit helps) to play on his chess . Com team in some tournament.

I figured I'd record it for YouTube for the hell of it.

Some of the games will be difficult so I won't be able to chat much but it seems like random pairing against all comers so I can shoot the s*** a bit more than half the time.

Anyone have any questions/discussion topics I should consider musing on?
 
Just to reiterate my point is that modernization and Westernization were at this time very strongly linked. The fact the Ottoman heirs adopted these changes is no more surprising to me than any other non-European royalty.
it was not a discussion about Modernization . It is a statement that "modern Ottomans" do not fit with political manipulations created for and applied in this country . But yeah , the Kurdish Nation State is still on track .
 
Asteromorphs, Gravital or Qu?

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Sadly, they are all freaks. And the Qu aren't even human.
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Whatever it is, it looks more pleasant than what appears to be an equine squid with butterfly wings.

Somewhat relatedly, I don't think the galaxy would be a peaceful place. Interstellar cooperation is not something I foresee. The most technologically advanced power will first marginalize(maybe unintentionally) and then destroy those that cannot respond over the course of eons.

If consciousness is locked to a physical structure and cannot be transferred, differences in form are just gonna... prove incentives to great hostility.

But maybe there's nothing special about it. Form is key.
 
This is trending on reddit:

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But I suppose it can only be "far", implied by either her hands being so much apart or her gesturing to give directions.

We need more information.
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Whatever it is, it looks more pleasant than what appears to be an equine squid with butterfly wings.
That's a Gravital, which are (in the distant past forcefully genetically modified by the Qu) humans, who at some point transported their consciousness to machines.
The insect with four wings is a Qu, at the time of their war with all humans.
 
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