tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362346872024-03-12T21:54:18.102-07:00Live at the Witch TrialsIamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.comBlogger504125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-15094341874375403172024-03-10T05:59:00.000-07:002024-03-10T12:52:11.502-07:00Junior Cert Irish Audiobooks<p> </p><p>We should have audiobooks of the Irish books we make kids study on the Junior cert. I made <a href="https://liveatthewitchtrials.blogspot.com/2024/03/irish-language-audiobooks-we-should-have.html">a list here</a> of Irish language audiobooks I think we need. But the wishlist should start with the books we make 13-15 year olds read </p><p>Having these books in audiobook format that would help students with their pronounciation and allow them get immersion in the texts while commuting etc.</p><p>Here is the <a href="https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/249253/1c768cd4-1122-49c3-b7a1-122e3cffa06b.pdf#page=null">list of the novels and short stories on the Junior cert</a>. T2 is non gaelscoil prescribed texts and there are about 60,000 students per year. Which is a lot of people who could be helped with an audiobook.</p><p>The books students have to learn one from are</p><p>Sárú by Anna Heussaff </p><p>LabhairAmach.com by Áine Uí Fhoghlú </p><p>Tóraíocht Taisce by Mícheál Ó Ruairc </p><p>Amach by Alan Titley</p><p>Smuf by Alan Titley</p><p>Hóng by Anna Heussaff</p><p>Daideo by Áine Ní Ghlinn does have an <a href="https://soundcloud.com/cois-life-teoranta/daideo-le-aine-ni-ghlinn-closleabhar-o-cois-life">audiobook here </a></p><p>Cúpla by Ógie Ó Céilleachair this seems to be the most common book used in Junior cert so this would be a great audiobook to make.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjofSlgdxXz3zIO3JU4mEjd4eQEuG9afUtWAIlWCIE38sBN0j2-TA_eFYHKpKMncbKKn8MqRIxAbpzsPOP3-AnpKwoVmFN-IJWsFsSIUG-4ACk_pAd-2P5XDKDHXwaPOBmNIJK6t9s3NPHCtbDVwL2YARkmqm0ZF3oJl3Fn0h3oHtWHcI8f0Jlg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="247" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjofSlgdxXz3zIO3JU4mEjd4eQEuG9afUtWAIlWCIE38sBN0j2-TA_eFYHKpKMncbKKn8MqRIxAbpzsPOP3-AnpKwoVmFN-IJWsFsSIUG-4ACk_pAd-2P5XDKDHXwaPOBmNIJK6t9s3NPHCtbDVwL2YARkmqm0ZF3oJl3Fn0h3oHtWHcI8f0Jlg=w194-h315" width="194" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Éalú san Oíche by Colmán Ó Raghallaigh</p><p>Trumptaí Dumptaí agus An Falla Mór by Ré Ó Laighléis</p><p>Hiúdaí Beag Eithne by Ní Ghallchobhair<br /><br />Gluaiseacht by Alan Titley recording is <a href="https://soundcloud.com/forasnagaeilge/gluaiseacht-caibidil-1">here</a> (it is on the gaelscoil list) </p><p>Some of these are used by more schools than others so even just recordings of the most popular ones would help a lot of students.</p><p>And the plays are</p><p>Gan Choinne by Ré Ó Laighléis </p><p>Gleann Álainn by Brian Ó Baoill <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4ELCtXcLws">Youtube video teachin</a>g it with extra explanation </p><p>Na Deoraithe by Celia de Fréine </p><p>Lá Buí Bealtaine byMáiréad Ní Ghráda</p><p>An Casán by Séamus de Bhilmot </p><div>I could be missing some recordings that are available. If I am please let me know. <br />These books tend to be under an hour of audio. Which means the cost and time for recording any one book is not high. Also because these are relatively simple books other Irish learners can benefit as well.</div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-286487242097841122024-03-08T04:39:00.000-08:002024-03-10T12:47:09.926-07:00Irish Language Audiobooks we Should Have<p>I have moaned a lot about the lack of books with Irish and English text and Irish audio. But how much would it cost to fix this? An hour of audiobook recording seems to cost about €100. For 50 hours of Audio it would cost about 5,000 euro. <br /><br /></p><p>With this 50 hours you could get the books </p><p>1. On the Junior and leaving cert cycle Cupla, A Thig ná Tit Orm, LabhairAmach.com, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/forasnagaeilge/sets/gluaiseacht-le-alan-titley">Gluaiseacht</a>, Sárú and Tromluí. Combined these are about 10 hours. And we make kids read these every year we might as well give them good materials to help them.</p><p>Some teenage books already exist in audiobook form and they have been a great help to me. You can get <a href="https://soundcloud.com/cois-life-teoranta">them here</a></p><p>2. The classic Irish language books including Blasket Island books. And these would be public domain. <a href="https://wikisource.org/wiki/An_t-Oile%C3%A1nach">An tOileánach</a>, An old woman's reflections by Peig, <a href="https://calculusmadememorable.org/FicheBlian/">20 years a growing</a>. <a href="https://cic.ie/shop/books/audiobooks/seadna-closleabharaudiobook/?lang=en">Seadna</a> just needs a digital release. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQDfJLdohZsZeSrpIVjU2PmqZUchxz8sv14fwHL79oOwkYIgIgptkwDazRwBgXvgRU_QWLzEbsTpZdb1H1HMUvPJIif_WvQBmWjDGksTgcYL-a7A9OVbp2iM1CEHWKc0pS-DuzP9uHZrEUSs5TJ39XgxzvK8N4U8Jgv2g1QVdVMCY6eMrnxV94" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="185" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQDfJLdohZsZeSrpIVjU2PmqZUchxz8sv14fwHL79oOwkYIgIgptkwDazRwBgXvgRU_QWLzEbsTpZdb1H1HMUvPJIif_WvQBmWjDGksTgcYL-a7A9OVbp2iM1CEHWKc0pS-DuzP9uHZrEUSs5TJ39XgxzvK8N4U8Jgv2g1QVdVMCY6eMrnxV94" width="163" /></a></div><br /><br />3. An Giall, The Hostage by Brendan Behan is still performed pretty regularly so there should be a version people can study. It is about an hour and a half.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin1daF-ajFTVuKQzumeleM7kModSrLR4pMkzFA2xPviga_xV57c2DvXP9SsHUkSb646rXIye9zVraN0CFlNHUjJxTDpHbmhfKuGoxiX6VlAmaEWm0i8v_FJIXSOK8NtX0qEx7dfBExP82okfz30WiYbVwp_8oj1T8NsCRhYo_ZcwCy-QLL6k16" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1280" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin1daF-ajFTVuKQzumeleM7kModSrLR4pMkzFA2xPviga_xV57c2DvXP9SsHUkSb646rXIye9zVraN0CFlNHUjJxTDpHbmhfKuGoxiX6VlAmaEWm0i8v_FJIXSOK8NtX0qEx7dfBExP82okfz30WiYbVwp_8oj1T8NsCRhYo_ZcwCy-QLL6k16=w391-h195" width="391" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p>4. <a href="https://www.newisland.ie/open-door?category=Irish+Language">The open Door series</a>. These really helped me. Making them available outside of libraries would be great. There are 4 newer books in the series without Irish language audiobooks to add to the 8 that exist. Each of these is under 2 hours of audio.</p><p>5. Popular English language books that have already been translated into Irish would help learners. </p><p><br /><a href="https://www.siopaleabhar.com/en/product/an-hobad-the-hobbit/">The Hobbit</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmzWk9VFxFgawH3YUocD_Y79cux4dcKRsaeQ_FCHMNndLTAqSSe8v-XG0Cx9szAKRVjcPe_oZSvxuSklO7EDLIx2ngAnYnTQ1wpZ1SjIAQvlj7_aR____p2_Sjb9l4XxCZVhJEEcoCQy8eekJxqXEdZ125U5sfyU0xJvEKfQehMfLqY0awSNgk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="1111" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmzWk9VFxFgawH3YUocD_Y79cux4dcKRsaeQ_FCHMNndLTAqSSe8v-XG0Cx9szAKRVjcPe_oZSvxuSklO7EDLIx2ngAnYnTQ1wpZ1SjIAQvlj7_aR____p2_Sjb9l4XxCZVhJEEcoCQy8eekJxqXEdZ125U5sfyU0xJvEKfQehMfLqY0awSNgk=w219-h329" width="219" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Harry Potter</p><p><a href="https://www.siopaleabhar.com/en/?a=roald%20dahl">4 Roald Dahl books</a></p><p>3 David Walliams books</p><p>each of these is about 10 hours of audio. We would have to be sure the rights holders would allow the audiobooks to be sold at a reasonable price before investing in making the audiobook. But a popular audiobook like this could really help people immerse in the language. <br />The main reason audiobooks are expensive to buy is they are expensive to make. If that making expense is covered then the audiobooks themselves can be cheap while still ensuring the rights holder gets paid.<br /><br /><br /></p><p>6. Irish language Books of cultural importance from the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Ireland-Artworks-Fintan-OToole-ebook/dp/B01LY2MO17/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.V-THzHrmsbPrjpYkOxWIPg.gl_N2YmXlNkVbNFKvdaFNA1GbAJOfTlxyqFfNUoUpPI&dib_tag=se&keywords=9781908996923&linkCode=qs&qid=1709893473&s=books&sr=1-1&asin=B01LY2MO17&revisionId=729b6732&format=1&depth=1">Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks</a> list.<br />Getting most of the 1-5 up the 50 hours budget. But if you want to add more we should record</p><p><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/modern-ireland-in-100-artworks-1918-seacht-mbua-an-eiri-amach-by-padraic-o-conaire-1.2008872">Seacht mBua an Éirí Amach Pádraic Ó Conaire</a> </p><p><a href="https://wikisource.org/wiki/An_t-Oile%C3%A1nach">An tOileánach</a> Tomás O'Crohan </p><p><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/modern-ireland-in-100-artworks-1941-an-beal-bocht-by-myles-na-gcopaleen-1.2205374">An Beal Bocht</a> by Flann O'Brien</p><p>Cré na Cille already recorded so we would just have to help <a href="https://www.spailpin.com/en/vouchers-gifts-language-culture/irish-music/cre-na-cille-mairtin-o-cadhain-cd-detail">make it digitally available</a></p><p><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/modern-ireland-in-100-artworks-1966-de-luain-by-eoghan-o-tuairisc-1.2408755">Dé Luain Eoghan Ó Tuairisc</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/modern-ireland-in-100-artworks-1962-ar-re-dhearoil-by-mairtin-o-direain-1.2376135">Ár Ré Dhearóil by Máirtín Ó Direáin</a></p><p><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/modern-ireland-in-100-artworks-1983-bligeard-sraide-by-michael-davitt-1.2563047">Bligeard Sráide by Michael Davitt</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/modern-ireland-in-100-artworks-1998-cead-aighnis-by-nuala-ni-dhomhnaill-1.2688962">Cead Aighnis by Nuala Ni Domhnaill</a><br /><br /><br /></p><p>For five thousand euro we could get audiobooks with about 50 hours or 500 thousand words total made. And these could be free, or sold cheaply, because the making was subsidised. This would be all the books teenagers are expected to read junior and leaving cert. Translated popular kids books. 11 books in the open door series for adults. And some of the of the classic Irish language books that are big parts of our cultural heritage.</p><p>Say I am wrong and the cost is €200 per hour. That you cannot get an Irish teacher with podcast equipment to record this during a holiday for €100 per hour. Ten thousand is still the price of a second hand car.</p><p>Some money is already spent helping Irish and ten thousand euro would be a 0.05% percentage of the most recently announce funding. <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/03/07/20m-irish-language-arts-and-community-funding-announced/">€20m Irish-language arts and community funding announced</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-9088299242280548172024-02-28T00:19:00.000-08:002024-02-28T00:55:18.659-08:00Wiped off the Earth<p>In <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bd45c372caf118ec99964ea547880cd0">1989 a newspaper report</a> said 'Entire nations could be wiped off the face of the earth by rising sea levels if the global warming trend is not stopped by they year 2000'.<br /><br />This 30+ year old story regularly does the rounds by people who deny human caused climate change.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWBpg-yi7VnJHpDjA3VQlMNMwBtZbA91fR-Mc94wVV9tjUtAj-prLPatoh1J6az8Cz5Uy7W9NIIIGW3BG8dazBiSyDtes8AY11Jo0B99sFoDS7hkK_8pRuPpeMHYOL3en_r2IMi38ShdihJA_Str_7JIFw4C675Z-6YGBp5Kn_l3YT4WUgRCs/s680/1989.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="680" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWBpg-yi7VnJHpDjA3VQlMNMwBtZbA91fR-Mc94wVV9tjUtAj-prLPatoh1J6az8Cz5Uy7W9NIIIGW3BG8dazBiSyDtes8AY11Jo0B99sFoDS7hkK_8pRuPpeMHYOL3en_r2IMi38ShdihJA_Str_7JIFw4C675Z-6YGBp5Kn_l3YT4WUgRCs/w383-h383/1989.jpeg" width="383" /></a></div><p>I am not sure this one story is even wrong though. It is not saying the nations will be wiped out by 2000. Just that increased warming of the seas will cause the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level_rise#:~:text=Thus%2C%20melting%20of%20all%20the,up%20to%20of%20global%20warming.">water to expand</a> and at some point in the future that expansion will be enough to put some low lying pacific nations underwater. The article itself talks about the changes taking place over long time periods '<span style="background-color: white; font-family: AP; font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/bd45c372caf118ec99964ea547880cd0">We say that within</a> the next 10 years, given the present loads that the atmosphere has to bear, we have an opportunity to start the stabilizing process.’''</span> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrdzvw6fDjdmmhCUDBPFRNWO5f7fRtFKrRBCPOAkmSbnA3jSlM9uoXCL-AU7uqeEf1xBlXoguXjVK_tAKyKrUX_5SGYbRq2ZdwMfXDNFtuVM47YbWaHoyQI5Br-nmLuB1mwvwa7t7De456SonNNZjT0hUDFL4w2e9T4qtsn93sUiz0QLbQnP78" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="440" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrdzvw6fDjdmmhCUDBPFRNWO5f7fRtFKrRBCPOAkmSbnA3jSlM9uoXCL-AU7uqeEf1xBlXoguXjVK_tAKyKrUX_5SGYbRq2ZdwMfXDNFtuVM47YbWaHoyQI5Br-nmLuB1mwvwa7t7De456SonNNZjT0hUDFL4w2e9T4qtsn93sUiz0QLbQnP78" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>'<span style="background-color: white; color: #121212; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/26/its-absolutely-guaranteed-the-best-and-worst-case-scenarios-for-sea-level-rise">the ocean rose</a> more than twice as fast (4.62mm a year) in the most recent decade (2013-22) than it did in 1993-2002, the first decade of satellite measurements, when the rate was 2.77mm a year. Last year was a new high, according to the World Meteorological Organization' ...'</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #121212; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;">Not only is dangerous sea level rise “absolutely guaranteed”, but it will keep rising for centuries or millennia even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, experts say.</span><span style="color: #121212; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;">'<br /><br />This one gotcha article goes around regularly in spite of not being wrong.<br /></span><div><p><br /></p></div>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-32830826826088995592024-02-25T02:56:00.000-08:002024-02-25T02:56:17.862-08:00Jimmy Magee's Memory<p><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-overflow: unset;"><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Irish sports commentator Jimmy Magee was famous for his encyclopedic memory of sports facts. And not just stories he would use during commentating but he could be quizzed and was great at knowing the answers. How did he do it?</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-overflow: unset;"><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
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He just had an interest in the area. And he tested himself.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LO_P-BfFhCe3P20-BZrTcsKt-HgMhywdZ-7gmdOjfYvey95gObimfg-gsw5McA1btYJ52TBfIHPcNDFULjcoX6j5WuJwfh5CD0YSDlXKw3UZ4OGZeruUUM97-z30afIFKujC8z3HSCcR7ajQX2zSmn5lMMXyOAPn1jlSaqhPmpreCLfa7u8b/s982/google.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="982" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LO_P-BfFhCe3P20-BZrTcsKt-HgMhywdZ-7gmdOjfYvey95gObimfg-gsw5McA1btYJ52TBfIHPcNDFULjcoX6j5WuJwfh5CD0YSDlXKw3UZ4OGZeruUUM97-z30afIFKujC8z3HSCcR7ajQX2zSmn5lMMXyOAPn1jlSaqhPmpreCLfa7u8b/w476-h193/google.jpeg" width="476" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BLB-dovsqsiPJAtHa8F8i43cS8l_lGkeWpdfe1EM2f7W9NFqsrmtiBPTBA-au9RjR5t9D2-Px6dlCkFyNsSd9dyajMTWaBgkOYb9A0j-wDKil8kLNtMo-qJZrto6M-Fly2NnTyNXX9411T3BD18gqZlCrnZHWE4vNeOog_QSMfkCQMtRuoHC/s942/google2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="942" data-original-width="926" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BLB-dovsqsiPJAtHa8F8i43cS8l_lGkeWpdfe1EM2f7W9NFqsrmtiBPTBA-au9RjR5t9D2-Px6dlCkFyNsSd9dyajMTWaBgkOYb9A0j-wDKil8kLNtMo-qJZrto6M-Fly2NnTyNXX9411T3BD18gqZlCrnZHWE4vNeOog_QSMfkCQMtRuoHC/w480-h488/google2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-overflow: unset;"><br /></span><p></p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-28728708659783766082024-02-22T05:50:00.000-08:002024-02-22T06:53:40.363-08:00 How much can you learn from a Soap Opera?<p>I have noticed watching Ros na Rún has improved my Irish but how much could it really help?<br /><br /><a href="https://www.tg4.ie/en/player/categories/drama-tv-shows/?series=Ros%20na%20R%C3%BAn&genre=Drama">Ros na Rún</a> has 82 episodes a series each about 24 minutes long. You could easily watch one a day over about 3 months. But how much could you learn from that? </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFZjlWDpEJoYRF0f7airYX1cbBfFD1-TDGnHcul6tsIrPtVttD0pao1j9yTjoFOxnV73UPjjfGc8kkh2Ao2n3Rn-dNGPsUBNSe5_iRT1uGq8YpNNBo0bC5dH9rmSGuedkfBjs-VOcTSHAcJQu3RcbooVuPFB8Xpg33NMoveEF8jSNE62a-KO4S" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="4000" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFZjlWDpEJoYRF0f7airYX1cbBfFD1-TDGnHcul6tsIrPtVttD0pao1j9yTjoFOxnV73UPjjfGc8kkh2Ao2n3Rn-dNGPsUBNSe5_iRT1uGq8YpNNBo0bC5dH9rmSGuedkfBjs-VOcTSHAcJQu3RcbooVuPFB8Xpg33NMoveEF8jSNE62a-KO4S" width="358" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I extracted the Irish subtitles from one episode and it had 2964 words in it. </p><p>Over an 82 episode series that would be 243048 total words. <a href="https://calculator.academy/heaps-law-calculator/">Heap's law</a> says that is about 9860 unique individual words. </p><p>'To be familiar with 98% of the running words in a novel or newspaper, you need to know around 8000-9000 different words.' <a href="https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/lals/resources/paul-nations-resources/paul-nations-publications/publications/documents/foreign-language_1125.pdf">What do you need to know to learn a foreign language? Paul Nation</a> which is less.</p><p>Soap Operas are closer to how people talk than the words used in novels. And there is a fair bit of repetition as people spend several episodes talking about the events a hen night or something. But using words again means you are more likely to remember the word. Any decrease in unique words is an increase in the times you hear a word and your chances of remembering it. </p><p>It is easy enough to extract <a href="https://liveatthewitchtrials.blogspot.com/2023/04/tg4-subtitles.html ">TG4 subtitles and audio if needed</a>. Which allows you to recheck and learn any section you found difficult. <br /><br />'Learn Irish with Series 26 of Ros na Rún' would be an entirely practical 3 month process.</p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-84771942503641149132024-02-17T03:24:00.000-08:002024-02-17T03:24:16.771-08:00Bribes for Defection of Russian Pilots<p> It feels like Ireland cannot do much to help Ukraine in its fight with Russia. But I think that we can by bribing Russian pilots to defect with their planes. <br /><br />This is allowed under the normal rules of war. Here is a story about <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/this-is-like-a-movie-ukraines-secret-plan-to-convince-3-russian-pilots-to-defect-with-their-planes-030018349.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABMoHoMI2TA767-QKzIvBSblusAlbZRxOvpo0gTwnruwjNKWTbyvUO7tM5xOIAP7mlPNqUqbZZtg-qPHAtWeReqpDk6jX_KsEdQ6qex_fCj1AHla0AELytRj-JXR9rr-hY8FnuDnhii40vRlh8ZnTxyXiZfMBko1v4yP5IXMl535">Ukraine trying to do it.</a> 'Russian aviators who were in the midst of bombing Ukraine to defect with their warplanes in exchange for $1 million a piece'. And it seems to have <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/23/russian-military-pilot-reportedly-defects-to-ukraine-with-helicopter">worked at least once</a>.<br /><br />Theres a good few wonk game theory analysis out there of the best schemes and how much it would cost. <a href="https://www.betonit.ai/p/make-desertion-fast">Make Desertion Fast</a> <br /><br />But at a simple level €10 million and an Irish passport would be pretty tempting for any pilot flying nearby to find they had an engine trouble and to ask to come in for an emergency landing. the passport reduces the worry of being repatriated back to Russia later. Of course not every pilot with the opportunity would defect for that money. But no plan is ever 100% effective.<br /><br />Russia has lost about <a href="https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1758388397960491469">300 aircraft in 2 years of war</a>. At 10 million each that would be about €3 billion if offering defections doubled it. Which is not much more than Ireland, reasonably in my view, <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2023/10/10/budget-estimates-show-500m-increase-in-aid-to-support-ukrainians/#:~:text=Spending%20on%20assistance%20to%20people,2022%20was%20%E2%82%AC1%20billion.">spends on helping victims of the war at the moment per year</a>. </p><p><br />A price of €10 million per plane to help bring about the end of the war would be cheap. And if the scheme does not work and no one defects it would not cost us any money. <br /><br /></p><div><br /></div>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-75602593210896474322023-12-31T08:45:00.000-08:002024-01-13T01:19:55.905-08:00Earth Curvature Sculpture<p>We need a 3 meter high place to stand on. A 5km long lake. And a 2 meter tall line of lights. And here is why.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggpoYMbNk0vrv14XworLgLt_U9qecBVAG0qhkEjZ9I7rTvpRHEmJWgF2aZnY35JpycFxMTsw3th6Mzujf9VN1kUNEGaa1014e_0jDcSDchkXoktq038Lzr0F0UdSWmlNR6H_XiT3XErFFo559yL9oiuvnrqBgsDbBb7joJrvnyQylC57vZOhn/s2188/lake.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="2188" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggpoYMbNk0vrv14XworLgLt_U9qecBVAG0qhkEjZ9I7rTvpRHEmJWgF2aZnY35JpycFxMTsw3th6Mzujf9VN1kUNEGaa1014e_0jDcSDchkXoktq038Lzr0F0UdSWmlNR6H_XiT3XErFFo559yL9oiuvnrqBgsDbBb7joJrvnyQylC57vZOhn/w451-h173/lake.jpeg" width="451" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><br />How would you show the earth is round? A simple way to do it is to use a lake.<p></p><p>If you had an easy to see object several kilometers away. And you were looking at it from a few meters above the lake. And then you moved down close to the lake surface and the object disappeared. That would show that the earth is actually curved and the curve is blocking out the object.</p><p>I can't find a 'show the earth is round art sculpture' anywhere. We would need a location with a long lake view. A height of a few meters that could be moved up and down safely. And a cool looking object that can be seen from kilometers away. Possibly a light buoy anchored out in the lake. or possibly on the other shore. But the main thing is it is easy to see at a distance. </p><p><a href="https://dizzib.github.io/earth/curve-calc/?d0=3&h0=0&unit=metric">There is a calculator here for how much curvature</a> happens over a particular distance.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8701LLpwszuJLeN0w0nSnEt_K_y6eSdQy_IIMXkEky8agh64q5BC14qy03yduhUX00c5F9JxlMHB-EBFxZZ1rXg4Gw-zsvTDc6gxXdveuajOjEQZFJEKL9F-jI236s0Ln1bzdllJdxxPavbWvuQfp-Db_x61Cke_P1S5_PX85oNbdY67cajUA/s2144/Screenshot%202023-12-31%20at%2016.16.46.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="2144" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8701LLpwszuJLeN0w0nSnEt_K_y6eSdQy_IIMXkEky8agh64q5BC14qy03yduhUX00c5F9JxlMHB-EBFxZZ1rXg4Gw-zsvTDc6gxXdveuajOjEQZFJEKL9F-jI236s0Ln1bzdllJdxxPavbWvuQfp-Db_x61Cke_P1S5_PX85oNbdY67cajUA/w491-h238/Screenshot%202023-12-31%20at%2016.16.46.png" width="491" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>You could add <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_viewer">Tower viewers</a> and some sort of explainer plaque for the calculations of how much is obscured due to the curvature of the earth would probably be needed. But at least initially most of the difficulty would be making an easy to see object in the distance.</p><p>Here are some possible locations</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@53.6448318,-9.3669535,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipOJWatPts3ZgKPrVY3eNEbTlx8PEbVArbXH_b5J!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOJWatPts3ZgKPrVY3eNEbTlx8PEbVArbXH_b5J%3Dw203-h114-k-no!7i1170!8i659?entry=ttu">Lough Mask - Tourmakeady Pier</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOBYocbm8sjsVorAYt0rlQZ07s03GwGtbvWx2B3LTcTnZO2XwZkJ2uoCjbc7k0gBdx9UcbZFhhPB-6iC5SZf-GsKCiisZUFDiOJoyLT04vgJAwcOp7opojGIcQ7U6GV3kVNu6043LcEbVOS0w10EYiOZkp3W214vFvfARzuSSYfMrT-1ugLmQ-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOBYocbm8sjsVorAYt0rlQZ07s03GwGtbvWx2B3LTcTnZO2XwZkJ2uoCjbc7k0gBdx9UcbZFhhPB-6iC5SZf-GsKCiisZUFDiOJoyLT04vgJAwcOp7opojGIcQ7U6GV3kVNu6043LcEbVOS0w10EYiOZkp3W214vFvfARzuSSYfMrT-1ugLmQ-" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Cormongan Pier</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheC4a8m3vaZrawKG2KlxA1BzUtDT2nM-rhz0b0qReUXqXpAb4RgNodnTFZZFQt3Kw_8Y1SO0FPOEoBWUXHZGDFp_twk8StKSSDU57LQ1qpBnmfQ1kFgKvqF1H9oFkrndMB4_wcAj5jNZuodsod8aPLcVIh8rhUafYj112uqdDlQoROeYa79iJ2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1023" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheC4a8m3vaZrawKG2KlxA1BzUtDT2nM-rhz0b0qReUXqXpAb4RgNodnTFZZFQt3Kw_8Y1SO0FPOEoBWUXHZGDFp_twk8StKSSDU57LQ1qpBnmfQ1kFgKvqF1H9oFkrndMB4_wcAj5jNZuodsod8aPLcVIh8rhUafYj112uqdDlQoROeYa79iJ2" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lough+Gara+Pier/@53.9381877,-8.4424812,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPIy1sGeRgMNeRn4tdDj7z-hu7fb7_Pl1ja5pet!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPIy1sGeRgMNeRn4tdDj7z-hu7fb7_Pl1ja5pet%3Dw191-h86-k-no!7i4080!8i1836!4m11!1m2!2m1!1spier!3m7!1s0x485ea39c9f17179f:0xed0d049bf9608bc3!8m2!3d53.9610175!4d-8.436359!10e5!15sCgRwaWVykgESdG91cmlzdF9hdHRyYWN0aW9u4AEA!16s%2Fg%2F11kqw5q0pt?entry=ttu">Lough Gara Pier</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOw4J3FxqPWbTs90aQ9stn9zqj01f-crL3ezLLFnJ59UNRMct8u1suTZu7Ji4_WH6VWQZpurFteRJ6RyWnQJRT0t3ioWJ0rlSqaNDjhVN0OsKnliJzciHK01D7AfNorWOeLtWvH-LRwMDIIRUiTsh8IFII58t4IfasBy89lAQb7P05fLnI3Nhg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="690" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOw4J3FxqPWbTs90aQ9stn9zqj01f-crL3ezLLFnJ59UNRMct8u1suTZu7Ji4_WH6VWQZpurFteRJ6RyWnQJRT0t3ioWJ0rlSqaNDjhVN0OsKnliJzciHK01D7AfNorWOeLtWvH-LRwMDIIRUiTsh8IFII58t4IfasBy89lAQb7P05fLnI3Nhg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-6128526970481081662023-12-07T03:11:00.000-08:002023-12-07T03:37:23.914-08:00An Beal Bocht Audiobook<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_B%C3%A9al_Bocht">An Béal Bocht</a> is considered one of the classics of literature from Ireland. And of the Irish language in particular. It is a satire of the Irish language 'we had it tough' growing up books like that of Peig Sayers. It is <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/modern-ireland-in-100-artworks-1941-an-beal-bocht-by-myles-na-gcopaleen-1.2205374">here in the list</a> of 100 important Irish artworks. And has an English translation called the Poor Mouth. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XED1yYXQTmT_OQo5UgQ926ViozbLzSRKDWPD9vJxN-oVZ5JPDfYdGIJPI64EoWRNH86okDEIb84ZDfvydsnjcBN_JvgslNpwYofxt3VTJa1Yj_WZK6Qyg4lCUxSmmAm4fGvv1KicMxC3PJtA0urwTlk3k9L00ILfBhUKaunwu8ojZIy0-Q/s1140/Screenshot%202023-04-11%20at%2022.05.54.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="322" data-original-width="1140" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XED1yYXQTmT_OQo5UgQ926ViozbLzSRKDWPD9vJxN-oVZ5JPDfYdGIJPI64EoWRNH86okDEIb84ZDfvydsnjcBN_JvgslNpwYofxt3VTJa1Yj_WZK6Qyg4lCUxSmmAm4fGvv1KicMxC3PJtA0urwTlk3k9L00ILfBhUKaunwu8ojZIy0-Q/w344-h97/Screenshot%202023-04-11%20at%2022.05.54.png" width="344" /></a></p><p>There is a great sort 2018 animated version <a href="https://archive.org/details/AnBealBocht2018">here</a> and Graphic novel with the same drawings. But there is no Irish language audiobook version. This is unfortunate as it would <a href="https://liveatthewitchtrials.blogspot.com/2023/10/books-with-irish-text-and-audio-and.html">help learners </a>and audiobooks in general are useful for disabled and older people also. <br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumY2SnzDvXQk-erkyTnsg7GQrWonoms6Iby_QbFEZVw8rBIQ3nDSDeFKtE5mtNjb7GZCCqTZDaiw_JVmscwL-Y2DcwK_6X_-oyQARO39vfxLqpVLilAhldBYviVr6aTE9-QN6JYKVqIYkviiNbo_xcLdP5VW_fl6LRFwicgeZXFWPhE2uiDoa/s574/beal2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumY2SnzDvXQk-erkyTnsg7GQrWonoms6Iby_QbFEZVw8rBIQ3nDSDeFKtE5mtNjb7GZCCqTZDaiw_JVmscwL-Y2DcwK_6X_-oyQARO39vfxLqpVLilAhldBYviVr6aTE9-QN6JYKVqIYkviiNbo_xcLdP5VW_fl6LRFwicgeZXFWPhE2uiDoa/s320/beal2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>Mercier press publishes an Béal Bocht, their email is </i></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: helvetica;"><i>info@mercierpress.ie </i> The email I send said asking for an Audiobook version was</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>A Chara</i></span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>I am trying to learn Irish at the moment. And I really enjoy reading An Béal <span class="il">Bocht</span>. The learning method I use involves listening to the audiobook at the same time as reading the book. <br /><br />Unfortunately I cannot find an audiobook version of An Béal <span class="il">Bocht</span>. Is there one available?</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i> Le /meas,</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjENpdXKV_LMTRrN9pNbDUYy3BPf57ROHKRmb2r6avoS9lSX-rfkL8PiEMdYdFpBjcaqpY5uzczfPOIs6rjETYqgoAkQ3pneeSClosfOgNKKAQPyeVk827TnE0obW0ajc8JEFaDcKPJPZOdJtAPKVuWLJqnoc1OMyhpn1lfsQGK2Utx8gZJveQh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="250" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjENpdXKV_LMTRrN9pNbDUYy3BPf57ROHKRmb2r6avoS9lSX-rfkL8PiEMdYdFpBjcaqpY5uzczfPOIs6rjETYqgoAkQ3pneeSClosfOgNKKAQPyeVk827TnE0obW0ajc8JEFaDcKPJPZOdJtAPKVuWLJqnoc1OMyhpn1lfsQGK2Utx8gZJveQh=w233-h351" width="233" /></a></div><br /><br /></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-29322607377718728342023-11-17T05:25:00.000-08:002023-11-17T05:25:58.366-08:00Open Door Series in Irish Libraries<p> </p><p>I discussed in my <a href="https://liveatthewitchtrials.blogspot.com/2023/10/getting-books-in-english-and-irish-with.html">last post about how</a> a book in 3 formats English, Irish and the Audio in Irish is a great way to learn the language.<br />And that the Open Door series is the best resource with these three formats available that I can find.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPln9C3Xou7669JRQp3TzVzgwaf-_ac53MTpvfwV8KiYf4YcSoSBqJ7UarYgV56WOLKU7ANlSDefDBWoAw_YiyJmakGMLtdL4R4Skw2RR-cln1QOuLqCdxownvoxpC_7cDzWWammI9Wp7A8zts5_HB9Duliw-iBmx8qxtXfS7ynurVXhLSRBO/s1896/Screenshot%202023-11-17%20at%2013.10.47.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1896" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPln9C3Xou7669JRQp3TzVzgwaf-_ac53MTpvfwV8KiYf4YcSoSBqJ7UarYgV56WOLKU7ANlSDefDBWoAw_YiyJmakGMLtdL4R4Skw2RR-cln1QOuLqCdxownvoxpC_7cDzWWammI9Wp7A8zts5_HB9Duliw-iBmx8qxtXfS7ynurVXhLSRBO/w596-h352/Screenshot%202023-11-17%20at%2013.10.47.png" width="596" /></a></div><br /><p>I emailed all my local councillors and the ministers involved and they have gotten the Fingal librarian to agree to get more copies of these books. I emailed the politicians directly as I am trying to help local. librarians get more resources. Because these are digital versions of the box not just Fingal but all Irish libraries will have access to these books when they become available.<br /><br /></p><p>If you would also like to encourage this useful resource to be expanded please contact your local politician. As you can see above the wait times on the audiobooks in particular is long.</p><p>Find your councillor <a href="https://www.lgma.ie/en/irish-local-government/">here</a></p><p>The minister for Gaeltacht is<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Catherine-Martin.D.2016-10-03/">Catherine Martin </a> catherine.martin@oireachtas.ie</p><p>and for local government is <a href="https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Darragh-O'Brien.D.2007-06-14/">Darragh O'Brien </a> darragh.obrien@oireachtas.ie</p><p><br /></p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-27387180212068237662023-10-29T04:48:00.001-07:002023-11-26T05:25:56.605-08:00Getting Books in English and Irish with Irish Audio<p><a href="https://liveatthewitchtrials.blogspot.com/2023/10/books-with-irish-text-and-audio-and.html">My last post</a> was about why we would want books in Irish and English that also had audio. This post is about how we can get them to people</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">What I want</h3><p>I want local libraries to get more copies of books with English and Irish text and Irish audio. Ideally E versions as lots of people don't have CD players anymore and getting to the library is hard for some.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">What books?</h3><p>The <a href="https://www.newisland.ie/open-door">open door series</a> is our best option. These are short books by the likes of <a href="https://www.wfhowes.co.uk/search?searchterms=X0oA1CuBDh%2f7KIZevPAad6DvqpP2D7NNP8JwQBhiCBE%3d">John Connolly</a>, Roddy Doyle, Marian Keyes and Maeve Binchy</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv4o-OedGdEaSf7a9h1n1psq7wl3jGvQnBt9lJ2ojhHj5SEkGGULZqn94S7CL2RwZlBUNQJBvRAqZMOArraGo9fiXZbKkvAHOBTeokUgjTeRT40nFjwC6ZviXyh_PYeJfBNsF8z1B8w7XZpzOjKiVemhY7wUT6dlC2_D7MBE8bMhhyaRaddiSW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv4o-OedGdEaSf7a9h1n1psq7wl3jGvQnBt9lJ2ojhHj5SEkGGULZqn94S7CL2RwZlBUNQJBvRAqZMOArraGo9fiXZbKkvAHOBTeokUgjTeRT40nFjwC6ZviXyh_PYeJfBNsF8z1B8w7XZpzOjKiVemhY7wUT6dlC2_D7MBE8bMhhyaRaddiSW=w229-h343" width="229" /></a></div><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who to talk to</h3><p>You can just ask your local library to get more copies of these books. Your local library can be found <a href="https://www.librariesireland.ie/local-libraries">here</a> . You can find, join and get contact information for them there. </p><p>Asking them to get more copies of these books might help. But realistically to get more Irish resources getting the whole library more resources would help. Which is politics.</p><p>Libraries are controlled by local councils. Which means your councillor can help get them resources. </p><p>Find your councillor <a href="https://www.lgma.ie/en/irish-local-government/">here</a></p><p>The minister for Gaeltacht is <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Catherine-Martin.D.2016-10-03/">Catherine Martin </a> catherine.martin@oireachtas.ie</p><p>and for local government is <a href="https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Darragh-O'Brien.D.2007-06-14/">Darragh O'Brien </a> darragh.obrien@oireachtas.ie</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">What to say to them</h3><p>My email that said</p><p><br /></p><p><i>A Chara,</i></p><p><i>I am trying to learn more of the Irish language. My local library has great support to help me do that. But there is only one series of ebooks in English and Irish and with Irish e-audiobooks and they do not have many copies from it. This is Open Door series https://www.newisland.ie/open-door</i></p><p><i> If you could help my local Fingal library with resources to get more digital copies of these books it would help me, and others, in learning Irish.</i></p><p><i> Le meas</i></p><p> </p><div>There are not enough resources for adult Irish learners out there. The Open Door series is a resource that libraries currently have. Sending a few emails might get them available to more people. </div>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-67068437372659989622023-10-28T03:44:00.002-07:002023-10-28T03:52:29.859-07:00Placenames in Irish<p>You pass loads of clues everyday to the geography and history around you. And until recently I had not been paying attention. I made a map and flashcards to learn the meanings of Irish placenames to help decipher signposts. </p><p>I made this map of 100 Irish words commonly found in place names. <a href="https://google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1P8U5ltabErApo8moJ1fHhVyqXM9hglQ&usp=sharing ">Interactive Google Map of Irish placenames</a> </p><p>
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These words are used loads of places. So once you recognise them you pick up on them elsewhere.</p><div><br /></div><div>In general you can look up addresses and town names on <a href="https://www.logainm.ie/ga/1383711">logainm</a> if you get stuck. Corrections and suggestions welcome. If you know of someone who might find this interesting or useful please send it onto them.</div><div><br /></div><div>I made an Anki Deck <a href="https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/596493648?cb=1698265796100">here</a> of these words as well to help learning and memorising </div><div><br /></div><div><div>Being stopped at traffic lights since I learned these words is a lot more entertaining.</div><div><br /></div></div><p></p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-37650197957350109122023-10-22T10:21:00.007-07:002023-10-23T01:45:16.185-07:00Books with Irish text and Audio and English translations.<p><a href="https://liveatthewitchtrials.blogspot.com/2023/10/how-many-unique-words-are-in-text.html">The last post here</a> was about how many words you would have to read in Irish to have seen a particular number of unique words. </p><p>What books exist with Irish text and Audio and English text available? This is for the Listening-Reading language learning method</p><p>1. Small kids books. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8MT3mFjCAc&t=1s">Gruffalo</a> and other Julia Donaldson books have been translated. These have simple repeating language which make them a good place to start.</p><p>There are about 700 words in each of these. Which means there are probably about 800 unique words in two of them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J2DU7N4ibz4" width="320" youtube-src-id="J2DU7N4ibz4"></iframe></div><p><br /></p><p>Here has a <a href="https://weareirish.ie/gaeilge/closleabhair-free-irish-audiobooks-language/">list of 13 free Irish audiobook</a>s but I cannot find English versions of 11 of them.</p><p>2. Aesop's Fables in Irish </p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11339 ">English here</a> </p><p><a href="https://wikisource.org/wiki/Aesop_a_th%C3%A1inig_go_h-%C3%89irinn">Aesop a Tháinig go hÉirinn text </a></p><p><a href="https://corkirish.wordpress.com/audio-files-on-this-site/">Irish Audio </a> for 8 of the tales, this is a great resource. </p><p>2. An Triail. This is a play on higher level Irish leaving cert. It has about 10000 words and has english versions, audio and a great sentence by sentence audio translation available. Though the level of Irish is pretty high so it is not ideal to start this learning process with. </p><p>3. Other kids books with Irish translations like Diary of a Whimpy Kid and Harry Potter do not seem to have audio versions.</p><p>4. The 'we had it tough' books. The Beal Bocht has a great animated film version but no Irish audiobook.</p><p>Peig Sayers has one book <a href="https://www.siopaleabhar.com/en/product/labharfad-le-cach/">with an audio recording</a>.</p><p>The Islander with Tomás O’ Crohan and 20 years a growing do not seem to have audio recordings.</p><p>5. The Little Prince <a href="https://eabhloid.com/shop/irish-translation-of-le-petit-prince-an-prionsa-beag?lang=en">the Irish translation</a> does not have an audiobook yet. But hopefully it will soon. It is a great book of 15000 words 2500 unique ones. And the level is slightly simpler than adult books. </p><p>6. <a href="https://www.newisland.ie/open-door?category=Irish+Language">Open Door new Island books</a>. These seem to be the best option at the moment. The ebooks and audiobooks are on the Irish libraries online borrowbox program. But not enough copies are available so you have to wait to get the english and Irish ebooks and the eaudio loans. <br />Increasing the number of copies the library can lend is probably the simplest way to increase people's access to this reading and listening form of language learning for Irish.</p><p>There is 11 of these books in Irish, with audiobook versions and written by great writers in this series. For example <a href="https://fingal.borrowbox.com/product/WFH_1968037/title/ruin">Rúin by Patricia Scanlan</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRgjN3B-7Tzvlv-hcMkkU9BzWwULMitgn_G5rMmvZglGYLZTljXYyo3c-3IwMta4JXmO4GaadI6WapGhHr1wnP3wl96Q5VrmHQiDTmcOupe9NnnVZu8w67ok8EmWEv_nZsHUOiMCfT6tgg2vQgQJh1b8cy4pwz45X0KeIaw7OvnI-ir5AdqHLJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="556" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRgjN3B-7Tzvlv-hcMkkU9BzWwULMitgn_G5rMmvZglGYLZTljXYyo3c-3IwMta4JXmO4GaadI6WapGhHr1wnP3wl96Q5VrmHQiDTmcOupe9NnnVZu8w67ok8EmWEv_nZsHUOiMCfT6tgg2vQgQJh1b8cy4pwz45X0KeIaw7OvnI-ir5AdqHLJ=w433-h338" width="433" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>7. Looking at gutenberg <a href="https://gutenberg.org/browse/languages/ga">Irish language section</a>. Douglas Hyde, has the bilingual </p><p><a href="https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/60782">Beside the Fire</a>: A collection of Irish Gaelic folk stories but I can't find an audio recording of it.<br /><br /></p><p>8. Mo Sgéal Féin, My Story by Peter O'Leary </p><p>Irish Audio <a href="https://corkirish.wordpress.com/audio-files-on-this-site/">on this great site </a></p><p><a href="https://wikisource.org/wiki/Mo_Sg%C3%A9al_F%C3%A9in">Irish text</a> </p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/mystory00olea">English text </a></p><p><br /></p><p>Séadna by O'Leary is also available</p><p><br /></p><p>9. <a href="https://muscrai.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/scc3a9alac3adocht-amhlaoibh-uc3ad-loinsigh.pdf">Scéalaíocht Amhlaoibh íLuínse</a> fairy stories by Seán Ó Cróinín and Donncha A. Ó Cróinín</p><p>has audio on the same <a href="https://corkirish.wordpress.com/audio-files-on-this-site/">site</a> but I can't find an English translation.</p><p><br /></p><p>10. Graveyard clay by Ó'Cadhain has an audio version and a translation. But seems only suitable for fluent speakers. </p><p>11. A choose your own adventure game with text and audio in both Irish and English https://darkdawn.irishimbasbooks.com/</p><p>If you know of other books with English and Irish text and Irish audio available to help people learn the language could you please comment them?</p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-23449614310315594622023-10-21T11:26:00.003-07:002023-10-21T11:36:01.959-07:00How many Unique Words are in a Text?<p>How much text would you have to understand to get a good understanding of a language? There is a <a href="https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2019/08/27/heaps-law/">formula to estimate</a> how many unique words you would find as you read an amount of text.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaps%27_law" style="background-color: white; font-family: rubik, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Heaps' law</a> lets you estimate after 10k, 20k etc how many unique words you would have seen. As the number of words go up how often you find a new word decreases. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSCouDYFJgVksDe-W-9Hl3_4dFAWhPNVZ-hpFFvJZSiBE4f3Wwuc5VfxETt4TfXXr6_jDcd1w1mcelm7XwwUTTZAN4H7-X2E6X6m3UeGvlEpxcqth9_rvjvDzztjsuUD-7unXTyY-FyjJ9NU4cwTogZB2tkKiOLhuf5DLqCGfK44VjUTKddF7r" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="584" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSCouDYFJgVksDe-W-9Hl3_4dFAWhPNVZ-hpFFvJZSiBE4f3Wwuc5VfxETt4TfXXr6_jDcd1w1mcelm7XwwUTTZAN4H7-X2E6X6m3UeGvlEpxcqth9_rvjvDzztjsuUD-7unXTyY-FyjJ9NU4cwTogZB2tkKiOLhuf5DLqCGfK44VjUTKddF7r=w533-h415" width="533" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>For reference 3,000 words is enough to carry out a lot of everyday conversations. Fluent people know about 10,000 words. You can check the word counts of famous books <a href="https://capitalizemytitle.com/famous-book-series-and-novel-word-counts/">here</a> to put this graph into context. <a href="https://gist.github.com/cavedave/1f071567382ff40a4d9f3b9dec6ef97a">Graph code here</a>.</p><p>Languages are not a list of words to memorise. You have to learn common patterns and grammar also. But as new words become rarer as you see more text you are also getting more repetitions of common patterns. Which will help you internalise those common patterns.</p><p>There is a collection of short books, by Irish authors, to help with literacy skills <a href="https://www.newisland.ie/open-door?category=Open+Door">called Open Door</a>. These books are about 10K words each. These books, by famous authors, together cover a lot of the language. If you read Patricia Scanlon's novella you would see about 2000 unique words. Roddy Doyles would bring you up to 2600. Marian Keys, Maeve Binchy, John Connolly and other great writes are in the series which will keep adding new words. This graph is an estimate of this coverage.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4gGx6t_6KJnTniOeqizWgmfIC7pd5wjRgMgnmCjFPasrf-Yhwzq1N0LQrzY6Z2_ejiemMt5OcNSBEykTxfi3HINgR_Mec3neOOdKN8DyNmiE5IrCgHN4lUU_Z2-hthec5iRMwefNKSekedfKVSMiiLOXR2S10_hKzop1XgHXkE7HBOOvyYG0Z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="584" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4gGx6t_6KJnTniOeqizWgmfIC7pd5wjRgMgnmCjFPasrf-Yhwzq1N0LQrzY6Z2_ejiemMt5OcNSBEykTxfi3HINgR_Mec3neOOdKN8DyNmiE5IrCgHN4lUU_Z2-hthec5iRMwefNKSekedfKVSMiiLOXR2S10_hKzop1XgHXkE7HBOOvyYG0Z=w556-h433" width="556" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>I bring up the series as the have <a href="https://www.newisland.ie/open-door?category=Irish+Language">Irish language versions</a>. Including with audio. Irish does not have enough content available in English, Irish and with audio. I will discuss how audio and text might combine together to help language learning in my next post.</p><p><br /></p><p></p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-82381305528432637272023-04-15T02:33:00.003-07:002023-04-15T02:35:02.084-07:00Get the text in TG4 Subtitles<p>I have been watching Ros na Rún. Mainly because I am a messy bitch that lives for drama but also to learn Irish. The subtitles are really high quality. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/teilifis/comments/12md0k0/how_to_extract_subtitles_from_tg4_player/">Here is how to</a> extract them.<br /><br />Go to the episode you want. And make the developer tools viewable at the bottom of the browser</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWR6-VbOc-UtRLKskzdcTGduAHBxyZIAGG6uCbqE2dFIwXJph9A-j4F6Ti_0m_a3pzkJ9A42kVA5DTyWVxtY5hXWdvJIg-ctOeduHnV_MeYoIeSSspHZpUuJeK8VAY4YTxVdB-5F5G5wyVUbObvTg5BTY2Ja_CuPRW6I2_QjGSOieEfLP6YQ/s1554/Screenshot%202023-04-15%20at%2010.13.08.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1554" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWR6-VbOc-UtRLKskzdcTGduAHBxyZIAGG6uCbqE2dFIwXJph9A-j4F6Ti_0m_a3pzkJ9A42kVA5DTyWVxtY5hXWdvJIg-ctOeduHnV_MeYoIeSSspHZpUuJeK8VAY4YTxVdB-5F5G5wyVUbObvTg5BTY2Ja_CuPRW6I2_QjGSOieEfLP6YQ/s320/Screenshot%202023-04-15%20at%2010.13.08.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also make sure the subtitles are turned on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCWx0ce31ZXLMVUvQpehczUvJWdMrNhK8vi4Rc47IzZxdfYYZYCFhViudI-RF2AaQMxr91tCWx--W_HPyapI1ZnWdF3t_RAs1Ret8e0PnY7hFzrFknpzH9IH7mrQ819MCP_T_yFVGg4OoAEq2y6knnB3klADe0oYnmMQ7846a069KGTbe_A/s712/Screenshot%202023-04-15%20at%2010.13.36.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="712" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCWx0ce31ZXLMVUvQpehczUvJWdMrNhK8vi4Rc47IzZxdfYYZYCFhViudI-RF2AaQMxr91tCWx--W_HPyapI1ZnWdF3t_RAs1Ret8e0PnY7hFzrFknpzH9IH7mrQ819MCP_T_yFVGg4OoAEq2y6knnB3klADe0oYnmMQ7846a069KGTbe_A/s320/Screenshot%202023-04-15%20at%2010.13.36.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We want the network tab in the developer tools</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgAZ145xYRU4j6XpWZvYYi0vQNGbHmOJNg7ivng5ZXsELBYHKv1sBip4-jUTRL1xY2IE5svPruLPRxzzD2BFP0i_Vl96W8uJ7Avrv6LaMJsJke4YK_1IFRrJJwJsuOSi169EpVmgvRiU3IBhUr6ORsW-AkXUYyLVuHKbqjLAwSbD0TKzmdw/s1168/Screenshot%202023-04-15%20at%2010.14.50.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="1168" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgAZ145xYRU4j6XpWZvYYi0vQNGbHmOJNg7ivng5ZXsELBYHKv1sBip4-jUTRL1xY2IE5svPruLPRxzzD2BFP0i_Vl96W8uJ7Avrv6LaMJsJke4YK_1IFRrJJwJsuOSi169EpVmgvRiU3IBhUr6ORsW-AkXUYyLVuHKbqjLAwSbD0TKzmdw/w463-h193/Screenshot%202023-04-15%20at%2010.14.50.png" width="463" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Search for VTT (in the second search box). and open that file in a new browser tab.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_M5428bUxK7SQPaj0SMez-PiE7fmaTwzp48zTbcfRGTQX2And182F47-oxvX2UlPZ72RNh5Vy3CLPk8nzONTNTg2rMZVzDVAi3mu8O_Y04PNT2-YQV9sPYlUZlehfCdgsABF6z9J9uagDMJH3TP4QIuJ74utsIpwfvK57j7RwYi2DJkPWbQ/s754/Screenshot%202023-04-15%20at%2010.15.03.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="754" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_M5428bUxK7SQPaj0SMez-PiE7fmaTwzp48zTbcfRGTQX2And182F47-oxvX2UlPZ72RNh5Vy3CLPk8nzONTNTg2rMZVzDVAi3mu8O_Y04PNT2-YQV9sPYlUZlehfCdgsABF6z9J9uagDMJH3TP4QIuJ74utsIpwfvK57j7RwYi2DJkPWbQ/s320/Screenshot%202023-04-15%20at%2010.15.03.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This can show slightly funny as Irish is encoded in utf-8 and your browser might think it is simple ascii that does not have fada's. But if you save the page and open it in another editor it should look fine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">WEBVTT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:0</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">01:21.800 --> 01:24.560</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tá siad ag ceapadh anois</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">gur seipsis atá i gceist.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">01:24.640 --> 01:26.680</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ach tiocfaidh sé tríd,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">nach dtiocfaidh?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Why do this? One of the best ways to learn a language seems to be to listen to stories and when a new word comes along learn it then. <a href="https://www.lingq.com/en/">Linq uses this</a> but Irish is not popular enough for them to have it in their options. Soaps and plays are also good as they are much closer to how people actually speak than literature is. <br /><br />TG4 have gone to the trouble of making great subtitles. And they want people to learn the language. It would be good to turn this resource into something that helped people even more. For learners to watch an TV episode and have a list of new words and their meaning might really help their learning. </div><br /><p><br /></p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-46027403102577002722023-03-13T01:59:00.008-07:002023-03-13T08:41:17.765-07:00Results Of Fluent Forever Words List Blitz<p> I made a <a href="http://liveatthewitchtrials.blogspot.com/2023/03/learning-625-irish-words-in-weekend.html">claim that I would learn</a> the 625 words in the Fluent Forever <a href="https://fluent-forever.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/625-List-Thematic.pdf">list</a> in Irish over the weekend.<br /><br />And I did it. Learn means lots of things. 1. able to generate and understand quickly 2. able to understand in context 3. able to work out the word but it takes a while. I have 90+% at 1 now. Maybe 5% that a sentence would really help. And probably 2% that I had to make mnemonics for. For example leaf is a boring child stuck in a hedge (Dull Og).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3m-BKGMchvZwjjqcOAAMgJqlmpWLIpzg41oKWxEv0a0iQu-lhP9gUIKhZt6VcgbUuLXO2qG_HXs-Jq0GCVnyv65Dt5_odCHDwqAE3vIily3uO1QsXIUI91fC654A5KL8zASM4-HZX14AsA73lLnJ_diiOQ9_Zn2jm4s_o2bnMMTg-NOl6Q/s724/Screenshot%202023-03-13%20at%2007.56.26.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="544" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3m-BKGMchvZwjjqcOAAMgJqlmpWLIpzg41oKWxEv0a0iQu-lhP9gUIKhZt6VcgbUuLXO2qG_HXs-Jq0GCVnyv65Dt5_odCHDwqAE3vIily3uO1QsXIUI91fC654A5KL8zASM4-HZX14AsA73lLnJ_diiOQ9_Zn2jm4s_o2bnMMTg-NOl6Q/s320/Screenshot%202023-03-13%20at%2007.56.26.png" width="240" /></a></div>Without refreshing these words I will forget over time. But in a test learning this wordlist seems to help. I read a few ages of the kids book Diary of a Wimpy kid. About one word per page was in this list but I did not know previously. smell, ring and neighbour (boladh, glaoigh and comharsa) which left about 4 words I had to look up per page. Still a 20% improvement in, kids level, literacy in a weekend is good. Even if its only actually 10% less looking up time for common words for the next while it still feels like reading Irish is easier now.<div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBWzD53Tm1RZzVgba8iw-_NAKOIgiIgThDaVEXiXWXi8SnidIEnoUzlDu-PFLo6DP42IiDT2saGUN2rzLsjKze9Wt2KWsYhqU8gVsztoZh9BpMp57wToXVFBWD3QAUBdxfrQJqNh7X0i-gV5RvAtQtpVaTOj1bn7hP5SBJ_NcWuV7X-nFtgw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBWzD53Tm1RZzVgba8iw-_NAKOIgiIgThDaVEXiXWXi8SnidIEnoUzlDu-PFLo6DP42IiDT2saGUN2rzLsjKze9Wt2KWsYhqU8gVsztoZh9BpMp57wToXVFBWD3QAUBdxfrQJqNh7X0i-gV5RvAtQtpVaTOj1bn7hP5SBJ_NcWuV7X-nFtgw=w225-h400" width="225" /></a></div><br /> I would guess I spent somewhere between 2 and 3 hours concentrating on this. And some more slack time on my phone. Which makes me think about all the time I waste on my phone. As well as Anki I also made some notes for the words I was getting really stuck on.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAX3OJbBiDBkZXV2EJNeo3WIWTtXEmg35jDag3XVFhSpDvf_A9Kjl5sQyTevrB4o8Atx3j2_giXgMD5obeQpifZbIUazeF81WhixGlayz6SJ6xxQHysnFper5o0-bwmziwRhSxQ5FWcCgxnt9ZkXRhQXQnp1x2tinG1jiOknjmFLPeGCYWOw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAX3OJbBiDBkZXV2EJNeo3WIWTtXEmg35jDag3XVFhSpDvf_A9Kjl5sQyTevrB4o8Atx3j2_giXgMD5obeQpifZbIUazeF81WhixGlayz6SJ6xxQHysnFper5o0-bwmziwRhSxQ5FWcCgxnt9ZkXRhQXQnp1x2tinG1jiOknjmFLPeGCYWOw=w213-h378" width="213" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>The Anki deck is here <a href="https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1108155126">now</a> there are better pictures and some errors fixed. But if you see anymore please let me know. <br /><br /></p></div>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-72815972294467464232023-03-12T06:53:00.004-07:002023-03-12T06:54:16.167-07:00No Chemical Element has ever been discovered in the Southern Hemisphere<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEi0t_XNzkhQ76x2wj9GTi466e4u-FD-knDw7NEs9VJHCNVGPSkDbuAiefaBL3E--jn4QYQRm9SeDZONF9JQR7f3awFvbmTlUnRG_xSX8tq5vhOOf63C9OKrBJwnd_vI86_x5XadBN82av0Lw3BKUTjgwLrsgxU1ss3m-ZVEzqhi3BCh3bHg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="780" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEi0t_XNzkhQ76x2wj9GTi466e4u-FD-knDw7NEs9VJHCNVGPSkDbuAiefaBL3E--jn4QYQRm9SeDZONF9JQR7f3awFvbmTlUnRG_xSX8tq5vhOOf63C9OKrBJwnd_vI86_x5XadBN82av0Lw3BKUTjgwLrsgxU1ss3m-ZVEzqhi3BCh3bHg=w391-h252" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The furthest south a chemical element has been discovered is Bikini Atoll at 11.6° N where after a 1952 nuclear test <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 12.6px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermium">Einsteinium and Fermium</a> were discovered. <br /><br />The next furthest north is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technetium">Technetium in Sicily</a> in <a href=" https://www.nature.com/articles/nchem.271">1937 at</a> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-size: 12.6px;">38.1° N<br /><br />More info on where and when discoveries were made on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_chemical_element_discoveries">this wikipedia page</a></span></span></div><br /><br />Map from<a href="https://www.chemistryviews.org/details/ezine/1316253/Places_of_Discovery_of_the_Elements/"> here</a><p></p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-51950604426660630632023-03-10T09:16:00.004-08:002023-03-12T07:39:28.686-07:00Learning 625 Irish Words in a Weekend<p> </p><p>I watched this video<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vkEHdPAcgA"> I learned 1000 foreign words in one day</a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="356" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6vkEHdPAcgA" width="581" youtube-src-id="6vkEHdPAcgA"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Could I do the same with the 625 words deck I made and described <a href="http://liveatthewitchtrials.blogspot.com/2023/03/anki-deck-for-irish.html">in my last post</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Can I learn 625 words in a weekend? </p><p>1. Probably not. But no guts, no black pudding.</p><p>2. I probably know about half already. Even though I got a pass c3 25 years ago some must still be rattling around in the ceann. </p><p>3. I made the deck which means I have vaguely seen the words before recently. I was trying to get the deck made fast, not trying to learn them at the time.</p><p>4. I am saying this publicly mainly so the embarrassment of not learning these makes me work harder.</p><p><br />I am going to put aside an hour Friday, Saturday, Sunday evening. No twitter, reddit or chess on the phone only Anki.<br /><br />I am going to fix up the deck as I go, some words now are wrong, some pictures confusing etc.</p><p>When I get stuck on a word I will create a context sentence for it and add that to the Anki card.<br /><br />The deck is <a href="https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1108155126">here</a>. I have added more and synced since then but the page has not updated. If you download the deck could you let me know if gift looks like this?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB23Qgsak99r3q4zZHEG-UHk1Prg-t_OU1G_JFEUWhOtOroHfprPBT-9rfCOAvKmT7ln_LGUO6Hs0GEzpzdlenvK6gNgpa7tqauwaISseNkY97KAXR8-V8Pa55MIFs60-Pmh97eGLnoT8Y9IdhaBL-lpC5kAa1NwB8zGyZSRYNZnEHtb3-dQ/s806/Screenshot%202023-03-10%20at%2014.36.20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="806" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB23Qgsak99r3q4zZHEG-UHk1Prg-t_OU1G_JFEUWhOtOroHfprPBT-9rfCOAvKmT7ln_LGUO6Hs0GEzpzdlenvK6gNgpa7tqauwaISseNkY97KAXR8-V8Pa55MIFs60-Pmh97eGLnoT8Y9IdhaBL-lpC5kAa1NwB8zGyZSRYNZnEHtb3-dQ/w381-h275/Screenshot%202023-03-10%20at%2014.36.20.png" width="381" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-79661921339148367422023-03-07T12:15:00.003-08:002023-03-12T07:40:19.814-07:00Anki Deck for Irish<p> </p><p>I really enjoyed the book fluent forever and decided to use the method to learn a language. One of the ideas in the is to learn 625 common words quickly. They are listed <a href="https://fluent-forever.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/625-List-Thematic.pdf ">here</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p>And then I realized I do know a language. Well kind of Irish to a C3 in ordinary level several decades ago. But learning these 625 words will at least get me past the 'I do not remember a word' level. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireD09a-2CoUC7PbTJ3J0tvQXufnFcgkEueq_qQk7_3e8da4FZVfQw5ToGzS2L8-Kqc2JHgRY9K5_ABTW7HybtyjHkjVlXkyAePp75xHHYylOSST_tIIRJUAlDPxYnnSRwWtKEo4mR4P38faEK2dBoF6V_OD_imPjGNjrQB774iZSfyrJjPw/s1266/Screenshot%202023-03-10%20at%2019.48.54.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1266" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireD09a-2CoUC7PbTJ3J0tvQXufnFcgkEueq_qQk7_3e8da4FZVfQw5ToGzS2L8-Kqc2JHgRY9K5_ABTW7HybtyjHkjVlXkyAePp75xHHYylOSST_tIIRJUAlDPxYnnSRwWtKEo4mR4P38faEK2dBoF6V_OD_imPjGNjrQB774iZSfyrJjPw/w428-h236/Screenshot%202023-03-10%20at%2019.48.54.png" width="428" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Anki is an app that uses spaced repetition to help you memorise words. The deck is there <a href="https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1108155126">here</a>. The deck is based on a smaller one in Spanish <a href="https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/558148003">here</a>. Some of the pictures might be changed to make them less Spanish. And some of the 625 are missing, the themes of Numbers, Months and Days of the week.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would be a great help if you could point out any mistakes you find in the deck. Or are willing to help with coming up with sentences to add to the deck. The idea is that reading 'the big black dog is an actor' will get 4 words in the deck into your head. Which means over the course of session far more repetitions of words in context would happen. <br /></p><p><br /></p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-81106289354814883442022-11-12T10:17:00.002-08:002022-11-12T16:03:37.479-08:00Wordle Words for Irish<p> There is a version of Wordle for Irish called <a href="https://www.foclach.com/">Foclach</a> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2yN5-bsye_gW0IS0hHZX9Di1rnc2HuGi_IiF9xFXnf1KKeg3NvBHSoOX6u6ye4DoGxY3AJjvXzzxGsX1J_II95fZDV-lbllqgfoKdTI0-qbQCuhoN8t-fZ-M7t7EL8Ku1PFMAQP-wzcFoNkqT-BeZqxljyuez_8EKqEjE7i_-ViMAVpPJA/s1314/Screenshot%202022-11-12%20at%2018.11.31.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1314" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2yN5-bsye_gW0IS0hHZX9Di1rnc2HuGi_IiF9xFXnf1KKeg3NvBHSoOX6u6ye4DoGxY3AJjvXzzxGsX1J_II95fZDV-lbllqgfoKdTI0-qbQCuhoN8t-fZ-M7t7EL8Ku1PFMAQP-wzcFoNkqT-BeZqxljyuez_8EKqEjE7i_-ViMAVpPJA/s320/Screenshot%202022-11-12%20at%2018.11.31.png" width="320" /></a></p><p>Matt Parker has a youtube video working out how many five letter word combinations cover 25 of the 26 English letters. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="357" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_-AfhLQfb6w" width="430" youtube-src-id="_-AfhLQfb6w"></iframe></div><br /><p>This is an exact cover problem and has been <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth%27s_Algorithm_X">studied for ages</a>. And theres some great follow up videos to that one on how to make quick version of the checker.<br /><br />There are 23 letters in Irish used by Foclach (<a href="https://github.com/michmech/irish-word-frequency">this dataset</a>). There are rare words with v (víosa (visa),veist (vest), veain (van)) and other English letters but they are not accepted in the game. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdooKxjEenug_liavltOQl9jRcH6UcLu07Q9ArOfoP9x0S8X0mMUJHxb0D82kaz2xa0s0oTesfk2zDVaq-pH8E5LEViWFoavDc7CNryTkWVbphqEde-iBR0PcmiGCpAWBicsi4camHgNlYymZDacA9kwpcFE4pM8TRbuZxegqrDt2QKZegcA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdooKxjEenug_liavltOQl9jRcH6UcLu07Q9ArOfoP9x0S8X0mMUJHxb0D82kaz2xa0s0oTesfk2zDVaq-pH8E5LEViWFoavDc7CNryTkWVbphqEde-iBR0PcmiGCpAWBicsi4camHgNlYymZDacA9kwpcFE4pM8TRbuZxegqrDt2QKZegcA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took this code from <a href="https://github.com/azirale/five_for_twentyfive/blob/f63dfef5a5c36f7e1158c52ec125042aaf26de37/five_for_twentyfive.py"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji"><span style="background-color: #f6f8fa; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;"><b>azirale</b></span></span>'s matt parker answering version</a> and changed the alphabet to Irish and looked for words that had all 23 alphabet out of 25 letters in 5 words. I got an Irish word list from <a href="https://github.com/michmech/irish-word-frequency">here</a>. There are only 6500 words in it. With 910 being 5 letters long.</div></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are loads of word combinations where all 23 letters are found in 5 5-letter words. Some examples are</div></blockquote><p> beola-nádúr-putóg-séimh-fíoch</p><p> bheir-camán-folús-putóg-éindí</p><p> cónra-fostú-geábh-pluid-céimí</p><p> cúige-díobh-pluma-óstán-sféar</p><p> féile-putóg-rúnda-íomhá-bácús</p><p> fíoch-maide-putóg-slánú-bréan</p><p> fórsa-geábh-modúl-péint-curaí</p><p> geábh-modúl-próca-stuif-éindí</p><p> méadú-oibrí-putóg-sleán-fiuch</p><p> oíche-putóg-ráfla-sméid-bunús </p><p><br /></p><p>I thnk this implies the Wordle in Irish is easier than in English at least for a computer. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-71694073427011383452022-09-13T12:53:00.002-07:002022-09-14T10:56:28.108-07:00How Dangerous was Whaling?
In <a href="https://gutenberg.org/files/2701/2701-h/2701-h.htm">Moby Dick he writes</a>
'upon one particular voyage which I made to the Pacific, among many others we spoke thirty different ships, every one of which had had a death by a whale, some of them more than one, and three that had each lost a boat’s crew'
A boat had about 30 sailors so this would be at least 1 out of 30 on 27 boats and 6 out of 30 on 3. So 27+18=45 out of 900 or 5%. <div><br /></div><div> Comparing that to Astronauts. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_travelers_by_name#:~:text=As%20of%20July%2020%2C%202021,US%20Department%20of%20Defense%20classification%29.">574 people have gone into space</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight-related_accidents_and_incidents#:~:text=As%20of%202020%2C%20there%20have,fatalities%20during%20spaceflight%2Drelated%20activities.">31 Astronauts have died. Including training/testing accidents</a>. Which is 5.4% Though those astronauts died on some journey not just one. On this one data comparison whaling was as dangerous as being an astronaut.</div><div> <br />The journeys were of 3 to 4 years. With very little if any visiting of ports involved. Which is longer than Mars journeys are projected to be. </div>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-45006756075412271122022-08-05T06:48:00.006-07:002022-08-05T11:26:52.765-07:00NOAA Warming in US Graph<p> There is a strange graph that is common in Climate Change denying circles.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy9UoftDxBH1xU1Gxz6DtQfF_CNmiXqkbzsYmxFJOjR7NUMmBuUgvRd9r3bqfHeojqMogcMcZGhhCymxAZzfJe9vBz47xTulIVngp71gDl-1IKQTXWU1yzQbUAMyCMExN8rjEEUvfaUB45mfOWEJeWjlNxHQqIw4ifS8kwljIIpdipFxPNCQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="1923" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy9UoftDxBH1xU1Gxz6DtQfF_CNmiXqkbzsYmxFJOjR7NUMmBuUgvRd9r3bqfHeojqMogcMcZGhhCymxAZzfJe9vBz47xTulIVngp71gDl-1IKQTXWU1yzQbUAMyCMExN8rjEEUvfaUB45mfOWEJeWjlNxHQqIw4ifS8kwljIIpdipFxPNCQ=w481-h417" width="481" /></a></div><br />The issues I see with it are<p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It only goes up to 2011. More recent data should be included.</li><li>The second access of CO2 is very weird. Generally 2 Y-axis graphs are frowned up and here it is confusing.</li><li>The graph shows US but the claims around it are about the World. Which are two very different things.</li></ul><br />The link in the graph no longer seems to be working http://ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/cag3/cag3.html <p></p><p>The Noaa does have data for North America still and it shows warming in the last decade <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/global/time-series/northAmerica/land/1/6/1880-2022&source=gmail&ust=1659793270327000&usg=AOvVaw1J1p3A5HZd4jzClwMbAR6n" href="https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/global/time-series/northAmerica/land/1/6/1880-2022" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank">https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/<wbr></wbr>global/time-series/<wbr></wbr>northAmerica/land/1/6/1880-<wbr></wbr>2022</a><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqHJdMV7qb4y3-Jxj4wqpYdUtRWyUBUA8fLDlfMZJCWArpytD6sTfMRDhMpSvDqkH8_azZb8lt7wQck08-n4AQyDBCsSoSCN1JWMxYkeeOAhu9G55H6xbPdD-5HgZGELW8gzWHfmbklE0_kh7u92z7nq8UG7Z1pwLqcG74sH1kSPHWPzfQ7Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="1650" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqHJdMV7qb4y3-Jxj4wqpYdUtRWyUBUA8fLDlfMZJCWArpytD6sTfMRDhMpSvDqkH8_azZb8lt7wQck08-n4AQyDBCsSoSCN1JWMxYkeeOAhu9G55H6xbPdD-5HgZGELW8gzWHfmbklE0_kh7u92z7nq8UG7Z1pwLqcG74sH1kSPHWPzfQ7Q=w588-h227" width="588" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-54389709557458338492022-06-28T15:30:00.000-07:002022-06-28T15:30:54.619-07:00Modernising Old Films<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We can make old films look much more modern using AI. This is a great article on the technique used on early <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/ai-magic-makes-century-old-films-look-new/">1900s films</a> <br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; letter-spacing: 0.108px;">Using a variety of publicly available algorithms, Shiryaev colorized and sharpened the film to 4K resolution (that’s 3,840 horizontal pixels by 2,160 vertical pixels) and bumped the choppy frame rate up to 60 frames per second, a process known as frame interpolation."</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; letter-spacing: 0.108px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 2018 film They Shall not Grow old using WW1 footage used similar techniques as described <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD8gf-BdTkU">here</a>. But even in 4 years the AI technology has improved hugely. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: BreveText, helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.108px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: BreveText, helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.108px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2k4lNxPeEGm9A8ZPaPQNGRROXp7LWjhPdLzGKj5xA2pk0Z6SnxCbaZ31pG_Db-ePELHEJufFqZuUHdsIdy6BnWUXRERTSvBtcSMIoBrFj9_7eNKO3MOcbwZroWMWrRrkPsH5QNxgk2vKRjzXw6i0kNLqEVSZk8XZN6vt0inEj3TKNRYOskA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2k4lNxPeEGm9A8ZPaPQNGRROXp7LWjhPdLzGKj5xA2pk0Z6SnxCbaZ31pG_Db-ePELHEJufFqZuUHdsIdy6BnWUXRERTSvBtcSMIoBrFj9_7eNKO3MOcbwZroWMWrRrkPsH5QNxgk2vKRjzXw6i0kNLqEVSZk8XZN6vt0inEj3TKNRYOskA=w357-h268" width="357" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: BreveText, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.108px;">Archive historical footage is one thing. But is there a market for films upscaled in the same way? Would the Marx Brothers with realistic colours, smoother motion and sharper faces be watched by more people? I think the great <a href="https://www.britishpathe.com/">Pathe news footage </a>upscaled could make some great documentaries. </span></span><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/ai-magic-makes-century-old-films-look-new/" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: BreveText, helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.108px;">The wired article</a><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: BreveText, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.108px;"> goes into interesting detail about what counts as improvements and what is just being made up of the AI algorithm.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: BreveText, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.108px;">The value of these sorts of changes I am not sure about. The cost of them has been falling rapidly though. Due primarily in the last few years to improvements in the algorithms and hardware.<br /><br />The recent crypto crash has put large numbers of GPU's onto the market cheap. In some cases these are located beside renewable power supplies for cheaper electricity. These tend to be remote locations with not great internet speeds. Old films can be moved around on USB sticks as they are not real time bandwidth dependant. At some point I think the price of Bitcoin will go low enough that a container filled with GPUs currently using, close to free, night time wind energy will have a greater return upscaling old films than mining.</span></span></span></p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-83180187873753864782022-06-17T16:58:00.004-07:002022-06-18T12:20:33.028-07:00The 15 year global warming pause that didn't happen<p>There is a nine year old article that is doing the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2425775/Climate-scientists-told-cover-fact-Earths-temperature-risen-15-years.html">rounds online</a>. about how there was no increase in global temperature for 15 years</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpGx0U_Jae1H7nTc6k7p6kz2AXp0-7lMbcQY90LFlO3tYK3PECHaVpRZCY03I7w5BKGG3XDbZtvsHS_uquEfV-i33uBTtSi7_0QgA_ZLJ6ed38OSFK0FAeGi7AnsduF8CNRT_LVA5qsztQj5VBbICNqxasSZrB3zrRZv6ZQQruZA411soew/s1310/Screenshot%202022-06-18%20at%2000.43.30.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1310" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpGx0U_Jae1H7nTc6k7p6kz2AXp0-7lMbcQY90LFlO3tYK3PECHaVpRZCY03I7w5BKGG3XDbZtvsHS_uquEfV-i33uBTtSi7_0QgA_ZLJ6ed38OSFK0FAeGi7AnsduF8CNRT_LVA5qsztQj5VBbICNqxasSZrB3zrRZv6ZQQruZA411soew/w410-h195/Screenshot%202022-06-18%20at%2000.43.30.png" width="410" /></a></div><br /><p>Here is what jumps out at me that is wrong in the article and its current interpretation</p><p>1. It is 9 years old. And those posting it don't mention the clear increases since.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrVefi7YTUEdJofs4695bZGely0BsdmtDngmlZOrN4r4R75cQS5tjRbgky77CZig2kCALDGSe4E_siClxCLYEDfzpT_Dufl-ozB8UbDMN9UnPs-PFjWY0uUkbb0O0zAnGixV1WyTr4RNhpYmm3cwhmXznI1uzuBkoCl9U9D2icT47vZBuzNA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2187" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrVefi7YTUEdJofs4695bZGely0BsdmtDngmlZOrN4r4R75cQS5tjRbgky77CZig2kCALDGSe4E_siClxCLYEDfzpT_Dufl-ozB8UbDMN9UnPs-PFjWY0uUkbb0O0zAnGixV1WyTr4RNhpYmm3cwhmXznI1uzuBkoCl9U9D2icT47vZBuzNA=w472-h292" width="472" /></a></div><p><br /></p>2. They don't mention the changes before 1998<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_m9YRqJVEoeesSp09l_SW333Mz5v8wlnRL2lje7YEbvIdLjyboK990juydfvVeYUwbRnp7UUHRkMEI5vttZH-ZlzFm-xb7mQQpg9Dy-tTRQvm9b0jpBzQx7moNsgAHiFRW-1uhhbZWI6y4cRAq1xfKRsk6_LAPcQbGI7DFechbeM0Tq2l4w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2187" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_m9YRqJVEoeesSp09l_SW333Mz5v8wlnRL2lje7YEbvIdLjyboK990juydfvVeYUwbRnp7UUHRkMEI5vttZH-ZlzFm-xb7mQQpg9Dy-tTRQvm9b0jpBzQx7moNsgAHiFRW-1uhhbZWI6y4cRAq1xfKRsk6_LAPcQbGI7DFechbeM0Tq2l4w=w500-h309" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Or indeed the increase in the 15 years the article says there was no increase</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGp9djsMerxnLtJ2SKSAzopKqSNDc2v5Xb0P-zbc8bZCsB7VE-h3htJFnO9WyfdWVX1BggIAX1kQeVp6WFpMKSkQZHZMkt7xm5hxlsdSqPhF1gICjFsIS5nBtNZ0NkU7BcdOzEwuzLz70w2GCgHSLgU7UFe-pk4sfUqDtqPbPhfwU02A24zQ/s2187/Mail98.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2187" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGp9djsMerxnLtJ2SKSAzopKqSNDc2v5Xb0P-zbc8bZCsB7VE-h3htJFnO9WyfdWVX1BggIAX1kQeVp6WFpMKSkQZHZMkt7xm5hxlsdSqPhF1gICjFsIS5nBtNZ0NkU7BcdOzEwuzLz70w2GCgHSLgU7UFe-pk4sfUqDtqPbPhfwU02A24zQ/w484-h300/Mail98.png" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. "<span face="graphik, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.16px;">it is expected to address the fact that 1998 was the hottest year on record" 1998 wasn't the hottest year by 2013</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="graphik, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.16px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You could claim <a href="https://crudata.uea.ac.uk/cru/data/temperature/">the Hadcrut data</a>, the IPCC use, is flawed in some way that means we should ignore it. But then you can't post the article as it uses Hadcrut data. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is weird a 9 year old article has resurfaced and those posting it are only looking at the data for this exact 15 year period. And even then not actually looking at it. The code for these graphs is <a href="https://gist.github.com/cavedave/53fa530945708f4533ad110fc59fd833">here</a></div><br />Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-57019462772682214172022-06-08T16:53:00.004-07:002022-06-08T16:53:56.784-07:00Combined Solar and Wind Farms in Ireland<p>I was talking to a wind energy guy and he expects loads of these wind farms to get solar added soon.</p><p>He explained to me </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The cost of connecting to the grid is already covered. </li><li>Sun tends to be best when wind is lowest. Daytime and the summer both have lower levels of wind.</li><li>These land owners do business with electricity companies already. Setting up that relationship is a big challenge that is already covered.</li><li>Most of the land wind farms are on now is fairly hilly and not of huge value for farming. Herd reduction is <a href="https://twitter.com/boucherhayes/status/1520056794760069120">not huge</a> from solar farms.</li></ul><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiIELRUX0eJfJx592uKmbGJPKrSu7bc-WYyfvzJDpkxMMAiQrZFyISzUhVadgQ2AycxxwrkkGAhdIwZDR0_VspGseUpbSB2kZBRbmUOt0hn2e0CVQQR-DWsLPiYNPQBF8wzjAUjhZx_qhmxCcYqny_EQQvapvJbUqRfHVObYhcheMqb9kiUg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiIELRUX0eJfJx592uKmbGJPKrSu7bc-WYyfvzJDpkxMMAiQrZFyISzUhVadgQ2AycxxwrkkGAhdIwZDR0_VspGseUpbSB2kZBRbmUOt0hn2e0CVQQR-DWsLPiYNPQBF8wzjAUjhZx_qhmxCcYqny_EQQvapvJbUqRfHVObYhcheMqb9kiUg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>There are about <a href="https://windenergyireland.com/about-wind/facts-stats">300 wind farms in Ireland</a></p><p>The one solar farm we have generates <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0429/1295115-solar-farm/#:~:text=The%20first%20large%2Dscale%20ground,covering%2025%20hectares%20of%20land">enough electricity for 3600 homes</a>. </p><p>There are about <a href="https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cp1hii/cp1hii/hs/#:~:text=Ireland's%20housing%20stock%20in%202016,enumerated%20in%20the%202016%20Census.">2 million homes</a> and apartments in Ireland. Which would be 3600 houses* 300 farms is about 1 million homes. That solar farm is 25 hectares. If all the wind farms had the same size solar added thats 300*25 hectare is 7500 hectares or 75,000,000 square meters. 75 square km. Which is a fair <a href="https://3planeta.com/googlemaps/google-maps-area-calculator-tools.html">chunk of land</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLsPQ0gfRXUN_Xeledp9VDfjZtbcXN_hILaN_qC6Pxon8CsgPoCW67pIR0WOnsvERM3aWqrIcnJAhwXsw-m9W-m3j-utMmPwEON8lU0qK6-3DfoUAnmMeyf3sLRTZ8D_8N0nEvXcMUD3RXv6ybuza37-zJfmmMRnJEdoMtSrpmEviSUBGDw/s1264/Screenshot%202022-06-09%20at%2000.47.11.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="1208" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLsPQ0gfRXUN_Xeledp9VDfjZtbcXN_hILaN_qC6Pxon8CsgPoCW67pIR0WOnsvERM3aWqrIcnJAhwXsw-m9W-m3j-utMmPwEON8lU0qK6-3DfoUAnmMeyf3sLRTZ8D_8N0nEvXcMUD3RXv6ybuza37-zJfmmMRnJEdoMtSrpmEviSUBGDw/s320/Screenshot%202022-06-09%20at%2000.47.11.png" width="306" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But the solar farms would be spread out <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVHv-6iR4Y5067sPfwaXvo1AfVJKDiW_SLuJ86ETDEhRuymWFSL8Nq_lj38XIDRLJ61b6DGETpnPUcgn8WjjpwN2JsKITTke3egmABV5VtggdocxowJu6aztqb5uUH7sqVyMrJC40FawOpWM0Io66-cRUobA1STKM9jbdSsEajBz8vtFBEjw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="850" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVHv-6iR4Y5067sPfwaXvo1AfVJKDiW_SLuJ86ETDEhRuymWFSL8Nq_lj38XIDRLJ61b6DGETpnPUcgn8WjjpwN2JsKITTke3egmABV5VtggdocxowJu6aztqb5uUH7sqVyMrJC40FawOpWM0Io66-cRUobA1STKM9jbdSsEajBz8vtFBEjw=w288-h331" width="288" /></a></div><p>This calculation is very back of the envelope. There are also all sorts of constraints about how much solar power can reasonably be put into the grid. Windless nights happen and electricity has to be available then so backup to wind and solar is needed. Also I am not sure if it is not just more <a href="http://liveatthewitchtrials.blogspot.com/2021/06/solar-power-in-ireland.html">efficient to put the same panels in Morocco</a> but given the points above it is probable Irish Government subsidies will go to Ireland.</p><p>It seems a lot of solar power will be added to what are now wind farms soon.</p><div><br /></div><p><br /></p><div><br /></div></div>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36234687.post-61567381508035657022022-02-23T04:30:00.003-08:002022-02-23T04:30:38.091-08:00An Abundance of Housing and TV that Promotes this<p>We know how to build lots of things cheaply. Things like clothes, toys, TV/computers and food have all gotten relatively much cheaper over my lifetime. These are mass produced, at a pretty high quality in factories with very specialised labour.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7SvHWEvfOn8qPLxGFqLlv1cw7-yf75Xp8vTKVdCWDMLuHj0CqnVReLVtAl7MlBGISFQPz_8wNFPt398Xc9KRZZ7d1zVyIJiySns20JDXIwMr-zEBojO6WZflEPYxFDIvA-TFZD20XW7EQhqSBB4XywgkhdOKKDuBmzCodbpSPBvPPN_-pRQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1269" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7SvHWEvfOn8qPLxGFqLlv1cw7-yf75Xp8vTKVdCWDMLuHj0CqnVReLVtAl7MlBGISFQPz_8wNFPt398Xc9KRZZ7d1zVyIJiySns20JDXIwMr-zEBojO6WZflEPYxFDIvA-TFZD20XW7EQhqSBB4XywgkhdOKKDuBmzCodbpSPBvPPN_-pRQ=w467-h395" width="467" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Housing however has not. </span><a href="https://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/property-mortgages/home-ownership-by-the-age-of30-nearlyhalved-in-space-of-a-generation-40411353.html">The numbers who own by age 30</a> (when you want some stability if you are going to have kids) keeps dropping. One thing that could encourage cheaper housing is more programs that promote non unique one off builds. Instead of Ireland's most exclusive homes we should show the most inclusive ones.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioZr5NuLS6P3PUi-1yl_xlB5_8XMH53lYJOB9WW-4Tr8Wp-rEOZ3SJLPHwJgrPXVsyBnJ5BxVoCJEtVvXB9wC-YMqeHPx-W_BiuCI96aRmuBMjtBOPmWt86QuJo_azbQeAOiz844Vl_0mE8CpuQtziV0H_1v7B5ZWbAuwB9oNSDHd3nYqG5A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="849" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioZr5NuLS6P3PUi-1yl_xlB5_8XMH53lYJOB9WW-4Tr8Wp-rEOZ3SJLPHwJgrPXVsyBnJ5BxVoCJEtVvXB9wC-YMqeHPx-W_BiuCI96aRmuBMjtBOPmWt86QuJo_azbQeAOiz844Vl_0mE8CpuQtziV0H_1v7B5ZWbAuwB9oNSDHd3nYqG5A=w266-h282" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Just Grand Designs where the house is fine and loads of them are made. “<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/sep/13/kevin-mccloud-would-never-spend-on-a-kitchen-grand-designs">I can’t see the justification</a> for gross spending on what are essentially basic requirements.” Kevin McCloud</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjekJw32A9PO1bobrIYcOAsh24oINIhFBbuvbctl6z84avlBl9HU5U8Pj_MCj92bMMxmj16yvdEF89egkVj1jcdILVFFEFsxW8zy0zUopXxZz0LOCMHsorsU45nPkr6GGzWKytWIJ-OODYtrM63axaf5sqHWkBOvsG6B-vInR7aK-mBk7prcg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjekJw32A9PO1bobrIYcOAsh24oINIhFBbuvbctl6z84avlBl9HU5U8Pj_MCj92bMMxmj16yvdEF89egkVj1jcdILVFFEFsxW8zy0zUopXxZz0LOCMHsorsU45nPkr6GGzWKytWIJ-OODYtrM63axaf5sqHWkBOvsG6B-vInR7aK-mBk7prcg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Room to Improve where we build enough houses to give adults room to improve their lives by not having to silently ride in their parents house<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3uH1bExXi56FqYXxVw1W4vRfQoFHWdxuiGU7zPeU98g7c7KWk1pt1ImdmseqHDZnapo-O1Q6iKlJe20M-UKHC89rGcpv5y-FHBYKnZuXf1pioa4k_zJrIxFVcNg2X7eSO7dwXJPTy04zStNiJBsCXeFQD9w6XnWXy1PdHczqkBLPhPfZP5g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="453" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3uH1bExXi56FqYXxVw1W4vRfQoFHWdxuiGU7zPeU98g7c7KWk1pt1ImdmseqHDZnapo-O1Q6iKlJe20M-UKHC89rGcpv5y-FHBYKnZuXf1pioa4k_zJrIxFVcNg2X7eSO7dwXJPTy04zStNiJBsCXeFQD9w6XnWXy1PdHczqkBLPhPfZP5g" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">RTE Home of The Year should be for a design of house that's had 1000 delivered this year and people can afford. Then have a decorating competition show between people who live in this same type of house. Thats fairer in terms of a competition and more practical help to people in how to decorate their own house.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2DYozvxZ_XkbMd7_403cx-F0guQMutEUWbk18F6CNqcScfe0lVlriYz4-9zUnEq3AKeGlat0OuohdyGawOElJBkD_BYRQi6s1UctVk2nmbMrkvHoGxH9kbm2bJCDpofUtOVxDcu0o9akNUNR72Izs_RiP0BE1N6CGVPB7AVncp4gqRErRpA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="617" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2DYozvxZ_XkbMd7_403cx-F0guQMutEUWbk18F6CNqcScfe0lVlriYz4-9zUnEq3AKeGlat0OuohdyGawOElJBkD_BYRQi6s1UctVk2nmbMrkvHoGxH9kbm2bJCDpofUtOVxDcu0o9akNUNR72Izs_RiP0BE1N6CGVPB7AVncp4gqRErRpA=w296-h430" width="296" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There isn't a build your own car program. Grow your own food. Make your <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Pencil">own pencil</a>. As a hobby these are all worthwhile but the home building programs are not about a hobby. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The reason things are cheap is the specialisation of labor and mechanized production. Why are houses different? And why does TV encourage this expensive way of building houses?</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Iamreddavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.com2