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Dina:
Well, regarding your last lines, I believe there is a thread for the RPG and I've seen some things in Reddit too.
I bought the RPG as soon as I got out and I bought the Stream one later. I've read all but for some reason, I never tried it.
It is not that I do not play RPGs. I do it almost every week (currently Pathfinder) but I never got the enthusiasm to actually learnt the rules of the DF RPG.
That said, I think I got what you mean when you said it is a good metaphor.
I am still feeling...not well. But I've been worse this week, so that is something.
It is a grey day today. It is not raining but it probably will along the day.
Dina:
Hi Weird!
I will comment something local today because I think it may interest you. Today is the anniversary of the creation of the Instituto Antártico Argentino (Argentinian Antartic Institute). It is an organism (the first organism by a national state to be dedicated exclusively to the Antartic) created in 1951, that promotes the research and preservation of the Antarctica. It is also an instrument to help our claim in the area, but it is much more than that. Geography, climatology, geology, biology and related branches of knowledge were helped a lot by this. Nowadays, for the first time ever I think, it appearst that the government wants to close or at least defund it. I am beyond angry for that but I remain hopeful that it would be just an empty threat and in the end the IAA will survive. I just wanted to celebrate its existence and work by telling him about it. It had done a great work all this years.
Regenbogen:
Hi, Dina.
I hope the Instituto Antártico Argentino will survive those difficult times and be able to continue its great work.
I must admit that I don't know much about Antarctica: There is ice 2-4 kilometres thick. No ice bears but penguins. There is bacteria. It is endangered because of melting ice just like in the north.
I just remember something I've read. They were talking about the east coast of Antarctica. And I was confused. How can one say where the east coast is, when literally all the coasts around the south pole point to the north? One could say the coast near South America, the coast near Australia and so on. Or did they just decide which one they called north, east, west or south?
Edit: or would they take the magnetic south pole as a reference and not the geographic one?
Dina:
Thank you!
I have not idea about an east coast of Antarctica, at least you are talking about the areas that each country claims. For example, if you are talking about Argentina, yes, we consider that our larger province is the one encompassing Tierra del Fuego (the little "foot" in the most southern south of Argentina, the Malvinas (that the UK claims under the name Falklands), the Southern Georgia and Sandwich Islands, and a bunch of Antarctica. Well, that bunch has a big peninsula with a clear east and west side. So, if you ask any Argentinian, they would think you mean that. But the entire continent? Not idea.
We even have a school in Antarctica :)
Dina:
Hi Weird, sorry for the double post.
The death of the Pope brings me so many memories about the time he was elected and our discussions here is Weird. It was a moment of glory for me, as the most active Argentinian member of the forum :). It was so shocking...
I think he did a good job. RIP.
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