Extreme Latin by Henricus Barbatus or Henry Beard.

All the Latin you need to know for surviving the 21st century.

CURCIUMSPICE - LINGUA LATINA SE PANDIT UBIQUE TANQUAM TOGA VILIS.

SOLVE LORA INFERNIS!

ET FUTUE TE IPSUM!

Cute, silly, even witty at times.


You are 'Latin'. Even among obsolete skills, the tongue of the ancient Romans is a real anachronism. With its profusion of different cases and conjugations, Latin is more than a language; it is a whole different way of thinking about things.

You are very classy, meaning that you value the classics. You value old things, good things which have stood the test of time. You value things which have been proven worthy and valuable, even if no one else these days sees them that way. Your life is touched by a certain 'pietas', or piety; perhaps you are even a Stoic. Nonetheless, you have a certain fascination with the grotesque and the profane. Also, the modern world rejects you like a bad transplant. Your problem is that Latin has been obsolete for a long time.

What obsolete skill are you?
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Terrorism survival application for PDAs

"What I'd like to think is that even though initial reaction may be panic, they'll eventually realize 'Hey, I've got stuff on my Palm Pilot',"

I am *so* in love.

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109979,00.asp

Mongolia - Nomadic lifestyle

Mongolia is still a fabulous place, incredibly beautiful.

Am fascinated that the nomad tribes are constantly on the move, even under huge pressure from the Russian government; to give up their lifestyle and settle in villages; they clung to their traditional lifestyle.

David quoted a man from the Reindeer people as saying "My ancestors are here, the meaning of my life and family is here, my happiness is here."

It's this contrast between owning very little and having no permanent home - so there is this perception that they have no attachments - and yet being deeply, deeply tied to the land and it's history to the point where they would rather die than leave. If *I* was told my children and flocks would survive if I moved to a village, and it was health related as opposed to status / wealth related I would not hesitate to move.

( Innate Culture )