46 pointsby Bluestein5 hours ago3 comments
  • falaki3 hours ago
    Fun to read this in light of this other post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49279627
  • slwvx2 hours ago
    The next step is to add Tocharian to Babbel and Duolingo ;-)
  • contingencies2 hours ago
    Wait wait wait: so Xinjiang is an inalienable part of Europe?

    For those interested in an overview of the history of the area in an historic dramatic frame of reference I can recommend the group of short stories published as Life Along the Silk Road by Susan Whitfield.

    • BigTTYGothGFan hour ago
      > Wait wait wait: so Xinjiang is an inalienable part of Europe

      Only in the sense that Europe is an inalienable part of India.

      • gedy37 minutes ago
        Indo-European Union
    • Bluesteinan hour ago
      Now that's an interesting take. Gives "old continent" a whole new meaning ...