How Would the Romans React If You Went Back in Time and Showed Them a Map of the World?

Depending on the era you went to and the person you showed it to;Rome at it's start: They would believe me to be an omen, gladly take the map, and use it was a reference to expand and defend properly. Life would go on much faster for the romans as they strengthened to power at an even faster rate, and legends would circulate about the "Traveler that saved Rome." And if the romans were extremely lucky, resourceful, and cunning they might survive enough to reach the industrial revolution.

Rome at it's greatest point: I would be publicly humiliated for showing them a map in which the "Mighty Roman Empire" no longer exists. Following that, I would give it to them to keep and leave, and in about 100.5 years (While Rome is being conquered) they would look back at the map that some crazy future-telling traveler gave them and see how bad they screwed up.

(That outta teach you, bloody egomaniacs)Rome near the end of its rule (But before any major events): I would be executed, it would be seen as a threat against Rome (As they were already in massive turmoil and mass paranoia) and I would be questioned on where I got the map and what nation I was from (And I don't think 'The United States' would fly too well with them) Without a proper answer I would be labeled as crazy and killed. This scenario would end much like the last one

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How can I end a text conversation politely when someone else initiates it and won't stop texting?

Thank you for the A2AIu2019m not entirely sure if you are speaking of a particular u201csession,u201d such as a conversation thatu2019s lasting forever, or if you are speaking of breaking off contact completely.

If you have tried nicely, with such things as u201cGotta go to bed,u201d or u201cSomeoneu2019s at the door,u201d type of stuff and someone keeps texting, turn the volume off, itu2019s as easy as that. Iu2019ve done it before. I just hang up, and turn the ringer off.

If someone keeps texting that you donu2019t want to talk to, enter their contact information into your phone, with the u201cNameu201d of u201cDonu2019t Answer. u201d That way, when you see something come through, youu2019ll avoid it.No one is obligated to answer their phones or texts within a certain period of time.

Also, many people have phones that you can speak into, and they will turn their words into pages and pages and pages of stupid texts, which are annoying, because them come in faster than you can read or reply to them. We teach people how to treat us. If you donu2019t respond to a text, eventually (hopefully) theyu2019ll go away.

You might want to scan them at the end of the day, in case they say something you might need to know. For instance, my friend tried to contact me through my father (because I didnu2019t have my phone) for 3 weeks to explain a close friend had passed.

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How would you write ''Sophia'' in Chinese?

A lot of these answers are saying something along the lines of u2018su-fei-yau2019, (u8607u83f2u4e9e, u7d22u83f2u4e9a) or some variant of that. This is not completely wrong. Many of my friends who are name Sophie or Sophia have Chinese names u82cfu83f2 - Sufei or u83f2u83f2 -Feifei, u7d20u83f2 - Sufei simply because they have surnames and Chinese given names are 1u20132 characters long.

So while a foreigner named Sophie Smith or Sophia Smith might take the name u82cfu83f2u5a05 (Sufeiya) while traveling in China, an overseas Chinese (born in the foreign country but have a Chinese name) might be Sophia Chen (u9648u82cfu83f2 Chen Sufei). On the other hand, a Chinese person born in China with a Chinese name might simply choose Sophia because they think it fits them and their u2018realu2019 name is difficult for non-Chinese speakers. Or Sophia might sound similar to their given name.

u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014u2014-To clarify, in Chinese the surnames come first - for example, my name is u738bu59d7u9759 - Wang Shanjing. I tend to lean more toward the Cantonese romanisation of my surname because it is pronounced WAHNG and not Wayng. Also, I know it is more feminine.

Iu2019m trying to think of a good one. Wishing we last forever,Finn (they/them)

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Why we use Java and not Python?

Because Java is the better language, and more suited to large projects.

Strict typing - This is probably the main reason. It formalises the development process, and prevents typing errors making it into shipping products. This may not seem like a big deal in a project 1000 lines long, but when you get to 10,000, or 100,000, then itu2019s a big deal, a really big deal.

It allows scaling, not at a performance level, but team size and everything else.Stability - Java is battle tested, stable and has been for a long time. The tools around it are also stable and proven.

Nobody ever got fired for choosing Java, itu2019s not an exciting choice, but itu2019s usually the best one.Performance - Performance is rarely a problem in the real world, but when it is, it really is. The JVM is fast, and itu2019s only getting faster.

You arenu2019t going to hit performance issues in the JVM unless you are doing something really weird. Threading u2018just worksu2019 in Java.There was a survey in the UK once that showed 70% of learner drivers bought the brand of car they learned in.

In my opinion, Python has a lot of users due to the same psychology. You learn in it, so you prefer it. It doesnu2019t make it the best car, it doesnu2019t make even a good car.

(BTW, I learned in a stick shift Ford Focus, I didnu2019t like it all. )Iu2019m not criticising Python, Iu2019ve worked in it for well over a decade, itu2019s not a bad choice, but itu2019s never the best one

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What can I infer from people who don't say hi?

When I was in junior high and high school, I was terribly shy and socially awkward.

I recall once a friend and I were passing by a couple classmates on the street. My friend Brion (yes, he spelled it that way) said "Hi" to them, and I gave something of a half-hearted nod, my usual shy response. The next day in school, Betsy (one of the classmates we passed), asked, "Didn't you want to say hi?

" I awkwardly blurted something like, "Is there anything wrong with not saying anything?"She looked hurt and walked away. To this day, I regret my ridiculous response.

Countless times after, the awkward kid that was me went over in his head what he should have said. "Oh, I guess I thought Brion was saying hi for both of us. Didn't meant to be rude.

" Or something to that effect. I could have told her I was just shy. Or I could have approached her afterward, apologized, and explained that I didn't mean it how it sounded.

But of course, I was too shy.The moral of the story is, don't read too much into people not seeming very outwardly friendly at first. Some of us have a hard time breaking the ice.

Some may just be too shy or not very good at getting to know new people. Maybe it will turn out some of these people aren't very friendly. It does seem like two months is long enough to get over awkwardness.

But for now, give them the benefit of the doubt

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Why is it that some people just don't say hi unless you say hi first?

Well I have trouble saying hello to people since I remember about myself. I have a bad habit of overthinking and when I see someone I know I start analysing when should I make eye contact, how long should it last, would I appear as too cold or too eager, I start to get really self conscious about my body language, then I start being anxious as they come closer and I start worrying about how my voice would sound, would it shake?

And while Im overthinking the situation I miss the chance to say hello in the appropriate time and the person already walked me by. Now I already think that I'm really rude and that now they hate me. So next time when I see that person I start assuming that he doesn't even want to talk to me so I just think that I'm doing them a favour by ignoring them.

I don't want to bring people moods down. All of this because of my anxiety and pure OCD which includes intrusive thoughts and is causing cognitive distortions in my mind, in other words I get this irrational false sense of reality. This escalated quickly.

However I don't have a problem to say hello back, when they greet me first, I actually don't even wait for them to finish the word, I immediately say hi like I was waiting all my life to say it, lol. But this is just me, everyone has different reasons for acting this way

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Iu2019m 15 and crippled by depression and very close to giving up on life, the idea of Hell and a bad afterlife no longer scares me. All I feel like I want to do now is end my pain here on Earth.

What is Hell really like and why should I be afraid of it?

Some people do not believe in god or hell. So simply changing your mind can eliminate the possibility of any hell.

This is not my answer to you. My answer is to try to help you find reasons to live long enough to participate in successful treatment. I applaud your wish to end your pain, and not ruling out continuing to live.

I wrestled with this not long ago. I even self committed while under psychiatric care.Life is a do it yourself thing mostly.

Have you attempted to reach out to any counselors, teachers, medical staff, sympathetic relatives? People can be dismissive, incompetent, uncaring, hateful; to say the least. But you must persevere.

Life can be about kissing a lot of frogs. There are people who will respect and listen to you. People who can and will work with you towards a satisfying outcome.

Something that kept me going was that in suicide I was giving a fuck you to my children, after my final abandonment. I had not been much of a parent. My act might make suicide a legitimate solution when they experienced their own problems.

Your suicide might do the same for some of your friends. If there is a hell, do you want to deal with the pain that your action caused? Yes I fight dirty, and I am an ass.

Your life is a great cause to fight for.Make a commitment to yourself, that in the next week and for long as it takes; that you will contact at least two educational staff or city/county mental health or medical facilities to relieve your pain/save your life and your future