Darek Wędrychowski

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COMPUTER SCIENCE: I'm mainly interested in Symfony2, CKEditor and CSS3 related topics.

HISTORY: I'm mainly into Eastern Europe matters. Living in an old capitol of Poland, I'll be happy to answer anything related to those times, or to research for your questions in Polish sources, if you don't speak our language by yourself.

SF&FANTASY: Any questions about Polish Science-Fiction scene? Just ask.

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Apr 24	revised	Husaria, the winged hussars added 3 characters in body
Apr 24	answered	Husaria, the winged hussars
Apr 23	reviewed	Leave Open What is the evidence for North Korean famine of 1990s?
Apr 23	comment	Were Shakira's parents Iranian? In fact there is a question, is the provided material hell of a story. It's flagged anyway.
Apr 23	comment	Why is our planet called Earth? Hmm I don't find such common origin. Is in English earth connected ethymologicaly with humus? Earthling is Ziemianin, the word which points both at citizen of the planet and in historical context, feudal owner of the land - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_landed_gentry
Apr 23	comment	Why is our planet called Earth? Did anybody else read "Middle-earth" instead of Middle Irish -ert "earth"?
Apr 23	comment	Why is our planet called Earth? The same with Polish, Ziemia (name of the planet) means "ground, soil, dry land".
Apr 22	comment	When and how did the idea of a “class-less” society originate in the United States? Felix, but unlike American Revolution, French Revolution was a war of classes, in order to provide class-less (well, at least more class-less) society. The same with communists.
Apr 20	comment	Effect of natural environment on the development of cultures While the question is interesting, it's still one of those you could write a book about, what makes it not fitting this particular website. It's also not exactly history, rather anthropology. Speaking about particular examples of such influence would do, but talking about it in overall is a different matter.
Apr 19	accepted	Historical and biblical names for bottles of wine
Apr 19	comment	Historical and biblical names for bottles of wine Yes, in French, Balthasar and Melchior are commonly referred as "rois mages", which points at their role as kings. In Polish it's only "kings", without "magi" reference as in English.
Apr 19	comment	Historical and biblical names for bottles of wine Indeed, it seems to explain everything, thanks. Still I'd love to know what does "man of great worth" mean, most possibly it's English translation of some French phrasal verb.
Apr 18	accepted	Who was the first woman ruler?
Apr 18	accepted	Why didn't Ronald Reagan become Republican candidate for the President of the USA in 1976?
Apr 18	revised	Historical and biblical names for bottles of wine deleted 8 characters in body
Apr 18	asked	Historical and biblical names for bottles of wine
Apr 17	comment	Could Columbus have suspected the New World lay on his path to India? In order to make it possible, one of three things would have to happen. Columbus being a time traveler, having close encounter with representatives of some alien form of life or having a vision from God himself. This way either the reliable sources on that matter 1) weren't written yet, as the case will start in the future, 2) are kept in some kind of Galactic Library, written in the language most probably not available for us 3) need to be taken at faith, or are kept in Vatican, which would be the easiest, especially that there's an American resident recently.
Apr 17	reviewed	Approve suggested edit on When did retailers stop wrapping purchases in paper and twine?
Apr 15	reviewed	Reviewed What is the source of this quote about Demosthenes by Philip II of Macedon?
Apr 15	comment	What is the source of this quote about Demosthenes by Philip II of Macedon? Welcome to History Stack Exchange, feel free to read our FAQ and update your profile. Unfortunately I'm unable to provide the answer, but it's an interesting question.