Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1915529-20140702204420/@comment-1496755-20140705191900

(Writing this message for the second time - I got sudden blue screen of death the first time. No idea why...)

Baba Marta originates from old pagan traditions, most people don't associate it with Christianity. It is said that the red-and-white amulets date back to the times of the great Khans (V - IX century). They were some of the most powerful rulers we've ever had - they worshipped a pagan deity called Tangra (some kind of embodiment of nature itself).

Indeed, traditions are very respected here. It's one of the things that helps us forget the old hostilities and enjoy life together :)

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First day of the active renovations at the new apartment. And guess what we found under one of the wardrobes - two binary punchcards! These were used in the ancient computers from the 1970's and 1980's. I suppose they are old enough to be considered archeological artifacts.

Here is a photo (sorry for the low wuality).

Also, it seems the previous owners loved to put nails in the walls and windows. I think I removed almost twenty of them, all pretty rusty.

The balcony was entangled in a strange web of wires, which gave it the appearance of a Strogg facility. It took me a while but I cut them all off. I think they used these wires to hang laundry on them.

I got to see the attic - it's very cool, looks like a haunted house. I kind of expected to see some bats or a ghost. There are two massive chests (like the ones pirates put their treasure in), but they were empty.

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Just watched the Deathmatch video for E1M7 - these are exactly the kind of level structure changes that I had in mind. And I think they perfectly justify making these videos. Such things should be shown, as well as described :)