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Polygon goes to Poland (2014)
- expertentipp 11y ago> Wroclaw was one of the few Polish cities that survived the war relatively unscathed. Wrocław was destroyed in 70%. The current Wrocław is basically a Polish interpretation of how a former German city looked like. Still beautiful though.
- pawelk 11y ago> When Hitler ordered that Poland's capital be razed to the ground, the German military took him literally. After the war, less than 10 percent of Warsaw was left standing. Here you can see how bad it really was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx3aGiurRbQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx3aGiurRbQ It's a 3D reconstruction created by leading Polish computer animation studio based on aerial views taken in 1945.
- hebdo 11y agoA really well done take on the country's history, though in a completely different tone: http://warsawrising.eu/ http://warsawrising.eu/
- derptron 11y agoPolygon needs to die.
- mintplant 11y agoMight want to add a "(2014)" to the title.
- dang 11y agoThanks, added. Interesting that this article didn't appear on HN at the time.
- stared 11y agoIt was posted a few times before: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=polygon%20poland&sort=byPopularity&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=polygon%20poland&sort=byPopula... Just, getting on the front page is some sort of quality x interest x luck.
- ClintEhrlich 11y agoHmm... I get a redirect loop when I try to click the link.
- Zombieball 11y agoSemi-related anecdote: I just visited Poland for my first time, and what shocked me the most (aside from how cheap beer is compared to Canada) is the cost of cellular data: 5 złoty for a SIM card with 1GB of data (approx. $1.36 USD / $1.79 CAD). 10 złoty for 3GB. Incredible!
- prohor 11y agoWell, for 29 zloty a month you can get 5 GB, unlimited calls, SMS and MMS :) But note average net salary in Poland is about 700 EUR, so it might not be as cheap for citizens as you expect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_average_wage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_...
- M4v3R 11y agoFor additional 20 zloty on top of my normal plan I get unlimited LTE (i.e. about 100 GB with full speed, then it can slow down).
- slowmotiony 11y agoI'm Polish and seeing the prices in Germany was my first small culture shock. :) 20 euro for a mere 1GB that doesn't work more often than it does, ridiculous. Also, what's worse is that you have to give the cell company all your personal information before they let you use your sim card! How is that not scandalous to people here is beyond me.
- expertentipp 11y ago> seeing the prices in Germany was my first small culture shock. It's like being in a third world country. Hey Germans, my babcia in Poland has better mobile internet than you! > How is that not scandalous to people here is beyond me. And yet they love to brag how important the privacy is and how they do protect it.
- jasiek 11y agoThere is strong competition in that sector, hence the prices.
- stared 11y agoIf it seems like tl;dr a summary of the report is here: http://culture.pl/en/article/what-we-can-learn-from-polygons-trip-to-poland http://culture.pl/en/article/what-we-can-learn-from-polygons...