Bored at work and playing with Bad Translator, here are the fun results: I also tried blowing out the memory card slot with compressed air thinking maybe it’s dusty. 56 translations later… The Memories of war and believe in the great outdoors. Machine translations are useful for getting a general idea about what text written [...]
Posts Tagged ‘language’
MJ Lifetime Collection
In case you forgot from last June, I’m a fan of Michael Jackson, and have been for many years now. Moving right along. I found out about the MJ Lifetime Collection show on the bulletin board I participate in. Everybody was so excited and wished they would come to their town. But it’s only in [...]
How to Spell My Name
Let’s just clarify this a little. Meredith is the #434 most common female first name 0.033% of females in the US are named Meredith. Around 40425 US females are named Meredith! Meridith is the #2776 most common female first name 0.002% of females in the US are named Meridith. Around 2450 US females are named [...]
Wubi Wub Wub
I’m writing this in a draft in Gmail because I can’t remember my WordPress password. The reason I can’t remember is I’m not on my normal computer operating system. raisinbottom emailed me today with questions about Ubuntu, and he mentioned Wubi, so I got all hyped up and spent the evening fighting with it. Again. [...]
Crunchy Glass
I was corresponding with the creator of the Four Essential Travel Phrases website, and he suggested that I copy the old I Can Eat Glass information onto my site, just in case Archive.org takes it down. I doubt that will happen, but I figured it was a good idea to replicate the content so it [...]
From Bonjour to Hello
In the global economy we live with today, translation services are essential. Language123.com is a translation marketplace, where translators and interpreters can list their profiles, and clients can list jobs they have available. Proofreading services are also offered. The site doesn’t have all the world’s languages for translation, but it has a very good set [...]
Before I’m Gone
My friend Cricket has a website for a meme/project she started: it’s called Before I’m Gone. I am going to send in this list of ten things I’d like to do before I die. My list is focused on things that are actually achievable now rather than requiring new technology to be developed or for [...]
Protected: Capitalization Rant
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ASL as a Foreign Language
My mom sent me a link to this article from my hometown newspaper, which is about the possibility of the school system adopting ASL as a foreign language. Currently there’s only one high school that offers a sign language class, and it’s only given as an elective credit. Here’s what I wrote to the editor, [...]