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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2018-12-11 11:00 am

Interesting Links for 11-12-2018

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[personal profile] mountainkiss 2018-12-11 11:16 am (UTC)(link)
If you are really interested in the Irish potato famine, I CAN LEND YOU A BOOK.
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[personal profile] dewline 2018-12-11 11:17 am (UTC)(link)
What are they thinking at Google Translate HQ?
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[personal profile] redbird 2018-12-11 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
The "ridiculous depths" link leads to a protected Twitter account; is the content visible elsewhere that you know of?
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[personal profile] agoodwinsmith 2018-12-11 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Google Translate can fuck off and die.

Once I have read it I will be more articulate, but the sentiment is unlikely to change.
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[personal profile] calimac 2018-12-11 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Can't find anywhere in the linked article where "Google Translate takes a stand against singular 'they'". All it says is "we're already thinking about how to address non-binary gender in translations, though it’s not part of this initial launch," which even if it's dishonest or insincere doesn't "take a stand" against it.

Can't find any "Nihilist Dad Jokes" at that link either. All there are is ordinary Dad jokes, followed by superfluous nihilist remarks.

The Brexit analogy thread is brilliant, the more so as it's followed by objections from a guy who so totally just does not get it.