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Tuesday, 16 December 2008
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Translation
Just for shits 'n' giggles, I put my Xanga Page through Babel Fish. I am definitely not a fan of machine translation, so don't expect to see any of these published (if you want me to write more in Spanish, just ask. If you want any other language, you're out of luck.). I will, however, share some of the more interesting results.
First, I translated it into Japanese, just to see what my blog would look like in that language. I must admit, I liked what I saw:
It did, however, point out my spelling errors:
And, something really weird happened when it got to Spanish entries:
Now, seeing as I had it set to "English to Japanese," I didn't expect it to understand the Spanish. But adding "の" to the end of every word? I think that "の" shows possession, so... Yeah, that gets me nowhere. Oh, well.
So, next I figured I'd translate it into a language I can understand, i.e. Spanish. I haven't read the whole translation, out of fear that it will cause my eyes (or, at the very least, my Spanish skills) to melt and drain of my head on to the floor. But, here are a couple from the first two entries:
"The year of the month of the day."
And, my personal favourite:
The English title is "Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan." It's a show about an angel that bludgeons people (a "bludgeoning angel"). Babel Fish has decided that it's a show about bludgeoning an angel. That made my day.
Friday, 31 October 2008
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Currently Watching
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan
By Dokuro-Chan
see relatedFixed. Maybe.
I fixed Ping so that it won't be posting microblogs to my long-standing blogs. The others, maybe. So, if you see any title-less new entries somewhere they shouldn't be, please tell me.
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
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We gotta get out of this place...
I just got my passport in the mail. Every page is watermarked with patriotic imagery and quote. Maybe that's to discourage you from ever using it. It has just the opposite effect on me. Some interesting things to note about it: --Everything is written in English, French, and Spanish, likely because we border Mexico and Canada. It would be more international if they replaced French with Mandarin, though (in my opinion). --The Spanish translation is surprisingly accurate and legal-sounding (can't say for the French). However, one should note that for "surname" it says "apellidos." Plural. Now, in Spanish-speaking countries, people often have two surnames (one from each parent), but, regardless of what reactionaries may say, we are not a Spanish-speaking country, so that would only apply to a small percentage of the population. Actually, it would be better to have the English as "surname(s)," but either way, Some consistency would be nice. --Dates are in the international standard order of "day month year," as opposed to our "month day year," with months abbreviated, instead of as numbers. I guess we're willing to make some accommodations to the standards of the entire rest of the planet. But, at any rate, it's in my safety deposit box, and ready for whenever I decide to go. Hopefully soon: I am saddened to say I have never left the country.
Thursday, 09 October 2008
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Ping!
I think I have solved my blogging woes. I got an account at Ping.fm, which posts to multiple sites at once. I'll have to try it out: it doesn't seem to have tagging capabilities, so I guess I'll still have to go in and edit posts later), and it doesn't cover some of my sites (Gaia Online comes to mind), but it will make posting less daunting.
And, of course, my setting it up would not be complete without getting an account at nearly every one of the sites they support. I'll get those URL's to you later: I need to go to bed.
Monday, 15 September 2008
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I've been blogged!
So, I was doing an ego search (i.e., Googling "tomensnaben"), and found that I am actually mentioned somewhere by someone else! Here, to be exact. Well, I suppose it's more so my Latin, but still, if I can be cited as an authority on something, even something so minor that contributing at all makes you an authority, I'm happy.
This calls for a celebration! Any ideas?
Tomensnaben
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- Name: Jacob
- Country: United States
- State: Minnesota
- Metro: Moorhead
- Birthday: 11/17/1989
- Gender: Male
- Member Since: 8/5/2005
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