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Netflix, please.

talked to a veteran in the loc industry, and he mentioned that more agencies being bought out means a shift on making more profits rather than focusing on quality. All we can do is hope to maintain a balance between the two, but another sempai also echoed that this field is becoming less lucrative

*bork*! lolol

really good for studying loc! highly recommend this to both newbies and veterans alike.

consolas is my post-processing font when I need to do line breaks.

I used to work in Arial, but have slowly shifted over to different fonts over the years. I love working in Cambria these days.

i think it has its place, but should be used very, very sparingly

intro to interpreting session went well! we decided to do a community cheat sheet for common terms that might pop up while interpreting at BitSummit. Feel free to contribute here and I'll put 'em on the sheet!

Work hasn't been a buffet, but at least there are cookie crumbs to follow for now. Hoping to feast soon though! And if not, then I need to figure out how to get myself invited to the banquet.

I am hosting a brief "intro to interpreting" session for BitSummit 2025 volunteers on June 15, 1-2PM!

If you've got any tips to share, lmk!

but now you can sing (old) Linkin Park naturally

doubt you're at the level of say さんまさん

it just occurred to me that back-of-the-foot tattoos are out of sight and people probably wouldn't make a big deal out of them at Japanese onsens

also, this line seems to feel so right today: "Today, I'm the main character."

i have officially opted for "charisma" over rizz in a translation. (>.<)v

-freelancer translators were once the merchant and artisan, but now we have to choose. Merchants side with AI while artisans side with people (guilds, mentorship)

Side note: food at the Hilton Sea Hawk was delish. I ate an entire sirloin steak at the dinner banquet.

-times are changing, so we need to adapt. Whether that means developing new adjacent skills and/or leveraging other talents is up to you.
-do not undermine in-person events both for socializing and networking. Can lead to direct clients.

-daily practice for interpreting can use the same materials for studying a second language. You can do rentention, shadowing, and sight translation with the answers right there. 英語勉強してる皆さん是非DMM Daily Newsご参考下さい

Came home from a 2-day conference in Fukuoka called IJET. I’d say the Day 1 sessions were great. Day 2 was okay but I took way less notes.
Some key takeaways:
-prep like you’re gonna take a final exam for any interpreting gig you plan to take on, esp if it’s a high paying gig/complicated topic

one potential project where names have to be precise and historically accurate

another project where I'm transcreating hundreds of names (Taro > Tyrell lol)

very opposite ends of the spectrum!

actually been a while since i've been credited, but alas...

this kami is simply "paper"!
fubuki would be "blizzard" so put the two together.

a slow but steady climb (Pokemon Pocket TCG)

seeing incredible speed climbers to me proves that ninja actually exists

Ghibli, glibly What does Hayao Miyazaki really think about AI?

@mattalt.bsky.social is doing The Good Work over on Substack, NOT misquoting Hayao Miyazaki as speaking his concerns about AI, like most of the internet: blog.pureinventionbook.com/p/ghibli-gli...

I feel like most people haven't actually watched the documentary they're quoting from.

After more than a decade with my aeropress, it's time to retire it and upgrade. I'm still not ready for a super fancy and expensive espresso maker, but Delonghi's entry level one (the Stilosa) is only like 2.5x the price of a current aeropress, so I'm getting one!

Osaka actually hosted the World Street Congress, where Paris was also present, to talk about this very issue.

Apparently it's because Americans (and Canadians?) are so familiar with the $20 bill they offer that denomination to travelers from there.

loc gripes: Japanese dialogue simply adds -gobi (suffixes) to entire sentences and it's supposed to change the entire personality of the character.
-だぜ, rough punk.
-です, polite scholar.
-にゃ, cat.