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  • imacat at 03:46 PM JST - 20th July

    I was working for industry, translating boring technical stuff written by geeks that expected nobody would read. But isn't 95% of the job looking like that?

    Exactly... probably more like 99%!

    If you were translating a novel that could be interesting, but really even that might be a bit depressing.…

    Posted in No substitute for human touch in translating at 03:46 PM JST - 20th July

  • imacat at 09:24 AM JST - 20th July

    it's a challenge to convert the person's words into a form that allows people who don't understand the writer's language to understand not only what he said but the tone in which he said it. I find it very creative and satisfying.

    I think it's stretching things a bit to…

    Posted in No substitute for human touch in translating at 09:24 AM JST - 20th July

  • imacat at 10:51 PM JST - 19th July

    If you haven't tried it, don't knock it!

    Well, I have done some translating work and, frankly, it was mind-numbingly boring.

    One problem is that there is such little scope for creativity. At least an eikaiwa teacher can (theoretically) make their own original materials and teach a lesson that is…

    Posted in No substitute for human touch in translating at 10:51 PM JST - 19th July

  • imacat at 07:11 PM JST - 19th July

    Translating must be one of the worst jobs in the world. Maybe even worse than teaching English. At least eikaiwa teachers get to meet a lot of people in the course of one working day (and even get to date the cuter ones!).

    As a translator you're probably working freelance,…

    Posted in No substitute for human touch in translating at 07:11 PM JST - 19th July

  • imacat at 01:07 AM JST - 30th June

    In the IHT, it is reported that "Funding for the sampling came from the International Fund for Animal Welfare ...".

    ihope2eatwhales, your funding to post pro-whaling stuff here comes from the ICR, right? What happened to debiddo? You've obviously replaced him, but frankly, his posts were better.

    Posted in DNA tests uncover undocumented whale meat on sale in Japan at 01:07 AM JST - 30th June

  • imacat at 01:57 AM JST - 17th June

    imacat, explained already

    That didn't explain it at all. I'm worried that perhaps you didn't understand the English in my posts.

    Japan could take more whales from its adjacent seas. As I have shown, according to the Japanese government's own data(!), there are ample whales in the seas around Japan.…

    Posted in Fukuda, Rudd agree whaling will not undermine bilateral ties at 01:57 AM JST - 17th June

  • imacat at 09:46 AM JST - 15th June

    I think the author is wrong about Madonna on SMAPxSMAP. The last time she was on it she was great... giving back as good as she gets and casting Shingo in the role of her biatch. Very funny.

    Posted in Raiders of the lost SMAP at 09:46 AM JST - 15th June

  • imacat at 11:24 PM JST - 12th June

    As I said, Antarctic whales are plentiful

    As I have shown, whales on Japan's doorstep are plentiful

    and have good quality meat.

    presumably the Japanese government thinks that whales from seas around Japan are of good quality. That merchant I linked to above certainly thinks so. Are you telling him…

    Posted in Fukuda, Rudd agree whaling will not undermine bilateral ties at 11:24 PM JST - 12th June

  • imacat at 11:43 AM JST - 12th June

    According to Japanese government estimates in the North Pacific there are:

    • 25,000+ minke whales
    • 25,000+ Bryde's whales
    • 70,000 sei whales
    • 100,000+ sperm whales

    So that's not enough to provide a few hundred whales a year? Please explain why it's not enough and why additional whales are…

    Posted in Fukuda, Rudd agree whaling will not undermine bilateral ties at 11:43 AM JST - 12th June

  • imacat at 11:22 AM JST - 12th June

    Whales in Antarctic are plentiful, and have good quality meat.

    So you think there aren't enough whales in the seas around Japan and the quality is poor... so that's why extra whales are needed from the Antarctic. Is that the position of the Japanese government?

    Posted in Fukuda, Rudd agree whaling will not undermine bilateral ties at 11:22 AM JST - 12th June

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