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Translator of Czech, Slovak, German & occasionally French into English. European, wordsmith, word nerd, foodie, reader, yogi and chocoholic. Childless not by choice. New Glaswegian. She/her. 🦔

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · Jan 22

A year in reading! 📚💙

I've been meaning to do this for a while; January is a good time to start. I may not include everything, but I intend to track the books I read in 2025, professionally or for fun.

Thanks to @paulkaye.bsky.social & @georgiarybanks.bsky.social for the inspiration!

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jaydo @jaydocovid.bsky.social · 10h

To say people make a rational assessment of the threat environment around Covid… is just not true.

Most people refuse to talk about or read anything about Covid.

Long Covid has surpassed asthma as the most common childhood illness, and it’s rarely spoken of.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

(and i think it is a demand that stems from fear more than a rational assessment of the threat environment)

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 44m

You used your rip-off degree for something useful? How very dare you?! *clutches pearls*

In other news, someone misses the point about education, again... 🤦‍♀️

isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 2h

And even if you didn't... there's nothing wrong in knowledge for its own sake. Knowing things is good. It's great if the things you know are useful, sure, but not everything has to be useful to have value!

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 3h

What am I going to do with a degree in Czech?

Use it! And I do, all of it. The language, the linguistics, the literature.
#xl8 🌐 💙📚

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Kemi Badenoch wants to end ‘rip-off degrees’ – but I wouldn’t have created Horrid Henry without mine | Francesca Simon

I studied Old and Middle English. Although I didn’t know it, I couldn’t have chosen a better subject to train me to become a children’s author, says author Francesca Simon

www.theguardian.com

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 7h

I too have seen a drop in work.
#xl8 🌐
www.ft.com/content/50b1...

‘They wanted me to make myself obsolete’: translators find themselves at the sharp end of AI

One linguist on the challenges of working in an industry most at risk from automation

www.ft.com

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Full Stop: for childless and their cheerleaders @thefullstoppod.com · 10h

Global Wave of Light is an annual observance. Across the world, at 7pm local time, we may choose to light candles to commemorate the lives of our children whom we did not meet or spent too little time with.

We'll be in our Community space to hold a welcome for those who need it.

#WaveOfLight

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 9h

Indeed... 😠

isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 19h

I think of it as voting against rather than voting for... as in I cast my vote for the party most likely to beat the party I don't want to win. Though I frequently have to hold my nose when I do!

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 1d

The words "guilty pleasure" don't exist with books. No guilt, just pleasure. Books are there to enjoy.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 1d

OMG you're coming to Glasgow!!

isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 1d

#langsky
#xl8 🌐

New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 1d

An image for #ALD25. This is Evelyn Strutt, Lady Rayleigh (www.npg.org.uk/collections/...).

She's not often numbered among "women in science", but she had a crucial role in the work attributed to her husband, because he didn't know German and she did.

Old photograph showing a woman in late Victorian costume holding a book.

isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 1d

I feel seen!
💙📚🪐

Lucy A. McLaren @lucyamclaren.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve got fantasy, horror, gothic, thriller… too many good books, too little time! Who wants to inherit? 📚

#tbrpile #readerlife #fantasyreader #gothicreader #gothicbooks #fantasybooks #tbr #readerforlife #BookSky

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Isa / EvilCleverDog @evilcleverdog.bsky.social · Aug 23

Using ChatGPT

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 1d

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 197: Pod srázem, built in 1998.

Hey, Prague 4! Can you get these people a street sign, or, if there is one, place it where it’s not covered by greenery (while please not getting rid of the greenery)?

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 2d

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 196: V křovinách, built in 1955.

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 2d

Google Translate gives *this*.

#xl8 🌐

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 5d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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James Neal @james3neal.bsky.social · 11d

"AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help."

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 11d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 3d

I cannot stress this strongly enough: Support your local theatre, café, bookstore, bakery, and library. We breathe life into these places when we support them. They need us, and more importantly, we need them.

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 3d

In nicer news, it is Luath's birthday, and she has therefore had chicken.

(This was the pre-chicken, "Where is My chicken, human?" stage of the festivity.)

Luath, a brindled greyhound, stares into the camera.

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 3d

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 195: Srázná, built in 1955.

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 4d

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 194: U Dobešky, built in 1947.

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 4d

Language is one of humanity’s most complex capabilities yet people still think they can just click a button to substitute one word for another - & the AI companies would love everyone to fall for that misconception

Language = communication = psychology = human understanding = complexity

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Emma Gledhill @linguistforsail.bsky.social · 4d

Folks @ciol-linguists.bsky.social and #translators #t9n we have a real problem if an Oxford academic (Fabian Stephany) has no idea what we do and is advising MSM such as @skynewsrss.bsky.social incorrectly like this. I just hope he’s been misquoted 1/2

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Catharine Cellier-Smart | Smart Translate @smart-translate.bsky.social · 4d

🤖 New AI-driven capabilities are expected to accelerate the shift from #translation done by humans to machines. But jobs and meaning are getting lost
washingtonpost.com/business/202...
by @danielleabril.bsky.social
via @washingtonpost.com

AI is taking on live translations. But jobs and meaning are getting lost.

New artificial intelligence-driven capabilities are expected to accelerate the shift from translation done by humans to machines.

washingtonpost.com

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Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 5d

1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 193: Zapadlá, built in 1925.

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