Chris Pearce
@kobehonyaku.com
Japanese-to-English technical/industrial translator
日英 技術・産業 翻訳者
日英 技術・産業 翻訳者
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Hi All, free weekend update is out. This was the best week for Ukraine/Europe since November 5, 2024. The new US Security Strategy confirms without a doubt that Trump is out to attack Europe (and cripple Ukraine). After months of a con, the truth is undeniable. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #162: The Best Week Since November 5, 2024
The Tomahawk Con: A Case Study: Pokrovsk And The Ranged War
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Hi All, free weekend update is out. This was the best week for Ukraine/Europe since November 5, 2024. The new US Security Strategy confirms without a doubt that Trump is out to attack Europe (and cripple Ukraine). After months of a con, the truth is undeniable. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Fret not my Canadian friends, with our new food safety standards combined with American work ethic i expect these sandwiches will kill between 1-3% of the U.S. population
Of fucking course.
"When reached by CBC News about whether the sandwich would be sold in Canadian stores, a spokesperson for 7-Eleven could only confirm the sandwich's launch nationwide in the U.S."
www.cbc.ca/news/world/7...
"When reached by CBC News about whether the sandwich would be sold in Canadian stores, a spokesperson for 7-Eleven could only confirm the sandwich's launch nationwide in the U.S."
www.cbc.ca/news/world/7...
Japan's viral 7-Eleven egg salad sandwich launches in the U.S. Why is it so popular? | CBC News
7-Eleven is bringing its famous egg salad sandwich to U.S. stores, announcing Wednesday that its Japanese-style tamago sando has landed, complete with "pillowy milk bread and creamy egg salad made wit...
www.cbc.ca
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Fret not my Canadian friends, with our new food safety standards combined with American work ethic i expect these sandwiches will kill between 1-3% of the U.S. population
A Dream Theater Christmas album. Just one song. 73 minutes long.
December 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
A Dream Theater Christmas album. Just one song. 73 minutes long.
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
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I was thinking today, "Billy Corgan's Christmas Favorites."
December 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I was thinking today, "Billy Corgan's Christmas Favorites."
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"A Billy Corgan Christmas"
a bald man is sitting in front of a microphone on a green background .
ALT: a bald man is sitting in front of a microphone on a green background .
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"A Billy Corgan Christmas"
"No way I would poison my body with that shite. All the fucking chemicals. No fucking way!"
🥰
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🍺
Artist: monkeon https://b3ta.com/board/11423387
From the 'Movie Poster Recycling' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/movieposterrecycling/popular/ #MoviePosterRecycling
Artist: monkeon https://b3ta.com/board/11423387
From the 'Movie Poster Recycling' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/movieposterrecycling/popular/ #MoviePosterRecycling
December 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
"No way I would poison my body with that shite. All the fucking chemicals. No fucking way!"
🥰
🥰
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There will be plenty of time to be sloppy in your unsuccessful marriage 🥰
my actual dating advice to young men is 'tidy up before a girl comes over, be interested in things woman are interested in, learn to listen, and above everything else *have female friends.*'
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
There will be plenty of time to be sloppy in your unsuccessful marriage 🥰
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The AI apocalypse continues. The amount of collateral damage from AI is truly staggering. This is not likely to end well.
Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead. It’s already getting hard to build an affordable PC, and the exit of the longstanding provider of consumer memory is going to make that even more challenging www.theverge.com/news/837594/...
Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead
Another blow to PC gaming.
www.theverge.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The AI apocalypse continues. The amount of collateral damage from AI is truly staggering. This is not likely to end well.
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How do we know they aren't part of the same Cameronverse? What if Avatar is what happens when Skynet is defeated? What if Navi terminators are sent back to stop the space exploitation?
December 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
How do we know they aren't part of the same Cameronverse? What if Avatar is what happens when Skynet is defeated? What if Navi terminators are sent back to stop the space exploitation?
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NEW VIDEO: Big business is a death cult worshipping a many-faced Techno God. In an industry full of takers who want to eradicate the makers, so-called AI promises a nonsensical fantasy where games are made for free and sold to a world of laid off former workers. It is unhinged.
youtu.be/xcB_kqpYNhc
youtu.be/xcB_kqpYNhc
Execucult Of The Techno God
YouTube video by Stephanie Sterling
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
NEW VIDEO: Big business is a death cult worshipping a many-faced Techno God. In an industry full of takers who want to eradicate the makers, so-called AI promises a nonsensical fantasy where games are made for free and sold to a world of laid off former workers. It is unhinged.
youtu.be/xcB_kqpYNhc
youtu.be/xcB_kqpYNhc
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I'm looking for participants for my master's study about transmasc/trans men fans of manga and anime! Please fill out my 10-minute survey:
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#transmasc #t4t #ftm #nonbinary #transresearch #transsurvey #nonbinarysurvey #transresearchbytransrsearchers
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#transmasc #t4t #ftm #nonbinary #transresearch #transsurvey #nonbinarysurvey #transresearchbytransrsearchers
December 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I'm looking for participants for my master's study about transmasc/trans men fans of manga and anime! Please fill out my 10-minute survey:
form.jotform.com/253308772919...
#transmasc #t4t #ftm #nonbinary #transresearch #transsurvey #nonbinarysurvey #transresearchbytransrsearchers
form.jotform.com/253308772919...
#transmasc #t4t #ftm #nonbinary #transresearch #transsurvey #nonbinarysurvey #transresearchbytransrsearchers
Hi. As a language professional, let me assure you, knowing an alphabet does not mean you can actually communicate.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk!
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk!
Not sure this tell me much one way or the other abt the larger political/societal debates about AI. But this fascinating science. Working of scientists believes they're now able to decode or understand the language of sperm whales using AI/LLMs. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Hi. As a language professional, let me assure you, knowing an alphabet does not mean you can actually communicate.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk!
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk!
The people in charge of these companies hate their customers.
"Every other company is doing it, and charging cheaper prices for localization. If we don't do this, we will go under."
"Audiences don't care that much about quality. So if we can meet the bare minimum and save money, that's best for everyone."
"Have you run the numbers though? Are you suuuuure?"
"Audiences don't care that much about quality. So if we can meet the bare minimum and save money, that's best for everyone."
"Have you run the numbers though? Are you suuuuure?"
November 30, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The people in charge of these companies hate their customers.
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One of those headlines where each successive word makes it worse
It’s low on my (long) list of resentments but these people ruined psychedelics stereogum.com/2481091/grim...
Grimes DJing Immortality Influencer's Shroom Trip With Special Guest Mr. Beast
Grimes is a fan of Bryan Johnson, the multimillionaire and immortality influencer who spends his time trying to fight death. He is perhaps best known for undergoing plasma transfusions with donations ...
stereogum.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
One of those headlines where each successive word makes it worse
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The ideal situation for the managerial class is that you little piggies will just eat your slop and like it, and avoiding thinking of its contents, whether its nutritious, or if it has any resemblance to actual food.
It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The ideal situation for the managerial class is that you little piggies will just eat your slop and like it, and avoiding thinking of its contents, whether its nutritious, or if it has any resemblance to actual food.
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I struggle not to feel creatively disingenuous if a single line of dialogue is edited by someone else, and that’s an inevitable part of my job.
Anybody who can feel proud of what they’ve “made” using a plagiarism laundering device is someone who hasn’t got a shred of respect for their own ability.
Anybody who can feel proud of what they’ve “made” using a plagiarism laundering device is someone who hasn’t got a shred of respect for their own ability.
November 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I struggle not to feel creatively disingenuous if a single line of dialogue is edited by someone else, and that’s an inevitable part of my job.
Anybody who can feel proud of what they’ve “made” using a plagiarism laundering device is someone who hasn’t got a shred of respect for their own ability.
Anybody who can feel proud of what they’ve “made” using a plagiarism laundering device is someone who hasn’t got a shred of respect for their own ability.
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And yes, I am going to be denigrating and insulting in my descriptions of any developers relying on AI to have their creativity for them.
It’s inherent plagiarism, environmentally destructive, and it’s being used to REPLACE GAME DEVS.
To use it is to be a traitor to your own profession. Fuck you.
It’s inherent plagiarism, environmentally destructive, and it’s being used to REPLACE GAME DEVS.
To use it is to be a traitor to your own profession. Fuck you.
November 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
And yes, I am going to be denigrating and insulting in my descriptions of any developers relying on AI to have their creativity for them.
It’s inherent plagiarism, environmentally destructive, and it’s being used to REPLACE GAME DEVS.
To use it is to be a traitor to your own profession. Fuck you.
It’s inherent plagiarism, environmentally destructive, and it’s being used to REPLACE GAME DEVS.
To use it is to be a traitor to your own profession. Fuck you.
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For fuck’s sake.
For a studio that was once part of Grasshopper, seeing the Let it Die team crawling around in the AI filth hole is particularly fucking sad. Never thought I would see people with that kind of creative pedigree become embarrassing fucking hacks.
For a studio that was once part of Grasshopper, seeing the Let it Die team crawling around in the AI filth hole is particularly fucking sad. Never thought I would see people with that kind of creative pedigree become embarrassing fucking hacks.
Thought this was relevant given you expressed your interest again on the podcast. So much for that
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/the-ai-slop-hose-comes-to-let-it-die-as-its-surprise-sequel-reveals-voices-music-and-graphics-shaped-by-the-tech/
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/the-ai-slop-hose-comes-to-let-it-die-as-its-surprise-sequel-reveals-voices-music-and-graphics-shaped-by-the-tech/
November 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
For fuck’s sake.
For a studio that was once part of Grasshopper, seeing the Let it Die team crawling around in the AI filth hole is particularly fucking sad. Never thought I would see people with that kind of creative pedigree become embarrassing fucking hacks.
For a studio that was once part of Grasshopper, seeing the Let it Die team crawling around in the AI filth hole is particularly fucking sad. Never thought I would see people with that kind of creative pedigree become embarrassing fucking hacks.
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Seems like Americans need a crash course in Scam Avoidance, so here's what I've learned from 15 years of sociological research, publishing & teaching on fraud:
1. Beware of anyone stating or implying "we will die if you don't send $"--that's an attempt to shortcut your critical thinking via panic
1. Beware of anyone stating or implying "we will die if you don't send $"--that's an attempt to shortcut your critical thinking via panic
November 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Seems like Americans need a crash course in Scam Avoidance, so here's what I've learned from 15 years of sociological research, publishing & teaching on fraud:
1. Beware of anyone stating or implying "we will die if you don't send $"--that's an attempt to shortcut your critical thinking via panic
1. Beware of anyone stating or implying "we will die if you don't send $"--that's an attempt to shortcut your critical thinking via panic
Another company that hates its customers and the products it sells.
Hey just so you know Amazon decided to give us an AI ENGLISH DUB of Banana Fish instead of actually hiring real voice actors
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Another company that hates its customers and the products it sells.