Kevin (ケビン)
@ktnguyen.bsky.social
Twitter @kevintheactor39
J→E translator, TokuNet editor, actor (he | him)
日英翻訳者 、特撮ネットワーク の編集者、 RE-act所属
興味：特撮、アニメ、ローカルヒーロー、日本語
EN + 日本語OK
J→E translator, TokuNet editor, actor (he | him)
日英翻訳者 、特撮ネットワーク の編集者、 RE-act所属
興味：特撮、アニメ、ローカルヒーロー、日本語
EN + 日本語OK
In this vein, I love buying physical (CDs, Blu-ray/DVDs, books, etc) because I know there's someone designing how it's seen on the outside, what people will see when they open it, and so much more. They're designing an experience, and I appreciate that.
y'know what's weird? as a job, I enjoy the idea of marketing and advertising, of selling things and making a product appealing
but so many ads in practice are so grating, so sanded-down that I totally understand the frustration with them, the willingness to pay extra to go ad-free
but so many ads in practice are so grating, so sanded-down that I totally understand the frustration with them, the willingness to pay extra to go ad-free
December 1, 2025 at 5:48 AM
In this vein, I love buying physical (CDs, Blu-ray/DVDs, books, etc) because I know there's someone designing how it's seen on the outside, what people will see when they open it, and so much more. They're designing an experience, and I appreciate that.
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AI is NOT inevitable. Keep not using it. Uninstall Copilot from your computer. Refuse to use programs bogged down with it. Complain loudly about it when they shove it into the programs you use. We can starve the slop machines.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
AI is NOT inevitable. Keep not using it. Uninstall Copilot from your computer. Refuse to use programs bogged down with it. Complain loudly about it when they shove it into the programs you use. We can starve the slop machines.
I saw this at the Yubari Fantastic Film Festival in 2023, and it's just jaw-dropping and funny in so many ways.
Highly recommend seeing it if it comes to your area.
Highly recommend seeing it if it comes to your area.
December 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I saw this at the Yubari Fantastic Film Festival in 2023, and it's just jaw-dropping and funny in so many ways.
Highly recommend seeing it if it comes to your area.
Highly recommend seeing it if it comes to your area.
I know there are better positions out there, but I think I'm entirely burnt out on being in school at this point.
And I know I shouldn't force myself to continue if I'm just going to be unhappy with myself, but visa concerns still haunt me.
And I know I shouldn't force myself to continue if I'm just going to be unhappy with myself, but visa concerns still haunt me.
Now it's being an ALT.
Maybe if I recognized it really wasn't for me despite how well I may have performed in the past, I might've sought out a better environment to stay in education, but I stayed an additional year and got hit with reality the hard way.
Stubborn to a fault, I am. (2/2)
Maybe if I recognized it really wasn't for me despite how well I may have performed in the past, I might've sought out a better environment to stay in education, but I stayed an additional year and got hit with reality the hard way.
Stubborn to a fault, I am. (2/2)
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I know there are better positions out there, but I think I'm entirely burnt out on being in school at this point.
And I know I shouldn't force myself to continue if I'm just going to be unhappy with myself, but visa concerns still haunt me.
And I know I shouldn't force myself to continue if I'm just going to be unhappy with myself, but visa concerns still haunt me.
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two Ruri loc points:
-literally, are you a middle-schooler?, but "what're you, 12?" is the standard English for that.
-literally, should I downgrade you to "girl" status?, but "another species" gets the idea across less confusingly (mild misogyny-by-way-of-awkwardness)
-literally, are you a middle-schooler?, but "what're you, 12?" is the standard English for that.
-literally, should I downgrade you to "girl" status?, but "another species" gets the idea across less confusingly (mild misogyny-by-way-of-awkwardness)
November 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
two Ruri loc points:
-literally, are you a middle-schooler?, but "what're you, 12?" is the standard English for that.
-literally, should I downgrade you to "girl" status?, but "another species" gets the idea across less confusingly (mild misogyny-by-way-of-awkwardness)
-literally, are you a middle-schooler?, but "what're you, 12?" is the standard English for that.
-literally, should I downgrade you to "girl" status?, but "another species" gets the idea across less confusingly (mild misogyny-by-way-of-awkwardness)
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It's that time of year, so why not get some trans sapphic scifi to enjoy in the long evenings? My books are available in paperback and DRM-free ebook format!
Grey Dawn: buff.ly/Dih2pzl
Confluence: buff.ly/QEAEfNy
DRM-free ebooks: buff.ly/wIsOTDm
Grey Dawn: buff.ly/Dih2pzl
Confluence: buff.ly/QEAEfNy
DRM-free ebooks: buff.ly/wIsOTDm
November 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It's that time of year, so why not get some trans sapphic scifi to enjoy in the long evenings? My books are available in paperback and DRM-free ebook format!
Grey Dawn: buff.ly/Dih2pzl
Confluence: buff.ly/QEAEfNy
DRM-free ebooks: buff.ly/wIsOTDm
Grey Dawn: buff.ly/Dih2pzl
Confluence: buff.ly/QEAEfNy
DRM-free ebooks: buff.ly/wIsOTDm
I'd rather work than clean, but my unwillingness to do more than a passing unclutter is starting to get in the way of working, so I guess I'm just an all-around loser tonight. 💀
November 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I'd rather work than clean, but my unwillingness to do more than a passing unclutter is starting to get in the way of working, so I guess I'm just an all-around loser tonight. 💀
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Yeah I'm into BDSM (Big Dragons Snuggling Me)
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Yeah I'm into BDSM (Big Dragons Snuggling Me)
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Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
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For Osaka peeps >>
TOMORROW! (Dec. 1, Mon.)
Protest Takaichi and her "Taiwan emergency" comment
Place: LDP Osaka branch office maps.app.goo.gl/oiCZqBZQnnt3...
Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Organized by Zenko
TOMORROW! (Dec. 1, Mon.)
Protest Takaichi and her "Taiwan emergency" comment
Place: LDP Osaka branch office maps.app.goo.gl/oiCZqBZQnnt3...
Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Organized by Zenko
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
For Osaka peeps >>
TOMORROW! (Dec. 1, Mon.)
Protest Takaichi and her "Taiwan emergency" comment
Place: LDP Osaka branch office maps.app.goo.gl/oiCZqBZQnnt3...
Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Organized by Zenko
TOMORROW! (Dec. 1, Mon.)
Protest Takaichi and her "Taiwan emergency" comment
Place: LDP Osaka branch office maps.app.goo.gl/oiCZqBZQnnt3...
Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Organized by Zenko
2009- started studying JP
2012 - passed N4
2013 - failed N3
2019 - passed N3
2020 - passed N2
2012 - passed N4
2013 - failed N3
2019 - passed N3
2020 - passed N2
I'm curious what others' JLPT journey was.
I'll start:
2016 - started studying Japanese at uni
2019 - passed N2
2021 - failed N1
2024 - passed N1
I'll start:
2016 - started studying Japanese at uni
2019 - passed N2
2021 - failed N1
2024 - passed N1
November 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
2009- started studying JP
2012 - passed N4
2013 - failed N3
2019 - passed N3
2020 - passed N2
2012 - passed N4
2013 - failed N3
2019 - passed N3
2020 - passed N2
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Please, God dammit, please.
This also goes for the tops of escalators.
This also goes for the tops of escalators.
Walk through doorways.
Walk through doorways.
Are you standing in a doorway? Keep walking.
Walk through doorways.
You can think about the room you're about to enter as you enter it.
Walk through doorways.
(Yes, I am at a con.)
Walk through doorways.
Are you standing in a doorway? Keep walking.
Walk through doorways.
You can think about the room you're about to enter as you enter it.
Walk through doorways.
(Yes, I am at a con.)
November 30, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Please, God dammit, please.
This also goes for the tops of escalators.
This also goes for the tops of escalators.
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It's time for the November #Japanese slang review! Click the link below to learn about:
サナ活
アッシー・メッシー
全ア
らりる
全肯定bot
半ドン
スキマバイト
ドロンする
鬼ムシャ
~ドリュ
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/j...
サナ活
アッシー・メッシー
全ア
らりる
全肯定bot
半ドン
スキマバイト
ドロンする
鬼ムシャ
~ドリュ
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/j...
Japanese Slang Review – November 2025
And it’s time for the eleventh Japanese slang review of 2025 (see all prior posts here)! In these posts I deep dive into the world of Japanese terms you probably won’t see in a textbook…
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
It's time for the November #Japanese slang review! Click the link below to learn about:
サナ活
アッシー・メッシー
全ア
らりる
全肯定bot
半ドン
スキマバイト
ドロンする
鬼ムシャ
~ドリュ
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/j...
サナ活
アッシー・メッシー
全ア
らりる
全肯定bot
半ドン
スキマバイト
ドロンする
鬼ムシャ
~ドリュ
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/j...
#AmTranslating
Going back over a project I had let go to the wayside and cringing at some of my old translations. Kinda glad for the chance to redo them knowing what I know now, but yikes... 😂🫠
Going back over a project I had let go to the wayside and cringing at some of my old translations. Kinda glad for the chance to redo them knowing what I know now, but yikes... 😂🫠
November 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
#AmTranslating
Going back over a project I had let go to the wayside and cringing at some of my old translations. Kinda glad for the chance to redo them knowing what I know now, but yikes... 😂🫠
Going back over a project I had let go to the wayside and cringing at some of my old translations. Kinda glad for the chance to redo them knowing what I know now, but yikes... 😂🫠
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WE FINISHED OUR BOOK!
This week we reveal the final version of our Celtic sourcebook, A Faeseeker's Guide to Avallen, before it is sent to the factory! Plus our tarot deck, GM screen and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDgm...
#ttrpg #rpg #LoA #gamedesign #indiedev #DnD #5E
This week we reveal the final version of our Celtic sourcebook, A Faeseeker's Guide to Avallen, before it is sent to the factory! Plus our tarot deck, GM screen and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDgm...
#ttrpg #rpg #LoA #gamedesign #indiedev #DnD #5E
WE FINISHED OUR BOOK - Creating our Celtic Sourcebook - Adder Stone Podcast
This week we reveal the final version of our Celtic sourcebook, A Faeseeker's Guiide to Avallen, before it is sent to the factory! Plus our tarot deck, GM screen and more! We documented on video the…
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
WE FINISHED OUR BOOK!
This week we reveal the final version of our Celtic sourcebook, A Faeseeker's Guide to Avallen, before it is sent to the factory! Plus our tarot deck, GM screen and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDgm...
#ttrpg #rpg #LoA #gamedesign #indiedev #DnD #5E
This week we reveal the final version of our Celtic sourcebook, A Faeseeker's Guide to Avallen, before it is sent to the factory! Plus our tarot deck, GM screen and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDgm...
#ttrpg #rpg #LoA #gamedesign #indiedev #DnD #5E
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i know chapter 15 of Bug Ego came out a bit ago but i'm finally around to letting everyone know that YES i did have to completely redraw this computer screen and do all of the text, adjust the original emojis, and do all the effects myself! it took hours!!! happy with how it turned out but damn!
November 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
i know chapter 15 of Bug Ego came out a bit ago but i'm finally around to letting everyone know that YES i did have to completely redraw this computer screen and do all of the text, adjust the original emojis, and do all the effects myself! it took hours!!! happy with how it turned out but damn!
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begging people to learn to separate “i like it” with “it’s good.”
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
begging people to learn to separate “i like it” with “it’s good.”
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
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Freelance friends, advice apropos of nothing: When negotiating a rate for a job, the best thing is to let the client say a number first. It will often be higher than what you would've put forward bc we almost always undervalue ourselves.
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Freelance friends, advice apropos of nothing: When negotiating a rate for a job, the best thing is to let the client say a number first. It will often be higher than what you would've put forward bc we almost always undervalue ourselves.
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People who think translation is just "replacing words" (because that is all a machine translation can do) clearly don't understand how language works. Who wants to read a book by an author who doesn't know how language works?
🤖 Colleague Isabelle Nanni shared some AI-translated book titles and their back #translations.
🤷♀️ Some of these authors think professional #translators are "costly & untrustworthy", others have been scammed by 3rd parties.
But what's the cost in terms of reputation?! 🤦♀️
linkedin.com/posts/isabel...
🤷♀️ Some of these authors think professional #translators are "costly & untrustworthy", others have been scammed by 3rd parties.
But what's the cost in terms of reputation?! 🤦♀️
linkedin.com/posts/isabel...
It has come to my attention that indie author Roxanne St Claire commented the news of Amazon launching their AI translation service with these words: “For decades, indie authors have been unable to… |...
It has come to my attention that indie author Roxanne St Claire commented the news of Amazon launching their AI translation service with these words: “For decades, indie authors have been unable to fi...
linkedin.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
People who think translation is just "replacing words" (because that is all a machine translation can do) clearly don't understand how language works. Who wants to read a book by an author who doesn't know how language works?
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Growing up, I thought my sister and I would be an artist - scientist (respectively) pair of siblings. Little did I realize we were actually a visual artist - performing artist pair. 😂
Anyway, my sister Lily Valour is amazing at what she does, and I hope you'll like and share!
youtu.be/IdecnpSp95I
Anyway, my sister Lily Valour is amazing at what she does, and I hope you'll like and share!
youtu.be/IdecnpSp95I
I made this drawing using only dots... and a lot of patience!
YouTube video by Art by Lily Valour
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Growing up, I thought my sister and I would be an artist - scientist (respectively) pair of siblings. Little did I realize we were actually a visual artist - performing artist pair. 😂
Anyway, my sister Lily Valour is amazing at what she does, and I hope you'll like and share!
youtu.be/IdecnpSp95I
Anyway, my sister Lily Valour is amazing at what she does, and I hope you'll like and share!
youtu.be/IdecnpSp95I
Growing up, I thought my sister and I would be an artist - scientist (respectively) pair of siblings. Little did I realize we were actually a visual artist - performing artist pair. 😂
Anyway, my sister Lily Valour is amazing at what she does, and I hope you'll like and share!
youtu.be/IdecnpSp95I
Anyway, my sister Lily Valour is amazing at what she does, and I hope you'll like and share!
youtu.be/IdecnpSp95I
I made this drawing using only dots... and a lot of patience!
YouTube video by Art by Lily Valour
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Growing up, I thought my sister and I would be an artist - scientist (respectively) pair of siblings. Little did I realize we were actually a visual artist - performing artist pair. 😂
Anyway, my sister Lily Valour is amazing at what she does, and I hope you'll like and share!
youtu.be/IdecnpSp95I
Anyway, my sister Lily Valour is amazing at what she does, and I hope you'll like and share!
youtu.be/IdecnpSp95I
Seeing 中間 knowing it's read as 「ちゅうかん」 but brain being silly and going 「なかま」.
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Seeing 中間 knowing it's read as 「ちゅうかん」 but brain being silly and going 「なかま」.
One of the most difficult things for me to recognize is when I need to move on from something, especially if it just isn't working for me.
I had to drop out of a physics track in undergrad when content stopped making sense, and my grades suffered because I was afraid to admit my struggles. (1/2)
I had to drop out of a physics track in undergrad when content stopped making sense, and my grades suffered because I was afraid to admit my struggles. (1/2)
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
One of the most difficult things for me to recognize is when I need to move on from something, especially if it just isn't working for me.
I had to drop out of a physics track in undergrad when content stopped making sense, and my grades suffered because I was afraid to admit my struggles. (1/2)
I had to drop out of a physics track in undergrad when content stopped making sense, and my grades suffered because I was afraid to admit my struggles. (1/2)
#TodayInSchool
Teacher: Can you write a speech like the one on page ## about your own junior high school experience?
Me: *writes something, shows a draft*
Teacher: This is nice! Is it a true story?
Me: Only half of it. 😅
Me: (Can't really say I did almost nothing extracurricular grades 7-9...)
Teacher: Can you write a speech like the one on page ## about your own junior high school experience?
Me: *writes something, shows a draft*
Teacher: This is nice! Is it a true story?
Me: Only half of it. 😅
Me: (Can't really say I did almost nothing extracurricular grades 7-9...)
November 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
#TodayInSchool
Teacher: Can you write a speech like the one on page ## about your own junior high school experience?
Me: *writes something, shows a draft*
Teacher: This is nice! Is it a true story?
Me: Only half of it. 😅
Me: (Can't really say I did almost nothing extracurricular grades 7-9...)
Teacher: Can you write a speech like the one on page ## about your own junior high school experience?
Me: *writes something, shows a draft*
Teacher: This is nice! Is it a true story?
Me: Only half of it. 😅
Me: (Can't really say I did almost nothing extracurricular grades 7-9...)
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Getting one step closer...
"Who cares if it's a lot of people? Who cares if it's long? They all did something and they deserve credit"
🤍
"Who cares if it's a lot of people? Who cares if it's long? They all did something and they deserve credit"
🤍
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Getting one step closer...
"Who cares if it's a lot of people? Who cares if it's long? They all did something and they deserve credit"
🤍
"Who cares if it's a lot of people? Who cares if it's long? They all did something and they deserve credit"
🤍