Rebecca||ベッキー
@gader.bsky.social
JP>EN translator from NC🇺🇸, now in Sendai🇯🇵
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look what they need* to mimic a fraction of our power
*the power grid of a small city and a football stadium's worth of water to fuel the LLM garbage machine that did this, instead of paying a TL + letterer a few hundo for our years of skills and expertise
*the power grid of a small city and a football stadium's worth of water to fuel the LLM garbage machine that did this, instead of paying a TL + letterer a few hundo for our years of skills and expertise
So I looked at the OFFICIAL first english chapter of Gundam Wing PREVERNTER-7
Lol
Lmao
Lol
Lmao
July 25, 2025 at 5:35 AM
look what they need* to mimic a fraction of our power
*the power grid of a small city and a football stadium's worth of water to fuel the LLM garbage machine that did this, instead of paying a TL + letterer a few hundo for our years of skills and expertise
*the power grid of a small city and a football stadium's worth of water to fuel the LLM garbage machine that did this, instead of paying a TL + letterer a few hundo for our years of skills and expertise
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Roy is in the running !!!!
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Roy Cooper to jump into North Carolina Senate race Monday
The popular former two-term governor is entering a race for a seat to be vacated by retiring Thom Tillis.
www.politico.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Roy is in the running !!!!
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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Big tech promotes the story that since ChatGPT burst onto the scene, AI has been so popular it's rushed to meet the demand. The reality is different. A study by design scholars shows tech co's have had to push AI on its users with a variety of intrusive tactics.
How big tech is force-feeding us AI:
How big tech is force-feeding us AI:
How big tech is force-feeding us AI
Plus, OpenAI's absurd listening tour, top AI scientists say AI is evolving beyond our control, Facebook is putting data centers in tents, and the AI bubble question — answered?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Big tech promotes the story that since ChatGPT burst onto the scene, AI has been so popular it's rushed to meet the demand. The reality is different. A study by design scholars shows tech co's have had to push AI on its users with a variety of intrusive tactics.
How big tech is force-feeding us AI:
How big tech is force-feeding us AI:
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Ena has the chance to erase her family's debt if she can get Sakae, the successor to Zam Security, to confess in this rom-com!
Check out our review of Teppeki Honeymoon volume 1 by One Peace Books!
buff.ly/xOnPh4k
#manga #mangareview
Check out our review of Teppeki Honeymoon volume 1 by One Peace Books!
buff.ly/xOnPh4k
#manga #mangareview
Teppeki Honeymoon Volume 1 Review
Ena has the chance to erase her family's debt if she can get Sakae, the successor to Zam Security, to confess in this rom-com Teppeki Honeymoon volume 1
buff.ly
July 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Ena has the chance to erase her family's debt if she can get Sakae, the successor to Zam Security, to confess in this rom-com!
Check out our review of Teppeki Honeymoon volume 1 by One Peace Books!
buff.ly/xOnPh4k
#manga #mangareview
Check out our review of Teppeki Honeymoon volume 1 by One Peace Books!
buff.ly/xOnPh4k
#manga #mangareview
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NEW NOVEL ANNOUNCEMENT: Thou, as My Knight...
In a world where Informationists sell their supernatural abilities for hire, Tsushima Rindou, an ordinary Informationist, agrees to help a fallen noble defect from the Balga Empire. But there’s much more to his client than she’s letting on...
In a world where Informationists sell their supernatural abilities for hire, Tsushima Rindou, an ordinary Informationist, agrees to help a fallen noble defect from the Balga Empire. But there’s much more to his client than she’s letting on...
July 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
NEW NOVEL ANNOUNCEMENT: Thou, as My Knight...
In a world where Informationists sell their supernatural abilities for hire, Tsushima Rindou, an ordinary Informationist, agrees to help a fallen noble defect from the Balga Empire. But there’s much more to his client than she’s letting on...
In a world where Informationists sell their supernatural abilities for hire, Tsushima Rindou, an ordinary Informationist, agrees to help a fallen noble defect from the Balga Empire. But there’s much more to his client than she’s letting on...
Tar Heels, represent!
OKAY as compensation for them triggering my PTSD with my specific archnemesis helicopter I have yoinked aerial footage of #NoKings Chapel Hill from ABC 11. This many blocks of people from summer in a college town/area with about 80k population when combined with Carrboro.
abc11.com/amp/post/no-...
abc11.com/amp/post/no-...
June 15, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Tar Heels, represent!
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Someone just asked me about getting started as a literary translator and I realized I already have kind of a starter pack of content to help emerging translators.
First, how to get rights to a book you want to translate:
TikTok: vt.tiktok.com/ZSkN9B67w/
Reel: www.instagram.com/reel/CtYkiwh...
First, how to get rights to a book you want to translate:
TikTok: vt.tiktok.com/ZSkN9B67w/
Reel: www.instagram.com/reel/CtYkiwh...
June 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Someone just asked me about getting started as a literary translator and I realized I already have kind of a starter pack of content to help emerging translators.
First, how to get rights to a book you want to translate:
TikTok: vt.tiktok.com/ZSkN9B67w/
Reel: www.instagram.com/reel/CtYkiwh...
First, how to get rights to a book you want to translate:
TikTok: vt.tiktok.com/ZSkN9B67w/
Reel: www.instagram.com/reel/CtYkiwh...
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English is way harsher on repetition than Japanese, so part of a light novel translator's job is tweaking the wording so it says the same shit, but without sounding redundant.
I thought I'd do a rundown of a few tricks that help with this.
I thought I'd do a rundown of a few tricks that help with this.
June 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
English is way harsher on repetition than Japanese, so part of a light novel translator's job is tweaking the wording so it says the same shit, but without sounding redundant.
I thought I'd do a rundown of a few tricks that help with this.
I thought I'd do a rundown of a few tricks that help with this.
Already in love with this, starting with the title.
Cover for volume one of Kaoru Kitamura and Yasuto Miura’s “Becky-san to Watashi.”
Based on Kitamura’s award winning mystery novel series. Eiko, daughter of an upper class samurai family, and Becky a female chauffeur disguised as a man sove mysteries in showa era Tokyo.
Runs in Big Comic.
Based on Kitamura’s award winning mystery novel series. Eiko, daughter of an upper class samurai family, and Becky a female chauffeur disguised as a man sove mysteries in showa era Tokyo.
Runs in Big Comic.
April 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Already in love with this, starting with the title.
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“A human artist will research the material properly, with all the nuances of human emotion and logic, and ultimately produce art assets that are historically accurate, game specific and have soul”.
I know I keep harping on about this, but this really is what good human game localization does too.
I know I keep harping on about this, but this really is what good human game localization does too.
Even from my perch inside gamedev, I had no idea it was already this bad. The rot is spreading. A necessary, sobering read. (gift link)
‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers - Aftermath
'I have had conversations about AI in a professional context that make me want to walk into the sea'
aftermath.site
April 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“A human artist will research the material properly, with all the nuances of human emotion and logic, and ultimately produce art assets that are historically accurate, game specific and have soul”.
I know I keep harping on about this, but this really is what good human game localization does too.
I know I keep harping on about this, but this really is what good human game localization does too.
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This is a really interesting illustration of how the limitations of subtitling and dubbing affect localization choices! -- super quick thread! 🧵
As always, the question is: How do translators and adaptors make the decision to localize cultural references?
As always, the question is: How do translators and adaptors make the decision to localize cultural references?
I keep bouncing between the sub and dub scripts for watakon because they're both weird in their own ways but never in my 200 years watching anime have I seen this one (left sub, right dub, no I didn't get them backwards)
February 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is a really interesting illustration of how the limitations of subtitling and dubbing affect localization choices! -- super quick thread! 🧵
As always, the question is: How do translators and adaptors make the decision to localize cultural references?
As always, the question is: How do translators and adaptors make the decision to localize cultural references?
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Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
January 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
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Microsoft 365 subscribers, a heads-up: an email went out yesterday that Microsoft was increasing the monthly charge from $6.99 to $9.99. What this email didn’t say was that this price jump is OPTIONAL. They are automatically opting us in to a new, more expensive plan with ✨AI features✨...
January 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Microsoft 365 subscribers, a heads-up: an email went out yesterday that Microsoft was increasing the monthly charge from $6.99 to $9.99. What this email didn’t say was that this price jump is OPTIONAL. They are automatically opting us in to a new, more expensive plan with ✨AI features✨...
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Early registration with a 5,000 yen discount is open for IJET-33 in Fukuoka, May 9-11. In addition to the still growing lineup of speakers and sessions, it's a great opportunity to connect with others in the translation/interpretation fields.
#Translation #Interpretation #Japanese #IJET #翻訳 #通訳
#Translation #Interpretation #Japanese #IJET #翻訳 #通訳
International Japanese-English Translation Conference
ijet.jat.org
December 8, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Early registration with a 5,000 yen discount is open for IJET-33 in Fukuoka, May 9-11. In addition to the still growing lineup of speakers and sessions, it's a great opportunity to connect with others in the translation/interpretation fields.
#Translation #Interpretation #Japanese #IJET #翻訳 #通訳
#Translation #Interpretation #Japanese #IJET #翻訳 #通訳
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The small town of Carrboro, North Carolina is suing one of the country's largest electric utilities, Duke Energy, over climate change -- here's my story for @npr.org
www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
A North Carolina town is suing utility Duke Energy over climate change
A small North Carolina town is suing Duke Energy for costs from climate change, claiming the utility knew its fossil fuel power plants were heating the planet and deceived the public.
www.npr.org
December 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM
The small town of Carrboro, North Carolina is suing one of the country's largest electric utilities, Duke Energy, over climate change -- here's my story for @npr.org
www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
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Congratulations to the translators shortlisted for the 2024 Great Britain Sasakawa Translation Prize--Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda & Allison Markin Powell, Brian Bergstrom, David Boyd, Masaya Saito, Alison Watts, and Kendall Heitzman!
societyofauthors.org/prizes/trans...
societyofauthors.org/prizes/trans...
Japanese – The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Translation Prize - The Society of Authors
The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (GBSF) Translation Prize is an annual award for translations into English of full-length Japanese-language works of literary merit and general interest. The winne...
societyofauthors.org
December 2, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Congratulations to the translators shortlisted for the 2024 Great Britain Sasakawa Translation Prize--Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda & Allison Markin Powell, Brian Bergstrom, David Boyd, Masaya Saito, Alison Watts, and Kendall Heitzman!
societyofauthors.org/prizes/trans...
societyofauthors.org/prizes/trans...
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I will be giving a presentation, Rage Against the Machine: A Case Against LLMs, at IJET-33 in Fukuoka (May 9-11, time TBD) about why not to use these bullshit engines in anything intended for humans to read.
There will be cursing, and not all of it by me!
Reposts welcome!
#Translation #IJET33
There will be cursing, and not all of it by me!
Reposts welcome!
#Translation #IJET33
Session | International Japanese-English Translation Conference
ijet.jat.org
December 3, 2024 at 12:12 AM
I will be giving a presentation, Rage Against the Machine: A Case Against LLMs, at IJET-33 in Fukuoka (May 9-11, time TBD) about why not to use these bullshit engines in anything intended for humans to read.
There will be cursing, and not all of it by me!
Reposts welcome!
#Translation #IJET33
There will be cursing, and not all of it by me!
Reposts welcome!
#Translation #IJET33
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Why is Tokyo so fashionable? Some theories. 🧵
November 27, 2024 at 6:43 AM
Why is Tokyo so fashionable? Some theories. 🧵
📌
We've added lots of great translation and global lit-centric presses and mags to this list since last week! If you think we've missed something, let us know! go.bsky.app/RPkPdAM
November 19, 2024 at 10:47 AM
📌
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As a writing studies person & academic (😬), I’ve honestly felt embarrassed & disappointed at how some teacher-scholars seem inclined to make peace w/ AI, trying to teach it rather than calling it out as fundamentally unethical.
But here’s an article arguing for resistance & not giving an inch.
But here’s an article arguing for resistance & not giving an inch.
Burn it down: a license for AI resistance (opinion)
Resistance is not futile, Melanie Dusseau writes.
www.insidehighered.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:29 PM
As a writing studies person & academic (😬), I’ve honestly felt embarrassed & disappointed at how some teacher-scholars seem inclined to make peace w/ AI, trying to teach it rather than calling it out as fundamentally unethical.
But here’s an article arguing for resistance & not giving an inch.
But here’s an article arguing for resistance & not giving an inch.
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For context, I wrote this in 2015. It seems like he tries to come back every ten years, hoping that there’s no longer institutional memory of his fuckery. comicsalliance.com/tokyopop-stu...
Tokyopop Is Returning, But Should Creators Take a Chance?
Manga publisher Tokyopop is planning a comeback, but the company left a bad taste in many people's mouths years ago, and creators are understandably wary.
comicsalliance.com
November 16, 2024 at 2:59 AM
For context, I wrote this in 2015. It seems like he tries to come back every ten years, hoping that there’s no longer institutional memory of his fuckery. comicsalliance.com/tokyopop-stu...
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I've just updated my list of online pitch events with all the great ones I've seen surface here!
tanyagold.com/resources/fi...
#WritingCommunity #PitchEvents #Pitching #AmEditing #WriterSky
tanyagold.com/resources/fi...
#WritingCommunity #PitchEvents #Pitching #AmEditing #WriterSky
Finding Publishers, Agents, and Pitch Events - Tanya Gold
Getting your writing in front of acquisitions editors and agents is a daunting thing, isn’t it? There’s putting together all your pitch materials, finding the right people to send them out to, then se...
tanyagold.com
November 13, 2024 at 7:36 PM
I've just updated my list of online pitch events with all the great ones I've seen surface here!
tanyagold.com/resources/fi...
#WritingCommunity #PitchEvents #Pitching #AmEditing #WriterSky
tanyagold.com/resources/fi...
#WritingCommunity #PitchEvents #Pitching #AmEditing #WriterSky
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If you see a lot of folks replying to posts with a 📌 emoji it’s because they’re using this feed. It’s essentially a bookmark! Reply with the emoji and it pulls the post into your own private feed and saves it there for you!
Here:
Here:
November 10, 2024 at 3:01 AM
If you see a lot of folks replying to posts with a 📌 emoji it’s because they’re using this feed. It’s essentially a bookmark! Reply with the emoji and it pulls the post into your own private feed and saves it there for you!
Here:
Here:
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MS Word has installed Copilot AI. Here's how to stop it accessing your documents – don't you risk violating your NDAs!
#xl8
#xl8
sorry I mistyped this nightmare path: File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Privacy Options > Privacy Settings > Connected Experiences
November 8, 2024 at 7:08 AM
MS Word has installed Copilot AI. Here's how to stop it accessing your documents – don't you risk violating your NDAs!
#xl8
#xl8
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The Apothecary Diaries Volume 3 is now available at various retailers
Amazon [$18.99]
amzn.to/48DDZyR
Alibris [$13.43]
tinyurl.com/nubufd84
Barnes & Noble [$18.99]
tinyurl.com/354k9sjn
Books-A-Million [$18.99]
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Crunchyroll [$15.19]
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#ad #lightnovel
Amazon [$18.99]
amzn.to/48DDZyR
Alibris [$13.43]
tinyurl.com/nubufd84
Barnes & Noble [$18.99]
tinyurl.com/354k9sjn
Books-A-Million [$18.99]
tinyurl.com/yjd3y9ap
Crunchyroll [$15.19]
tinyurl.com/yk69nhpx
#ad #lightnovel
November 7, 2024 at 12:35 AM
The Apothecary Diaries Volume 3 is now available at various retailers
Amazon [$18.99]
amzn.to/48DDZyR
Alibris [$13.43]
tinyurl.com/nubufd84
Barnes & Noble [$18.99]
tinyurl.com/354k9sjn
Books-A-Million [$18.99]
tinyurl.com/yjd3y9ap
Crunchyroll [$15.19]
tinyurl.com/yk69nhpx
#ad #lightnovel
Amazon [$18.99]
amzn.to/48DDZyR
Alibris [$13.43]
tinyurl.com/nubufd84
Barnes & Noble [$18.99]
tinyurl.com/354k9sjn
Books-A-Million [$18.99]
tinyurl.com/yjd3y9ap
Crunchyroll [$15.19]
tinyurl.com/yk69nhpx
#ad #lightnovel