Eleanor G
@zaichishka.bsky.social
Welsh-Kiwi Japanese translator, chanoyu practitioner & host to a timeshare cat. Memorial Device ANT
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Eleanor G
@zaichishka.bsky.social
· Nov 26
I really couldn't ask for a better review 😊 #TheWisdomOfTea #EveryDayAGoodDay 🍵
#NorikoMorishita
(Thought it was time I advertised my work here)
www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
#NorikoMorishita
(Thought it was time I advertised my work here)
www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
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Iridescent peacocks stride around plastic guttering - Corsham, Wiltshire
February 15, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Iridescent peacocks stride around plastic guttering - Corsham, Wiltshire
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Challenging job serving as a lap, but someone has to do it.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
February 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Challenging job serving as a lap, but someone has to do it.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
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Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @aucklanduni.bsky.social - also known as Waipapa Taumata Rau in the Maori language
If you like this image, please repost it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
If you like this image, please repost it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @aucklanduni.bsky.social - also known as Waipapa Taumata Rau in the Maori language
If you like this image, please repost it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
If you like this image, please repost it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
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One of the frustrating things about this is talented translators will move to better paying agencies or will put in less effort, so the client's going to get poorer and poorer quality translations without knowing it. OR they'll find out and stop using that agency. They're only hurting themself.
Just received an email from that agency advising they were lowering the rates for all vendors. They know most can't fight back.
I guess their own clients (global brands) will keep paying the same prices and expecting premium translation. Unfortunately, they'll just get poorly edited AI translation.
I guess their own clients (global brands) will keep paying the same prices and expecting premium translation. Unfortunately, they'll just get poorly edited AI translation.
I often work for a translation agency with their own translation tool that sometimes "locks" strings that have already be translated. They are not paid, but you can display them for context. You can also see the full history: when it was translated, who worked on it, etc.
It often causes issues ⤵️
It often causes issues ⤵️
February 16, 2026 at 1:45 PM
One of the frustrating things about this is talented translators will move to better paying agencies or will put in less effort, so the client's going to get poorer and poorer quality translations without knowing it. OR they'll find out and stop using that agency. They're only hurting themself.
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I often work for a translation agency with their own translation tool that sometimes "locks" strings that have already be translated. They are not paid, but you can display them for context. You can also see the full history: when it was translated, who worked on it, etc.
It often causes issues ⤵️
It often causes issues ⤵️
February 3, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I often work for a translation agency with their own translation tool that sometimes "locks" strings that have already be translated. They are not paid, but you can display them for context. You can also see the full history: when it was translated, who worked on it, etc.
It often causes issues ⤵️
It often causes issues ⤵️
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Pine grosbeaks tend to drop off of their perch before gaining altitude, which leads to these great moments if you're fast enough to anticipate the drop. #birds🌿
February 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Pine grosbeaks tend to drop off of their perch before gaining altitude, which leads to these great moments if you're fast enough to anticipate the drop. #birds🌿
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A mari that is desperately trying to bring spring despite the weather
February 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
A mari that is desperately trying to bring spring despite the weather
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If I’m honest, I would quite like to follow the official hedgehog account. I’m quite keen on knowing what the formal hedgehog governance body is, and whether they have a social media rep.
February 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
If I’m honest, I would quite like to follow the official hedgehog account. I’m quite keen on knowing what the formal hedgehog governance body is, and whether they have a social media rep.
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HOT FUZZ was released 19 years ago today. The second entry in Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy and one of the most beloved British comedies this century, the tale of how it was made is like firing two guns whilst jumping through the air…
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February 16, 2026 at 11:10 AM
HOT FUZZ was released 19 years ago today. The second entry in Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy and one of the most beloved British comedies this century, the tale of how it was made is like firing two guns whilst jumping through the air…
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and you won't be able to see that that's what's happening.
the park should not be full of broken glass.
you can't just ban children from the play area and call the problem solved.
1) they now have no play area
2) everyone else is still getting cut to ribbons
the park should not be full of broken glass.
you can't just ban children from the play area and call the problem solved.
1) they now have no play area
2) everyone else is still getting cut to ribbons
February 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
and you won't be able to see that that's what's happening.
the park should not be full of broken glass.
you can't just ban children from the play area and call the problem solved.
1) they now have no play area
2) everyone else is still getting cut to ribbons
the park should not be full of broken glass.
you can't just ban children from the play area and call the problem solved.
1) they now have no play area
2) everyone else is still getting cut to ribbons
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I think the 'we age limit beer and cigarettes' is a real example of how the wrong metaphor can be a prison for your brain. The problematic things about social media for the under-18s or under-16s are not anything like either of those things!
February 16, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I think the 'we age limit beer and cigarettes' is a real example of how the wrong metaphor can be a prison for your brain. The problematic things about social media for the under-18s or under-16s are not anything like either of those things!
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The ‘bel’ in ‘decibel’ is for Alexander Graham Bell.
Since the ‘B’ in 'dB' is a name-derived unit, it is capitalized when abbreviated.
Since the ‘B’ in 'dB' is a name-derived unit, it is capitalized when abbreviated.
February 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The ‘bel’ in ‘decibel’ is for Alexander Graham Bell.
Since the ‘B’ in 'dB' is a name-derived unit, it is capitalized when abbreviated.
Since the ‘B’ in 'dB' is a name-derived unit, it is capitalized when abbreviated.
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It's the Winter Olympics, so here's a mosaic of a Roman who is *definitely* skiing. ⛷️👍
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
February 16, 2026 at 8:42 AM
It's the Winter Olympics, so here's a mosaic of a Roman who is *definitely* skiing. ⛷️👍
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
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Dan wasn't even born before decimalisation (nor was he anywhere near the UK when he was born) but still he yearns for Britain's pre-decimal times 55 years later.
February 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Dan wasn't even born before decimalisation (nor was he anywhere near the UK when he was born) but still he yearns for Britain's pre-decimal times 55 years later.
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"The official currency of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, which retains claims of sovereignty under international law and has been granted permanent observer status at the United Nations, is the Maltese scudo, which is subdivided into 12 tarì, each of 20 grani with 6 piccoli to the grano."
February 16, 2026 at 4:36 PM
"The official currency of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, which retains claims of sovereignty under international law and has been granted permanent observer status at the United Nations, is the Maltese scudo, which is subdivided into 12 tarì, each of 20 grani with 6 piccoli to the grano."
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Idea: why didn't we let Brexitists have a pretend country with a pretend currency like the Sovereign Military Order of Malta while everyone else just got on with things?
February 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Idea: why didn't we let Brexitists have a pretend country with a pretend currency like the Sovereign Military Order of Malta while everyone else just got on with things?
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ADHD-friendly life tip, which I'm sharing as doing it later today: pick one late afternoon or evening a month, take yourself to a pub, order yourself one (1) drink of your choice, and try to reply to every single outstanding message you've received in the past month before finishing the drink
February 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM
ADHD-friendly life tip, which I'm sharing as doing it later today: pick one late afternoon or evening a month, take yourself to a pub, order yourself one (1) drink of your choice, and try to reply to every single outstanding message you've received in the past month before finishing the drink
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also, maybe it's just me, but I'd probably put the catastrophic decline of vaccine uptake nearer the top of the list of "most urgent public health issues" because you know, I don't think kids should die of measles in the 21st century.
February 16, 2026 at 10:32 AM
also, maybe it's just me, but I'd probably put the catastrophic decline of vaccine uptake nearer the top of the list of "most urgent public health issues" because you know, I don't think kids should die of measles in the 21st century.
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New Zealand has lost 29% of its glaciers since 2000
That means in only 25 years, we've lost almost 1/3 of our glaciers, that had been existent for millions of years prior.
Oceans continue to warm
Meanwhile this govt are pushing through bills to disband the Ministry of Environment #NZ #nzpol
That means in only 25 years, we've lost almost 1/3 of our glaciers, that had been existent for millions of years prior.
Oceans continue to warm
Meanwhile this govt are pushing through bills to disband the Ministry of Environment #NZ #nzpol
February 16, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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Highly addictive social media platforms do make this task very difficult but my husband's maxim has always been "you cannot childproof the world — you have to worldproof the child".
As a result we do have an extraordinarily cynical teenager but he seems to be getting the balance right with screens*
As a result we do have an extraordinarily cynical teenager but he seems to be getting the balance right with screens*
I’ve picked up on an interesting vibe lately that pro-OSA and child safety groups are sussing that spending five years trying to rewrite the global internet (≠ platforms), whilst labelling anyone who criticised them pro-child abuse shills for Big Tech, achieved nothing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Starmer pledges crackdown on 'addictive elements' of social media
The government's new plans will mean no online platform will get a
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Highly addictive social media platforms do make this task very difficult but my husband's maxim has always been "you cannot childproof the world — you have to worldproof the child".
As a result we do have an extraordinarily cynical teenager but he seems to be getting the balance right with screens*
As a result we do have an extraordinarily cynical teenager but he seems to be getting the balance right with screens*
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Ok is there a clubbing/Ibiza related spin off from The Good Life I've not been previously aware of ?!
February 16, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Ok is there a clubbing/Ibiza related spin off from The Good Life I've not been previously aware of ?!
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Amazon Brine.
A magnificent set of choices led to this. What a time to be alive www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Amazon delivery van 'stuck on The Broomway after following GPS'
HM Coastguard Southend says the van driver had been trying to get to Foulness Island.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Amazon Brine.
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I will never not share my favorite public health poster.
February 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I will never not share my favorite public health poster.
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