Scott Moore
@scotthmoore.bsky.social
Board wargame designer (This War Without an Enemy), AI Content Curator & QA Editor specialising in large language and multimodal models, translator from Spanish and Hungarian, ashtanga and dynamic yoga practitioner.
Furthermore, the best gig I've had in over a decade was a couple of years training LLM and genAI applications. I got that because of my skills in linguistics, so not directly related to translation.
August 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Furthermore, the best gig I've had in over a decade was a couple of years training LLM and genAI applications. I got that because of my skills in linguistics, so not directly related to translation.
I have been a translator for 15 years and have not noticed a significant negative impact from AI. Translation work has been stagnating, at least in terms of the fee I can charge, for a number of years. On the other hand, the opportunities in post-editing of machine translation are increasing.
August 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I have been a translator for 15 years and have not noticed a significant negative impact from AI. Translation work has been stagnating, at least in terms of the fee I can charge, for a number of years. On the other hand, the opportunities in post-editing of machine translation are increasing.
Whereas Tolkien himself sold the film and merchandising rights to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings back in 1969. These are now owned by Middle-earth Enterprises, in turn owned by Embracer.
August 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Whereas Tolkien himself sold the film and merchandising rights to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings back in 1969. These are now owned by Middle-earth Enterprises, in turn owned by Embracer.
Because the Tolkien Estate has not sold the film/TV rights to The Silmarillion and other related works. Apparently this is to respect Tolkien's wishes. Not even the book was published in his lifetime.
August 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Because the Tolkien Estate has not sold the film/TV rights to The Silmarillion and other related works. Apparently this is to respect Tolkien's wishes. Not even the book was published in his lifetime.
Just keeping you on your toes.
June 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just keeping you on your toes.
Ah, I jumped the gun on announcing actual publication. It will be available in September.
June 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Ah, I jumped the gun on announcing actual publication. It will be available in September.
War of the Rohirrim was a little tone deaf with the accents. Why do most of ruling family members (Helm, Hera, Hama) have RP English accents while the older brother Haleth is broad northern? It seems like he and Wulf are doing their best Sean Bean impressions.
June 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
War of the Rohirrim was a little tone deaf with the accents. Why do most of ruling family members (Helm, Hera, Hama) have RP English accents while the older brother Haleth is broad northern? It seems like he and Wulf are doing their best Sean Bean impressions.
Still, Hera was not nearly as bad as Galadriel from The Rings of Power. Such a rich character created by Tolkien, but transformed into more of a comic book superhero in the TV series.
June 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Still, Hera was not nearly as bad as Galadriel from The Rings of Power. Such a rich character created by Tolkien, but transformed into more of a comic book superhero in the TV series.
Anyway, it was okay. I appreciated the setting and attempt to depict Rohan culture. I wasn't surprised they made changes to the canon from the LoTR appendices and other works. I can accept having a young woman as the main character. But why are they always superheroes in these Tolkien spinoffs?
June 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Anyway, it was okay. I appreciated the setting and attempt to depict Rohan culture. I wasn't surprised they made changes to the canon from the LoTR appendices and other works. I can accept having a young woman as the main character. But why are they always superheroes in these Tolkien spinoffs?
I got a copy of QMG: East Front a year ago. I've only managed to play it a few times so far. Very enjoyable. Enough variety in the cards to ensure different results each time. Also nice luck mitigation mechanics.
May 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I got a copy of QMG: East Front a year ago. I've only managed to play it a few times so far. Very enjoyable. Enough variety in the cards to ensure different results each time. Also nice luck mitigation mechanics.
My partner is also Italian. Her take was that Starmer "doesn't want foreigners in the UK".
May 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
My partner is also Italian. Her take was that Starmer "doesn't want foreigners in the UK".
With a Lebanese meal towards the end
December 24, 2024 at 5:17 PM
With a Lebanese meal towards the end
Always worth plugging this excellent resource about the British Civil Wars:
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk
The World Turned Upside Down - The British Civil Wars 1638-1651
Causes. Conflicts. Consequences. People, events and ideas of the British Civil Wars explored and explained by leading historians.
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk
December 20, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Always worth plugging this excellent resource about the British Civil Wars:
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk