Alex

they/he, il. Wikipedian and book reader, mostly. Localization and sociology enthusiast.

My 2022 reading retrospective

In 2021, I noticed two things that didn’t take specific effort, but that I wanted to keep doing in 2022: read a lot, and incorporate diversity into my reading choices. I think I’ve achieved both goals this year, which I’m really happy about! So, let’s dive into the 212 books I finished this year and…

Translate with Accuracy: How Content Testing Can Improve Your Product Terminology

Liked Translate with Accuracy: How Content Testing Can Improve Your Product Terminology by Stephan Alber (Product Localization Frameworks)

So, how do we determine the best translation for such important product terminology? A/B testing can be useful, however, it may not be the most suitable method prior to product release. This is where Content Testing for translations comes into play.

Honestly one of the best terminology blog posts I’ve read. I really enjoyed it and hope Stephan will keep blessing us with this high-quality writing!

The successful 70-year campaign to convince people the USA and not the USSR beat Hitler

Liked The successful 70-year campaign to convince people the USA and not the USSR beat Hitler by Dylan Matthews (Vox)

There are a lot of reasons Hitler lost. A big one was that the Red Army demolished the German Army.

There are a lot of reasons Hitler lost. A big one was that the Red Army demolished the German Army. Source : The successful 70-year campaign to convince people the USA and not the USSR beat Hitler – Vox

je me réveille avec une envie pressante d’écrire un roman court avec des montagnes et beaucoup d’amour. stay tuned.

Even on Mastodon – Threads should be blog posts

Liked Even on Mastodon – Threads should be blog posts (curtismchale.ca)

I’ve said this more than once about Twitter, threads should be blog posts. In the case of Twitter, it was about owning your content because who knew where Twitter would go…eventually. Well eventually happened and Twitter is down the shitter. Even on Mastodon, threads should be blog posts. Own your content. Stake out your space […]

Yes! The point wasn’t to move from Twitter to Mastodon and have it fix everything – the point was to move to a new platform and adopt new uses that make our social interactions nicer and more sustainable. Owning our content is part of what leads us there.

Liked Dear Progressives, Twitter Is For Conservatives Now by Darnell Clayton (Darnell (Seize The Day))

I read an interesting post by @dangillmor@mastodon.social about progressive journalists whining about how Twitter is sending them less tr…

very short read on twitter and journalists in 2023

checking out friendica

friendica looks cooler every time I hear about it, but the instance list is really not tempting. it supports many ActivityPub features, meaning that it works with groups (Lemmy), feeds (Mastodon, Pixelfed), and events (Mobilizon), among other things. if anyone has an instance to suggest so I can try it out I’d love that!

goodbye discworld

this morning, I finished the final discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. I started reading them all in chronological order in March last year. not sure how the coming weeks far from ankh-morpork will feel like.

fin du challenge des 15 000 pas

Un milion cinq cent mille pas (et des brouettes) parcourus en 100 jours, c’était une aventure super cool, mais vous savez ce qui est encore plus cool ? C’est que je passerai l’aprèm, et une bonne partie de demain, sous la couette avec du thé et des bouquins !! Super fier de ma réussite au…

Pourquoi la couleur a disparu de notre quotidien

Liked Pourquoi la couleur a disparu de notre quotidien (France Culture)

Sur les carrosseries de nos voitures, sur les murs de nos villes ou dans nos garde-robes, la couleur semble avoir disparu de notre environnement quotidien. Si notre monde s’affadit, c’est pour une question de goût, de consommation et d’influence des avant-gardes.

Sur les carrosseries de nos voitures, sur les murs de nos villes ou dans nos garde-robes, la couleur semble avoir disparu de notre environnement quotidien. Si notre monde s’affadit, c’est pour une question de goût, de consommation et d’influence des avant-gardes. Source : Pourquoi la couleur a disparu de notre quotidien Oui, oui et oui -…