I don’t use generalist search engines anymore

Replied to The Tragedy of AI and Google Bard (curtismchale.ca)

After reading Casey Newton’s post on Google playing catch up with AI via Bard I’ve been prompted to complete some thoughts I’ve had brewing about search. When I want to research a new product I no longer go to Google. The clickbait and ill-informed reviews of products are a waste of my time. They reveal […]

Search engines have been my bane recently, especially for product reviews. Actually, I’m afraid that the internet has become an issue of itself these past days. Books are written by AI. Looking for a tutorial on Google will give you badly translated pages that spend 90% of the page on boilerplate information about the product…

The Toilet Paper Problem

Liked I Am Not A Crank: We Need Middle-of-the-Road Toilet Paper by Daniel Lavery (The Chatner)

A simple request, from a simple man; one I believe is eminently achievable with one or two minor adjustments. I don’t call for a major overhaul of society, or for a lot of hard work from anyone (Not that I’m afraid of a little hard work, so long as it’s really just a little and I can be sure of a hot meal afterwards). But we’ve got to bring back some middle-of-the-road toilet paper.

good post. good post.

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