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

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.

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 -…

Libre ne veut pas dire gratuit !

Liked Libre ne veut pas dire gratuit ! by Nicolas Vivant (Grenoble.ninja)

Dans un environnement dans lequel nous sommes ultra-minoritaires, pourquoi faut-il toujours que nous nous tirions, au nom de l’éthique, de multiples balles dans le pied ?

J’ai beaucoup de mal avec cette phrase, et je l’entends tout le temps. Souvent assénée comme une évidence, sa pertinence est rarement remise en cause. (…) Source : Libre ne veut pas dire gratuit ! – Un blog furtif Je trouve que dans son article, Nicolas exprime très bien nos difficultés. Ah, si seulement on mettait…

please don’t say just hello in chat

Liked no hello (nohello.net)

please don’t say just hello in chat

It may seem trivial, but asking your question before getting that initial salutatory reply also allows for asynchronous communication. If the other party is away, and you leave before they come back, they can still answer your question, instead of just staring at a « Hello » and wondering what they missed. Source : no hello (there’s also…