Archive for mid-afternoon



[Series] Open Software, Open Content, Open Translation Part V


h1 Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago in the early afternoon by oso

In the last post of this series, we looked at how producers of open source software and open content are usually faced with three types of translation: software, website interface, and content. This post will take a closer look at some of the processes and obstacles regarding the third type, content. As an example, I’ll [...]

[Translation] Reports of Stolen Cars on Twitter


h1 Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago just before lunchtime by oso

Oh friends, if you had only heard the whining of former nay-sayers like @mari_posa and @jenternational when I first started using Twitter in February. Why does everyone need to know what I’m eating for lunch or when I have to go to the bathroom, they’d complain over and over again. Was it really necessary for [...]

[Criticism] Inchiodati al volante


h1 Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago in the early evening by oso

A few weeks ago a very friendly Martina Recchiuti wrote me an email asking if I’d mind if the Italian magazine, Internazionale translated and published my blog post about traffic in the developing world. Mind? I was honored of course.

You can find the resulting blog post here. They have also translated recent posts by friends [...]