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Author:  Zardoz [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 9:24 ]
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
[1] highly skilled and hard working translators

Look how small we can make this man! Think what we can do for your transistors!
Author:  TheVision [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 9:40 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
[1] highly skilled and hard working translators

Look how small we can make this man! Think what we can do for your transistors!


Brilliant!
Author:  Grim... [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:04 ]
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Squirt wrote:
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Also, this was part one. I give the same presentation again on Monday in Seoul :)

Also also: we had simultaneous translation. I speak English and somehow [1] my audience listens in Japanese. It makes you feel like a fucking wizard [2].

[1] highly skilled and hard working translators
[2] the translators are the actual wizards

On the fly translation of the technical level you'd be talking about is pretty amazing.

"すべてが大きい...しかし小さい。コンピュータがある...
...
SAN DIMAS高校のフットボールの規則！ "
Author:  Zardoz [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:07 ]
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"Filthy Gaijin want you all to give all your dollar so he buy Medic Shotgun end of first round."
Author:  Zardoz [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:08 ]
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Grim... wrote:
"すべてが大きい...しかし小さい。コンピュータがある...
...
SAN DIMAS高校のフットボールの規則！ "

:D :metul: :excellent:
Author:  Mr Dave [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 14:50 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Squirt wrote:
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Also, this was part one. I give the same presentation again on Monday in Seoul :)

Also also: we had simultaneous translation. I speak English and somehow [1] my audience listens in Japanese. It makes you feel like a fucking wizard [2].

[1] highly skilled and hard working translators
[2] the translators are the actual wizards

On the fly translation of the technical level you'd be talking about is pretty amazing.

"すべてが大きい...しかし小さい。コンピュータがある...
...
SAN DIMAS高校のフットボールの規則！ "

It's like you were there....
Author:  Cras [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 15:19 ]
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Help me out of my ignorance here - how are proper nouns written in pictorial alphabets like Kanji? As I understand it, individual pictograms are meaning-based, not phoneme-based, so unlike the English alphabet you can't just decide how a name is written based on the sound of it spoken. Does that mean a proper noun has to have a meaning in order for it to be written in a language like Kanji?
Author:  Cras [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 15:20 ]
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Like, I could name my child Bbogdikak and writing that in English is fine, because it's pretty much phonetic. How would you work out how to write that in Kanji?
Author:  Mr Russell [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 15:31 ]
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Cras wrote:
Like, I could name my child Bbogdikak and writing that in English is fine, because it's pretty much phonetic. How would you work out how to write that in Kanji?

Well Google translate seems to be having a go here by altering it slightly.
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Author:  Mr Russell [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 15:32 ]
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Looks like it's broken it down phonetically there based on the first character repeating
Author:  MaliA [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 15:38 ]
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Cras wrote:
Like, I could name my child Bbogdikak and writing that in English is fine, because it's pretty much phonetic. How would you work out how to write that in Kanji?


Oh, is he welsh?
Author:  Mr Dave [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 16:01 ]
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Cras wrote:
Like, I could name my child Bbogdikak and writing that in English is fine, because it's pretty much phonetic. How would you work out how to write that in Kanji?

You wouldn't. You'd use Kana which are entirely phonetic.

But as with english, not all sounds are possible in Japanese. (Indeed, pretty much anything that isn't immediately followed by a vowel isn't valid, although the degree to which they're audible does vary)
Author:  Cras [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 17:24 ]
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Interesting. And would one switch between the two in a given written sentence?
Author:  Mr Dave [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 17:52 ]
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Cras wrote:
Interesting. And would one switch between the two in a given written sentence?

You just do. Pretty much every japanese sentence has hiragana in it, given they are rather the glue that holds things together. Katakana are typically used for foreign words, but do have other uses.

To break down the.. stuff above into the individual word type things.

すべて - subete (all hiragana, translation: everything. But could be written as 全て which is a kanji/hiragana mix. Although it never is.)
が ga (hiragana particle, signifies that everything is the subject of the sentence)
大きい ookii (kanji/hiragana mix. the frst two characters are kanji meaning big/large. the last is a hiragana end, which can alter depending on grammatical context, and is found at the end of one set of adjectives)
しかし shikashi (all hiragana, means however)
小さい chiisai (kanji/hiragana mix. Means small. See comments on large.)
。Punctuation. End of sentence.
コンピュータ konpyuuta . (Katakana. pretty much computer taken as directly into japanese as you can)
が ga (Same particle as above)
ある aru ( verb, to exist.)

So all three common systems in two sentences, all intermixed. Any construct in kanji can be substituted for its hiragana form (or less typically the katakana form,) although this will often obscure the meaning due to less clarity about the specific term meant. (should be noted that kanji can have different readings depending on the word. e.g. 小さい = chii.sa.i 小説 = shou.setsu)
Author:  Cras [ Fri Aug 04, 2017 18:01 ]
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I have learned things. Thanks Dave!
Author:  BikNorton [ Sat Aug 05, 2017 13:21 ]
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Do we not make the other joke anymore?

"Turn down his mic level a bit"
"But it's not even on!"

I was given the Japanese version of my name once, but now all I remember is that I am made "Niku" to fit the sound construction thing.
Author:  Mr Dave [ Sat Aug 05, 2017 14:38 ]
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BikNorton wrote:
Do we not make the other joke anymore?

"Turn down his mic level a bit"
"But it's not even on!"

I was given the Japanese version of my name once, but now all I remember is that I am made "Niku" to fit the sound construction thing.


I would imagine ﾆｸ which is indeed niku.

Which is, of course... http://jisho.org/word/%E8%82%89

All of a sudden, Craster makes much more sense.
Author:  Cras [ Sat Aug 05, 2017 15:21 ]
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So basically fleshbag? Nice.
Author:  BikNorton [ Sat Aug 05, 2017 16:33 ]
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I'm nothing if not literal.
Author:  Hearthly [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 18:41 ]
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Went through the pics from our trip away last month and found this double-selfie thing that Mrs Hearthly took in the hotel restaurant. I'm frowning because I don't like selfies.

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Author:  Grim... [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 19:13 ]
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Pictures of couples? Okay.
Author:  MaliA [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 19:18 ]
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Mancation!
Author:  Curiosity [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 19:34 ]
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Twins!

Brothers!
Author:  MaliA [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 19:37 ]
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Curiosity wrote:
Twins!

Brothers!


Christonnabike
Author:  DavPaz [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 19:42 ]
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Me and my crew. The dabber is my nephew
Author:  Mr Dave [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 20:20 ]
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What a big head.
Author:  Zardoz [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 21:37 ]
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Gurning son and I.
Author:  devilman [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 21:44 ]
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To add to the bearded weirdos theme
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Author:  MrChris [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 21:50 ]
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Hang on, Curio's brother is robin ince with a beard?
Author:  myp [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 22:06 ]
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It me
Author:  Findus Fop [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 22:25 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
It me


Don king appears to be crawling out of your mouth
Author:  Kern [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:05 ]
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Working from home day.
Author:  devilman [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:08 ]
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Also working from home (but then I always do)
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Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:23 ]
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May as well join in on the working from home front.

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Author:  Malc [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:25 ]
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Me too (mid sorting out my office space)
Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:30 ]
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Aren't we a diverse bunch of nerds :)
Author:  devilman [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:31 ]
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Dr Zoidberg wrote:
Aren't we a diverse bunch of nerds :)


And just look at the joy etched on our faces. :)
Author:  Jem [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:33 ]
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Also working from home - hiding in the bedroom away from 100 mad cats (slight exaggeration)

Image

Wishing I had time to play Zelda :'(
Author:  Kern [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:34 ]
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devilman wrote:
Dr Zoidberg wrote:
Aren't we a diverse bunch of nerds :)


And just look at the joy etched on our faces. :)


Mine's showing the anticipation of a new freezer and the thought of the lovely stuff I could fill it with.

I think Malc is two screens away from a supervillain lair.
Author:  Malc [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:36 ]
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There are 2 to the right of the beex screen that are not in shot :) (plus the keyboard on the right is sitting on a laptop with the lid down)
Author:  Jem [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:36 ]
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Not sure you have enough tech, Malc
Author:  MaliA [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:41 ]
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In office
Author:  devilman [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:45 ]
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Kern wrote:

I think Malc is two screens away from a supervillain lair.


Or at least boxing himself in.
Author:  DavPaz [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:51 ]
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In Office. New Haircut. Not much left :'(

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Author:  flis [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:55 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
In Office. New Haircut. Not much left :'(

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Have you lost weight or is it just an illusion from the beard?

(the above is a compliment)
Author:  DavPaz [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:58 ]
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:DD Yeah, I've lost weight. MrsPaz is on Slimming World (and doing extremely well, I might add), so basically I'm on Slimming World too.
Author:  Mimi [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:31 ]
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Jeez you miserable lot. Apart from SveltMcPaz.
Author:  Jem [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:33 ]
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Mimi wrote:
Jeez you miserable lot.

A client made me feel shit last night and it's had a knock on effect this morning. Stupid work. Stupid stress. Stupid stupid.
Author:  DavPaz [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:35 ]
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Jem wrote:
Mimi wrote:
Jeez you miserable lot.

A client made me feel shit last night and it's had a knock on effect this morning. Stupid work. Stupid stress. Stupid stupid.

Nice dress though. And your hair looks awesome. That client is clearly and idiot, clearly.
Author:  Jem [ Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:40 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
Jem wrote:
Mimi wrote:
Jeez you miserable lot.

A client made me feel shit last night and it's had a knock on effect this morning. Stupid work. Stupid stress. Stupid stupid.

Nice dress though. And your hair looks awesome. That client is clearly and idiot, clearly.

Thanks lovely :luv:
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