mʌɫˈtʰɪpəɹə
@multipara.bsky.social
#translator (german/english #translation), focus on #music #culture #arts #gameofgo. into #koreancinema and #koreanliterature, learning #korean. background in #linguistics. in #berlin.
#gogame #囲碁 #바둑 #围棋
#electronicmusic #soundart #fieldrecording #djing
#gogame #囲碁 #바둑 #围棋
#electronicmusic #soundart #fieldrecording #djing
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Established translators to newbies everywhere, for years: never👏translate 👏 a 👏 full 👏 manuscript 👏 without 👏 a 👏 contract
Publisher, this morning: guess what guys! We've established a new prize! for full-length unpublished translation manuscripts!
😑
Publisher, this morning: guess what guys! We've established a new prize! for full-length unpublished translation manuscripts!
😑
September 18, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Established translators to newbies everywhere, for years: never👏translate 👏 a 👏 full 👏 manuscript 👏 without 👏 a 👏 contract
Publisher, this morning: guess what guys! We've established a new prize! for full-length unpublished translation manuscripts!
😑
Publisher, this morning: guess what guys! We've established a new prize! for full-length unpublished translation manuscripts!
😑
I eat too much and I miss my desk, 2026 rewind
September 2, 2026 at 6:38 AM
I eat too much and I miss my desk, 2026 rewind
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
from the abstract: "Couples consistently demonstrated greater similarity in music preferences than pseudo-couples, and these effects exceeded those observed for values and personality traits."
from the abstract: "Couples consistently demonstrated greater similarity in music preferences than pseudo-couples, and these effects exceeded those observed for values and personality traits."
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August 14, 2026 at 1:10 PM
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
from the abstract: "Couples consistently demonstrated greater similarity in music preferences than pseudo-couples, and these effects exceeded those observed for values and personality traits."
from the abstract: "Couples consistently demonstrated greater similarity in music preferences than pseudo-couples, and these effects exceeded those observed for values and personality traits."
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ICYMI: Award-winning novelist Yu Miri, a Zainichi Korean born and raised in Japan, met a wave of online abuse after criticizing anti-foreigner politics. Critics said her heritage disqualified her from speaking up, reigniting a debate over who counts as Japanese.
Award-Winning Author Yu Miri Harassed Online After Criticizing Japanese Government
Yu Miri is one of Japan's most celebrated authors. Yet some feel that, due to her background, she has no right to criticize the country.
unseen-japan.com
August 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
ICYMI: Award-winning novelist Yu Miri, a Zainichi Korean born and raised in Japan, met a wave of online abuse after criticizing anti-foreigner politics. Critics said her heritage disqualified her from speaking up, reigniting a debate over who counts as Japanese.
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Daaaamn.
“AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage."
www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
“AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage."
www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying
It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...
www.thenerve.news
August 5, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Daaaamn.
“AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage."
www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
“AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage."
www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
my favourite!
"And I Am Here" is my 2015 album, which was originally released as a limited tape edition through staaltape, now available digital only.
I'm giving away a few DL codes for now - grab your copy here if you're interested:
bandaid.headphonecommute.com/r/midori-hir...
I'm giving away a few DL codes for now - grab your copy here if you're interested:
bandaid.headphonecommute.com/r/midori-hir...
Midori Hirano - And I Am Here
bandaid.headphonecommute.com
July 31, 2026 at 1:41 PM
my favourite!
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I love translating, but "being a translator" is awful
July 28, 2026 at 6:00 AM
I love translating, but "being a translator" is awful
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Hell yes we are. My people 🙏🫡🥰📚 techcrunch.com/2026/07/25/l...
Librarians are hosting viral 'Avoiding AI' workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech | TechCrunch
At libraries around the country, "Avoiding AI" workshops have elicited unprecedented demand.
techcrunch.com
July 27, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Hell yes we are. My people 🙏🫡🥰📚 techcrunch.com/2026/07/25/l...
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Terrific essay — a must if you’ve read any philosophy translated from German, and even more so if you’ve translated, or think you might soon translate, philosophy from any language at all — thinking about how different languages treat language differently
wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
Translating Philosophy: The Case of Wittgenstein’s Tractatus - Words Without Borders
Damion Searls considers his new translation of Wittgenstein's Tractatus and argues for a literary approach to translating rigorous philosophical texts.
wordswithoutborders.org
July 25, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Terrific essay — a must if you’ve read any philosophy translated from German, and even more so if you’ve translated, or think you might soon translate, philosophy from any language at all — thinking about how different languages treat language differently
wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
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Very interesting article that may be relevant to some AI discussions these days. I am somewhat surprised that despite all the AI advances since Alphago people are able to compete with AI in go, albeit with a handicap.
Interesting!
www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/pe...
Interesting!
www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/pe...
Humans strike back: Shin Jin-seo defeats top Go AI KataGo 2-1 - The Korea Times
World No. 1 Go player Shin Jin-seo defeated KataGo, the world's strongest Go artificial intelligence (AI), in a historic exhibition match Tuesday,...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
July 22, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Very interesting article that may be relevant to some AI discussions these days. I am somewhat surprised that despite all the AI advances since Alphago people are able to compete with AI in go, albeit with a handicap.
Interesting!
www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/pe...
Interesting!
www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/pe...
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“It’s two or three times harder than pure translation work, and they have the barefaced cheek to pay you half as much.” - fascinating on how AI has changed translators' work @sarahoconnorft.ft.com and @jburnmurdoch.ft.com:
How AI has de-skilled translation
A specialist knowledge-work job has become fragmented and routine
www.ft.com
June 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
“It’s two or three times harder than pure translation work, and they have the barefaced cheek to pay you half as much.” - fascinating on how AI has changed translators' work @sarahoconnorft.ft.com and @jburnmurdoch.ft.com:
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Hey! I’ll be exhibiting my taz comics at the FEZ from May 31 to July 31 – along with some really badass artists. Made possible by Cuong from Cuongs Creative Market❤️
May 22, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Hey! I’ll be exhibiting my taz comics at the FEZ from May 31 to July 31 – along with some really badass artists. Made possible by Cuong from Cuongs Creative Market❤️
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A student who sets out to write a research paper will now encounter chatbots who will offer to do their work in their word document, in their learning management system, in their email, in their web browser, and in certain library database interfaces.
May 7, 2026 at 2:39 AM
A student who sets out to write a research paper will now encounter chatbots who will offer to do their work in their word document, in their learning management system, in their email, in their web browser, and in certain library database interfaces.
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Google DeepMind employees in London have voted to unionize, in a bid to prevent the lab from providing its tech to American and Israeli militaries:
Google DeepMind Workers Vote to Unionize Over Military AI Deals
UK staff of Google's AI research lab hope to block the use of the company's artificial intelligence models in military settings.
www.wired.com
May 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Google DeepMind employees in London have voted to unionize, in a bid to prevent the lab from providing its tech to American and Israeli militaries:
stories from pyeongyang while waiting for my baduk buddy
May 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
stories from pyeongyang while waiting for my baduk buddy
one my hobbies as a child was learning foreign languages. i was fascinated by language sounds and writing systems. one day my aunt suggested i study linguistics at university. i didn't really know what that was, but i enrolled. the intro course focused on phonetics and phonology...
Do you remember how you found out that linguistics existed and was a thing you could get enthusiastic about?
March 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
one my hobbies as a child was learning foreign languages. i was fascinated by language sounds and writing systems. one day my aunt suggested i study linguistics at university. i didn't really know what that was, but i enrolled. the intro course focused on phonetics and phonology...
ten years ago today, lee sedol scored his only victory against alphago
#otd #gogame #囲碁 #바둑 #围棋
this article sheds light on alphago's transformative impact on the world of go – including a potentially surprising one: the rise of stronger female players
www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/27/1...
#otd #gogame #囲碁 #바둑 #围棋
this article sheds light on alphago's transformative impact on the world of go – including a potentially surprising one: the rise of stronger female players
www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/27/1...
AI is rewiring how the world’s best Go players think
Ten years after a milestone victory, AI now dominates Go training. Players are figuring out what that means for the game.
www.technologyreview.com
March 13, 2026 at 11:45 AM
pleased to announce the berlin baduk cup 2026!
6–7 june 2026 at the korean culture center berlin.
grand prize: participation in the 2026 korean prime minister cup in korea.
details and registration: turniere.govb.de/bbc/
#gogame #囲碁 #바둑 #围棋
6–7 june 2026 at the korean culture center berlin.
grand prize: participation in the 2026 korean prime minister cup in korea.
details and registration: turniere.govb.de/bbc/
#gogame #囲碁 #바둑 #围棋
March 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
pleased to announce the berlin baduk cup 2026!
6–7 june 2026 at the korean culture center berlin.
grand prize: participation in the 2026 korean prime minister cup in korea.
details and registration: turniere.govb.de/bbc/
#gogame #囲碁 #바둑 #围棋
6–7 june 2026 at the korean culture center berlin.
grand prize: participation in the 2026 korean prime minister cup in korea.
details and registration: turniere.govb.de/bbc/
#gogame #囲碁 #바둑 #围棋