helvetpuli

@helvetpuli@sopuli.xyz

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TIL my decision to drive a 22' full cab pickup truck and vehemently oppose urban zoning reform makes me a defender of social justice, a warrior for the downtrodden, and more progressive than 99% [cont⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t tell if you’re serious about this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does Netflix, HBO and other services get their subtitles? Are they now using AI to help translate?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Most of us can’t read as quickly as we can absorb spoken language.

  I learned this directly when I decided to create English subtitles for French films and TV as an exercise when I was trying to get from B2 to C1 in French. It was a good exercise, but the result was unusable because the text often goes by too quickly to read.

  That’s when I understood that it really is an art.

  The subtitle artist must make descriptions work, punch lines land, and reproduce dialog with the correct gravitas. And they have to do it while cutting 50 percent or more of a meaningful, culturally-grounded translation.

  It doesn’t seem like the kind of thing an id-less ml model could ever do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rest in peace⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It means the same thing as sticking your chopsticks in the rice so they stand up, or as pouring a couple of drops of your alcohol on the ground.

  It’s universal. You just have to find the local way of expressing it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump DOJ Threatens Wikipedia's Nonprofit Status Over Alleged 'Propaganda'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  We’ve been able to contain the crazy for now, using proportional elections and a broad coalition executive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how do I avoid becoming conformist, lazy and completely incapable of learning something new?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Learn languages. Don’t do it to impress people, but to really learn. Hey native language tutors. Go out and embarrass yourself trying to speak with real people.

  This plus maths and music is probably the best exercise for your brain.

  Then follow the advice others have posted to keep reading.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some FOSS programs that are objectively better than their proprietary counterparts?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s more reliable than SMB or CIFS and considerably harder to attack.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Minecraft movie spawns ‘annoying’ cinema trend that viewers claim ‘ruins’ the film⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Damnit Janet