The next time you need to communicate with a tiny person raised in a Japanese-speaking environment, head over to the Goo Labs and take a look at the こども語辞書 (“baby-talk dictionary”). Toss your terms into the search field (you can use a baby term, like wanwan for a dog, or the normal word inu), or [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Google Translate on the job
Some time ago I grabbed this link to write about: Google Translate Asks You to “Suggest a Better Translation.” In a nod to the idea that no, computers aren’t really good at this human language thing, the folks at Google have taken the most business-savvy Web 2.0 step possible: make the users improve your product [...]
My spring post
In the good seats Originally uploaded by Durf Seems like a quarterly thing, to post here. I’ve been busy. Translating and editing and enjoying visits from family (sister pictured) and watching the little girl grow larger and larger. Jessica has been in town for 10 days or so. She came to Tokyo to watch her [...]
