@aleksandermj
English editing and French–English translation for social sciences and humanities researchers. Trained historian, practicing language professional carrying the torch for nonAI language services (fingers beginning to burn). https://aleksandermj.ca/
Magnifique initiative! Quelle belle mobilisation!
«Les jeunes de l'École secondaire du Chêne-Bleu de Pincourt présents […] demandent au gouvernement d’agir rapidement pour garantir l’eau potable pour les membres des Premières Nations et les Inuit au Canada.»
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/223...
The guy who voices Master Chief from the video game "Halo," who was featured in a White House meme video showing missiles blowing people up in Iran, calls it "disgusting and juvenile war porn" wapo.st/3NhffGm
From promoting Mein Kampf reading groups led by Ann Coulter’s white nationalist niece one day, to getting face time with the Secretary of State the next. America! We’re still the country where anything is possible!
A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable
Made it to Friday but at what cost
Thank you to @unseenhistories.com for this introduction to ‘Fairies: A History’!
Canadians In ICE? Neither Canada Nor U.S. Keeps Track
www.readthemaple.com/canadians-in...
Graphic element with text: JOINT LETTER CEATL & European Writers' Council WE STAND UP FOR HUMAN TRANSLATORS OUR RIGHTS our Work Our Minds The background is filled with the word SOLIDARITY and the picture of the joint letter of the 2 organisations
graphic with text: Let's keep fostering an industry that nurtures A LOVE OF READING OF WORKS WRITTEN, TRANS AILO. ILLUSTRATED' & PUBLISHED by HUMAN beings! in the header is the logo of the European Writers' Council: European Writers' Council Doing the Rights thing since 1977
graphic with text: Amazon's recent announcement to launch Kindle translate,, a new Al-powered translation "service", should be a wake-up call for all players in the global book sector. in the header is the EWC logo: EWC Doing the Rights thing since 1977
Due to Kindle's latest offer @ceatl.bsky.social & EWC call on the global book sector to stand in solidarity with human literary translators.
As Amazon announced to launch Kindle Translate, a new AI-powered translation “service”, for selected Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) authors for free.
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
