Category Archives: Translation

Lexicool

Lexicool.com is website that connects you with translation tools.  Simply select the languages you wish to translate between, then select an optional subject to narrow the results, and you get a list of translation resources to use. found in College … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Names

A blog post by Patrick McKenzie titled Falsehoods Programmers Believe about Names is a great reminder of the increasing complexity surrounding computer software and personal names. It is presented as a list, and most likely will contain some thought-provoking “rules” … Continue reading

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Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies

The Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies is a British site “established by Jane Hart as a place to keep track of learning trends, technologies and tools.” Most impressive, at first glance, are the lists of free tools and resources: … Continue reading

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Dead Sea Scrolls going Online

In an example of how much open access may change scholarship, it was announced the Dead Sea Scrolls will be scanned in high resolution and made available online and open access. As more primary sources are made available for study, … Continue reading

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Japanese Translation

I noticed when reviewing my server statistics that one of my entries was run through Google Translate.  Curiosity being what it is, I called up the page: When I realized that the post was about (see it here in English), … Continue reading

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