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Interesting point I heard in an interview with a voice actor. He mentioned his work is not that hard in the moment because he has 25 years of experience and knows exactly what the writers want from him. He navigates it through his deep understanding of shows, writers and audiences. I feel that […]

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

*He said, after delivering said changes scribbled in pen. On an upside-down PDF*

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Does anyone else get irrationally annoyed when some client's accounting dept comes back asking pointless changes to the invoices? "Oh, you dated this September 25 but it should now be at least September 30, also there's a 2 cent difference on PO654687 and..." Dude, my work ended at delivery […]

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

@AnthoDerv @shilkytouch I saw it in the actual shop (I despise fast food, but cheap pancakes after runs do it for me). They had this fascinating thing where it was ドナルド throughout in katakana, but Ronald in the English text. If you put the website in the website machine, you can check it out […]

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

-We have multiple records with that name+surname combination, but we need to confirm that it's really you -Oh trust me, it is

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

@AnthoDerv @shilkytouch Yeah, they registered rmhcj.or.jp already, should have snatched that sooner 😄

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

The website seems safe, since the EFF is involved. As for the targets, it's paradoxical to volunteer your email address to have it removed, but these are the terms of the law...

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

If you are getting a fair amount of professional spam, I found this service oddly liberating optout.iamnottheproduct.com/app#que… At some point, during the transformation of LinkedIN from a sleepy Rolodex to a social media for the worst people in the world, my email got vacuumed up by […]

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mulboyne.bsky.social @mulboyne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today marks 34 continuous days where Tokyo has seen rain. That's the longest period recorded since 1876, and breaks the record set in 2019. Thought we had a break last Thursday but it must have rained at some point over the whole course of the 24 hours. weathernews.jp/news/202609/...

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東京で34日連続の降水を観測　2019年を上回り1876年以降の統計で最長に - ウェザーニュース

東京都心では今日29日(火)も雨が降り、連続降水日数が34日に達して観測史上最長記録を更新しました。9月の日照時間も過去2番目の少なさとなる見通しで、農作物の生育などへの影響も懸念されています。

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

The sloppiness of it was the whole point 😄 Off-brand Iron Maiden advent calendar? With such an unrealistic photo? What a time to be alive 😆

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

@RobinMarx I checked the id.me website and it has... sponsored ads? In the main page of a government website? That's dystopian...

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

@AnthoDerv What's crazy is that the plain google translate camera gets it right. I guess people should get in the idea that the more passages you give AI to do, the most likely it is to screw it up 😅

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Fellow nerds, my phone broke and I need a new one. I don't game on it, I only install the apps I'm forced to, mostly it's just a browser with GPS and photos for my hikes. So I want the cheapest thing that's getting security updates, and that appears to be a refurbished Google Pixel 7a with new […]

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

@AnthoDerv Gotta love how the convenience of online chatting actually allowed for MORE rudeness 😄

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

So the localization reference becomes a "Sponsored by the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce" joke and we move on. Sorry to cut an actual localization joke, but that's not like ANY of this works 😅

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

My game makes a reference to the city of Liverpool, then cuts aside to a joke about how hard it will be to localize. Dude, Liverpool is Liverpool, we just translate it. Did you think we'd reset everything in Naples?

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

PSA if you are using an adblock, consider using AdNauseam. It's just as effective (it's based on uBlock) but also clicks on EVERY AD behind the scenes. Making both your tracking profile and their ad budget completely pointless. It's so devilish that Google doesn't actually allow it on the Chrome […]

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

I guess you heard about that Australian Hyrox lady who kept racing after soiling herself. I find a fascinating insight into the dynamics of validation, especially after her trainer jumped up saying people shouldn't judge because they weren't there. Dude, she joined a race and posted "Go hard or […]

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

@RobinMarx I miss that brief happy phase where we could renew it in the local city hall. The Immigration Bureau is such a bleak pit of despair and I felt almost sorry for being there just for a 1-minute card replacement (when there are people there with clearly more pressing issues...) In […]

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

(If you're about to recommend Linux, this is the one use case that wouldn't fly. Both game and memoQ devs are more likely to support Win10 😅)

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

Look, it's just an email/Excel/memoQ machine, I really don't want to upgrade it, even if it was initially built to match the spec of exciting machine just about to launch: the PlayStation 4. This thing originally ran Windows 8 😄

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

My testing client asked for my Windows system report. I obliged, but only after manually editing the OS line. I can't really confess I'm running Window 10 Long Term Support - Internet of things 😆

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

Qualcuno nel team ha visto la battuta "You fatty neko!" e l'ha tradotta con "Ciccioneko". Per oggi sono felice, a posto così.

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

Petty personal battle: I despise the "Big Mac Index". It's a price indicator based on the idea that since McDonald's sells the same food around the world, you can make a direct economic comparison by -say- checking what the relative cost of a Big Mac is in different countries, or how many Big […]

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

@AnthoDerv Out of curiosity, what's the success rate? On par with a unqualified/bad faith/subjective human? Did it score any goals or it was pure entropy?

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

When the new phase of this project started, I asked the client to resend me their most updated and official files. I could have worked on old copies, but it was an easy way to draw a line where my responsibility starts. I'm glad I did, since it turns out 300+ lines are misaligned (by a copy and […]

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

Fellow nerds, help me out. My wife needs a laptop and asked for my advice. I don't really follow tech, all I know is that chip shortage makes new stuff expensive and you don't really need a modern machine for the few Excels and email she sends. So I suggested to check the current going prices […]

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

That awkward moment when you lived in England two years and some Japanese friend makes the inward peace sign, with a big grin.

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

@RobinMarx Is this the year with the barium cocktail or the one with the rectoscopy? 😅

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

Only partially related, this sento near the Meiji-jingumae ‘Harajuku’ metro exit is just lovely. Crazy fashionable mall, adorable little bathhouse in the basement, just 500JPY and very convenient for running in Yoyogi park (no luggage storage, unfortunately) […]

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

A sign in a sento said "Thank 湯" and few things ever made me feel so delighted and upset at the same time.

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

I guess this game gonna be a bit dark given how EVERYONE DIES BY THE END OF THE TUTORIAL

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

The most puzzling thing for people outside localization (and testing) is the concept of accountability. In this case, I could dig out some old file we worked on, but that would make me responsible for any problem or mistake related to it. I want none of that: for work to start, you the client […]

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

I mean, the whole testing plan is on hold, but to be fair I also had a very unrealistic expectation: getting the actual files to work on 😅

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

Guess who got a Pocket Pikachu off Yahoo Auctions and has two legs? (For now 😄)

3000 JPY shipped. I hoped less, but they are surprisingly popular. I guess I can sell it back at the end too 😄

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

Doing my best right to bring a Pocket Pikachu (pedometer-Tamagochi) to my 100km race just to see what happens.

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

I'm not usually fussed by Engrish, but I had to mention this to a friend.

A dental website using a piece of technical jargon called "PMS" in their tagline, where it might clash with the usual concept associated with it https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pms

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

Achievement unlocked: my own therapist is ghosting me now? I would be distressed if it didn't sound so funny.

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

@AnthoDerv Yeah, it's JP only (and JP marketplace only on Android). Still, ApplePay/GooglePay paradoxically work better, so you can use it once to create the card, then ignore it forever. Also, watermelon for ringo in only English

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

Guys, it took time, but the future is here. I'm working on a game and it has two gender macros. One switches the player lines based on their gender. The other SWITCHES NPC LINES BASED ON THEIRS. Mind. Blown.

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

In an ideal world, I'd like to hear from a client exactly 3 times -Here are the files to translate -Here are the answers to your questions -Your invoice is now paid

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

*Dreaming of charging hourly clients that force you to follow some glorified webchat instead of sending an email*

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Alain Dellepiane :eit: :pm: @aran.localization.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

@lstaples I'm surprised by the point you're making. For what it's worth, I'm not verified either, for the simple fact I just don't feel comfortable with sending my personal documents to Microsoft. In any case, even after that, you still have to trust that person to tell the truth. Nobody is […]

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