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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Congratulations! Can't wait to read it! 🎉🎉🎉

F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Ooh, I saw this just a few days ago in a book stand. Is it any good? (To your question: I would do the same when I was a kid with 2 siblings... But if people around you aren't used to it, it's easy to overlook)

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I'm not a big film buff, but There's Still Tomorrow was very good, if you haven't seen it. From the festival program, I'm curious about how The Last One for the Road would land with non-Italians. It was a big thing here, but I'm not sure how well it translates. Enjoy!

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I was trying to guess the movie based on its English title, but couldn't, and had to google it. I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's one of the best Italian movies I've seen in recent years.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Thanks for sharing, anyway. It's an interesting game to add to my collection 😊

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Well done! I tried it just now for the first time, but failed spectacularly. The only two I had the slightest idea about where the water jar and the lamp...

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Big thanks to @robinxbird.bsky.social for first making me aware of this fantastic view over Rome! bsky.app/profile/robi...

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I found out that's a line from a hip hop song dedicated to the love of Roman-born people for the city. It's a common trope in Italian music to sing about the beauty of Rome, and I love that this song also gives homage to that tradition and to other songs that came before it youtu.be/po4oz4DNzaY?...

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COLLE DER FOMENTO - Il cielo su Roma - Official Video

YouTube video by IRMA records Official

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Only part of the graffiti fit in the picture, but it says: Quante volte hai visto il cielo sopra Roma e hai detto "Quant'è bello..." Viettelo a vede' dall'alto. Translated: How many times have you seen the sky above Rome and said "It's so beautiful..." Now come and see it from above.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

And once more thanks to @diabolicalplots.com for publishing “On the Effects and Efficiency of Birdsong: A Meta-Analysis”!

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

*lazily scrolls Bluesky* *sees several writers announcing they have been shortlisted for ECO25* *lazily scrolls shortlist* *finds own story there* Wait, what? *double checks. Yes, it's true!* I am so honored to have my piece in the shortlist for ECO25: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction!

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Kristen Hanley Cardozo @khandozo.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Translation is a form of creation. The translator has to make decisions about preserving style over direct content, about cultural equivalence, about how to preserve a sense of pun or sentence structure from one language to the next. People who assume an LLM can do it are not understanding the task.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Oooh, this is great. Thank you!

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Where is this from? Which hill, I mean? It is lovely! Thanks for sharing.

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Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Translators work hard to make sure that the translated words, sentences, paragraphs, chapters, etc, not only convey the author's meaning, but also the author's *style.* Translators are alchemists. They are artists, and poets, and researchers, and editors. They are magicians and wizards.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Happy Monday! After finishing the latest Thursday murder club novel, I just started with We Have Always Lived in the Castle. I always postponed reading it because I am very easily scared, so we'll see how it goes 😅

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The title sounds intriguing, but from the Amazon description it looks like a self-help book. Is it, or is it more theoretical?

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Sounds like a great program! I'm sure you'll enjoy Pratchett, and curious about what you think of McKenna

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Coincidentally, I just started reading this yesterday

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

First snow of the year ❄️❄️❄️

A copse of fir trees under a generous sprinkle of snow. A house peeks from behind them. On the bottom of the picture, a car ruins the magical atmosphere a bit.

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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Having visited Porto-Vecchio last summer, this sounds about right... 😂

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Thank you for sharing, and especially for your reasoning on specific wording. Going through contracts (not only writing contracts) it's hard to know what to look out for. Stories shared like you did are powerful pointers. Thank you. And I am sorry you had to withdraw your story.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

This is lovely. It's just been a year since the passing of someone that was close to me, and I remember talking with her about robins. Thank you. 🩶

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Yes, it has its uses. It's just... not good for many other uses, like translating books (to get back on track with the subject of the thread 😊)

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Agreed. But even with non literary texts, MT often translates in such a way that is formally correct, but is unreadble/doesn't get the message through. Because it's focus is not communication but rather only 1:1 matching (even though it's not word for word anymore).

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Oh, and of course those who created machine translation as it is today share the same lack of understanding of what translation really is.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Yes, this. People who use this kind of service do it out of ignorance rather than lack or respect.

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Emma Wilson @emmawilson.eurosky.social · 07/11/2025

This! The emphasis on respect is so important. So often AI is hyped up to “solve problems quickly” but these “solutions” always lack respect for the people that will be impacted by AI outputs.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Thank you! I just finished vol. 8 yesterday: it had some real gems and I discovered several new (to me) authors to follow. Thanks for publishing it. Oh and the new cover is gorgeous!

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Thanks. I won't have enough time this November, but I wish you good luck!

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

A halloween cartoon for @newscientist.com

Image: three figures in protective suits watch from behind a screen as a child approaches a door-like mechanical structure in which stands a man. Between them is an amorphous glowing shape.

Caption: Scientists at the institute of halloween studies have succeeded in creating "The treak": a quantum state that is simultaneously trick and treat. It is stable for a millionth of a second before decaying into a half-hearted prank and a mediocre candy bar.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Thank you! I was thinking about NaNoWriMo this morning so your piece had perfect timing. But more than the challenge I was looking for their prepping resources, some of which I used years ago. Do you (or anyone) know of something like that? Something that is worthwhile and free/without subscription

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Read in public. Read in private. Read e-books, genre books, comics, fanfiction. Read literature. Read nonfiction. Read books you’ve already read. Listen to audiobooks. Read what you want. There’s no such thing as “doing reading the wrong way.”

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Years ago I loved God of Small Things! Currently reading Ministry of Utmost Happiness, it's beautifully written, though harder to get into.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

The hydrangea is lovely! They all are, but the hydrangea is the one that touches me the most.

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

This is great news! Can't wait to order. And the cover is lovely! Thank you for the tiny moments of joy you keep sharing!

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

A skeet review of my story. @cypayseur.bsky.social called it "a moving experience"! *happy dance* Go read it if you haven't yet!

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Thank you for the nice words! I'm glad you liked it!

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F. T. Berner @ftberner.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

We use the same image in Italian: un altro paio di maniche

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