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Michal Měchura

@lexiconista.bsky.social
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Intleachtóir saorga. Kopfmensch mit Bauchgefühl. Ajťák s přesahem.

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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Seriously considering charging my clients per token. Reasoning tokens included, of course. And no caching!
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Public service procurement in reality.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sorry if we're zu früh.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Next time somebody asks me a question that requires some thinking, I’m going to ask them to perform a short unnecessary computation first to prove they are serious. Yes, I am implementing #ALTCHA in my user interface!
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My expectations from Canada’s association to the EU are modest: I want freedom of movement and the VAT reverse charge procedure.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ní cúis mhór go cooish vooar.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ist das Kunst oder kann das weg?
A strange piece of art featuring a roasted chicken in outer space farting rocket fuel out of its arse.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Für die, die “Eichhörnchen” nicht aussprechen können, bietet Österreich eine Alternative.
Ein Schild im Tiergarten Schönbrunn: Das Eichkatzerl (Eichhörnchen) lebt in den Baumkronen und verjüngt den Wald.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Kassierer: Haben Sie eine Billa-Karte? Ich: Nein. Kassierer: Ich auch nicht.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Das andere "Proplem" mit der Rechtschreibung lösen wir später.
Ein Blumenbeet mit der folgenden Aufschrift: "Wir sind schon dabei, das Proplem [sic] mit der Bewässerung zu lösen. Wird etwas dauern. Danke."
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Rob Duncan @robduncan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
#heatwave #heat #summer #ClimateEmergency #ClimateJustice #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #Klima #ClimateSolutions #ClimateAction #Klimapolitik #ClimateActionNow #ClimateChange #Climate #cdnpoli #auspol #USPOL #USA #us #uspoli #poli #politics #capitalism #FalseConsciousness
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“Responds in well-known languages like Irish.” @langchain.bsky.social #gaelmaxxing Is breá liom an Ghaeilge a fheiceáil in áiteanna nach mbeadh súil agam léi!
Screenshot from an online course on building AI agents, showing how an AI agent can made to respond in different languages, with an example in Irish. The instructor is subtitled as saying “responds in well-known languages like Irish”.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Ní thagann ciall roimh aois, ní thagann milseog roimh bia.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
It's never příliš brzo to start thinking about Vánoce.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Anois agus an Ghaeilge tar éis éirí faiseanta arís (dáiríre?) tá sé in am an tseanscríbhinn seo de mo chuid a thochailt amach.
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Petition le haghaidh support don Ghaeilge
Ná bí i do couch potato, tacaigh lenár initiative ar son na Gaeilge!
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The correct Irish word is “fleá” not “fleadh” sorry I don’t make the rules.
A screenshot from the online Irish dictionary foclóir.ie showing the entry for “fleá”.
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Úna Bhreathnach @unaeb.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Tá sé i gceist againn athchóiriú a dhéanamh ar shuíomh Ainm.ie i mbliana agus ba mhaith linn moltaí chun feabhais: ainm@dcu.ie.
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An Bunachar Náisiúnta Beathaisnéisí Gaeilge
An Bunachar Náisiúnta Beathaisnéisí Gaeilge. The National Database of Irish-Language Biographies.
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Jörg Frey @4therecords.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Mieten steigen nicht. Mieten werden erhöht.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“Ba mhaith liom an phunann infheistíochta a bheith mar a bhíonn mo chuid stéigeacha.” www.lexiconista.com/offtopic/tui...
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Tuigeann muid a chéile – Marc-Uwe Kling
“Tá an banc mar atá an gruagaire: is é an níochán tús gach gnó.”
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Seo aistriúchán liomsa ar scéilín a thaitin liom. Sin an méid.
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An dóigh a ndéantar clár cainte – Michal Viewegh
“Le dua, fáisceann tú dhá abairt bhacacha asat. An ceann díobh atá leathchiallmhar féin, gearrfar amach é.”
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
From now on, every time I give a talk somewhere that doesn’t come with a publication, I’ll turn it into a blog post (or at least I’ll try). And I’m starting right now. www.lexiconista.com/ux-of-topony...
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The UX of toponymy
We need to talk about the user experience of the websites we build as front-ends for our placenames databases.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Roinn An Dá Agus. An mise amháin a cheapann gur foclaíocht thar a bheith amscaí é seo?
An Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail agus Gaeltachta
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Frühstück ist die wichtigste Mahlzeit.
Ein Weinregal im Supermarkt, als Frühstück beschildert.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Ich freue mich, der Evolution dabei zu helfen, ihre Ziele zu erreichen.
Zitat: „Der Übergang vom Affen zum Menschen sind wir“ – Konrad Lorenz. Dazu die Abbildung eines Affen.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Wenn ich gebrochenes Deutsch spreche, dann mit Absicht. Ich will die Sprache von innen zerbrechen.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Ich lasse mir ein Passbild machen. Fotografin: Ist das für eine österreichische Behörde? Ich: Ja. Fotografin: Dann bitte nicht lächeln.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Our research group at Uni Vienna is launching Translation Technology Talks, a series of workshops about, you guessed it, translation tech: haitrans.univie.ac.at/news-events/ I have the honour to be kicking it off with a workshop on gender bias in machine translation this Thursday, 2 July.
Screenshot of a news item from our website advertising Translation Technology Talks.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
My new employer has decided to wheel me out in public. Let’s hope I don’t make them regret it. Register here (places are limited to 25 participants): www.termino.gv.at/meet/b/ad3df...
A banner for my Translation Technology Talk titled ‘Help, my translation is biased: understanding gender bias in machine translation’ to be held at University of Vienna on 2 July 2026
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Is maith an rud é nach ag cur sneachta atá sé. B'fhuath liom bheith ag glanadh sneachta sa teas seo!
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Mise i Lár na hEorpa ag éisteacht le mo chairde in Éirinn ag gearán faoin “tonn teasa” acu.
Íosa Críost, agus é clúdaithe le fuil, ag éisteacht go foighneach le Mel Gibson le linn déanamh an scannáin The Passion Of The Christ.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I thought the idea behind skeuomorphism was that it didn’t need an explanation but here we are.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I loved this slide from Antonio Toral’s keynote at #EAMT2026. What if translations came with labels like these to tell you how much a human linguist has been in the loop?
A label titled ‘Translation Quality’ which looks exactly like a European energy efficiency label, with grades ranging from green A+ ’human translation’ to red D ‘raw machine translation’.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
We will, we will, rewrite you.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I’ve been reviewing papers for @gitt-workshop.bsky.social since it started but I never got a chance to actually attend. So, today is my first time here and I‘m bringing a poster about Fairslator, a tool for detecting and removing bias in machine translation. www.fairslator.com
One-slide teaser for my GITT poster titled: The past and future or Fairslator
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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 08/06/2026
Táimid ag earcú / We are hiring! Fáiltítear roimh iarratais ar phost an Chúntóir Corpais le Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge (FNG), atá lonnaithe in Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann. Dáta deiridh: 15:00 ar an 29 Meitheamh 2026 Chun tuilleadh eolais a fháil tabhair cuairt ar: www.ria.ie/about/career...
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Rachaidh sé in olcas sula rachaidh sé i bhfeabhas.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
This book has love written all over it. magaz.global/product/dima...
Cover of the Russian-language book “Любовь в условиях турбулентности” (‘Love in turbulent times’) by Dima Zicer, with the word “любовь” (‘love’) in big letters
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Nuair a bhí Sigmund Freud fostaithe in Ollscoil Vín, deirtear go mbíodh an ghráid aige ar an teagasc, agus go ndearna sé margadh leis an ollscoil gur maidin Dhomhnaigh a bheadh a chuid léachtaí á dtabhairt aige, sa dóigh nach dtiocfadh ach fíorbheagán de na mic léinn. Mo laoch é!
Dealbh de Sigmund Freud i bpríomhfhoirgneamh Ollscoil Vín
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Donncha ar Imeall an Domhain @kingdonncha1.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I ngan fhios don Algartam is fearr a bheith ann.
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The old internet @theoldinternet.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
1998 just felt right
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
This literally couldn't be easier.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Ó tháinig na róbait tá gach lá ina lá cogaidh. #madmax
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10 mbeart cosanta chun gníomhú in aghaidh botaí IS
Sa bhlagmhír seo, labhraíonn foireann theicniúil Gaois faoin ransú AI atá ag cur isteach ar sheirbhísí Gaois le tamall anois, agus ar na bearta atá á gcur i bhfeidhm acu chun dul i ngleic leis an dúshlán sin.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
“Schatz, wie war dein Deutschkurs heute?”
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
“Cad a d'fhoghlaim tú i do rang Gaeilge inniu a thaisce?”
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Of course we should have machine translation for every language, right?
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Of Course We Should Digitize Every Minority Script — Right? | MultiLingual
For some minority scripts, digitization would be unhelpful or even harmful to the people who use them.
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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 23/01/2026
Working on a project bringing linguistics to broader audiences? The 2026 LingComm Grants are $300 USD grants to help you with your project! Please apply and/or share with any up and coming lingcommers you know! Details: lingcomm.org/grants #linguistics #langsky #lingcomm
Working on a project bringing linguistics to broader audiences? Apply for a 2026 LingComm Grant! Due: April 30, 2026. Details at link in bio.
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
"A fish that forgets is on-brand." github.com/arman-bd/gup...
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GitHub - arman-bd/guppylm: A ~9M parameter LLM that talks like a small fish.
A ~9M parameter LLM that talks like a small fish. Contribute to arman-bd/guppylm development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Damien Owens @damienowens.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
When I was a child my mother bought a hostess trolley. It looked insane in our cramped little house. But she'd spent the cash and insisted we use it all the time, bumping and scratching as we went. It was, in every way, a worse experience than just carrying stuff yourself. This is a post about AI.
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Fintan @fintan-galway.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
d1og0s8nlbd0hm.cloudfront.net/wp-content/u... TG4 ag cuardach Comhairleoirí Teanga - seans go mbeadh spéis ag cuid agaibh!
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Michal Měchura @lexiconista.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
What everything reminds you of Czechoslovakia...
The outline of Czechoslovakia is clearly visible in this molten bit of smelly cheese.
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