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Nova @n0va.cc · 01/09/2026

If I don't “own” it, then why am I “buying” it? This is a serious question, if the word “buy” is shown—not “rent”—why should I not expect to be able to actually own it?

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“HOW TO LIVE IN THE AGE OF A.I.” ALLLLLL This. 100%!!! 😊❤️

HOW TO LIVE IN THE AGE OF A.I.
READ SLOWLY MAKE UGLY THINGS
DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING
THE FUTURE IS HERE
EAT TOGETHER
GET BORED
AVOID INSTANT
REPLIES
TING TING TING TING!
CALL YOUR GRANDMA
/GRANDPA
FALL IN LOVE
CRY EVERY NOW
& THEN
MEMORISE A POEM TRUST YOUR GUT TAKE YOUR TIME

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Nova @n0va.cc · 30/08/2026

My M.A. dissertation is almost ready… I should have a final draft done by tonight 🤯! I am both excited to finally have time to move on to other projects, and scared of how it will turn out. Hoping for the best! 🤞

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Johanna Bishop @johannabishop.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Also Translator: Translation is the act of pouring water from cup to cup, it is the glass of each language that changes our view of what it holds, it is a connection allowing distant vessels to seek the same level, it is a Pythagoras cup demanding both greed and restraint, where did I put my coffee

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Nova @n0va.cc · 17/08/2026

I see! Sorry, I am quite clueless of the lore here, this just popped up in my translations feed and I was intrigued. I assumed the letters you wrote were just made up for the purpose of making deciphering it easier, but your assumption makes sense to me

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Nova @n0va.cc · 17/08/2026

Oh, that may be though to decipher... One thought: Could it be originally in a non-English language? Considering it is a made up script, it could be Japanese Kana characters!

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Sabrina Shulfer 🏳️‍⚧️ @sabrisket.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Since I’m raising money for gender affirming care, I’m opening commissions for scriptwriting and voice direction. This is ideal for small budget productions, my rates are to accommodate with that in mind. ko-fi.com/sabrisket

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Nova @n0va.cc · 16/08/2026

Oh, I love me some conceived scripts! Do we have any clearer pictures of the background text? Having more text to work with would certainly help! Looking at the foreground, it doesn't appear to be English. I can't think of a word with 2 repeat letters…

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Nova @n0va.cc · 16/08/2026

I think the best in literary translation especially is explicit wording like: “Translated by […] from the original by […]” If there is not enough space, I would say to put everyone's name in alphabetical order, and expand inside the book!

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Nova @n0va.cc · 09/08/2026

J'ai l'impression aussi que les moteurs de traduction sont pas aussi bon qu'avant… J'avais été pas mal impressionnée par la traduction automatique des sous-titres YouTube il y a quelques années, mais aujourd'hui, même sur les vidéos sous-titré à la main, la traduction est complètement à côté !

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Nova @n0va.cc · 09/08/2026

I first thought of having the “standard” options (“woman”, “man”, “non-binary”), but realised I did not care if the user was a man or a woman, so I ended up with “I have a binary gender (woman/man)” and “I do not have a binary gender (non-binary)”. Much more private for participants! 2/2

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Nova @n0va.cc · 09/08/2026

I actually came to that same realisation recently, while working on my M.A. dissertation! I am looking at how non-binary people gender themselves in French, a gendered language. My survey starts by asking the participant's self-identified gender. ... 1/2

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

“She’s just a translator” shows that you don’t understand what translation is. Some of this comes from the ‘automation’ of translation, through things like Google translate. It’s as though it’s just looking words up in a dictionary. No. It’s an art and a science at once. To get meaning and feeling.

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

It's #WomenInTranslationMonth... and there's a new starter pack! #xl8 #literarytranslation 🌐 💙📚

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Nova @n0va.cc · 02/08/2026

… ハンドル (handoru, from English "handle")! Translating ハンドル as "handle" in the context of a car would be completely wrong, even if it comes from that word etymologically. Same goes the other way, telling a Japanese speaker to turn the ホイール from inside the car would be… very strange! 2/2

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Nova @n0va.cc · 02/08/2026

A good example of this is with Japanese. It has loaned many words from English, but many have lost or changed meanings. When talking about a car, ホイール (hoiiru, from English "wheel"), means the wheels touching the ground, never the steering wheel. The latter would instead be … 1/2

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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 17/09/2025

Chiitan loves all transgender people. I've received a lot of criticism for expressing my support, but what's more important is that all transgender people live happy lives. Blue Sky cannot display long posts, so please read this post if you'd like. love you all 🤍 ↓ www.instagram.com/reel/C9qppva...

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Nepsie @nepsie.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Comme je n’ai pas trouvé de discord pour échanger entre graphistes, j’en ai créé un ! Il s’appelle Les bonnes résolutions et si tu as envie de discuter de projets pro (devis, facturation, souci technique, inspiration ou besoin de retours etc ) c’est ici : discord.gg/TnGu6CSxb

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Ooh fresh batch of crawler pots online! Some very nice pink ones and a clutch of smaller white ones www.roseschmits.com Free UK shipping, worldwide available

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Nova @n0va.cc · 01/08/2026

Thank you for this! This reminded me I ate at a place that had AI-generated pictures on the menu today. I just sent them an email cordially inviting them to reconsider this decision.

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 01/08/2026

Also, I cannot stress enough: If you see "AI" being used somewhere, SAY SOMETHING. MAKE YOUR DISPLEASURE KNOWN (NICELY) I get the feeling many are using it (as screensavers, flyers, etc) because they think everyone is— or the business ppl in charge, do— let them know you despise slop, so THEY know

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RayDay @rayday.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I've heard bad experiences from others at Shortbox before, so this does not surprise me. But it's important to go into these things with open eyes. If you were/are interested in this fair, please read this first.

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

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University College Cork @ucc.ie · 14/07/2026

A 3-year project designed to enable behaviour change in Cork City by encouraging people to rethink and reduce the number of short car journeys has been awarded €750,000 through the Creative Ireland Climate Action Fund. 1/2 www.ucc.ie/en/news/2026...

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Cultureways project awarded €750,000 from the Creative Ireland Climate Action Fund | University College Cork

Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.

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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

💛🤍💜🖤 Happy Nonbinary People's Day, my fellow enbys! Are you an enby writer/artist/creator? I wanna hear all about your stuff. Drop those links! 💛🤍💜🖤 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #WriterSky #ArtSky #Comics 🌈📚

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Researchers from Queen’s University are recruiting trans, non-binary and intersex people across the UK and Ireland to share their lived experiences of peri/menopause. For more info email helenm@qubstudentcloud.onmicrosoft.com or complete the screening info at tinyurl.com/helenmstudy

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Nova @n0va.cc · 06/07/2026

Currently working though a backlog of academic articles I need to read for my Masters dissertation! Also getting mentally reading for having to do maths & probabilities again later this week once my academic survey for the aforementioned dissertation closes, and I need to pour over the data

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Nova @n0va.cc · 04/07/2026

Plus que quelques jours avant la fermeture, si vous êtes #nonbinaire #nonbinary, et que vous avez quelques minutes, n'hésitez pas à répondre ou à faire circuler, ça m'aiderai énormément !

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Nova @n0va.cc · 03/07/2026

For what it's worth, I grew up on the LibreOffice suite, and I find it very solid, even when collaborating on documents in Microsoft formats with people using MS Office. It's not perfect, and the UI is a bit stale, but at least it doesn't move things around every other day. It may be worth a shot!

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Melek Ortabasi @mortabasi.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

#Translator friends -- I know about JAT, but is there an equivalent of ALTA in Japan? @tristiger.bsky.social @averyudagawa.bsky.social @tnieda.bsky.social

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Nova @n0va.cc · 01/07/2026

From: Spade, Dean. 2012. ‘Some Very Basic Tips for Making Higher Education More Accessible to Trans Students and Rethinking How We Talk about Gendered Bodies’. The Radical Teacher (92):57–62. doi:10.5406/radicalteacher.92.0057. The full article also talks about making #education #trans friendly!

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Nova @n0va.cc · 01/07/2026

For the people still struggling with pronoun etiquette- I found this basic guide by Dean Spade (2011) that highlights the most important aspects! I'd assume most people on here would be familiar with it, but there's no shame in not knowing if you've never been taught this! #pronouns #trans

Pronoun Etiquette by Dean Spade

People often wonder how to be polite when it comes to problems of misidentifying another person’s pronoun.
Here are some general tips:

1. If you make a mistake, correct yourself. Going on as if it did not happen is actually less respectful than making the correction. This also saves the person who was misidentified from having to correct an incorrect pronoun assumption that has now been planted in the minds of any other participants in the conversation who heard the mistake.

2. If someone else makes a mistake, correct them. It is polite to provide a correction, whether or not the person whose pronoun as misused is present, in order to avoid future mistakes and in order to correct the mistaken assumption that might now have been planted in the minds of any other participants in the conversation who heard the mistake.

3. If you aren’t sure of a person’s pronoun, ask. One way to do this is by sharing your own. “I use masculine pronouns. I want to make sure to address you correctly, how do you like to be addressed?” This may seem like a strange thing to do but a person who often experiences being addressed incorrectly may see it as a sign of respect that you are interested in getting it right.

4. When facilitating a group discussion, ask people to identify their pronouns when they go around and do introductions. This will allow everyone in the room the chance to self-identify and to get each others’ pronouns right the first time. It will also reduce the burden on anyone whose pronoun is often misidentified and may help them access the discussion more easily because they do not have to fear an embarrassing mistake.

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Nova @n0va.cc · 27/06/2026

Ça ferme bientôt, hésitez pas à répondre, je suis presque au nombre de responses que j'attendais !

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Ben Hart @pavlovforgoths.com · 29/06/2026

trying to channel this energy every time someone is mean and wrong at me online

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Nova @n0va.cc · 30/06/2026

Well, have you ever met your client? They may just be feline “On the internet nobody knows you're a cat” and all that…

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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 30/06/2026

I'm going to be a pitcher who surpasses Shohei Ohtani! メジャー目指しますっ☆

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Bronwen @watershiptranslations.co.uk · 19/06/2026

Hi! Just joined Bluesky to connect with colleagues & make friends. I’m a DE/FR>EN translator specialising in medicine & pharma, theology & religion, and arts, culture & heritage. Outside work, I play in a brass band, sing in a soul choir and love reading! #xl8 #LangSky #BookSky #MedSky

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Nova @n0va.cc · 27/06/2026

Did they not offer extra compensation for those extra word? I mean, that's double the agreed-upon number…

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Nova @n0va.cc · 27/06/2026

Ça ferme bientôt, hésitez pas à répondre, je suis presque au nombre de responses que j'attendais !

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Nova @n0va.cc · 27/06/2026

Oh wow, after giving it a bit of thought I think I came up with the solution as well... (putting my solution as an attachment, marking it as “crude” so hopefully it doesn't spoil it for those who still want to think through it!)

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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

North American book publishing people 👋🏻 If you've got five minutes, this survey on AI use is worth filling out. (I was expecting to get pissed off while doing it, but it actually allowed acknowledgement of how problematic AI is.) www.surveymonkey.com/r/MWGQV9W #AmEditing #xl8 #WriterSky #BookSky

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AI Use Across the North American Book Industry 2026

Share your perspective.

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H. Evans Artist @prismaticauntie.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I’m doing market outreach and research so I can harass you all professionally about being your local friendly non-binary artist here in Shreveport. I discover it is likely I am the only openly queer live wedding painter in the state. This is a niche space. Are there other queer wedding painters??

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