2026-06-01T16:06:38Z https://yabu.me Peter Christensen https://yabu.me/npub1gr98vms5tcwt5ptq70rrshnj298k4zxul932nad3a2gxe00ygprq74efyw https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/accounts/avatars/109/304/628/707/054/699/original/0d607f217a353fbf.png https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/accounts/avatars/109/304/628/707/054/699/original/0d607f217a353fbf.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswz8yce6ur0n7k5qs5xy2ymlzujm2k9uapgkpwv60gl8sv5a2zt9gzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvu4pg6c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstt8mtpgkh2vruh93cg52d8rdsh7hxh493qrehhjjznmdaqcr9yrcvnuses'>nevent1q…uses</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So brave! lol. I actually allow boosts, but I’m pretty savage with the individual boost ban hammer. 2025-07-03T16:27:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsww4yz0skvc9v3xz5ju6jgjyl4ta82a8z0mfleyxqzj3km2ajll2szypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvget7pg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsygswq9tp95zretnrwsj5ytv9lhzgxvwl0kepegyhf4kycr3p99jgh39edz'>nevent1q…9edz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just the other day, my mum (in Alberta) was lamenting that she&#39;s hardly seen any lawn signs this election, so she doesn&#39;t even know who the candidates are. I was like, “welcome to my life”. LOL It&#39;s almost like the parties don&#39;t want us to know there’s an election. 😳&lt;/tinfoil hat&gt; 2025-04-15T13:26:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspqk5s4pd7gtasrutugc6v5zlpnkpg6590puac7ln723d50watfjszypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyv084w2y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv3952quh6ud6jwgceuqagjhg2ufktwcark3ye2se43hxe48qm90qjk2p7y'>nevent1q…2p7y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ha. I live in Quebec, remember. We don’t really do lawn signs here. :) I think I can vote with my heart too, this time, since my riding seems like a Liberal safe seat (or, at worst, BQ). 2025-04-15T12:30:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdv34kqr0tv7j9rgzmwks7hjrhjzghaws6qhu0gm5ehphyher065gzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvphuryz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ar9agyv86gpzlw69kfrrh644q967p57pg6jc6xv7urx88f46sjqdt2ga9'>nevent1q…2ga9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting. I didn’t know that. Any alternatives to suggest? Also, do we know where 338 is getting its numbers? 2025-04-15T12:12:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfkgnd5j6ff9up74teqxgmq5ruxpd4l5m8eu3c66kn0dtguu4z2sszypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvpara5n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx8dsevg3r6tzdwkxxhfsht0002sqnmsxz3t7jf25u8d72uwe8hvgfhna3x'>nevent1q…na3x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wait, the boycott’s only for four years? 🤣 2025-04-14T11:20:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9m88u67jflev8xwmnpcvzuvhfhclewfkr0yyn4tpfxfev6q88shqzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvyz5pj6 Just to give you an idea of the kind of BS this PM is shovelling at me: I&#39;m translating the subtitles for a video. In this case, there will be parallel FR and EN subtitles. At one point, I translated “toute sorte” as “all sorts&#34; and the PM wants me to use a singular idiom &#34;so that people don&#39;t think there&#39;s a mistake in the French subtitles.” <br/><br/>Please, God, on the off chance you exist, take me now.<br/><br/>#xl8<br/>#xl8freelancer<br/>#TGIT<br/>#rant<br/><br/>(OK, I&#39;ll stop now.) 2025-03-27T15:01:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvsrzkj76er4vw86tt92h55yymhahywqgray38a4ukn4skyt2j87gzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvk98y86 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdq96mvgppuvdqc3nghe98atnsckd06f8swhc5z7me3fasmrhtvegg7jwve'>nevent1q…jwve</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry. That was unnecessarily cruel. My apologies. ;) 2025-03-13T21:12:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs97ghvgrnj8tmep9ahjwfj67swrjgyg8qx3j3ffar2edvrs4t0lwqzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvyg48q4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdq96mvgppuvdqc3nghe98atnsckd06f8swhc5z7me3fasmrhtvegg7jwve'>nevent1q…jwve</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is for me! #FourDayWorkWeek 2025-03-13T21:11:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs90e80x89zl9dgpw6nh48g0d3ukj703krnee7hzmv2hjzw366lnfszypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyv3hqrkr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2qxwpg47scfyvp7960h6tckhv2cmtw2ntq9pah39rj2qzuwm0gcgyn0sdt'>nevent1q…0sdt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just the other day, a francophone friend of mine said Trudeau’s French was meh. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I try to avoid listening to politicians speak in any language, but my impression was that he wasn’t so bad. Remember Harper? 🤣 2025-02-25T12:21:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs09rxca6x4p5s2ne32krs2v9xwnj4ex5pkwtqgzfzzkzerk65gg6czypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvy7ldg7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfghv9uk74ds4tam4s3f2tu0zrg7m5hts2zl3kwl9rtl4avzdjm2segl5df'>nevent1q…l5df</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hey, since we don’t have proportional representation, I suppose splitting the right-wing vote is a positive thing, right? :) 2025-02-14T04:08:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrx3wympz0yem0gtleut0ju8sahsmm363g4sj4vq9r0ks3u0j0zgqzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvdlu03x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs049duljxv6rm5cp2v3xqvh2ztcd4aazsea8c0972rvd5mxnf6z0sd7cf9m'>nevent1q…cf9m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>She’s pretty amazing. I did some translation about her a little while back and did some “research” (as we do). Love her work. 2025-02-12T12:30:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstqe73ysaxx828p9ssh8l8jfffv606k4qqk2002763y3pqcwn56xgzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvktsgj3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2tkktuevencp8flhdpu6pcgn09peud5la5pwlj3kk2guryu8y9zqe0nwm3'>nevent1q…nwm3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So funny to think of Boréal as one of the “big breweries.” When I first moved to Montreal in 89, they were an upstart micro. Look at them now! <br/><br/>And I agree, they have been knocking it out of the park lately, consistently making amazing “craft” beer. I do buy other brands occasionally, but they have been my go-to for a few years now, and I’m confident that any beer of theirs I buy will be great. 2025-02-11T13:18:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspantzgk5q6qywqnuh5mwnwv4wtlakvudmvevdnp4uy9ct2x4wzgszypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvztpgjy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswuadj7s94ete7xc99xj3n0dhacdug3cg3c5g2p4plm47y6rkzsgcm4gvhk'>nevent1q…gvhk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now I kind of want to read an alternate-time-line story about how Quebec separatism unites Canada. LOL 2025-02-10T16:47:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ec2r9tk2727her7wftzsxggx23m3094649a0rttf6gmnj8r90nszypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyv7ea25e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv3p60pclnnck797p9l56kp3vch6azpn6zpuvd90z849ejfczgm6csc0455'>nevent1q…0455</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, if they invaded, Quebec separatism would take on a whole new meaning, would get broad support from Quebec anglophones, would probably enjoy a lot of sideline cheering from the ROC, and would go from a very low simmer currently to a full rolling boil. I almost pity those poor hypothetical invaders. LOL 2025-02-10T16:43:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0s337vvmt5d6lmy0styh5gcgtuhznmvx69n70pcq20vjqgatg0xgzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvasxck9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq8tfuem9la7uadau0c30r5ztl0hl6laecreymr9dgj4llhzvefac9g3q6n'>nevent1q…3q6n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Have they seen the forecast? 😳 Or is Ottawa being spared? 2025-02-10T16:38:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9nykyyp5phhctsssq7hdarfj0chh50rn273dmlxh3uu4hqmgaatqzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyv3q554f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw4l86xzhwlaqt087tuns4rlpmjzptcy52lteccv2qwyl5fgkm36c4r0jyq'>nevent1q…0jyq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At least Ontario has a provincial NDP party… I’d love to be disappointed in the NDP and still vote for them here in Quebec. LOL <br/><br/>(Sorry… not to diminish your feelings… your post just sparked my own little side-rant.) <br/><br/>I’ve been voting for Quebec Solidaire provincially in recent years… But mostly, I’ve resigned myself to the fact that whatever the election, strategic voting is the only meaningful way to make a difference until we get electoral reform. 2025-02-07T04:39:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvm3yv0ffhlswr6prteye2n2kzz9kscct7t66pdc6ty95ds732wsszypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvytd3sm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrr2448w4xnsj9j02hl8gv3wrwh2gykst6d4afq2nje9x3pl07jygc9f5z0'>nevent1q…f5z0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Being a birder brings such a rich new delight to travel, doesn&#39;t it? :) Even after 30 years birding, it&#39;s always a thrill to see new local birds. 2025-02-03T22:43:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst8e9pyse5j52jnrlhyp3pmvzqxnlrknmtcppl6sekmkelsvkma2gzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvfn2qqm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswjmke0s6auetjfptwdz50k4s2snru9d06td049n53z8pv6qr6nnqgm23eg'>nevent1q…23eg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, it simply can&#39;t be worse than YUL, right? I&#39;ve only flown into YVR a few times, and it seemed pretty nice for a Canadian airport. 2025-02-03T22:30:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz9ta3u97w4dzpwf3w4fds80qaswqmlj05d8rfgv2y5xse4ah5lcszypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvhlwvyh Fellow FR&gt;EN translators, you know how, in Quebec, the French word &#34;Plusieurs&#34; generally means “many” rather than “several”? (You _do_ know this, right?!)<br/><br/>Well, I just had a client question my use of &#34;several” to #translate “quelques.”<br/><br/>That the average francophone Quebecer now thinks “several&#34; means “many” is a sign of how often bad/inexperienced English translators (or machines) are blindly translating “plusieurs&#34; as &#34;several&#34; in contexts when it actually means &#34;many”! 😳<br/><br/>#xl8<br/>#translation 2025-01-16T19:44:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0lhwq9wgu0326t8n8dsez0r0hxjwxvf22rhj66zm996ng6zl542szypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvglc79k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfj8yq5eh9xxm3w6v7npq2tpt02gtc32w2d6awpfkf3qcvlh9t3ps3lacnz'>nevent1q…acnz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just in case it wasn’t clear, I mean that from your husband’s perspective. :) I never make cookies, but my partner does, and she’s always on about “oh this batch isn’t very good.” Me: I can’t hear you over this munching sound. :) 2025-01-14T13:54:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2tepa8xmhvska52935jgfvm55gxcedc6kfas6c739s9h97t0m8uqzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvq4xcy3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswxweu0f0uus4gff940en0t3gqku95spd76jvl6djeugq6dpkj7hqp8ej76'>nevent1q…ej76</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just catching up on news now. He actually said that? It’s is the most outrageous thing I&#39;ve ever heard a politician say. (And we live in an era where some politicians say some pretty outrageous things.) Who said irony is dead. LOL 2025-01-06T19:46:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxpnvlnujaxpax82lqqf7su8dsyrz8karzd8vg3n94dahf96t5aqszypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvxyu8l7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgagzy5e9kr3cd0aaa6rr6486gkwczsgxe50lvj2kvp9fm542p3ssf4xmz7'>nevent1q…xmz7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I should go listen to their calls in Merlin. I’ve never really paid attention the difference 2024-12-10T13:55:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx609yugy8dpfw7hm40pwpq7yhyd6stnngq26mhd23ahas0z6thcqzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvj9ncmq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszwetck4jlt4tqx4f2funjjaps58tek540r35v7vdnpe8y4nj0m2s79wqqw'>nevent1q…wqqw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Forgive me if you know this already, but a handy way to tell downies from hairies at a glance is comparing beak length to the head. The hairy’s beak is almost as long as its head, whereas the downy’s is just a little bitty thing. :) It becomes really obvious once you know what to look for. <br/><br/>It’s pretty easy to distinguish them at the feeder, but when you’re out in the woods, where the birds tend to be farther away, it’s a good identification trick. 2024-12-10T12:32:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq4qnh9e23uvxft8lpp23tekkvmnhavf7dnhr75qwhgajv4zrrm9gzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyv5lhd4u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvjtu2qndfjc450p562k80036qeuy32tflzem3zhr2cw7narp79lcuus7tz'>nevent1q…s7tz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh no! I recently re-watched S1 in preparation for S2. Been distracted by other shows. But I’ll get to it. Such a rare show where S2 is equal to or better than S1. Here’s hoping we have different tastes. LOL 2024-12-08T12:12:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr5h7nc49gxxetcyugkj2yp7pa427k0zum23vpv2xc8f4arf8239czypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvn09trw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2m5k39wnhtx29ukkmcpt4ya3g7mjgaz2evljzutgyeuqh0zaexqs5vevpd'>nevent1q…evpd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I managed to avoid going there during his first term. Alas, I was hired earlier this year to do a gig in Burlington VT next fall. It’s far enough in advance that I’m considering bailing on it. It’s gonna be a fun four years. 😳😳 2024-11-26T12:52:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9cfxpzar3p4lzfjtdpezma2vsdj5qh7uw355rm5lrgqssuw56jfgzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyv9p5y0w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdurk83jv46k8kjd0rnj9z52w060w6yasw7dy0kqkh8uuex3rqrhs8kcvq6'>nevent1q…cvq6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not sure. I just go to chatgpt.com and use the version where I don’t have to log in. 2024-11-26T12:46:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqsd5paxhmct2f9u8ufr4wcdgjrk05275ygh3jvcag6h49wv7yk8qzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvlemuy0 Some more context for my AI frustration this morning: #translators must often work within the contraints of fixed word or character counts. So when, this morning, I asked #chatgpt for suggestions on how to modify a sentence I had translated, but keeping a strict word count, it was simply incapable of doing so.<br/><br/>In fact, it couldn’t count the words in any given sentence with any accuracy. What a strange limitation.<br/><br/>#xl8 #AI 2024-11-25T15:55:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg3sr350uz579ppr05nmhdh5ep5da7697xy7mey08r2uf242al0fszypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvgqx8e8 Just look at this remarkable young woman. Doesn’t she look like she’d be a fun hang? I mean, that hat! What’s not to like?<br/><br/> <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Self-portrait_in_a_Straw_Hat_by_Elisabeth-Louise_Vigée-Lebrun.jpg"> <br/><br/>#Portrait<br/>#Portraiture 2024-11-21T22:12:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs96hdkdj6y6sfld98d6f8dns0uvc3cexs6pmacj04u2nf0y9pw9vgzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvkx5sn4 It occurs to me that writers in #French (often highly experienced writers) sometimes seem paralyzed by “The Rules&#34; (heya, Académie de la langue français). When such writers review #English text, they can seem completely flummoxed by the free-loving, hippie nature of English. <br/><br/>Pluralize &#34;herbarium&#34; as “herbariums”? But... but... *quivering lip* the official plural is &#34;herbaria&#34;! <br/><br/>No, dear colleague, we will not be struck down for such a brazen act.<br/><br/>🤘🏻 LOL<br/><br/>#xl8 2024-11-20T19:46:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswgcpufxwr9674dyykcfyukdzumxaz7ugxvx9ezq5xa7vrrwjp03gzypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvklupf0 It occurs to me that if #TheDiplomat were on #AppleTV, all the tech nerds and #Apple media would be all over it. But because it’s on #Netflix, no one is talking about how great it is, because… Netflix. <br/><br/>But, friends, The Diplomat is a flipping amazing TV series. If you like political drama with a strong female lead, great writing, great acting (the ensemble cast is 🤯), Watch. This. Show. <br/><br/>#TV 2024-11-02T01:12:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr2qqxqv7gjzp4yj6cuvxyzk9rvv0tdnkmyp0svsjrh9p8h24c2aczypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvgaxy0d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdvuhnrlwh4gf9edw4vajjzujt7d5eewdjqprf33g50zxgt3hq78qzyw350'>nevent1q…w350</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Biennial: hold my beer. 😂 2024-11-01T20:58:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdk0waxrczdmc8yar5p30gdg547whjrk6n62v548uu46kxnwrmwdczypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvqjldtx Since #Halloween is fast approaching, I’d like to make a recommendation for anyone living in or visiting #Montreal. Go check out the exhibition Sorcières - de l’ombre à la lumière (Witches - Out of the Shadows). I&#39;m a bit biased, since I did the English translation, but it&#39;s a pretty fantastic exhibition, done with taste and sensitivity. And there are a bunch of surprisingly beautiful objects and powerful works of art. You can thank me later!<br/><br/>#Museums<br/><br/><a href="https://pacmusee.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/detail/witches-out-of-the-shadows/">https://pacmusee.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/detail/witches-out-of-the-shadows/</a> 2024-10-29T18:10:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs89atfdshmdfwyrqep3q3u3d8dcf9xwn82269h5eydcgsfrvyed5szypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyvh0wh45 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9zdzl3x9mtu59yzhhjufzff6ep768543ymuv32pqflfp2tugqy7cfq28qa'>nevent1q…28qa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>LOL You did the right thing. <br/><br/>Believe me, I know how frustrating it is to translate bad source text! But my philosophy has always been to serve the reader of my translations. My clients (mostly) appreciate it. And if they don’t, I prefer not to continue working with them, which is a luxury I enjoy as a freelancer; it doesn&#39;t replace benefits or pension plan, but it’s something. :) 2024-10-02T19:42:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs99eetrd6at6w6qmeuqjwt7llymz4fzzveq70zgew9xh48htsdgvszypqv5anwz30pews9vreuvwz7wfg5765gmnuk9204k84fqm9au3qyva4wkgg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0cdyfzyadkl2360j8chu5pdn980u2sa0ut5knvual68axgwwfnscrpsmg7'>nevent1q…smg7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Betting dropped. There... fixed. LOL 2024-10-02T19:05:07Z