in which I get on my soapbox, briefly
May. 12th, 2006 02:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dchenesI wrote a letter to the Globe about the machine translations. It took me about three drafts to tone it down enough so that I wasn't openly calling anyone an idiot, and could resist the urge to put the term "half-assed" in a formal letter.
This is an absolutely brilliant example of people who want their web site translated, don't think it through, and come up with a mess. I went to grad school to learn to fix situations like that, preferably before they happen.
The T has enough reputation problems among its regular ridership without looking like idiots to the rest of the world too.
I will now pack up my soapbox, because I have to go scan things.
This is an absolutely brilliant example of people who want their web site translated, don't think it through, and come up with a mess. I went to grad school to learn to fix situations like that, preferably before they happen.
The T has enough reputation problems among its regular ridership without looking like idiots to the rest of the world too.
I will now pack up my soapbox, because I have to go scan things.
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Date: 2006-05-13 12:51 pm (UTC)