tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62088662011-04-21T20:15:51.924-07:00Be that as it mayJason_D'Cruz@Brown.eduJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840870558606771757noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208866.post-1084562166338072512004-05-14T12:12:00.000-07:002004-05-14T12:16:06.336-07:00Future blogging will now happen at Fake Barn Country (http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Philosophy/Blog/). The vanity blog may be resurrected on day, but not any time soon.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840870558606771757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208866.post-107870690911505202004-03-07T16:42:00.000-08:002004-03-07T16:51:33.543-08:00"Back Translation"
Google is my saviour! Just as I suspected, professional translators play this "Broken Telephone" game often. In fact, they are often forced to play it by the people who pay them to perform reliable translations. There seems to be a considerable amount of controversy over whether it's an effective technique. There's a very interesting discussion of the practice here.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840870558606771757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208866.post-1078703781593299282004-03-07T15:39:00.001-08:002004-03-07T17:56:34.466-08:00Lost in Translation
Did battle again today with the Swarthy Swabian at the Exchange. He gained the early momentum, while I played a distinctly hypermodern game, accumulating minute positional advantages over the course of the game. After two grueling hours, his defenses crumbled (shout out to My System). The score so far this season: Canada, 3; Swabia, 2. Look for the season's highlights in Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840870558606771757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208866.post-1078629625793569452004-03-06T19:16:00.000-08:002004-03-07T16:52:44.560-08:00This Just In: Eligible Bachelors, Not Very Eligible!
This evening at Coffee Exchange I was playing chess with my bitter rival, the implacable Derek, Jew of Öttingen. After two intense hours, the game tally was: Canada, one win; Swabia, two. (For the record, the Swabian played white twice.) Both of us were exhausted and hungry; I was bitter. So what better way to wind down and make up thanJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840870558606771757noreply@blogger.com