Jay/Cogi
@jaycogi.bsky.social
Barely remembers how to use a computer for anything but work. EN: they/them, GER: eos/soi/ioi/ios
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A long long tyme ago
Ich kan yet remembir
How the music oft wolde make me smyle
And Ich knewe that yf luck payed me court
Thenne Ich koude make the folk cavort
And mayhap to be mirtheful for a while
Ich kan yet remembir
How the music oft wolde make me smyle
And Ich knewe that yf luck payed me court
Thenne Ich koude make the folk cavort
And mayhap to be mirtheful for a while
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 AM
A long long tyme ago
Ich kan yet remembir
How the music oft wolde make me smyle
And Ich knewe that yf luck payed me court
Thenne Ich koude make the folk cavort
And mayhap to be mirtheful for a while
Ich kan yet remembir
How the music oft wolde make me smyle
And Ich knewe that yf luck payed me court
Thenne Ich koude make the folk cavort
And mayhap to be mirtheful for a while
Please. Please. Don't use a superscript o instead of a degree symbol. I will judge you. I will think lesser of you. I will look down on you.
January 21, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Please. Please. Don't use a superscript o instead of a degree symbol. I will judge you. I will think lesser of you. I will look down on you.
instead of "first we will summarize X briefly, then we will lay out X in detail and then we'll conclude with the most important takeaways from X" try "first we will say X, then we will say X again, slightly rephrased, and we will conclude with another slight rephrasing"
January 19, 2026 at 4:24 PM
instead of "first we will summarize X briefly, then we will lay out X in detail and then we'll conclude with the most important takeaways from X" try "first we will say X, then we will say X again, slightly rephrased, and we will conclude with another slight rephrasing"
LLM-aided machine translations stop elaborating on short segments challenge
January 18, 2026 at 11:55 AM
LLM-aided machine translations stop elaborating on short segments challenge
absentmindedly type "youtube" into the youtube search bar to get the absolute worst shit imaginable
January 16, 2026 at 10:52 AM
absentmindedly type "youtube" into the youtube search bar to get the absolute worst shit imaginable
doing a tiny bit of literary translation, for free, as a test
and my crops are watered, my skin is clear etc etc
and my crops are watered, my skin is clear etc etc
January 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM
doing a tiny bit of literary translation, for free, as a test
and my crops are watered, my skin is clear etc etc
and my crops are watered, my skin is clear etc etc
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I have a long-running list of surprising eponyms, and in this dark time I wish to share my amusement with you.
To clarify, an eponym is something named for a person. “Newton’s Laws” are called that for Isaac Newton. A surprising eponym is just that.
So, let’s begin.
Eponyms/0
To clarify, an eponym is something named for a person. “Newton’s Laws” are called that for Isaac Newton. A surprising eponym is just that.
So, let’s begin.
Eponyms/0
December 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I have a long-running list of surprising eponyms, and in this dark time I wish to share my amusement with you.
To clarify, an eponym is something named for a person. “Newton’s Laws” are called that for Isaac Newton. A surprising eponym is just that.
So, let’s begin.
Eponyms/0
To clarify, an eponym is something named for a person. “Newton’s Laws” are called that for Isaac Newton. A surprising eponym is just that.
So, let’s begin.
Eponyms/0
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Aufpassen auf diesen scam, nennt sich "9 to 5".
January 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Aufpassen auf diesen scam, nennt sich "9 to 5".
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Faktencheck: Die Realität genitalangleichender operativer Eingriffe bei Minderjährigen
Die aktuelle Debatte suggeriert oft eine „Welle“ von Operationen bei trans Kindern. Ein Blick in die offizielle Krankenhausstatistik (Destatis, 2023) korrigiert dieses Bild drastisch:
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Die aktuelle Debatte suggeriert oft eine „Welle“ von Operationen bei trans Kindern. Ein Blick in die offizielle Krankenhausstatistik (Destatis, 2023) korrigiert dieses Bild drastisch:
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January 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Faktencheck: Die Realität genitalangleichender operativer Eingriffe bei Minderjährigen
Die aktuelle Debatte suggeriert oft eine „Welle“ von Operationen bei trans Kindern. Ein Blick in die offizielle Krankenhausstatistik (Destatis, 2023) korrigiert dieses Bild drastisch:
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Die aktuelle Debatte suggeriert oft eine „Welle“ von Operationen bei trans Kindern. Ein Blick in die offizielle Krankenhausstatistik (Destatis, 2023) korrigiert dieses Bild drastisch:
1
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Every time someone says "I can't write X, editors will never buy it" an angel loses its wings
Those shining adamantine feathers, sharper than death, slice all creatures in their path to molecule-thin ribbons, blood raining down onto acres of land rendered poisonous for decades.
So maybe reconsider
Those shining adamantine feathers, sharper than death, slice all creatures in their path to molecule-thin ribbons, blood raining down onto acres of land rendered poisonous for decades.
So maybe reconsider
January 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Every time someone says "I can't write X, editors will never buy it" an angel loses its wings
Those shining adamantine feathers, sharper than death, slice all creatures in their path to molecule-thin ribbons, blood raining down onto acres of land rendered poisonous for decades.
So maybe reconsider
Those shining adamantine feathers, sharper than death, slice all creatures in their path to molecule-thin ribbons, blood raining down onto acres of land rendered poisonous for decades.
So maybe reconsider
most of my posts here are airing out some grievance or another about my job, but I'm genuinely enjoying freelance translating so much. For the first time in years the phrase "upcoming holidays" doesn't inspire dread of piling up work. I can complain about work without fear of getting fired.
December 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
most of my posts here are airing out some grievance or another about my job, but I'm genuinely enjoying freelance translating so much. For the first time in years the phrase "upcoming holidays" doesn't inspire dread of piling up work. I can complain about work without fear of getting fired.
potential client's job listings: PROVEN experience only please share all your previous clients and projects and credits
potential client's NDAs: never tell anyone you worked for us or what you did for us. obviously we will never credit you with anything
potential client's NDAs: never tell anyone you worked for us or what you did for us. obviously we will never credit you with anything
December 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
potential client's job listings: PROVEN experience only please share all your previous clients and projects and credits
potential client's NDAs: never tell anyone you worked for us or what you did for us. obviously we will never credit you with anything
potential client's NDAs: never tell anyone you worked for us or what you did for us. obviously we will never credit you with anything
the absolute astonishment when a newly introduced functionality in software documentation sounds like it might actually be useful to somebody
December 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
the absolute astonishment when a newly introduced functionality in software documentation sounds like it might actually be useful to somebody
in my opinion, the holiday message or the note about the out of service elevator a company sends out doesn't need to be content. just write an email and print a note. maybe.
December 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
in my opinion, the holiday message or the note about the out of service elevator a company sends out doesn't need to be content. just write an email and print a note. maybe.
whyyyy keep praising/promoting AI "summaries" when LLM output is notoriously overly wordy and repetitive
December 22, 2025 at 10:13 AM
whyyyy keep praising/promoting AI "summaries" when LLM output is notoriously overly wordy and repetitive
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ah, the butlerian jihad
December 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
ah, the butlerian jihad
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Whatever make it 10 factor authentication.. I don't want to be able to sign into anything ever again
December 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Whatever make it 10 factor authentication.. I don't want to be able to sign into anything ever again
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the first pic in the "Animals with paper party hats" category on Wikimedia Commons could make me cry
December 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
the first pic in the "Animals with paper party hats" category on Wikimedia Commons could make me cry
agonizing over/upon/on/about the right preposition is a bane of/on/upon/for my existence
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
agonizing over/upon/on/about the right preposition is a bane of/on/upon/for my existence
my favourite hobby is searching people's book recommendations in Libby and clicking the little "Notify Me" button
December 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
my favourite hobby is searching people's book recommendations in Libby and clicking the little "Notify Me" button
I swear the guy in my source text got paid by amount of culturally specific metaphors
December 16, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I swear the guy in my source text got paid by amount of culturally specific metaphors
sometimes.... when the source says "structures" three times in the same sentence...... I will also say "Strukturen" three times
December 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
sometimes.... when the source says "structures" three times in the same sentence...... I will also say "Strukturen" three times
why yes, I am translating torment nexus marketing again, why are you asking
December 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
why yes, I am translating torment nexus marketing again, why are you asking
Learn more about the torment nexus's unique ability to empower cross-division torment potentials
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Learn more about the torment nexus's unique ability to empower cross-division torment potentials
imagine going through your life not knowing that no preposition in your language maps perfectly to any preposition in any other language
December 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
imagine going through your life not knowing that no preposition in your language maps perfectly to any preposition in any other language