Tiffany C. Li
@tiffanycli.bsky.social
Law professor and writer. Expert on tech, privacy, AI, and sarcasm.
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We’ve got to believe they do, or all is lost
January 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM
We’ve got to believe they do, or all is lost
A bit more on sousveillance here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sousvei...
I first encountered the concept when reading Simone Browne’s Dark Matters www.dukeupress.edu/dark-matters
I first encountered the concept when reading Simone Browne’s Dark Matters www.dukeupress.edu/dark-matters
Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness
www.dukeupress.edu
January 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
A bit more on sousveillance here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sousvei...
I first encountered the concept when reading Simone Browne’s Dark Matters www.dukeupress.edu/dark-matters
I first encountered the concept when reading Simone Browne’s Dark Matters www.dukeupress.edu/dark-matters
I wish! Read more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sousvei...
Sousveillance - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I wish! Read more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sousvei...
Reposted by Tiffany C. Li
I wrote a piece about translation earlier in the year, talking about how a good translation isn't, and can't be, just matching words one-for-one:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03/h...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03/h...
How Translation Works, Book Title Edition
As any translator will tell you, translating a piece of fiction isn’t about simply transcribing words one-to-one from one language to another. It’s about capturing a vibe — making…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I wrote a piece about translation earlier in the year, talking about how a good translation isn't, and can't be, just matching words one-for-one:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03/h...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/02/03/h...
Reposted by Tiffany C. Li
Authors, remember that you CAN insist on human translation for your foreign-language editions and have it written into your contracts. You can no longer just assume you're going to get a human to work on the book whose every word you wrote with intent.
December 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Authors, remember that you CAN insist on human translation for your foreign-language editions and have it written into your contracts. You can no longer just assume you're going to get a human to work on the book whose every word you wrote with intent.
Those were the days!
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Those were the days!