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Translation party uses the Google Translate API to  turn Machine Assisted Translation abuse into a one-click spectator sport.

They automagically translate an phrase from English to Japanese and back again until they reach an equilibrium, or decide that they’ve tried enough (sometimes they give up prematurely, but you can only beat a dead horse for so long (or as they would say “Only between the wild-goose chase“.

Sometimes, however,   Translaton party discovers makes some remarkable discoveries.

In Gibbero Veritas

A non profit corporation from dublinIn English
ダブリンから非営利法人into Japanese
Non-profit from Dublinback into English
禁煙ダブリンから利益を得るback into Japanese
Non profit from Dublinback into English
ダブリンから非営利back into Japanese
Profit from Dublinback into English
ダブリンからの利益back into Japanese
Profit from DublinAnd we have a winner

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The more one reads Ranganathan, the more one appreciates just how far ahead of his time he was.

Now, thanks to the internet, we can begin to make his vision a reality.

Behold – the Ranganathong !

(This is all Kristina’s fault. Mostly.)

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