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(27 replies, posted in General Discussion)

> what is 5G

One of various opinions.

https://michellesblog.co.uk/?s=5G

https://michellesblog.co.uk/

William

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(0 replies, posted in Art & Literature)

A lovely video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Y3N_2xUsw

William

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(0 replies, posted in Art & Literature)

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/fi … r-AA13TETE

William

1,604

(3 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Sadly I have just learned that Jack Jacobs passed away on 28th February 2023.

Jack is survived by his wife and children and grandchildren.

Unfortunately, the cat whose picture Jack used on the forum needed to be put to sleep in April 2023.

William

1,605

(112 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I am watching a YouTube mix of pop music.

This one has just played.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97XjRht4AFo

William

I was watching some videos on YouTube and there was an advertising feature for the iPhone 15 and much was made of its use of Titanium.

I remembered that when a time capsule was put under the statue The Vision of Eof at Evesham in 2008, the time capsule was made from Titanium.

https://forum.high-logic.com/viewtopic.php?t=2479

https://www.history.com/news/8-famous-time-capsules

William

Can 3d printing be used to produce letterpress type?

LG3D also refined its process for 3D printing blocks over the course of Fall 2020. 3D printing is an accessible method of creating letterpress blocks, especially at Northeastern University. Unlike laser cutting, 3D printing does not require access to woodworking materials, space, and expertise.

https://cssh.northeastern.edu/nulab/let … 21-report/

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/th … r-AA1gCjcR

To which one may add letterpress printing.

William

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment … r-AA1gz1I7

William

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(27 replies, posted in General Discussion)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA

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(27 replies, posted in General Discussion)

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/si … r-AA1gwkZy

Will it be

"Hello"

"This is am automated checkout, I do not waste time chatting with old people, I just take money for goods purchased."

or will it be

"Hello"

"This is my Eliza-style conversation module in action, what would you like me to say to you?"

"I love you"

"This is my Eliza-style conversation module in action I love you Please put your credit card in the slot to pay for the goods you are purchasing"

1,612

(27 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I was not sure, so I have just retried.

What are localizable sentences?

I got a different result.

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Localizable sentences are sentences that are carefully written so as to avoid any reliance on any sentence previously used in the same document1. Each localizable sentence would have a meaning expressed in words and possibly also have a glyph1. Localizable sentences can be expressed in two ways: by an abstract language-independent symbol, or by a code number expressed as an exclamation mark followed by digits2

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Reference 1 is to my family webspace

Reference 2 is to the Serif affinity forum

Also offered are two additional questions,

What are some examples?

How are they different from regular sentences?

The second question gave the following,

Localizable sentences differ from regular sentences in a few key ways:

Translation-Friendly: Localizable sentences are written with the intention of being translated into multiple languages. They avoid idioms, cultural references, and complex structures that may not translate well.

Context-Independent: Unlike regular sentences, localizable sentences are designed to make sense outside of their original context. This is important in software localization where a sentence might be used in multiple places within the application.

Unique Identifiers: Each localizable sentence is associated with a unique identifier, which is used to look up the correct translation in each supported language.

Avoidance of Concatenation: Localizable sentences avoid concatenation of strings wherever possible, as the sentence structure can change significantly in different languages.

In contrast, regular sentences do not have these constraints and can include idioms, cultural references, and context-dependent meanings.

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The system then offered me a question about internationalization and localization of software.

1,613

(27 replies, posted in General Discussion)

"It" offered a question, something like (I've lost the original)

Can you give me an example of a localizable sentence?

Then answered as follows.

Sure, here’s an example of how localizable sentences might be used in a software application:

Let’s say you’re developing a weather application that needs to display the temperature in different languages. You might have a sentence like this in English:

"The current temperature is 20 degrees Celsius."

In your code, you might represent this sentence with a localizable string and a variable for the temperature, like this:

"The current temperature is {0} degrees Celsius."

The {0} is a placeholder that gets replaced with the actual temperature when the program runs.

When you want to translate this sentence to another language, you don’t have to change the code, just the localizable string. For example, in Spanish, it might look like this:

"La temperatura actual es de {0} grados Celsius."

This way, the same code can support multiple languages just by swapping out the localizable sentences.

1,614

(27 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I asked it

What are localizable sentences?

and got the following reply.

Localizable sentences are a concept used in localization and translation. They are sentences that are designed to be easily translated or adapted for use in different languages or regions. This can be achieved in two ways:

By using an abstract, language-independent symbol.
By using a code number expressed as an exclamation mark followed by digits1.
This approach helps to avoid confusion with numbers and allows the same idea or phrase to be expressed consistently across different languages1. It’s a useful tool in global communication, especially in software development and international business.

1,615

(27 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I was using Microsoft Edge and a page with

Ask me anything ...

came up.

So  I put

How do I get my idea for a movie made at no cost to me please?

and it gave me a lot of links.

Was this AI in action?

William

1,616

(27 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Can someone who knows how to do it please ask an AI system how I can get the movie that is described in this chapter made at no cost to me please? And describe how the Ai was asked please?

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/l … er_017.pdf

Or does AI not answer questions like that?

William

1,617

(27 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Person: Where is my breakfast please?

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(27 replies, posted in General Discussion)

> ... identify patterns ...

https://psychology-tools.com/test/autis … m-quotient

Please see Question 23

William

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(0 replies, posted in Mathematics & Science)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bHj1186CsI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=marg5wGTfqU

William

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(0 replies, posted in History & Geography)

This was offered on the web start up this morning.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/tripid … s-AA1gfY6s

William

1,621

(3 replies, posted in Art & Literature)

GB wrote:

Are you saying that you do.

Well, I don't have a collection book or anything like that, but I often make a point of not throwing them away, particularly if the paper is nice and/or the typography is nice. A signature on a compliments slip is also good.

I have only seen the collecting of compliments slips written about by someone other than me in an article in a printing magazine in the 1960s.

Collecting compliments slips got mentioned in a chapter of my first novel.

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/l … er_064.pdf

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/novel_plus.htm

While writing this post I went and read the story from Chapter 51. It is over four years since I completed writing the novel, started in 2016.

William

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(27 replies, posted in General Discussion)

A news story.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/p … c-30893829

Yet what particularly interests me is this at the end of the article.

* This article was crafted with the help of an AI tool, which speeds up The Mirror's editorial research. An editor reviewed this content before it was published. You can report any errors to
webhomepage@mirror.co.uk

What does that mean please?

Please discuss if you so choose.

William

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(3 replies, posted in Art & Literature)

Do you collect the compliments slips that you receive?

These days compliments slips are often the width of an A4 sheet of paper and one third of the height of an A4
sheet of paper.

William

I saw the following, by chance.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/th … r-AA1eGhJ6

William

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(0 replies, posted in History & Geography)

Yesterday this video was advertised to me on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRR35KGuWJI

Thus far I have watched the first seventeen minutes of it.

I find it excellent, thus far there appear to be no edits, just hot-rolled as recorded.

San Gimignano features in the following forum thread.

https://forum.high-logic.com/viewtopic.php?p=15128

San Gimignano also features in the following chapters of my first novel.

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/l … er_004.pdf

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/l … er_012.pdf

William