Will Tuladhar-Douglas
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The Ojibwe word of the day to learn is "ICE OUT"
The Ojibwe word of the day to learn is "ICE OUT"
Compiling Scheme to WebAssembly
https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2026/compiling-scheme-to-webassembly/
#HackerNews #CompilingScheme #WebAssembly #Programming #Languages #Tech #News #HackerNews
Sami Määttä
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I'd like to know people's opinions on this. I enjoying following people who post in a variety of languages. I also know I have followers who appreciate alt text in images and do my best not to boost images that have no alt text.
What do you do when the image has alt text but is in another language? To boost it as I would like to would mean those using screen readers are disadvantaged, as far as I know. To boost and comment with English alt text would seem rude to the original poster who has already included alt text. (I'm only using English as an example there as it's the one I usually communicate in). Do screen readers have their own translation functions by any chance?
If you're someone who uses a screen reader what do you do when you come across alt text in a language you don't understand?
I'd like to know people's opinions on this. I enjoying following people who post in a variety of languages. I also know I have followers who appreciate alt text in images and do my best not to boost images that have no alt text.
What do you do when the image has alt text but is in another language? To boost it as I would like to would mean those using screen readers are disadvantaged, as far as I know. To boost and comment with English alt text would seem rude to the original poster who has already included alt text. (I'm only using English as an example there as it's the one I usually communicate in). Do screen readers have their own translation functions by any chance?
If you're someone who uses a screen reader what do you do when you come across alt text in a language you don't understand?
Martin Paul Eve
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🆕 blog! “Should HTML's code blocks be translated?”
I was recently prompted to test my blog's layout when rendered in right-to-left text. Running a website through an automatic translator into a language like Arabic or Hebrew will show you any weird little layout glitches which might occur.
But mechanical translation is a bit of an unthinking brute. In this example, I had a…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/01/should-htmls-blocks-be-translated/
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#code #HTML #languages
🆕 blog! “Should HTML's code blocks be translated?”
I was recently prompted to test my blog's layout when rendered in right-to-left text. Running a website through an automatic translator into a language like Arabic or Hebrew will show you any weird little layout glitches which might occur.
But mechanical translation is a bit of an unthinking brute. In this example, I had a…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/01/should-htmls-blocks-be-translated/
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#code #HTML #languages
Question about kanji. Are these universal? I mean do they mean the same thing in Chinese and Japanese? #languages
joene extra
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History Culture Projects: *The Ancient Languages Hidden Inside Palestinian Arabic*
https://youtube.com/watch?v=TES4v964k30
"This video explores how Canaanite, Aramaic, and Hebrew linguistic layers survived within Palestinian Arabic through agriculture, place-names, tools, and daily life. From ancient toponyms to rural vocabulary preserved by farmers, masons, and olive growers; the Palestinian language is a living archive of the land. A multi-layered record of 5,000 years stretching all the way back to Bronze Age Canaan.
Sources and Further Reading: [see video page]"
#Palestine #Palestinians #languages #Levant #Arabic #history
History Culture Projects: *The Ancient Languages Hidden Inside Palestinian Arabic*
https://youtube.com/watch?v=TES4v964k30
"This video explores how Canaanite, Aramaic, and Hebrew linguistic layers survived within Palestinian Arabic through agriculture, place-names, tools, and daily life. From ancient toponyms to rural vocabulary preserved by farmers, masons, and olive growers; the Palestinian language is a living archive of the land. A multi-layered record of 5,000 years stretching all the way back to Bronze Age Canaan.
Sources and Further Reading: [see video page]"
#Palestine #Palestinians #languages #Levant #Arabic #history
Please if you’re teaching a language, translate as little as possible. Whn it’s time to share about false cognates, don’t start with the meaning we might assume (what it DOESN’T mean). Tell us what it means. Right off the bat. Provide the word or phrase in context - with visuals if possible.
So far, an Internet search hasn’t contradicted my advice, but I’m curious and open to hearing from experienced teachers. Do you address these things differently?
