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"The Harry Potter world also showcases some extreme challenges of name translation, such as wordplay
http://david.ely.fm/post/3509603893
“The Harry Potter world also showcases some extreme challenges of name translation, such as wordplay. It may be tempting to translate the name Tom Marvolo Riddle literally, with marvels and enigmas. But the most essential property of the name is its anagram: “I am Lord Voldemort.” Thus the Dutch Tom Riddle is ( Read more... ) -
30% of Netflix Streaming Content Has Subtitles; 80% by End of 2011
http://david.ely.fm/post/3502932090
30% of Netflix Streaming Content Has Subtitles; 80% by End of 2011:
I complained just this weekend that Downton Abbey didn’t have subtitles when streamed over my TiVo. Netflix’s post doesn’t mention TiVo compatibility, so it may be a technology issue. It’s good to see that Netflix is working on this.
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The Princess Bride Reunion Scene
http://david.ely.fm/post/3445145743
Listening to The Incomparable podcast’s episode about The Princess Bride this morning, I made a mental note to look up the book’s Wikipedia page and read more about the strange literary hoax. My memory of the basics was basically correct: William Goldman wrote the book based on stories he told his daughters but ( Read more... ) -
London 2012 Olympic velodrome
http://david.ely.fm/post/3445684773
London 2012 Olympic velodrome:
First look at the first 2012 Olympic venue.
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Subscriptions and the new In-App Purchase requirement
http://david.ely.fm/post/3444543359
Subscriptions and the new In-App Purchase requirement:
Some astute points by Marco Arment about Apple’s new policies.
But if someone wants the Wall Street Journal app and finds it by searching for WSJ in the App Store and selecting it directly, who really brought that customer to the app?
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