Month: February 2019

I wonder why YouTube doesn’t allow the audience to translate voice-over videos and offer the most popular translation in a section titled “Videos Declared by Authors as Translations”. Accordingly, poor translations would disappear from this section due to dislikes. And translators would earn from ads. Of course, there should be some sort of approval mechanism by the content owner for the right to translate.

Secondly, YouTube could find and link popular videos that only differ in their audio tracks. There are quite a few of these, but they are not connected in any way.

#youtube

I am sure almost all of you have heard “Fedot the Sharpshooter” performed by Filatov, the author of this satirical poem. I really love “Fedot the Sharpshooter” and have listened to it about ten times.

A while ago, I learned that there is a sequel by actor Andrey Averyanov, in the form of a solo performance “The Tale of Yegor, the Tsar’s Mainstay, the Son of Fedot the Sharpshooter, a Gallant Young Man”. I won’t compare it with Filatov’s version as opinions vary, but I highly recommend listening to it as well. It seems to be quite timely with beautiful allusions to reality, and in the style of Filatov, though the language is simpler.

But what’s interesting – there is no text of this poem available online in any form. No books, and you can’t find its content on Google. Videos on YouTube have gathered several million views in total. Yet, the text is nowhere to be found. Interesting, did the author not want to earn money? It’s unclear.

Well, I leave it here for you to listen and form your own opinion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv7m8vJHbGI

Do you have such cars? I just ordered a key for the car. Pay attention to the way to preserve the key for the future

Do you have such machines? I just ordered a spare key for my car

That case when the interviewee made himself at home as if he was a dog by the heater. A counter-example – Kiselev’s interview with Dud.

This dude creates absolutely insane installations. Search on YouTube for Thomas Deininger, there’s more stuff like that there.

https://youtu.be/idIc8HtcLsM

A very interesting lecture about the latest news in the field of AI&ML. For instance, I learned there about the development of a silent speech device –https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/alterego/overview/ Essentially, you communicate with the device in your own language without opening your mouth or making any sounds. The device processes microsignals from the mouth muscles. The video in the link shows how it works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6djLCYnOKw

I want to commend the Washington consulate of Poland, they are doing a great job. I received my passport with a Schengen visa the very next business day (!) after visiting the embassy with my documents. This is the third visa I’ve gotten from them, and all three times it was super fast.

I now have a whole week to plan the trip.

Skyeng has a simply excellent channel about the English language. In my opinion, it’s a benchmark for brand promotion on social media. And their Instagram is cool too. A rare case when you want to promote someone just for their good work. (How they manage quality with thousands of online teachers – I don’t know, this post is about promotion)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBbiCpR-eBwL5l6H63lgfg

https://www.instagram.com/skyeng_school/

#skyeng

In the USA, there’s a popular thing such as frozen berries and fruits. A two-kilogram pack of a mix containing blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries costs 10 bucks. It’s mostly used for smoothies and cocktails. Here’s the thing, this stuff leads to a real addiction on both macro and micro scales. If you open the freezer, eat one spoonful, and close it, for the next 10 minutes the only thought living in your head is to go back and eat another spoonful, then it eases off for a couple of minutes. Just impossible to resist! And right next to it, there’s another pack with frozen tropical fruits, pineapple, mango, and strawberries. It has the same addictive properties!