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"which Ars translated from Italian into English using Google Translate" Surely Ars Technica can spare $10 to have someone (on Amazon turk or fiverr or whatever

by tinco 11y ago

"which Ars translated from Italian into English using Google Translate" Surely Ars Technica can spare $10 to have someone (on Amazon turk or fiverr or whatever) who actually speaks Italian and English to translate?

psykovsky 11y ago
Why pay if they can do it for free? You have any idea how much advertising they would need to show their users just to make those $10 back? ;)
ohitsdom 11y ago
I saw this complaint in Ars' comments as well, but I don't have a problem with using Google Translate. If there was any confusion or if the situation was very complicated, then sure, get an actual translator. But for a relatively straightforward situation that Google Translate handles pretty clearly, why bother?
- jakobegger 11y ago
  Especially considering that Google Translate is instantaneous and every other solution takes at least 30 minutes.
- anc84 11y ago
  Because this is what happened when I google-translated your comment to Italian and back: > I saw this complaint in the comments Ars' as well, but I have a problem with using Google Translate. If there was any confusion or if the situation was very complicated, then sure, get a real translator. But for a relatively simple Google Translate handles quite clearly, why bother? Note the "I don't have a problem" -> "I have a problem". You cannot rely on Google Translate and as a journalist, you should not be so stupid to do so.
  - tomjen3 11y ago
    But note that there is now confusion in the translation - his first sentence no longer corresponds to the second. Besides an italian translator could misread the statement and do the translation based on what he read, rather than what was written.
  - sambe 11y ago
    Twice is very different than once, as I feel you are probably aware. Once with editing/skimming is normally pretty good and at least obvious where clarification is needed.

by tinco 11y ago

psykovsky 11y ago

Why pay if they can do it for free? You have any idea how much advertising they would need to show their users just to make those $10 back? ;)

ohitsdom 11y ago

I saw this complaint in Ars' comments as well, but I don't have a problem with using Google Translate. If there was any confusion or if the situation was very complicated, then sure, get an actual translator. But for a relatively straightforward situation that Google Translate handles pretty clearly, why bother?

jakobegger 11y ago
Especially considering that Google Translate is instantaneous and every other solution takes at least 30 minutes.
anc84 11y ago
Because this is what happened when I google-translated your comment to Italian and back: > I saw this complaint in the comments Ars' as well, but I have a problem with using Google Translate. If there was any confusion or if the situation was very complicated, then sure, get a real translator. But for a relatively simple Google Translate handles quite clearly, why bother? Note the "I don't have a problem" -> "I have a problem". You cannot rely on Google Translate and as a journalist, you should not be so stupid to do so.
- tomjen3 11y ago
  But note that there is now confusion in the translation - his first sentence no longer corresponds to the second. Besides an italian translator could misread the statement and do the translation based on what he read, rather than what was written.
- sambe 11y ago
  Twice is very different than once, as I feel you are probably aware. Once with editing/skimming is normally pretty good and at least obvious where clarification is needed.