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So today I let myself get talked into being an instructor for a university course on "IT and translation".

I'm as curious as the next person to see how this will work out.

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman

by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Tue Feb 2nd, 2010 at 03:42:51 PM EST
Oooh. That makes you an expert™, and so you'll be able to advise us on IT and translation.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Feb 2nd, 2010 at 03:49:17 PM EST
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Can I charge consulting fees?

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman
by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Tue Feb 2nd, 2010 at 04:14:24 PM EST
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Some IT translations:

BizSpeak:  "a bold new venture"
Translation: "oh fuck, we just bet the company"

BizSpeak: "using the latest advances in electronic technology"
Translation: "the engineers spent HOW MUCH?"

BizSpeak:   "adjusts to user requirements"
Translation: "we have no idea what it's good for"

BizSpeak: "in a previously untapped market niche"
Translation: "and we don't know who will buy it"

by ATinNM on Tue Feb 2nd, 2010 at 04:15:56 PM EST
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How can that be bizspeak? I thought it had to have "sustainable", "proactive" and "at the end of the day" to count.

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman
by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Tue Feb 2nd, 2010 at 04:25:14 PM EST
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This is a Family Friendly® blog.

(Think of the children, ya know!)

by ATinNM on Tue Feb 2nd, 2010 at 04:40:17 PM EST
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