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Jocelyne Allen

@brainvsbook.bsky.social

アレン・ジョセリン I write. I ramble. I translate. And interpret. 筆者／翻訳・通訳家／取り留めの無い人 (she/they) brainvsbook.com kaikatsu.ca

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Tristan Felix B.@tristiger.bsky.social · 8h ago

🚨 The [Japanese] government is accepting public comments about the proposed changes to permanent residency requirements through Sept. 3 🚨 public-comment.e-gov.go.jp/pcm/detail?C... For info about how (e.g. you must submit in 日本語) >> public-comment.e-gov.go.jp/pcm/download...

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パブリックコメントの「永住許可に関するガイドライン改定案に係る意見募集について」に関する意見募集の実施についての詳細です。

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Isaiah D. Colbert@shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 2d ago

Hi hi, have a SM manga interview wherein I spoke with mangaka Zawayuki Taki (@zwzwyk.bsky.social) about @mangamavericks.bsky.social's upcoming English localization of the romance series, shibari, and how everyone could do with discussing and enjoying eroticism like any other creature comfort.

“There’s no greater joy than when people tell me that they’re glad they decided to get to know this new world,” Taki said. “The first time I went to an SM bar, I was nervous enough that I nearly turned back several times when I reached that heavy door, but once I took the plunge, it was like a dream.” “I used to wonder if I was weird or if I didn’t deserve to enjoy sexual pleasure, but in that world, it was all totally normal and a part of daily living,” Taki said. “Seeing people casually discuss sex with smiles on their faces made me think, ‘Isn’t eroticism at its heart a part of being human?’”
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2d ago

Tie Me Up, Stare Me Down is a romance manga where liberation through bondage is the real kink: aftermath.site/tie-me-up-star...

jessamyn@librarian.bsky.social · 5d ago

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
Jocelyne Allen@brainvsbook.bsky.social · 5d ago

Did you know that in 1984 a bunch of shojo manga artists (including Kazuo Umezz, Eiko Hanamura, and Moto Hagio) put on a play that ran for three shows over two days, recorded it for posterity on Betamax, and in the process created perhaps the least viewable performance of all time?

Q11 超激レア マダム鶴子の優雅な正月 1984年正... - Yahoo!オークション

ご覧いただきありがとうございます。豪華女流漫画家が共演した激レア公演のベータ版テープです。チケット付きです。公演日 1984年1月1日～2日会場 本多劇場製作 平井事務所作 大杉白武演出 小林裕（文学座）出演 いがらしゆみこ（伊藤野枝）    いまいか

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Sendai Books@sendaibooks.eu · 2w ago

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT: Sendai Books will soon announce two new manga titles. If you're a journalist, blogger, or media outlet and would like to receive the official press release, submit your details through the contact form on our website, or tag your preferred news outlet so we can reach out. Thank you!

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Jocelyne Allen@brainvsbook.bsky.social · last wk.

A newbie interpreter asked me for advice, and I figured they probably aren't the only ones new to the job. So here's some advice for all of you from someone who's been doing this for more years than I care to say. The first and most important thing—prepare and prepare and prepare some more.

American Literary Translators Association@littranslate.bsky.social · last wk.

Emerging translators! Check it out: Applications for the 2026/27 round of Emerging Translator Mentorships at the National Centre for Writing are now open (including one in Polish, mentored by ALTA's Director of Membership and Development Sean Gasper Bye)!

Apply for the Emerging Translator Mentorships programme 2025-2026!

NCW Emerging Mentorships aims to develop new cohorts of literary translators into English, particularly for languages whose literature is currently under-represented in English translation. Explore…

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Jocelyne Allen@brainvsbook.bsky.social · last wk.

A newbie interpreter asked me for advice, and I figured they probably aren't the only ones new to the job. So here's some advice for all of you from someone who's been doing this for more years than I care to say. The first and most important thing—prepare and prepare and prepare some more.

Jocelyne Allen@brainvsbook.bsky.social · 3y ago

A thing I love about translation is the constant learning. Like TIL you have to meet a minimum standing long jump requirement to join the Brazilian police, and Zippo has a "spiritual" line, which includes a Year of the Rabbit lighter, implying Chinese astrology is a spiritual practice.

Jocelyne Allen@brainvsbook.bsky.social · last wk.

Hmm. Japanese, I think 無理心中 is actually just murder-suicide. I mean, the definition 同意しない相手を殺して自分も自殺すること sort of says it all. The double suicide framing adds an unpleasant connotation of Romeo and Juliet, somehow romanticizing murdering your partner.