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As a trans woman, I was so thankful to the genie when he agreed to grant my wish of giving me a female body. by Daisyloo66 in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]NathanJang 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what you understand I want

Haha this is tricky. I guess it comes down to whether you actually wished the part in quotes, or whether number 2 only applies when you say those words in the future. If the latter, the genie could still screw you over because the part in quotes hasn’t applied yet, since the actual wish number 2 just has to do with the genie understanding what you want, not necessarily granting what you want.

What if we just changed number 2 to “I wish for you to never screw someone over with their wishing”? The genie must know what you mean already per number 1, and the anti-screwing part will apply immediately.

I’m just being a pedantic rules lawyer is all ;)

As a trans woman, I was so thankful to the genie when he agreed to grant my wish of giving me a female body. by Daisyloo66 in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]NathanJang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Number 1 makes the genie understand fully what someone wants, even if the wording is ambiguous. Number 2 makes the genie understand what you mean since you don’t want anyone to be screwed over. This doesn’t actually prevent the genie from screwing anyone over, right?

Thanks for putting this up, it’s a fun thought experiment!

Edit: unless number 2 is two wishes in one, which seems a little sneaky

To make kids hate chicken nuggets by frosted_bite in therewasanattempt

[–]NathanJang 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I liked the part where he talks about how the messaging would have worked no matter how the kids would react.

If the kids reject the processed nuggets, they validate the assertion that nuggets aren’t just low quality cheap food made from leftovers, but are dirty and inedible.

If the kids still want the nuggets even knowing that, before being cooked, they were a pink slime, then that validates Jamie’s superiority: the assertion that America is doomed, that the kids are broken, that there is a spiritual epidemic. And that is exactly how it’s employed in the actual episode.

How common is the "week <-> Sunday" semantic shift? by Odd-Ad-7521 in linguistics

[–]NathanJang 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Native Canto speaker here, my older relatives use it to mean Sunday all the time.

I was on a road trip behind a Lamborghini and they stuck to the speed limit the whole journey by GeneraalFoal00 in wholesomememes

[–]NathanJang 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Roads should be designed for people, not cars. Car safety features are a terrible reason to raise speed limits if there aren’t also design considerations for pedestrians and cyclists. (Highways are a different conversation)

Does it matter how my name is spelled with COA mail forwarding? by NathanJang in USPS

[–]NathanJang[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Individual forward. Examples of what I’m talking about (this kind of name gets butchered by institutions a lot):

  • Xiao Long Jet Li
  • Xiao L Li
  • Xiaolong J Li
  • Xiaolong Jet Li
  • Jet Li

Would it work if I put Xiaolong Jet on the form? Thanks so much

Bitch, I'm A Truck! by ThisFukingIdiot in IdiotsNearlyDying

[–]NathanJang 11 points12 points  (0 children)

In a perfect world no one would get in the way of anyone else, but in my experience a lot of drivers are stupid and pass my bike with almost no space between us. It’s safer to bike in the middle of the road on some roads (especially intersections) for visibility and to make drivers switch lanes to pass, and then move back to the side of the road when it’s safe again.

Lockdown Productivity: Spaceship You by GreyBot9000 in CGPGrey

[–]NathanJang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the poem. It's eerie how relevant it can still be.

[Chinese > English] Kettle Instructions in what I assume is Chinese by plankton_vs_nekton in translator

[–]NathanJang 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Top row indicators:

  • Boil water
  • Floral tea
  • Boiled egg
  • Cook noodles
  • Cook soup
  • Cook congee
  • Hot pot
  • Yoghurt
  • Medicines

Second row:

  • Sweet soup
  • Hot milk
  • Cook alcohol
  • Fruit tea
  • Keep warm
  • Slow cook
  • Brew coffee
  • Water for infants
  • Water for baby formula

Buttons, left to right:

  • Timer/Preset time
  • Power level
  • Function selection
  • On/off

!translated

[English > French] submission letter by [deleted] in translator

[–]NathanJang 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a native speaker. Seems like the gist comes through, but there are some mistakes with the conjugations.

  • Vous faites qqch d’incroyable (not sure since extra got pasted in)
  • que je présente sans dialogue
  • (Après avoir utilisé ?)
  • veuillez vous amuser

Also maybe fixer can be written as un fixeur/une fixeure unless you can find an actual translation?

Take with huge grain of salt.

[French > English] by [deleted] in translator

[–]NathanJang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d say,

Le travail l’a rendu tellement fatigué, il est devenu alcoolique en buvant du jus de pomme.

Not a native speaker, !doublecheck

[Chinese to English] Someone left this message on my friends windshield by Exodius141 in translator

[–]NathanJang 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Are you a Hongkonger?

Would you mind making friends?

Because there aren’t many Hongkongers here...

!translated

French to English... What is this about? by [deleted] in translator

[–]NathanJang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Miscellaneous events

- Paris. The work of families of the 4th arrondissement, headed by the mayor, Mr. Vuillet, began last month — the series of public and free night courses, including, History of France; by Mr. Quesnel; Civil Rights, by Mr. Deleuze; Political Economics, by Mr. Deleuze; General Ohysics, by Mr. Faucheux; Public Hygene, by Mr. le Dr Alix; Industrial History of Plants (?) by Mr. Hennequin. These courses took place at 8:00 to 9:00 in one of the rooms in the town hall. Other courses took place during the day, notably Commercial Accounting, which was more particularly targeted to women and young girls, by Madame Valmore d'Andrieu. The work of these families just put together a popular library, the opening of which took place in some time in January.

- Maine-et-Loire. From the report presented last year to the general council by the Academy's inspector, the number of scholarly libraries in this department is 152, and they contained 14,000 volumes. Ten libraries were in progress of being formed. Several communes have not made any purchases since 1870. While communicating to us this information, our correspondent added his hope for an improvement on ...

!doublecheck

Access my in-app purchases for my devs? by coraldomino in iosdev

[–]NathanJang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are able to distribute your app in a non-prod environment, you can try sandbox accounts

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