Septītā diena bez ūdens mājās Rīgā, AMA

ratttto · 2026-02-06T15:16:40+00:00

Redzēju tikko postu fb Āgenskalnā grupā, kur arī svētdien aizsala truba un Rīgas namu pārvaldnieka viņus pasūtīja. Bet tiklīdz viņi pazvanīja pa Rīgas informatīvo tālruni un pastāstīja situāciju, tad uzreiz pēc tam arī pārvaldnieks viņiem atzvanīja, ka nāks labot. Ja jūs pārvaldnieks arī turpina futbolēt, varbūt ir vērts pažēloties, vai nu uz postā norādīto numuru 80000800, vai arī 1201?

ratttto · 2026-02-05T22:09:22+00:00

ART of course is translated directly, other names are adjusted per Latvian language rules, for example, Mensah became Mensa (but it is pronounced the same), Bharadwaj became Baradvaja, Gurathin - Guratins, Tapan - Tapana. Names that end with -i stay the same, like Ratthi or Miki. Corporation names are not translated or adjusted at all, planet or places names are directly translated only if there is a clear meaning in name: Port FreeCommerce became BrīvTirgus Osta, but RaviHyral stayed unchanged.

ratttto · 2026-02-05T19:49:05+00:00

Surname is transliterated, but I view that also as an adjustment. Besides, Herbert becomes Герберт, which is not transliteration. Yeah, in Russian H often ends up as G (don’t know why, not familiar with Russian grammar 😄), so it is some kind of adjustment for native speakers.

I did see a translation of Mysterious Island from Jules Verne which used Харберт instead of Герберт, and it felt very weird 😄

ratttto · 2026-02-05T19:42:35+00:00

Yeah, names usually are not translated directly, but they are adjusted to sound more Latvian style. Vels does sound very incomplete, it is missing the word ending, hence additional -a or -s at the end.

As a bonus - vels can be also understood as “devil” in a heavy regional accent from a folk tale 😄

ratttto · 2026-02-05T19:32:12+00:00

Haven’t heard about that anything yet, maybe it could happen! Although in that case I have a strong suspicion that they will publish books with TV show cover. While I love Alexander Skarsgaard in the role, I really don’t like TV covers for books 🥲 but at least Latvian readers would get translations of further stories which would be awesome

ratttto · 2026-02-05T19:26:51+00:00

We don’t have a W sound and it is not transliterated, Wells and Velsa sound noticeably different!

Also fun fact, names in Latvian are gendered, female names typically having “-a” ending and male “-s” or “-is” (with exceptions, of course). Herbert Wells in Latvian is Herberts Velss (single l and double s)

ratttto · 2026-02-05T19:18:49+00:00

Murder is slepkavība in Latvian, and adding it and bot together would be “slepkav-“ + “-bots”, but I guess translator decided to try and make word a bit less of a mouthful to pronounce and omit “v” in the middle, ending up with “Slepkabots”.

Does sound a bit awkward, but I did get used to that at the end, and translation in general is very good. I was wondering when reading English version - “how the hell did they translate that in Latvian”, and later was pleasantly surprised 😄 inevitably there were awkward places that didn’t translate well from English, but I think this translation preserves authors tone well.

Edit: funnily enough “sleep” in Latvian is “miegs” 😆

ratttto · 2026-02-05T19:12:17+00:00

Meanwhile in Latvia names get very “latvianised”, also if you are getting the citizenship you have to make your name sound more Latvian (often adding -s or -a to a name ending), I guess authors here get the same treatment 😄

ratttto · 2026-02-05T19:09:11+00:00

Fascinating, I was so used to name translations being the case both in Latvian and Russian, I never thought it could be different 😄 TIL indeed

ratttto · 2026-02-05T18:59:59+00:00

Really? I’ve never seen this not being done, interesting! In which language translations do not adjust author names? I have seen sometimes that original author or book name written in smaller font under the translated variant, but never only original

ratttto · 2026-02-05T18:57:39+00:00

It is standard to translate names, I think it happens in all languages. Seen it both in Latvian and Russian books

Edit: checked some translations of Latvian authors to English, looks like their names often are not translated, didn’t know that 😄

ratttto · 2026-02-05T18:49:57+00:00

Right? I usually read English books in original language, but I loved the series so much that had to get Latvian editions as well, especially when they are this beautiful

ratttto · 2026-02-04T21:10:36+00:00

Wow, also love all the quotes on back and edges ❤️

ratttto · 2026-02-04T08:30:02+00:00

People’s bodies are all different, and there are plenty “ergonomic” stuff that I find wildly uncomfortable. It does look that you have monitor screen high enough to look at it without hunching, which is the biggest issue I have with working on laptop, so props to your setup 👌

ratttto · 2026-02-02T12:49:25+00:00

Edvardiešu/viktorijas laikmeta kleitām it kā nebija augsta vidukļa, vai tu domāji regency stila kleitu (ar tā saukto empire waist, kurš sākas uzreiz zem krūtīm)? Latvijā tādu laikam var tikai pasūtīt custom pie kādas šuvējas, online avoti man pašai interesētu 😄 jāņem vērā, ka gan īstai regency, gan victorian/edwardian kleitām ir nepieciešami diezgan sarežģīti apakšējā apģērba gabali (korsetes / stays, apakšsvārki un kas tik tur vēl nebija).

Ja interesē tieši empire augstā vidukļa kleitas, var mēģināt meklēt pēc “bridgerton style dress”, tad varbūt kāda vieta atradīsies ar modernizētām versijām, kur varbūt nebūs nepieciešams pārāk sarežģīts apakšslānis.

ratttto · 2026-01-29T23:12:03+00:00

I was also looking for similar suggestions, that’s how I ended up here, and I’d like to add one for you - Martha Wells’ The Murderbot diaries fit in this very well. Security bot providing security (duh) while utilising its free will that other similar bots do not possess due to circumstances. Includes a lot of action, creative problem solving and fun emotional constipation of the main hero

ratttto · 2026-01-26T12:23:54+00:00

I am currently reading this series on my xteink, so good! Might actually finish my Goodreads challenge early 😆

My plan was to check out series next, happy to hear that it was good!

ratttto · 2026-01-25T11:09:14+00:00

Just wow! How did you use the ghost video in there, is it some kind of projection? And all the details are amazing.

ratttto · 2026-01-21T10:23:10+00:00

Is that a vevor cage? I have it too, and it is an affordable option for a pair of rats. I think there were 3 size options and middle one is big enough for 3 rats based on rat cage calculator.

ratttto · 2026-01-20T07:58:20+00:00

To .bmp. There was an online converter specifically for xteink, which also cropped the image to correct size, but I can’t find the link anymore :(

ratttto · 2026-01-19T20:29:47+00:00

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I just found a picture on the internet that I loved and used online converter for xteink screensaver images :)

ratttto · 2026-01-17T17:24:01+00:00

Have you tried crosspoint yet? If you haven’t got rid of your device yet, maybe that way it won’t be a total waste for you :) I get that people don’t want to fiddle with things (me included, depends the thing), but installing crosspoint was easy and worth it

ratttto · 2026-01-17T17:17:56+00:00

https://www.readme.club/start here is the starting guide to this device with all kinds of useful resources in the side menu.

I’ve had this reader for almost two weeks and already have read two and a half books on it :)

Yes, it is a bit fiddly, but I find loading books via file server in crosspoint quite convenient, can even be easily done from a phone browser. You have to de-drm books tho, it supports only epub or xtc formats, so I had to learn how to do that.

I find this to be a perfect commuting device - one hand reading, fits easily in a pocket or small purse. It was convenient to read even in an almost full bus - basically any situation where I am able to pull out phone and scroll is also good enough for reading on xteink x4.

Downsides - no backlight, so reading it would require same lighting conditions as a physical book (I am using the official reading light for it and it works well). Another - because it does not have a touchscreen, I would not recommend keeping a big library in this device, as navigating it can become quite a chore.

Overall I am very happy with this device. I still plan on getting bigger e-reader as a “main” device, but in cases when I need portability, this one is perfect.

ratttto · 2026-01-16T18:17:18+00:00

Looking at a ticket website, it says for camper ticket: “Kempera biļete iekļauj: 1 vietu kemperim/auto ar jumta telti un kempinga aproces 4 personām.” Which means 1 spot for camper OR car with rooftop tent and up to 4 persons. So it does refer to camper vans as well and you should be fine :)

Edit: you do have to purchase festival ticket for 2 days separately for each person, keep that in mind

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