Linkdump Incoming
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elyusionI was nearing 100 saved links, so here we are.
Not that I'm going to post them all in one go. Hell no. I organized them into groups, and I'm going to post 2 or 3 groups max per linkdump.
As for my life, I've been a little busy lately. In a few days I'm going to opposite side of the country to visit a friend for a month. She has to really impress me, because this will determine if after graduation I'll move to Seattle and stay with her or stay in the comfycozy South and feel warmth on my skin 3/4 of the year. Until I leave, I've been working to put out an update on my site - an update I won't drop without completing work on a brand new second website, a fansite where I mostly translate stuff. :p And I have to clean and stuff... yeah, you know how it is. I also have a summer Japanese class, but I'm not stressing it.
The bizarre, true story of Metal Gear Solid’s English translation
Aeons, Eikons, and Espers: The Localization History Behind Final Fantasy’s Iconic Beasts (Part One)
"The S**t Hit The Fan" - Ex-Sony Producer Talks PlayStation & Final Fantasy VII's Localization Nightmare
Localization and Technology, Or: How Over a Decade of Progress Affects Your Localization / (It's about the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection.)
To release Animal Crossing in the West, Nintendo ‘had to change everything’
Localizing Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
The careful cultivation and localization of Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin / I haven't played this game. Don't even have it wishlisted. I don't know how I ended up with two articles on it saved, lol
The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide
Statement on Visit to the USA, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Taking Orwell's Name In Vain
The Right-Wing Story About Human Nature Is False
The Patriotism Trap / I really liked this essay. For a long time I used to wonder how I'd respond to the question "Do you love this country?" if I were running for president, ever since I saw a Republican say "Dems can never just say 'yes'." Because... I don't? I don't love "this country," I care for the people who live in it. Why would I give a shit about some founding documents, or lines on maps, or some vague grouping of ideals that we don't even live up to? Why do I have to pretend I do? I want people to survive and thrive - and not just "my" people, all people. That's all. If allegiance to those things is standing in the way, screw them.
Radical Change Isn't Free (What happens when the U.S. declares war on your parents? The Black Panther Cubs Know.)
The neurological impact of being Black in the U.S. / (Faster neurological aging and yet, black still does not crack.)
How White-Collar Criminals Plundered a Brooklyn Neighborhood
Freedman’s Bank / An article from Britannica, but something to think about when pondering generational wealth and reparations.
Jay-Z’s bitcoin school met with skepticism in his former housing project: ‘I don’t have money to be losing’ / you ever listen to the story of o.j. and think "this song would go soooo crazy if I was aspiring to be bourgeoisie" ? sadly i must shake my head after turning it up so that you know i disagree
And as for the MV up top............ *sheds tear* new jack swing fans: we're so back (just one little problem: the song is too damn short!!)
Not that I'm going to post them all in one go. Hell no. I organized them into groups, and I'm going to post 2 or 3 groups max per linkdump.
As for my life, I've been a little busy lately. In a few days I'm going to opposite side of the country to visit a friend for a month. She has to really impress me, because this will determine if after graduation I'll move to Seattle and stay with her or stay in the comfycozy South and feel warmth on my skin 3/4 of the year. Until I leave, I've been working to put out an update on my site - an update I won't drop without completing work on a brand new second website, a fansite where I mostly translate stuff. :p And I have to clean and stuff... yeah, you know how it is. I also have a summer Japanese class, but I'm not stressing it.
The bizarre, true story of Metal Gear Solid’s English translation
Aeons, Eikons, and Espers: The Localization History Behind Final Fantasy’s Iconic Beasts (Part One)
"The S**t Hit The Fan" - Ex-Sony Producer Talks PlayStation & Final Fantasy VII's Localization Nightmare
Localization and Technology, Or: How Over a Decade of Progress Affects Your Localization / (It's about the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection.)
To release Animal Crossing in the West, Nintendo ‘had to change everything’
Localizing Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
The careful cultivation and localization of Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin / I haven't played this game. Don't even have it wishlisted. I don't know how I ended up with two articles on it saved, lol
The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide
Statement on Visit to the USA, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Taking Orwell's Name In Vain
The Right-Wing Story About Human Nature Is False
The Patriotism Trap / I really liked this essay. For a long time I used to wonder how I'd respond to the question "Do you love this country?" if I were running for president, ever since I saw a Republican say "Dems can never just say 'yes'." Because... I don't? I don't love "this country," I care for the people who live in it. Why would I give a shit about some founding documents, or lines on maps, or some vague grouping of ideals that we don't even live up to? Why do I have to pretend I do? I want people to survive and thrive - and not just "my" people, all people. That's all. If allegiance to those things is standing in the way, screw them.
Radical Change Isn't Free (What happens when the U.S. declares war on your parents? The Black Panther Cubs Know.)
The neurological impact of being Black in the U.S. / (Faster neurological aging and yet, black still does not crack.)
How White-Collar Criminals Plundered a Brooklyn Neighborhood
Freedman’s Bank / An article from Britannica, but something to think about when pondering generational wealth and reparations.
Jay-Z’s bitcoin school met with skepticism in his former housing project: ‘I don’t have money to be losing’ / you ever listen to the story of o.j. and think "this song would go soooo crazy if I was aspiring to be bourgeoisie" ? sadly i must shake my head after turning it up so that you know i disagree
And as for the MV up top............ *sheds tear* new jack swing fans: we're so back (just one little problem: the song is too damn short!!)
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Date: 2025-05-24 12:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-05-25 01:18 pm (UTC)i hope i like it too ^^ honestly ive never really seen locals complain about anything but the traffic and housing
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Date: 2025-05-24 03:22 pm (UTC)i love the south too. i lived in austin for like five years which i know is not super south but still. i really liked every other spot i went to from the carolinas to new orleans. the south is really special. the pnw is very special too but in like the complete opposite way & some of the same ways.
have a great time in seattle!! there might be wild strawberries already, pick & eat some if u find them. they'll prob be the best strawberries u ever had.
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Date: 2025-05-25 01:43 pm (UTC)i have multiple reasons i'm worried about moving to seattle, but one of them is definitely "where i live right now is majority black, and idk what large groups of white people talk about if not racism" 😭 but seattle isn't just white, it's pretty multicultural, and it might be interesting meeting new people! when i went to the mall a year ago there i was surprised at all the different people i saw. and then, of course, maybe being in the minority race-wise is a worthy sacrifice for public transportation and having things to do
wild strawberries, wow.... in my head, seattle (a big city) doesn't have any space for nature, so i wonder if i can find any? but i sure hope i do. i love picking wild blackberries here <- blogger living in a town that looks and feels like a small island in a sea of forest
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Date: 2025-05-25 02:26 pm (UTC)yeah seattle is pretty diverse! a lot of the brown people there are rich tech workers, so not sure about getting much solidarity from them, but not all of them. there is specifically a really big ethiopian / eritrean population in south seattle & a ton of good food down there. it's pretty cool walking around hearing people speaking amharic, ukranian, hindi, etc & there is even a pretty big indigenous culture (coast salish - duwamish specifically) but sadly most of them are unhoused. but yes there's tons to do, pretty good public transit that keeps expanding, & a TON of nature in the city itself & not for away. like the olympic peninsula has rain forest, beaches, hot springs, etc & it's like less than an hour away by ferry. vancouver bc is 3 hours away. portland, or is three hours away. if u go into any forests you'll find wild strawberries. but come july the blackberries will be EVERYWHERE, every fence every sidewalk every yard. i make myself sick on them every summer lol. last summer i made purple ice cream with them. you're going at a really good time of year!! i think it's supposed to be hot next week but it might still rain. it usually rains into june. i bet where u live now is beautiful too, i'd love to see a small island in a sea forest!! (check out the san juans for actual islands in a salish sea of forest). i'm sure it'll be a culture shock etc but if u are used to being surrounded by nature seattle is prob the best big city u could hope for in the states.