Tomalak

@tomalak.bsky.social

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Cyclist. Developer. Language learner. Posts: German, English, 日本語 AI boosters will be blocked on sight.

Duolingo asking for a Japanese translation for „Colorless green ideas sleep furiously,“ a sentence coined by linguist (among other things) Noam Chomsky as an example for a statement that is perfectly grammatical, and still nonsensical.
Leicht bewölkter Morgenhimmel mit Blick vom Taunus Richtung Frankfurt
A card from one of my Anki decks with the two-character word "抱負" on it, meaning "aspiration / ambition / plan." The individual character meanings are "embrace" and "defeat."
"✅ Vielen Dank! Deine Bestellung ist bei uns eingegangen."
screenshot of an Amazon product page showing an Flash-to-DDR5 adapter with 4 SD card slots, selling for 12 GBP