Monday, November 28, 2011

Google Translate Messups

We all know that Google Translate is, frankly, horrible. It can't translate to save its own program.
But here are some hilarious ones I found when I tried translating to telugu:
True English Version:
Dear Bob,
I live in pune. I used to live in the U.S., but India is also good. I am very hungry, so I will eat now. I like popcorn. I am going to move to hyderabad in 2012, into our house over there. It is quite big. My dad works in Oracle. We go to school at Vibgyor. My mom cooks well.
she makes dosas, idlis, and vadas when daddy comes. But she only gives cereal on weekdays. My mom is always bored and never plays games. My dad is always on his laptop and in meetings. My mom is sitting next to me and laughing at the horrible translations you are giving us. We are going to buy another tv, hopefully. It might be a large 3D one, with LED display. Isn't that amazing! I can't wait!
I might be getting a PS Vita. You don't know what it is, do you. It is the latest handheld from  Sony. There are some awesome things like LittleBigPlanet on it, whether you like it or not. So get used to it, buddy.
Enough of this talking. How are you? I am fine. You better not steal from the mayor again...
Cheers!
Me.

Telugu Version:
డియర్ బాబ్,
నేను పూణే లో నివసిస్తున్నారు. నేను అమెరికా సంయుక్త ప్రత్యక్ష ఉపయోగిస్తారు, అయితే భారతదేశం కూడా మంచిదే. నేను చాలా ఆకలితో AM, కాబట్టి నేను ఇప్పుడు తింటారు. నేను పాప్కార్న్ వంటి. నేను అక్కడ పైగా మా ఇంటిలోకి, 2012 లో హైదరాబాద్ తరలించడానికి వెళ్ళిపోతున్నాను. ఇది చాలా పెద్దది. నా dad ఒరాకిల్ లో పనిచేస్తుంది. మేము Vibgyor వద్ద పాఠశాల వెళ్ళండి. బాగా my mom వంట మనుషులు.
డాడీ వచ్చినప్పుడు ఆమె dosas, idlis, మరియు vadas చేస్తుంది. కానీ ఆమె మాత్రమే వారపు రోజులు న తృణధాన్యాల ఇస్తుంది. My mom ఎల్లప్పుడూ విసుగు మరియు గేమ్స్ పోషిస్తుంది ఎప్పుడూ. నా తండ్రి తన లాప్ టాప్ లో మరియు సమావేశాలు లో ఎప్పుడూ ఉంటుంది. My mom నన్ను పక్కన కూర్చొని మరియు మీరు మాకు ఇచ్చిన భయంకరమైన అనువాదాలు వద్ద నవ్వుతున్నారు ఉంది. మేము ఆశాజనక, మరొక TV కొనుగోలు వెళ్తున్నారు. ఇది LED ప్రదర్శన తో ఒక పెద్ద 3D ఒకటి, కావచ్చు. ఆ అద్భుతమైన కాదు! నేను వేచి కాదు!
నేను ఒక PS వీటా పొందడానికి ఉండవచ్చు. మీరు ఏమి, అది ఏంటి తెలియడం లేదు. ఇది సోనీ నుండి తాజా హ్యాండ్హెల్డ్ ఉంది. ఇది న LittleBigPlanet వంటి కొన్ని పరమాద్భుతం విషయాలు మీకు లేదో, ఉన్నాయి. కాబట్టి స్నేహితుని, అది ఉపయోగించే పొందండి.
ఈ మాట్లాడటం యొక్క తగినంత. మీరు ఎలా ఉన్నారు? I am ఫైన్. మీరు మంచి మళ్లీ మేయర్ నుండి దొంగిలించి కాదు ...
చీర్స్!
నన్ను.

Telugu Translation into English:

Dear Bob,I live in Pune. I used to live in the United States, but also good for India. I was very hungry, AM, so I can eat now. I like Popcorn. I was over our house, going to move to Hyderabad in 2012. It is too big. My dad works in Oracle. We go to school at Vibgyor. Well my mom cooking for humans.Daddy came to her dosas, idlis, vadas and the. But to give her cereal on weekdays only. My mom always bored and never play games. My father was always with his laptop, and meetings. My mom sitting next to me, and you have given us the worst of the transcripts at the navvutunnaru. We are hopeful, is going to buy another TV. 3D LED display is a large one, it may be. Is not that wonderful! I can not wait!I may be getting a PS Vita. What do you do, do not know what it is. Is the latest handheld from Sony. If you have some awesome things, such as LittleBigPlanet, whether or not it was, there. So, buddy, get used to it.It's not enough to speak. How are you? I am fine. If you are not good to steal from the Mayor ...Cheers!To me.

Lets see the same thing in Chinese: 
親愛鮑勃,
我住在浦那我以前住在美國,但印度也不錯餓極了所以現在會吃我喜歡爆米花我會轉移到海得拉巴2012我們的房子在那裡是相當大的我爸在Oracle工作我們學校 Vibgyor我媽媽廚師
dosasidlisvadas爸爸但她只是平日穀物我媽媽總是樂此不疲從不玩遊戲我的父親總是他的筆記本電腦在會議我的媽媽坐在我旁邊可怕的給我們翻譯我們打算買另一台電視機希望這可能是一個大型3D之一,LED顯示屏不是驚人我不能等待
可能會得到一個 PS維塔你不知道它是什麼,從索尼最新掌上電腦一些非常強大的東西小小不管你喜歡還是不喜歡因此,也就習慣了哥們
這件事不夠。你怎麼樣?我很好。你最好不要市長...
乾杯!
我。


Translation of it:
Dear Bob,
I live in Pune. I used to live in the U.S., but India is also good. I am very hungry, so I will now eat. I like popcorn. I will be transferred to Hyderabad in 2012 to our house there. This is quite large. My dad working in Oracle. We go to school Vibgyor. My mother a good cook.
She dosas, idlis, vadas when the father. But she just weekdays grain. My mother always bored and never play the game. My father always on his laptop, and at the meeting. My mother sat next to me, and terrible, and you give us the translation of laughter. We intend to buy another TV, I hope. This may be one of a large 3D, LED display. Is amazing! I can not wait!
I might get a PS Vita. You do not know what it is you. It is Sony's latest handheld. There are some very powerful things, like it a little, whether you like it or not. So, get used to it, buddy.
This is not enough. How are you? I'm fine. You better not steal the mayor ...
Cheers!
I.


Less mistakes but still.....  

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Overview Article

This is the final draft of my final article:

When the committee session increased six fold, so did the progress and mistakes made by DISEC on Friday morning. The meeting began with a discussion on what should be given more priority: Protection on non-nuclear states from nuclear ones, or International Terrorism. Through this long and well-fought discussion, several mistakes were made, and they have been recorded below.
The first mistake was made by the Delegate of France. The delegate supported the idea of scrutinizing the nuclear 'problem' first, and said that people should 'stop nuclear disarmament', the exact opposite of what she should have said. She quickly corrected herself before anyone could comment.
Next came from the Delegate of Egypt. His case was of severe misinformation, a fact realized by everyone when  he said that nuclear weapons were created to 'destroy terrorism', which is not true.  The U.S.A first used nuclear weapons in 1947 at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in retaliation to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It had nothing to do with terrorism; in fact, Al Qaeda was made in 1998, 41 years after.
The Delegate of China, Prabsehej Sethi (also the brother of chair Avtej Sethi) seemed to be unable to understand the need or formal language during committee sessions, saying "Hi everybody. Nuclear weapons are an important thing, so I guess we should talk about it." Avtej later leapt at the chance to chide his elder brother, calling him 'cheeky'.
Speaking of Avtej, he and co-chair Vrinda Kanani were urged to dance after the motion for entertainment passed in DISEC. He later sang 'Baby' by the teen sensation, Justin Bieber, for ECOSOC.
Finally, a voting was held and the majority voted or Nuclear Disarmament. Only a few other delegates made mistakes-the rest clearly expressed their country's view on the topic. Although the Delegate of South Africa began a fiery debate with the Delegate of U.S.A., when he stated that the 'U.S.A. should stop supplying nuclear arms to Pakistan,' and that a country as unstable as Pakistan would only 'destroy itself.'
The DISEC committee also worked on a draft resolution, which stated that 'all nuclear weapons should be given to the UN and deactivated' and that they 'can only be activated with prior permission of the UN.' It seems that they are a lot closer to a logical solution, and who knows, maybe they could pose as models for the real UN!
A small investigation later revealed a chit saying: "To the Chair: The Delegate of Spain would like to oppose the Delegate of Spain." No doubt it was meant as a joke when the writer was caught in a severe case of boredom. Perhaps he/she knew the Press would have a good laugh over it!
But the climax came when the Delegate of the United Arab Emirates came up. She declared war on every country, who in their turn declared war on her. This was the official beginning of the Model World War III caused entirely by the Delegate of U.A.E.
The U.A.E. delegate was also caught in a highly dramatic discovery when the Press found a note saying "USA loves UAE!" Both delegates refused to comment, although the Delegate of U.S.A. insisted that he did not write the note and proceeded to say a few words that are best left unsaid. 


VHMUN (READ THIS ONE FIRST!!!)

In case you're wondering, VHMUN stands for Vibgyor High Model United Nations. It was among the most fun experiences of my life (perhaps it was getting to stay at Mumbai without any adults peering over my shoulder, I don't know). I was a part of the press, a bunch of writers and photographers who create a newsletter filled with articles detailing about the entire event.
MUN is practically the United Nations at a kid level, where students come together, draft resolutions, and attempt t resolve disputes between countries in ways that things would happen in the UN. Of course, to match with the UN, a formal dress code is compulsary (which resulted in me buying a costly suit), yet the price was worth it.
At the same time as this post is published, two others giving my articles are going to be published. I was sent to watch DISEC (Disarmament and Security Council), where most off the people from my school were present. I was told to note down everything that I saw, especially mistakes. My only problem was that my article was HUGELY changed by the time it was published.
Here are my notes:

  • Chatting on Facebook during explanation of procedure.
  • Introduction to common yields, motions (NOTE: Yields and motions are used in the council to make it formal.)
  • Passing of chits to talk to each other.
  • Drama in the back: USA sending notes through UK to UAE....UAE looks irritated.
  • Mock session on if US has great influence who is worse: Justin Bieber or Rebecca Black! :D (originally supposed to be "if US has great influence over the UN", but the more fun-loving people changed the topic as I was writing it down)
  • Argentina claims that Rebecca Black has the "worst lyrics on Earth" and that she makes songs that are about "which seat she should take in the car."
  • The Press head opposed this, saying that "at least Rebecca donated her money to Japan after the earthquake."
     
Once I reached my room, everyone else's work had finished, but mine had just begun. I chose the ones I didn't need and crossed them out:

  • Chatting on Facebook during explanation of procedure.
  • Introduction to common yields, motions procedures (NOTE: Yields and motions are used in the council to make it formal.)
  • Passing of chits to talk to each other.
  • Drama in the back: USA sending notes through UK to UAE....UAE looks irritated.
  • Mock session Moderated caucus on if US has great influence who is worse: Justin Bieber or Rebecca Black! :D (originally supposed to be "if US has great influence over the UN", but the more fun-loving people changed the topic as I was writing it down)
  • Argentina claims that Rebecca Black has the "worst lyrics on Earth" and that she makes songs that are about "which seat she should take in the car." He also claimed that he will "sue her for ruining his ears."
  • The Press head opposed this, saying that "at least Rebecca donated her money to Japan after the earthquake."
     
I took out the "Drama in the Back" note since it seemed slightly personal and I didn't want to mention it. It later came up, however, in full blossom, and the entire Press team ended up finding out about it. At the ending, it ended up in my overview.
Read the next one now!

Pre-Conference Workshop

This is my article about the Pre-Conference Workshop (the thing I took notes for):


The seemingly monochromatic tiles dotted the walls as the delegates listened attentively to the speaker in the DISEC conference room. The Council was already into an elaborate discussion about the procedures and their usage.
Each delegate was sitting upright and stiff, paying their utmost attention. Bust as usual, nothing can be perfect, and there were several bad eggs scattered around the rooms.
There was a boy sitting in the back, hiding his QWERTY keypad cellphone beneath the table and (seemingly) discreetly chatting with his friends on Facebook.  Nearby, another boy was passing a chit to get a message around. In front, another person was whispering to his friend.
To top it all, most delegates admitted that they were bored; so in order to generate a new interest, there was a new idea for an unmoderated caucus:
"Who is worse at singing: Justin Bieber or Rebecca Black?"
The first to respond was the Delegate from Argentina. Claiming that Rebecca has the "worst lyrics in the world", makes songs about "which seat she will take in the car". and that he will "sue her for ruining his ears."
The Press head quickly shot back that "at least Rebecca donated her money to Japan after the earthquake."
Before the argument could complicate further, the chairs took a roll call and dismissed the delegates.

Notes for the Next Day....

These are my final notes:

  • Using of iPhone during speeches.
  • Delegate of France says "Stop nuclear disarmament-sorry, promote nuclear disarmament."
  • Delegate of China says: "Hi everybody. Nuclear weapons are an important thing, so we should talk about it."
  • The Chair targets China for being cheeky.
  • Delegate of Norway uses informal language.
  • Delegate of Egypt claims nuclear weapons were creates to combat terrorism (Osama Bin Laden in particular).
  • Using of iPad during caucus.
  • Chair chewing gum;bribes Press not to write about him.
  • Delegate of Bosnia runs away right before interview. He also doesn't know the independence day of India.
  • Most delegates know little or no GK about their country. They only learned about the topics.
  • Everybody urges Co-Chair and Chair to dance by banging their tables and screaming their name. Soon they sing We Will Rock You.
  • Delegate of South Africa sings Waving Flag and is quickly joined by the entire committee.
  • UAE declares war on all countries (WWIII!)
Corrected Notes:

  • Using of iPhone during speeches.
  • Delegate of France says "Stop nuclear disarmament-sorry, promote nuclear disarmament."
  • Delegate of China says: "Hi everybody. Nuclear weapons are an important thing, so we should talk about it."
  • The Chair targets China for being cheeky. China and Chair are brothers.
  • Delegate of Norway uses informal language.
  • Delegate of Egypt claims nuclear weapons were creates to combat terrorism (Osama Bin Laden in particular). Al Qaeda was made in 1998
  • Using of iPad during caucus.
  • Chair chewing gum;bribes Press not to write about him.
  • Delegate of Bosnia runs away right before interview. He also doesn't know the independence day of India.
  • Most delegates know little or no GK about their country. They only learned about the topics.
  • Everybody urges Co-Chair and Chair to dance by banging their tables and screaming their name. Soon they sing We Will Rock You.
  • Delegate of South Africa sings Waving Flag and is quickly joined by the entire committee.
  • UAE declares war on all countries (WWIII!)
  • DISEC head later sings "Baby" for ECOSOC.
  • Chit saying "USA loves UAE" found
  • Chit saying "To the Chair: The Delegate of Spain would like to oppose the Delegate of Spain" found.
  • DISEC works on draft resolution.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Rubik's Cube

Those of you who regularly visit my blog will realize that I took away the dynamic views (the previous look).  The reason is simple, it took too long to respond.
Today I am revealing to all of you the ability to play a 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, and even 5x5 cube-for free. I found this brilliant game onlin for all you Rubik ans. Well, solve away! 

3D Rubiks Cube

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