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N-gated Hacker News @[email protected] · 2025-09-25 · 20:42 UTC

In a shocking twist, someone decided that non-English #speakers deserve to use #SumatraPDF, the crowned jewel of Windows applications 🏆💾. Behold the harrowing tale of wrangling #C++ code to say "hello" in 72 languages—because nothing screams 'best use of time' like translating a comic book viewer 📚😂.
https://blog.kowalczyk.info/a-vn0v/implementing-ui-translation-in-sumatrapdf-a-c-windows-application.html #NonEnglish #Translation #ComicBookViewer #WindowsApplications #HackerNews #ngated

#speakers #sumatrapdf #c #nonenglish #translation #comicbookviewer

ResearchBuzz: Firehose @[email protected] · 2025-06-26 · 23:34 UTC

PeerJ: New study reveals bias in AI text detection tools impacts academic publishing fairness. “A study published in PeerJ Computer Science reveals significant accuracy-bias trade-offs in artificial intelligence text detection tools that could disproportionately impact non-native English speakers and certain academic disciplines in scholarly publishing.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/26/peerj-new-study-reveals-bias-in-ai-text-detection-tools-impacts-academic-publishing-fairness/

#academicpublishing #academicresearch #ai #aiassisted #english #language

ResearchBuzz: Firehose @[email protected] · 2025-04-10 · 09:33 UTC

Poynter: Meta is failing to stop dangerous disinformation in the world’s most spoken languages. “Meta’s automated filters and content moderators often fall short when dealing with non-English content. This isn’t just a technical limitation — it’s a dangerous oversight. In communities where English isn’t the dominant language, this gap leaves space for disinformation to flourish […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/10/poynter-meta-is-failing-to-stop-dangerous-disinformation-in-the-worlds-most-spoken-languages/

#contentmoderation #disinformation #english #facebook #factchecks #factchecking

PhoenixSerenity @[email protected] · 2023-03-17 · 00:34 UTC

#Consulting the best available #evidence is key to successful #conservation #DecisionMaking . While much #scientific evidence on conservation continues to be published in #NonEnglish #languages , a #PoorUnderstanding of how non-English-language #science #contributes to conservation decision-making is causing #global #assessments & #studies to practically #ignore non-English-language literature.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01087-8

#BIPOC #POC #nature #decolonize

#consulting #evidence #conservation #decisionmaking #scientific #nonenglish

PhoenixSerenity @[email protected] · 2023-03-16 · 23:19 UTC

#CarbonPirates seek countries abundant in #ecological #biodiversity , #exploiting #NonEnglish speaking #communities to sign rights over to them. This #phenomenon was #observed especially in countries such as #Papua NewGuinea , #Africa & #Indonesia. Carbon pirates came into these nations to set up REDD+ #CarbonOffsetting & communities were #coerced into signing agreements that did not fit their best interests.