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Sep
28
Why dabbling in short-term contracts is good for your freelance career
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I’ve taken some short-term contract work which means I’m back to 9 to 5 this week. Michelle Goodman over at The Anti 9-to-5 Guide gives her run-down on the pros and cons of this:
Pros:
Steady money
Priceless experience that helps flesh out your resume
Contacts you can use when you do go freelance later (or try [...]
Sep
28
Friday funnies from my cubicle
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Some lazy link love today (seeings as it’s Friday) - inspired by my temporary return to cubicle dwelling.
Overheard in the Office: this very funny page is part of the larger Overheard in New York site. Anyone who overhears something funny in their workplace can write in and post it for all to enjoy. And it’s [...]
Sep
21
Following up on my previous post on the birthday of the smiley this year, here’s more background into the use of keyboard symbols to add context to the way in which written words should be understood. Benjamin Zimmer over at Language Log does a fantastic job of delving a little deeper into the history of [...]
Sep
18
Readathon Translator!
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I’ve just come across a 24 hour Read-a-thon which is being planned for the 20th October, and I’m all excited about it. “So why not do it?” I’m thinking to myself. But there are plenty of reasons why not:
24 hours of reading is a long time. I’ve done it before out of choice (nothing better [...]
Sep
18
Blogrushing Translators :)
Filed Under web presence | 2 Comments
You may notice I’ve added a new widget to my sidebar called Blogrush - the idea is it will display links to similar blogs, so if you enjoy There’s Something About Translation… then hopefully, you’ll see something you like there too. It’s still very much in its early phases and I expect it may take [...]