Wenn aus einer Qualle in 250 Meter Tiefe, eine Qualle von 250 Meter Länge wird. (Aus @zeit.de Newsletter WISSEN3)

How it started vs. How it's going via @japantimes.co.jp

Eure KI-Bilder überzeugen mich nicht von der wirklichen Gemeinschaft, für die ihr werben wollt. Noch vor drei Monaten hieß es: "Weil in Zeiten künstlicher Intelligenz echte Menschlichkeit im hier und jetzt wertvoller wird als je zuvor." - Christian Vollmann, Gründer nebenan.de am 7.9.2025

That's an interesting compilation of video game characters dying. I never thought about how powerful it can be that in death, Mario breaks the fourth wall and looks at you. It's a subtle way to show the player's fault and to create empathy in his last moment, maybe to encourage you to try again.

This is what every Machine Translation Post-Editing offer looks like to a professional translator.

My book, Super Nintendo: How One Japanese Company Helped the World Have Fun, is out next February! It is a lively cultural history of the world's most beloved video game company, drawing from 20 years' worth of reporting and interviews. Pre-order here: linktr.ee/super_nintendo

Last week, I was invited to the #Japanologentag, an academic conference for German speaking Japanese scholars. I'm only one of those things, so I was honored to present my journalistic research in China related to the war.

"[Calling AI magic is] convenient because it avoids questions about efficiency and environmental effects. [It's a]form of forced use because massive investments of hundreds of billions of dollars, have to be profitable." by @limitesnumeriques.bsky.social limitesnumeriques.fr/travaux-prod...

Stagnant wages for five straight months? No, you see, the REAL key issues are foreigners via @japantimes.co.jp

No wonder Tokyo always felt a bit like home to me. From "Revitalizing the space under Tokyo’s train tracks" by the @japantimes.co.jp

Leben auf Okinawa in Japan so viele Hundertjährige wie nirgends sonst auf der Welt? Nö. Medien behaupten das trotzdem immer wieder. uebermedien.de/103765/japan... (Abo)

"The investigation determined that Hirokawa demanded that female employees and volunteers to have sexual intercourse with him, in addition to taking nude photographs and other abuses, between 2004 and 2017." www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...

This is a comment under a YouTube video, that started a chain of more than 80 replies. Altogether, they make up around 5% of all comments – and they're all part of an elaborate scam.

I don't think there's another studio where I bought, played and completed every game they made. Very sad about the news. I hope the team can create something wonderful in a new place...