學佛者；PhD Student in Buddhist Studies at UCLA. Studies medieval Chinese monastic life. Also dabbles in Digital Humanities, photography, fatherhood, jokes.
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The idea that Buddhist organizations should simply "certify" Buddhist scriptures translated by machine rather than actually do the work themselves should be supremely embarrassing for them.
I wouldn't mind if they wanted to use machine translation to produce new translations: indeed, it's probably a good idea, but the idea that a translation would get the "stamp of approval" from some anonymous committee with few, academic credentials...
Adam's Doctor Atomic was better than Oppenheimer
(Watch for free on demand:)
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Is it reasonable to pay $186 out-of-pocket to present at a conference?
17%Yes, of course.
83%No, of course not.
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Good artists borrow;
Great artists steal
Me: Clint Eastwood by @gorillaz is such a masterpiece! Must have taken ages to make…
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This is a paradox I explore in my dissertation: how is it that leading a life bound by rules, proper decorum, and self sacrifice be considered free?
“And how does she feel after seven years, six of which she has spent practicing Kung Fu?
‘Proud. Freedom to do whatever I like,’ she said, ‘And so strong from inside that I can do anything.’”
nytimes.com/2023/02/26/world…
