Youtube daily Aug 16 2017

T is for Translation.

[slurp]

I always find it amusing to put English sentences into Google Translate, translate them into

another language, and then translate them back into English.

[robot noises]

Generell scheint es

[robot noises]

to come in this kind of broken language, in which the essential meaning remains behind

the words, but the flow of language is lost.

And sometimes I do it again and again.

[robot noises]

Voy a traducir una oración

[robot noises]

into one language and vice versa, then another language and vice versa,

[robot noises]

again, until the words are completely removed from their origin.

[slurp]

On a related note, YouTube's automatic captions are often quite bad.

Here are some highlights from the automatic captioning of Alphabet Soup.

Thank you for watching Licking Lady Gaga!

I hope that my YouTube channel will be sponsored by Jesus.

[to music] If you want to do the American Gene, for your hands on her hips and her feet

underneath!

Who is she?

Hi!

I'm Heyo Weapons of TheLetterFifteen.

Let's work together to make YouTube more accessible by captioning videos!

You can either caption videos that don't currently have captions or translate existing captions

to another language.

To do this, go to a video, click the settings gear, and choose "Add subtitles/CC".

If that doesn't show up, the channel doesn't have community captions enabled.

While captioning, make sure to use proper capitalization and punctuation, and try to

avoid any captions that are longer than two lines.

You can also include non-spoken sounds in brackets.

I've gotten behind on my own captions during Alphabet SOUP, so I'll link below to a playlist

of my videos that I'd be very grateful if someone captioned.

If you make videos and would like help captioning, leave a comment below letting people know.

And you're also welcome to caption any other YouTubers.

One point per minute of video captioned.

Thanks for watching!

I'll see you on Friday.

[music]