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Lemko Translator App Shipped (Payments Live)
Mon, Feb 23, 2026 — quick dispatch. After a multi-year grind, the Lemko translator app is shipped and payments are live end-to-end. International Mother Language Day just passed, which hit with perfect timing. It’s a reminder that language tech isn’t only about “big languages” — low-resource and heritage languages deserve serious tooling too. Next step:…
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Demo: LLM AI Lemko & Rusyn Translators
It’s Friday, February 20, 2026, and I’m publishing a quick demo of what I’ve been building: an AI (LLM)-powered translator that translates from English (and other regional languages) into Lemko, plus a Rusyn translator for Slovakia. Tomorrow (Feb 21) is International Mother Language Day, so for the demo I translate the first paragraph of the…
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Sacred deer and Great Torii Gate: Itsukushima, Japan
Behind me you can see the gate that people would sail in and one of the sacred #deer below. You’re not allowed to feed the deer food and they will try to steal it and they will try to steal your souvenirs or eat them. And they are wild deer though. They are not domesticated.…
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Atom Bomb Ground Zero in Hiroshima, Japan
We’re here at ground zero in Hiroshima, by the Atomic Bomb Dome. The atomic bomb exploded about 600 meters above this area. Around 70,000 people were killed instantly, and by the end of 1945 the death toll had roughly doubled. This building was completed in 1915, about 30 years before the bombing, and was designed…
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1200 years of samādhi at Okunoin Cemetery, Mount Koya
Good afternoon from Japan’s largest cemetery, where over 200,000 souls repose. Also here is Kūkai who is believed to have been in a state of deep meditation called #samadhi since the year 835. That’s 1,200 years ago. #Okunoin #Japan
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Dhritarashtra at the Chumon Gate in Koyasan, Japan
The Chumon Gate in Koyasan, Japan is a very sacred place that was founded in ~815. They just rebuilt this gate 10 years ago for the 1200th anniversary of this place. So this place is older than Poland. Behind me, I think, is Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the Buddhist guardian king of the East. His name is interesting.…
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Arashiyama Bamboo Forest of Kyoto, Japan
The Arashiyama Bamboo Forest of Kyoto: these trees are about 20 to 30 meters high. And when the wind blows, you can hear them rustling at the top. And that sound is one of the 100 official soundscapes of Japan. This is actually one of the busiest spots of the city. If you want peace…
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Sacred deer at Great Buddha Hall in Nara, Japan
The sacred deer in Nara at Great Buddha Hall: It used to be the death penalty if you killed one of these deer. And now they kind of roam freely among the people.
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Great Buddha Hall in Nara, Japan
Good afternoon from the Great Buddha Hall in #Nara, #Japan. This used to be the capital of the country about 1300 years ago. Inside is a 15 meter tall #Buddha from about the year 700. This used to be the largest wooden building in the world and it’s still one of them. It’s burned down…
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Kyoto, Japan: Temple of the Buddha’s Light (Bukkō-ji)
Bukkō-ji, the Temple of the Buddha’s Light, is a quiet, secluded temple right in the middle of busy #Kyoto. Its roots go back more than 800 years. In this video I’m wearing a men’s kimono – traditional formal wear here, similar in role to a suit and tie. Men’s #kimono are usually dark and understated,…
