#spell instructions

[herbalgrimoire]

#baby witch #witchblr #spell jar #spell jars #spell bottle #samhain #samhain celebration #spirituality #witchcraft #witch community #spells #spell instructions #my spells #my stuff

[awkward-teabag]

I have to wonder how many people celebrating AI translation also complain about "broken English" and how obvious it is something was Google translated from another language without a fluent English speaker involved to properly clean up the translation/grammar.

Because I bet it's a lot.

I know why execs are all for it—AI is the new buzzword and it lets them cut jobs thus "save" money and not have to worry about pesky labour laws when one employs humans—but everyone else?

There was some outcry when Crunchyroll fired many of their translators in favour of AI translation (with some people to "clean up the AI's work") but I can't help but think that was in part because it was Japanese-to-English and personally affected them. Same when Duolingo fired many of their translators in favour of LLM translation. Meanwhile companies are firing staff when it's English to another language and there's this idea that that's fine or not as big a deal because English is "easy" to translate and/or because people don't think of how it will impact people in non-English countries.

Also it doesn't affect native English speakers so it doesn't get much headway in the news cycle or online anyway because so much of the dominant media is from English-speaking countries and English-speakers dominate social media.

But different languages have different grammar structures that LLMs don't do, and I grew up on "jokes" about people speaking in "broken English" and mocking people who use the wrong word when it was clearly a literal translation but the meaning was obvious long before LLMs were a thing, too. In fact, the specific way a character spoke broken English has been a way to denote their native tongue for decades, usually in a racist way.

Then Google translate came out and "Google-translated English" became an insult for people and criticism of companies because it was clearly wonky to native speakers. Even now, LLMs—which are heavily trained on English compared to other languages—don't have a natural output so native English speakers can clock LLM-generated text if it's longer than a sentence or two.

But, for whatever reason, it's not seen as a problem when it goes the other way because fuck non-English readers or people who want to read in their native tongue I guess.

#and it's not like no people were doing translations so wonky translations were better than nothing #it's actual translators being fired for a subpar replacement #and anyone who keeps their job suddenly being responsible for cleaning up llm output rather than what they trained in #(which can take just as much time or longer than doing the translation by hand from scratch) #(if you want it done right anyway) #hell to this day i hear people complain about written translations of indigenous words and how they 'aren't english enough' #even though they're using the ipa and use a system white english people came up with in the first place #and you can easily look up the proper pronunciation and hear it spoken #but there's such a double-standard where it's expected that other languages cater to english/english speakers #but that grace and accommodation doesn't go the other way #and it's the failing of non-english speakers when an english translation is broken #you see it whenever monolingual english speakers travel to other countries and utterly refuse to learn the language #but if someone doesn't speak in unaccented (to them) english fluently in their home country the person 'isn't trying hard enough' #this is just the new version of that where non-english speakers are supposed to do more work and put up with subpar translations #even as a native english speaker/writer i get a (much) lesser version of this because i write with canadian spelling #and some people get pissed if their internet experience is disrupted by 'ou' instead of 'o' or '-re' instead of '-er' #because dialects and regional phrasing/spelling is a thing #human translators can (or should) be able to account for it but llms are not smart enough to do so #and that's not even getting into slang and how llms don't account for it #or how llms can put slurs into translations because it doesn't do nuance or context and doesn't know the language #if you ever complained about buying something from another country that came with machine-translated instructions #you should be pissed at companies cutting english-to-[language] staff in favour of glorified google translate #because the companies are effectively saying they're fine with non-native speakers getting a wonky/broken version

[cloudselkie]

Sound of rain, thunder rumble

Whisk make water froth an tumble

Round the bowl the hours go

Always forward as time does flow

Speak your conditions, declare your right

And send your spell into the night.

#it's a new way of recording spells i'm trying out #all the instructions are there #weather magic #water magic #storm magic #witchcraft

[questioningdragons]

Also, can we talk about how it took years for Hama to invent bloodbending, but Katara figured it out in a single evening, just by becoming aware it was possible and seeing a brief demonstration?

#Avatar #Atla #I know these kids are all scary strong benders for the drama #But I wonder how that would be justifiable in universe #There's obviously different levels of bending (see Azula and her blue flame and lightning) #Is Aang a particularly strong Airbender? Or just a really quick learner for an Avatar? #Considering Roku took 12 years to master the other three elements and Aang had a few months he's obviously the latter #And then Toph is obviously a very strong earthbender #I don't know that any other benders could use it as an extra sense #(Ooh but now I headcanon that a sufficiently strong Airbender could) #So yes different levels of bending #But does the show ever explain why that is? #It seems to be more than study and instruction method #Zuko and Azula were presumably trained the same #(At least in the beginning) #And as far as I can tell Zuko is an average firebender #So is it just innate talent? #Also I think we need to talk about the fact that of the three scary strong bending girls only Azula actually had formal training #(Or rather Toph learned the basics from a master but had to teach herself the rest and Katara's skills were only refined by Paku) #(That is not spelled right...) #What would Toph and Katara have been like if they'd had actual training? #What would Azula have been like if she'd been as isolated as they were?

[aristoteliancomplacency]

A charm to restrain anger, for your dash (guaranteed to work against enemies, accusers, brigands, phobias, and nightmares).

#ID in alt #PGM 10.24-35 #tagamemnon #graeco Egyptian magical formularies #I couldn’t find the ibis one otherwise I’d have posted that here because who doesn’t want a spell where you draw an ibis on your hand #for unknown reasons #as in #the spell does not say what it’s for #it just tells you what to do #so #maybe I should just follow the instructions when I find it again #and report back what happens #for science

[punklee-fanatic]

Punk 2011- “I don’t think marriage is in the cards for me,” But who’s to say? I would love to find a woman who will absolutely floor me, make me stop everything, intrigue me that much that everything stops. I’m not positive she exists.”

#aj lee #cm punk #ajpunk #punklee #I need step by step instructions on the spell she put on this man

[skepsys]

finished this guys design bc i cant sleep . his name is JUDGE and he's regis' right hand man. very large very loud. fighter, bodyguard type of guy. good natured and loyal

#original #novus #judge #i got rlly lazy on some parts of this but im like. im the only one thats gonna be drawing this bozo #and i never follow my own refs/instructions so whatever #the general thought is there and its enough #why do some robots on novus spell their names in all caps while others dont...? we'll never know

[patriciavetinari]

Sorry for shitty light but that's a new dress that I like.

#my face #and the rest of me #jesus I feel sososo shit about myself and my dry spell #i feel broken and plagued and cursed again #it's going to be a rough night #shit shit shit shit this sucks so bad #i suck so bad #i want courtship and worship and desire and to be sought out but this just doesn't happen #and there are no instructions to make it happen #fuck why is life like that

[tidestruck]

“coriolanus thought about selling his cousin” literally where??? in what chapter???? idk what book y’all read but the idea of tigris selling herself only comes to his mind bc he thought she’d gone and tried to get him a new shirt at the black market and he is instantly horrified at the thought that she might do so in exchange for prostituting herself

he feels guilty for all the things tigris has done to help their family survive. he certainly wasn’t considering selling her the way people imply he was. the reading comprehension really is piss poor huh

#tbosas #coriolanus snow #you weirdos wouldn’t know what to do with a complex character even if the instructions were spelled out for you

[depollutingshosz]

whenever i see Gerard Keay's name, my brain keeps pronouncing their surname as Kee-ay instead of Kii and honestly i have to say sorry to myself after every time i do it

#gerard keay #tma #im annoyed by my brain too dont worry #even though i technically heard their name first before seeing the spelling #just why #why does my brain whisper gerard kee ay i hate it sm #kii kiii kiii not kee-ay #puts face in hands #my brain still pronounced kee ay #you know like an adorable dog that tries to follow its owners instructions but fails n it still smiles happily bc it doesnt know any better #and the owner is just fondly exasperated and congratulates and pets their dog happily despite everything failing #yea thats not how me and my brain is im fucking leashing this piece of shit #the magnus archives #shosz speaks #dont mind me rambling #it will happen again

[alan-p-49]

oh i forgot to mention that i hexed the transphobes. yeah uh i made like a spiky protection/hex thingy ma jig. very easy tbh. yes I'll do it again

#dm me if you want the spell instructions #moots only #trans witch

[ei-len]

Reblog with what you'd put in a Beginner Kit designed after your own personalized practice, so others could try casting like you do.

#mine would have string and a crochet hook and instructions to use crochet for knot magic #a pendulum #piece of cat-eye glass with an explanation of how to use it as a linking stone #and the kit would be packaged inside a small bonsai pot with soil and basic tools #start your own seed or collect your own sapling #oh might as well have sewing thread and a needle too because dang I do a lot with sewing spells into my clothing as I'm mending or altering #and recipes for some teas and powders I use #(probably some suggestions on herbs that can make nice bonsai)

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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#more day more. well a lil more than that but basically one day before i leave for my school visit #and thank goodness for that. im so so so distracted. im also slightly exhausted bc lack of sleep. but whatever #i did cave and pay for thr a shuttle trip. bc i would rather spend 120$ and have to spend 6hrs overnight in the airport than have to drive #myself 1hr away. i just. i want to enjoy the trip without the constant worry that im gonna die or get ppl killed. which is what would #happen if i had to drive lol. aye. the thing abt me is that im unwell. but whatever. if theres forward motion i csn coast by #im just so excited bc i think after this weekend ill have a good idea of where i want to go to school. and ill get to plan for the next 4-5 #years of my life and think abt leaving this place. ill have a timeline. woof. and i can shed this paralyzing worry #am i prepared for the visit? that remains to be seen. probably not but i am more prepared than i was for my last school visit in undergrad #where i was left in a lab and told to put together equipment under time pressure and no instructions. which was actully fun lol. and told #to give a presentation on the spot. and then was ultimately rejected for. also i had a biochem exam the week after and my brain was #destroyed lol. so whatever happes im sure itll b better than that. i mean i learnef a lot on that trip and it was fun so no regrets but oof #sigh... i should watch stuff/read papers relivant to the visit. but im tired 😫 #Thursday morning. just gotta make it thru tomorrow and then i can let myself be swept away in the travel flow #and ill get to see snow!!! but yea i hope i like the school #unrelated #lol i meant one day more in the 1st tag. im too tired to spell

[amtrak12]

omg navigating getting my prescriptions filled through CVS is the absolute WORST for my undiagnosed ass.

#it is in the most inconvenient location with regards to where my house is #my anxiety doesn't like driving all the way across town just for a prescription #it has a drive through but obviously my anxiety prevents me from using it #so I have to walk inside and their store layout sucks and continues to somehow make me uncomfortable 3 years later #because I just never got used to it I guess #but I am forced to use CVS by my insurance company if I want to pay the minimum and get 90 day refills #I am finally trying to switch my prescriptions over to be mailed to me because driving there is so horrendous #but I am bamboozled by the instructions #:/ #I have to do it through text??? and I can't do it online #I think I finally figured it out #I found the link hidden in the text they sent me #I've literally never noticed the link before because it's been shortened along with the word Delivery #which now just says DLVY before the link like I'm supposed to automatically know I can click that to set up delivery #like ???? #am I just stupid?! #is it really that difficult to have clearly spelled out instructions??! #HOW DOES EVERYONE ELSE JUST FUNCTION IN THIS WORLD LIKE THIS IS NORMAL? #NONE OF IT MAKES SENSE #T_T #I'm pms-ing this week too okay #you guys I can't handle this level of adulting #send me back to the grade school level please

[bredforloyalty]

my mom put pictures of the beautiful white persian that visits us most nights on facebook bc he's always dirty and often full of ticks and he clearly isn't brushed and hangs out with us a lot so he seemed like a stray so she thought we'd find him a nice owner that's gonna keep him inside. but, this man who lives on our street (supposedly i mean we don't know him) messaged her that the cat's his....... my brother in christ fucking act like it then :(

#i think a persian requires like maintenance... i wish someone took care of this cat #i'm about to just steal it honestly and give it to someone gysgcy maybe later so it's not suspicious #okay i'm kidding but i hate this situation #how do you instruct a guy who can barely spell enough to make a text intelligible how to take care of a little animal :((

[tinkertech]

#i have 2 go to work but all jokes aside this is a very good lasagna recipe that i actually use and i will NOT write it 'lasagne' because th #ats a bri'ish spelling &im britphobic #'im VERY funny' i say as a self soothing coping mechanism #edit: actually im very big brained. i havent made this recipe in a long time and id forgotten how to make it so these instructions #are like a gift to myself from the past #sorry to everyone who uses that one plugin that auto-copies OP's tags but also: LMAO #the worm