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KudoZ Using "In this context" in the question line in KudoZ (Staff: glossary form should be maintained) This [quote]philgoddard wrote: Apart from being a
rule violation, I find it irritating. Almost all
KudoZ questions are looking for a translation in a
particular context, and what askers seem
Gianni Pastore Jan 3, 2011
Health and lifestyle for language professionals How i lost 15 kg and escaped diabetes FYI [quote]Mats Wiman wrote: As most of us know,
starvation works fine for weight loss. You simply
decrease your intake of energy by eating less or
eating energy poor stuff like cucumbers,
Gianni Pastore Dec 27, 2010
Health and lifestyle for language professionals How i lost 15 kg and escaped diabetes Good for you Mats... [quote]Mats Wiman wrote: I get a sturdy
breakfast consisting of a packet of bacon (140 g)
with 4 beautiful fried eggs, spiced with cayenne
pepper including all fat being used in the f
Gianni Pastore Dec 23, 2010
Smart shoppers Looking for a quiet PC Well [quote]FarkasAndras wrote: so why not discuss
ways and means of cutting down on the noise?
[/quote] Because you are also assuming that the
user will set up a system with a graphic ca
Gianni Pastore Dec 6, 2010
Smart shoppers Looking for a quiet PC I knew that [quote]Jabberwock wrote: Most separate graphic
cards are equipped with a fan. Some of them are
quite noisy... The better the card, the more heat
it needs to dissipate, so the fan has to
Gianni Pastore Dec 6, 2010
Smart shoppers Looking for a quiet PC Again [quote]FarkasAndras wrote: [quote]Gianni
Pastore wrote: ...what does CPUs and graphic
cards have to do with noise?
[/quote] Everything. [quote]Gianni Pastore
wrote: They are
Gianni Pastore Dec 6, 2010
Smart shoppers Looking for a quiet PC Excuse me but... [quote]FarkasAndras wrote: [quote]Luca Tutino
wrote: [quote]Gianni Pastore wrote: It's
simpler than you think. I have built mine last
year and I spent around 400 € shopping for
Gianni Pastore Dec 5, 2010
Smart shoppers Looking for a quiet PC Build yourself one (desktop) It's simpler than you think. I have built mine
last year and I spent around 400 € shopping for
the various parts around on the net. Since it's
not for gaming, you don't need the latest C
Gianni Pastore Dec 4, 2010
Hardware Uninterruptible Power Supply: open to suggestions Yes, but... [quote]Oliver Walter wrote: A UPS would have
enabled me to use the router. [/quote] Most of
the UPS I am checking (100-150 EUR range) only
have 2 mains out (monitor + CPU). The route
Gianni Pastore Nov 4, 2010
Hardware Uninterruptible Power Supply: open to suggestions Thanks everyone [quote]Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.) wrote: Battery
quality influences the UPS functions largely. Seek
good quality battery inside your UPS [search
Internet for reliable brand.[/quote] T
Gianni Pastore Nov 3, 2010
Hardware Uninterruptible Power Supply: open to suggestions Several reasons [quote]Ali Al-Saqqa wrote: Hi This may seem
a silly question: Why do you need a UPS? BR,
[/quote] Hi Ali, please check this
out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninterruptible
Gianni Pastore Nov 3, 2010
Hardware Uninterruptible Power Supply: open to suggestions Hi all my trusty UPS (uninterruptible power
supply) has died yesterday and so it's time to get
a new one. I used to use a Trust 800 VA but I
might consider an upgrade (1000 VA or even
Gianni Pastore Nov 3, 2010
Poll Discussion Poll: Is there any part of the translation process you don't really enjoy? Proofreading I absolutely loathe it. Gianni Pastore Oct 28, 2010
Fun with ProZ.com Second "Be creative with ProZ.com" contest Ikea-meets-proz-meets-coffetable Well Romina, who could imagine my contest would
have had a sequel! :) Here's my contri made of
Ikea stuff (candles and a
bowl) [IMG]http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c
c273/jani66
Gianni Pastore Sep 23, 2010
Italian Si dice il peccato... ..e in questo caso anche il peccatore [quote]Silvia P. wrote: Ho appena notato
l'annuncio di una collega italiana, su altro sito
web per traduttori, ma presente anche in Proz e di
cui ho letto interventi nel forum proprio i
Gianni Pastore Sep 16, 2010
Italian ADSL in Italia: quale scegliere? Assolutamente NON Tiscali Hanno la peggiore assistenza di tutti. Per dirne
una, ho disdetto il loro contratto nel 2007 (con
regolare raccomandata A/R) e, dopo circa dieci
altre comunicazioni che ho dovuto inoltrare
Gianni Pastore Aug 15, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Viterbo - Italy Ultime news Ciao a tutti! Ho prenotato ieri il ristorante e
posso quindi confermare: è "Il Pirata",
all'indirizzo sopra descritto, che ha una bella
terrazza praticamente sulla spiaggia del lago e un<
Gianni Pastore Jul 23, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Viterbo - Italy Info Ciao a tutti un po' di info per chi arriva in
automobile: il punto di incontro è il
distributore IP appena fuori lo svincolo di
Viterbo NORD (foto in basso, courtesy of Google
Maps):
Gianni Pastore Jul 21, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Rome - Italy Magari! [quote]Emanuela Galdelli wrote: Salve ragazzi,
penso sia una buona idea visto il numero di
persone che siamo organizzare un pranzo come fece
Daniela Zambrini circa tre anni fa per un al
Gianni Pastore Jul 21, 2010
Business issues Have you ever asked why you didn't get the job? Agree [quote]Giuseppina Gatta, MA (Hons) wrote: I
don't think it is professional to ask, it sounds
like begging, it is a time loss and I never do it.
[/quote] Plus, there can be only two r
Gianni Pastore Jul 21, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Viterbo - Italy NI :( [quote]Renato Renno wrote: Ciao Gianni, mi scuso
se non mi sono fatto vivo prima e più ancora mi
scuso adesso per il fatto che non riesco a darti
una risposta... ...Il problema è che a
Gianni Pastore Jul 20, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Viterbo - Italy Ci sarò! [quote]Emanuela Galdelli wrote: Salve a tutti! Io
ci sarò e il menu mi sta benissimo. Anche il
giorno è ok, sia il 24 o il 25, ma mi sembra di
aver capito che rimarrà il 24. L'unica co
Gianni Pastore Jul 20, 2010
Business issues Brushing up botched translations? Ditto [quote]Luisa Ramos, CT wrote: "Today is the
fourth time I've received a botched translation
job to brush it up at the very last
second." Why in heavens do you continue
acceptin
Gianni Pastore Jul 15, 2010
General technical issues Receiving E-mails on the mobile With my BlackBerry I pay a decent price (3 € per week) to my phone
company for a push-mail service. This service
connects every 5 minutes (or so) to up to 10 email
accounts and deliver emails on your mobil
Gianni Pastore Jul 15, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Viterbo - Italy Ciao Allora ragazz*, volevo anticiparvi che, nel caso
in cui si raggiunga un numero minimo di
partecipanti, il pranzo sarà a Marta,
probabilmente al ristorante Il Pirata, che offre
un buon
Gianni Pastore Jul 13, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Viterbo - Italy Ok [quote]Valentina Viali wrote: Ciao Gianni! Io
partecipo volentieri. Spero con esiti migliori
della volta scorsa :-S. Vengo da Terni, se
qualcuno ha bisogno di un passaggio da Terni o
Gianni Pastore Jul 6, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Viterbo - Italy Ciao Nadia [quote]Nadia Gómez wrote: Buongiorno a tutti,
mi chiamo Nadia, sono Traduttrice Italiano >
Spagnolo e da poco mi sono trasferita in Italia,
di preciso a Firenze. Sarei lieta di conos
Gianni Pastore Jul 6, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Viterbo - Italy Vediamo io aspetterei fino a verso la metà di luglio. Se
non riusciamo ad avere un numero decente lo
spostiamo a settembre. Grazie per l'interesse,
intanto! G
Gianni Pastore Jul 1, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Viterbo - Italy Allora lo so che è un po' a breve scadenza e qualcuno
sarà giustamente in vacanza, ma io ci provo lo
stesso: offresi ristorantino sul lago di Bolsena
(ancora da scegliere, ma le opzioni non man
Gianni Pastore Jun 27, 2010
Money matters How much do you make? Weeeeellll.... [quote]Emma Goldsmith wrote: [quote]Gianni
Pastore wrote: Even worst if you're single,
since couples can rely on double income and share
expenses such as bills and the likes.
[/q
Gianni Pastore May 31, 2010
Money matters How much do you make? No, sorry [quote]Zamira wrote: Tomás, as a translator
living in Uzbekistan I can vouch that 1,000 euros
a month could be comfortable, yes, especially if
you are single, but will not make you
Gianni Pastore May 30, 2010
Off topic Addicted to LOST. Who joins the club? Well... ...folks, we're getting there, at last! Are you
going to tune
in? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl0nTkXzykg
Gianni Pastore May 20, 2010
Italian Albo dei traduttori Quoto [quote]Claudia Benetello wrote: Per questo
motivo dubito fortemente che un ordine dei
traduttori possa servire a contrastare
"l'abbassamento forzato e graduale delle
tariffe". Cl
Gianni Pastore May 20, 2010
Italian Parole/giorno: sono lenta io o gli altri esagerano? Off Topic [quote]ceciliadv wrote: Sarà che lavorando a
tempo pieno come editor e proofreader adesso vedo
quello che succede "dopo" la traduzione e la
situazione non è per niente confortante. La
Gianni Pastore May 19, 2010
Italian Come comportarsi con le prove di traduzione? No [quote]Yaji wrote: P.S. Io la faccio pure una
prova, per carità! Ma di poche righe, ma proprio
una pagina, è normale? [/quote] Una prova di
traduzione non dovrebbe superare le 25
Gianni Pastore May 10, 2010
Money matters Another aspect of the war for cheap rates Hahahahaha!!!! Great joke, Benoit! Because it's a joke, right? :D Gianni Pastore May 4, 2010
Lighter side of trans/interp Two paninis...............NOOOOOOOOOOOOO Buahahahahaha!!! [quote]Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL wrote: if
you are in Auckland... :-)
[/quote] [IMG]http://i216.photobucket.com/alb
ums/cc273/jani66/fukmi.jpg[/IMG] :D :D
:D

[Ed
Gianni Pastore May 4, 2010
KudoZ Close to 45 medical questions in 3 days?? Stricter Kudoz limits please! Same old story Whose fault is it, the translator who claims to be
"specialized in field" even though obviously
he/she's not, or the Agency/Client who assign the
job without checking adequately the expert
Gianni Pastore May 3, 2010
Poll Discussion Poll: What is the worst that can ever happen to a translator? I am surprised... ...by the high percentage of people who chose the
"computer crash" option. Do you really take a
major risk such as working with just one?
Gianni Pastore Apr 26, 2010
Getting established when is one considered a specialist? You are truly a specialist when... ... you can spot a procedural error in the source
manual without even looking at pictures, because
you actually went through the routine hands-on a
zillion times. :D
Gianni Pastore Apr 13, 2010
Italian Come educare i clienti? Volevo... [quote]Yaji wrote: No, non esistono
metodi. [/quote] ..."quotare" il titolo ma non
è possibile, quindi ripeterò per l'ennesima
volta quello che ho già detto in altri contesti.<
Gianni Pastore Apr 6, 2010
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you check your email from your mobile phone? BlackBerry I got an "old" Pearl 8110 model from ebay for
around 60 EUR, and it's worth every cent. Now I
can reply to emails even if I am not in front of
my pc, if I need to.
Gianni Pastore Mar 27, 2010
Poll Discussion Poll: As translators and interpreters, do we play a role in language change? I voted "no" [quote]Jon O wrote: At most, we as translators
may reflect linguistic change as changes in spoken
language percolate with greater or lesser speed
into the standard written forms we gene
Gianni Pastore Feb 25, 2010
Business issues Translators not owning CAT tools: How do they manage? 100k words jobs While I agree that CAT tools are not necessary to
succeed as a translator, I have to agree that a
100k+ words technical job splitted between 5 or 6
translators would be nearly impossible t
Gianni Pastore Feb 23, 2010
Italian Consigli sugli ultimi film italiani Jeez [quote]lanave wrote: Ciao Gianni, si tratta
de "La meglio gioventù" (Marco Tullio Giordana).
Suona male ma tant'è :-) [/quote] Come ho
fatto a dire una boiata del genere? �
Gianni Pastore Feb 18, 2010
Italian Consigli sugli ultimi film italiani Baaria Se ti piace Tornatore, "Baaria" devi vederlo.
Comunque uno dei più belli che ho visto negli
ultimi 5 anni è "Le conseguenze dell'amore", un
capolavoro, così come "La migliore gioventù"
Gianni Pastore Feb 18, 2010
Business issues How do you organise your business day in order to optimise your earnings? Wow [quote]Williamson wrote: Here a caterer comes
at noon 365 days a year and says "enjoy your meal"
and "until tomorrow". Meals cost 5.5. Euros VAT
included. For that you get soup, you
Gianni Pastore Feb 6, 2010
Italian Messaggio per i giovani traduttori (e per i meno giovani) Una distinzione [quote]Vincenzo Di Maso wrote: Mi ha sempre
detto che in Gran Bretagna, se il datore di lavoro
provasse a far lavorare gratis una persona,
susciterebbe una grossa ilarità. Sovente in
Gianni Pastore Feb 2, 2010
Italian Tariffe... perché è così difficile? In questi giorni? [quote]Eleonora Imazio wrote: Salve a
tutti, ho visto che in questi giorni c'è
parecchio fermento riguardo alle tariffe sul
forum. [/quote] Comunico a tutti che, avendo
te
Gianni Pastore Feb 2, 2010
Italian Messaggio per i giovani traduttori (e per i meno giovani) Per forza è corta... [quote]A_Nespoli wrote: Se in Francia, o in
altri paesi, gli stipendi sono più alti, è
perchè c'è la possibilità (ovvero ci sono i
soldi) perchè siano più alti. In Italia
evi
Gianni Pastore Feb 1, 2010


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