Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 08:19:52 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: Re: [lojban] Seeking translation for time capsule
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Yes, I have the current draft of the English version:

"My name is Daniel Eliot Boese. I was born in the city of Winnipeg on the 
twelfth day of October in the year 1976 AD. I live about (distance, 
direction) of Niagara Falls. I like to read a lot and to hike. When I die, 
my blood will be removed and replaced with a substance that does not make 
ice crystals, and then my body will be made very cold. I would like to live 
and to read and to hike again. If you know how to heal me and help me to 
live, please do so. Thank you for your time."

The current set of notes: For translations that depend on sound: 'Boese' 
rhymes with 'rose'. For translations that depend on meaning: I've seen 
'Daniel' translated as 'God is judge' or 'God's judge'; 'Eliot' as 'The 
Lord is God' or 'height'; and 'Boese' derives from a Germanic word for 
'wicked'. As I'm both an atheist and a member of an ethics board, I 
personally find the translation 'judge of the height of God's wickedness' 
amusing, however technically inaccurate it may be. ('Winnipeg' derives from 
'muddy/cloudy waters', and 'Niagara' from 'neck' meaning 'neck of land' or 
'strait', though the tourist board suggests 'thundering waters'.) If there 
is a more appropriate calendar for the language's main culture than 
Gregorian, the date should be translated into that; the same goes for the 
measurement system. The 'substance' is a liquid, a sort of anti-freeze.


On Saturday, 25 January 2014 11:15:49 UTC-5, .asiz. wrote:
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> Do you have the text? You may try just posting it here.
>
>
> On 25 January 2014 14:04, DataPacRat <datap...@gmail.com <javascript:>>wrote:
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>> I'm working on a small project, somewhat similar to the Long Now
>> Foundation's Rosetta Project in concept if not in detail, which
>> involves translating a short text - about a hundred words in English -
>> into a variety of other languages, to eventually be placed onto a
>> long-term archival medium in a sort of time capsule. I'd like one of
>> the languages used to be Lojban. If I may ask, is this list an
>> appropriate venue to ask for assistance with this?
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your time,
>> --
>> DataPacRat
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Yes, I have the current draft of the English version:<br><=
br>"My name is Daniel Eliot Boese. I was born in the city of Winnipeg on th=
e twelfth day of October in the year 1976 AD. I live about (distance, direc=
tion) of Niagara Falls. I like to read a lot and to hike. When I die, my bl=
ood will be removed and replaced with a substance that does not make ice cr=
ystals, and then my body will be made very cold. I would like to live and t=
o read and to hike again. If you know how to heal me and help me to live, p=
lease do so. Thank you for your time."<br><br>The current set of notes: For=
 translations that depend on sound: 'Boese' rhymes with 'rose'. For transla=
tions that depend on meaning: I've seen 'Daniel' translated as 'God is judg=
e' or 'God's judge'; 'Eliot' as 'The Lord is God' or 'height'; and 'Boese' =
derives from a Germanic word for 'wicked'. As I'm both an atheist and a mem=
ber of an ethics board, I personally find the translation 'judge of the hei=
ght of God's wickedness' amusing, however technically inaccurate it may be.=
 ('Winnipeg' derives from 'muddy/cloudy waters', and 'Niagara' from 'neck' =
meaning 'neck of land' or 'strait', though the tourist board suggests 'thun=
dering waters'.) If there is a more appropriate calendar for the language's=
 main culture than Gregorian, the date should be translated into that; the =
same goes for the measurement system. The 'substance' is a liquid, a sort o=
f anti-freeze.<br><br><br>On Saturday, 25 January 2014 11:15:49 UTC-5, .asi=
z.  wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-left:=
 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir=3D"ltr">Do =
you have the text? You may try just posting it here.<br></div><div><br><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 25 January 2014 14:04, DataPacRat <span dir=
=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"javascript:" target=3D"_blank" gdf-obfuscated-mailt=
o=3D"Wts-W0ayGhsJ" onmousedown=3D"this.href=3D'javascript:';return true;" o=
nclick=3D"this.href=3D'javascript:';return true;">datap...@gmail.com</a>&gt=
;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I'm working on a small project, somewhat sim=
ilar to the Long Now<br>
Foundation's Rosetta Project in concept if not in detail, which<br>
involves translating a short text - about a hundred words in English -<br>
into a variety of other languages, to eventually be placed onto a<br>
long-term archival medium in a sort of time capsule. I'd like one of<br>
the languages used to be Lojban. If I may ask, is this list an<br>
appropriate venue to ask for assistance with this?<br>
<br>
<br>
Thank you for your time,<br>
--<br>
DataPacRat<br>
"Then again, I could be wrong."<br>
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