A Language Translating Machine?!
By julito
@antonbunot (11146)
Calgary, Alberta
June 3, 2016 8:01pm CST
While resting my tired body after showering last night, I snoozed on the couch. I got a funny dream – An Iphone-like language translating machine. It looks (in my dream) like the drawing above.
How does it work? Let us take as an example: Prez Putin, who, I think, does not speak English and soon-to-be-Prez Donald Trump, who surely does not speak Russian. Prez Putin invites the Donald to go to Russia just for a friendly brunch. Both have their own LTM.
Before they talk to each other, they switch on their LTMs. Prez Putin presses outbound and selects American English and selecting Russian for inbound. The Donald likewise turns on his LTM, selects Russian for outbound and American English for inbound. So, when Prez Putin speaks in Russian (outbound) what Donald Trump hears is American English (inbound) and vice-versa. Good, ey?
What about the tone? Well, they may select how they sound by pressing the tone button. There are thousands of different voices and intonations to choose from - - from the voice of Tom Cruise to Homer Simpson.
What are the advantages of this LTM? There is no need for translators. And there is no need to learn different languages in school. Apple, Samsung, Blackberry, and even Microsoft will be making and selling a new type of cellphone that doubles as LTM. It will sell like hotcakes; hence, good for world economy.
What do you think of this dream? Whew, crazy, ey?
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16 responses
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
@Lucky15 . . What do you think . . will there be an Iphone that doubles as LTM?
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
@antonbunot well...make sure that this.idea will be patented. Haha
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
@Lucky15 I will talk to @toniganzon . . she is a CEO . . she got money. Let her patent my dream LTM.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
No, @sol_cee, just those language translators. They can switch to sign language work.
@sol_cee (38669)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
@antonbunot I see. Body language at work.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
@sol_cee What?! Are you seeing in your imagination how a sensitive part of my body "working out?"
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
@MGjhaud . . Yeah, I should . . but I guess I could dream more wonderful ideas if one as pretty as the sleeping beauty in your profile pic . . sleeps beside me. O, noooo! I might not sleep at all due to excitement!
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
Sell that idea to Android or IOS application developers and you might earn millions of $$$.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
@brokenbee Well, I would like to suggest that you meet @toniganzon . . . to assist her make this crazy dream of mine a reality. But, ladies, don't forget me when you will be making thousands of money out of it. . . . I am broke right now!
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
@antonbunot okay.. we'll let you know as soon as we make our first million.. ahaha
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
You are a good scientist and you can even outdo Einstein. That's a great invention. Better have a patent for that before any other guy dreams and beats you to the buzzer :)
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
@sunrisefan I already asked our pretty CEO, @toniganzon , to do it for me. If she shares me a bit of the billions of dollars (not yen) she will make out of this crazy idea, fine! But just a tight hug and a steamy kiss (lips to lips) would be good enough for me!
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
@sunrisefan I think she is interested . . . she said she is going to read the intellectual property laws . . and start from there . . . and I hope she ends up here with me. . . whew, just kidding @toniganzon . . but I would love it!
. . whew, just kidding @toniganzon . . but I would love it!1 person likes this
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
@antonbunot That project would be chicken for her LOL!
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@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
What do i think of this dream? How did your subconscious ever created such ingenuity?
I was dreaming of ghosts in my office and here you are dreaming of a piece of technology that could give Apple a run for their money! 
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@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
@antonbunot I need you to give me comfort 24 hours a day.
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
LOL . . . you appear to be really scared of ghosts! I am not afraid of ghosts at all . . . So, you need me to give you comfort especially in the middle of the night when, I heard, ghosts come out of their closets!
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
Good for businessmen and spammers!
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@LadyDuck (502190)
• Italy
5 Jun 16
@antonbunot Yes, commercial translator English/Italian and French/Italian.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
5 Jun 16
@LadyDuck You know I used to live in Kelowna, British Columbia (Western Canada) in the early 90's. Being newly landed immigrant I was excited to learn French. Canada is bilingual (English and French); so one day I phoned the City of Kelowna to inform them that I wanted learn French. They told me to move to Quebec if I wanted to learn French! I was really disappointed. In reality Canada is not bilingual.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
@LadyDuck so, you were a language-translating human when you were younger?
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@HebrewGreekStudies (1646)
• Canada
4 Jun 16
I think the problem would exist, which exists with all translation devices, the machines make mistakes...um, at times basic ones...and translations from these devices can be...garbage...of course I am only viewing the negative aspects of this...the outcome could be horrible...OR really REALLY funny;).
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
LOL . . . There is a solution to every problem . . . Smart Billy and his sidekicks could find solutions.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jun 16
me, not languages but dialects of our country. i would like to know if af friend is already selling me out. waaahhh!
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
6 Jun 16
hehehe! kasla koma panggalatot ken kapangpangan - - - (Like pangasinese and kapangpangese ) . . .
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
7 Jun 16
@ridingbet Ilocana no agayat ket nasudi . . no makaunget ket sumipplag! (If ilocana falls in love, it is sincere, devoted, loving, and so on and so forth . . but when she gets angry, mad, crazy, and so on and so forth, she smashes butts!)
(If ilocana falls in love, it is sincere, devoted, loving, and so on and so forth . . but when she gets angry, mad, crazy, and so on and so forth, she smashes butts!)1 person likes this
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
7 Jun 16
@antonbunot yes, or bisaya and chabacana. oh well, i am an Ilocana and i am proud to be one.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
That's one of the gadgets that people would wish for.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
Hope it comes out a reality in the near future . . Then I wont be learning visaya to say - - - GUGMAKO IKAW NG KAAYO!
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
6 Jun 16
It is a word (with sound, of course) translating machine . . . Example: Julio Iglesias greets his Canadian fan (me) thru his LTM - - COMO ESTA, JULITO? - - - His words come out - - "HOW ARE YOU, JULITO. Then I respond thru my LTM - - " I AM FINE, AND HOW ARE YOU, TOO! WASSUP!" - - what he hears is - YO SOY BIEN! Y COMO ESTA TAMBIEN? QUE PASA!?"
@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
6 Jun 16
@antonbunot
Brilliant idea, hope it comes to the market soon.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
@JustBhem Hmmm, how would that happen - - world peace?! Kindly expound as I am not that good in the art of analysis.
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
@JustBhem . . . Yeah, especially Prez Putin. I think he is too proud of the Russian language and he hates to learn the English language.
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
4 Jun 16
@antonbunot
if that device will work. there would be world peace. :)
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
7 Jun 16
Crazy dream , but in a way , it can come true . And i also like that kind of machine , so those companies should start inventing that one machine soon .
@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
4 Jun 16
Wow! Very smart LTM and you're smart too for dreaming that thing,
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Jun 16
LOL I think this LTM thing is impossible to make. . . otherwise, Apple and Microsoft would have produced this long time ago.
