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Programming in Tongues

by Joel Anderson

The podcast of the Universal Translator Assistant Project - the who, what and why of programming alien languages - and words and phrases from Wookie, Klingon, Romulan and more!

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  1. Kaltxi! New Words from a New World!

    (click for podcast) By this time, it would be surprising to find anyone who hasn't heard of James Cameron's new blockbuster, Avatar. The most exciting thing about it - at least to me is the Na'vi language! The Na’vi language is the constructed language of the Na’vi, the sapient humanoid…

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  2. Back to the Shipyards.....

    (click for podcast) Building a spaceship, and exploring a new universe. http://www.delta7studios.com/ The new universe..... http://podiobooks.com/title/quarter-share http://podiobooks.com/ Bonus! Klingon software! http://www.twobrotherssoftware.com/tlhaq/ Music, "The Lucky Black Cat" by James...

  3. Your Plastic Pal Who's Fun to Be With

    (click for podcast) Wouldn't it be FUN to have a plastic pal - your very own robot - well you CAN! Of course... not all robots are fun... Here's Marvin, everyone's favorite paranoid android, with genuine people personality! http://www.boingboing.net/2007/10/19/boing-boing-tv-tanks.html...

  4. Action!

    (click for podcast) NEW! Try the Star Wars Phrasebook in Java! (https://swlanguages.mrklingon.org) (http://members.aol.com/jpklingon/uta/GALDict.html) http://www.panicstruckpro.com/revelations/ http://mashup.starwars.com http://origamiaerospace.blogspot.com/...

  5. Empire!

    (click for podcast) Reflecting on the popularity of "Empires" in Science Fiction stories. CoDominium (Niven and Pournelle Barrayar (Lois McMaster Bujold) Manticore (David Weber) Do it yourself - build your own space empire with a Free "4X" (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate) game…

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  6. Hacking Your Way Into Space!

    (click for podcast) How to hack your way into space http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/08/how-to-hack-you.html Way up there! You can also find the video at http://www.archive.org/details/OrigamiAerospace-TestFilm Play / Download (help) 64Kb MPEG4 (1.2 MB) 256Kb MPEG4 (2.9 MB) Windows Media…

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  7. The Wheel Turns

    (click for podcast version) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_jordan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Time http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tongue http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Obit-Jordan.html Author Robert Jordan Dies By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: September 17, 2007…

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  8. Attention all Wermos!

    (click for podcast) Wermo (wer moh) n. 1. A stupid person, an idiot. 2. One who is pitiable, contemptible, or weak-willed. 3. Worm. 4. slang Boy. http://www.completewermosguide.com/ Welcome to Summer, the creator of the Complete Wermos guide. From MentalFloss.com - the world's geekiest crossword...

  9. Back to the Cantina!

    Back to the Cantina! (click for podcast) UTA - the classic VB3 program Classic UTA for Windows updated to include the Galactic Phrasebook! miitkad - a minimalist Windows text editor with alien language font support http://miitkad.mrklingon.org Cantina: The next generation UTA program:...

  10. Taking Leave!

    (click for podcast) http://www.lostinspacerobot.com Guest: Karen Traviss Here's some information from Karen's website at www.karentraviss.com MANDO'A LANGUAGE RESOURCE - the Mando'a to English and English to Mando'a dictionaries plus the grammar guide are here . Updated November '06. Next update:...

  11. Remember!

    Hey - if you're going to learn a language - especially an alien one - you need to remember it! (click for podcast) http://remember-pi.mrklingon.org Click to download EasyAsPi http://www.pseudonumerology.com/ The Memory Book --- Music - from Revelations Soundtrack, by Chris Bouchard...

  12. New Horizons!

    Setting our sites on new worlds - and MAKING THEM! (click for podcast version) http://www.l5news.org http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Education/SpaceSettlement/ Space Settlements spreading life throughout the solar system Horizons! Gone, but not forgotten! A dream of the future, now gone, that lived...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The podcast of the Universal Translator Assistant Project - the who, what and why of programming alien languages - and words and phrases from Wookie, Klingon, Romulan and more!

HOSTED BY

Joel Anderson

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The podcast of the Universal Translator Assistant Project - the who, what and why of programming alien languages - and words and phrases from Wookie, Klingon, Romulan and more!

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Programming in Tongues is created and hosted by Joel Anderson.
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