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Re:I build a mechanical watch face: a real gear train for a ... by WillPostForFood on Sunday September 13, 2026 @08:34PM (#49690337)
Give them some grace. The author is a Czech developer likely using AI to help write in a second language or translating.
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Re:I build a mechanical watch face: a real gear train for a ... by Ronsenshi on Sunday September 13, 2026 @08:41PM (#49690396)
If the whole thing is written by AI, then I wouldn't say that it was just "helping". Author could write it in their native language and then use AI to translate it - the result would be very different.

The movement does look pretty neat. I'm not into watches, but it's impressive that purely rendered thing was designed to be realistic.

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Re:I build a mechanical watch face: a real gear train for a ... by userbinator on Sunday September 13, 2026 @10:23PM (#49691135)
Google Translate usually writes better than this (closer to ESL-grade English, IMHO).
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Re:I build a mechanical watch face: a real gear train for a ... by what on Sunday September 13, 2026 @11:25PM (#49691577)
Stop with this nonsense. They could write in their own language and translate it, which wouldn’t end up being clanklish.
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