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We Boomers over here at Confined Space are a bit slow sometimes on the technology front. But eventually, we wake up. For the first time in Confined Space’s 23 year history, non-English speakers can switch to any language — from Abkhaz to Zulu — with the click of a mouse (or the tap of a finger.)<\/p>\n

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Yes, the hundreds of millions of immigrants who invaded the United States and keep this country running can now read Confined Space<\/em> in their native languages, as can any workers, labor or public health advocates consigned to live in their shithole countries.<\/p>\n

Just scroll down a bit on the right hand column and you’ll see the “Translate” link.<\/p>\n

And just to test it out, here is this post in Abkhas<\/p>\n

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And in Zulu<\/p>\n

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Wow! That was fun. Isn’t modern technology wonderful?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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