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Looking to show off your true Klingon nature? Then head over to my new shirt store at http://lungqij.spreadshirt.com/.
There are many different designs and I’m adding more all the time. If you don’t see anything you like, feel free to request custom shirts. As long as they have pIqaD on them, I’ll make them!
Qapla’!
My first webOS app, tlhIngan mu’ghom, is now listed in the Palm app store.
The app has a searchable Klingon-English/English-Klingon dictionary (with pIqaD), lookup tables for all the Klingon prefixes and suffixes, phrases to help you converse and some streaming audio to help train your ear.
In the future I’m going to add more phrases and, hopefully, some features to help learn Klingon words.
If you have any ideas or suggestions for things to add to the app, just comment on my blog or hit me up on twitter @qurgh.
I’ve decided to translate some manga scanlations into Klingon. I’m going to try and do a few each month, if possible. If you have suggestions for Klingon manga, feel free to let me know.
The first manga I have translated is a tale about a man between worlds. It’s a short eight page story. It’s available in both romanized Klingon and pIqaD. Just click to download the version you want to read:
If you are a current copyright holder of this material and want it removed, please contact me directly. This work is for educational purposes only and should not be sold, rented or exchanged for goods.
I have finally got a working pIqaD keyboard on the iPhone/iPod Touch. I used the latest version of iKeyEx by KennyTM. It’s still not working 100%, so if anyone wants to test it just shoot me an email or comment.
I have finally managed to get my Klingon iPhone theme uploaded to the Cydia repository. Just search for Klingon and install it. You’ll need Winterboard installed on your jailbroken device too.
I originally developed this for my iPod Touch, so I don’t know how well it will work on an iPhone.
Thanks to modmyi.com for hosting it. Checkout their info page for more.
Spaz is a new AIR based desktop Twitter client (they also have a Palm Pre version). In order to get pIqaD working in it you’ll need to add the following custom CSS hack:
div.status-text {
font-family:pIqaD, Palatino,Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
}
body {
font-family:pIqaD, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
Once you put this in the “Edit User CSS” popup in the preferences window pIqaD should show in the timeline and you can type pIqaD in the entry box.
Over the past few weeks I’ve been working on a package for Windows Vista/Windows 7 that will enable pIqaD (Klingon writing) support throughout the operating system.
I have created a new Klingon local, a pIqaD keyboard layout, a Unicode pIqaD font and a registry script to link the font into the system. This package enables pIqaD to be used in any unicode aware application without having to make specific font changes. Check out these screen shots:
You can download this package right here: pIqaD Installer
Installing this should also enable the language bar so you can switch to the Klingon keyboard (it’s called OL in the language bar, MS won’t let you change everything). If you download this package and try it out, please comment on this thread and let me know if you’re successful or if you have any errors.
DISCLAIMER: While I’m 99% sure this won’t do anything harmful to your system, it is a “beta” version. If you do decide to install it and your PC blows up or something else happens, please don’t send me death threats. I will try and help in anyway I can, but somethings are beyond my control.
If your using Windows XP and want to add pIqaD support, check out this post on the Klingon Language Institutes Wiki (also by me).
<- Once the font is installed you should be able to read this too.
This blog post contains a list of resources, books and other works that would be of interest to a Klingon speaker. If you think I’m missing something, please let me know so I can add to it.
Thanks to for a few I forgot.
See the list after the jump.
Here’s the video from last weekends KAG celebration in Columbus, OH:
This was broadcast on TV Saturday night as part of the news. Now I’ve been on TV speaking Klingon! Qapla’!
I got a request today from @holset84 asking for a translation of Nine Inch Nails song Terrible Lie in return for some free beer! ;D
I had to dig around to find a decent set of lyrics, and the ones I found had some slight difference from the version of the song I found on songza. I tried to make it singable (i.e. same number of syllables per line) but it was tough in some places. It’s not perfect and there are a few bits that could probably be better, but it’s done for the most part.
Read the full translation after the “more”.