Balaquina

joined 3 months ago
[–] Balaquina@lemmy.ca 3 points 21 hours ago

This is a very good, and heartening point.

[–] Balaquina@lemmy.ca 8 points 21 hours ago

I need one...

[–] Balaquina@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

I'll check it out!

[–] Balaquina@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 days ago

The same language, but I only did about 15 minutes a day. I am more the "pick away at it a little bit" than an "immerse your entire life in it" kind of learner. I learned a lot, and can have basic conversations at this point, but I still have a long way to go and will continue using some kind of language app going forward. I watch media too which helps. Apps are just one tool of many.

[–] Balaquina@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

I think it depends on your learning style. Duolingo was fantastic for me and taught me enough that for the first time in my life I was able to dip my toe in native content and actually understand what was going on.

[–] Balaquina@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

As it should be.

[–] Balaquina@lemmy.ca 107 points 2 days ago (12 children)

I had a streak of over 1200 days, and after years of reduction in quality and them constantly making the ad based version harder and harder to use, I finally left. AI was the last straw.

I have my eyes on Lingonaut, an app still in beta, and being created by volunteers for free to recreate the early days of Duolingo.

[–] Balaquina@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Balaquina@lemmy.ca 60 points 4 days ago (16 children)

That powder is salt and will not sterilize the water. Used distilled water.

[–] Balaquina@lemmy.ca 18 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I mean, we all know it, but with Elon saying it, shit is indeed about to get real...

view more: next ›