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frew
15y ago
There's a saying that goes, "If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem." In this case, that would be pretty much Google's problem.
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frew
15y ago
Back of the envelope for the computers is what, $12k? Add in $2k or so for the TVs and you're at at about $15k. That's a pretty doable amount for someone without other expensive hobbies at ~$100k/year, which is around the starting salary fo
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frew
15y ago
This is a good intention, but unfortunately the way copyright law works, having the license be ill-defined means that nobody can really use it and be assured that they're above-board, particularly in something like an Apache or GNU open sou
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frew
15y ago
Definitely not superficial. Sorry for the long delay, but this now fixed. Thanks for the pointer. Let us know if you have any additional feedback.
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frew
15y ago
Thanks for the feedback, and thanks for trying out the site! We've found, both in talking to language teachers and in our own experience, that video helps communication and comprehension. However, it's definitely the case that for both priv
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frew
15y ago
Yeah, sorry about that. Fixed.
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frew
15y ago
Thanks, August! You all are definitely the other site that gets it when it comes to language exchange. Looking forward to chatting with you as soon as we have a bit of a breather.
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15y ago
No need to worry on that account. We're dedicated to keeping it the kind of site that we like to use, and crappy ads and in-your-face upsells aren't part of that. :)
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15y ago
Hey, I'm one of the cofounders. There are definitely a number of preexisting options in the space. We think that having to search profiles and schedule times is unnecessary work that takes up time you could be practicing your language. It's