jamager

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   by jamager 2y ago

   thanks, i'd appreciate if you let me know what you think , this is still very beta
2. 32.▲
   by jamager 2y ago

   thanks! right, there is no content. you build your library along the way, the feedback request is about autogenerated flashcards (basically you create and import content and then it autogenerates flashcards for you)
3. 33.▲
   by jamager 2y ago

   Can i get your feedback on https://thehardway.app ? I tried the best I can to test specially Japanese and Chinese without speaking those languages myself. the app uses real human content (audio and text) for the most part, so ho
4. 34.▲
   by jamager 2y ago

   FSRS is so cargo-culted. It's just an algorithm, claiming that any algorithm can't be improved is ridiculous.
5. 35.▲
   by jamager 2y ago

   not OP. I have a competing product with an ad-hoc algorithm that I 100% believe is better than FSRS (tested it for months or real practice) But what you ask is not feasible, neither I nor OP have 700 millions of reviews to stack up against
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   by jamager 2y ago

   For me fluency is lower than C1, but yes. It is a lot effort, I find Spaced Repetition actually very demanding – but effective, that's the point. If you take Paul Nation's math (the famous https://files.eric.ed.gov&#x2F
7. 37.▲
   by jamager 2y ago

   Very very summarized (the devil is in the details): From 0: phrase books + spaced repetition + easy recordings for beginners (many webs provide them for lots of languages). Don't forget to work on listening and pronunciation A1 - A2: a
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   by jamager 2y ago

   However, the mapping normally is from language to flag, not the other way around. German -> Germany, French -> France, Swedish -> Sweden. It's not perfect, but 99% of times it communicates what is meant to communicate, which i
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   by jamager 2y ago

   I found FSRS is not great for languages because it optimized for the wrong thing, ie. how likely you will recall a word after X days without encountering that word. There are 2 big problems: 1. If you are studying seriously, you will encoun
10. 40.▲
    by jamager 2y ago

    > In all those years I’ve never met a single really successful learner who made SRS a major part of their studies I did, but very differently from how most people do it. Premade decks with single words sucks, yes. But creating your own f
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    The Submarine (2005)(paulgraham.com)

    1 points by jamager 2y ago|0 comments
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    by jamager 2y ago

    Thanks! Still polishing a few corners...
13. 43.▲
    by jamager 2y ago

    Spaced repetition is the cherry on the cake: learn by practicing, but create your own cards along the way, and when reviewing just focus on making a recall effort, not nailing everything. For language, 10-20 mins / day is great, and if
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    Impact of SAI Deployment(planetparasol.ai)

    1 points by jamager 2y ago|0 comments
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    by jamager 2y ago

    There are a couple in the tutorial page, just updated the post: https://thehardway.app/tutorial/#flashcard-gen-demo https://thehardway.app/tutorial/#audio-trimming-demo
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    Show HN: I made a tool to learn languages from human content instead of chatbots

    1 points by jamager 2y ago|2 comments
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    by jamager 2y ago

    Why? I read it because of your comment and I think it is actually quite reasonable and well laid out.
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    by jamager 2y ago

    PS: the 700-1000 hours figure comes from https://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/1... Everyone quotes the FSI estimate, but I find this one much more generalizable.
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    by jamager 2y ago

    Everything works. The question is how well it works compared to what (opportunity cost). Soon you will start to find "Duolingo wrapped" posts on Twitter, and you will see that top 1% of active users spend ~5 mins / day avg.
20. 50.▲
    by jamager 2y ago

    Basically, they have an economic incentive to engage but not succeed. Kind of like dating apps.
21. 51.▲
    by jamager 2y ago

    If I get a 13 mini today, updates will last 3 years. That is not much for what it is still a fairly expensive phone
22. 52.▲
    by jamager 2y ago

    > If I want to learn a new language, does the discomfort need to relate to the language Yes. Comfort: Duolingo and similar. UX designed to make you feel proficient when in fact your are not, gamification, drag and drop words, point and c
23. 53.▲
    by jamager 2y ago

    > Screenshots are harder to produce, maintain and publish What, really? What am I missing? If you tell me video, yes, but a screenshot...
24. 54.▲
    by jamager 2y ago

    Or email clients that only support Gmail...
25. 55.▲
    by jamager 2y ago

    I know what you mean. Writing a book takes 2x discipline than any other thing: 1x to actually write it + 1x to call it done.
26. 56.▲
    by jamager 2y ago

    looks great, thanks for this!
27. 57.▲
    by jamager 2y ago

    It is so absurd having to spend so much energy on "what happened on the football match yesterday" just because the internet is a wasteland full of ads.
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    Ask HN: What product / service have you early-adopted and still use today?

    4 points by jamager 2y ago|9 comments
29. 59.▲
    by jamager 2y ago

    very well done!
30. 60.▲
    by jamager 2y ago

    IMO, how to learn depends greatly on why to learn and what constraints do you have. If you need to pass an exam, obtain a certificate, etc. you will need a different approach than if you are just curious about a subject and explore what it