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by ngokevin 6y ago
Yeah, website no longer works for me. Clicking load more comments often just me somewhere random. Comment threads have been decapitated by suggestions to other threads. Using Reddit as a source of information via Google search either: 1. Ha
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by ngokevin 6y ago
I wish I would've went to one, I think my wife was slated to go since her company was sponsoring the symphony. I'm a casual classical music fan. I play some violin and have played in symphony before, watch TwoSet, and watch stuff
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by ngokevin 6y ago
I like SF, but symphonies, operas, ballets, and beautiful parks are like the common denominator of major US cities. But anyways I agree SF is beautiful in many areas, and no one should listen to any opinions of SF from anyone who calls it &
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by ngokevin 6y ago
Building my own Anki, but focused on language learning for couples, so you'll get nudges. Both from the app, and from your partner :)
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by ngokevin 6y ago
I'm doing a more social language learning app, starting with helping couples learn languages from each other. So it's like multiplayer Duolingo + Anki. Won't be open source, but I plan on an API with import / exports fro
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by ngokevin 6y ago
Hey! I'm building an app for couples to learn languages from each other. I started building it because I've been learning Chinese with my wife, but mostly alone with Anki, so I wanted to make it more multiplayer. The app has an An
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by ngokevin 6y ago
I'm developing an app around spaced repetition as well, for couples to learn each other's languages. I made the spaced repetition "multiplayer", so the native speaking partner can create appropriate flashcards or check i
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by ngokevin 6y ago
So the sessions aren't about having people teach or advise you. It's just a place where you practice your pitch, and share your struggles and feedback, get everyone's immediate reactions, and a small chance you may find a use
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by ngokevin 6y ago
Reddit replies 10 years ago used to feel like an exciting thing. Nowadays, I just feel dread.
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by ngokevin 6y ago
Sweet, I'll have to try this. Been looking for more experiential stuff, and coop video games are getting more scarce.
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by ngokevin 6y ago
I recommend Amplitude! https://amplitude.com/
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by ngokevin 6y ago
If you're learning Chinese from her, you might be interested in my project for couples learning each other's languages! https://learncoupling.com
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by ngokevin 6y ago
And phones don't have Winamp...what is OP expecting people to do, download MP3s on Napster and sync it with iTunes?
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by ngokevin 6y ago
And Netflix has nothing over VLC!
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by ngokevin 6y ago
Agreed. Anyone can learn a language. It's not even just time, but keeping up the streak and motivation. Learn a little per day, keep up at it, and you'll progress at an N + 1 level. I think it's important people don't bu
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by ngokevin 6y ago
Yeah, anyone can learn a language quickly. I'm not sure how much the old brain affects it or at what age it cuts off. But people that put in the time or are in the right environment can pick up a language in months. Polyglots do it all
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by ngokevin 6y ago
What pitfalls did you run into? From what I heard, the learner often expects the other person to become their personal on-demand language teacher. And then patience burns out quickly. I think it works if the learner is committed to self-stu
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by ngokevin 6y ago
Awesome, I'd love to help you pick up some of their Chines!. I really enjoy learning it, and there's just so much magic and history in each word and phrase. It's fun learning with a partner if done right. I knew an American&#
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by ngokevin 6y ago
That's pretty awesome! I have a friend studying Ukranian right now since his fiancee is Ukranian. Are you with a French person right now? I'd love to just make it a fun little activity you do every day. Just a few words a day (N +
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by ngokevin 6y ago
Yeah, I talked to a lot of couples and am totally aware it's hard to explain your own language or teach a language if you're not a teacher. I actually even know cases where language teachers that failed to teach their own language
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by ngokevin 6y ago
I'm in a relationship with a native speaker too (I'm American, she's Chinese), and am actively learning. I talked to a lot of couples and some people have patience to teach and some don't. It's nice though that coup
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by ngokevin 6y ago
Congrats, David, I remember we started on the same day! Well, me as an intern. It's fun seeing that picture again!
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by ngokevin 6y ago
Perhaps it's more likely if you are in a deep relationship with a native speaker, since often that's a reason why people want to learn a language. This is sort of a plug, but I just started a new project to help couples to learn e
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by ngokevin 6y ago
They're always already links to somewhere else, and behind login wall.
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An idea is to get the companies to internalize these costs through a carbon tax which can be invested into climate change action (which is another story). At the moment, the consequence is that companies have zero incentive to act for the p
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by ngokevin 6y ago
CA owns 3% of its forest lands.
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It's odd also because those search engines have long-term contracts to the tune of like $350-$500M a year, and Google seems to be doing okay.
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by ngokevin 6y ago
It's awkward. I feel I'm considered a minority when it doesn't matter much (e.g., Asian cast members in a movie) but ignored when it does matter (e.g., in the conversation of racial equality, acknowledgement of different idea
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by ngokevin 6y ago
You could say that evolved out of the "buying" era as the above commenter said, as Oculus was an acquisition.
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Yeah, it's crazy, I feel like it's been some kind of pre-programmed talking point. Say with a 10% VAT, even if you eat all of that in sales tax (which you won't, companies will eat it too), you'd have to spend 120K+ a ye

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