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- AI can't match the human art of translation (observer.co.uk)
- Learning a new language? Your mindset matters more than 'having a knack' (theconversation.com)
- The Submarine (2005) (paulgraham.com)
- Impact of SAI Deployment (planetparasol.ai)
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Hello, I am the author of The Hard Way Guide (ShowHN'ed back in 2023), a practical handbook on language learning based on Second Language Acquisition research. My follow up project [1] is a note-taking + SRS tool that…
- Gutenberg in the Whirlwind (heyscott.substack.com)
- The Mystery and Occasional Poetry Of, Uh, Filled Pauses (atlasobscura.com)
- QWOP Game (foddy.net)
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I though no company could be as sh* as Google, but Apple managed to pull it off. A customary Google search didn't reveal much I didn't know, so I wanted to ask here about the experience of anyone who did that same move.…
- Free book: Web Browser Engineering (browser.engineering)
- The surprising public health benefit of unemployment (web.archive.org)
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I understand your arguments in the case of e.g. a simple todo app, but I want to talk about moderately complex projects (think e.g. Obsidian) So I'm going to play devil's advocate: - Native is better, yes, but native is…
- The Theory of Interstellar Trade [pdf] (1978) (standupeconomist.com)
- The downside of AI language translation (theatlantic.com)
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As hard as I tried, I didn't find a modern language learning book that's either very academic, or like "master a language with my super-magic great method in 3 months". So I dug into the academic research, tried many…
- Prepare for the Textpocalypse (theatlantic.com)
- How genetics determine our life choices (bbc.com)
- What it takes to change the world (fs.blog)
- The fascinating war over the genealogy of the modern computer (ananyo.substack.com)
- Let's think about slowing down AI (worldspiritsockpuppet.substack.com)
- How to use Spaced Repetition for language learning (thehardway.guide)
- Free Book: how to be good at languages (thehardway.guide)