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If you want to collaborate, that’s what setting up a meeting with an agenda is for.


https://github.com/kasper/phoenix

This let’s you have complete control over tiling.


I have a config for that with window hints and progressive resizing: https://taoofmac.com/space/apps/phoenix


Have you considered expanding to more languages? I would love this for Italian


I have and I may do it but it’s not planned from now. I haven’t tried it but this app is pretty similar:

https://italianaturally.com/


The load more button is broken for me.


This is great! I didn’t see an option to slow the playback down to 0.5 as 1.0 is still fast for a beginner.


Hm, good point. Perhaps I need to use a different podcast platform for that. Might look into that!

Are you learning Italian as well? What have you tried so far?


Yep I’m also a beginner but I haven’t found anything similar to this project. In terms of learning materials I found classes that follow the CEFR system (A1, A2, B1 etc) have been more helpful than Duolingo and also this free resource https://www.languagetransfer.org/


If you want, DM me on https://twitter.com/LukasPlatinsky and I can send you a link to try a POC for a language-learning text adventure game. The main concept is to tell a story through conversations with NPC chatbots. Would be curious to hear feedback or any suggestions on how it could be graded to increase the complexity of the language over time.

It's briefly mentioned on the site as well: https://hn.lingually.ai/#two


Heard great things on Language Transfer and started listening to it.

I've mostly been doing Duolingo, recently some tutored classes on Preply. Trying to get to a level where I can converse with my Italian partner.

And I think GPT has tremendous potential for this. Seen a few projects exploring this besides mine. Can't wait to see where it goes. It would be a shame if we can't figure out some great ways to use the new generative AI algos for education!


Agreed! Especially how easy it would be to have a bot that is aware of your vocabulary level and slowly introduces more vocabulary the more you interact with it.


If you aren’t great at piano then using a push in note scale mode is fantastic. Another benefit is when recording automation you can turn the knobs to add a human element over something like point and clicking points. It’s an excellent tool for creating music, not just for live.


Agreed, enough horror stories have kept me away from using Google as OAuth. The only value I see in it is as part of SSO for employee accounts. Employee leaves and revoke access to everything.


> feeling any shame about dressing up as Wario in a courtroom (admittedly in an SNL sketch)

Anyone know what’s wrong with dressing up as Wario in a sketch?


The story one is brilliant! Allowing the user to set a theme is the icing on the cake. Also love the icon, would you mind sharing the prompt?


Thank you!! I don’t remember the prompt tbh, I think it was something like “mobile iOS application icon of a robot and child reading book”


Why not a subscription given with each iOS version comes new APIs and deprecations requiring time and effort to fix?


Hmmm.. Id say thats a cost of doing business on the app store? App stores should be doing a better job of making sure everything doesn’t require rework ever so often, but I don’t see why end customers have to pick up that tab. On a continued basis like in a subscription.


It is unfortunately because of API cost from Mapbox. In Google's use case, they can obviously do it for free (for being Google and not integrated with navigation within the app). The 1 week tier is aimed for rental car users, for normal users, I'd recommend 1 month.


Subscriptions for apps are like paying the service fee to a skilled mechanic for your car's maintenance and upgrades. The developer acts as the mechanic, using the subscription revenue to continually improve the app's performance, security, and features. Just as the mechanic ensures your car runs smoothly and can add better features (tinted windows, reverse camera etc), the developer can deliver regular updates, replace outdated components, and introduce innovative features. Subscriptions support ongoing app maintenance and enhancement, providing users with a reliable and up-to-date experience, similar to how a mechanic's services keep your car in optimal condition.


That's a lot of fluff for meaning to say that subscriptions earn more than one-time purchase fees.


How often do you pay your mechanic


Once per maintenance change, not once per car you buy


By that logic you should pay the app only when the version changes, not every month


Great idea but there isn’t an easy way to manage that


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