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Comment #44256343
its a parody account
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Comment #44029516
This is an intriguing idea; kind of like the method used in "Lingua Latina per se ilustrata" but automatic and with rich media. This is definitely possible, though the domain space…
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Comment #44029504
Yeah, I just tried it with the pro subscription, it is quite excellent; this might be exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again!
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Comment #44029493
I tried Remnote yesterday for the first time, after another user in this same thread recommended it. I put a paper in, and clicked a sentence and ... it is somewhat magical. This i…
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Comment #44023762
Not sure I understood the gist, but let me try summarise what you do generally (i.e. not just for language learning). - Instead of flashcards, you read content/write notes. - You t…
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Comment #44023749
Okay on first try, this seems promising, I'll try the pro sub tomorrow properly and take it for a proper spin, but: - I read a lot of PDFs. I can click a sentence and have it sugge…
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Comment #44023591
I agree, it is tricky. But I believe it is possible, see my response in this thread to the user allenu as a middle ground.
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Comment #44023536
Yes, I do something like this now. It definitely does do the job. I just wonder if there could be something more, something smoother perhaps, and the API access could do the trick.…
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Comment #44023528
Thank you - I hadn't considered this.
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Comment #44023514
+1 SM is really interesting. Supermemo.guru (URL) is a fascinating resource written by a fascinating person (the creator of Supermemo), but the software is so unusable that it imme…
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Comment #44023498
A great shame, I see your point. I guess it comes down to the developer treating their product as something that could "help people" or something that "pays the bills". Hopefully t…
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Comment #44023489
I agree, we need something with a caring UX which encourages habit-forming. I feel like this space is very underexplored, especially considering the 1000s of note-taking adjacent a…
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Comment #44023474
No problem - I'm happy to help. I spend way too much time thinking about this type of stuff. I'm glad this has resonated, good luck with the prototypes. Let me know if you ever wan…
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Comment #44023466
Fair point, please see my comment in response to allenu, in this same thread, for a detailed view. I did not mean to glaze over this aspect, I am aware this is very important. I ca…
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Comment #44022850
Thank you - I'll give it a try!
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Comment #44022848
I hadn't thought of this; thank you for bringing this up. I will actually read into this. I didn't write it in my original comment, but I almost mentioned the OS because I'm coming…
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Comment #44022833
I've tried Fresh Cards so thank you for developing that app, and trying to add cool new software into the space. Great question. Here's one way to do it: The first is how clunky th…
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Comment #44022472
I see a lot of discussion about SRS, and I think most can agree they have improved. What I would like to see covered is a more vague area, but almost more important: It’s the space…
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Comment #28255737
Got it, thanks very much! I think I will give this a serious shot with my own modifications of course.
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Comment #28246343
Hi! Thanks for your response. I greatly appreciate the detail. I very much like this way of thinking - "they only increase in value, the longer you don't look into them". One final…
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Comment #28236001
This sounds right up my alley - one question: do you use this books are reference in the future to help cement your learning? I feel like I would also end up never looking in them …